Chicken Lightly Seasoned

I tried this recipe yesterday and it was a hit. I made one modification: I mixed some honey with the mustard before spreading it on the chicken.

We had it with carrot and potato mash and zucchini and peas.

http://ourmothersdaughters.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/chicken-lightly-seasoned-easy-family.html

Project lunch

DD1 has started primary school and DD2 has started preschool, which means eight packed lunches to prepare each week. I can forsee needing some inspiration as the year wears on, so for a while I will try to photograph their lunches to create a kind of lunchbox reference gallery.
01.02.12 DD2 (not a school day for DD1)

Morning tea: banana, ½ plum sliced, grapes.

Lunch: Ham and cheese sandwich, cherry tomatoes, cucumer flowers, carrot ribbons, ½ plum sliced, snow peas.

Big batch meals to freeze

With baby coming, it would be a big help to stock the freezer with some easy meals. DH has a few weeks off and has expressed some interest in making it happen. (I had great intentions of doing it myself in the last few months, but it proved too much on top of the usual weekly routine and late pregnancy).

These are a few things that can be cooked in the pressure cooker (yay for pressure cookers!):
Italian meatballs
Lentil mix for lentil tacos
Chicken & mushroom risotto
Beef & bean chili

Homemade Black Bean Veggie Burgers

Homemade Black Bean Veggie Burgers
to try. Possible freezer food: make patties, freeze on tray then store in freezer in bag/container. Bake from frozen.

Vegan Pumpkin Muffins

Vegan pumpkin muffins
to try.

Some basic meals

These are some of the things we have regularly (some more frequently than others). These days we usually have microwaved veggies as well if the main is too veggie-light - lots of broccoli and carrot lately, because that's what the girls will eat. They also often won't eat broccoli with any kind of sauce on it, so we cook it seperately even if it could be included in the main.

I have probably missed a few things, but looking at the list highlights to me how limited our meals are. Must change that.

Tuna mornay with rice
Pasta Bolognese
Spaghetti/fettucine with meatballs
Lentil tacos
Chicken nuggets with chips (bought frozen) (kids' favourite meal)
Lasagne (bought)
Chicken and mushroom risotto
Chicken or beef stirfry with 'fresh' (shelf stable) noodles
Sausages with rice and steamed veggies
Vegetarian chili
Beef and bean chili
Home made pizza
Tuna casserole (pasta bake)

Meal plan

Meal plan for July.

Extras:

• taco seasoning

Meals:

• Lasagne and salad. Basic beef & lentil sauce including veggies; fresh lasagne sheets; bechamel on top. No recipe.
• Beef and bean chimichangas  with Southwestern salad
• Satay chicken pizza
• Spaghetti/fettucine with meatballs
• Lentil tacos
• Thai-Inspired Meatballs in Coconut-Peanut Sauce with rice & stir fried veg
• Baked Chicken in Tomato Sauce with Olives using Cookbook Review Recipe - Simple Tomato Sauce  
• more to come