May : A Monthly Meal Plan

How did we get to May so quickly?

I sat down a few days ago with tea and my diary and jotted down May’s meal plan. It took me under half-an-hour and now I don’t have to think about what’s for dinner? for the next thirty-one days. Satisfying!

Granted, once you’ve done one monthly plan it’s definitely easier to do the next. I cut and pasted a few days-in-a-row from April and made a few amendments considering Che has drama on a Tuesday afternoon, we’ve got swimming on Wednesdays (which ends May 30) and Poet spends an hour dancing ballet on Thursdays (we don’t get home till 5:30pm so it’s definitely an easy dinner night).

A few of you have been asking about ideas for school lunches and this, here, is my easy-peasy go-to : mini quiches + vegie sticks. If you want to follow a recipe head over here otherwise I simply fry up some diced bacon, add grated zucchini or diced capsicum and cook until the bacon is nice and crisp. I then whip up about 6-8 eggs, add a little milk, add a bit of salt and pepper, add the bacon + vegies and voila – quiche filling. I line muffin trays with puff pastry, fill the pastry with the quiche mix and add a cherry tomato + grated cheese on top. Bake for about 35 minutes at 180degrees and then guard them with your life to ensure they last the school week.

As you can see, I make regular muffin size quiches + mini, literally-bite-sized quiches. I store them in glass containers (I bought this set late last year and it’s in constant use – highly recommend!). These will do for school lunches from Mon-Thu as on Fridays I usually treat the kids to a lunch order. For those interested, I use lunchbots lunch containers and swear by them…we’ve been using our current set for three years now. I pack one quad and one uno for each child and I send them in a Lunchbots Insulated Bag (I put an ice brick in the bottom and the two lunchboxes in the top compartment).

So what are we eating in May? A lot of favourites and lots of red meat, vegies and garlic-infused meals because my iron and immunity is struggling (I find out next week if I’m getting an iron infusion):

Mon 1st : Chicken Noodle Soup

Tue 2nd : Tuna Pasta (another great option for school lunch as it works just as well as a salad)

Wed 3rd : Lamb Cutlets + Mash + Greens

Thu 4th : Chicken Curry

Fri 5th : Pizza + Salad

Sat 6th : Potato Bake + Greens + Sourdough

Sun 7th : Chilli Con Carne

Mon 8th : Fried Rice + Steamed Greens

Tue 9th : Broth + Noodles + Vegies

Wed 10th : Spaghetti Bol

Thu 11th : Steak + Vegies

Fri 12th : Pizza + Salad