... to ask what to cook this week?

[Wroxie]

I am sitting here trying to think of what to cook for the week and I just can't. I need someone to tell me. I just don't have the will anymore.
I would ask my husband but he's on some sort of desperately important zoom call all day. I'm going to the supermarket later today so please tell me what to cook. All the usual suspects just sound boring and unappetising but even fish finger sandwiches might be more appealing if it was someone else's idea instead of mine.

-For two adults
-No dietary requirements though I'm not a huge fan of savoury pies or pastries
-Pescatarian
-No financial considerations but I like meals that lead into the next meal/re-use ingredients to minimise waste
-Things that can be re-heated for lunch the next day are good too
-I am a trained chef (yes I know) and I quite LIKE cooking and have all the necessary skills and equipment but I'm looking for things with less than 30-45 minutes of actual prep time and maybe 1.5 hours total including cooking time.

We're having Thai red curry tonight with brown rice, then Buddha bowls with tofu / prawns, avocado, quinoa and salad tomorrow (leftover Thai red curry paste with some peanut butter, fish sauce, cider vinegar and soy sauce as the dressing), then lettuce fajitas (lettuce leaves instead of wraps) on Wednesday! That's where my weekly plan ends

@INeed2P

We're having Thai red curry tonight with brown rice, then Buddha bowls with tofu / prawns, avocado, quinoa and salad tomorrow (leftover Thai red curry paste with some peanut butter, fish sauce, cider vinegar and soy sauce as the dressing), then lettuce fajitas (lettuce leaves instead of wraps) on Wednesday! That's where my weekly plan ends

Oh nice! See there's three ideas I hadn't thought of already. I think I have some quinoa that needs using as well. Thank you!

Every day, keep back a bit of the fishy ingredient and freeze it, ready for Saturday's pie.

Monday: roast chunks of butternut squash, with green peppers and onions, rubbed in olive oil and cajun spices. Cook for 30 mins, add salmon steaks on top - salmon previously marinated in grain mustard and honey, bake for another 10-15 mins or until the salmon's cooked.

Tuesday: Delia's (tinned) salmon fishcakes, parsley sauce, peas or broccoli. Make twice as much mash as you need and freeze it for use on Saturday

Wednesday: Prawn and mushroom risotto with white wine and loads of Parmesan (veggie version if that matters to you)

Thursday: Monkfish curry using monkfish if you can afford it, ling if you can get it, or cod if neither of those apply!

Friday: Delia's shallow-fried fish, chips, mushy peas

Saturday: Cheesey fish pie using frozen mash from Tuesday and any leftover bits of fish from the week's meals, plus hardboiled eggs, parsley, capers etc. etc.

Sunday: Scallops pan-fried in butter with creamy mashed celeriac and oven-baked crispy kale (cooked like 'chinese seaweed', ie rubbed with oil before baking, sprinkled with salt and pepper and maybe crushed cashews).

Hope that helps a bit!

@Inextremis I've just added that monkfish recipe to my list for next week - sounds divine!!

This is why I do hello fresh. Got sick to death of thinking of meals every bloody nightmare week.

Readapting for you my planned meals for the week (we do eat meat) :

• pumpkin risotto
• pasta with pumpkin cream
• cheese raclette with potatoes and mushrooms
• beans stew with small pasta
• homemade pizza
• salad with eggs, tomatoes and cous cous
• fajitas filled with stewed beans and peppers
• pasta with aubergine sauce and melted mozzarella

Tonight we had prawn skewers with vegetable rice
Tomorrow is jacket sweet potatoes stuffed with chilli
Next night is fish risotto
Night after vegetarian meatballs with a tomato based sauce served with butternut squash spaghetti