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Meal Plan Week 18 – 2014

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Before we get to Meal Plan Week 18 – 2014  I want to share what’s been going on. With school holidays keeping me busy this week and my sister visiting I have been enjoying life. I have loved being able to take each day as it comes without having to plan or structure it BUT in all honesty I cannot wait for the kids to start back at school on Tuesday. They are doing my head in with their petty fighting and the fact it has been raining has made them a little stir crazy. I’m sure they’ll be happy to see the end of holidays as well. Anyway the blog will be back with some exciting recipes and stories this week so stay tuned!!

Meal Plan Week 18 – 2014

Week commencing (28/04/2014)

Monday: Garlic chicken balls with pasta and vegetables.

Tuesday: Going out for dinner!! Woohoo. (First time in waaaaaay too long).

Wednesday: Crumbless chicken parmigiana with mash and vegetables.

Thursday: Pumpkin soup with bread rolls.

Friday: Crumb steak with chips, salad and mushroom sauce.

Saturday: Chorizo and bacon gnocchi.

Sunday: Grilled chicken, rice and salad.

 I hope you have been inspired or at least found something a little different to your usual meals. Keep an eye out for some delicious recipes coming up soon.

What do you think this weeks menu? What is on yours?

Meal Plan Week 17 – 2014

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Meal Plan Week 17 – 2014 is ready for you to take some inspiration and ideas and add them to your menu.

Meal Plan Week 17 – 2014

Week commencing (21/04/2014)

Monday: Chicken sausage rolls with potato bake.

Tuesday: Bacon and chorizo pasta.

Wednesday: Puff Pizza.

Thursday: Beef and cashew pasta.

Friday: Grilled Moroccan Chicken and salad.

Saturday: Creamy garlic prawn and calamari on rice with bread rolls.

Sunday: Crumb steak, chips, vegetables and mushroom sauce.

 I hope you have been inspired or at least found something a little different to your usual meals. Keep an eye out for some delicious recipes coming up soon.

What do you think this weeks menu?

Chicken and rice stuffed vegetables recipe

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In an effort to introduce some more exciting meals to our dinner table we have been playing around with some old classics. One that I used to love when I was younger is the stuffed vegetable; a nice wide variety can be used which makes it easy to alter. I usually use regular beef mince to make the stuffing mixture however I have decided to create a healthier option and use Steggles chicken mince instead. This is because it is a lean source of protein, has the heart tick of approval and is made from nothing but a blend of chicken breast and thigh. Below is my recipe for stuffed vegetables; tomato and capsicum specific but it can be easily adjusted to suit you personal taste. If you want more ideas on how you can add chicken mince to your meals click here for some delicious ideas.

Chicken and rice stuffed vegetables

Ingredients:

500g Steggles chicken mince
1x cup cooked rice
1x onion (diced)
4x bacon rashers (sliced)
1x tbs garlic
1x tbs mixed herbs
salt and pepper
Vegetables of choice – (I used 12x tomatoes and 5x capsicum)
Fetta (Persian is my favourite)
200g tomato paste

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180°c.
2. Heat up small amount of oil in pan and fry chicken mince, onion, bacon and garlic over medium heat.
3. Slice tops off tomatoes and empty all juices and seeds into mince mix (so there is minimum wastage).
4. Add rice and season vegetables and mince mix. (If using tomatoes add a teaspoon of sugar to mix so they don’t go bitter).
5. Fill vegetables with mix and top with crumbled fetta.
6. Bake in oven for approx 30-40 minutes.
7. ENJOY!

Left over mince mix can be made into pie or pastry parcels.

Meal Plan Week 16 – 2014

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We have hit yet another week which means another meal plan. This year is flying!! Below you will find Meal Plan Week 16 – 2014 which is full of inspiration, delicious food and ideas for your family.

Meal Plan Week 16 – 2014

Week commencing (14/04/2014)

Monday: Spaghetti Bolognese.

Tuesday: Stuffed Tomato and capsicums.

Wednesday: Hotdogs.

Thursday: Potato and Bacon soup with garlic bread rolls.

Friday: Chicken and salad burgers.

Saturday: Curried Sausages on rice.

Sunday: Chicken, bacon and mushroom pie. (The best chicken pie ever!)

 

 I hope you have been inspired or at least found something a little different to your usual meals. I will be adding some recipes over the coming weeks as well because it has been a while since I have done so. 

What do you think this weeks menu?

Harpic in my bathroom

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Some things are just a fact of life and cleaning toilets is one of them (unless you have enough money to pay someone else to do it for you!) unfortunately I don’t and with 3 males in the house (1 big and 2 small) let me just say it’s not pretty. Like most families there are some brands that frequent the cleaning cupboard and for the toilet it’s Harpic in our house.

To get my toilet clean, glistening white and smelling fresh I use Harpic White & Shine and the flushable toilet wipes. The Harpic toilet cleaner is nice and thick so it sticks to the bowl helping to disinfect for a deeper clean and the wipes are fantastic because they not only great for a quick clean up they are biodegradable and kill 99.9% of germs.

What do you use to keep your toilet clean?

Disclosure: I received a couple of Harpic products to review for the purpose of this post. All opinions are my own. (As I mentioned in the post I stock Harpic anyway as I trust the brand)

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