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!
