Meal Plan #1

Today, I start a new segment of Vinum et Victus - every Sunday, I will provide a meal plan for the week.  However, it is important to note I will not be providing lunch plans for mondays thru fridays as working from home means I mostly eat sandwiches or left-overs for lunch.  ;)

All the meal plans provided represent what I'll be feeding my family for the week.  My meal plans have 3 things in mind: 

• Healthy meals for my growing girls,
• Easy to make because of my busy schedule, and,
• Inexpensive (sometimes Where you shop makes more of a difference than What you buy, but I try not to spend more than 100€ a week for the 4 of us, including all the drinks, snacks and extras that do not show up in a meal plan).

I will try to provide the recipe for anything below that isn't self explanatory (but I will add them day-by-day). 

Monday night

• (Appetizer) - Gazpacho
• (Main Course) - Grilled Aparagus & Red Peppers with Steack
• (Dessert) - Fresh Strawberries in Port wine

Tuesday night

• (Appetizer) - Steamed artichokes with garlic butter
• (Main Course) - Roasted Pork & Rosemary Roasted Potatoes & Carrots
• (Dessert) - Fruit Salad

Wednesday night

•  (Appetizer) - Tomato Salad (Spanish Style)
• (Main Course) - Spinach & Meat Lasagna with Cheese Sauce
• (Dessert) - Home-made chocolate chip cookies

Thursday night

• (Appetizer) - stewed peas with bacon
• (Main Course) - Swedish Meatballs with French Fries
• (Dessert) - Vanilla Ice cream with a Cookie

 Friday night

• (Appetizer) - make room for pizza
• (Main Course) - PIZZA NIGHT !!!
• (Dessert) - Fruit & Yogurt

Saturday lunch

• An Ode to the French peasant: 
• 1 Baguette, a variety of hams (cured, steamed, roasted),
• a variety of cured sausages (Chorizo, Fuet etc),
• a variety of cheeses (Brie, Reblochon, Herbed goat cheese, Brebis),
• Black Cherry jam (for the Goat and Brebis cheese)
• Basic salad - lettuce and tomato with Balsamic Vinegrette,
• 1 bottle of red wine (Recommend anything from Gigondas or Cote-du-Rhone).

Saturday night

• (Appetizer) - Green and Wax bean salad
• (Main Course) - BBQ ribs, roast sweet potato, grilled onions
• (Dessert) - Cheese platter & Fresh Bread

Sunday lunch

• (Appetizer) - Pasta salad
• (Main Course) - Spinach and bacon Quiche, Ham & Cheese mini-sandwiches in Brioche
• (Dessert) - White Chocolate Mousse

Sunday dinner

• (Appetizer) - Spiced Carrot Salad
• (Main Course) - Morrocan Lamb Chops with Fennel and Harissa, Couscous
• (Dessert) - Orange and Mango smoothie

Enjoy !