It's Monday morning which means that it's time for #MealPlanningMonday again!And this week, it's a little bit different...I've been really enjoying writing these #MealPlanningMonday posts! I started to share our meal plans over here again as I really wanted to focus on meal planning for a little while as we went a bit off-track. As well as helping me to focus on our weekly meal plan, these posts have also somehow made me enjoy cooking again so I'm cooking as much for enjoyment as well as the obvious necessity.And because I'm enjoying cooking more and starting to … [Read more...]
#MealPlanningMonday – Fridge bottom gnocchi. ….
After the success of last week's #MealPlanningMonday post which featured my recipe for sausage and pesto pasta bake, I thought I'd share another quick and easy recipe with you along with this week's meals - fridge bottom gnocchi.Before I share the recipe (if you can call it that), let's go through the meal plan itself...Monday - Fridge bottom gnocchi is my new favourite meal but I won't go into too much detail here as you'll read more below. Tuesday - We haven't had tuna pasta bake in so long so I thought I'd have a go at teaching Miss Frugal to make it … [Read more...]
#MealPlanningMonday – Sausage and Pesto Pasta Bake….
For this week's #MealPlanningMonday, I thought I'd not only share our week's meals with you but also one of the meals we'll be having - Sausage and Pesto Pasta Bake.First up, let's go through the meal plan itself...Monday - I got a couple of packets of reduced price Heck chicken sausages last week (£1.42 per pack) and used one to make Sausage and Pesto Pasta which is what I'm making again tonight. It was so tasty that I couldn't wait to use the second pack of sausages to make it again. See below for the recipe. Tuesday - Chicken Shwarma with salad and … [Read more...]
#Fakeaway Slimming World Homemade Chicken Shawarma {Including my special Chicken Shawarma Spice Blend}….
This homemade Chicken Shawarma is going to be your new favourite fakeaway whether you're on Slimming World or you're just looking for a budget-friendly delicious alternative to a takeaway. My family enjoy it more than they like our fakeaway doner kebab!A little while ago, I bought a ready mixed spice blend for chicken shawarma which gave our chicken the most amazing flavour but when we ran out, I decided that I'd have a go at making my own. It worked out pretty good if I do say so myself and now that I've made it a couple of times, I thought it was time to share my secret … [Read more...]
#MealPlanningMonday – the ‘back on the wagon’ edition….
This week we're going full-on Slimming World with our meals as I try and get my head back in the game after a couple of weeks of making excuses for reasons why I can have a day off (or two, or three).I've had such a lot on over the last couple of weeks that it's been easy to justify in my head that I deserve a treat or that it would just be easier to not stick to the plan for that day but in reality, nothing feels as good as putting on a pair of trousers in the size down from what you normally wear or being able to zip up my pesky raincoat without sucking in. ;-)I want to lose … [Read more...]
#MealPlanningMonday – the one where the slow cooker works overtime….
This week is going to be one of those week's where there simply aren't enough hours in the day!First up, let me share this week’s meal plan with you: Monday Today, I'm going to be reheating the amazing Goulash that I made yesterday using a recipe from the Pinch of Nom cookbook. Unfortunately, I can't share the recipe as it's obviously not mine but if you do get chance to get hold of the cookbook then you'll find it on page 140 and I guarantee you won't regret it!Just in case you were wondering why I was reheating it, I made it yesterday as I had plenty of time to spend … [Read more...]
