What's For Dinner?!

Hi!! I'm Vicki and I'd love to help you answer this question!

As a Mum of 2 older kids, I've heard this question a LOT. For many years, it caused me to roll my eyes and groan. With all the other decisions we make in a day, this one seemed the most overwhelming.

They didn't want to eat what we were eating, we couldn't always eat together, I didn't always have what we needed.... not to mention the pressure of making sure every meal was well-balanced and I was "expanding their palettes" and all that stuff there. Don't forget school lunchboxes too....

Eventually I developed a system to organise both my head space and my kitchen in a way that works for me. It's designed to be flexible so you can chose which elements work for you to save you time, money and ease the mental load; and realistic too - we're not churning our own butter and losing entire weekends to meal prep either!

I'm excited to share it all with you here on my website with loads of resources (in my store and free downloads too) and easy recipes, through my blog, newsletter and of course socials.

So sign up and follow along and let's work this out together!

The Dollop 2025 Meal Planner is here!

If you want to know the answer when someone says "What's for Dinner?" without having to go to the shops (AGAIN), without everyone unhelpfully saying they don't care and to reclaim that mental space - the Dollop Meal Planner can help!

Inside you'll find:

  • A "how-to" guide on my flexible Dollop System for Meal Planning, as well as all my best hot tips
  • Lists of seasonal produce & seasonal meal ideas
  • Diary & meal planning pages for 2025
  • All the food days (I'd be devastated to miss World Pizza Day personally)

Go check it out, and sign up to my newsletter below for a special discount code too!

What's For Dinner?

Spring Picnic Inspiration

The weather is not too hot and not too cold, all those end of year outdoor events have kicked off and everyone needs to bring something. Here's some quick and easy inspiration on food that is delicious and transportable!

  • Chicken Schnitzel Rolls

    Make a big batch the night before - some for family dinner; and use long white rolls to make these to take to the picnic!

    Find my tips on the perfect schnitzel here.

  • Classic Prawn Cocktail

    Make this dressing and pop it in a jar. Take baby lettuce leaves and cooked prawns ready to eat!

    Recipe here.

  • Puff Pastry Twists

    These are ready in a heartbeat! The cheese and vegemite ones are our favourite but you can mix it up with pizza sauce, or finely chopped ham / salami - have it how you like it!

    Recipe here.

  • Easy Trifle Jars

    These can be made up to 2 days ahead of time which makes them ideal if you ask me! In fact they taste their best that way as the flavours infuse. Top with fresh fruit just before packing them to take.

    Recipe here.

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Free Download: 10 Ways with Leftover Chicken

One of the most versatile foods to have in the kitchen, leftover chicken is the gift that keeps on giving! Download 10 Ways with Leftover Chicken now for some easy inspiration!

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Love Notes

I like the motivation it gives me to organise myself on a weekend for the week ahead.
I've spent so much time stressing / being annoyed that no one else in my house can make any suggestions or sort what we're having for dinner and it's all on me.
So now we all have the conversations on the weekend about what we are going to have during the week for dinners. Then hubby can start prepping stuff when he's home from work first.
And the kids actually look forward to eating the dinners they've suggested - rather than me telling them what they're having and they don't want it.

Elizabeth

Vicki has nailed this planner, a one stop shop for meal planning, organising life, shopping lists… inspo for meals & recipes! The look and feel of this planner is incredible, the photos kinda make you want to lick the page! If you haven’t already, I’d recommend getting one

Sarah

The Dollop 2023 planner is like nothing I’ve seen before. It’s a useful, practical tool that’s designed to take the frustration out of deciding what to eat for dinner each night. With helpful tips and an easy to use layout, it’s a must have! Excited to get going with my 2023 meal planning now

Anthea

Yay!!! It arrived! I love it! You've taken all the 'thinking' out for me so I can just get on with cooking. Genius

Holly

OMG it is beyond amazing.

Sheree

The Planner is definitely going to make our family life easier next year having our calendar and meal planner all in one, perfectly aligned!Love your monthly meal plan suggestions and that it is all thought out with the seasons and seasonal produce in mind! 👌

Kelly

I've been looking through mine all morning 🥰

Kelly

Absolutely love my planner…takes the mental load out of deciding what to eat every day! Flexible enough to accommodate my family’s food preferences too

Christie-Lee

It's well thought out and inspiring.

Erica

"Obsessed with my 2023 Dollop Planner. It has everything you could think of." / "The recipes are delicious too, I can't wait to try them"

Lateehsha

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Hi, I'm Vicki!

I am the extremely proud mum of 2 and a happy (ok sometimes grumpy) wife.  My training is about as far from cooking as it gets (I was an accountant). But I've always loved cooking.

I've cooked for as long as I can remember - whether helping my Hungarian grandmother schnitzel the chicken, watching Dad work the BBQ and Mum in the kitchen (hours spent sitting on the kitchen bench) - and now my absolute love of reading cookbooks- and watching cooking shows!

I created Dollop to save you time and decision overwhelm in the kitchen. The Dollop Planner is created to help make the cooking decisions easier, to save you time thinking about what to cook and to make meal planning fun and easy!

So come on, pull a chair up and join the Dollop table, we would love to have you!

Recipes

Need some inspiration? Her's your go-to for meal ideas!