Struggling to come up with meal ideas? Here's a random week in my life to help you out.

These are not recipes but a rundown on how it all comes together. You don't need a recipe when you have Secret Spice Co blends in your arsenal.

Monday - Moroccan Ratatouille with Roast Lamb

This is the easiest way to make a load of vegetables taste amazing and EVERYONE loves it! You can actually use any spice blend to make it match your meal.

• Season your butterflied lamb and roast for 30-40 minutes at 180C depending how you like it.
• Blitz veggies like eggplant, zucchini, onion, mushrooms and any other random veg floating around. 
• Saute it slowly over 30 minutes or so until it breaks down into a thick and chunky sauce.
• Add tomato paste or you can use fresh tomatoes too.
• Choose your flavour - Tagine was the flavour of the night and I rubbed it allover the butterflied lamb and roast potatoes.
• Add the roasting pan juices and gooey bits at the end after carving the meat. The fat and meat juices take the flavour up a notch.

Tuesday - Chicken Carbonara

Put carbonara back on the menu by adding a protein like chicken or seafood and some vegetables. I use gluten free pasta but suit yourself.

• Pan fry some diced chicken thighs and add Herbalicious and ample Garlic Pepper Salt. 
• Add veggies like beans, red capsicum, onion - any of the quicker cooking veg are nice.
• Use a little chicken stock to make a sauce and loosen the scrappy bits on the pan.
• Cook your pasta, toss it all together and remove it from the heat.
• In a separate bowl, whisk 4-6 eggs and ½ cup or so of finely grated parmesan.
• Pour it over everything and quickly toss and turn it through so the egg doesn’t scramble.
• As the sauce warms it becomes creamy and silky. So Good!

Wednesday - Crispy Pork Belly Stir Fry with Coconut Rice 

I’m playing with pork belly in the airfryer and this was not a bad attempt.

• Flip a pork belly over and slice the flesh into cubes without cutting into the fat or skin.
• Rub Aroma Spice and Garlic Pepper all over the meat and salted the skin (dried overnight unwrapped in the fridge). 40 minutes at 200C (outside on the deck!)
• Stir Fry Sauce - Combine chicken stock, Garlic Pepper, Aroma Spice, the meat juices and a little tapioca flour to thicken.
• Stir fry some mixed vegetables and pour the sauce over when they're nearly cooked to your liking.
• Korean Hot Dipping sauce - A little combo of Gochujang sauce (O Food brand with the gold lid in the supermarket), equal quantities of apple cider vinegar, tomato paste, honey and soy - maybe a splash of water. 

Thursday - BBQ

You don't need a recipe for this! Don't forget this as an option no matter what the weather is. The easiest meal with a little washing up and plenty of leftovers if you want them!

Choose two of these - potato salad, roast veg salad, brown rice salad, chopped leafy salad. Easy BBQ meats seasoned with any one of the Salt Bombs makes for a meal that everyone will love.

Friday - Pizza Night!

Yup! Every now and then, I indulge in a little pizza with friends. After years of being strict and working out which foods make me feel a bit ordinary, I can enjoy these things when they pop up, guilt free. My theory is to make a choice and live with the consequences and move on.

Have a fab weekend doing things you love with people that light you up!