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!

Afternoon Tea Inspiration

I love a good afternoon tea! Whether for Mother's Day, a birthday or simply an opportunity to catch up with friends, beautiful little bites that don't always have to take days to prepare.

Check out my free Easy-Breezy Afternoon Tea download here for tips and tricks as well as some simple, delicious recipes.

  • Finger Sandwiches

    Always great to start with savoury options. Finger sandwiches with a couple of different fillings offers some lovely variety and a great foundation for the sweet treats to follow.

  • Smoked Salmon Blini

    Quick, easy, tasty.

    You can buy the blini ready-made and it becomes a quick and simple assembly job that adds colour and fresh flavour to the table.

  • Tarts Three Ways

    Sweet tart cases are readily available making these quick and simple to put together, not to mention delicious and a beautiful centrepiece for the table. These are custard with fruit, lemon meringue and chocolate, nut and caramel. Bite size so you can try one of each!

  • Scones

    With cream and jam or jam and cream - I love them in any event and they truly are a non-negotiable at any afternoon tea really! Offer a variety of jams if you're feeling super fancy.

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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?

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

Other Goodies In The Store

NaN -Infinity

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!