Rossi - Whats For Dinner?

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I started writing my blog, Taming Twins, in 2013, with the intention of writing about life with my children, but it quickly evolved into me sharing recipes and meal ideas. It was an escape, something for me, and a way of nurturing my life-long love of food, rather than being totally consumed by being Mum. People often ask me about my love of cooking. The truth is, Im not sure if I do really love cooking, but I certainly love eating.

All memories of important moments in my life include food: the Digestive biscuits that the kind nurse gave me after Id just given birth; crumbs on the blue blanket as I snapped them in half and realised that life would never be the same again. Or when theres a pang of missing my father. I often think of him in the kitchen on a weekend morning, frying potatoes (skin on, smothered in salt) with a side of advice on life, and I wonder, what words of wisdom he would be serving me now? Then, there was the Barnaise sauce that my husband so lovingly made for me on our fifth date. It was so buttery that I wiped every last bit from the bowl with a stray chip, and thought that perhaps I should, in fact, marry him at some point. Or the memory of the finely chopped Greek salad that I ate with a spoon the night that I celebrated being asked to write this book.

This book includes Meal Plans for 10 weeks. This book includes Meal Plans for 10 weeks.

The idea is you select a daily/weekly plan to save the mental load of having to think about what to make for the week ahead. Use the shopping list for your groceries the weekend before, and youre good to go. Of course, you dont have to stick to the meal plans, and you can vary them to suit your own familys tastes. THE RECIPES Each dinner is a complete meal and is ready in 30 minutes. Every recipe has been written to cater for family friendly tastes. No huge ingredient lists.

THE MEAL PLANS Each week includes 6 dinners (2 per week with sides), 1 weekend breakfast and 1 sweet treat. Theres a handy shopping list for each week showing you exactly what you need to buy. Each week includes 1 vegetarian meal, at least 1 fish dish, a good variety of different carbs and proteins. If youre using the shopping lists dont forget to check your cupboards and fridge to see what you already have before you go shopping. The recipes in the book are also organised in chapters, split by ingredient and meal type, so you can cook individual recipes and return to your favourites. (Yes, you can read between the lines here every time Ive ever planned a weeks worth of dinners, Ive failed to cook them all, then lost my way altogether!) Lets be kind to ourselves.

A few options for dinner number seven: BAKED POTATOES Choose your own favourite topping. A few options for dinner number seven: BAKED POTATOES Choose your own favourite topping.

The ultimate comfort food! LEFTOVERS From the week a single recipe or a mixture of dishes. SUNDAY ROAST Choose your favourite, vegetarian or not. NO-COOK NIGHT Cooked meat, bread and salads.

Meals for when your budget is tightMeals for when you need comfortMeals for when you cant face cookingMeals to make double and freezeMeals for when you want to impress You can buy chopped fresh onions, garlic and ginger to save time, but they do go off quickly. I prefer to buy them all pre-chopped but frozen as they last so much longer. Jars/tubes of garlic or ginger pre-prepared are a good option but may contain preservatives, so watch out for too many additives.

They can also be more expensive than frozen. Alternatively, chop your own in bulk when you have some spare time and freeze.