Menus for June`- Eat like kings for €100 per week

 Menus for this week are inspired by a recent and most enjoyable trip to Liguria.
The diet of northwestern Italy  is focused on vegetables and seafood and is very good for the waistline!
They tend to cook one "treat" a week, such as a Tirmasu for a Sunday gathering.
As always, the budget is €100 per week for a family of four.
Strawberries are in season right now. Research shows if you eat berries regularly
throughout the "berry season" , it will provide you with enough vitamin c for the rest of the year.

Enjoy!

Saturday

Lunch
Baguette with  Proscuitto from both Aldi or Lidl (both are very good).
Green butter leaf salad.

To do.Make Pizza base for dough for later and carmelize onions

Evening Meal.
Artichoke, spinach and carmelised onion pizza with ricotta.
Margherita for the children!

N.B Both Aldi and Lidl are selling artichokes for €1.39 and €1.79 a jar.
Lidl's are soaked in vinegar and Aldi's which would be my preference are in sunflower oil.

Sunday

Lunch
Mallorquin stuffed aubergines (see details on Mallorcan posting)
Tirmasu

Evening Meal
Herby potato soup with baguette, proscuitto and salad


To do
Prepare and make for lunches, puy lentil salad  with feta cheese, walnuts, shallots, sundried tomatoes.
Make pasta dough for Pansotti, filling, and foccaccia dough
http://lacucinaitalianamagazine.com/recipe/pansotti--
http://lacucinaitalianamagazine.com/recipe/ligurian_focaccia
http://lacucinaitalianamagazine.com/recipe/genovese-basil-pesto_2
Make Pesto

Monday

Lunch - children - Left over stuffed aubergines. Berries and plain yoghurt
            office - Puy lentil, feta and walnut salad with sandwiches

Evening Meal
Pansotti ravioli with pesto and foccaccia

 To do
Make Bolognese and assemble lasagne
Make quiche filling and bake
Prepare Spinach and Rosemary soup
 http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/s/spinach_and_rosemary_soup.html

Tuesday

Lunch for children - Quiche lorraine (buy premade pastry)/ Spinach and Rosemary soup.
Berries and yogurt
Office - Puy lentil salad and sandwhiches

Evening Meal - Lasagne al Forno with green leaf  salad

To do  - Make tomato and garlic soup
carmelise onions for tart

Wednesday

Lunch
Children - leftover Lasagne , berries and yoghurt
tomato and garlic soup with pitta bread and tahini.
 Office - sandwhiches and pasta salad with spinach and pesto.


Evening Meal - French Onion tart with green leaf salad

Thursday

Lunch
Tomato and garlic soup with oatbiscuits and cheese. Berriesand yoghurt
Pasta salad with pesto and spinach

Evening Meal
Roast chicken with oregano and rosemary, roasted vegetables and couscous.

To do
Make chicken stock

Friday 

 Lunch
Children - Roast chicken sandwhiches, fruit and yoghurt
Office - Pesto salad and chicken sandwhiches

Evening Meal
Artichoke and mushroom risotto
http://www.beautiful-liguria.org/2011/03/risotto-artichokes-mushrooms.html