I love the Bumbles of Rice blog, showing life as it really is. Sinéad, from Bumbles of Rice often shares images and recipes of what the family is eating on an given day. Sometimes it turns into a whole week in dinners, and a linky. I took part in one last year and I’m delighted to do so again. Apart from being “nosey” I love getting ideas and inspiration from what other people share, and it’s nice to see that other families have their quick-cheats too.
So here is what we ate in the Sicence Wows house this week…
Monday
Dinner was home-made burgers with home-made chunky coleslaw, for me anyway, my kids turn their noses up at the coleslaw (which was a favourite of mine as a child) so they got corn and carrot sticks instead. A good start to the week, no complaints, no bribes required and they all went back for seconds. What’s seldom is wonderful, as they say!
Tuesday
I decided to try something new on Tuesday, some sticky chicken wings with chilli dip from The Extra Virgin Kitchen Cookbook. I served them with home made oven chips and broccoli. They were fairly successful, despite the request to “remove the black bits and then I’ll eat them”. Good enough that I would make them again, but maybe with a second batch of chicken wings containing no marinade.
Wednesday
Wednesday night I kept it easy and simple, fish fingers, beans and mashed potato. Another good night (it turns out this week contained less dinner complaints than usual, it is a good thing I have it documented for my own records!).
Thursday
This one I knew would be a crowd pleaser… home made chicken goujons, served with (ahem) more home made oven chips and broccoli and peas. I could go a whole week without cooking with potatoes as my kids are not big fans but this week I had a big bag and used them (it seems) in every meal. The vegetables were a bit repetitive too, it was a case of using up what was there.
Friday
No matter what is going on in the world there is always one constant that can be relied upon… Friday night is pizza night in the Science Wows household. The kids like them with corn, salami and olives. Sometimes the sauce is home made roasted veg, sometimes it is from a jar. I made a big batch of sauce last week and froze it in portions (I make it a bit like a ratatouille then blitz it so that no one can recognise an “offending” vegetable).
The adults had theirs with a bit of blue cheese, pear and prosciutto (this is the posh combo that would ideally be completed with some caramelised onion – but not this time).
That is our week in dinners, if you want to see what other families are really eating, check out the posts in the linky by clicking on the image below. I’m off to steal some ideas for the next few weeks!
What has your family had for dinner this week?
Is it just that we’re all inherently noisy or just this was a great idea?! I’m really enjoying reading this series of linkys and was glad to read I’m not the only household in Ireland who has kids that aren’t that fussed about potatoes! Our youngest barely eats roasties and has recently switched to roasted sweet potato chips instead. Rachel Allen’s sticky chicken is one of our staples as well as home made pizza courtesy of the bread machine.
I think we are all nosy alright 😉 Glad there are more non potato families out there
wonder why I didn’t do this linky? Because no one ever would say, “Oh I’d love to come live in your house”. Lovely dinners. Yum
Oh I love your presentation. All the teeny tiny portions and dishes. Gorgeous.
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Lovely yummy dinners 🙂 I’ve been meaning to cook those chicken wings, they look so tasty, I love that book. My gang turn their noses right away from homemade coleslaw too, I’m always baffled, I love the stuff!
I’m with you on the home made coleslaw Nicola, how could they not like it? I’d have swapped it for chocolate as a kid!
Mmm…not sure I’d have gone that far Naomi, I would now though 😉
Naomi, I was reading your post and two of my boys were reading over my shoulder. I got to the homemade chicken goujons and there were howls of “pleeeaaaaseee make them!!!” Liam reckons you are such a great cook because you are great at making “potions” 🙂 !! (I’ve the Extra Virgin cookbook, haven’t made the sweet Chili dip yet, must look that up)
hah thanks Liam! Lets hope I don’t mix the potions with the cooking one day 😉
Oh Naomi…everything looks amazing. I love the variety of your food…please come cook for me!
Thanks Elizabeth, praise indeed considering all the wonderful recipes I have seen on your blog
Naomi! You amaze me! I want to come and live in your house. And please could you come and photograph my food 🙂
Ah that would be the new camera I got for Christmas. My first use really, I had no idea it would work so well, I’m happy with it, need to learn all about how to use it now 🙂
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Slightly drolling here. And it’s only 12 noon.
Bad time to look at foodie stuff; come back after dinner and it won’t impress at all 😉
Whatever about the food, I’m pretty impressed with how you serve it all up! Looks great.
Thanks Lucy, I think it is inspired from my days of going through Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals 🙂 I love putting it on the table and letting the family add to their own plate (plus I am probably really lazy!)