Menu Plan Monday - 31st August

This week I really need to concentrate on using up what I've got in the fridge and freezer (leftovers, cooked rice, frozen fruit, grains, berries, nuts, dry bread, meat...). My organic vege box has had lots of tomatoes, parsnips, kale, potatoes, herbs, carrots and lettuce. Unfortunately, no avocados this week, which we will miss. Our own little garden (in pots, as we're moving) is starting to grow again, since the horses devoured it one night. So soon we'll have plenty of lettuce, herbs, shallots, carrots, celery, etc - I hope! I'll be keeping it pretty simple, as I'll be busy with packing.

If you'd like some ideas to help you plan your menu for the week, check out Menu Plan Monday at "I'm an Organising Junkie". And there's also ideas for meals using your Thermomix at the Thermomix forum. Drop by and have a chat!

I'm also working on the steps outlined so far in Cyndi O'Meara's teleseminars - cutting down on tea and coffee (not that I drink coffee very often) and increasing water intake; making sure we use healthy salts; eating a good breakfast which includes protein and carbs and fresh fruit; and having at least four pieces of fresh fruit per day. (Cyndi is the Australian nutritionist who wrote the bestseller, "Changing Habits, Changing Lives.") Cyndi's seminars are SO helpful - I wish everybody could hear them. At the moment you can listen in for free, and even have your questions answered by her personally - just click on the link below and sign up on her site. The seminars are happening every second Monday night, at 8pm to 9pm. Hope you can join in!

Free Teleseminars with Cyndi O'meara

TMX = prepared with and/or cooked in my Thermomix.

Monday:

(lunch) Soup made with leftovers & veges (TMX); spelt bread (TMX).

(dinner) Roast beef, baked veges, gravy (TMX).

Tuesday:

(lunch) Lentil bolognaise sauce (TMX) on pasta, raw vege sticks.

(dinner) Beef & gravy (leftovers) on bean & parsnip mash (TMX), beetroot salad (TMX).

Wednesday:

(lunch) Tuna salad (made with homemade mayo - TMX) sandwiches on spelt bread (TMX).

(dinner) Colcannon (mashed potato & cabbage) TMX, steamed veges TMX, turkey mince patties.

Thursday:

(lunch) Salmon & potato patties with raw vege sticks.

(dinner) Stir-fry chicken winglets with steamed veges & rice (all TMX).

Friday:

(lunch) 'Fried' rice (TMX).

(dinner) Crockpot barbecue beef ribs with mashed potato (TMX) & salad.

Saturday:

(lunch) leftovers, tortillas, salad.

(dinner) Fish strips, tortillas, salad.

Sunday:

(lunch) Roast chicken, veges, gravy.

(dinner) Chicken soup (made with leftovers) with dumplings.

Other cooking using my Thermomix: pineapple sorbet, berry nougat, spelt breads, apricot/almond cookies, tomato sauce, mayonnaise, tortillas, chocolate cake, sundried tomato & cashew dip.