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MealPlans WB 22nd August 2008

Penny-Pincher!!
Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
Another week has flown by. Only another 10 days and DD goes back to school:j :j :j :j ....luv her really:D

This week we are having:

Thursday-Baked Spuds & Tuna/Sweetcorn
Friday-Fish & Chips from Chippy (DD away for night)
Saturday-Burgers cooked on BBQ & salad
Sunday-Lamb, Roasties, Mash, HG Carrot/Swede Mash, Yorkies & Peas
Monday-Chilli Con Carne
Tuesday-Fishfingers, Mash & Beans
Wednesday-HM Prawn Curry & Rice
Thursday-Shepherds Pie & Cabbage/peas

So what are you all having?

Have a great week.

PP
xx
To repeat what others have said, requires education, to challenge it,
requires brains!
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  • poppyoscar_3
    poppyoscar_3 Posts: 1,566 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Have done well and stuck to plans last week - similar this week as courgettes still available!

    1. Chick fric (one to eat, one for the freezer)
    2. Sausages, ratatouille and pasta
    3. Spanish omelette
    4. Chicken thighs in sweet chilli dipping sauce, rice and watercress
    5. Cottage pie (one to eat, two for the freezer)
    6. Spag bol (one to eat, two for the freezer)
    7. Some sort of veggie pasta bake

    Have a good week everyone!

    PO xx
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    New MFW target £5000 overpayments by 31/12/2105 £400/£5000 = 8%
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  • frugalswan
    frugalswan Posts: 339 Forumite
    mmm, chick fric sounds cool :D

    Here's mine for the week. I've had to alter the previous week's a little bit ast he OH has had a tremendously bad migraine, but hopefully this week should be a little better.

    Thursday - just cooking for me, so might try a risotto
    Friday - at a wedding reception, so freeeeeee!
    Saturday - Lamb tagine in slow cooker
    Sunday - Pasta Bake (attempting to make from scratch)
    Monday - Homemade pie with Jacket Wedges and peas
    Tuesday - Homemade meatballs with a tomato and bacon sauce with pasta
    Wednesday - At mum's (bless 'er)
    Thursday - Sausage Bolognese

    Have a good week, everyone :)
    Continually trying the Grocery Challenge. Gotta keep trying!
  • freyasmum
    freyasmum Posts: 20,597 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I've been away for a while, but I'll try again :D

    Friday: HM Pizza. Double chocolate brownies and HM ice cream for pud :drool:
    Saturday: Chilli con carne, served with rice, tortillas, and sour cream
    Sunday: Roast meat, roast potatoes with veg and yorkies (first attempt at yorkshires :eek:)
    Monday: Curry with leftover roast meat, served with rice
    Tuesday: Cottage Pie
    Wednesday: Gnocchi with tomato sauce and pork chops
    Thursday: Sausage Casserole

    Breakfasts: croissants and jam/toast and jam/cereals/porridge
    Lunch: leftovers/HM soup and bread/pasta salad

    Baking: various breads - croissants, plain loaves, rolls, cinnamon 'tear and share'.
    Chocolate brownies, hobnobs (thanks, twink!), bounty balls.

    Have a nice week :)
  • newmoneysaver_2
    newmoneysaver_2 Posts: 2,374 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I have meal planned to the end of next week, as that is payday and the end of my GC month.
    Thurs - Chinese chicken noodles - using a sachet of blackbean sauce lurking in the cupboard.
    Friday - HM Pizza
    Saturday: bacon & eggs for brunch. Then we are travelling to Halifax for a wedding reception so will be eating out in the evening.
    Sunday: Travelling back from Halifax, but straight to a christening - OH cousins. I will then pop off the see my friends as she is also having her daughter christened. Unfortunately they both christenings are at the same time, different churches but not too far from each other. (Sorry OT) I have no idea about food.

    Next week:
    A combination of some of the following options:
    1. Roast chicken - will need to buy chicken, but will freeze l/o and use some for sandwiches
    2. Steak pie and new potatoes
    3. Potato ash
    4. Egg & chips
    5. Chicken casserole & mash
    6. Meatballs & past in tomato sauce
  • ShelBell
    ShelBell Posts: 502 Forumite
    i started this last week, and we have stuck to it so far :) complicated as I am on special diet following surgery so planning for my DH and DS(7) who is away next week, so just for DH really!

    Monday - Marinaded turkey steak (freezer) with pots
    Tuesday - Rump Steak (freezer) with onion and mushroom
    Wednesday - Sausage (freezer) and mash
    Thursday - Steak & Kidney Pudding (freezer) and chips
    Friday - Chicken curry & rice
    Saturday - tuna & tomato pasta
    Sunday - Lasagne

    Again we've got nearly everything we need in :j
    Weight loss to date - 8st 13lbs :j
  • PetuliaGristle
    PetuliaGristle Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Monday - turkey steaks, potato wedges, corn on the cob and salad
    Tuesday - [STRIKE]fish, chips and mushy peas[/STRIKE] fish pie (freezer)
    Wednesday - chickpeas, chicken and chorizo with green beans (freezer)
    Thursday - Alex MacKay's ragu with spaghetti (freezer)
    Friday - roast
    Saturday - out
    Sunday - Asda's curry
    "We have to be kind because everyone is fighting a great, great battle" - Sir Richard Attenborough
    "There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women" - Madeleine Albright
  • cupid_s
    cupid_s Posts: 2,008 Forumite
    I'm ashamed to say I've fallen dramatically off the meal planning wagon and want to start maknig an effort again. I just wanted to say I was struggling getting going again so I thought I'd resort to a spot of plagiarism and now I have a nice meal plan. Thanks everyone!
    Friday - lemon chicken, jacket potato and veg
    Saturday - homemade pizza
    Sunday - roast beef and yorkshire pudding
    Monday - jambalaya
    Tuesday - moussaka
    Wednesday - husband will cook something tomatoey for his brothers visit. he wont tell me what yet though!
    Thursday - chilli chicken with noodles
    Friday - duck fried rice
  • betterlife
    betterlife Posts: 897 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    ok, well heres the meal plan for this week, will try to stick to it, nice and easy again as very colicy newborn needing lots of attention.

    friday = kids out and oh fishing so sandwich for me!
    sat= pizza and chips
    sun= roast chicken with sage and onion, pea`s, carrots, runner beans, pots and yorkies.
    mon= sausages, hash browns, beans, bacon and scrambled eggs.
    tues= pork chop casserole, pots and garden veg.
    wed= hm soup and fresh bread
    thurs= bubble and squeak with ham and salad.
    One day I will live in a cabin in the woods
  • scattymam1
    scattymam1 Posts: 1,045 Forumite
    Might stick to the weeks meals if I post them here:

    1.BBQ chicken, roast potatoes, and beans
    2.Toad in the hole
    3.Chilli
    4.Tuna(steaks unless they are overpriced), cous cous and salad
    5.Bacon and mushroom omelette, salad and coleslaw
    6.Beans and sausages on toast
    7.Beef slow cooker stew

    I have half the ingredients in the cupboard for these meals so I need to go out and buy the rest. I have about £56 pounds left so should have plenty left to get eggs, bread, milk, washing up liquid and fruit as long as Mr m still have 50p offers in stock!
  • Penny-Pincher!!
    Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
    Great mealplans everyone!

    PP
    xx
    To repeat what others have said, requires education, to challenge it,
    requires brains!
    FEB GC/DIESEL £200/4 WEEKS
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