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Meal Plan Friday 3rd February 2017

I apologise for the meal plan being late, all three children have either had or currently have chicken pox. Then Mr MC&W was waiting to hear about his next assignment so we did not know if he would be at home or not.

We are still not exactly sure of his work plans, so the meals have been designed that I and the boys can have them or we can cook them for everyone at different times.

Friday - Fish, Chips and Peas for everyone

Saturday- Mr MC&W and I will have a Charlie Bingham Curry. ATM has a party so cheesy pasta for lunch.

Sunday - Sausages roasted with red onions and potatoes covered in honey and whole grain mustard. The boys will have roast potatoes, sausages and beans. All served with Broccoli.

Monday - Curried Potato Pasties. These are always a hit in this household and are easy to prepare ahead of time. Served with salad and coleslaw.

Curried potato pasties

Tuesday - Tagliatelle pasta with ham and mushrooms in a cheese sauce. This is a favourite of Mr MC&W and the boys love it with out the mushrooms.

Wednesday- Cajun Chicken Gumbo. I make this in two batches one slightly less spicy for the boys. It's a great recipe from BBC Good Food

BBC Good Food Cajun Chicken Gumbo

Thursday - Gnocchi Bolognese with Spinach again this is BBC Good Food and can be slightly modified for the children. Replacing the spinach with frozen peas and sweetcorn.

Gnocchi Bolognese with spinach
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Comments

  1. Cathryn8 February 2017 at 16:10

    This sounds like a great week! It would be amazing if you could link it up to #MealPlanningMonday. http://www.littlepaperswans.com/2017/02/weekly-meal-plan-29.html


    #BloggerClubUK.

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine11 February 2017 at 23:09

      I would love to join up and will say hello on Monday xxx

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  2. Unknown8 February 2017 at 19:44

    I clicked on your post on #BloggerClubUk because I'm always looking for inspiration for different meals. We tend to eat the same things week in week out so thanks for sharing this. There's a few different ideas for me here.

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    1. Mud, Cakes and Wine11 February 2017 at 23:11

      I do them every week and I sometimes find it so hard. But it's always great to know I can help with some ideas xxx

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