What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 48

I tried out some new recipes last week and the creamy paprika pork and turkey à la king were swiftly gobbled up - I even managed to sneak some peas and carrots in with the cream so they were eaten too, which is always a bonus ! This week, I'll be trying some more recipes from the same website, as they have the perfect balance of tasty but quick and simple. Just what is needed after a long day at work !

Monday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner - leftovers (assuming they didn't all get used up at lunchtime)

Tuesday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner- cottage pie

Wednesday

lunch- ham & cheese puffs with mash, peas & carrots (as they didn't get made last week)

dinner- Laughing Cow stuffed chicken with rice & salad (the other dish from last week that didn't get made as I was using up leftovers)

Thursday

lunch - leftovers

dinner- chicken and bacon risotto

Friday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner - pork, veg & noodle stir fry

Saturday

lunch- oven-baked pork chops with potatoes and veg

dinner- fish, chips & peas

Sunday 

lunch-  sausagemeat & mushroom ragu with pasta

dinner- leftovers or toast

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What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 47

This week, the chicken thighs with sun dried tomatoes were popular but the kids' favourite meal was the meatball subs again, especially as I had bought some ciabatta-style rolls. I think they'd happily eat these every week ! The chicken pie was a surprise big hit too - Pierre declared it's his favourite meal ever, whereas I just see it as using up the leftovers ! The weekend meals changed again as Sophie came back home again (she keeps jumping in the car with her friend when he drives back for the weekend !) so we went off plan. I didn't go shopping this week as my card has hit its limit (I can still get money out of the bank but can't use my bank card as I hit my spending limit, paying for the roof repairs and getting a new washing machine and tumble drier) so I'm working with what is in the freezer this week. It's good to have a clearout anyway as I had no idea what was left in there !

Monday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner - steak (or beefburger for Pierre) with potato fritters and ratatouille

Tuesday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner- chilli con carne with rice

Wednesday

lunch- leftovers

dinner- creamy paprika pork with pasta & leeks

Thursday

lunch - ham & cheese puffs with mash

dinner- Turkey à la king with rice

Friday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner - Hungarian goulash  with ebly

Saturday

lunch- Laughing Cow chicken with green beans & rice

dinner- pizza or deliveroo or fridge diving for leftovers

Sunday 

lunch- roast chicken, roast potatoes, veg & gravy

dinner- leftovers or toast

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What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 46

This week was a bit hectic as I was catching up on all the tests and homework that got put back, due to my time off sick just before the holidays. Instead of having it all planned so that I had two weeks to mark everything, I ended up only having the weekend to clear it all. Luckily Friday was a bank holiday - phew ! We ended up going off plan this week, as Sophie came home for the long weekend so we went to a local Chinese restaurant (a belated birthday meal), cooked up some of her favourites and used up leftovers that she brought back. The meatball subs were a big hit so I bought some posh ciabatta-type rolls to make them again. They're quick and simple to throw together too so it's a definite win-win !

Monday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner - there's some leftover chicken so either a chicken pie with mash and veg or pasta with chicken, depending on how much is left after lunch

Tuesday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner- Skillet sun dried tomato chicken thighs with rice

Wednesday

lunch- Mini Italian meatball subs 

dinner- Crispy sesame beef with noodles (and I'll throw in some carrots, red peppers and onions with the beef)

Thursday

lunch - lunch with friends for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner- fajitas 

Friday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner - spicy meatballs with peppers, onions, tomatoes & couscous

Saturday

lunch- maybe a takeaway, maybe leftovers

dinner- 2-ingredient pulled pork (with potatoes and carrots in the slow cooker)

Sunday 

lunch- I think there will be leftover pulled pork - Pork Carnitas Tacos sounds good, with rice & guacamole

dinner- leftovers or toast

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What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 45

Next week we're back to school so I'm glad to say, I'm back to feeling pretty much 100%. Hopefully that will continue once the work routine kicks in ! Aaagghh, I've just remembered, the clocks went back during the holidays so it'll be dark when the alarm goes off tomorrow - boo ! I think we'll need an easy week of meals to get back into routine. Friday is a bank holiday so at least we get a long weekend :)

Monday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner - Mini Italian meatball subs (or maybe Tex-Mex meatball subs - I'll let the kids decide) with wedges and coleslaw

Tuesday

lunch- canteen for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner- chicken pot pie & mash

Wednesday

lunch- leftovers or salad

dinner- blanquette de veau (veal stew) in the slow cooker with rice

Thursday

lunch - lunch with friends for me, fridge diving for those at home

dinner- chicken burgers with creamy mushroom pasta

Friday

lunch- Peppery herbed turkey tenderloin with mash & carrots

dinner - I spotted some Chinese nibbles and banh bao in the freezer - sounds good to me

Saturday

lunch- maybe leftovers, otherwise spaghetti carbonara

dinner- slow cooker Indian butter chicken and rice

Sunday 

lunch- Turkey cordon bleu casserole

dinner- leftovers or toast

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