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Menu Monday

11 March 2013 /

This morning started off just like the weather – blustery! We were woken by a crash coming from the living room. ‘Cheese’, my husband and I both exclaimed. We set off at a dash. Yip – our naughty cats had once again tried ever-so-hard to make a meal of dear little Cheese – the hamster  His cage was upside down. lid open and sawdust everywhere! Fortunately we found Mr. Cheese sleeping in is wee house – safe and sound. I swear the good Lord watches over that hamster. He has had numerous lucky escapes.

What a day of wintry weather here in England! It has been a day of sunshine, followed by snow showers, followed by sunshine, followed by snow showers…  :o)

Lessons are finally done for the day, all the laundry is washed and on the line (indoor clotheshorse and radiators) and tonight’s supper is on the go. Which leaves me some time to grab a cup of coffee and a quick pop in visit here at ‘Under An English Sky.’ 

Today I am once again linking up with Dawn from By Sun and Candlelight for her Menu Monday. Here’s this weeks menu lineup.

Monday, March 11th

Roast chicken and veg cheesy rice bake

Cornish Ice-cream and chocolate sauce

Tuesday, March 12th

Homemade Meatballs, Spaghetti and veg

Wednesday, March 13th

Chicken Satay, steamed veg and noodles

Thursday, March 14th

Mac and Cheese with a twist (bit of sausage and caramelised onion included), spring veg medley

Friday, March 15th

Homemade ‘dress-your-own’ pizza

Saturday, March 16th

Chicken and Salad Wraps

Sunday, March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day)

Our traditional Sunday Roast (beef this week), Roast Potatoes, Cabbage, Parsnips, Carrots & Peas, Yorkshire puds.

Irish Whiskey Cake and Ice-cream

Traditional South African ‘Melktert’ (we have friends joining us for lunch and they are experts at this tricky dessert!)

Some St. Pat’s activities planned for the week:

* Bake a Guinness and Chocolate Cake

* Watch ‘The Luck of the Irish’ – lovely family movie

*Read about St. Patrick from ‘Our Island Saints’. (Free Online)

* Make Potato Cakes for one of our lunches this week

*Make some tissue paper shamrock decorations, pots of gold and leprichon hats for our St. Pat’s meal on Sunday

So there we have it, a little peek into our weeks plans and happenings :o)

Blessings in Christ,

 

5 Comments

  • Dawn

    11 March 2013 at 6:02 pm

    It all sounds lovely, Shirley Ann! I'm curious about Cornish ice cream? And your Sunday roast dinner sounds scrumptious! 🙂

    • Shirley-Ann

      12 March 2013 at 11:01 am

      Hi Dawn,

      Traditionally, Cornish Ice-cream is made with clotted cream and in Cornwall, England. Apparently there are certain ice-cream makers that will only use mild from Cornish farms. I think that's kind of neat :o)

  • karen

    11 March 2013 at 9:59 pm

    Poor poor poor cheese! To be a hunted being seems sad 🙁 hopefully the cats will get tired and leave him/her alone 🙂

    • Shirley-Ann

      12 March 2013 at 11:00 am

      The funny thing Karen, is that Cheese seems totally unperturbed! He will often meet the cat at the bars of his cage and sniff eagerly at them. He just carries on on his merry little way. We have upped his security measures though! LOL