I’m off on another adventure in a week and madly scrabbling to get everything done before then! Such as this meal plan post, and spending time with my adorable baby niece who has just arrived from South Africa, and getting all excited about my brother’s wedding next week. So it’s all go, thus meal planning is a must to keep me on track.
I’m loving doing a couple of days of batching cooking to prep me for the week ahead and using leftovers from dinners for lunches or making two things at once and one can be lunch or dinner for the next day. Anything to help me use time effectively at the moment. This stuff also helps me not waste food!
Speaking of wasting less I read a really interesting article in The Guardian this week about sustainable eating practices. Some of it was not surprising (Almond milk isn’t so environmentally friendly) and some of it was (lots of interesting ideas about sustainable food practices). Have a read if you’re curious about this stuff. I read another one last week about sustainable farming practices and going vegan perhaps not being the only answer to helping the earth recover from the damage we’re doing. This one was all about avoiding intensive farming practices and giving land back to nature. i’m not sure how this would work on a larger scale but on a small scale it’s amazing. Perhaps the crux of the problem is the amount of consumption going on and our love of a fad. Almond milk is damaging for the environment partly due to the high demand for it causing other varied crops to be replaced with almonds. Perhaps a preference for a wide and varied diet where we don’t get over excited about any 1 ingredient might be the key?
With that in mind I give you my wide a varied meal plans this week;)
Plan A
Day 1: Gnocchi with a Rich Eggplant, Tomato and Basil Sauce This is delicious baked in the oven with some cheese scattered over the top the next day.
Day 2: Baked Za’atar Spiced Chicken with Lentils and Sweet Potato, This is a super easy one pan dish, baked in the oven.
Day 3: Potato and Chickpea Saag Curry, I love a saag curry and this one is very simple to make.
Day 4: Hummus with a Grilled Chicken, Herb and Lemon Salad – hummus topped with a super fresh chicken salad, so delightful!
Day 5: Crispy Chilli Paste Prawns with Rice Noodles and Greens, spicy, quick and like having take away at home.
Plan B
Day 1: Roasted Kale and Cauliflower Salad with Lemony Zucchini and Haloumi – put ahloumi in your salad and get excited about it.
Day 2: Potato and Chickpea Saag Curry, potato in a curry is an all time fave of mine.
Day 3: Gnocchi with a Rich Eggplant, Tomato and Basil Sauce, You could have this sauce on any pasta or turn it into baked eggs.
Day 4: Lentil ‘Meatballs’ with Noodles and a Coconut Curry Sauce, this sounds weird, meatballs made from lentils?! But the texture is great and that curry sauce is light and fresh.
Day 5: Zucchini Waffle Breakfast ‘Nachos’ – Breakfast for dinner is always a great idea!
It’s birthday season in my life at the moment so I had to include this chocolate cheesecake with a tahini salted caramel drizzle. it’s full fat but low sugar and so satisfying.
HH. x
