Last week was calmer - thank goodness for that ! It's been totally manic since Christmas. The other colleague from our table at the school canteen came down with COVID - the one who sits next to me, after the one opposite me last week- but somehow I managed to escape again. Phew ! I got letters from the tax people this week too, detailing the direct debit payments for the coming year for local taxes, for me and separately for Mike ! I headed to the tax office on my morning off and waited in the long queue to sort it all out. It was worth it - they cancelled Mike's direct debit (lots of people have "come back from the dead" apparently and been set up on new payment plans, despite their deaths being declared, after a new system was installed). I also queried the €2300 that was taken out of my account before Christmas - it was indeed an error so that will be reimbursed too. They normally sort themselves out when they make a mistake so I was waiting but it was just as well I chased this one up ! So what will this next week bring ?!
In terms of food, browsing back through the old recipes on my blog was a great idea and the kids loved everything I cooked, so it's more of the same this week. Sophie cooked last week too, making something she saw on Tik Tok - hot dog sausages, wrapped in cheese and bread then fried. Very tasty and very nice to get a night off cooking ! So here's this week's plan.
Monday
Tuesday
lunch- School canteen for me, leftovers for the kids
dinner- slow cooker beef maffé with potatoes and green beans (should be handy for using up the FOUR ends of jars of peanut butter I just found in the cupboard ! To be fair, they're all from Degustaboxes so I can't complain)
Wednesday
lunch- Hogslop (bacon, onion, potatoes) with fried eggs (or leftovers, if preferred)
dinner- I'm thinking there will be plenty of leftovers in the fridge
Thursday
lunch - canteen for me (then a trip to the cinema with the kids from school), the kids can fend for themselves (leftovers or sandwiches)
dinner- coconut chicken with rice
Friday
lunch- Sophie might cook or there may be leftovers or sandwiches
dinner - Creamy veal stew (with potatoes, carrots, leeks, mushrooms, onions)
Saturday
lunch- BBQ Pulled Chicken Sliders with wedges and coleslaw
dinner- pizza (or something interesting that I spot when I go shopping)
dinner- Mince & potatoes freestyle
Linking up with the Menu Plan roundup on Cats, Kids, Chaos
Hooray for a calmer week. Thank goodness you seem to be escaping Covid. Oh no, that is awful about the direct debit starting again for your husband. Sending love and hugs. Ohh! I love the sound of the hot dogs that Sophie cooked. I think my family will love them.
ReplyDeleteGreat meal plan! Hogslop did make me chuckle, the name doesn't make it sound very appetizing but I bet it is x
Totally agree about hogslop ... does it tastes better than it sounds !!
DeleteI love the name "hogslop" I reckon my kids would eat that just for the name. I am glad you got your tax money back but didn't get Covid.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with #mealplanmonday
The BBQ Pulled sliders is soemething the meat eaters would love in this house. Loving the name of hogsplop not going to lie. Fingers crossed you don't catch Covid.
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