Pre Christmas Menu

I started this post a month ago, but still running late with it. I was worried about not having mince pies this year. Luckily my fruit order people had some. I can't without them.

Monday December 13 ~ Moroccan Lentil & Chickpea Soup
Tuesday ~ Warm Potato, Egg, Tuna & Pea Salad
Wednesday ~ Vegetarian Japanese Pancakes
Thursday ~ Chicken & Broad Bean Casserole
Friday ~ Pork Meatballs in Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Saturday ~ Pies & Chips
Sunday ~ Chow Mein
Monday ~ Spaghetti Bolognaise
Tuesday ~ Stir-fried Beef & Vegetable Chow Mein (uses mince)
Wednesday ~ Tuna & Corn Salad
Thursday ~ Potato, Bacon & Herb Salad
Friday ~ Bacon
Saturday ~ left-overs?
Sunday ~ Vegetable Pasta Bake uses Bacon
Monday ~ Corn Chowder
Tuesday ~ Spaghetti with Asparagus and Fried Egg
Risotto with Chicken, Red Onion and Sweet Potato
Bolognaise
Bean & Sausage Hot Pot
Bacon, Egg & Sausage Burgers


Recent successful recipes:

Pork Meatballs in Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Sausage & Egg Muffin Burgers

Interesting recipes:

Silverbeet and Ricotta Crepes with Tomato Sauce
Double Cheese & Beef Burgers
Mustard Pork with Honey Pumpkin Mash (pumpkins are very expensive this week)

jetty road - million miles

Good Morning Starshine

Confused Again

Hopefully I have taken out the meals from the menus already posted that have been made and have been left with these and some spare. Have vegetables already for some things.

Wednesday 1st December ~ Pumpkin, Asparagus & Feta Risotto Patties
Thursday ~ Salmon & Vegetable Pasta
Friday ~ Leek & Sweet Potato Soup
Saturday ~ Salmon & Dill Potato Cakes
Sunday ~ Hamburgers
Monday ~ Hamburgers
Tuesday ~ Quiche & Salad & ?
ordering fruit & veg for:

Wednesday ~ Sausage & Egg Muffin Burgers
Thursday ~ Pork Meatballs in Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Friday ~ Bacon & Spinach Macaroni Cheese
Saturday ~ Bacon, Corn & Egg Tortilla Baskets with Asparagus
Sunday ~ Tuna Wonton Miso Soup
Monday ~ Spicy Cannellini Beans with Creamy Polenta

Swap recipe: Leek & Parmesan Risotto

Recent successes:
Tuna Mornay with Cherry Tomatoes
Ricotta & Rocket Quesadillas with Fried Egg

Chrisco Menu from Hot Breakfast Hamper

To be honest, I had no idea Chrisco was coming before Hamper King, so I got to the second sunday on this menu and thought I had better check out what was in the order that is when I found out lol. It was already on the calendar though lol. I just have been using another page on my calendar because it has a phone number on it lol.

*had already, using recipe from last week to cover it
Tuesday November 30 ~ Tuna Wonton Miso Soup
Wednesday ~ Fragrant Egg Curry*
Thursday ~ Sausage Casserole*
Friday ~ Rigatoni Milano (my favourite recipe for Italian sausages)
Saturday ~ Beef Rendang
Sunday ~ Pumpkin & Lentil Stew (uses dried curry leaves)
Monday ~ Warm Potato, Egg, Tuna & Pea Salad (low fat)
Tuesday ~ Pesto Linguine with Chicken & Zucchini (low fat) (uses rest of pesto from last recipe)
Wednesday ~ Lentil & Chorizo Soup
Thursday ~ Winter Soup with Potato Dumplings (these recipes continuing on my paprika theme)
Friday ~ Spicy Cannellini Beans with Creamy Polenta
Saturday ~ Bacon, Corn & Egg Tortilla Baskets with Asparagus
Sunday ~ Bacon & Spinach Macaroni Cheese

Hamper menu
Monday ~ Sausage Casserole (hamper has chipolatas and bacon whew) or Tray-baked Sausages with Potatoes and Rocket Pesto or One-Pot Sausage Stew
Tuesday ~ Pork Meatballs in Creamy Mushroom Sauce (used pork sausages)
Wednesday ~ BBQ sausages made into Sausage & Egg Muffin Burgers (we have found muffins good to have in the freezer to have toasted with meals though we have only done it once so far).

