This week was a busy week but at least I managed to cross a couple of things off my to-do list. The bathroom got completely dejunked and tidied so it looks much better now. I also managed to redecorate the landing, which involved taking all the big heavy books off the book shelf. This meant that I could finally get rid off the totally trashed mat that the dog had half shredded (that was stuck under the heavy bookcase) so that looked instantly better. After stripping the wallpaper and painting the walls (a tougher job than I had imagined!), we sorted through the books and put aside half of them to get rid off. I still have another week's holiday to do the top landing which involves another (but luckily smaller) bookshelf. It looks so much better now that it's done, so I can't wait to finish the rest. Despite everything that got done around the house, we still stayed on plan for most of the week's meals which was pretty amazing ! This week, I've been digging through some of the recipe books that I uncovered on my bookshelf. I may end up falling back on 5 minute pasta and a jar of sauce if I'm knackered after doing the decorating though !
Monday
lunch- Super-fast beef hash with jacket potatoes (Jamie's 30 minute meals, p210)
Tuesday
lunch- Jimmy's chicken chompers (Ainsley Harriott, p22) with mash & beans (or leftover pasta)
dinner- chicken Brunswick stew (Best of America, p26) with rice
Wednesday
lunch- chicken pie with carrot mash, peas & potatoes (Jamie's 30 minute meals, p90)
dinner- pork jambalaya (p67, Best of America)
Thursday
lunch - sounds like a leftovers day to me :)
dinner- hamburgers for the kids, crispy salmon for me (Jamie's 30 minute meals, p191) with coleslaw & potato croquettes
Friday
lunch- pasta carbonara
dinner - chicken in a pot with lemon & thyme dumplings (Ainsley Harriott, p74) and boiled potatoes
Saturday
lunch- I can see us heading into town and grabbing something there
dinner- steak sarnie & crispy new potatoes (Jamies 30 minute meals, p200)
Sunday
lunch- roast chicken, roast potatoes, veg & gravy
lunch- roast chicken, roast potatoes, veg & gravy
dinner- toast or leftovers (or maybe even homemade soup if we had a whole chicken)
Well done on getting things ticked off your to do list. It sounds like you were busy. Good job with the meal planning, it is hard to stay on track when you're busy.
ReplyDeleteYou have a great week of meals planned. Jimmy's chicken chompers sounds interesting. x