I am planning ahead (I know shocking!)

At the end of the week my monthly menu (I really should call it my 4 week menu, but I digress) is up and I need to make a new one for February.  At the end of the menu Lent will begin and I need to make sure that I include meatless recipes for Ash Wednesday and the subsequent Fridays.

The problem...I hate fish and seafood.  I think it looks great in pictures but the smell, taste, and texture really don't work for me.  I wish they did and I periodically try fish hoping that I will like it, alas it has not yet happened.  

I also don't want to end up with cheese pizza and pasta alternating every other Friday.  I like to create things so I made this it includes things I have made and 4 new recipes that I want to try.

 

Link to the PDF file

 

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