Thanks for all the suggestions, they all sound so yummy!

Violet star: yes we do have a slowcooker but i mainly just use it for spag sauce or roast. Id love to use it a bit more.

I tend to like stove top meals over oven meals as with two little people on the move i worry that one of them will touch the oven while im chasing the other. Iv been hassling dh for gates on the kitchen for ages!

We tend to do have:
Chilli Con Carne a fair bit
Spag but im sick of the packet mix that we use so want to learn how to make it from scratch
Burgers
Home made pizza (our pizza maker is the bomb!)
Spinach and feta pie
Meat and veg/salad
maple chicken (donna hay recipe, sooooo yummy if you like sweet things)
tacos
burritos

Today is playgroup day so i have a pot of chilli on the stove all made so when i get home i can just make the rice (snap sararose) as i always have two grumpy hungry children on wed arvo's.

I love to make risotto but need dh at home to keep ds's busy as they tend to mill around while im cooking and risotto is so labour intensive.

Mid week cooking is hard work with two little people around so the easier the better!