This week’s Real Food Meal Plan is all about easy dinners that the whole family will love.  Easy chicken lettuce wraps, beer battered cod and a great slow cooker Mississippi chuck roast are all on the menu, together with a crowd-pleasing sangria and a dual purpose sweet potato dough. 

School finished for the summer this week, and I would love to say that I can see two months of lazy days stretching before me.  Unfortunately, it suddenly hit me that Christmas is in two weeks time, and I am not at all organised.  Cue frantic shopping and present wrapping.  The upside is that The Princess is now old enough to help, and I can assign the wrapping job to her.

The value of a meal plan really becomes apparent when the rest of life starts to spin out of control.  In this week’s fall menu we bring to you some easy dishes the whole family will love, and my spring menu is all about simple proteins and easy sides. Enjoy!

Fall Meal Ideas

Sunday:  Sticky Finger Casserole via Busy Mom’s Helper

Monday:  Beer Battered Cod via Carrie’s Home Cooking

Tuesday:   Chicken Lettuce Wraps via Suburban Simplicity

Wednesday:  Crock-Pot Mississippi Chuck Roast via Meatloaf and Melodrama

Thursday:   Beetroot and Feta Tarte Tartin via me

A Little Something Extra

Rosemary Sweet Potato Rolls via Vintage Kitty

Sparkling Cider Sangria via Art From My Table

Tostones (Twice Fried Plantains) via Smart Little Cookie

Spring Meal Ideas

Sunday:  Vegetarian Nachos

Monday:   Swedish-style Sausage Meatballs, served with mashed potato and oven-roasted asparagus.

Tuesday:   Chicken Schnitzel, served with Creamy Silverbeet Gratin and Easy-Baked Sweet Potato Chips.

Wednesday:   Pasta Amatriciana

Thursday:  Pan-fried Fish, served with Mini Rosemary Roasted Potatoes and a large salad.

Bon Appetit!