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Mealplans WB 12th September 2008

Penny-Pincher!!
Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
Hi Guys!

Another week has flown past. This week we are having:

Friday-Liver & Bacon
Saturday-Chinese Take-Away (Late birthday meal for 3 of us)
Sunday-Lamb chops, Roasties, Yorkies, Carrot/Swede Mash & Peas
Monday-Fish, New Pots & Roasted Veg
Tuesday-Shepherds Pie & Veg
Wednesday-Chicken Curry & Rice
Thursday-Toad In Hole, Mash & Roasted Veg

So what are you all having?

PP
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  • angelnikki
    angelnikki Posts: 892 Forumite
    Hi :hello:

    My plan went better than expected last week and I managed to have 4 veggie meals :A (because I forgot to defrost the chicken twice :rolleyes: LOL)

    This week's plan is:

    T - jacket potato, beans & cheese
    F - creamy salmon, mash & peas
    S - HM turkey goujons, rice & beans
    S - sausage & bean hotpot HM, from freezer
    M - tuna pasta
    T - chicken curry & naan
    W - pasta bolognaise Batch for freezer
    T - orange soup HM, from freezer

    Have a good week everyone :)

    Nikki x
    :A
  • Money_saving_Diva_2
    Money_saving_Diva_2 Posts: 2,914 Forumite
    Ok, only a recent convert to planning meals but..

    Friday - Cottage pie with carrots and green beans (Cook double amount)
    Saturday - Cottage pie again (we don't cook on saturdays due to work etc, so heating up the rest of ysterdays is pretty much the way we go!)
    Sunday - Roast chicken (frozen from M&S deal) and all the trimmings
    Monday - Chicken fajitas with home grown peppers/onions done on grill pan, salsa,(home grown tomatoes and chillis) refried beans, cheese
    Tuesday - prawns and noodles
    Wednesday - veggie quiche and new potatoes
    Thursday - sausage and bean casserole-y thing with rest of new potatoes

    Diva.x
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  • newlywed
    newlywed Posts: 8,255 Forumite
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    Hi, here's mine...

    Fri - smoked haddock and roasted veg
    Sat - Sausage casserole
    Sun - Chicken wrapped in bacon and veg
    Mon - Mackerel and veg
    Tue - Chicken curry
    Wed - smoked salmon omelette
    Thur - Chicken and pepper wraps
    Fri - Red Snapper and veg (we like fish ;))
    working on clearing the clutterDo I want the stuff or the space?
  • OrkneyStar
    OrkneyStar Posts: 7,025 Forumite
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    As usual my plans start on a Sunday so here goes.

    Sunday 14th: (leftover from Sat) chicken curry, HM naan, HM mushroom pakora.
    Mon 15th: Roast chicken, potatoes, turnip, stuffing balls.
    Tue 16th: solo's pizza, chips and salad
    Wed 17th: [strike]Pasta carbonara [/strike] Creamy chicken and mushroom pasta (leftover chicken from roast)
    Thu 18th: HM lentil and carrot soup, crusty bread.
    Fri 19th: corned beef, potatoes and cabbage.
    Sat 20th: HM onion rings, corn on the cob, spicy chicken, potato salad

    I am struggling with my back at the moment :confused: and feel like I am coming down with something (swollen throat!) so have tried not to over-do the HM front (was hoping a HM pizza but decided to use the Solo's instead). Anyone got a good stuffing ball recipe ?
    xx
    Ermutigung wirkt immer besser als Verurteilung.
    Encouragement always works better than judgement.
  • OrkneyStar
    OrkneyStar Posts: 7,025 Forumite
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    angelnikki wrote: »

    T - orange soup HM, from freezer
    hi Nikki,
    Whats in your orange soup ?
    I am presuming its not literally oranges (maybe it is) but I like colourful things!
    x OS
    Ermutigung wirkt immer besser als Verurteilung.
    Encouragement always works better than judgement.
  • angelnikki
    angelnikki Posts: 892 Forumite
    OrkneyStar wrote: »
    hi Nikki,
    Whats in your orange soup ?
    I am presuming its not literally oranges (maybe it is) but I like colourful things!
    x OS

    I posted it last week ;) butternut squash, sweet potatoes & carrots.

    I always add cumin / coriander to any soup with BNS / carrots in :)

    edit: I found the original recipe and it says to add a quartered orange (remove & discard the orange before blending the soup) but I never have. :p

    Nikki xx
    :A
  • OrkneyStar
    OrkneyStar Posts: 7,025 Forumite
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    angelnikki wrote: »
    I posted it last week ;) butternut squash, sweet potatoes & carrots. The original recipe actually said to add orange zest but I never have. :p

    Nikki xx
    Oh, not too keen on squash but maybe sweet potato and carrot (with perhaps a few lentils to thicken) might be nice. I will check last weeks thread (memory like a sieve right now so sorry for asking without looking properly :o). I love soup but need some more ideas.
    x
    Oh I found it lol :)
    Ermutigung wirkt immer besser als Verurteilung.
    Encouragement always works better than judgement.
  • dorry_2
    dorry_2 Posts: 1,427 Forumite
    hi all :wave:

    nikki--i love butternut sqash and sweet pot soup, will have to try your orange :j soup

    ok, heres our from sat:

    Saturday: chicken, chips and sweetcorn
    Sunday: Nigella Poussin’s with sweet potato and peppers
    Monday: ready meals at work late
    Tuesday: fish fingers, pasta and veg
    Wednesday: Slow cooked braising steak with ale sauce, carrots and roasties
    Thursday: Nigella’s green Thai curry, brown rice and low fat nans
    'If you judge people, you have no time to love them'
    Mother Teresa :D
  • Lizalu
    Lizalu Posts: 437 Forumite
    I'm in again, I find things so much easier this way! I feel like, when I know in advance what I'm making, I have so much more energy and drive to do it so it's now all homemade!

    Friday- Thai green chicken curry, with sticky rice
    Saturday- risotto & garlic bread
    Sunday- lamb koftas & naan
    Monday- salmon with avocado & creme fraiche
    Tuesday- lamb kebabs
    Wednesday- lamb, roast veg & cheese
    Thursay- lasagne & salad.

    Have had to rejiggle a bit as the nights we have OH's kids were changed at very short notice!
    odi et amo
  • TKM
    TKM Posts: 28 Forumite
    Saturday - HM Burmese Chicken Curry (Madhur Jaffrey), HM Beef Rendang (Floyd)
    Basmati Rice, and HM griddled flatbreads
    Sunday - HM Pancake Cannelloni with Ragu (Delia) with HM Foccacia
    Monday - Leftover curry and rice
    Tuesday - HM Colcannon and Toad
    Wednesday - HM Ragu Bolognese and Spaghetti (Freezer)
    Thursday - HM Harira and Flatbreads (Freezer)
    Friday - HM Pizza.

    Have a good week everybody
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