What's for Dinner Wednesday

This week I will try and take some photo's of the meals I have made to post with next weeks menu. I have been giving my kidlets one on one cooking time with Mumma. It was a great week to start with Hubby being on afternoon shift and me here alone for the whole dinner scenario....Not - could have planned that a little better! But it was lovely to spend some quality time with my munchkins and teaching them some useful skills too.

This week in the Woodi residence we will be having......

We are having my Little Brother, Sister and ex-Step Mother (for lack of a better description) over for dinner :o) I am going to attempt some more Jamie Oliver cooking... Killer Jerk Chicken served with a Rice & Beans dish, a refreshing chopped salad and chargrilled corn. And whilst I am tempted to make some hot  scrumptious desert I am going to make trifle again, because Woodi loved it and so will me kid sister and brother!!

Home-made Pizza and Garlic Bread - Kiddies loved making the pizza last week and it is a nice & easy and very yummy way to start off the weekend.

Roast Chicken - the Roast Chicken in a bag was a HUGE success last fortnight and a big hit with the whole family.... so naturally, we will be having it tonight mmmm with Roast vegies of course! For Roast vegies I do Pumpkin, Potato, Sweet Potato  and Carrot, I also like to serve some steamed greens.

Chilli con carne - I like to do at least one mince dish per week as it is cheap and usually easy. I have half of the ingredients for this in my cupboard already, so this will be a super cheap, easy and yummy meal for a Sunday... I like easy when Hubby is heading out for his 1st Dogwatch shift of the week just after dinner!!

Butter Chicken served with Jasmine Rice and puppodums.... I love me some Indian cuisine! This is a family favorite that we haven't had in quite a while, nothing like a good curry to warm you up! I like to add potato, potato and carrot to mine so that we have a little of the vegetable food group as well.

Pot Roast Beef & Vegies in the slow cooker - From the easy Slow cooker Cookbook. Can't get enough of slow cooker meals in winter.

To finish off our week we will be having BBQ meats and finishing off an vegies we have left in the fridge before shopping for more.

Have a great week of cooking.....

What's for Dinner Wednesday...

Mmm well the last week of dinners was a huge, yummy success in our home :o)
This week is the smaller budget week of our pay fortnight and so the meals aren't as exciting or lavish, but feed my family of five and that is the ultimate goal. Here is what's on the menu in the Woodi household this week:

Roast Lamb with Rosemary Gravy, in the slow cooker mmm more yummy meals with little production on my behalf while hubby is at work!!

Lasagne with vegies, my homemade lasagne is HUGE and gives us enough for 2 meals & serves for Hubby to take to work.  It freezes and re-heats well, always as yummy if not more so than the night it was cooked.

Home-Made pizzas on Lebanese bread, fun to make with the kiddies, yummy and healthier than buying pizza.

Steak, sausages & vegetables with a creamy Mushroom Gravy.

Left-over Lasagne with Chips & Garlic Bread..... quick and easy, great meal for mondayitis.

Mild Indian Beef Curry in the slow cooker served with Jasmine Rice.

Home-made rissoles and vegies with gravy.... mmmm perfect for this wet, wild and wooly weather :o)

What's for dinner in your home this week?

What's for Dinner Wednesday

Last year I created a 30 b4 30 list, my number 11 was cook a cookbook meal at least once a week. To help me achieve this and become more organised in my kitchen and grocery shopping I am dedicating Wednesdays to my weekly meal planner. Our pay falls on Wednesday one week and Thursday the next, so I feel Wednesday's a great day to plan ahead :o)

Roast Chicken & Veggies, trying out the new 'Cook in a Bag' by Continental in a Classic Roast Chicken seasoning. You can cook the chicken and the veggies in the bag, all within an hour! This makes a roast something I can achieve on a weeknight, even after getting home from Ballet Lessons :o)

Rigatoni Pasta served with a rocket salad & hot bread stick. Trifle for dessert :o) I have my Mum and Dad coming over for dinner and to spend some time together, so I have picked out this meal from my 'Jamie Oliver ~ 30 min meals' cook book. This kills 2 birds with 1 stone on my 30 b4 30 list as I am making a cookbook meal as well as having guests over for dinner :o)

 BBQ Meats served with a Roast Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Salad, a Potato bake and a Ciabatta Loaf, with a chocolate Bavarian for dessert. We are having guests over for dinner on Saturday night too, always the way don't have any visitors for weeks on end and then end up with two lots on the one weekend!

Chicken & Spinach Risotto, something warm & filling for a Sunday night that will also make good left overs for Woodi to take to Work the next day for Dine on afternoon shift.

Spiral Bolognaise served with Garlic Bread ~ easy to make when I am on my own and leftovers that heat well for Woodi the next night at work.

 My Mumma's Special Mince & Rice dish, a yummy and hearty dish that also makes a good leftover meal for Woodi.

Chicken Supper Ready - 'Easy Slow Cooker Cookbook' recipe, I think after a week of full on cooking I will be looking forward to a slow cooker meal... chuck it all in and dish it up hours later for dinner, Nice :o)