Menu Plan Monday - 8th June

Notes on last week's menu:
It's been about a month since I've done Menu Plan Monday - I have been menu planning, just haven't blogged it. I'm not sure why, guess I got out of the habit!

To use up this week:

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - beef stir fry
Tuesday - spag bol
Wednesday - burritos
Thursday - chicken schnitzel & veges
Friday - quiche & veges
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - roast pork & baked veges

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 4th May

Notes on last week's menu:
It's been a few weeks since I've done Menu Plan Monday - I have been menu planning, just haven't blogged it.

To use up this week:

Menu Plan this week:

It's all about Quick & Easy this week (and for the rest of term!). Our after-school activities mean we don't get home til after 6pm most week nights.

Monday - ham & cheese omelettes & salad
Tuesday - beef & tomato stew in slow cooker
Wednesday - hamburgers (make patties through the day)
Thursday - sausages, mashed potatoes & veges
Friday - risotto with pumpkin & bacon (Destitute Gourmet recipe)
Saturday - Kate's Butter Chicken & Naan Bread (from Simple Savings site)
Sunday - probably out doing the Mother's Day rounds

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 13th April

Notes on last week's menu:

To use up this week:
* chicken
* roast beef
* pineapples

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - fried rice
Tuesday - tagliatelle with a tomato & bacon sauce
Wednesday - pineapple drumstick chicken with rice
Thursday - roast beef rolls
Friday - pizza
Saturday - not home
Sunday - not home

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 6th April

Notes on last week's menu:
* There is something jinxed about me deciding to make quiche. This time I couldn't make it because I had no milk in the house - fresh OR powdered! (Time to build the stocks back up!) We had omelettes instead.

To use up this week:

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - beef stir fry
Tuesday - crumbed chicken & mashed potato
Wednesday - tacos
Thursday - steak & veges
Friday - fish & chips
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - roast something - whatever is on sale when I go shopping!

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 30th Mar

Notes on last week's menu:

To use up this week:

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - snags with onion gravy
Tuesday - impossible quiche
Wednesday - beef stew (slow cooker)
Thursday - thai chicken curry
Friday - steak with mashed potato & veges
Saturday - Pete away - eggs or pasta
Sunday - roast something - whatever is on sale when I go shopping!

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 23rd Mar

Notes on last week's menu:
The quiche didn't get done - Pete had to leave for squash earlier than normal so we just had toasted sandwiches.

To use up this week:
* roast chicken

Menu Plan this week:

It's a simple one this week - and a short one. We're heading away for Friday & Saturday night, and have a party to go to on Sunday, so I'm not sure what will be happening.

Monday - sausage sandwiches
Tuesday - spaghetti bolognaise
Wednesday - steak with caramelised onions & gravy
Thursday - use up leftover chicken - fried rice?
Friday - away
Saturday - away
Sunday - ?

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 16th Mar

Notes on last week's menu:
I did actually write a menu plan last week, so didn't get around to putting it on the computer. We had twice-baked potatoes one night for a change - Pete isn't much of a fan but I was happy with them. I also made gnocchi one night - very yummy but very time-consuming :(

To use up this week:
* roast pork

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - hamburgers & salad
Tuesday - steak & chips
Wednesday - frittata or quiche
Thursday - pork stir fry
Friday - pizza
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - roast chicken dinner

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 2nd Mar

Notes on last week's menu:

To use up this week:

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - ham & cheese quesadillas
Tuesday - spag bol
Wednesday - bahama-mama pork chops & rice
Thursday - pepper steak & veges
Friday - pizza
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - BBQ - steak & sausages

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 23rd Feb

Notes on last week's menu:
* We didn't get to the orange chicken stir fry this week - it was late by the time we got home from circus and I didn't feel like being adventurous. I ended up just seasoning the chicken and pan-frying, throwing in some carrots and frozen cauliflower, and serving it with rice. I must remember that Thursdays are late home & to plan something simple.

To use up this week:

Menu Plan this week:

Fairly plain & simple this week - we have quite a busy one.

