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Meal planner week beginning May 20th & beanbag giveaway!

May 18, 2019 by Katie Bryson 14 Comments

Meal planner blackboard

Here’s a week’s worth of meal ideas for busy working family cooks in my handy meal planner for the week ahead.

***Here for the beanbag giveaway? Scroll on down!!!***

I may not have blogged properly in months, but if you follow me on instagram and facebook you’ll know that I’ve still been faithfully meal planning my way through these past six months since I started my new full time job with Children North East. Seriously it’s one of the best things I do to keep things descending into mayhem. There’s really nothing finer than coming in from work and having all the ingredients in and knowing what we’re going to have for tea.

It might take an hour out of my weekend to plan the meals and do the online shopping, but it really is worth doing. I tend to leave the weekends free of planned meals so we can be a bit more spontaneous and just come and go as we please.

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So what are we eating this week?

  • Chicken Escalopes with Minted New Potatoes and Greens – Mary Berry Recipe
  • Frittata with Salad – recipe
  • Tofu & Egg Fried Rice – recipe
  • Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers – Pinch of Nom Recipe
  • Herb Crusted Salmon & Sweet Potato Fries – recipe

After pigging out quite a lot, I’m hoping this lighter menu might give us a bit more energy this week rather than ramming ourselves with comfort food like we have been doing.

Mary Berry comes up trumps

mary berry and pinch of nom and pie

I’ve spent a good few weeks road testing Mary Berry’s latest recipe book, Quick Cooking from her latest BBC TV series. I have to confess I’ve not watched any of it, but I can say that I’ve cooked a lot of the recipes and they are DELICIOUS. Like properly gorgeous.

We’ve had:

  • Tagliatelle with Mushrooms & Stilton
  • Romano Pepper and Herb Penne
  • Glazed Coriander Chilli Chicken
  • Chicken Escalopes with Crispy Bacon

And then last night I made a puff pastry version of the Chicken & Mushroom Pie. Oh my flipping goodness, it was unbelievable. The sauce has got Marsala wine in, so it has that divine richness that makes it feel really indulgent and luxurious.  I wasn’t sure if I could be bothered to make a pie from scratch on a Friday night, but I just cranked up the tunes in the kitchen, poured a glass of wine and just enjoyed the process.

If you feel like you need a new book to change up your meals, or you like cooking for other people, this is a great place to start because it’ll impress anyone you might be cooking for. Mary knows all about her flavours and how to make something just that extra bit special.

Pinch of Nom

I’ve also got the much-talked-about Pinch of Nom cookbook which I’ve been looking at too. The Honey Chilli Chicken is my favourite thing so far, and this week we’ll be trying the Sloppy Joe stuffed peppers, but using veggie mince instead of meat.

Have any of you tried the recipes out of it yet? I’m trying to work the Slimming World way of eating back into my life in a more disciplined way, so this is a useful place to start.

Giveaway!

beanbag

And to finish off I’ve got a little giveaway for you. I’ve been sent this beautiful Arctic Wolf Faux Fur beanbag from BeanBagBazaar that you can see Pixie modelling above.

I love supporting local businesses so I was delighted to hear about this Northumberland based company who design, make and sell bean bags for grownups and children. Ahem. I’m aware that the dog is on ours… but if you’re not quick in this house, that’s just what happens!

It’s beautifully soft, and while some faux fur can look a bit naff and fake, I think you can see from the picture that this is pretty convincing. It’s well filled and looks like it will withstand the boys and dogs chilling out in the TV room!

Would you like to win one? Well, here’s your chance.

The Prize

ICON™ Kenai Faux Fur Bean Bag, Arctic Wolf

ICON™ Kenai Faux Fur Bean Bag, Arctic Wolf

Luxury Faux Fur Fabric

Soft Faux Suede Bottom

Worth £89.99

Dimensions: H 70cm W 84cm D 84cm

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Filed Under: 1 Featured Posts, Menu Planning Monday, Win Tagged With: competition, giveaway, Mary Berry, meal planning, menu planning, Pinch of Nom, slimming world

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Comments

  1. Helen R says

    May 18, 2019 at 2:50 pm

    Best picnic I’ve ever had was the one straight after my fiance proposed to me. We were sat behind a waterfall and it was utterly perfect!

    Reply
  2. EMMA WALTERS says

    May 19, 2019 at 3:43 pm

    i will never forget our picnic in central park!

    Reply
  3. Kim Neville says

    May 19, 2019 at 6:18 pm

    We had a nice family picnic at Ruislip lido and plenty to keep the kids amused too

    Reply
  4. Natalie says

    May 20, 2019 at 8:33 am

    Oh I love the sound of the sloppy joe filled peppers from the Pinch of Nom. Quite fancy trying that this evening – I’d love the recipe.

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      May 21, 2019 at 6:02 am

      Hi Natalie, it’s in the new Pinch of Nom book – I’ll let you know how it goes!

      Reply
  5. Rachelle Maddison says

    May 20, 2019 at 9:43 am

    A loch in Scotland where we cooked food and wrapped it up to keep it war. Lots of fun until the smallest face planted into the loch!

    Reply
  6. Solange says

    May 20, 2019 at 6:41 pm

    We had a lovely family picnic last year in Hyde Park.

    Reply
  7. Kim Neville says

    June 1, 2019 at 5:10 pm

    Would share with my kids. Looks so nice and soft

    Reply
  8. Helen R says

    June 1, 2019 at 6:05 pm

    Have made my kids a reading nook and this would finish it off lovely! Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  9. Solange says

    June 2, 2019 at 12:46 am

    My OH.

    Reply
  10. Natalie Crossan says

    June 2, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    My daughter Bridie 🙂

    Reply
  11. Karen says

    June 5, 2019 at 8:10 am

    I’d share this with my 2 children for lots of snuggly cuddles

    Reply
  12. Jayne Kelsall says

    June 12, 2019 at 7:48 am

    I would share this with my daughter and cuddle up on it to watch a movie 🙂

    Reply
  13. Christina Curtis says

    June 12, 2019 at 1:44 pm

    I would share it with my Cocker Spaniel she loves a cuddle and a beanbag

    Reply

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