Welcome!

During the last two years, I have found myself planning meals for my family a month at a time. I love collecting recipes, cooking, and trying new food. When I started planning the meals, I bought a calendar at the Dollar Store, used only for meal planning, sat down on a Saturday with cookbooks surrounding me, and went to work. I've found this method has worked for me, as it saves me time throughout the week, along with giving my family a variety of meals, rather than eating the same foods each week. You know you have those "standbys" that you end up eating once a week!

I have decided to start this blog, mainly for my family and friends, who might be inspired to start meal planning, or they can use the menus and recipes I will be posting and serving to my family. My goal is to post my daily menu plan (often times just the main course!), the recipe I intend to use, a picture of the finished product (only if it looks decent!), and my family's review of the recipe.

Here are a couple of things you should know about the recipes I will be posting...

1. My family does not like red or green peppers, or mushrooms. Therefore, I probably won't include many recipes including those ingredients, as I won't be making them in my house.

2. Most recipes will be quick and easy to make. Occasionally more difficult recipes will be included for those weekends you may have some extra time to cook, or for those special occasions.

3. I typically follow a recipe as it is originally written, you can take the liberty of changing it as you see fit.

4. I do NOT cook every night. As a matter of fact, you will see throughout the weeks that I will make a note to eat your leftovers! I also leave open dates in my menu calendar to shift things around in case we make other dinner plans, eating out, ect.

5. I am currently cooking for TWO, which means I will probably have more leftovers to use up throughout the week than you.

I hope you enjoy this site and are able to make some new meals for your family! And, finally, please bear with me as this is the first blog I've attempted. It will take me some time to arrange the site and figure this all out! Enjoy!