But Monday it is. Last week's plan didn't happen completely, but some of the planned meals were done. I did the minestrone soup which was very nice. I also did the oven-baked falafel but I wish I hadn't. They were terrible. The taste was ok, but they were just horribly dry. And Saturday's Sicilian rice and lemon chicken was on the plan and fantastic.
For my sardine dish I couldn't find fresh sardines on the day, so I went with mackerel. Not the same thing! A heart-healthy but almost unbearably smelly option for fish lovers. Husband suggested maybe not making it too often as we woke up the next morning and the house still smelled like the Dubai Fishmarket. Which is a quite a strong smell I'm sure you can imagine in that heat. Might be one for outdoor cooking. I remember actually going through a similar thought cycle last time I cooked mackerel a long time ago. This time maybe I need to write it down somewhere like a blog or something.
I changed Friday's trout and squid pasta because I felt like plaiting with strips to trout and bass plaits. And Sunday we had something on the go so I moved the Finnish fish soup to today.
Food bill came to £78. Improvement. Below some of the food of the week.
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| Italian minestrone soup with homemade seeded bun - hearty! |
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| Wholemeal pittas - plump! |
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| Oven baked falafel - awful! |
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| Baked mackerel with potatoes, sweet potato and carrot - smelly! |
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| Rainbow trout and sea bass plaits - elegant! |
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| Riso al forno alla Siciliana - yummy! |
This week's dinner plan
Monday Creamy Finnish salmon and prawn soup
Tuesday Left-overs of above, or roasted butternut soup
Wednesday Moroccan chickpea, butternut and lentil stew
Thursday Chicken korma and basmati rice
#fishfriday Mediterranean fish stew
Saturday Lamb kleftiko
Sunday Leftovers or pizza
Sharing the plan
and Organising Junkie - menu plan Monday
I love mackerel but yes, it can be a but whiffy! Those fish plaits look absolutely beautiful - elegant is definitely the word. Enjoy your week! x
ReplyDeleteThanks - yes elegant and much less whiffy! :)
DeleteI love mackerel; it's delicious, but you do need to get any bones etc out of the house and into the bin as quickly as possible. Your plan this week looks lovely. I'm particularly drooling over the sound of the salmon and prawn soup and the lamb kleftico. Yum to both.
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