Meal Planning Monday - 3 October

 

October? October! Can someone please tell me how it got to be October already? I am sure it was only April last week, though given the weather I could have been excused for thinking it was July. 

Here is this week's plan. I'm a bit confused by it all this week as I scribbled October's plan down and then randomly chose meals from it when I did the shopping (always online via My Supermarket). Stupidly I can't remember what I chose so it's a matter of trying to match ingredients to what's on the list.

Sticky 5 Spice Gammon

Moroccan chicken in the slow cooker

(same as the other week. It has been requested again). 

chicken and mushroom pancakes

Meatloaf and mashed potatoes

Quorn, veg and noodle stirfry

Egg, chips and beans

I don't know what, if anything, I'll bake this week. I have been eating far too much of what I shouldn't lately and little pickers wear big knickers.

I currently have a chicken in the slow cooker grossing me out. Naked chickens are so ugly. Half the meat will go for pancakes and the other half will be frozen for use another time.

Meal Planning Monday - 29 August

I have been very slack in my meal planning of late. In my defence I am suffering from acute school-holidayentronitis (I am sure that's a proven condition) where the days are filled with doing stuff for small people and the weeks seem to fly by. The week I made all the American blog dishes was a success for me, though the kids turned their noses up at most offerings. I didn't manage all the meals, but I never do. I wasn't fussed on the Cheerio Muffins - the Cheerios took on a funny texture.

One thing I did try was these Cinnamon Sugar crusted muffins Oh my! These were gorgeous. They tasted a lot like doughnuts and were quick and easy to make. I'm in 2 minds whether or not to make them again as they are so moreish.

This week's recipes are:

Egg, chip and pepper bake

Lasagne cup-cakes (yes, I'm still reading American blogs). I'll be using lasagne sheets instead of wonton wrappers. I can't get the latter easily.

Baked potato with turkey ham and Coronation cottage cheese

Slimming World chickpea dahl loaf

Frittata

Baking:

Rice crispie bars

Victoria sponge cake done the WI way, by weighing the eggs in their shells, then using equal amounts of butter, sugar and flour. Foolproof.

Healthy cookies

Meal Planning Monday - 4 July 2011

Last week's menu was quite a success in my terns, in that I made at least 75% of what I intended to. My favourite was the baked cous cous with chunky chilli vegetable sauce. The cous cous had this gorgeous texture - like polenta or something. I think my mixture was runnier than theirs as the recipe said press it in, but mine poured. It took a little longer to cook as a result. I will definitely put that one on the menu. You could easily add chicken or sausages to this dish. It's one that will be on my menu again.

This week's dinners are:

Slimming World Chicken Curry with basmati rice (this didn't get made last week)

Mexican mince with tortilla wraps

Mustard chicken with butternut and cauliflower mash 

vegetable risotto (also didn't make this last week)

Quorn stir fry with egg noodles, veg and hoisin sauce

Pork meatloaf and chips or mashed potato and veg

I'm out for dinner for one night. A night off, hooray!

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