Here we are again with another Meals of the Week Post. Usually on Sundays I do a round up and share with you, my readers, all the delicious meals I cooked for myself over the past days. I didn't eat at home very day, but wherever possible I have provided a "like" substitute from my recipe archives to share with you.
With the summer months my eating gets a bit lighter and not so much "comfort food." There are a lot more salads, and cold coalitions. Quick and easy, as always is the order of the day, because, lets face it, who wants to be chained to their kitchen in the summer time!
I love doing these posts because they help me to take a realistic look back on how I have been eating and help me to plan my week ahead. I hope that they will do the same for you.
Nobody who lives on their own should be consigned to eating frozen ready meals or dinner from a tin! That's my goal anyways. I love to cook and I love to eat and I love simple uncomplicated food.
Food doesn't have to be fancy, fattening or complicated to taste good!
SUNDAY, July 2nd - Chicken and Ham Lasagne
Because we had had a family dinner at my sisters on the Saturday for Canada, we did not share a meal together on Sunday. Cindy fancied a day off and I don't blame her! We decided to have supper together on Monday instead. I had supper at home for myself. I heated up a portion of Chicken and Ham Lasagne that I had in the freezer.
The original recipe makes 4 - 6 portions and freezes beautifully in single sized portions. I tell you how to do this on the recipe page. It is filled with plenty of chicken and ham, spinach and has a lush rich creamy sauce. This is one of my favorite kinds of lasagne.
I enjoyed it along with a side salad and was a very happy camper.
MONDAY, July 3rd - Dinner at Cindys
We had our Sunday family dinner on Monday at my sister's. She cooked a pork tenderloin in the air fryer which she served along with some roasted potatoes, onions and carrots and she cooked these Presidents Choice Stampede Corn Ribs to go along with it. We had both been wanting to try those. She was the first person brave enough to take the step.
Prognosis, they were okay. Not as good a corn on the cob for real, but not bad either.
If you want to cook a delicious Sheet Pan Pork Tenderloin Dinner, just click on the link. There are roasted pieces of pork tenderloin, squash and brussels sprouts, all roasted together on a sheet pan. The whole thing is done in about half an hour. Some fluffy mashed potatoes go well on the side.
TUESDAY, July 4th - Low Carb Turkey Burger
I played it safe on Monday and made myself a delicious low carb Turkey Burger. Every bit as delicious as a burger in the bun, this tasty burger is beautifully flavored with parsley, onion, salt, pepper, garlic and mayo. The may helps to keep it moist, as does the pat of butter sealed in the center.
A slice of cheese is melted on top and the burger is served atop a thick slice of ice berg lettuce that has been spread with a lush garlic aioli mayonnaise. I promise you won't miss the bun. This is fabulously tasty!
WEDNESDAY, July 5th - Dinner out with Dad
On Wednesday nights I always go out for dinner with my dad and his friend Hazel. This week my sister Cindy joined us. We both had the Haddie bits, which are broken bits of haddock deep fried and served with chips and coleslaw. Dad and Hazel both had the fish and chips.
I'll be honest. Haddie Bits are not my favorite thing. I should have just had fish and chips. But it was nice to be there with dad and everyone.
The recipe I am sharing for this night are these fabulous Cornmeal Crusted Cod Cheeks. Cod cheeks are a tasty little nugget of cod fish found, you guessed it, in the cheek area of the Cod. Very tender and juicy when cooked properly. They cook very quickly. You could do the same thing with cubes of cod fish. There is also a delicious coleslaw recipe on the same page
THURSDAY, July 6th - Air Fryer French Bread Pizza
My sister and I were supposed to go to Jonny's for lunch on Thursday as it was her Birthday, but when we got there the kitchen wasn't open, just the ice cream part. So we decided to do it next week.
Instead I went home and made myself an Air Fryer French Bread Pizza using a leftover ciabatta I had in the freezer. It is a fabulous recipe, sized perfectly for only two people and it cooks in the air fryer without heating up the kitchen! I had a simple salad on the side.
