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Our Real Food Meal Plan – Week 38

November 27, 2015 by tania 6 Comments

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Real Food Meal Plan Week 38. Includes Spaghetti with Spicy Kale Pesto, Spring Roast Chicken, Lamb Korma Stew & Zucchini Fritters.

Do you ever get the feeling the Universe is trying to tell you something?  I’m thinking it’s telling me to slow down.  This week my oven blew up, which saw me traipsing to and from my neighbour’s house in an effort to cook trays of sausage rolls for The Princess’s various end-of-year parties.  Then I came down with a cold, and I can tell you that having a cold in hot weather is plain horrible.  Worse than having a cold during winter.  As things have not gone according to plan this week, some menu rejigging has been required to account for the lack of both an oven and the energy to cook.

This week we ate:

Sunday

Zucchini & Corn Fritters, served with homemade tomato relish.

Monday

Spring Roast Chicken

I played with this recipe slightly, to make it an all-in-one traybake. Cubed potatoes were added upfront with the chicken, and the asparagus was added to the tray in the last few minutes of cooking.  The chicken produced quite a lot of juice, which I drained off as I added the zucchini.  The juices were reduced in a small saucepan on the stove whilst the chicken cooked, and drizzled over the dish as it was served.

Tuesday

Spaghetti with Spicy Kale Pesto.

A super quick dinner, as I already had kale pesto in the fridge.  Cook some spaghetti, stir through the pesto, and serve with freshly grated Parmesan.

Wednesday

Lamb Kofta Stew with Cauliflower & Chickpeas. Served with Quick & Easy Flatbreads.

The recipe calls for this stew to be simmered on the stove, however as I had to collect The Princess from school late I threw everything in the slow cooker and crossed my fingers.  It possibly would have been tastier had I simmered it on the stove, but it was still perfectly edible.

Thursday

Oven Roasted Chilli with Hidden Vegetables.  Served with cornbread.

This meal came straight out of the freezer, so all I had to do was cook the cornbread.

Freezer Cooking

I took meals out of my freezer this week.  Does that count?

Bon Appetit!

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  1. Lorraine @Not Quite Nigella

    November 28, 2015 at 2:16 pm

    This sounds absolutely delicious and I love the variety too Tania! 😀

    Reply
    • tania

      November 30, 2015 at 10:08 am

      Thanks Lorraine. I try to plan each week so we do have a balance through the week. Otherwise I am sure all we would eat is pasta 😉

      Reply
  2. Amanda (@lambsearshoney)

    November 30, 2015 at 6:49 am

    Oh non – no oven?! I don’t think I could cope with that.
    I’m so impressed with your delicious variety of meals, you’re obviously much more organised than I am.

    Reply
    • tania

      November 30, 2015 at 10:11 am

      Thankfully it’s not as bad as I first thought Amanda. The technician rigged the oven so I can still use the top & bottom elements, whilst I wait for the other element. I wouldn’t say I am organised 😀 but planning meals definitely reduces the stress in my life 😉

      Reply
  3. The Hungry Mum

    December 1, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    wow, what a varied diet you eat! Well done. Those fritters sound like my fav meal 🙂

    Reply
    • tania

      December 3, 2015 at 7:27 am

      To be honest that’s why I meal plan – to make sure we eat a variety of food. As to the fritters, we will be eating loads of these over the next few months. So many zucchinis.

      Reply

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