Meal Plan Friday 15th June 2018

We seem to be all over the place at the moment and I have not been doing so well on the wastage situation which is rather annoying. ZAP is starting pre school so maybe a hour or so to myself will allow me to catch up on everything.

Friday - Fish, Chips and Peas for the boys. Chicken Kiev, new potatoes, roasted tomatoes and a green salad for us.

Saturday - Pizza for the boys. As its fathers Day I decided to do his favourite meal of steak from the farm shop with chips, mushrooms, peas and lots of peppercorn sauce

Sunday - family get together for various birthdays and fathers day it is a pick n mix buffet

Monday - Haircuts so need to be quick and simple so spaghetti on toast for the boys and we had a cheeky take a way so its the tortellini dish for us tonight

Tortellini with pesto and broccoli

Tuesday - Chicken Chow Mein for us all

Chicken chow mein

Wednesday - Meatball Stragnoff i have put this on various times and we have never had it.

Meatball stroganoff

Thursday - Tuna Nicoise style salad

Winter tuna nioise

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