What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 22

School is reopening full time for all classes as from this week, so we'll see how it goes. Hopefully the number of cases won't rise dramatically. If they do, there is still the rule that a class will be closed for ten days if a positive case is declared, so I can see this getting complicated ! Ah well, only just over a month to go and it's the summer holidays. Phew ! Here's this week's menu plan.

Monday

lunch- veggie burgers and leftover pasta (only me and Sophie at home for lunch)

dinner - chilli con carne with rice

Tuesday

lunch- leftover chilli for Sophie and Pierre - I'll be at the canteen

dinner- sausages, mash and veg

Wednesday

lunch- pork chops with ebly and veg

dinner- chicken in a spicy tomato, onion & olive sauce with pasta

Thursday

lunch - I'm thinking there will be lots of leftovers to use up

dinner-  grilled ham with rice and veg

Friday

lunch- I'll be at the canteen - Pierre and Sophie can go freezer diving or use up leftovers

dinner - Chinese chicken & veg with noodles

Saturday

lunch- chicken burgers with chips & coleslaw

dinner- spaghetti with a bacon and tomato sauce

Sunday 

lunch- chicken fillets in breadcrumbs with roast potatoes and veg (and some gravy for those who want it)

dinner- leftovers or toast

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What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 21

Last week was a blur ! I had two afternoons off (Wednesday and Thursday) and ended up sleeping through both of them - I was absolutely exhausted. It turns out that this is a side effect of the COVID vaccine from Monday though and I'm back to normal now. The weekend was busy - we got some new chairs that needed putting together and a new bed for Juliette (the kids helped me put it together - Juliette is great at DIY apparently !), plus I did this year's tax returns. I'm pleased that today is a bank holiday so I can chill out for a bit before going back to work tomorrow ! Here's this week's plan.

Monday

lunch- Time to clear out the fridge ! I'm thinking leftover chicken, red peppers, onions and rice

dinner -sausages and leftover roast potatoes

Tuesday

lunch- I'll be at the school canteen - the kids can have the rest of the sausages with mash (or sausage sandwiches)

dinner- spaghetti bolognese (or pasta with sausages if they didn't get eaten at lunchtime)

Wednesday

lunch- fajitas

dinner- lemon & thyme turkey with couscous & veg

Thursday

lunch - sandwiches

dinner- fish & potato wedges (or leftovers for Sophie, as she doesn't like fish)

Friday

lunch- I'll be at the canteen, the kids can go fridge diving !

dinner -  paprika turkey, rice & veg

Saturday

lunch- it's possible that the in laws may be up, in which case they want us to find a restaurant - I have no idea what is open and what has outdoor seating, so this could be fun ! :-/

dinner- baked ham, rice and veg (or just a sandwich or toast if we pigged out at lunchtime !)

Sunday 

lunch- roast dinner

dinner- leftovers, cheese on toast or fridge grazing

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What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 20

Back to a full week this week, after our mega four-day bank holiday weekend ! Not sure how we'll be feeling as Sophie had her first Covid vaccine today and I've got mine tomorrow after work. Fingers crossed we avoid the side effects. Apparently everyone gets the Pfizer one at the big vaccine centre we're using and I haven't seen anyone complaining about feeling rough after that one. I have to go shopping when I get home so I hope my arm's not too sore ! Right, here's what's on the menu plan for this week.

Monday

lunch- I need a quick lunch so that I can dash off to the Covid centre so I'm thinking beefburgers, rice & veg

dinner - cottage pie (or possibly a takeaway if I'm not feeling great)

Tuesday

lunch- I'll be at the school canteen and Juliette's at school this week so Pierre and Sophie can go fridge/freezer diving 

dinner- spaghetti bolognese

Wednesday

lunch- fish and chips (Sophie can have a fried egg instead of the fish, or whatever else is in the fridge)

dinner- this sounds very similar to my bog standard beef stew but let's give it a go : Scouse (with carrots, onions, potatoes)

Thursday

lunch - spaghetti carbonara

dinner- Honey garlic chicken stir fry with noodles or maybe rice

Friday

lunch- leftovers for Sophie & Pierre - canteen for me and Juliette

dinner - slow cooker chicken chasseur with mash

Saturday

lunch- raclette (boiled potatoes and ham/salami, etc covered in melted cheese - on the side, cherry tomatoes, salad, gherkins) 

dinner- baked potatoes with tuna/mayo or raclette cheese

Sunday 

lunch- there should still be plenty of leftovers to use up

dinner- leftovers, cheese on toast or fridge grazing

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What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 19

Last week was pretty manic - I haven't been getting up at 6.15am for over a month while we've been on holiday and in lockdown so getting to the bus stop at 7am was a bit tricky some mornings, but hopefully we've got used to the early starts again now ! This week should be easier anyway as we only have school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, then Thursday and Friday are bank holidays so we got a four day weekend - yay ! Juliette's on school at home this week so only me and Pierre have to go to school. Here's the plan for this week.

Monday

lunch- I think there will be leftovers to use up

dinner - chicken fajitas (with rice, guacamole, tomatoes, cheese, salsa)

Tuesday

lunch- I'll be at the school canteen so the kids can fend for themselves - there's some gyros chicken for the girls and Pierre can cook himself a beefburger, with rice or pasta

dinner- I have a pack of 6 chipolatas so the kids can have those, I'll have some salmon, with couscous & veggies

Wednesday

lunch- grilled ham, pasta & veg

dinner- chilli con carne & rice

Thursday

lunch - leftover chilli with rice (or baked potatoes if there's not much left)

dinner- steak (grabbed out of the meat section just as he was reducing the prices!), duchess potatoes and grilled tomatoes 

Friday

lunch- chicken burgers with ebly & ratatouille

dinner - spaghetti carbonara

Saturday

lunch- corned beef hash with mash & veg

dinner- pizza

Sunday 

lunch- roast dinner

dinner- leftovers, cheese on toast or fridge grazing

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What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 18

Back to school for me and Pierre, plus Juliette is on a week-on, so things may be a bit hectic getting back into the swing of things. An easy week of meals will be needed to help us get back up to speed, I think !

Monday

lunch- leftover pasta carbonara

dinner - BBQ beef with baked potatoes & coleslaw

Tuesday

lunch- leftover BBQ beef with rice

dinner- pork chops with mash & veg

Wednesday

lunch- meatballs and spaghetti with tomato sauce

dinner- battered fish, rice and veggies

Thursday

lunch - leftovers or baked tomatoes stuffed with sausagemeat & rice

dinner- cottage pie

Friday

lunch- the kids can eat leftovers or there are beefburgers in the freezer

dinner - leftover cottage pie

Saturday

lunch- spaghetti bolognese

dinner-mini empanadas/pasties/quiches in a nibbly tea (with crisps, carrots, tomatoes, olives, etc)

Sunday 

lunch- roast dinner

dinner- leftovers, cheese on toast or fridge grazing

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