Meals of the Week, April 14th - 20th, 2024

I can’t believe that it is Sunday again. The weeks just seem to roll around very quickly. I think that is true of anyone who leads a busy life and that is me. I do lead a very busy life. This past week was filled with medical appointments and the like. I think that the only day I had free really was Wednesday and I ended up taking my sister to have a shot at the local pharmacy on that day as well. 

I am not complaining!  Not by a long chalk. I like to be busy.  A busy life is a life filled with goodness.  I have no time to be bored!  I could not stand to be bored.

Anyways, on Sundays I like to share with you all of the main meals I have enjoyed over the past seven days along with any recipes pertaining to them, and my suggestions for what you can enjoy on the side.  I do have supper at my sister’s place most Sundays, and I usually have dinner out with my dad and his friend Hazel on Wednesday’s. For those days I have included “like” recipes for what I have enjoyed eating outside my home.

These recipe round-ups are some of my favorite posts to do. It helps me to stay aware of the things which I am eating. I don’t repeat things very often.  Not that I don’t enjoy what I cook, I really do, but I enjoy a large variety in what I cook and eat, which helps to keep things interesting for me.

That is really important when you live on your own as I do.  I don’t ever want to be a person who eats only ready made meals or frozen dinners. I want to eat real food.  Food prepared by my own hands without a lot of salt, sugar and preservatives.  Especially now that I am getting older.

My diet matters more now than ever.  Too many older people don’t eat properly and suffer health problems because of it. I never want to be that person if I can help it!  And so to that end, I try to menu plan and cook my own meals every week, as much as possible.  And I like to take you along with me, hoping that you will also be inspired to want to cook for yourself as well!

And without any further twaddle, let me present my meals for the past seven days. Everything delicious I have enjoyed for my main meals along with any pertinent sides.  Enjoy!

SUNDAY, April 14th - Family dinner at my sister’s

Most Sundays I go to my sister Cindy’s place to have dinner with the family. There is just me, my father, Cindy and her husband Dan.  Usually she cooks a roast or chicken.  A number of weeks back though I had gotten a good deal on some Baby Back Pork Ribs. I had given them to my sister and said, “Invite me over sometime!”  She makes the best ribs. I do make them at home from time to time, but there were two full racks in the pack, so it made better sense for me to give them to her.  

These are the Best Oven Barbequed Ribs. It is my sister’s recipe and process. The ribs always end up fall of the bone tender and juicy.  I would never bake ribs any other way now. It really is the BEST!  We had them with some roasted vegetables and potatoes.  So yummy.  Then we had sugar free jello for dessert with some whippy cream on top! 

MONDAY, April 15th - Chicken Tikka Alfredo

I took some chicken thighs out of the freezer and made myself some Chicken Tikka Alfredo. This is a small batch recipe which feeds two people generously. I took the liberty of cutting it in half yet again so that I had only one serving.

If you enjoy a good curry, then you will really enjoy this tasty riff on the traditional alfredo. Nicely spiced, with a rich and creamy sauce, along with plenty of pieces of marinated grilled chicken. This is a winner!

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