Meals of the Week, February 15th to 21st, 2026

 

Here I am again with another Meals of the Week post, this one for the third week of February, 2026  We had a real wintery week this week, cold, cold temperatures and once more I was unable to go very far from my home and chair for most of the week.  We were still enjoying a bit of comfort food, and store cupboard meals for the most part.  I have never been more grateful for having lots of ingredients on hand and in the freezer than I have been for this past month and a half. They have served me well, and of course my daughter is living with me at the moment so I have had the pleasure of cooking for and feeding two people.

Despite not really being well over these past weeks, I challenged myself  to eat as best as I could. I never want to be that person who eats out of packets and cans. I want to eat good food, honest food, and food that isn't filled with salt and preservatives, so I want to cook my own meals from scratch, as long as I am competent and capable enough to do so!

I was not able to get to my sisters for our family dinner, nor was I able to get out to dinner with my sister and father on Wednesday like we usually do.  Instead we made do at home with what we had to hand.  I think we did really well.

I tried to make all of our meals simple, nutritious and fairly budget friendly. As a Senior on a limited income, I need to watch my pennies, and I know many of you are in the same boat.

Challenging myself to do so is inspiring to me and I hope it will be inspiring to you also!  Maybe you will also want to cook good, economical, and tasty meals for yourself also.

This is only my suppers. I do also eat breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is usually toast or cereal, sometimes yogurt granola and fruit.  Lunch is a sandwich most of the time, sometimes cheese and crackers and fruit, or sometimes  a delicious salad. I do so enjoy my salads!

Thankfully I had my final hospital procedure on Friday of this week and things appear to be getting back to normal.  Praise God. I am eager to really start cooking some new and interesting recipes again!

But in the meantime,  here we go, our main meals  that we enjoyed from the past week. Enjoy!

 

 

SUNDAY, February 15th - Creamed Chicken & Biscuits 

Normally Sunday would see us having dinner together with the family at my sister's, but I was just not able to leave the house for any length of time. I made us a simple supper at home of creamed chicken on biscuits. I had some cooked chicken in the freezer to use, which was handy. I also had some biscuits in the freezer that I had baked and frozen, so I just thawed several of them out and gently reheated them before ladling on the creamed chicken.

This was so delicious.  The gravy was rich and creamy, nicely flavored with some tarragon.  There was a generous amount of chicken in it and some peas.   You could enjoy a nice tossed salad on the side of this or some coleslaw.  This is a real winner of a chicken dinner and a great way to use up leftovers! Eileen loved it!

MONDAY, February 16th - Hot Dogs & Sauerkraut 

My daughter had not had sauerkraut in a long time as it was not something her husband enjoyed eating.  I made us Hot Dogs & Sauerkraut for our supper.  We both really enjoyed these. These taste like what I have always supposed a street cart hot dog to taste like.  Smoky and delicious. The bun soft on the inside and all toasty and buttery on the outside.  A bit of thinly sliced raw onion on the bottom.  Honey mustard on top and that kraut.   Sigh  . . .  simple perfection.

You could serve these with oven chips and have a perfectly delicious supper that everyone will enjoy. If you wanted to skip the buns, you could serve the frankfurters and sauerkraut with a pile of buttery mashed potatoes.  Also very delicious!

TUESDAY, February 17th - Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday

What else could we have on pancake day but Pancakes! It has always been thus.  Fluffy Old Fashioned Pancakes.  Breakfast for supper, one of our favorite things. 

Nice fluffy pancakes served with some breakfast sausage, lashings of butter for spreading and good old fashioned pure Maple Syrup.  Very naughty but what a treat! If you were a really hearty eater you could add an egg or two and some hashbrowns.

WEDNESDAY, February 18th - Old Fashioned Easy Baked Mac & Cheese

Normally on Wednesday nights I would have dinner out with my sister and my father. Not happening this week due to my inability to really leave the house.  We had Old Fashioned Easy Baked Mac & Cheese. This is the type of Mac & Cheese our grandmother's would have made. Easy to make, no faffing about, simple ingredients, done well.

It does not boast a creamy sauce, nor is it rich, but I can still promise you that it is filled with plenty of cheesy flavors!  Its also incredibly easy to make. You do want to make sure you use a really well flavored cheese for this. I wouldn't use anything less than an extra strong cheddar.  The taste will really shine through, whereas if you used a milder cheese, the flavor might get lost.

Normally I like to enjoy this with my homemade salmon patties, but my daughter doesn't like fish so this time we skipped the fish and just had the macaroni and cheese with an assortment of cooked vegetables, some salad and a crusty roll on the side. We both enjoyed this simple supper very much!

THURSDAY,  February 19th - Jacket Potato with Chili and Cheese 

Another day of not being able to go out and having to rely on my store cupboard. I just did  simple baked potatoes for our supper/tea.  I topped them with some chili and grated cheddar cheese.  Jacket potatoes are a wonderful canvas for whatever you desire to put with them.

In the U.K. they have restaurants dedicated only to Jacket Potatoes. One of the first things I ate when I visited the country prior to moving over there was a Jacket Potato at Euston Station. Oh but it was some good. Topped with oodles of cheese it was. You can get them topped with baked beans and cheese (very good), or tuna mayonnaise (not a fan), chili, etc.  I personally really like them this way, topped with hot chili and cheese.  Delicious, especially if you serve them with a salad along side! 

FRIDAY, February 20th - Tomato & Rice Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

I had quite a busy day on Friday with another hospital procedure, etc. Hopefully the last one! I made us a simple supper of Tomato & Rice Soup.  I love LOVE Tomato & Rice Soup. It is hearty and delicious.  I used to love the one that came in the can when I was a child.  It had bits of spinach in it. 

This is one of my favorite soups.  I love tomato soup. Making it from scratch is a life changer, and when you add some rice and other bits to it, it really is delicious.  We enjoyed this simply with some  grilled cheese sandwiches on the side and were a pair of very happy campers.

Oh yes, as a celebration to hopefully the end of my kidney stone trials we treated ourselves to a small box of Timbits to be shared. This really was a once in a blue moon treat!

SATURDAY, February 21st - Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Nachos for two

CELEBRATION! It continues.  I was finally able to get out and do a good grocery shop, the first one since the beginning of the year.  We celebrated by picking up everything to make some chicken nachos. 

 I like to toss the chicken for these together with some seasonings to give it extra flavor.  I use mild North American chili powder!  We added plenty of chopped peppers, onions, tomatoes, olives (on mine) and lots of spicy cheese.  Eileen had jalapenos on hers as she likes a bit of spice.

 We enjoyed these with sour cream, guacamole, and tomato salsa and were in nacho eating heaven!  Just so that we were not completely hedonistic we had some chopped melon and berries for dessert. 

It felt so good to be able to get out and about after not having been able to leave the house.  We even went to the hardware store and picked up some birdseed and fat balls for the birds. It has been super cold here.

And those were our meals of the week for this, the third week of February 2026.  I think we ate rather well despite my not being able to travel very far from my chair for most of the week. Now I have had my last procedure, things will once more get a lot more interesting!  Thanks so much for your patience during my down time.

I do hope, however, that  you will be inspired to want to cook at least a few of these delicious meals.  If you do and you enjoy them, let me know!  

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