Monday - hamburgers
Tuesday - steak & salad / veges depending on weather
Wednesday - tacos
Thursday - chicken laksa
Friday - grilled fish & veges
Saturday - out at a 50th party
Sunday - roast chicken & veges

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 16th Feb

Notes on last week's menu:
* Thursday's spag bol was shifted to Saturday night.
* Homemade fish fingers went over well (basically just cut the fish into fingers, crumb with egg & breadcrumbs & cook in the oven).

To use up this week:

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - fried rice
Tuesday - pork chops & ?? (DH cooking)
Wednesday - shepherd's pie
Thursday - orange chicken stir fry
Friday - steak & veges
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - steak with mushroom & onion gravy & veges

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 9th January

Notes on last week's menu:
* Both new recipes (thai beef salad & the orange honey cashew chicken) were very nice.
* We didn't do the spag bol because it was too hot. I think we had cold meat & salad instead.
* Friday night we had a blackout as I started to cook tea, so I ended up cooking the fish on the BBQ and having salad with it.

To use up this week:
* Zucchini

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - steak sandwiches with caramelised onions
Tuesday - no idea at this stage - I have to go to work that night so has to be something DH can prepare
Wednesday - homemade fish fingers & veges
Thursday - spaghetti bolognaise
Friday - chicken curry
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - pizza

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 2nd Feb

Notes on last week's menu:
* Didn't get to the freezer meal as it has been HOT and they are mainly stew type things.
* I ended up grocery shopping on Friday just because I won't have time next week, but we managed the 'hardship' of doing without stuff quite well.

To use up this week:
* Zucchini

Menu Plan this week:

* I'm going for mainly cooler things or quick cooking things this week as the forecast is for another hot week.

Monday - thai beef salad
Tuesday - spag bol (sauce in freezer, just need to reheat & cook pasta)
Wednesday - Orange honey cashew chicken
Thursday - steak & salad
Friday - Grilled fish with zucchini agrodolce (Stephanie Alexander book)
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - marinated chicken wings

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday - 26th January

Notes on last week's menu:
I tried a new pizza dough recipe which made great thin crust pizzas but the general consensus was the family preferred thicker... *sigh*

To use up this week:
* roast turkey
* I have a freezer full of unidentified meals - I'm trying to slowly use them up to make some space

Menu Plan this week:

Well, after a couple of unexpected social events this week where we supplied part of the meal, the money I had put aside for fresh stuff this week has been "eaten up"! I have about $2 in my wallet, and while I could raid other envelopes for money, I'm going to try my best to do without.

We have no:
* eggs - I have "no-egg" if I need to do some baking, or will find recipes that don't use eggs. I made banana muffins today so that will do us for a while. We'll just have to forgo eggs for breakfast!
* bread - I can make bread (made some today for today & tomorrow) plus we still have heaps of wraps. The yeast is running short, so can fall back on scones or pikelets if necessary.
* fresh fruit - this is the biggest one. I have heaps of tins of fruit, it just depends how many complaints I get about the lack of fruit pieces :)
* milk - I have powdered milk for cooking & my tea. DH uses milk on his cereal and won't use powdered milk, so I'll make some bircher muesli using yoghurt instead - or he can just put up with it! I'll bet this week Billy decides he wants milkshakes to drink :)

So a few challenges there, but we should be able to manage without too much hardship!

Monday - roast turkey (carried over from last night as we went to friend's place for dinner)
Tuesday - freezer meal & pasta / dumplings / rice - depends what it is when it's thawed out!
Wednesday - t-bone & chips
Thursday - BBQ thai spiced chicken, rice & veges
Friday - turkey & salad wraps
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - rolled roast beef & veges

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.



Eating from the garden:
* Garden?? What garden??!

Planting this week:
* Not sure yet, need to sit down & plan.

Menu Plan Monday - 19th January

Notes on last week's menu:
The souvlaki was quite a nice recipe and will go into rotation, the chow mein was quite salty and nothing at all like I expected. Probably won't do it again.

Having a day set aside to use up leftovers is working well.

To use up this week:
* roast beef

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - beef & salad wraps
Tuesday - meatballs in tomato & basil sauce
Wednesday - chicken curry & rice
Thursday - leftover roast with salad or veges
Friday - pizza
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - roast chicken & veges

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.



Eating from the garden:
* Garden?? What garden??!

