What's for dinner? Monday

I cant believe its Monday already. I've had a terrifically terrible weekend, and it seems to have stretched forever, even though its a long weekend, it feels like its gone on for a week.

Tonight I feel like some home made, feel good food for dinner. So a really cheap yet cheerful meal is on the menu.

Chilli Spaghetti

Spaghetti for the number of people being served. I'm a chuck the whole pack in type of girl, so adjust for your needs. Note, I love this and will eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner with no qualms.

A red chilli (If you cant get fresh, I have used chilli from a jar, not sweet chilli or powdered though)
Parsley, I like continental
Garlic, ( I have a jar of it in the fridge, so I'll use that)
Olive Oil
Butter

Cook the spaghetti as per instructions on the packet

In a small saucpan melt butter and olive oil. (sorry I dont have amounts, you will have to use what you feel is adequate)

Cook the garlic (1 tsp?) and the red chilli that has been deseeded and chopped very finely, unless you love big bits of chilli in your mouth. Add the chopped parsley before these brown, and pour over the drained spaghetti and stir.

Sprinkle with your favourite cheese that you like on pasta.

This meal wouldn't cost more than $5 if you buy cheap pasta. I can get a kilo for just over a dollar here. That feeds a lot of people. You dont need the pasta saturated with the sauce, just a taste worth, kwim?

What's for dinner - Thursday

Looks like someones brain wasn't working last night. Yesterday was Wednesday!

Anyway, for dinner tonight we are having pork ribs, cooked slowly this afternoon in the slowcooker. I forgot to put anything on them, but I'm sure they will still taste good. I'm serving them with left over baked veges from the other night. Potato, butternut pumpkin, cauliflower, mmm, I'm hungry.

For Dinner tonight - Thursday

Chilli Con Carne on Toast.

Leftovers are great!

For dinner tonight

We are having: Roast lamb with gravy, roast potatoes and pumpkin, cauliflower cheese (done in the microwave), baby peas and sweet corn. Mmmmmm.

The lamb was put in the crock pot at around 10am on low, so is well and truly cooked, but it will be perfect. Just waiting for the potatoes and pumpkin to be ready so I can serve. While the veges have been cooking I popped a banana loaf on to cook (well its a round one, I dont know where my loaf tin is) using up the 3 bananas that were going brown on the bench. Waste not want not. It will go with dd tomorrow to her best friends house to play.

What's for dinner tonight - Tuesday

A family favourite, I'm cooking up pork salad. (It's not really a salad)

500g minced pork
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sweet chilli sauce *note, the sauce amounts may be changed to suit your taste.
Green beans
Corriander

Fry mince in a saucepan. Add Garlic and ginger and cook for a few minutes. Add sauces and green beans. Cook till beans are tender.

Mix in chopped corriander.

Serve on boiled rice or in iceberg lettuce cups.

Eat and enjoy

What's for dinner tonight? - Monday

Dd and I cooked dinner together. We made bolegnaise sauce with veges in it. Very healthy. Eaten with spiral pasta as someone has an aversion to spaghetti, with all those vegetables it has to be healthy.

Pasta sauce Recipe

500g lean mince
2 400g cans diced tomatoes
2 zucchini - grated
1 carrot - grated
1 red capsicum (pepper) diced, eenty teeny tiny
1 tsp garlic
1 tbsp pesto
salt and pepper

Cook mince in saucepan till brown, add garlic. Add zucchini, carrot and capsicum, and cook till soft. Add cans of diced tomatoes and mix well. Add pesto. Season to taste. Allow to cook gently till pasta is cooked as per packet instructions.

Serve with cheese.

This makes a lot of food. Enough to freeze for another night.

Eat and Enjoy

What's for dinner tonight? Wednesday

Roast pork shoulder sandwiches on homemade bread.