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Menu at my house this week 23/2/21

23/2/2021

Hello, I hope you are all well and happy.

This week brought a light on a distant horizon in terms of lifting restrictions here in the UK.
Interestingly, the summer solstice has been chosen as the tentative date for us all getting back to normal.
We always celebrate the solstices here, so this year should be a great celebration if so.

Anyhow... here`s the meals we are eating in our house this week, although life got in the way a little last week, or more accurately - pancake day - the very rare chance for my family to gorge themselves on sugar! I attempted gluten and dairy free pancakes for myself, which were basically rather rubbery but at least I felt part of the celebrations.

I have a meal left over from last week because of the sugar fest that I haven`t cooked yet, and all the ingredients to do so, so I will be rolling that over to this week - making this weeks options a little shorter than usual.

So... let`s get started

15 minute chana masala

Who doesn`t love a quick and easy dinner!
I`m going to add a lot more veggies to this to beef it up a bit. Some peppers, onions and maybe some chickpeas. I cook our brown rice from scratch. I`m not a fan at all of the packets you heat up.
1 - I don`t own a microwave and 2 - heating plastics with food???!!!! that is a definite NO in terms of transferring chemicals onto your plates.

Chicken Fajitas

Fajitas are so good and fun for the family. Kiddos love eating things in wraps so these are always appreciated by all.
I abstain from the wrap option - I haven`t found a decent gluten free wrap alternative yet so I`d rather have it without. I most probably will boil a little brown rice or chop a couple of potatoes to make wedges with to have along with this.

Everything I plate up ALWAYS comes with a huge salad and plenty of toppings - spring onions, radishes, chillies. I`ll be making some delicious guacamole with this and some pico de gallo to add to the wraps.

Easy Vegan Burrito Bowl

Staying with the mexican theme, this burrito bowl is a great alternative to a traditional buddha bowl. We aren`t great fans of the cashew cream so will probably ommit that bit and will make extra guacamole instead. I will most probably add some aduki beans in with the black beans and sweetcorn for extra protein yumminess.
I`ll be using brown rice as like I`ve mentioned before, the refining of the rice removes all the B vitamins and goodness from the rice. It is sooooo much better for you to eat brown rice, and I think it`s way tastier too.

Wood fired homemade pizzas

.My partner in crime doesn`t very often make requests for his dinners - he usually just leaves it up to me. However, he has been going on and on about pizza for a few weeks now and so I have given in. I use this Jamie Oliver recipe for our pizza dough. It always turns out nice and his tomato base is tasty too. Don`t worry if you haven`t got the semolina that he puts in his recipe. I never add that in and just use the whole quantity of strong bread flour.
I add in courgettes to the base and whizz it up and no one is the wiser!

We have a wood fired stove in the garden that we use for these in the summer months but I doubt we`ll crank that up this weekend, unless it is a very mild evening. These work just as well in a hot oven.
One thing... life is so much easier if you have a pizza shovel though.

I`ll be sitting out of the pizza fest and will get the chance to make myself something that I enjoy that no one else does.. something probably involving mushrooms as Mark really isn`t keen on them.

Anyhow, like I said... a shorter menu this week as I still have the shrimp sizzler from last week to whip up and as always, Sunday will be a roast dinner.

I wish you all a happy and healthy week,

Eve
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This weeks menu at our house 17/2/21

15/2/2021

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Here`s another addition of - what are my family eating at home this week?
Finally, the freezing weather seems to have lifted and there is a hint of spring in the air. Hurray!
Meals are still pretty hearty though as it is still February after all.

You can click on the pictures to take you to the recipes and shopping lists. Thank you again dear recipe creators!

Super-simple chicken curry traybake

Courtesy of Jamie Oliver, who never fails to tickle our tastebuds. Try to have this with wholegrain rice if you can. Refined rice takes all the goodness and B vitamins out of the grain.

Grilled Salmon with Lemon Garlic Butter glaze

One the kids will love because the fish is on sticks!
I`m going to do a buddha bowl with plenty of veggies to go alongside this dish.