FRIDAY, June 7th - Spanish Cod
On Friday I had some Cod in the freezer which I wanted to use up and so I made myself a tasty dish of Spanish Cod that I served with some brown rice and steamed green beans.
I love cod done this way. It is lightly dusted with flour and lightly pan fried til golden brown on both sides with a few sprigs of thyme, and then served on a bed of a lush Spanish Tomato sauce made with good tomatoes, onions and chopped peppers. This is truly a beautiful dish. Healthy as well!
SATURDAY, July 8th - Easy Chicken Gyros
Had the family over to celebrate my sister's 65th Birthday. We dined on the grilled chicken from my Easy Chicken Gyros, done on my Cuisinart grill. We did not do the flat breads. Instead we had Baked Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad, a mixed green salad, sliced cucumbers and tomatoes, and garlic bread.
For dessert we had a Traditional Victoria Sandwich Cake. Family times are the best of times!
So there you have it, my meals of the week. As you can see, once again, I ate really well. There was no waste and I got in a lovely variety of things. Some healthy and some not! Hopefully this will give you some ideas of how to plan some meals for yourself!
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- 1 wiener (I like all beef hot dogs
- 1 hot dog bun (I like the top sliced, soft sided buns)
- softened butter
- honey mustard and sweet pickle relish
- 2 TBS grated cheese
- 1/2 TBS French Fried Onions (in the UK Crispy Salad Onions)
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Air Fryer Hot Dogs
Ingredients
- 1 wiener (I like all beef hot dogs
- 1 hot dog bun (I like the top sliced, soft sided buns)
- softened butter
- honey mustard and sweet pickle relish
- 2 TBS grated cheese
- 1/2 TBS French Fried Onions (in the UK Crispy Salad Onions)
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 400*F/200*C for 5 minutes.
- Cut a few shallow slashes in the top of your wiener diagonally.
- Place the wiener(s) into the air fryer basket. Air fry for 5 minutes.
- While the wiener is cooking, open your hot dog bun. Place the honey mustard and relish in the bottom of the bun. Brush the sides with softened butter.
- At the end of 5 minutes place the wiener into the hot dog bun, over the condiments, slashed side up. Sprinkle with the cheese and then the fried onions.
- Return to the air fryer basket and air fry for an additional 2 minutes. Enjoy!
I've always been very fond of turkey burgers. They are one of my favourite things. In fact I would rather have a turkey burger than one made with ground beef, and that's the truth. I recently made some for our supper and tried to incorporate some vegetables into the mix so that I could get in both extra fiber and vitamins, notably iron as I am iron deficient. They were delicious!
I added some whole wheat bread crumbs to help bind them together and I confess . . . a bit of cheese for extra flavour. (In my defense I did use the low fat variety. and I ate my burger without a bun.)
On the side we had roasted sweet potatoes, which I had cut into slices, spritzed with low fat cooking spray and some garlic and onion powder, plus pepper and then roasted in a hot oven . . . and a green vegetable mix.
Todd had his on a bun with a slice of cheese melted on top. He really enjoyed it. I made him eat some tomato and lettuce with it. He's not a salad nut, but if I give it to him he will eat it.
He also had some mayo on the bottom roll, plus he had all the veg that I had as well. He can't afford to lose weight. We were both happy with what we had. No complaints. ☺I do love sweet potatoes and spinach too.
sugars: 3.9g (without bun 1.2g)
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Whisk the tomato ketchup, water, brown sugar, vinegar, all seasonings and hot sauce together in a pan. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Add the roast beef and heat through gently until heated thoroughly.
To serve spread the bottom of each bun with a portion of the horseradish mayo. Top with a portion of the BBQ Beef, and finally the cheese sauce. Place the top of the bun on top and serve immediately.
- 6 cream filled chocolate cookies, pulverized
- 1 cup (140g) all purpose plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 TBS white sugar
- 1 large free range egg
- 1 cup (240ml) whole milk
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