I did something a little bit naughty last week… I skipped the meal plans post! It was my last weekend in London and I decided to give myself an actual holiday and completely switch off which meant not blog post, no instagram posts, just normal life. I need to do this more as it’s the ultimate relaxation and I hadn’t realised how long it had been since I’d done that. But I’m back now! With two new plans for you all.

It’s been a suffocating return to Melbourne with the oppressive heat being an energy levels and cooking inspiration suck. Honestly I feel like I’m cooking at the moment and the last thing I want to do is turn the oven on. Unless it’s for something I can then leave the room for… and is super easy and basically cooks itself. So that’s the type of food I have in store for you this week!

Plan A

Day 1: Indian Spiced Cauliflower tacos, these vegetarian tacos are so full of flavour and texture.

Day 2: Caprese Baked Chicken, you’re turning your oven on but it’s the easiest recipe! Serve with a green salad and some crusty bread to mop up the yummy sauce from the pan.

Day 3: Slow Cooked Zucchini Sauce,, have this stirred through pasta or spread on toast and grated some pecorino over the top. A lovely simple supper.

Day 4: Paprika Roasted Carrots, serve with a chicken breast marinated in olive oil and fresh herbs, grilled and then dressed with lemon juice.

Day 5: Ponzu Prawn Black Rice Poke Bowls, and I always end up eating a poke bowl for dinner on weeks like this!

Plan B

Day 1: Slow Cooked Zucchini Sauce, such a low effort sauce with a ridiculously short ingredient list.

Day 2: Paprika Roasted Carrots, turn these into a salad with some french lentils and fresh green leaves.

Day 3: Indian Spiced Cauliflower tacos, you can use roti or tortilla as the taco shell in these beauties.

Day 4: Fragrant Dahl with Chickpeas, Zucchini and Spinach. Make a big batch of this and then have it or low effort meals throughout the week. Serve with a dollop of yoghurt and  a chilli fried egg and you can even call it brunch!

Day 5: Pesto, Broccoli and Baby Potato Salad – with loads of avocado and different texture this is potato salad turned into a meal.

It’s hot, so don’t forget to make yourself some icey poles like these mango and coconut numbers. Yum!

HH. x