Happy New Year!

so here it is. 2016. time to start my ridiculous goal. the entire purpose of this blog is to track that obsessive goal that i set for myself. an entire year where i never have the same meal twice for dinner.  this will force me to try the recipes i've been wanting to try. to attempt new styles of cuisine. to broaden my culinary horizons.

so here are the rules i have set for myself:

i can have the same main dish more than once (i.e. chicken). but it must be prepared in a different way. or served with different sides.

mondays are vegetarian. i like the idea of "meatless mondays". so i want to try to hold to that idea. i was a vegetarian for about 8 years, so a lot of my early recipes are already meatless....this caveat isn't too difficult.

dining out is a part of life. and i'm not a hermit. not to mention as much as i love cooking? i do need a break from the kitchen every so often. i do want to try to explore new and different restaurants, but i know there are some go-to favorites tony and i will frequent more than once (i'm looking at you ford's fish shack). so if i go to the same restaurant more than once? i have to order a different dish every time i go.

there will be nights, many nights, where i just don't feel like setting foot in the kitchen. and though i have carefully planned a year's worth of meals? sometimes that is going to be set aside while i have a cupcake for dinner. which is perfectly acceptable. as long as i don't have the same cupcake more than once. also i feel that cheese is an acceptable main course for dinner. and there are so many varieties of cheese.....

lunch and breakfast are fair game. i can eat the same thing everyday for lunch if i want. usually this will be the meal that takes care of all the leftovers i'm going to have. (again, an open call to any one who wants to help with this particular and very first world problem).

i'll do my best to track each night. i might not blog daily....but i'll attempt at least a weekly update.  and if there's something spectacular (anything higher than a 4 on the TRS) i'll share the recipe!

366 days of different dinners. of course i have to pick a leap year to do this crazy business. and if you are wondering? yes...there is a spreadsheet.

i'm sure with travel and vacations, many of my meals will be postponed. so this will likely stretch into next year!

if anyone has any request, i'm open to suggestion! and my table is open for guests!!

cheers to you all, here's to an adventurous 2016!