Recent successes:

Sweet Potato, Rocket & Bacon Frittata, which should read Modern Egg & Bacon Pie!

Interesting recipes:

Banana Cake with Orange Maple Sauce
Wholemeal Sultana & Seed Scones
Baklava Loaf like an old fashioned scone jam roly poly
Fennel & Cheese Scones
Asian Min Meatloaves with Noodle Salad (uses char siu sauce)

Recipe for Italian Sausages

This is for normal Italian sausages, if you buy hotter ones, I suggest making chilli out of it, unless you like really hot things. This reicpe is a family favourite from AWW Italian Cookbook no.2

Fettuccine with Italian Sausage and Olives

500g fettuccine pasta
500g Italian-style sausages
2 tablespoons olive oil
150g mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
100g large green olives, seeded, sliced
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
300ml cream

Add pasta to large pan of boiling water, boil, uncovered, until just tender, drain well. Cook sausages in dry pan over medium heat, turning regularly, about 10 minutes or until browned and cooked through; drain on absorbent paper. Cut sausages into 1cm slices.

Heat oil in pan, add mushrooms and garlic, cook, stirring, about 2 minutes or until mushrooms are soft. Stir in sausages, olives, rind, juice, parsley and cream, simmer, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes or until reduced by one-third. Stir in pasta, cook, stirring, 3 minutes or until pasta is heated through. Serves 4.

A low fat recipe:

Pea & Sausage Risotto

Return to Pooh Corner

The Muppets: Pöpcørn

This is a new HD video from a muppet channel on Youtube.

Hamper King Menu

That time of year again! Hamper deliveries.

Tuesday 16th November ~ Pizza
Wednesday ~ Pizza
Thursday ~ Lasagne
Friday ~ Lasagne
Saturday ~ Pie
Sunday ~ Quiche & Salad & ?
Monday ~ Hamburgers
Tuesday ~ Hamburgers
Wednesday ~ Tuna Mornay with Cherry Tomatoes
Thursday ~ Salmon & Dill Potato Cakes (low-fat)
Friday ~ Leek & Sweet Potato Soup (low-fat)
Saturday ~ Salmon & Vegetable Pasta (low-fat)
Sunday ~ Ricotta & Rocket Quesadillas with Fried Egg (low-fat)
Monday ~ Pumpkin, Asparagus & Feta Risotto Patties (low-fat)

Success from last week:

Chicken Coleslaw Very excited about this. Thought it would be plain. It is like getting a twister at KFC.
Black-eyed Bean & Vegetable Soup this soup is terrific. It reminds me of a soup we used to make years ago from the Italian Soup mix packet. I made it from the water of boiled silverside with added spices. This soup has the spice, mine balls, but this powdered. Very clever.
Braised Pork with Fennel & Borlotti Beans an old-fashioned dish that is low-fat

Smoked Paprika Menu

I also got a large jar of anchovies so have included them in the menu as well. Finished up with vegetarian recipe to keep costs down.

Sunday 31st ~ Chicken Coleslaw
Monday ~ Potato & Spinach Frittata
Tuesday ~ Spicy Chorizo, White Bean & Tomato Soup
Wednesday ~ Roasted Tomato & Chilli Pasta with Parsley Salad
Thursday ~ Chorizo & Chickpea Panfry
Friday ~ Sweet Potato, Rocket & Bacon Frittata
Saturday ~ Vegetable Slice with Asparagus Salad
Sunday ~ Fennel, Olive & Parmesan Pizza
Monday ~ Spicy Chorizo Penne
Tuesday ~ Chicken & Broad Bean Bean Casserole
Wednesday ~ Baked Penne with Roasted Vegetables
Thursday ~ Penne with Tuna, Capers & Lime
Friday ~ Pappardelle with Tuna Ragu
Saturday ~ Bucatini with Salsa Verde
Sunday ~ Vegetable Pasta Bake (uses silverbeet)
Monday ~ Bacon, Thyme & Parsnip Soup

Success from last week:

Chicken & Capsicum Hotpot this dish I wasn't sure about. It is low-fat, and we raved about it when we were eating it. It is like a modern version of a late 60s dish stuffed Hungarian peppers which both my husband and enjoyed at the time.

Speaking of which I found this great recipe using pork mince and sugo.

Pork, Tomato & Cabbage Rolls

Never Say Never

Who would have thought that even my own son would see the Great Wall of China.