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Our Real Food Meal Plan – Week 7 2015

March 20, 2015 by tania 2 Comments

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Real Food Meal Plan Week 7 | thecookspyjamas.com

And suddenly, just like that, it is autumn.  The cooler weather means I can happily plan meals around the oven, and that stews and curries can start to creep back into the menu.  Coincidentally, I had my oven cleaned this week all ready to fire up without smoking out the house.

This week we ate:

Sunday:

Pasta Amatriciana

Monday:

Minced Soy Pork with Noodles

I switched this up a bit to use what I had on hand, rather than buy new ingredients.   I dropped the dried shrimp and mushrooms, using finely chopped fresh mushrooms instead, and also added some green beans I had lurking in the fridge.  The Princess requested Udon Noodles, so I used those in preference to the flat rice noodles.

Tuesday:

 Zucchini, Ham & Ricotta Tarts

Ideally these should be served with a green salad, but I couldn’t be bothered and reasoned that they were full of vegetables anyway.

Wednesday:

Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon

This was served with wholegrain cous cous.

Thursday:

Night out – Yay, no dishes!

Freezer Cooking:

I’ve managed to make a few things for the freezer this week.  Using a batch of Artisan Bread in Five Wholegrain Pizza Dough in the fridge, and their recipe for Turkish Spiced Lamb Pittas, we had a tasty lunch on Sunday.  The remainder of the lamb mince has gone into the freezer for another day.

I made a batch of mini calzones (or pizza pockets if you prefer) as afternoon snacks for The Princess with more of the dough.  These were simply pizza sauce, grated mozzarella and olives.  I baked the calzones, then froze them flat on a baking sheet.  Once frozen, they were transferred to a large zip lock bag.  The Princess just zaps one in the microwave when she is hungry.

I used chicken cutlets (thighs with the bone in) for the Tagine on Wednesday night.  As it was just The Princess and I for dinner, we had a cutlet each, and the rest went into the freezer for another night.  I left the olives, coriander and parsley out of the portion I froze, and will stir these through when reheating.

Bon Appetit!

I am linking this post up with Menu Plan Monday on I’m An Organizing Junkie.

Filed Under: Weekly Meal Plans Tagged With: dinner, menu planning, weekly meal plan

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  1. Noelene

    March 21, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    LOVE the instant waffle mix idea! Thanks.

    Reply
    • tania

      March 24, 2015 at 10:22 am

      It saves so much time Noelene. Very handy to have in the fridge.

      Reply

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