Menu Plan Monday - 24th August

My life is very busy, and planning my menu for the week helps me keep ahead. If you'd like to start menu planning, and you need some tips, ideas and recipe suggestions, go to Menu Plan Monday at I'm an Organizing Junkie.

This week I'm trying out a few recipes from the Thermomix Varoma cookbook - I love that cookbook! Our favourite one so far is the chocolate filled steamed buns with cherry sauce... this week I think I'll try the Chicken Spelt Salad, steamed dim sims and Chinese buns, canneloni (with my homemade pasta dough) and the Chocolate Puddings. Yum!

We had a lot of fun last week making pasta with the kids (there were seven kids running around, helping off and on) - we made buckwheat and spelt fettucine and lasagne noodles. It takes a bit of time, but it's really worth it - there's nothing like homemade pasta! I'll be posting my pasta sauce recipe this week.

Have a great week!

[TMX = made or prepared in my Thermomix]

- Monday -

lunch: Corned beef, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli and peas with dairy-free white sauce (TMX)

dinner: Hush puppies (or cornbread fritters - below) made with leftovers, with leftover white sauce

- Tuesday -

lunch: Fried rice (using leftover rice from breakfast), steamed dim sims (TMX) & Chinese buns (TMX)

dinner: Tuna noodle casserole (TMX) x 2, and salad

- Wednesday -

(Out all day - dinner prepared ahead for family)

lunch: leftover fried rice, buns, dim sims, salad

dinner: Tuna noodle casserole

- Thursday -

lunch: Chicken & spelt salad (TMX), vege sticks.

dinner: (home late) Crockpot creole bean soup.

- Friday -

lunch: Leftover soup and spelt rolls

dinner: Homemade canneloni (TMX)

- Saturday -

lunch: (out all morning) Crockpot baked potatoes & salad

dinner: friend's place for dinner

- Sunday -

lunch: (church) Crockpot roast beef & veges

dinner: leftovers