Weezl and friends Phase 2 -giving it a whirl for Shirl! Testing meal plan for a month

Allegra wrote: »

Batch Cooking Day 1 (before you start)

Soak chickpeas the night before (brilliant, that way they can be frozen for later in the month!) )
Bread x 2
Apple Curd
Houmus
Nut Butter x 2 (i would personally only do one of these)
Tangy Bean Pate x 2(i would personally only do one of these)
Liver pate (to freeze) (Do it later in the month, say week 3, along with the tangy bean pate and nut butter)
Grate cheese
Slice bacon
Chop onion
Onion tart x2
Carrot cake (Do it later in the month and say freeze orange carcass)
Marmalade(Do it later in the month )
Mayo
Savoury scones (optional)
Raisin scones (optional)
Savoury bites(optional)

Essentials: Bread, spreads (apart from liver pate), one carrot cake and a snack. The rest can be made throughout the week to spread the load. Mayo does not keep well, so make it when you fancy eating it. If you only make 1 batch of bread, you will need to make another on Thursday.

Batch cooking Day 2 (end of first week)

Soak marrowfat peas the night before
Poach chicken, portion up, make stock
Chicken and onion pie x 2
Bread x 2
Pea and apple soup x 3 (move to week 2)
Potato and onion soup x 3 (do one batch when its needed in week 4)
HM pizza x 3
Bacon and onion pudding x 2 (just do one)
Savoury scones(optional)
Biscuits(optional)
Tomato scones(optional)
Carrot cake (optional)
Breakfast pancakes x 2 (do one batch when its needed in week 4)

Essentials: chicken, stock, soups and pies - if you are short of freezer space, just make what you'll eat on the day for soups as they are easy enough to prepare from scratch every time you have them. One batch of bread - you can make another on Thursday; bacon and onion puddings (unless you have a free day for steaming them on Monday)


Batch Cooking Day 3 (end of second week)

Bread x 3
Carrot cake
Bean curry x 3 (do one batch when its needed)
Amatriciana x 3
Savoury scones(optional)
Raisin scones(optional)
Savoury bites(optional)
Biscuits(optional)

Essentials: Bread. although if you only make one batch, you'll need to make another on Tuesday, and yet another on Friday. As all the other dishes are easy to prepare from scratch on the night if necessary, try to get ahead on the bread and on snacks if you can. Also if you've only made one batch of bean pate and nut butter, and not made the liver pate as yet, now is the good time to do so.


Batch Cooking Day 4 (end of week 3)
Bread x 2
(put the pates and marmalade in this week)
Carrot cake
Veggie Burgers
Tomato Scones(optional)
Raisin scones(optional)
Savoury bites(optional)

Essentials: Bread. You can make another batch on Thursday; ditto for carrot cake. Veggie burgers can be prepared on Tuesday just make sure you can allow sufficient time for them to rest in the fridge. If you finish work late, consider preparing them the night before and leaving in the fridge overnight.


Batch Cooking Day 5 (end of week four)

Bread
Savoury scones(optional)
Raisin scones(optional)
Tomato scones(optional)
Make a start on next month's food