Mothering Sunday has been tiring. But I’ve been smart with planning the meals for this week and so I will share them with you below,
Just a background: We have always thought that we should look out for, and treat other mothers on Mothers’ Day. So this year we ‘adopted’ two elderly ladies who have been good to us over the years, ever since we met them upon migrating to England.
You would think we were preparing food for an army on Sunday! But no, we cooked enough to last for the whole week. So we made big batches of several dishes which we served up on Sunday but also dished up and refrigerated the rest for later on in the week. Were we being clever or what?
Here’s our Mothers’ Day Menu that will feature in the meal plan for the rest of the week
Curried Mutton
Jamaican style brown stewed chicken
Rice and peas
Macaroni and cheese
Potato salad
Cucumber and tomato slices
Fried ripe plantains
So everyone had a bit of everything on Mothers’ Day and then the rest was secured for later in the week. We had planned to make the ultimate mothers’ Day cake but we realised on Saturday night when we went to measure out the ingredients for early Sunday, that we didn’t have any bicarbonate of soda (baking soda).
So we quickly made a change of plans and made a lemon mascarpone cake. It was absolutely delicious and luckily we had what we needed to make it.
We are not coffee drinkers but we did get some in to try the coffee and walnut cake recipe. It turned out beautifully and is going to be added to our list of easy, go to cakes to make.
This is where the giveaway comes in. We have for one lucky reader, an elegant coffee canister that has a really sleek, pretty design. Read on to see how you can get your hands on it.
Before we share the giveaway, here’s how we plan to make sure we don’t spend unnecessarily on food next week. We are well aware of how meal planning is beneficial in helping us save money, eat healthily, and cut down on food waste.
- Monday: Macaroni Cheese with broccoli, cauliflower and carrot
- Tuesday: Rice and peas with Brown stewed chicken
- Wednesday: Curried mutton with potato salad
- Thursday: Chicken and vegetable stir fry with noodles
- Friday: Homemade pizza and chips
- Saturday: Toasties with cheese, avocado, plantains and tomatoes
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So what do you think of our meal plan?
I don’t have a cake or dessert recipe using coffee, so instead I’ll tell you how to make Turkish coffee. If you have an ibrik (briki) which is an authentic little metal pot for making Turkish coffee, then use that. Otherwise, use the smallest metal saucepan you have. Into the pot put 1 cup of water and 1 heaped teaspoon of Turkish / Arabic coffee per person. I like Turkish coffee that has cardamom in it, but it’s fine without cardamom. Don’t try to use ground coffee that’s made for French press or filter coffee, as it won’t be fine enough. If you take sugar with your coffee, add it to the pot now, before cooking.
Put the pot on the heat and watch it until it starts to boil. When it starts to boil it will froth up, at which point take it away from the heat for 20 seconds until the froth subsides, then put it back on the heat. Repeat this heating and removal from heat until the coffee no longer froths up. It may take anywhere from 3-6 times of heating and removal from heat until it boils with no more froth. It is then ready. Leave it 30 seconds to let the grounds sink to the bottom of the pot, then serve.
Thanks for this Fiona. Now when we visit Turkey we will know the process of making coffee. Really appreciate your taking the time to do this.
Interesting and varied meal plan, I love mascarpone cake!
I love this
its really helpful.love it
Great planning for the rest of the week.
Coffee and walnut cake x
Rice and peas with Brown stewed chicken sounds amazing. I’m going to have to give that a go, so simple too.
You need to let us know if you gave it a go! No proof without pics!
Tiramisu
Got to be tiramisu
Coffee kisses
175g self-raising flour
100g caster sugar
100g unsalted butter, chilled and diced
2 teaspoons instant coffee granulesor powder
1 medium free-range egg
For the buttercream
75g very soft unsalted butter
150g icing sugar
4 teaspoons cocoa powder (optional)
They are awesome with a cup of your favourite bean ☕️
Sounds lush
Coffee and walnut flapjacks
That sounds like a winning combination!
Cappucino icecream, I am not a great cook but I have an icecream maker and I add cappucino and top with a chocolate powder and it tastes great
got to be tiramisu
Coffee and walnut cake
Recipe for coffee and walnut cake
YOU CAN NOT BEAT IRISH COFFEE WITH REL IRISH WHISKY LOVE IT
Definitely Tiramisu
Espresso martinis for me – one of my favourite things to make. Always feels like an occasion.
I have an ice cream maker and I use it to make coffee ice cream and serve it with pecan nuts and chocolate shavings on the top.
Coffee and walnut cake! Nom
I just love tiramisu, one of the classic great desserts
Ooh, yum. That’s a favourite of so many.
Can’t beat coffee and Irish Whiskey
Whisky, coffee and whipped cream topped with walnut = boom
i always ad honey instead of sugar to my coffeee and cream instead of milk!
That’s really interesting! I wonder how common that is.
What a lovely week and lobe maccroni cheese and great mothers day xx
It was really good. We hope you had an awesome day too
Fried plantains. . . sounds so yum.
A shot off tia Maria and slice of ginger cake and I’m happy
This is your fix eh? Loving it. Good luck
That’s a smart idea – determining what you’ll do with leftovers BEFORE preparing the meal! Definitely a great way to reduce waste.
I love the coffee canister, too. 🙂
Yes, that’s a winning plan, isn’t it? We are not in the habit of wasting food so we make every effort to be wise in our meal planning.
I just like a plain black coffee in the mornings.
I would have to say Tiramisu!
I also love that you have adopted two ladies. You two ladies are some of the kindest I know and I hope you’re having a wonderful week when you read this!
Oh, Katy, that warms our hearts. Thanks for the kind thoughts. Life is better when we are nicer and kinder to each other, we think. Tiramisu we must say is not a favourite of ours but each to her own, lol. Thanks for stopping by.
What a lovely thing to do on Mothering Sunday. How kind of you!
All of the food sounds delicious and the cake looks so good x
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We really felt good to be able to give back and this is a big part of living a frugal lifestyle in my opinion. Thanks for stopping by too!
I love the way that you have used the meals up because this is the best way. I think the best recipe I have used with coffee is always having a coffee when I am cooking
I love cappuccino mousse, it;s creamy and decadent!
its all about the quality of the coffee – i bought some from bologna and have it with lots of steamed milk – latte style.
That sounds lush. Thanks so much for popping by.
Salted caramel coffee – so sweet but perfect for a one off treat!
Love making coffee and walnut cake – and eating it!
I love a good homemade tiramisu my all time favorite desert
It’s not my recipe because I can’t bake haha but my mum makes a lovely coffe and walnut cake. Xx
I like my Americano coffee black, but I sometimes ad a few pieces of star anise in the coffee machines Portafilter which adds a liquorice taste to the coffee
salted caramel coffee! yum!!
Coffee creme caramel is delicious, that mix of bitter & sweet yum
I like to make Espresso Brownies. Just follow your favourite Brownie recipe but add half a cup of strong coffee. 🙂☕️
With a splash of caramel syrup 🙂
Salted Caramel coffee recipe. 😋
I love making Affogato as a dessert – espresso shots poured over vanilla ice cream
Sounds absolutely yum
Coffee and walnut cake
coffee ice cream
I love making coffee and cherry cake. It goes well together x
Coffee and walnut cake is my all time favourite cake