Feb. 1-28

Well, January was a success for the monthly menu!  We only had a couple instances of rearranging the menu to fit our changing schedule and it all worked out where we had all but 1 of the meals we planned on.  Not bad for our first go-around, so we'll attempt it again this month.

However, this month might get a little more movement with multiple events for both of us, but we've tried to map it out accordingly so we won't have too many changes throughout the month.  Parent/Teacher conferences are this month, Tim has some debate events, a dinner party meeting, and there's a couple trips to the theatre in our future.  All in all though, we think it'll be a great month for dinner!

For our menu this month, we've tried to include a few favorite "stand-by" recipes but also are venturing out into some different ones we might have only had once and want to try them again or never had but always wanted to try.  Can you believe Paul's never had Salisbury steak?  This problem must be solved! Many of this month's recipes came from our cookbook collection of Anne Burrell, Curtis Stone, and Rachael Ray (sorry, Giada, you didn't make this month).

We continue to make Sundays our "open" night for snack or making up a missed meal through the week.  It really worked well last month, fingers crossed for another successful month!

So, for this month, here's what's on the menu.

Feb. 1 - Leftovers
Feb. 2 - French Onion Salisbury Steak with Cheese Toasts
Feb. 3 - Open
Feb. 4 - Hard Polenta Open-Faced Bacon, Cheese, and Tomato Sandwiches
Feb. 5 - Steamed Mussels with Chorizo & White Wine
Feb. 6 - Steaks with Sweet and Spicy Salad
Feb. 7 - Leftovers
Feb. 8 - BBQ Chicken Quesadillas*
Feb. 9 - OUT (Groupon)
Feb. 10 - Open
Feb. 11 - Leftovers
Feb. 12 - Spicy Sausage Breakfast Burritos
Feb. 13 - OUT (Early Valentine's Day Groupon)
Feb. 14 - Pork Cutlet Coated in Aged-Jack Cheese
Feb. 15 - Leftovers
Feb. 16 - Killer Mac-n-Cheese*
Feb. 17 - Open
Feb. 18 - OUT (Groupon)
Feb. 19 - Grilled Pizzettas*
Feb. 20 - Chicken & Leek Pie
Feb. 21 - Bacon-Cheeseburger Meatloaf & Fries*
Feb. 22 - Open
Feb. 23 - STL - Book of Mormon
Feb. 24 - Open
Feb. 25 - Homemade (better than Stroud's) Fried Chicken Legs (Skillet-fried Chicken)*
Feb. 26 - Crispy Parm-Crusted Fillet of Fish & Buttery Bow Ties
Feb. 27 - Chicken Fried Steak
Feb. 28 - Stuffed Hot Sausage Meatball Subs

*Recipe included on blog