Meal Plan Friday 10th March 2017

This week is a little crazy in the Mud Cakes and Wine household. Mr MC&W is off to Vegas Baby for 7 days with a whole group of friends to celebrate them all turning 40. So Grandma Mud, Cakes and Wine is coming to stay.

Friday - Boys have a school disco so will have tortellini with salad. We will have oven baked fish, roasted veggies and rice for dinner as it's quick and easy.

Saturday - The boys have done really well at school so will have a McDonald's for lunch and cheesy pasta for dinner. We are having Fajitas.

Sunday - Slow cooked Lamb Shanks with roast potatoes,carrots and kale

Monday - Boys will have chicken fingers, chips, baked beans and peas. Mr MC&W and I will have Mushroom Strangnoff.

Mushroom stroganoff

Tuesday - Oven Baked Thai Chicken and rice, I use this one from BBC GoodFood and the whole family loves it

Oven baked Thai chicken rice

Wednesday - Jacket Potatoes with beans, cheese and maybe a cheeky poached egg

Thursday - Gnocchi with a homemade tomato sauce, grated cheese and broccoli

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