Mealplans WB 23rd February 2009

Hi PP - thanks for the thread

We had a couple of changes last week and my BD takeaway early so none next week.

Breakfasts are cornflakes, toast or porridge followed by banana smoothie. Lunches are Minestrone Soup for 2-3 days midweek, then cheese sandwiches/scones or something on toast - Dd and i follow with an apple, DH also takes an apple, banana, yoghurt and item of home baking to work. Snacks are apples, bananas, satsumas, dried fruit, celery or carrot sticks, and am making some iced buns and shortbread. Puds can be any of the above, or yoghurt, or vanilla/choc pud, or semolina, or i have discovered this afternoon that DD likes hot choc as afters too :cool: Drinks are tea/coffee, milk, orange juice and water.

Saturday (L) At parents' house (D) A freezer raid so onion rings, sausages and a few samosas with potato wedges, carrot and celery sticks, and a dip of some sort - probs will do a honey mustard mayo.

Sunday (D) Mince (from freezer), yorkies, veg and mash. Then baked apple and rhubarb with marzipan. (T) Pancakes with cheese, followed by shortbread or iced bun - poss even one of each

Monday: Spaghetti with anchovy tomato sauce (making enough sauce to freeze) and a salad
Tuesday: Dahl (from freezer) with rice, salad, pickle and chutney
Wednesday: Gnocchi with tomato sauce and broccoli or spinach
Thursday: Fish Pie (from freezer) with spinach and baked beans
Friday: Chinese onion gravy with peanut and pea studded rice and spring rolls

Sunday – HG parsnip soup, HM spelt bread, cheese, fruit
DS’s birthday - roast Berkshire pork, crackling, roast potatoes, HG sprouts, carrots; birthday cake :bdaycake:

Monday – Quorn red thai curry, salad

Tuesday – mutton hot pot, dumplings, vegetables

Wednesday – spaghetti bolognaise

Thursday – quesadillas, salad

Friday – Dexter beef and red onion burgers, salad

Saturday – HM minestrone soup, HM cheese bread, fruit
ceilidh at our Sports Hall, with buffet (I’m making cakes for it)

Hi all

Happy Birthday on Sunday to PenPen's DS

Monday - Nigella's chilli (freezer)
Tuesday - Covent Garden winter vegetable soup (freezer)
Wednesday - paella (freezer)
Thursday - leftover roast pork in gravy, vegetables and mash
Friday - roast chicken including leftover stuffing and bacon rolls (from Xmas!)
Saturday - out
Sunday - mince and potatoes throwing in frozen mixed vegetables

Done the plan, done the shopping - but behind on almost everything else! This is what we're having:

sat - scallops on spinach with couscous
sun - mushroom noodle stir-fry
mon - roast chicken legs and potatoes, broccoli, salad
tues - pancakes (isn't it Pancake Day Tuesday? or am I mistaken?)
wed - chili con carne with brown rice & salad
thur - one of the 'impossible pies' and mixed raw veg
fri - mustardy rolled-up chicken breasts with HM wedges and cabbage from garden
sat - curried corn soup (with stock from chicken carcass)
sun - kedgeree

wishing you an excellent and organized week!

Here's next weeks plan!

Monday - Sweet potato and chilli soup with some sort of salad
Tuesday - Eating out (won a voucher for a free 3 course meal so all free!!)
Wednesday - sausage, mash, beans
Thursday - bubble and squeak, stirfry veg
Friday - spag bol
Saturday - eating out again:o (not free!)
Sunday- leek & potato soup & ciabatta

Lunches will be choice of sarnies, soups, and jacket spud with cheese or beans

Breakfasts are smoothies, shreddies or porridge

I have made biscuits today so will be snacking on those !