Meals of the Week, November 3rd - November 10th, 2024

SUNDAY, November 3rd, 2024 - Sunday Dinner with the family

On Sundays I usually have dinner with my sister, brother-in-law, and father at my sister’s house.  I love that she includes me each week. When I was in the U.K. I missed my family very much and having dinner together like this was only a dream, so it really means a lot for me to be included now.

This week she cooked a slap-up Chicken Dinner. All of her dinners are fabulous really. My sister is a great cook. With roasted veggies, mashed spuds and gravy. Sugar free jelly and whippy cream for dessert. Delicious as always. You really cannot beat a good roast chicken dinner!

In it’s place I am sharing my recipe for Another Roast Chicken.  For this one you simply spatchcock a whole chicken and then roast it on a bed of vegetables. Garlic, lemon and thyme are used to flavor the chicken, and the vegetables underneath get all nicely flavored from the chicken juices. 

MONDAY, November 4th - Cauliflower Chowder

 Monday felt like a soup kind of day!  I had a lot of running around to do and was in and out all day. I also had a cauliflower in the refrigerator that I wanted to use up. This is a hearty supper soup that always goes down a real treat.  Filled with lovely chunks of celery, carrot, cauliflower and potato, bits of crispy bacon and creamy Pepper Boursin cheese. Rich, filling and very satisfying it is one of my favorite soups.

You could enjoy this with crusty bread if you wish, but I always like to enjoy it with some buttery crackers crumbled over top. I also enjoyed a nice, tossed salad on the side. Soup and a Salad. A brilliant combination.

TUESDAY, November 5th – Garlic Butter Pineapple Chicken

A quick and easy supper was on the menu for me. Garlic Butter Pineapple Chicken. I love this stuff.  It’s a beautiful stir fry filled with bags of lovely flavors. Sweet and savory with just a tiny bit of heat.  (I don’t like my food to be overly spicy these days. The old stomach can’t take it!) I enjoyed this meal with some steamed rice and broccoli.  

Have you ever tried the ready cooked rice in the pouches?  It’s perfect for the smaller family. Just the right size with no waste. It’s also great for making fried rice.

WEDNESDAY, November 6th – Dinner with Dad, French Canadian Salmon Pie

We did not go out for supper this Wednesday night as is our usual practice.  Instead, dad came here to my place for his supper, and I treated him to a lovely homemade French-Canadian Salmon Pie. My father loves Salmon Pie and so do I.  This is a simple enough pie to make with an easy filling made from flaked salmon, mashed potato, onion and a few herbs, etc.  I always use my Butter Lard Pastry to make it and it just melts in the mouth.  My father really enjoyed it.

I served it with some homemade coleslaw, green beans and pickled beets. We had his favorite sugar free Jello with whippy cream for dessert.  Dad was a very happy camper.

THURSDAY, November 7th – Lasagna Roll Ups

I had a lot of running around to do, again and so I took some of these out of the freezer.  It is my small batch recipe for Lasagna Roll Ups. The recipe makes only four roll ups, which is just enough to enjoy on the day for just myself, and then another serving to freeze.  The recipe feeds two people generously.  I had some in the freezer which I thawed out. I will have to make some more to stick in the freezer as I really love them.

They are rich and delicious. Nice and compact.  They don’t slide all over the plate. Everything is tucked into a nice neat little package.  I enjoyed with some crusty bread and a salad on the side. Tasty tasty!

FRIDAY, October 8th – Skillet Sausage & Vegetable Dinner

No fish for me this Friday as I had already had fish earlier in the week. Instead, I made myself a nice skillet meal. 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.  Lovely jubbly.

SATURDAY, November 9th - Pan Seared Steak with Garlic Butter

I picked up a nice steak for 50% off at the grocery store, so I thought I would enjoy that simply cooked, along with some mushrooms and garlic butter.  A few vegetables on the side. I was skipping the carbs!  I figured I had done enough of those this week, plus I had attended a funeral in the morning and enjoyed snacking on a few bits there that I shouldn’t have.

This is a great steak recipe. Simple and filled with flavor. Tender and juicy, it is a perfectly seared, cooked and flavored steak. The garlic butter goes perfectly. A cast iron skillet works best, but if you don’t have one you can use any skillet with a heavy bottom that can handle a high heat well.

I enjoyed this simply with some steamed beans and broccoli.  It was perfect. You could add a baked potato or some oven chips for the carb lover in your life!

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