Category: Meal Planning Monday

This week is the start of the school holidays so I can no longer rely upon my children (and husband) being fed at school and get to cook properly for them!  As I love cooking and have THREE new recipe books to utilise I am very happy about this.  I am trying to get my eldest daughter interested in cooking and helping me in the kitchen.  Not just cakes and biscuits, but main meals and snacks.  It’s an ongoing project and I am twitchy about letting her loose with a knife, but I suppose if you don’t do it, you never get better.  That reminds me, I must get some more plasters…..

Monday

Today we shall be eating whatever I bought at the Glynde Food Festival yesterday.  This could last all week.. ;)

Tuesday

Gino’s gnochetti with courgette

Wednesday

Toad-in-the-hole with onion gravy served with fine green beans and baby carrots

Thursday

Picnic as we are off to meet friends at Alice Holt Forest.  It will include my home-made sausage rolls, dinosaur shaped sandwiches and I might even make some scotch eggs..

Friday

Home-made pizza with garlic doughballs (a Friday night ritual!)

Saturday

Home-made curry – haven’t decided which kind yet but I am going to use up the rest of the sri-lankan curry powder I made last week!

Sunday

Roast – probably chicken as I can, at least, guarantee the kids will eat it!

I have decided to make it a regular thing and join up on At Home with Mrs M‘s weekly linky of Meal Planning Monday.

It is the last week at school for Husband and kids so, as always during term time, I allow for the fact they have a cooked meal and pudding at lunchtime and so supper is a lighter meal.

Monday

Baked Potatoes

Tuesday

Spaghetti (or biscetti as my son calls it) and meatballs

Wednesday

‘Hot Dogs’ ie sausages in a finger roll with cucumber & carrot sticks

Thursday

Gnocchi with tomato/basil sauce and mozzarella

Friday

Home-made pizza with garlic doughballs (a Friday night ritual!)

Saturday

Daddy’s chicken (kids)

Nigella’s Linguine with lemon, garlic & thyme mushrooms (us)

Sunday

We will be stuffing ourselves The Glynde Food Festival (look out for my interview with some of  the chefs!)

I know, I know… it’s Tuesday but I’m getting there.

I have seen a linky called Meal Planning Monday and always mean to have a look and finally I got my act together!  I found it on At Home with Mrs M.

I always plan the week’s meals; partly because in times of recession, it allows you to budget and not overspend or waste stuff.  Also, it is such a manic rush at the end of the day that knowing what I have to prepare/cook saves a lot of time and energy (and arguments!).  It also allows me to get my Waitrose order in for the week.  In fact I am waiting for this week’s delivery as I type.  Having the shopping delivered saves a lot of money.  Less opportunity to browse and impulse buy, Waitrose deliver for free and it saves on my petrol and you get all the offers you would normally get in store.  Plus the delivery man is always cheerful.  Even on a rainy day.

Anyway, on with the show….

Monday

Toasties (kids)  

Goats’ Cheese & Onion Tart (us)

Tuesday

Sausage & home-made chips 

Wednesday

Baked potatoes

Thursday

Home-made chicken, pea & ham pasties

Friday

Home-made pizza with garlic doughballs (kids)

Curry (us)

Saturday

Stir-fry, chicken noodles & rice

Sunday

Roast