Planting this week:
* Not sure yet, need to sit down & plan.

Menu Plan Monday - 12th January

Notes on last week's menu:

To use up this week:
* roast beef
* tin tuna

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - souvlaki & salad wraps
Tuesday - sausages & grilled vegetables
Wednesday - chow mein & rice
Thursday - leftover beef - not sure what yet
Friday - tuna mornay
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - roast beef & veges

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.



Eating from the garden:
* Garden?? What garden??!

Planting this week:
* Not sure yet, need to sit down & plan.

Menu Plan Monday - 14th Dec

Notes on last week's menu:

To use up this week:
* roast chicken

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - Sausages & caramelised onions
Tuesday - crumbed steak, mashed potato & veges
Wednesday - creamy bacon pasta
Thursday - beef stir fry & rice
Friday - tacos
Saturday - party to go to
Sunday - 'Xmas lunch' with Pete's family & then possibly a party in the evening

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.



Eating from the garden:
* Tomatoes - mmmm!

Planting this week:
* Not planting anything more until we get back from holidays.

See my "Quick Updates" over on the side to see what I've been up to in the garden lately.

Menu Plan Monday - 1st Dec

Notes on last week's menu:

To use up this week:
* roast pork

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - meatball subs
Tuesday - sausages, mash & veges
Wednesday - pizza
Thursday - pork burgers
Friday - steak & veges
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - roast beef

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.



Eating from the garden:
* Tomatoes - mmmm!

Planting this week:
* I need to get out there today and see what the garden is up to. I know I need to plant some seedlings before they escape the greenhouse - it's a bit like Day of the Triffids atm :)

See my "Quick Updates" over on the side to see what I've been up to in the garden lately.

Menu Plan Monday - 3rd Nov

Notes on last week's menu:

I didn't put a menu up last week as I didn't get to write it until later in the week. Nothing outstanding though.

To use up this week:
* roast chicken
* thai curry sauce
* tin pineapple

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - meatball subs
Tuesday - chilli con carne & rice
Wednesday - bahama-mama pork chops with veges
Thursday - thai chicken patties with salad / veges
Friday - Mum & Dads?
Saturday - in van - we're off on holidays!
Sunday - in van

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.



Eating from the garden:
* Everything has pretty much gone to seed except for the tomatoes which are still green. Getting the odd couple of strawberries but only enough for a snack

Planting this week:
* plant out malabar spinach
* plant cucumber seeds - leave til we get back

See my "Quick Updates" over on the side to see what I've been up to in the garden lately.

Menu Plan Monday - 20th October

Notes on last week's menu:

A bit of 'swapsies' with the menu last week as I didn't feel like what was on offer a couple of times!

To use up this week:
* silverbeet & bokchoy in the garden

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - marinated beef & salad wraps
Tuesday - pasta with sausage & tomato sauce
Wednesday - pork stir fry with rice
Thursday - T-bone steak & veges
Friday - pan friend fish with veges or chips
Saturday - out to dinner for my b'day!
Sunday - Roast beef dinner

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.



Eating from the garden:
* lettuce
* bok choy
* silverbeet

Planting this week:
* need to mulch the potatoes
* plant out malabar spinach
* plant cucumber seeds

See my "Quick Updates" over on the side to see what I've been up to in the garden lately.

Menu Plan Monday - 13th October

Notes on last week's menu:

I proved with the Plymouth Pie that last time wasn't a fluke - it really is yummy! A few minor changes to the menu as we went but nothing worth noting. Also made a mulberry & apple crumble which went over very well.

To use up this week:
* silverbeet & bokchoy in the garden
* beetroot
* roast pork

Menu Plan this week:

Monday - Pete away - leftovers & chips
Tuesday - Pete away - leftovers or pasta
Wednesday - Pete away - leftovers or pasta
Thursday - roast pork rolls & salad
Friday - grilled fish & salad
Saturday - pork ribs & chips
Sunday - roast beef dinner

For more exciting menu plan ideas, see Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.



Eating from the garden:
* lettuce
* bok choy
* silverbeet

Planting this week:
* haven't had a chance to do anything

See my "Quick Updates" over on the side to see what I've been up to in the garden lately.