Happy Monday! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! We had a quiet one with a bit of housework, watching TV and not a lot else. This week looks like it's going to be pretty quiet too. No one has any plans apart from the usual and Becky is away for most of the week as she has a week off work. I just have the normal things to do around the house and keeping everything running smoothly.
Last week's meal plan went well. Everything ended up being a day after as we had leftover pizza on Monday. The eating out of the freezer day was skipped, which was fine as it was the coldest day of the week, so we were glad for the meal to eat cooked in the slow cooker. On Friday we got the Bargain Banger meal from the chip shop. 2 large portions of chips, 4 jumbo battered sausages, a tub of gravy and one of curry sauce for £13.95 which is a great price to feed 4. Usually it would cost £23.20!
On the menu this week we have:
Monday - Gousto meal - Meat-Free Mince Sloppy Joes With Creamy Potato Salad!
This is one of our favourite meals from Gousto. I remember the first time we had the meat-free mince. I was very curious about it because I'd never used it before. I am pretty sure I didn't even tell my family it was meat-free until after they had eaten it and fully enjoyed it. The sloppy joes are really tasty and messy, which is all part of the fun.
Tuesday - Gousto meal - Chinese Takeaway-Style Chicken Balls With Vegetable Fried Rice!
This is just like a Chinese takeaway at home. Crispy chicken balls with a sweet and sour dip and vegetable fried rice. My family won't eat the sweet and sour sauce out of a jar or from the Chinese takeaway but love the home made one!
Wednesday - Gousto meal - One Pot Spicy Lamb & Sultana Stew!
This is something new and a little different and I think it will be one for the slow cooker. It combines lamb with sweet apricots and a spicy sauce. I'm looking forward to seeing how the sweetness of the apricots works with the spices. My family are not convinced by this one but I think once they come into the house after it has been cooking all day, they won't be able to resist!
Thursday - Pies and mashed potato!
There is the choice of beef & vegetable or chicken & vegetable pies. My dad was in the freezer shop Iceland and saw the offer where you could get 10 items for £10 and ended up buying my brother and I 5 boxes of pies each. I think it's a good deal when you think each pie is only fifty pence as you get two in a box. Pie has to be served with mashed potatoes and lots of gravy!
Friday - A takeaway of some sort!
Friday night is an easy night for me. I don't cook and we order takeaway. It could be Chinese or Indian food or even ordering from the fish and chip shop. We will decide on the day what we fancy. This week it won't be pizza as we have that on Saturday, sort of.
Saturday - Gousto meal - Pork Meatball Marinara Flatbreads!
This is another new meal for us and it looks really tasty! Pork meatballs in a tomato sauce served on flatbreads, easy peasy and it is a nice change from normal pizza. I might make some fries to go with it too, as there doesn't look much there.
Sunday - A Sunday roast of some sort!
I'm not sure yet whether I'll make one at home or we'll go out for a meal. The weather we've been having lately makes me want all the roasted vegetables covered in gravy. If we stay home, I'll have a look at what we've got in and decide what sort of roast to make. It could be chicken, beef or pork, depending on what's on offer and what we fancy. I do enjoy making a Sunday roast but I also like going out for one because someone else gets to do all the cooking and washing up.
What are you eating this week?
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