The Rules

You can't have a challenge unless you have rules. Otherwise, what would make it challenging? So here are my self-imposed rules for this year's challenge:

1. Must make at least one appetizer, one main dish, one side dish, and one dessert.
2. For main dishes, I must switch out the proteins, using at least one of the following: chicken, beef, pork, seafood.
3. One may be a restaurant re-creation.
4. One may be inspired by a book/movie/person/place.
5. Holiday-themes are allowed.
6. The more ethnic diversity, the better.

I already have ideas for February and March, and I'm really excited about them. I'm so glad I went with this challenge, instead of trying to go the entire year without making the same main dish twice. :-)