Goodness me I can't believe it's been a whole month since I last blogged! *Slaps self on wrist* The time seems to be running away with us all as it gets closer to (whisper it) Christmas. I've been super/weirdly organised and have got nearly everybody's Christmas presents, all my Christmas cards and some wrapping paper. Not as bad as someone else my friend was telling me about who's already wrapped all their presents! Needless to say our spare shelves in the bathroom look a bit like Santa's grotto at the moment but it'll be worth it as I've got some brilliant bargains, especially for Bubbah, my niece and my nephew (who's birthday presents are also up there ready for November).
I'm very excited about today for several reasons; hubby has the day off so we get a bit of an extended weekend feel, this also means I get some child free time(!) as hubby has agreed to watch Bubbah so I can go out for a drink with a friend and actually contemplate ordering a hot chocolate that will be warm when I drink it and not stone cold after numerous rounds of "no, that's mummy's drink" and finally....Taylor Swift has announced 2014 UK tour dates for Red! Being a mega Taylor fan this made my morning when my friend messaged me the news and we've promptly picked a date and she's flexing her fingers ready for the 9am ticket selling time on Friday. We've gone to every concert she's done in the UK so it's almost tradition for us now.
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| I'm hoping we'll be this close to the front again next year! |
Anyway, on to meal planning...
After a few lazy weeks of "I'll buy random stuff and cobble together some sort of food from it but it'll be pot luck on the day" I'm back to proper planning after complaints from hubby when his question of what's for dinner was greeted with "dunno yet" oops!
This week we're having...
- chicken casserole with dumplings using up leftover chicken from yesterday's roast
- Ratatouille for hubby, ham and pork filled pasta for me
- Cheesy cottage pie using mince I found in the freezer when searching for roast potatoes yesterday
- Pizza with sausage and mushrooms for me and tomatoes, sweetcorn, mushrooms, peppers/chillis for hubby served with wedges or garlic bread
- Mushroom soup for hubby and tomato or steak and vegetable soup for me
- Curry with egg fried rice and cheesy naan bread for hubby, something with pork for me - any ideas? I can't quite decide but I have two pork steaks to use up in the freezer
- Turkey meatballs with spaghetti in a tomato sauce
Lots of lovely warming meals as the weather is supposed to turn after today (I'm taking advantage of late September sun to dry our bedsheets before having to wait a million days for them to dry on the airer for the rest of Autumn/Winter) and get back to being cold and rainy.
On that note I'm also setting aside some time to bake some gingerbread, possibly covered with Nutella for an extra naughty note of yumminess.
I'm linked up to Mrs M so head on over there for more meal ideas.
Hope everyone else has a lovely week. Let me know what you're cooking this week in the comments below. Don't forget to comment if you have any ideas what I can do with my pork!
