A luxurious couple of nights off cooking for me. First on Sunday when the boys took charge smoking brisket on the BBQ, an all-day father and son activity! Secondly on Friday when, knowing it was going to be one of those weeks, I decided to treat us to a takeaway night.
It’s OK to plan to have a takeaway every so often and, if it’s in your meal plan, you can keep track of just how often that is as well as include it in your food budget.
| Day | Notes | Meal |
| Sunday | Family mealtime | Smoked brisket, macaroni cheese, lime and chilli slaw/salad |
| Monday | Veggie night | Red pepper linguine with pangrattato |
| Tuesday | Fish night | Creamy potato and smoked mackerel bake with green salad
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| Wednesday | Sausage, potato and haricot bean casserole with green beans
Using leftover cooked sausages from the freezer |
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| Thursday | Veggie night |
Baked mushroom, potato and celeriac torte with green beans and broccoli
A riff on this Olive magazine recipe
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| Friday | And flop! | Takeaway |
| Saturday | Family mealtime | Noodles, hoisin chicken and vegetables, quick Asian pickled cucumber
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