New year/new things

So we have now about 3 or so weeks into our spring semster.  My first two weeks of attempting to be back were difficult and my days ended up being much shorter then I had planned and the amount of work I accomplished was really the bare minimum but I shouldn't be suprised when the recovery time for my surgery is suppose to be atleast 6 weeks and I had to be back by 4 wks post op.  Now that I'm finally 6 wks out I'm feeling much better, still tired a lot but I'm back to almost my normal self with my normal work hour days and all the stuff I have to do at home.  I saw the doctor last week and he said that my all looks all better on the inside, Praise God, and that I will see him in 3 months to check up on both eyes again.  So now it's just getting back in the swing of things.  So I'm on the right track and just trying to push through and get things accomplished.
One of the things Matt and I wanted to do with the start of the new year/semester once I felt well enough to cook again was to try and see if we can cut out eating out for the next few months except for vday and birthdays.  In attempt to save money and eat healthier.  So with this I've gone ahead and scheduled the next months worth of dinners which I started cooking this past week and it's a menu that not a single meal is repeated within that time- which took some thought to come up with.
So far this week everything has been delicious and they have all been new dishes.
Monday- Chicken stuffing Casserole w/ side of peas
Tuesday- Seseme crusted flounder-broiled w/ potato/green bean medley
Wednesday - Turkey Chilli
Thursday-Leftovers
Friday- Shepards Pie- probably with turkey or chicken meat

So far everything I've decided to make has tasted great, although things like casseroles, chilli's etc don't photograph well so I didn't include those pictures.  But that was my first ever casserole and the flavor turned out really well.  The fish and the chilli were also new recipes to try.
I will try and keep you posted of more things we have tried and maybe it'll help anyone else find new ideas for foods in the kitchen as I know after cooking and cooking dinner after dinner sometimes new ideas are hard to come by.  But by nutritional guidelines I think it's recommended to have 2 chicken, 1-2 fish, 1 beef, and 1 non meat meal per week.   And I try and at least have 1 fish a week as for the rest I'm not sure how closely I follow that.  I know in my meal planning I've tried to add more chicken dishes then we probably were previously eating.