Menu Plan Monday - 16th August

We are having the most beautiful weather here lately - it's so nice to have a break from the rain!  Here's some pictures from our recent beach holiday... with my beach bag I won from "Super Kitchen Machine"!!  If you haven't checked out this great website, you really should!  Helene's next give away is an amazing Benriner spiralizer - perfect for making raw vegetable spirals!  Post a comment there which includes the word "Thermomix" and you'll be in the draw to win!!


What interesting things have you been cooking lately?  Last week my friend Bel from Home Grown very kindly gave me Buddha's Hand (also known as citron) which she grows in her amazing garden, so I had fun experimenting with that! I steamed a whole chicken in the Thermomix Varoma, stuffed with Buddha's Hand and fresh ginger and shallots - it was deliciously tender, but needed more flavour... so back to the drawing board for that one.  The peel is a lot like lemon peel, and is often candied, made into marmalade, or used in gourmet dishes.  The inside is all pith - no flesh.  It smells delightful!

Buddha's Hand (Citron)

So, what's on your menu this week?  Have you got a plan?  Planning our meals saves me lots of time and money.  For more ideas on menu planning, check out Menu Plan Monday at "I'm an Organizing Junkie".  Here's my plan for this week...


[tmx = prepared and/or cooked in my Thermomix]


Monday:
(lunch) Home demo - lots of yummy Thermomix food!
(dinner) Beetroot salad (tmx), leftover Creole beans & corn (tmx), baked veges

Tuesday:
(lunch) Spelt bread rolls with leftover roast lamb & gravy
(dinner) Salmon fishcakes (tmx), homemade mayo (tmx) & salad

Wednesday:
(lunch) Pumpkin soup (tmx) and spelt damper (tmx)
(dinner) Tikka masala lamb chops (homemade tikka paste - tmx), steamed rice & veges (tmx)

Thursday:
(lunch) Spelt artisan bread (tmx) with tuna salad & homemade mayo (tmx)
(dinner) Spaghetti bolognese (double batch of sauce - tmx) with gf pasta & salad

Friday:
(lunch) Quick vege curry (tmx) on rice (tmx)
(dinner) Honey soy chicken wings with leftover fried rice

Saturday:
(lunch) Fried rice (tmx)
(dinner) Pasta bake (with leftover spag. bog. sauce) & salad

Sunday:
(lunch) Roast honey mustard chicken, baked potatoes & salad
(dinner) leftovers & spelt bread