Monday 1 August 2016

Monday Meal Plan

Hello shiny new Monday. Question, where on earth did the weekend go?! I had all these plans to be super productive including making a gigantic To Do list but roughly achieved other than making some rather fabulous fruit n nut flapjacks, a very late night BBQ (got home at 2am!) and a few hours wandering in the sunshine around Henley yesterday I don't think I did much else! One thing I did at least cross of the to do list was the meal plan- mostly because I'd started it on Friday, actually ahead of going food shopping for once! Not sure I actually spent any less but on the up side I didn't buy any random stuff either!
Last week we actually managed 4 our of the 5 planned meals! The poor Pad Thai got bumped again - as on Friday night I was tired but also going out so dinner became an omelette and B got some very exotic tortellini from the fridge instead! Lets see if its third time lucky this week? We had some real treats last week - the Slow cooked Pork steaks were amazing - and how typical I didn't write down any blinking quantities! Despite rushing home from work, late again I somehow got dinner ready and on the table for 8pm! The pork was so good, just melted in the mouth, alongside a rich tomato and veggie laden stew - it also had a sneaky 1/2 can of ginger beer in - it adds such a nice sweetness to the sauce and the little hint of ginger just complements the rest of the ingredients:


There was also last week a very tasty pilaff, though I don't think B was as enamored by it and wanted more meat - there was enough but it was shredded up and I guess it didn't look very meaty! However for me it was perfect - fragrant rice, oh and an egg baked in at the end was a happy meal for me!



So this week is fairly busy - Mum is over tomorrow and is very fussy (even though she denies this!) but hopefully she will enjoy the halloumi salad!

GF Crustless pizza, carrots-b rocket 
(A Nigella favourite, trying to make a gluten free version, I'm having carrot salad-B wants rocket but I don't like it anymore!)

(This is what I dreamt up the other week, very good it was too!)

Braised Venison with rice 
(I think, found a packet of Venison mince in freezer, either that or meatballs with it!)

Salmon en papilotte with courgettes 
(The new freezer staple meal, all cooked in a paper parcel)

Pork pad thai-rice noodles 
(3rd time lucky?)





8 comments:

  1. Salmon en papilotte with courgettes sounds beautiful - I haven't cooked salmon at home for ages! x

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    1. Hi- the salmon was lovely, 6 minute dinner = winner!!

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  2. I love salmon en papillote. I think that pilaff sounds fab but I expect our resident carnivore would take issue as well. have a lovely week.

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    1. Haha pleased am not the only one with a resident carnivore!! Saying that he will happily eat a veggie burger now but if its meat then he is happy!!

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  3. Ooooh so many lovely meals! I love the sound of the bacon and halloumi potato salad and the salmon en papillote sounds delicious! x

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    1. The bacon and halloumi salad is a staple now!! Pleasingly my mum adored the salad and even went out to buy the ingredients on saturday, progress indeed!

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  4. Oh bacon and Halloumi potato salad sounds amazing, I haven't eaten halloumi in ages. I hope your mum enjoys x

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    1. We adore the salad, everything just works so well together! I have to stop myself eating all the crispy halloumi chunks whilst assembling!! x

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