Meals of the Week, April 13th - 19th, 2025

Hello everyone and welcome to my Sunday Meals of the week post. I really enjoy putting these posts together to share with you each Sunday.  All of the deliciousness that I have shared for my main meals for the past seven days.  Seven days of tastiness, with the pertinent recipes and menu suggestions.

When you are a person who lives on your own it can be only too tempting to eat out of cans, takeaways or frozen meals. My mother lived on her own from the age of 53 until my sister and Dan moved in to take care of her when she could no longer care for herself. She always cooked for herself prior to that.  She never ate out unless it was with other people, and of course the last few years of her life she had my sister living with her, who made sure that mom always had something nutritious and delicious to eat every day.

Not all of us have a Cindy to cook for us, so we must fend for ourselves. I am determined that for so long as I am able to I will cook for myself. I hope that will be for a good long time.  I try to make my meals quite balanced, nutritionally sound, and budget friendly as much as possible. I think I do a pretty good job.

These are only my main meals. I usually eat my big meal of the day in early afternoon. For breakfast I will have a protein shake, or sometimes toast or my favorite homemade granola with some yogurt and fruit.  I have a light supper most of the time. usually consisting of possibly a sandwich, (every now and then) or a salad, sometimes fruit, cheese and crackers, etc. Nothing too heavy or high on the carbs or sugars.  I try really hard not to go to bed with anything heavy on my stomach.  Its what works well for me.

Because I am on a limited budget I try to eat as healthily as I can whilst still reducing waste and keeping to what I can afford.  

Normally I cook for myself every day.  I usually, but not always, enjoy a family meal at my sister’s once a week, and occasionally I will go out for a meal with my father or a friend.  I had been doing that regularly, but I have cut back on that now.

In any case here are my Meals of the Week for the past seven days!  I hope you will find something here that will inspire you to want to cook it for yourself!  

SUNDAY, April 13th - Sunday Dinner with the family

Usually on Sundays I go to dinner at my sisters which I enjoy along with her, my father and my brother-in-law Dan.  She cooked something different this week. It’s not something I have ever cooked myself, but it was so delicious I have gotten the recipe from her. Chicken Lombardy. It is a delicious dish of tender pieces of chicken with a cheese and sauteed mushroom topping, baked in a lush and simple marsala sauce. It has some spring onions on top as well. She got the recipe here on Budget 101.  It really is delicious.

We enjoyed it along with some steamed rice and broccoli. It was a fabulous meal.  I highly recommend!

MONDAY, April 14th – Old Fashioned Tomato Macaroni & Cheese

Macaroni & Cheese with tomatoes is something I have always made for my family and something they had always loved.  Usually, I just use a tin of chopped tomatoes drained and I stir it into the macaroni and cheese. This version was somewhat different, and I really wanted to try it.

In this dish the macaroni and cheese sauce is made with half milk and half tomato juice. Whole tinned tomatoes are pushed down into it.  More cheese is scattered over top prior to baking to delicious perfection.  This was FABULOUS!  I really enjoyed it. I shared half of it with my next door neighbor and she also enjoyed it. Crusty bread and a salad go really well on the side.

TUESDAY, April 15th – Ground Beef & Barley Soup

It was somewhat of a very chilly day and cloudy and rainy and so I felt some hot and comforting soup was in order.  I had some of this delicious Ground Beef & Barley Soup in the freezer. I freeze it in single serving batches. It is heartwarming, hearty and delicious. Normally beef and barley soup requires much longer as you are using stewing beef in it which takes a long time to cook and tenderize.

A slice of cheese is melted on top and the burger is served atop a thick slice of iceberg lettuce that has been spread with a lush garlic aioli mayonnaise. I promise you won’t miss the bun. This is fabulously tasty!  You could serve with oven chips or potato chips even if you are so inclined. I just enjoyed this as it was.  I then felt justified in having a dessert as I had been so good with my supper, lol.  Don’t ask. (German Chocolate Cake, small batch  Somebody had to finish it off!)

THURSDAY, April 17th – Pork Chops & Applesauce

Because I had been such a good girl the day before I thawed out a nice meaty pork chop and enjoyed that for my supper.  I don’t eat red meat very often but now and again I do like to indulge in a pork chop or a piece of steak. 

I love this way of preparing pork chops. They always come out tender and juicy with a lovely crisp crumb coating. No frying involved. I had some of my homemade canned applesauce on the side that I had made last autumn along with some mashed potatoes and green beans on this occasion. It was a delicious meal that I really enjoyed!

FRIDAY, April 18th – Sole Fillets with Lemon & Thyme

With it being Good Friday, I decided to enjoy some fish for my tea.  I had some lovely fillets of sole frozen and thawed one of them out. I cooked them this simple way which is very easy and very delicious.  Simply pan fried in butter with some fresh lemon juice and thyme, it always tastes so delicious when it is done. Any white fish is beautiful done this way.

I enjoyed with some boiled baby new potatoes and peas.  Not the potatoes and mixed veggies you see in the photograph.  It was simple and delicious.

 

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