Meals of the Week, December 14th - 20th, 2025

  

Hello everyone and welcome to my weekly Meals of the Week Post. Normally on Sundays I like to share with you all the delicious recipes and meals that I have enjoyed over the past seven days.  That's all of the main meals that I have eaten along with any recipes and menu suggestions.

Because I live alone with just my two cats for company, the temptation can be really strong to want to eat from jars, cans, frozen ready meals or take aways. That's not how I really like to eat however. If at all possible, I like to make a little bit more effort than that.

 

I am worth it and you are worth it.  All those highly processed ready meals, frozen meals, takeaways, etc. are loaded with things that none of us should be eating on a regular basis. High in fat, sugar and salt and often a lot of other things that we can't even pronounce. If we don't know what it is, and we can't pronounce it, should we really be eating it?  I think not!

These are just my main meals. I have not included what I choose to enjoy for my breakfasts or light suppers. I eat my main meals most of the time early in the afternoon. I have GERD so I try not to eat anything heavier later in the day if I can help it. 

My breakfasts are simple. Usually toast, or oatmeal, sometimes my homemade granola with some yogurt and fruit, and often a protein drink that I can just enjoy while I am working.

I will have my main meal early in the afternoon and then later in the day I will have something light. Sometimes a sandwich, some salad, or soup, or sometimes even a bowl of cereal. It all depends on how hungry I am!

In any case here are the main meals that I enjoyed over the past seven days. I hope that you will be inspired to want to cook some of these things for yourself!

 

SUNDAY, December 14th - Roast Chicken with Lemon & Herb Stuffing 

Most Sundays I will have a family dinner with my sister, brother-in-law, and dad, but this week I stayed home. My sister wasn't cooking a big dinner and the weather was lousy. I had taken a very small chicken out of the freezer on Saturday night, knowing I would be staying home and so I made myself a roast chicken for my supper.

This Roast chicken with Lemon & Herb Stuffing is one of my favorite Roast Chicken Recipes. The chicken always comes out delicious, tender, juicy with a lovely gravy. I also love the stuffing. I ended up with a lovely meal on the day, plus one to send next door, plus some meat leftover for sandwiches and possibly a casserole later in the week! You cannot go wrong with a roast chicken!

MONDAY, December 11th - Lasagna Roll Ups

I cooked a small batch of Lasagna Roll Ups based on a recipe that I adapted from Natasha's Kitchen.  If you are looking for a full batch do check out her recipe. My adaptation made four roll ups, which was enough to enjoy on the day for myself and then another serving to freeze.  The recipe feeds two people generously.  This week I am restocking my freezer with some meals to eat at a later date as I have now eaten all that I had reserved. (I did make a full sized recipe this time as I will be having family to visit after Christmas and I am wanting to have some quick and easy meals for my grandsons in the freezer.

This is one of my favorite ways to make Lasagna. Rich and delicious I love how this lasagna doesn't slide all over the plate. Everything is compact in a nice neat little package.  I enjoyed with some crusty bread and a salad on the side.

TUESDAY, December 16th - Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole for Two

Crisp buttery crackers top this creamy chicken noodle casserole which is sized perfectly for two. Delicious comfort food. Just like moms.  Chicken, noodles, peas in a creamy sauce.  I love the crunch of the butter crumb topping. A casserole just is not complete for me unless it has a crumb topping.

This fed me nicely on the day and I had a serving to freeze for later.  I enjoyed this with a tossed salad and some bread and butter on the side and was very happy with my meal. 

WEDNESDAY, December 17th - Dinner out with Dad

On Wednesday my sister, Dan and I went out for supper with Dad to the same old restaurant we always go to. Not the greatest food, but Dad likes it there. The waitresses always make a big fuss over him and why not. At almost 92 (in January) eating out like this once a week is something dad really enjoys. If we did not go with him he would still go by himself and we don't want that, so we go also.

They had a hot roast beef sandwich on special and I was awfully tempted to get that, but I wasn't sure what kind of beef they would be using, as roast beef isn't exactly on the menu.  I opted for fish and chips. Once again, it was really greasy, although the fish was cooked well and not overcooked. I think their cook has not mastered the art of draining the fish before serving it. Draining it on the chips instead. That does absolutely nothing for the fish or the chips.  In its place I am sharing my recipe for Beer Battered Fish. This always comes out nice.

THURSDAY, December 28th - Fish Fingers, Chips and Beans

I spent a great part of the day out shopping with my sister and I was pretty tired when I got back. I got everything put away and then just opted for a simple supper of Fish Fingers, Chips and Beans. This is a great comfort food kind of a supper. It can be as simple as opening frozen packets and tins, popping the fish and chips into the oven and the beans into a saucepan to heat up. I, however, always like to add a little twist to my baked beans.  They always come out flavorful and tangy.

I know I had only had fish for my supper on Wednesday night, but you know, I could eat fish every night of the week and be quite happy with it. This was perhaps not the healthiest option, but not the worst either! Made a nice change, albeit a bit naughty! You could make your own fish fingers from scratch if you are really keen. There is a great recipe here. 

FRIDAY, December 19th - Lunch with some friends

On Friday I enjoyed a lady's lunch at my friend Christine's house for a Christmas get-together.  It was all the older single ladies from our church congregation, which sounds like a lot but is in reality only five of us.  It was so lovely. We each brought a little something to share and Christine had had the girl who cooks for her make a nice big pot of turkey soup. We enjoyed that with some homemade sourdough bread and there were some lovely sweets to enjoy for after's.  Homemade Butter Tarts, sugar cookies, cherry balls, etc.

The turkey soup was fabulous and had barley in it just like the one I make here at home. I am sharing my own recipe for Turkey Soup with you. It is an excellent soup that everyone always enjoys.  I am also sharing my recipe for Butter Tarts, which I know you will also enjoy.

We really had a wonderful time together and agreed we really need to do it more often.  Time spent with good friends is never wasted. We have all known each other for over 26 years now.

SATURDAY, December 20th - Skillet Sausage and Vegetable Dinner 

Our power was out for most of the day and I was starving when it finally came back on. I had eaten nothing but dry cereal and crackers all day. I made myself a lovely skillet meal with what was in the refrigerator.

I love skillet meals where everything cooks in the one skillet. No fuss and no muss. You can actually vary the vegetables if you wish, but usually I will have a nice meaty sausage, some golden-brown fried potatoes, cabbage and carrots. 

My sister and I make our own sausage from scratch most of the time. This was an apple one that we had made which is lovely. You really don't need anything else with this meal. I like to serve a grainy mustard on the side for dipping that tasty sausage in.  Simply perfect.

And there you have it!  My meals of the week for this the last week before Christmas 2025.  I think I did really well. I kept things tasty and within budget. I didn't get around to making my pot of chicken soup, but the bones and scraps were frozen so that I can make one sometime in January.  I hope you have enjoyed seeing what I ate and that you will be inspired to want to cook some of these meals for yourself!

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