Hello there and happy Monday! I am quite excited about this week which I will get to in a minute after I have talked about last weeks meal plan. It actually went pretty well. We ate just about everything but not on the day I’d planned it for but who’s counting! I’m still calling that a win because food was eaten and bellies were filled.
I feel like I am going into this week with no real plan. This week feels a little bit more chaotic but in a fun way. Stu and Becky are both off work and Ellie is off college for the half term break. I’m so looking forward to having everyone home even if it means the house will be a little louder. We had planned to have a few nights away but as usual real life had other ideas. I just didn’t feel totally comfortable being away from home for too long so the holiday plans have turned into a staycation instead. Not quite as fancy but I’m actually really happy about it. We’ll have some days out, eat some nice food and spend the money we would have spent on the little holiday but without the stress of packing or catching trains.
We haven’t had our usual Gousto box delivered this week and we didn’t even get the big food shop done over the weekend which has left me feeling a bit like I’m on a cooking game show where I have to make tea out of whatever’s in the fridge and freezer. We’re kind of winging it but I’m sure it’ll all come together somehow.
On the menu this week we have:
Stu has volunteered to cook one day because Ellie and I will be out running some errands. Running errands sounds so grown up and American. We'll be sorting Ellie’s bank account because they still think she’s a child, when she turned 18 it didn't move to the adult current account, picking up hair dye and grabbing a couple of birthday presents for a friend. It’ll be one of those days where we leave the house at 10am and somehow don’t get home until tea time.
We will be eating out at least twice this week, maybe three times if we decide to have a carvery at the pub on Sunday which is probably going to happen. lol We’re planning to go to the all you can eat place in Hull again at some point. It’s such a treat and everyone gets to eat exactly what they fancy without me trying to please everyone with one meal. Then there’s another meal out at Wetherspoons before we go for a round of golf. The fun, mini kind not the outside, fancy kind.
For the nights we’ll be eating at home, I’m keeping it simple. One night will definitely involve chips with something easy from the freezer. The other will probably be something comforting with mashed potatoes and a big helping of vegetables. The veg is mostly to make me feel better about all the eating out we’re doing this week and then maybe our usual pizza one night.
So that’s our plan for the week, what are you eating this week?








