Yikes, this day seems to come around so quickly! I have an extraordinarily busy week this week {I know, what's new?} so here's what we're eating.
Monday: It's got to be time for a meatloaf. Simply served with some boiled baby potatoes and green peas I think.
Tuesday: My daughter has an hour and a half of ballet today. Eep. So I'll make caramelised pork for our dinner tonight. Served with rice and wilted asian greens with garlic and soy sauce.
Wednesday: It's netball training and then I'm off to a screening of The Sapphires. Can't wait. So I have a window of an hour to serve dinner between getting home and going out again. Hello spaghetti bolognaise in the slowcooker.
Thursday: I have to go to Sydney for work, so I'll come home exhaustipated. Homemade pizzas made my husband and child I think. Chorizo, roasted capsicum and caramalised onion, bacon and cheese and a simple potato and rosemary will go down well.
Friday: We went to the BEST Christmas in July party last Saturday night. Not only was the company sublime, and the food and champagne absolutely fabulous, but I found out that all of my friends have as one of their family faves one of 'my' chicken recipes. I felt a bit crap that I don't cook enough of them myself. So it's time to revisit an old fave - Nigella's St Tropez chicken. Gorgeous chicken pieces marinated in rosé, honey and herbs including fresh lavender. This cooks to the most deliciously sticky glaze. Simply pop the chicken in a big zip-lock bag with a bottle of rosé, some honey, lime, garlic, olive oil and herbs de provence and marinated for 3 hours to overnight. Then it's taken out of the bag and tipped in a baking dish and baked slowly under alfoil for 1.5 hours, then the foil removed for the last 15 - 20 minutes to tan the skin deliciously. Mmmmm. Serve it with salad.
Saturday: We've decided that there are so many awesome restaurants in Newcastle we need to make an effort to get out and visit them regularly. So we shall on this night.
Sunday: Roast. And, especially for Little Miss Moi, it'll be slow-roasted lamb shoulder. With roasted vegies. I need to get my friends' Nat and Matt's recipe for the vegies served up at the Christmas In July dinner - they were delish (must also get the recipes for the turkey and our friend Pete's glazed ham. So Good!)
And that's it. Tell me what you're eating.
Sounds wonderful. how do you do it? Glad your xmas in july was fun! Gx
ReplyDeleteThank you - I can only do it with planning! x
Deleteoh yummy yummy! Love the slow roasted lamb… something I just can't do in the tropics coz it's too hot :(
ReplyDeleteYou need to do it as a warm salad instead. I've also cooked it on the bbq and then served over a spinach and feta salad with a cold lentil salad on the side.
DeleteI have really got to start meal planning again
ReplyDeleteHonestly, it's a lifesaver...
DeleteLove the sound of that chicken. Will give it a go, when I get a chance!
ReplyDeleteYour pizza toppings sound like what we have!
Have a great week, wish I was going to Sapphires, but have 1st orientation meeting for Miss 4's school journey...feel like crying everytime I think about it!!
Hope your orientation meeting went well - goodness your baby!
DeleteYou must make a trip to see The Sapphires - even better than the previews suggested.
yuuuuuuuuuuu-uuuum! that chicken recipe sounds delish! i'll be whipping that up next week for sure!
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Hope it went well - and that it wasn't the one you tweeted about! x
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