Week 24

Saturday
Crumbed lamb chops with chimichurri marinade (parsley, garlic, red wine vinegar and olive oil), with grilled asparagus, yellow bell pepper and sundried tomato mesclun salad, and toasted ciabatta.

Sunday
Thai-inspired stir-fry squid with wild rice and stir-fried pineapple.
- (Stir-fry squid with white onion, okra and yellow bell pepper, garlic and chilli, soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar and lime)
- (Stir-fry pineapple: stir-fry garlic, chilli, and ginger, then add pineapple, brown a bit, then add mixture of fish sauce, lime juice and sugar – stir-fry until caramelised)

Monday
Oven-baked snapper with a panko-breadcrumbed, coriander, garlic and chilli crust, with grilled and fried kumara, and salad of avocado, asparagus, bell pepper and a fresh herb vinaigrette, and a garlic ciabatta.

Tuesday
Mexican poached chicken (garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme and oregano), fried pinto beans (garlic! chilli!), grated cheddar, an awesome roast veggie-coriander-lime salsa(!), and mesclun salad, in huge wheatmeal wraps.

Wednesday
Two Indian curries: muttar paneer (niice!) and paneer butter masala (mwah), with asparagus, bell pepper and white onion, with Jasmin rice and mango pickle on the side. Yum!!

Thursday
We got home late, and made wheatmeal wraps with scrambled egg and bacon, avocado, tomato, lettuce, mustard, ketchup and Kaitaia fire (not that bad at all!).

Friday
Ciabatta with home-made black olive tapenade (black olives, 2 garlic, capers and parsley), grilled veggies (asparagus, red onion, red bell pepper and aubergine – marinated in olive oil, garlic and parsely), with crumbled French goat cheese and pine nuts on top (grilled in the oven, too).


Saturday's meal