Instant Pot tomato sauce with hidden veg is your secret weapon when it comes to meal planning!I've shared my slow cooker tomato sauce recipe loads of times because it's been a key ingredient in so many of our meals since the first time I made it. It's versatile, easy to make and super cheap so I make it whenever I'm having a big batch cooking session and freeze it in different sized portions.I have some small-sized portions that I defrost when we need pizza toppings or as a topping for chicken (kind of like Hunters chicken) and larger-sized portions for things like pasta … [Read more...]
Homemade flatbread – quick, easy and brilliant….
Homemade flatbread is amazing because it's so versatile as well as being so easy to make that my children can do it on their own. We have homemade flatbread with soup, made into mini pizzas, we use them as pocketless pitta bread filled with lovely fillings, as burger buns, wrapped around hot dogs, with scrambled egg and bacon on - you name it, we've probably served it with a homemade flatbread.We've always made this by hand rather than in our breadmaker for no other reason than it just feels like more of a rustic kind of recipe that should be made by hand and not by … [Read more...]
This week’s meal plan {13th July 2020} ….
It's been more than three months since I shared my last meal plan on here and I'd like to say that we've been sticking to our meal plan routine during lockdown but in all honesty, there's not been a meal plan in sight.I've really struggled with meal planning lately but one of my July monthly goals was to start getting my life sorted and one of the ways I'm going to do that is to take control of our mealtimes again. I do need to be super organised though as most nights through the week, I don't get home from work until just before 7 pm so if I don't have something planned … [Read more...]
This week’s meal plan {2nd March 2020} ….
Oh my word, how is it possibly March already?Remember last week when I did all that batch cooking? Well, it's a good job that I did because I ended up unexpectedly working away for half the week so if I hadn't have been so prepared then I can easily see last week descending into a week of takeaways and junk food without me here. ;-) It was brilliant to be so far from home and still be able to let the kids know what was for tea! I still have some mince and onions and some bolognese in the freezer from my adventures last weekend and I made a big batch of … [Read more...]
This week’s meal plan – the one I batch cooked on Sunday….
This food we're eating this week was almost all prepared on Sunday as part of a batch cooking session!I'm really struggling with meal planning at the moment as I'm not getting in from work most days until 6 pm - by which time the kids have usually already had a cheeky snack and don't really want what I've planned to cook. This week, I'm trying to up my game though so yesterday, I spent a couple of hours batch cooking all of our meals for this coming week. I absolutely know that batch cooking is the way to go and anyone who's been around for a while might … [Read more...]
Ten budget family meals for the week before payday….
Today I'm sharing ten budget family-friendly meals which are perfect for the week before payday!I've lost count of the number of times over the years when that last week before payday has felt like it would never end!We're a lot better these days but that last few days before payday still seem to drag so since we're approaching that time right about now, I thought I'd share 10 budget family-friendly meals that are ideal for the week before payday!Don’t miss out on future posts like this - receive updates directly to your inbox by email by adding your email address here and … [Read more...]
