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

After last week's hectic schedule, I'm happy to have a quieter week this week. I still have Pierre's parent-teacher evening on Monday and a trip to the bank on Tuesday but that's it. I think we might get the Christmas tree set up next weekend. I know it's early but we'll be visiting family over Christmas so it won't get appreciated otherwise. We did several Too Good To Go bags last week so the fridge is packed with random things to use up. Here's the plan for the coming week.

Monday

lunch- school lunch

dinner - Nadiya's smoky meatball stew with couscous

Tuesday

lunch- leftover meatball stew

dinner- fish, rice and carrots

Wednesday

lunch- leftovers

dinner- Pork, leek and rice stir-fry (minus the kale !)

Thursday

lunch- school lunch

dinner-  chicken gyros with rice

Friday

lunch- school lunch

dinner - sausage stew with mash

Saturday

lunch-  pasta carbonara

dinner- something created from too good to go (seems to be the new norm)

Sunday

lunch- roast dinner

dinner - soup

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

Menu-planning at the Madhouse has got confusing lately. During the week, it's just me and Pierre. At the weekend, but often from Thursday night onwards, Sophie comes home for the weekend. On Friday, Juliette comes home for the weekend, accompanied by her boyfriend, but he works so only eats at home for about half of the meals. Shopping has become a logistical nightmare as I never know how many people I am buying for ! Menu plans still come in useful as a rough guide but we tend to veer off plan more frequently when someone requests something specific or we don't have enough ingredients for the number of people present. As an added complication, this week we have a bank holiday on Monday and parent-teacher evenings on Tuesday and Thursday. Here's what's on this week's menu plan.

Monday

lunch-  smoky bbq pork with pasta and sweetcorn

dinner - meatloaf with mash and carrots

Tuesday

lunch- breaded fish with rice and veg

dinner- fresh pasta (ravioli filled with ham)

Wednesday

lunch- leftovers

dinner- gnocchi with creamy chicken

Thursday

lunch- school lunch

dinner- chicken cordon bleu with rice and ratatouille

Friday

lunch- school lunch

dinner - chicken burgers with pasta

Saturday

lunch-  chicken fajitas

dinner- pasta carbonara

Sunday

lunch- spaghetti bolognese

dinner - bacon sandwiches

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

We had a lovely autumn half term and now we're getting ready to go back to school. Having put the clocks back, it's going to be pitch black when my alarm goes off at 6.15 tomorrow morning, which I'm not looking forward to. Only a month and a half until the Christmas holidays though so I can't complain. During these holidays, we had a lovely trip back to see the family then came back in time for Pierre to celebrate Halloween with his friends. He dressed up as a blood-soaked zombie and they came home with loads of sweets so he was very happy. I've already started Christmas shopping but I'm not feeling at all festive yet though. I'm sure it won't be long until they turn on all the Christmas lights in the streets and that always brings on the festive cheer. Here's what's on this week's menu plan.

Monday

lunch- school lunch 

dinner - chilli con carne and rice

Tuesday

lunch- chicken cordon bleus, baked potatoes and beans

dinner- bacon and tomato pasta

Wednesday

lunch- fridge-diving for me - time to use up the leftovers

dinner- chicken burgers and chips

Thursday

lunch- school lunch

dinner- the remaining chicken burgers with spicy couscous

Friday

lunch- school lunch

dinner - pork curry with rice

Saturday

lunch-  Deliveroo or McDonald's (kids' choice)

dinner- chicken pita with salad

Sunday

lunch- sweet & sour chicken and rice

dinner - bacon sandwiches

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