Sausage and bean Casserole

Whilst my partner in crime will be eating this as per the recipe, My little girl and myself will be having a veggie option style sausage. Aduki beans can be pretty tricky to source sometimes. If that`s the case, just substitute with your favourite type of bean.

Prawn sizzler with tandori masala

I`ll be doing this dish fajita style for the wheat eaters in the house, and just plain for myself with some rice on the side. You can either use soft tortillas or large naan breads to wrap these tasty little prawns up in. Plenty of salad and veggies on the side.

Killer Vegan Chilli

It`s good to have a meat free night for those that eat meat. There`s plenty of protein in this dish and it really is a great chilli recipe. If I feel creative enough on the night, I might make the wheat eaters some homemade nachos to go with this.

Sunday Roast

And the usual Sunday roast. There`s always looks of horror and disbelief if I don`t do a sunday roast!

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Weekly menu at my house - 10/2/21

9/2/2021

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Evening meals at my house 1/2/2020

1/2/2021

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I thought it might be helpful to those of you that don`t know where to start with meal planning for me to show you my weekly menu of evening meals. I sometimes mix them up a bit... add a little shredded chicken here and there to salads or a few prawns, but you'll get the general idea. You might see something that wets your appetite. I`ll put the links to the recipes beneath the pictures.

Enjoy!

Love and health,

Eve x

Beetroot and avocado salad I`ll be omitting the feta in our house as we don`t eat dairy. I might try and source a non-dairy stle feta as I do happen to love the flavour of feta

Roasted vegetable salad I`ll be adding some organic chicken thighs to this meal and again, substituting the feta. I`m the only one in our house that loves aubergine so it`s always a challenge trying to disguise it! I usually end up getting complained at, but never mind.

Honey, Soy chicken I`ll be having this one with brown rice. We are really enjoying Ocados Italian brown rice at the moment.

Blackened Salmon Tacos with coriander sauce and cabbage slaw There`s always an oily fish meal in our weekly menu to help get our dietary Omega 3s. We do substitute with omega 3 supplements at home as it is so important, but it`s great to get it direct from food where you can as it is more of a bioavailable form.
I`m gluten free, but my family enjoy tacos. They will have these as in the picture. I will either sauce a gluten free option or just have them with some rice. The recipe calls for berbere - this is something you can put together yourself. It is a traditional Ethiopian spice blend made up of chillies, garlic, fenugreek and a handful of warm spices such as cinnamon or all spice.

Thai red curry noodle soup I made this last week and my family absolutely loved it. Definitely one of the most popular dishes I have done in a while. I will be adding king prawns to this dish to get some extra zinc from our diets, plus they are delicious! I use rice noodles to avoid gluten. The last two meals will be a treat night on Friday night, which means I don`t have to do much cooking and usually revolves around a Charlie Bighams curry.
On a Sunday, I always cook a roast dinner with Yorkshire puds, although sadly, I have not perfected gluten free ones. My family will enjoy them whilst I look longingly on! Only joking, it`s ok... I`m over it.

Anyway, let me know if you try any of the links I`ve shared and what you thought.

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Menu at my house this week 23/2/21

15 minute chana masala

Chicken Fajitas

Easy Vegan Burrito Bowl

Wood fired homemade pizzas

This weeks menu at our house 17/2/21

Super-simple chicken curry traybake

Grilled Salmon with Lemon Garlic Butter glaze

Sausage and bean Casserole

Prawn sizzler with tandori masala

Killer Vegan Chilli

Sunday Roast

Weekly menu at my house - 10/2/21

Evening meals at my house 1/2/2020

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Menu at my house this week 23/2/21

15 minute chana masala

​Chicken Fajitas

Easy Vegan Burrito Bowl

Wood fired homemade pizzas​

This weeks menu at our house 17/2/21

Super-simple chicken curry traybake

Grilled Salmon with Lemon Garlic Butter glaze

Sausage and bean Casserole

Prawn sizzler with tandori masala

Killer Vegan Chilli

Sunday Roast

Weekly menu at my house - 10/2/21

Evening meals at my house 1/2/2020

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Chicken Fajitas

Wood fired homemade pizzas