Menu Plan Monday, 20 September

All the recipes on this week's menu come from Better Homes and Gardens's Big Book of 30-Minute Meals. I picked this cookbook up on clearance for eight dollars sometime last year and have never used it. Frankly, if I'm not going to use it then I might as well not own it as it is taking up valuable shelf space!

I reckoned I'd make a bunch of recipes from Big Book of 30-Minute Meals this week and, if they were good, I would keep the book a bit longer. If they weren't good or were merely "meh," then I would donate it to the Friends book sale bin.

Monday

• Fast "Tangy Thyme Fish" from Better Homes and Gardens's Big Book of 30-Minute Meals with parsley rice and salad. Ingredients: salmon, low-sodium chicken broth, onion, pepper, thyme, ranch dressing, fresh parsley.

Tuesday

• "Pasta and Peas Au Gratin" from Better Homes and Gardens's Big Book of 30-Minute Meals with salad. Ingredients: refrigerated cheese-filled whole wheat tortellini, frozen peas, flour, cream, diced tomatoes, Parmesan.

Wednesday

• "Stir-fried Chicken with Feta" from Better Homes and Gardens's Big Book of 30-Minute Meals with green beans. Ingredients: boneless chicken breasts from freezer, orzo, onions, garlic, stewed tomatoes, feta, fresh basil.

Thursday

• "Easy Tuna Pasta" from Better Homes and Gardens's Big Book of 30-Minute Meals. Ingredients: tuna, pasta, cheddar cheese soup, frozen mixed vegetables, dill, mustard powder, onions, pepper.

Friday

• "Chicken and Rice Soup" from Better Homes and Gardens's Big Book of 30-Minute Meals. Ingredients: ground turkey from freezer, long grain and wild rice mix, evaporated milk, pepper.

Saturday/Sunday

• Food on a stick at the Durham Fair.