Mud Cakes and Wine

November is hitting hard at the moment and the weather is miserable and we need comfort food. Saturday - Mr MC&W is having a ready meal curry as I am lunch out with my Mum and little sister. Boys will have pizza. Sunday - OB has a party in the morning and we have had a hectic weekend. Dinner for us all I have brought in Lasagna with salad and some garlic bread Monday - Gnocchi with singe cream and Parmesan sauce with broccoli for the boys and mushrooms and broccoli for me. Taken form the Madhouse Cookbook by Jo Pratt Tuesday - Simple tomato sauce with spaghetti topped with baby corn, ham and peas. I will be using up any extra veggies in the cupboard. Wednesday - mini tuna fishcakes with salad Thursday - Carrot and Lentil soup  Friday - Boys have a disco so it's a quick meal of Jacket Potatoes with beans and cheese for us all.

Meal planning was a little better this week, maybe because the week was a little less hectic than it had been.  All we want is warming winter meals Saturday - Pirri Pirri chicken with red peppers, red onions served with chips and salad. Boys will have fish fingers and mash Sunday - Toad in the Hole using sausages from the village farm shop. Served with lots of veggies and some roast potatoes. Monday - I am trying the boys on satay chicken again but major changes. One I am not cooking the sauce it's being brought. Secondly rice not noodles. Lots of veggies. The sauce will be on the side for the boys. Tuesday - Soup lentil, carrot slightly spiced served with rolls Wednesday - Gnuddi with tomato sauce. I watched these being made in a programme on Good Food and they looked lovely. Thursday - Jackets with Tina Mayo and salad Friday - Homemade beef burger with chips and salad 

I am rather shocked that we are into November and December is slowly creeping up on me.  The meal plan for the last couple of weeks has been a bit of a chore. For some reason I am finding it hard to decide what to eat and nothing is appealing.  Saturday - Our family favourite Spag Bol using mince from our local farm shop Sunday - Roast Chicken, the boys just love this meal and normally clear their whole plates. Monday - Sausage Casserole with Jacket  Potatoes Tuesday - Chicken Curry Wednesday - Tuna Pasta Bake Thursday - Fish Pie Friday - Homemade pizza

I can not believe the day had finally arrived, the trees we had put so much thought into were going to be planted. We had the conifer and last shrubs removed and the whole area dug over and ready for the arrival of the LolliPop Trees Elaeagnus ebbingei. Finding Elaeagnus Ebbingei Area cleared and ready for the trees I was on the school run when they arrived. I walked round into the back garden to see five of the most beautiful trees in huge pots ready to be planted. Mr MC&W had chatted to the team that the trees need to be the same height despite there being a slight slope. Elaeagnus ebbingei all ready to be planted It was great to see the tape measure out checking the spacing between each one, as this was such a crucial part of the design. I can not believe how fast they got the first tree in and how polite they were when we suddenly realised it was overhanging the neighbours' boundary. They brought it forward no questions. First Elaeag...

Sorry for the week away, we had a family holiday to Center Parcs. This meant a few days of ready meals and no cooking. We got back on Friday evening and had to do a very quick plan for this week. Friday - Fish and Chips with peas Saturday - Fajitas  Sunday - Roast Beef with Yorkshire Puddings, Roast Potatoes and lots of veggies Monday - Creamy Pasta with peas and ham. The sauce is made with Mascapone so is fast and easy. Tuesday - Aussie Style Potato Scones with beans, sausages and broccoli Love Potaoes - Aussie Potato Scones Wednesday - Oven Baked Risotto  Thursday - Chicken cooked in a tomato sauce served with rice and green beans Friday - Mini Burgers these will be handmade by me along with salad