menu

cannelini bean and bacon pasta

anchovy pasta
japanese pancakes
pumpkin pasta
fragrant egg curry?

Long Weekend Menu

Wednesday ~ Zesty Zucchini, Pumpkin & Chickpea Pasta
Thursday ~ Curried Bean Stew
Friday ~ Silverbeet & Gruyere Pancakes
Saturday ~ Mexican-styled Black Bean Soup with Feta Salsa Cruda
Sunday ~ Spicy Beef Noodle Stir Fry 
Monday ~ Portuguese Chicken Burgers
Tuesday ~ Potato Pizza
Wednesday ~ Pork Parmigiana with Soft Polenta
Thursday ~ Wombuk Chicken Wraps
Friday ~ Butter Chicken Wraps
Saturday ~ Pies
Sunday ~ Fish & Coleslaw
Monday ~ Pies
swap recipes for chicken and pork: 

Off Pay Week Menu

Well today my inspiration came from the Foodworks Catalogue.  I am also keen to try bobotie a South African dish.  

Wednesday ~ Chicken Tacos and Hot Sauce 
Thursday ~ Greek Chicken Quesadillas 
Friday ~  Chorizo Carbonara
Saturday ~  Chicken Souvlaki with greek salad
Sunday ~ pizza
Monday ~  Bobotie (uses mince)

Interesting recipes:
Sweet & Juicy Spanish Green Tomato Burger
Fried Green Tomato and Haloumi Tapas

Large Patty Pan Squash Soup

Spicy Lentil Soup
Ingredients

    1 cup red lentil (water to cover will be drained)
    1 1/2 tbsps olive oil
    2 small onion (chopped)
  3 garlic cloves (sliced thinly)
    1 tsp grated ginger     1 tsp turmeric
    3/4 tsp ground cumin
    1/4 tsp chili powder
    1 large yellow squash (diced 1 cm )
    1/2 cup carrot (diced small)
    5 tsp vegetable stock powder
    1 tsp salt
    1 tsp sugar

   ¾ cup filini
    3 tbsps chopped coriander leaves (optional)
    sour cream (important)

Method
Wash lentils and carefully inspect to bit of stone.

Heat oil in a heavy saucepan on med low. Sauté onion, garlic and
ginger until onion is nearly translucent add squash, salt ,sugar ,
zucchini, carrot, vegetable stock powder.

Stir in turmeric, cumin and chili powder, and cook until squash is
cooked a bit (softens).

Add lentils, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20
minutes (until vegetables are almost tender), the add filini and
simmer another 10 minutes.
To serve, ladle into bowls and garnish with coriander and a big dollop
of sour cream.

Gifted Vegies Menu

Slice thickly and cook on the barbecue with maple syrup and balsamic vinegar. Amazing value — great for functions.

Wednesday ~ Beef Pattie Pizza again
Thursday ~ Japanese Pancakes
Friday ~ Puttunesca
Saturday ~ Lentil Soup see recipe
Sunday ~ Chicken, Zucchini & Squash Stir-fry
Monday ~ Gujarati Cabbage
Tuesday ~ Taco Salad
Wednesday ~ Pies, Peas, Chips
Thursday ~ Spaghetti with Asparagus & Egg
Friday ~ Spiced Haloumi Pasta
Saturday ~ Spaghetti Bolognaise
Sunday ~ Mediterranean Hot Dogs uses Pepper Sausages
Monday ~ Pepper Sausages
Tuesday ~

Frozen Beef Pattie Pizza

Beef burger pizza

Makes two pizzas

Ingredients
2 quantity Basic pizza dough
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 brown onion, chopped in half and sliced
10 beef burgers chopped into 5mm cubes
300g jar doritos mild salsa
125g can corn kernels, drained
1/4 cup tomato paste
3 cup grated tasty cheese
½ green capsicum thinly sliced

Method
Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease 2 @ 35cm round pizza tray
Fry the chopped beef burgers, separating the pieces so that it looks
like mince.  Don’t overcook, the burger pieces should still be soft.
VIP drain the fat.  Set aside
Cook the onion so that they are clear and still soft and moist, set aside

Roll dough into a 35cm round. Place on prepared tray.
Spread with ½ of all ingredients starting with Salsa then tomato paste
then corn, cooked meat, cooked onions and capsicum.
Spread with 1 ½ cups grated cheese.

