Thank goodness for my meal plan. With a poorly little one this week and not much sleep, it would have been so tempting not to bother with cooking and end up eating junk if I didn’t know that I had the makings of some delicious and nutritious meals to see us through.

Day	Notes	Meal
Sunday	Family mealtime	Greek style baked lemon chicken with green beans, fennel and celeriac gratin
Monday	Veggie night	Halloumi, roasted pepper and garlic mushroom pitta pockets with preserved lemon and chilli salsa verde
Tuesday	Batch cook	Turkey, chickpea, red lentil and spinach korma with rice
Wednesday	Veggie night	Veggie lasagne with peas Using veggie bolognese and white sauce from freezer
Thursday	Fish night	Squid and prawns in black bean sauce with rice
Friday		Slow roast duck legs with celeriac and potato dauphinoise, roast sprouts and carrots
Saturday	Family mealtime	Christmas celebration meal out with friends