A 7 day meal plan for 2 adults ad 2 teenagers based around a whole chicken, cheese and bacon with, lots of veggies too
Meal Plan 14 – 7 days for two adults and two x 15 year olds – chicken, cheese and bacon
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Meal Plan 14
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Damson Jam Cake
A wonderful cake made with jam where the jam is used as an ingredient – use up that home made jam sat in the larder!
Chicken & Onion Pie
A chicken & onion pie with delicious short pastry and a gorgeous filling, from a series on how to make a chicken last a family a whole week
Peperonata
Peperonata is one of those things that we have pretty often. It is a pepper and onion stew that goes with many things, can be used as a main dish or as a side.
Raisin Pancakes
Gorgeous raisiny pancakes. Use whatever dried fruit you have. Super quick, a great hollow leg filler. Vegan too
Raisin Biscuits
Raisin Biscuits. Fun to make in little shapes, or elegant in thin rounds
Baked Marmalade Sponge
A delicious marmalade sponge that can be baked in the oven, microwaved or steamed. Great after Sunday lunch!
Cheese and Onion Tart
Meltingly soft onions, in a creamy cheese pastry case. Good hot, cold and in between. Great for dinners, packed lunches and picnics
Mixed vegetable dauphinoise for dinner, 47p
I had this mixed vegetable dauphinoise for lunch yesterday and dinner today. I have only recently had dauphinoise at home for the first time, and I tried it because of the high fat diet I’m on – seemed to be a good fit The first time, I had just potatoes in the usual...
Overnight Oats – squillions of ideas
I am a new convert to overnight oats, and I’m loving them.These are wonderful if you are time stretched. You can make up dishes ready to be topped, or a big bowl that can be used over several days, or directly in little pots ready to be topped and carried off to work or school. Children may like the control of topping their own oats, or if littlies, tiny little individual portions may appeal.
Sardine and Tomato Fish Cakes, and Tuna Fish Cakes
We made fish cakes! One version using a tin of sardines in tomato sauce, and another using a tin of tuna canned in oil.
Bannocks with roasted veg hoummous
You can sprinkle a little spice on the top of the bannocks before they are baked. So a pinch of paprika, sea salt, ground pepper, tandoori spice, curry powder, celery salt whatever you have in the cupboard. Maybe that five spice that never seems to get used for anything?