Bake for 12 to 25 minutes or until cheese is cooked but not burnt.

Back-to-School Menu

Wednesday ~ Nicoise Salad
Thursday ~ Taco Salad
Friday ~ Beef Mince & Pea Curry
Saturday ~ Classic Fish Burger
Sunday ~ Broccoli & Bacon Pasta Bake
Monday ~ Chicken & Pesto Quesadillas
Tuesday ~ Grilled Corn and Potato Salad with Piri Piri Chicken
Wednesday ~ Japanese Pancakes/Pies
Thursday ~ Ramly Burgers
Friday ~ Left over Piri Piri Chicken with bought chips and cooked peas
Saturday ~ Moroccan Chicken with Pumpkin and Spinach
Sunday ~ Mexican Pizza
Monday ~ Chicken, Brie & Spinach Pizza possibly
Tuesday ~
Raspberry Icecream Sandwiches

Interesting recipes:
Chilli Con Carne with Herb Salsa
Hot Meatloaf Sandwiches
Lemon Chicken with Feta Broad Beans

Nearly Back-to-School Menu

Tuesday ~ Tuna Casserole
Wednesday ~ Hot Dogs
Thursday ~ Tzatziki with Feta Salad and Chicken Wraps
Friday ~ Left over Tuna Casserole
Saturday ~ Char Sui Chicken Wraps
Sunday ~ Meatloaf
Monday ~ Bacon, Potato & Egg Salad plus these recipes
Tuesday ~ Japanese Pancakes

Success from last week:
Balsamic Chicken with Bean & Corn Salad it is like our favourite taco salad

New Year Menu

After I made up a menu of what I wanted to makes, which is salad because we had one of those catastophic days, well it felt like it hot winds and scary.  Then it became cold for the odd day as well.  We were able to go to the regional centre on one of those colder days, quite by accident and it turned out to be a sale day at my favourite clothes shop.  In the end I had enough food money left, and there wasn't much for the deposit on a dress and four lots of mince until next week.  Coles mince was cheap again and we got a cheap bottle of sweet and sour sauce.  I'll make the rest of the salads when some more money comes during the week.  Can't wait to try the haloumi one.  The fattoush salad we made into a wrap it was beautiful with the mint in it.  

Tuesday ~ Mixed Vegetable Fritters with Salad (Coles)
Wednesday ~  Balsamic Chicken with Bean & Corn Salad
Thursday ~ Rocket, Radish & Avocado Salad
Friday ~ Tuna Fattoush Salad
Saturday ~ Sausage & Cheese Roll with Balsamic Onions
Sunday ~ Pork Stroganoff
Monday ~ Spaghetti Bolognaise
Tuesday ~ Sweet & Sour Pork
Wednesday ~ Pasta Sauce Chilli
Thursday ~ mince
Friday ~ Frankfurter Hot Pot
Saturday ~ Tomato & Onion Chipolatas and one soft chorizo maybe Sausage & Lentil Stew
Sunday ~ Beef Sausages
Monday ~ Black Bean, Chorizo & Sweet Potato Chilli
Sausage & Mustard Mash with Mustard Mash

Post Christmas Menu

Tuesday ~ left over Paella
Wednesday ~ left over soup
Thursday ~ Chunky Potato, Corn & Bacon Soup
Friday ~ Mushroom Burgers 
Saturday ~ Salami Carbonara
Sunday ~ Hot Dog Hot Pot
Monday ~ Sausage Bake with Rocket Pesto
Tuesday ~ Kransky Pizza or Kransky Pizza
Wednesday ~ Chicken, Pesto & Tomato Pasta
Thursday ~ Bolognaise
Friday ~ Cabanossi Pasta
Saturday ~ Ravioli with Mushrooms & Thyme
Sunday ~ Spicy Indian Potato & Spinach Curry
Monday ~ Chilli Kabana & Pumpkin Soup using kransky

Interesting recipes:
Kransky rolls with Sauerkrat & Mustard

Pre-Christmas Menu

Thursday ~ Poached Chicken with Ricotta
Friday ~ Lasagne
Saturday ~ Pork Sausage & Bean Soup
Sunday ~ Chunky Potato, Corn & Bacon Soup
Pancetta Pasta Salad