Life is a Journey not a Destination

Not too sure how this not menu planning is working out but we’ve not resorted to take-away so it must be going okay. Having said that last week was a very strange one with me being unwell for the whole week, so easy dinners were definitely on the cards.

MONDAY: New recipe : Macaroni Bake – was OKAY

TUESDAY: TVP Wraps

WEDNESDAY: Take-away pizza for my birthday

THURSDAY: Pasta & Veggies (from freezer) – was quite nice and certainly VERY easy

FRIDAY: Sweet Bean Burrios

SATURDAY: TVP Nachos

SUNDAY: Homemade Pizza at the Powells – similar to this one.

And for Muffin Tin Monday this week, Amy was kind enough to make us dinner.

Be sure to visit the Organising Junkie and Her Cup Overfloweth.

Todays muffin tin theme was letters.

I went with the very basic A-B-C-D-E-F. But as always the girls loved it.

Amy had apple, banana-choc muffin, chips/crisps, dip (& carrots), extra-large frog (souvenier from Melbourne) and freckles.

Christy had apple, bear bikkies, chips, dipped biscuits, extra-large frog and freckles.

Make sure you drop by her cup overfloweth to see more muffin tin meals.

For this weeks MTM we got to choose our own theme. I chose to do make you own ice-cream sundae’s. The girls couldn’t believe it!!! It’s not every day you get to come home from school and eat ice cream.

This was my creation.. was delicious too.

Amy…she was going for the Cold Rock mashed up look..

And Christy…

And we were nice enough to leave Kevin some extras so he could make one for desert.

Be sure to visit Her Cup Overfloweth to see more muffin tin meals.

Last week went well. We all enjoyed dinner by Amy on Tuesday night. We had our own personal menus and were served Spring Rolls with wedges.

And apple crumble for desert. It was delicious.

Then we were served tea and berry muffins while the girls put on a show.

Kevin is away for 5 nights this week so I’m only cooking for Amy and myself (Christy always has toast of some sort).

MONDAY: Rissoto / leftover pasta for Amy (to eat before dancing)

TUESDAY:Pumpkin Lasagne (Amy to make)

WEDNESDAY: Veggie Snitzel and veggies

THURSDAY: Possibly take-away pizza

FRIDAY: Not sure (just me tonight)

SATURDAY: Homemade pizza (didn’t have it last week)

SUNDAY: Leftovers (hosting Mother’s Day lunch)

For more great ideas check out the organising junkie.

No theme this week so we’re back to the normal after school snack.

Don’t forget to stop by Her cup overfloweth to see more great muffin tin meals.

This weeks muffin tin Monday had an UNDER THE SEA theme. I did try to think about this one (and do some research on the net) to make it more fun for the girls. When they saw the muffin (esp. Amy’s) I asked them to guess the theme -  Amy got it right away. It’s school holidays (for two more days) so it would going able to make a lunch, rather than a snack.

I started with the obvious fish pieces shaped like a fish ( it was hard trying to find ones with REAL fish fillets), then added some potato gems (they are my imitation rocks), some shell pasta, tomato ketchup (not really sure what that represents in the ocean), green jelly with some sea snakes and I just couldn’t resist these blue cupcakes when I saw them at the bakery.

Christy’s muffin tin did not look quite so exciting. She wasn’t that pleased but I had to point out that she’s the one who won’t eat real food. She didn’t even touch the pasta or potato gems and had more toast. She didn’t eat her cupcake – so I enjoyed that for afternoon tea .

We were very spoilt today and Amy made us a special MTM breakfast.

Be sure to visit Her Cup Overfloweth to check out what others did this week for MTM.

Not sure if I’m going mad or things got changed when I wasn’t looking. I thought the theme for this weeks MTM was MTM goes AWOL. Since we don’t have time on a school Monday to do anything fancy I thought I’d take the muffin tin with us to White Water World. I see the theme MTM goes AWOL is on the 20th – school holidays for us – so we’ll take it on another outing.

The girls thought it great having MTM at the water park and Kevin was pleased he got to participate in one for a change. Because I only had one muffin tin it did require quiet a few refills. Here’s Kevin with the leftovers .

We did another MTM today. Today theme is supposed to be Spring/Easter but I only just saw that after we’d eaten ours. Luckily I did include some little chocolate bunnies as we’ll be away again next week. We also had the usual dip, carrot, crackers, cheese, chips, fruit and tiny teddies.

Some of my selection

All we had left was some kiwi fruit, which Bailey (dog) enjoyed.

Be sure to visit Michelle at Her Cup Overfloweth for more great muffin tins.

This week’s muffin tin was supposed to have a green theme (for St. Patricks Day), but with Amy having been unwell and Christy not eating a single thing that’s green, I just decided to go with a normal tin – I did however, add some kiwi fruit

Today tin included carrot, crackers, corn relish dip, cheese, cheese balls (which Kevin bought – I NEVER buy those things), teddy biscuits, chocolate, apple, coconut banana loaf, caramel popcorn and the star, kiwi fruit.

Christy likes to play with her food more than eat it.

For more muffin tins, and some great green ones, visit her cup overfloweth. If any of your kids suffer Mondayitis I definitely recommend giving MTM a go – my girls just love coming home from school to see what’s in the muffin tins.

The girls were very excited to come home from school  today to see what they were having for Muffin Tin Monday.

And the end result…

It’s safe to say that MTM was a great success. be sure to visit Michelle to see great other MTM ideas.

You may have noticed I didn’t post a menu plan last week. I actually had fun just deciding meals on the day – based on what I had in the house that needed to be used up. But this weeks it’s back to planning.

MONDAY: Potato Gnocchi with Cheesy Sauce

TUESDAY: Pumpkin Lasagne

WEDNESDAY: Lentil Bolognase

THURSDAY: Tofu with Orange Sauce and Brown Rice

FRIDAY : Out – probably Noodle Box (wedding anniversary)

SATURDAY: Homemade Rice Paper Rolls (girls away)

SUNDAY : BBQ or from freezer

For more great menu ideas visit the Organising Junkie.

And now for muffin tin monday (visit Her Cup Overflowth to see more tins)

It was very hot here today so after walking home from school everyone was feeling rather warm. The kids quickly devoured the nice cool fruit before diving into the pool

The theme for this weeks Muffin Tin Monday was Fruits & Veggies, Dips and Spreads. Was easy for me as we usually have afternoon tea along these lines anyway, but this week I did make a chocolate dip with fruit. I should have taken an after photo. All that was left was a couple of carrot sticks, some strawberries (which were from our garden) and some kiwi fruit. Make sure you visit this weeks host Just for Fun to see more great MTM ideas. She even has a side bar to show us the upcoming themes.