Vera’s Weekly Table | Simple Meals & Freezer Meals
As a solo retiree living simply and frugally, I find great joy in preparing nourishing meals from what I already have at home. Each week, I cook small portions that stretch across a few days, often using garden herbs, freezer veggies, and pantry staples. These meals are not fancy, but they’re comforting, waste-free, and made with care. I hope they inspire you to enjoy the quiet rhythm of cooking for One.
Welcome to Vera’s Weekly Table — a simple collection of meals I enjoyed during the last two weeks. No recipes, just everyday food, small moments, and ideas that may inspire your own weekly menu. If there is a video related to one of the meals, you’ll find it linked below.
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| Sardines on mayo toast, olives, tomatoes, green onion served with daikon & boiled egg |
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| Breakfast. Homemade pancakes, cottage cheese, blueberries, apples on a side. |
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| Chicken liver with sauté onion & bean, corn, tomato, chickpeas, cucumber salad |
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| Next day, leftover bean salad with salmon, boiled potato, beets |
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| Simple and easy. Tomato, cucumber, daikon salad with baked, torn tortilla chips |
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| Japanese lunch: rolled omelette with nori, Onigiri (rice, corn, cucumber, sesame seeds) with carrot, nori strips salad |
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| Vegetable soup: bok Choy, enoki mushrooms, celery, onion, potatoes, carrots, green beans |
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| Turkey breast curry with vegetables, rice & fried egg |
Organized my freezer and cooked a few meals to freeze
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| Japanese rolled omelette with diced ham, green onion and red pepper |
Freezer Meals
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| 3 meals fried rice, rolled omelette, and meat patties. 2 meals fried rice, omelette and fried salmon chunks |
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| Cooked breakfast sausages for future omelettes |
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| Homemade potstickers with ground pork, chicken, green onion and shredded green cabbage |
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| Homemade potstickers with ground pork, chicken were delicious. |
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| Homemade potstickers with ground pork, chicken, green onion and shredded green cabbage for the freezer |
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| 4 meals of Meatballs in tomato sauce: onion, carrots, peppers, celery. |
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Used mix of frozen veggies for soup purée: broccoli, cauliflower, pumpkin, carrots, onion, green beans, mashed potatoes. 5 meals in total.
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Thank you for stopping by and sharing a little of my table today. These frugal, healthy meals remind me that eating well doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive—it’s about making the most of what we have and enjoying it slowly. I’d love to know—what are some of your favourite budget-friendly meals?
Have a love day!
Vera
This blog may contain a few carefully placed ads between paragraphs to support my work. Thank you for reading and supporting this space!
Vera’s Weekly Table | Simple Meals & Freezer Meals
As a solo retiree living simply and frugally, I find great joy in preparing nourishing meals from what I already have at home. Each week, I cook small portions that stretch across a few days, often using garden herbs, freezer veggies, and pantry staples. These meals are not fancy, but they’re comforting, waste-free, and made with care. I hope they inspire you to enjoy the quiet rhythm of cooking for One.
Welcome to Vera’s Weekly Table — a simple collection of meals I enjoyed during the last two weeks. No recipes, just everyday food, small moments, and ideas that may inspire your own weekly menu. If there is a video related to one of the meals, you’ll find it linked below.
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| Sardines on mayo toast, olives, tomatoes, green onion served with daikon & boiled egg |
|
| Breakfast. Homemade pancakes, cottage cheese, blueberries, apples on a side. |
|
| Chicken liver with sauté onion & bean, corn, tomato, chickpeas, cucumber salad |
|
| Next day, leftover bean salad with salmon, boiled potato, beets |
|
| Simple and easy. Tomato, cucumber, daikon salad with baked, torn tortilla chips |
|
| Japanese lunch: rolled omelette with nori, Onigiri (rice, corn, cucumber, sesame seeds) with carrot, nori strips salad |
|
| Vegetable soup: bok Choy, enoki mushrooms, celery, onion, potatoes, carrots, green beans |
|
| Turkey breast curry with vegetables, rice & fried egg |
Organized my freezer and cooked a few meals to freeze
|
| Japanese rolled omelette with diced ham, green onion and red pepper |
Freezer Meals
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| 3 meals fried rice, rolled omelette, and meat patties. 2 meals fried rice, omelette and fried salmon chunks |
|
| Cooked breakfast sausages for future omelettes |
|
| Homemade potstickers with ground pork, chicken, green onion and shredded green cabbage |
|
| Homemade potstickers with ground pork, chicken were delicious. |
|
| Homemade potstickers with ground pork, chicken, green onion and shredded green cabbage for the freezer |
|
| 4 meals of Meatballs in tomato sauce: onion, carrots, peppers, celery. |
|
Used mix of frozen veggies for soup purée: broccoli, cauliflower, pumpkin, carrots, onion, green beans, mashed potatoes. 5 meals in total.
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Thank you for stopping by and sharing a little of my table today. These frugal, healthy meals remind me that eating well doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive—it’s about making the most of what we have and enjoying it slowly. I’d love to know—what are some of your favourite budget-friendly meals?
Have a love day!
Vera
This blog may contain a few carefully placed ads between paragraphs to support my work. Thank you for reading and supporting this space!
