What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 9

We made it to the holidays - woohoo ! For once, I have zero plans. Well, that's not quite true, I have loads of things that I want to sort out around the house but nothing set in stone so it can all change at a minute's notice. The kids are all happy setting up dates with their boyfriends and girlfriends and I have lots of lovely things on the cards like dejunking the understairs cupboard, cleaning and dejunking the patio, getting the roofers in at last and heading to the doctor's to renew my prescription. All sounds great fun - not !! But it'll be good when it's all done. Sophie has invited us over to her place in Lille for dinner midweek so that could be a nice day out. I bet I end up going on my own as everyone else will have stuff planned with their other halves !

Monday

lunch-  sticky chicken with rice

dinner - cottage pie with carrots

Tuesday

lunch- pork and chickpeas couscous

dinner-Provençal chicken with pasta

Wednesday

lunch- lunch with Sophie, leftovers for anyone who stays at home

dinner- Deliveroo with or without me, depending on when I get home (and I can use up leftovers or have a tin of French Onion Soup from a recent Degustabox)

Thursday

lunch- Hawaiian pork chops with rice and green beans

dinner- chicken stir fry with noodles (+ onions, mushrooms, carrots, peppers, leftover pineapple if there is any)

Friday

lunch- Spanish chicken with pasta and ratatouille

dinner - pork and potato supper

Saturday

lunch- chicken burgers with baked potatoes and sweetcorn

dinner- pasta carbonara

Sunday

lunch- roast dinner

dinner - smoked sausages with lentils and rice

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What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 8

Last week was complicated at work as they were working on the IT system so I had no access to my online textbooks that we use. I had to plan ahead with wordsearches and worksheets which the kids enjoyed so it wasn't all bad. Next week we have the end of term meetings for each class (4.45 - 7.45pm as all the parents come in one at a time with the pupils) so it'll be a long week with two late nights, but at least it's the holidays afterwards. Lots of plans for things to do around the house during the holidays, hopefully starting with the roof. Here's the plan for this week's meals.

Monday

lunch-  pulled chicken with rice and sweetcorn

dinner - pasta carbonara

Tuesday

lunch- oregano and tomato breaded chicken fillets with mash and green beans

dinner- chicken curry and rice

Wednesday

lunch- spaghetti bolognese

dinner- Moroccan chicken and chickpea tagine with couscous

Thursday

lunch- school canteen for me, fridge-diving for Pierre

dinner- sausages and pasta

Friday

lunch- fricadelles (spicy sausages) with mash and beans

dinner - fishfingers, rice and green beans

Saturday

lunch- Deliveroo

dinner- pizza

Sunday

lunch- roast dinner

dinner - bacon sandwiches

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What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 7

Last week, I told you that we'd be booking our summer holiday - a Northern European cruise. Well, we did but when she tried to book it, it turned out that there was no room left on the boat. She therefore came up with another similar cruise, leaving from Hamburg, stopping off for a day in Scotland (where we can squeeze in a day trip which includes Loch Ness, which sounds cool), then moving up to and around Iceland, before heading back for another day in Scotland, in the Orkneys, then back to Hamburg. The only problem is, the Icelandic volcano has been erupting ever since we booked and one of the excursions on offer from the cruise company is to the mud baths that have been evacuated and cut off by the lava flow. Hopefully it will all have calmed down by the time we leave ! Here's the plan for this week's meals.

Monday

lunch-  chicken burgers, rice and green beans

dinner - Cajun style dirty rice

Tuesday

lunch- spicy pork and leftover dirty rice

dinner- Jamie Oliver sausage and mash pie

Wednesday

lunch- Provençal chicken with couscous and ratatouille

dinner- Spanish baked rice with chorizo and chickpeas

Thursday

lunch- school canteen for me, fridge-diving for Pierre

dinner- Philadelphia chicken with cherry tomatoes and pasta

Friday

lunch- spaghetti bolognese

dinner - Hunter's chicken with baked potatoes

Saturday

lunch- Bacon cheeseburger pie with chips

dinner- Deliveroo

Sunday

lunch- pork filet mignon with dauphinois potatoes

dinner - leftovers or bacon sandwiches

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What's Cooking At The Madhouse ? menu plan week 6

Last week was a normal week at work with no hidden extras which was good (and made a change after the last few weeks), but I ended up laden down with marking. It's all worked out randomly whenever we get to the end of the chapter we're studying but all of my classes ended up with an exam within a few days. Total nightmare but at least that's out of the way for a while now. This week should be a fairly quiet week, although I need to dash to the travel agent's to book our summer holiday. I think we're all set on a Northern Europe cruise this year, which will be something completely different. We get to see lots of different countries in a week - Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, then back to Copenhagen, where we can probably fit in another day. Sounds busy but at least we'll get to scratch off lots of countries on our map of places we've visited ! Here's what's on the menu for this week.

Monday

lunch-  pulled pork, rice and sweetcorn (with leftover wraps for those who want them)

dinner - steak, boiled potatoes and carrots

Tuesday

lunch- sausages, pasta and peas

dinner- Spanish chicken, mash and green beans

Wednesday

lunch- spicy pork, couscous and ratatouille

dinner- Provençal chicken, baked potatoes & leftover ratatouille

Thursday

lunch- school canteen for me, fridge-diving for Pierre

dinner- chicken stir fry with noodles

Friday

lunch- pork chops, rice & apple sauce

dinner - pasta carbonara

Saturday

lunch- Deliveroo

dinner- fricadelles (spicy sausages), chips and beans

Sunday

lunch- roast chicken dinner

dinner - leftovers or pasta bolognese

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