Monday 4 January 2016

The first meal plan of 2016

Greetings beloved readers, and I hope all of you had a very happy and peaceful holiday period and are now raring to get the New Year going in earnest. Whatever your resolutions, I wish you the very best of luck with them. If you haven't made any - you are a stronger man than I!

This week's meal plan is brought to you by the word "comfort". I've picked dishes that are soft and soothing and perfect for digestive systems getting over the late December excesses. And all of them perfectly diet friendly with a few tweaks - losing weight has never been, for me anyway, dependent on eating salad alone.

Mushroom risotto
Twice baked jacket potatoes with ham and goats' cheese
Creamy spiced Dahl topped with a soft boiled egg and served with flatbreads
Soup and garlic bread
Fish pie
Pasta Bolognese bake
Corned beef with parsley sauce and root vegetable mash

You see? Comfort food of the highest order - in some cases (hello, fish pie) going right back to the nursery. All of it delicious though.

Still to come this week - an interesting lunch at Pollent Street Social and 2016 goal setting. Happy eating in the meantime!

11 comments:

  1. Mmm, sounds yummy and comforting. I like the sound of the dahl. Happy New Year!

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  2. Sonnds yummy, its so hard to strike a balance between comforting and healthy. That dahl sounds amazing!

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  3. That all sounds fab, the balance between comfort food and healthy fare is one we're trying to strike this week too. Have a lovely week.

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  4. Everything sounds delicious! I do like comfort food at this time of year x

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  5. I think a good mushroom risotto has to be one of my favourite meals - it's like a big hug in food form.

    Your whole meal plan sounds lovely. #mealplanningmonday

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  6. We're having mushroom risotto tonight!!

    Happy New Year Seren!!

    Lesley xx

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  7. Have you unleashed some technical wizardry that deletes all my comments? Just lost the 3rd.... No-one could blame you, mind.

    Px

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    1. Even if such wizardry exists it would be WAY beyond my meagre skills...

      But, in any case, no. Even bad comments are comments and therefore sacred...and yours are never bad. xx

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  8. Well I wished you Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday and Happy New Year and resolved to be a better virtual pal this year! More words but that was the essence...!

    Px

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  9. Well I wished you Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday and Happy New Year and resolved to be a better virtual pal this year! More words but that was the essence...!

    Px

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  10. The dahl with an egg sounds A-MAZING. Love it! Thanks for joining in x

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