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Meal Planning Monday - 02.6 to 08.6

6/2/2014

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Last week was my first 4-day rather than 5-day week, since deciding to work part-time and keep the Bean at home with me for one day. So this little chappy and I spent the day working out how to use a watering can.
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HOWEVER. I suddenly realised it’s made me go ‘level-up’ in the meal-planning stakes.

Not only is there now an extra day a week when the Very Hungry and Impatient Toddler wants lunch, I also can’t count on having time to make dinner early that day. Refused-nap-calamity could strike...

So-hooo, I need to factor this in. I have heard of those American Moms who set aside one day a month to batch cook and freeze a month’s worth of meals. A MONTH. Not going to happen here: planning a week is eye-wateringly hard already, plus I have a freezer the size of a shoe box. 

But I guess I could try a little harder to freeze an extra few portions of sauce here, make more than just one meal’s worth of chicken there. Which, if you recall, is what I initially planned on doing when I started meal planning, but, erm, yeah. It didn’t last.

Actually, it’s not my fault - I have a food-hoover in the house. I make more, M-Big eats more. And I get the feeling M-Little is going exactly the same way. Yes, blame them!

This week I’m going to try a little bit though. Just have to make sure I squirrel away the extra portions before anyone sees them…
fish fingers with peas & mash 
pasta with lentil, red pepper & tomato sauce
roast salmon with broad bean, asparagus & mint salad (a little like this one)
salmon chowder 
gnocchi with tomato & red pepper sauce
roast chicken with grilled asparagus salad & croquettes

Can you spot the clever double-ups? Oh and if we're sick of (lovely, lovely) asparagus by the end of this week, it doesn't matter - the season is coming to an end. *sniff*

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A mum in London link
6/3/2014 06:57:04 am

Love your menu, esp the lentils & roast salmon.
I find it very hard to plan meals, so I only cook once every two days and always freeze some for those days when cooking is the last on the priority list.

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Kim Carberry link
6/3/2014 07:07:17 am

Great meal plan!! Everything sounds so tasty!!

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