Meals of the Week, August 10th to 16th, 2025

 

Hello everyone and welcome to my Sunday "Meals of the Week" post.  Every Sunday I like to share with you, my dear readers, all of the delicious things that I have enjoyed over the past seven days for my main meals. That's a whole lot of tasty going on. I also include links to the recipes and menu suggestions.  If I was really on the ball, I would include a shopping list but trust me when I tell you I am not really on the ball!

This was a busy week of highs and lows. I had my Birthday to celebrate and then wildfires started not too far from where I live so it has been an exciting week all round in one way or another.

These are only my main meals, which I tend to eat in the early afternoon.  It does not include my breakfast meals or my light suppers.  I eat light later in the day as I don't want to have anything heavy laying on my stomach when I go to bed.

My breakfast will usually be a protein shake, or sometimes oatmeal, perhaps granola, yogurt and fruit, or toast. On occasions, if I have it, I will enjoy leftover pizza. Leftover pizza for breakfast is the best!

I have my main meal around 1 pm. unless I am eating at my sister's. On that day I will eat later in the day, in deference to them. (Like I said I don't like going to bed with anything heavy on my stomach and I am an early-to-bedder!)

Usually later in the afternoon, early evening I will have something light, like a salad, or a sandwich, maybe some soup. Sometimes a bowl of cereal.  Fruit. Anything that isn't too heavy. I just feel better. A light supper keeps me from snacking in the evening and helps me to sleep better.

I also try to keep my food within the limitations of my budget, and I like to vary my meals as much as possible. I rarely eat the same thing twice in a month. I love to cook, and I love to eat, and I want my meals to be interesting and varied.  I do try to keep them fairly healthy for the most part as well, with a balance of carbs, protein, vegetables and fruit. 

I try not to eat frozen dinners. They are always hugely disappointing and never meet the promise that is shown on the cover of the box. I will eat the odd can of soup with a sandwich and I am not opposed to using tinned soup to make other things. I usually only eat dessert when I am out, or if I have baked a cake or some cookies, I will have one as a treat mid-afternoon.

And that's it in a nutshell!  This is how I eat.  So, without twaddling on any further here are the meals that I enjoyed for my main meals over the past seven days!  I hope you will be inspired to want to cook some of them for yourself!

SUNDAY, August 10th - Sunday Dinner at my sister's place

Most Sundays I have dinner at my sister's.  This week she had made a type of Chicken Dish which was very delicious with sundried tomatoes, basil, etc. in it. She served this with boiled potatoes and carrots.

In it's place I am sharing my recipe for Chicken with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Basil Cream. It is delicious and very similar to what she made. Got pasta, sun dried tomatoes, chicken breasts, cream and basil??? Then you have this!  I served it with some cooked spaghetti noodles when I made it. It was lovely.

MONDAY, August 11th - Roasted Chicken Salad with a Buttermilk Tarragon Dressing.

This was a lovely light and delicious meal. Skin on boneless chicken breasts are browned on top of the stove and then briefly roasted to juicy perfection. Ready to slice on the diagonal and serve with a mixed salad with a Buttermilk and Tarragon Dressing.

This is light and delicious and makes for a great supper in the summer months, or a lunch. You can always add a baked jacket potato for anyone who demands a heartier meal!

TUESDAY, August 12th - Chicken Scampi with Garlic & Parmesan Rice

I know, chicken again, but it's delicious and it's affordable.  This time it was in the way of chicken tender filets.  These are seasoned with some garlic, salt, and pepper and then flash fried in a small amount of oil until golden brown.  Taken off the heat, rice is added to the pan along with white wine, chicken stock, Parmesan Cheese and more garlic.  Cooked until tender the chicken is nestled back into the pilaf and gently reheated with a bit more Parmesan dusted over top.

This makes a quick, easy and delicious midweek supper. It is basically an all-in-one dish.  All you need to complete the meal is a cooked vegetable or salad on the side. Delicious!

WEDNESDAY, August 13th - Easy Asian Noodle Bowl with Chicken and Vegetables

It was my Birthday (#70) on Wednesday, and I had been wanting to try to make a noodle bowl for myself for ages. They always look so good when other people make them. This was really delicious, and I ended up with a double yolk egg in mine. It was also a great way to use up any leftover chicken tenders from the day before.

Ramen Noodles on the base, with the chicken, fried mushrooms, carrots, cabbage, the boiled egg, in a rich chicken broth containing spring onion. More spring onions were sprinkled over top along with some crispy onion.  

I know, chicken four days in a row. What can I say? It is a bit unusual, but I do like chicken. I made up for it the rest of the week.

THURSDAY, August 14th - Burger Rarebits with air fryer chips and veggies

I had taken my father out shopping in the afternoon and spent the morning putting together my 72 hour kit in case of a fire evacuation. I just made a simple supper of Burger Rarebits. You can make your own burgers for this or use a good quality ready-made burger.  The burgers are pan grilled to perfection and then topped with a cheese, bacon, and spring onion mixture before popping under the grill to heat the cheese mixture through and melt it a bit.

It is a knife and fork meal. You could have it on a bun if you wanted to, but I like them just as is. I served with some oven chips done in the air fryer and corn on the side. It was a simple and yet delicious meal.

FRIDAY, August 15th - Tuna Loaf with Mustard Cream

A bit of fish for Friday with a Tuna Loaf. This is very simple to make and is delicious. I know I say that about everything I cook, but it's true. It was delicious, and is one of my old favorites. I sometimes cook this Tuna Loaf as Muffins in a muffin tin. That way I can freeze the individual portions to take out and enjoy on another day.  The mustard cream that goes with it is also incredibly tasty and adds just the right touch! 

I enjoyed with frozen peas and a pouch of pre-cooked rice. The Butter & Garlic one. I like that one in particular and it went well with the fish.

SATURDAY, August 16th - Crispy Tortilla Eggs

This is one of my absolute favorite meals. Crispy Tortilla Eggs. You have a crispy golden toasty tortilla on the bottom, topped with cheese, a perfectly fried egg, and more cheese to finish it off.   I like to garnish it with some sriracha sauce, green tabasco and some chopped green onion.  I could eat this any day of the week and be completely happy and satisfied.

A leafy salad was the perfect side with this simple, yet delicious meal!

And there you have it, my meals of the week for this the second week of August 2025.  In a week that was filled with highs (birthday) and lows (fires) I think I did very well.  I kept things within budget and managed to have a fairly good variety, despite all of the chicken!  What do you think?

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