Do you menu plan? I don't always love to do it, but I do love when it's done! Saves me money, time, stress...and stops food waste! Here's our menu at Casa Copenhagen this week! Ratatouille, all ready for the oven! Flylady, example of a Weekly Plan Oven-baked ratatouille with garlic lemon chicken fillets. Oven-roasting the… Continue reading Menu plan – 23 February 2022
Good afternoon! Did you celebrate Valentines Day this year? It's not a big thing in Denmark but hubby took me out for an after-work dinner in the city, close to Nyhavn Harbour. So lovely to be out on a very chilly, damp and dreich Monday night! Dinner in Copenhagen city at The Union Kitchen by… Continue reading Menu plan – 16 February 2022
Looking for a last-minute midweek meal...and you're on a budget? Try this, of so easy, Instant Pot Risotto! If you follow my blog here - and read my menu plans - you know that we eat it once a week: the variations are endless! Here's what I used: onion, garlic, Arborio rice, a good glug… Continue reading Last-minute budget midweek meal? Oh so easy Instant Pot Risotto!
Happy Tuesday - time to plan which, for me, includes menu planning. One thing I bake week in week out is a batch of these easy peasy "mix and bake rolls". Have you ever tried them? My recipe is right here! You mix together the ingredients in a bowl, let it sit overnight, spoon on… Continue reading Menu plan – 8 February 2022
And...just like that, it's the first of February! Happy Tuesday - time to do a spot of planning. Look ahead at what's coming up in the diary, plan some fun for yourself/the family and, last but not least, make a menu plan! Here's what's on the menu this week at Casa Copenhagen. And yes, we… Continue reading Menu plan – 1 February 2022 (Yes, STILL shopping our cupboards/freezer!)
Happy Tuesday and - as it's the 25th of January - happy Burns Night! The time when Scots at home and around the world celebrate the poet, Robert Burns. (He was born on 25 January, lived from 1759 to 1796) And eat haggis, usually accompanied by a wee nip of whisky (I'm not a fan… Continue reading Menu plan – 25 January 2022 (Shopping our cupboards/freezer)
Happy Tuesday - time for a bit of menu planning! Set your timer for 10 minutes, enjoy a cup of tea or chilled water and get going! Here's what's on the menu this week at Casa Copenhagen (still working through what we have in our freezer/pantry this month)! Mongolian beefSwedish cheese pie Mongolian beef with… Continue reading Menu plan – 18 January 2022 (Shopping our cupboards/freezer)
Happy Wednesday! We're still working through what we have in our fridge/freezer/pantry this month and only buying absolute necessities like ryebread and milk. Woo hoo, love to have a good clearout and save money, said the Canny Scot! Here's what's on the menu this week at Casa Copenhagen! I'll be baking a bath of my… Continue reading Still shopping our cupboards/freezer/fridge! Menu plan – 12 January 2022
Happy first Tuesday of 2022! It doesn't matter if it's June or January...Tuesday is the day I plan my menu and plan some "play"! We had a wonderful Christmas - very quiet, just the family (hubby and I are now Empty Nesters but our son and daughter came to stay for a couple of days)… Continue reading Shopping my cupboards/freezer/fridge! Menu plan – 4 January 2022
Happy Tuesday! It's the day I plan my menu...and I also make sure to plan some "play". We all need something to look forward to and, if I don't get some "in person" social connection during these long dark weeks of autumn and winter, my mood slides downhill fast. So I'm reaching out to a… Continue reading Menu plan – 9 November 2021
Happy Tuesday! The day I do a spot of "plan and play". Plan our week's menu and plan a little bit of fun for the future! Last week I met up with my friend Susanne for a cup of tea in one of Copenhagen's cafés. Nice to catch up with her and chat about work,… Continue reading Menu plan – 2 November 2021
Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is off to a great start...I can't believe how fast the days are passing by, and how very dark it is these mornings in Copenhagen! But, hey ho, my menu plan is written so it's all good! If you're new to menu planning, then don't go overboard... If you… Continue reading Menu plan – 27 October 2021
Good morning from wet and grey Copenhagen where I've been down at the sea for my usual skinnydip seaswim (sea temperature has now fallen to 10c/50f). Keep warm out there! Tuesday is "Plan and Play" in Flyland Land and I'm doing a spot of planning (deskwork) and have been in touch with a friend to… Continue reading Menu plan – 19 October 2021
Happy Tuesday! Time to grab your diary/notebook, pour yourself a glass of water or mug of hot coffee, set your timer and do a bit of planning or deskwork... It doesn't have to be Tuesday, just pick a day of the week that works for you. Check your diary to see what is coming up,… Continue reading Menu plan – 12 October 2021
Good morning from rather foggy and gloomy Copenhagen where it's getting darker every morning...but our winterbathing (skinnydipping in the Danish sea, all year round) is keeping us revived and refreshed! It was rather breezy this morning...hold on to your hats! Danish winterbathing = skinnydipping in the sea, all year round As the weather turns much… Continue reading Menu plan – 6 October 2021
