Two more meals

Day 3:  stew and crispy dumplings

This is really tady and is just as good on the 2 nod day, so I usually make up a big batch to last 2 days.

The stew base is really any veggies you have lurking around the kitchen. I used onions, carrots, aubergine, courgettes and tomatoes.  A little oil was heated in a shallow pan, the onion cooked until soft, then all the othe veggies added and cooked for approximately 15 minutes, with more water being added to keep the stew moist. Quorn 'meat' mice was added and cooked for about 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, I mixed up the dumpling mix. 6 oz of Atora vegetable duet, 12 oz of self raising flour and water.

I transferred the stew into a casserole dish, spooned in 8 dumplings and cooked in an oven preheated to 200C for about 20 minutes, until the dumplings are browned and crispy. Yum!

Day 4: Salmon with tarragon and pasta

This is a 10 minute meal.

Boil a kettle of water and put the water in a pan on the stove, to keep bubbling.

Melt butter in a shallow pan and add tarragon and a salmon steak per person.   

Cook the salmon through until the outsides are crispy and put them to one side. Add ready made stuffed pasta shapes (these were filled with squash and sage) to the water and cook for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, add flour, milk, grated cheese and black pepper to the melted butter to make a sauce.  Drain pasta and serve with salmon and sauce.

This picture makes the meal look rather bland and beige, but it is actually very tasty:

All these recipes require minimal effort and make for an easy clean up. What's not to like?