Thermomix Menu Plans - 30th January

Hi everyone! We’re enjoying our little holiday at the beach, relaxing and getting in some quality family time. Although it’s awfully hot and sticky down here on the coast, and we can’t swim in the ocean because the stingers are really bad at the moment – even the nets aren’t keeping them out. Thank goodness for air conditioning! And for the kind people at the resort down the road who let us use their pool free of charge. J  

Due to the hot weather and my determination to take it easy, I haven’t been doing much cooking, just basic stuff, but I still wouldn’t be without my Thermomix! It’s great to be able to still enjoy our risotto and smoothies and homemade bread and pasta and salads all made the quick, easy and healthy way. (I admit, we have had a couple of lunches where we’ve been out and have given in and bought take-away, but it’s not something we do very often, and you’ve got to be a bit flex when you’re on holiday!)

My favourite treat while on holiday has been 'Cookie Dough Dip' - a guilt-free (well, almost!) snack that I make out of raw nut butter, rapadura, vanilla, quinoa flakes, coconut milk, a little salt and baking soda, and some dark choc chips! (The original recipe by Chocolate Covered Katie is made on tinned chickpeas, and it's really good too - so if you can't have nuts, try that one. Katie has some amazingly decadent, healthy, vegan recipes!!) I love this either as a 'dip' with slices of fruit, or just sneaked out of the fridge by the spoonful when no one's looking...

Nut Butter Cookie Dough Dip

Well, our holiday is nearly over, and when we get home it’ll be straight back into the craziness of school, Thermomix demos, cooking days at home with customers, a cooking class, and hubby shift working… so I’d better get my menu planned! I’d love to see your menu plans too, so please share by linking up with your menu plan! Instructions on how to link up are here: Thermomix Menu Plans. Or if you’re new to menu planning and need some help, see this article: How to Menu Plan.

My Menu Plan for this week...

Monday:

(lunch) Fried Rice – Thermomix style

(dinner) Sausages in tomato sauce (sauce cooks in Thermomix bowl while sausages steam on top in Varoma - like in this recipe; sprinkle with herbs and bake in oven til sausages are crispy on top) with a leafy green salad

Tuesday:

(lunch) Leftovers, bits and pieces (heading home from the beach…)

(dinner) Spicy lamb chops with braised lentils and a green salad

Wednesday:

(lunch) Eggplant ‘lasagne’ – double batch, got lots of eggplants! (‘Pasta’ is slices of eggplant steamed in varoma while sauce cooks in bowl; drizzled with dairy free ‘cheesey’ sauce; baked in oven); green salad

(dinner) Beef koftas in lettuce wraps, with raw vege sticks

Thursday:

(lunch) Eggplant lasagne (spare from yesterday, re-heated in oven) with salad

(dinner) Leftovers from demo at my place in the afternoon!

Friday:

(lunch) Gluten free, dairy free pizzas (using this pizza base recipe (see photos below with the lamb mince & salad topping) and the avocado & salad topping, as well as the salmon salad topping)

(dinner) Steamed buns with spicy mince filling, beetroot & orange salad

Saturday:

(lunch) Vietnamese fish curry with sticky rice, green salad

(dinner) Leftovers

Sunday:

(lunch) Marinated Thai beef salad

(dinner) Pecan bread, fruit, raw veges

Gluten free pizza base with lamb mince cooked on top...
salad and dairy free sour cream added after it's cooked.
I actually changed the gf pizza base recipe a little this time,
and it was amazing! I used glutinous rice flour instead of the
tapioca/arrowroot starch; drizzled with lots of olive oil and par baked;
topped with mince and baked until crispy and golden; added salad.
The crust turned out very crunchy on the edges, and underneath,
 but soft and kind of chewy inside - we loved it!!

So what's on your menu this week?