Mud Cakes and Wine

Another week has flown by, and the sun has finally arrived for a couple of days. Last weeks meal plan went really well. This week we have some new meals as well which I am looking forward to seeing if they are as good as they sound. Friday - Pizza for the boys. We are at a wedding which is a wonderful chance to wear and pretty dress and have a three course meal. Saturday - Peri Peri Chicken we serve this with chips, feta salad and coleslaw. The boys are having ham, smiles and egg. Sunday - Swedish meatballs with a beetroot and apple salad, the boys will have this with mash and not the salad. We have a baguette for this. Swedish meatballs beetroot applesalad Monday - Gnocchi with broccoli and mushrooms we love this as its quick and easy its from Jo Pratt madhouse cookbook we will all have this Tuesday - Soy and Butter Salmon served with rice i will stir fry this with some extra veggies. I am going to try this with the boys Soy butter salmon parcels Wednesday - Chicken S...

Another week has passed, not sure where it went. It was a week of trying to stay dry during the school run and keep the tumble dryer continually going. Just what you want for June. The hospital apt was a real success which ended the week on a high. The cod with bacon and lettuce was just lovely and we will definitely be having this one again. Friday- Scampi and Chips the boys will have battered fish and chips Saturday - Curry thanks to Charlie Bigham the boys are having taco Saturday as they did not have it last week Sunday - BBQ no matter what the weather Monday - Greek Style Roast Fish, this is a new dish. The boys will have omelette's and salad. Greek style roast fish Tuesday - Chicken, Mozzarella and pesto parcels. I will do these with puff pastry and the boys will have puff pastry tuna slices Chicken mozzarella pesto filo parcels Wednesday - Tomato and Chorizo Rice. I will do this for the boys but only a small amount of chorizo. Tomato chorizo rice Thursd...

We have started our GYO adventure again this year full of high hopes. So I thought it was about time for a catch up. Firstly we had cat poo issues, the neighbours cat thought our lovely trough style planters were a perfect place. We have invested in a sonic cat deterrent and so far it is working. No more seedlings destroyed and much nicer to use. I will be keeping a close eye on this as I must admit it was really not nice. As far as the planting is going we are doing kind of OK. We have two courgette plants which are already looking like we may be soon having to give them away and eat courgettes in every meal. I brought a tumbling tomato plant and we have flowers which is a good sign.  We have three sweetcorn and planted them together hoping they will cross pollinate like last year. The Beetroot, carrots and onions are doing really well and the second lot have been sewn are coming up. I talked about planting in succession to try and get more than a one off...

Well what a week, it has felt more like late autumn than June and the rain has just kept coming. Sports day has been postponed and I just keep telling myself we need the rain. Friday - Cesar Salad for Mr MC&W and I. The boys will have fish goujons, mash and peas Saturday - Steak and Chips for Mr MC&W and I, we have a family birthday get together on Sunday so decided Saturday would be Fathers day. The boys are having Taco Saturday. Sunday - BBQ but we are not cooking Monday - it has been a bit of an indulgent weekend so Neapolitan Salad from Gions Healthy Italian and the boys will have pasta with cheese and ham and veggies Tuesday - Cod with Bacon, Lettuce and Peas. The boys will have a simple fish pie Cod with bacon lettuce and peas Wednesday - Meatballs with spaghetti Thursday - its hospital day for our eldest with this three monthly type 1 check up and catch up with the team, so a ready meal for the evening as I never feel like cooking after. 

Did you miss us last week? I have to be very honest and say I have totally lost my meal planning mojo for this last couple of weeks. I have written this weeks up but it took ages as none of the food appealed, I think I wrote about three plans. I am hoping to be back to myself again soon but at the moment I have just lost all interest. Friday - Smoked mackerel salad with beetroot, roasted new potatoes and salad. This is such a easy and tasty meal. Boys had pizza though the two older boys have found a love of smoked mackerel so thinking up a salad for them. Saturday - Mr MC&W is golfing so its Spag Bol for us all Sunday - We have some blue cheese left over so its chicken breast stuff with blue cheese and roasted on a bed of courgettes and tomatoes served with new potatoes and spinach. The boys will have a mini chicken roast. Monday - Salmon, Broccoli pasta I found this on bbc good food and going to make it with a small amount of Salmon for the boys. Italian broccoli and sal...

It is that time of year again that I go shopping for the hanging basket plants. I adore my hanging and wall baskets, they are fun and pretty the only shame is they are not great for pollinators but the rest of the garden is full of friendly plants. This is the first year I have done this with out my youngest, the first year he was in a baby carrier, the second year a pushchair and the third year he was running round like crazy. It was very nice just to have the time to choose. So here we go, a big list of plants for you to have a look at Black and White Hanging basket - I adore this basket, I got the black petunias a couple of weeks ago as they never have many and I am so glad I did as they had none left. I have put them with Sutera Baja in white. Last time the black petunias got lost with the white ones so I am hoping this will work better. I have gone for second petunia basket this year as I do love the colours you can get. I have gone for full on pinks and purples rea...

We are going into half term week and the whole family is exhausted, it will be not to have to run around in the mornings and just be a little more relaxed. The meals form last week went down really well and the salmon tray bake was so easy and tasty. Friday - Fish and Chips for the boys. We will have fish, new potatoes with courgettes and peas. Saturday - Fajitas for the adults. The boys will have cheesy pasta. Sunday - Sausages in Yorkshire puddings with lots of veg Monday - Ginios Healthy Italian does a rice salad called Neapolitan Rice salad and it is just fresh and delicious. The boys will have Tortellini Tuesday - Child Friendly Thai Noodles Child friendly thai chicken noodles Wednesday - Herby Lamb Burger with beetroot relish. The boys will have quorn burgers. Herby lamb burgers with beetroot mayo Thursday - Pasta, mozzarella, mint and fresh tomato sauce for us all. Pasta with mozzarella mint and fresh-tomato-sauce