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Mealplans WB 15th August 2008
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Hi Guys!
Just over 2 weeks till the kids are back to school:j :j :j :j .....I'm not happy really;)
Here is our next weeks meals:
Thursday-Sausage Cassarole (In SC as I type:D ) & Baked Spuds
Friday-At my mums (Probably Fish & Chips as they ahve a fab chippy in the town)
Saturday-At my mums (Hoping for a Ful Roast;) )
Sunday-At mums
Monday-Chicken, Roasties, Yorkies, Carrots & Swede from garden
Tuesday-Liver, Mash and Veg from the garden
Wednesday-DD's Tea Party
Thursday-Egg, Chips & Beans
On Sunday I have most bits in but will need some ham or I may cook a chicken I have in the freezer. Will also need some salad and will make some HM potatoe salad. Quiche is in the freezer and have the spuds and cheddar in and will boil some eggs.
DD's Tea party is just a few friends over with finger sarnies, cakes and snacks etc but they are here till 7, so may just end up with beans on toast or soup
Hope you all have a good week.
PP
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Just over 2 weeks till the kids are back to school:j :j :j :j .....I'm not happy really;)
Here is our next weeks meals:
Thursday-Sausage Cassarole (In SC as I type:D ) & Baked Spuds
Friday-At my mums (Probably Fish & Chips as they ahve a fab chippy in the town)
Saturday-At my mums (Hoping for a Ful Roast;) )
Sunday-At mums
Monday-Chicken, Roasties, Yorkies, Carrots & Swede from garden
Tuesday-Liver, Mash and Veg from the garden
Wednesday-DD's Tea Party
Thursday-Egg, Chips & Beans
On Sunday I have most bits in but will need some ham or I may cook a chicken I have in the freezer. Will also need some salad and will make some HM potatoe salad. Quiche is in the freezer and have the spuds and cheddar in and will boil some eggs.
DD's Tea party is just a few friends over with finger sarnies, cakes and snacks etc but they are here till 7, so may just end up with beans on toast or soup
Hope you all have a good week.
PP
xx
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hi pp,
hope dd enjoys her party on wednesday
heres mine:
have finished work for this week and I am off with ds2 and hubby next week on holiday, so menu plan a little more complicated than usual, as I have included lunches!
Friday tea: gnocchi, pork chops and whole grain mustard
Saturday luncn: curried parsnip soup with baguettes
Saturday tea: Nigella’s green Thai curry with brown rice
Sunday lunch: hm shepperds pie with carrots
Monday lunch: hm butternut and sweet potato soup with baguettes
Monday tea: sweet and sour chicken with brown rice
Tuesday lunch: turkey sandwiches and fruit for pud
Tuesday tea: Breaded cod, pasta n sauce with steamed veg
Wednesday lunch: tuna sandwiches
Wednesday tea: nursery fish pie with steamed mixed veg
Thursday lunch: cheese and vine tomatoes on toast
Thursday tea: steak, onion rings chips and beans
friday lunch: egg and tomato rolls
Friday: jamies hm meatballs with wholemeal spaghetti
Just waiting for mr.t to deliver shopping!!:T'If you judge people, you have no time to love them'
Mother Teresa
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Hi :hello:
Thu 14 Aug - tuna jacket potato
Fri 15 Aug - salmon & cous cous salad
Sat 16 Aug - shepherds pie (batch for freezer)
Sun 17 Aug - meatballs (batch for freezer) & pasta
Mon 18 Aug - spicy bean & sweet potato stew
Tue 19 Aug - egg &chips/soup
Wed 20 Aug - bolognaise (from freezer)
Thu 21 Aug - chicken burgers, wedges & salad
Have a good week everyone
Nikki x:A0 -
My last week's plan was trashed due to the mince going off before it's bb date. grrrrrrrrrrr.....
so this week - the courgette theme remains!
1. Sausage and ratatouille
2. Chick fric and free french beans, with rice
3. Chicken pie with sweetcorn and courgette
4. Ratatouille and pork chop
5. Omelette and roasted veg
6. Greek salad and pitta bread
7. Baked tattie, scrambled egg and salad
Something like that anyway!
PO xx
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Hello everyone - I have just worked it all out...
today- guests for dinner: artichoke bottoms baked with goat's cheese; roast lamb, roast potatoes, turkish courgette bake (firinda kabak); dessert chocolate baba-au-rum with pear & banana. I'd better get cracking....
friday- any leftovers, or potato & green bean curry
saturday- courgette/crab/cream bake with rice
sunday- something from freezer
monday- friends coming to stay all week, family of 4 includes one (fish-eating) vegetarian. For Monday it will be fish pie
tuesday- 2x home made pizza: one chorizo, one sardines. French cheese board.
wednesday- prawn nasi goreng with fried egg on top - satay served separately for meat eaters
thursday- out for dinner
friday- minestrone soup, salade niçoise"Remember that many of the things you have now you could once only dream of" - Epicurus0 -
Howdy

Thurs - HM plum and apple crumbe with custard for DD (has dinner at nursery), Takeaway post WW for DH and I
Fri - Baked sticky chicken drumsticks & veggie cous cous
Sat - Salmon with homegrown fennel & potato mash
Sun - Roast lamb with apricots and trimmings
Mon - Mr Ed's lamb curry (best tell him then, LOL)
Tues - Beans on toast, or something equally easy
Wed - Jamie Oliver's broccoli & cauliflower cannelloniGC - March 2024 -0 -
Hi all, here's mine:
Fri: Salmon and barley stuffed peppers
Sat: Lasagna + veg
Sun: Bacon wrapped chicken and roasted veg
Mon: Fish pie
Tue: Chicken dhal (HM from freezer)
Wed: smoked sausage cassulet
Thur: Chilli (HM from freezer) wraps
Fri: Smoked haddock & vegNewlywed at the point I joined the forum... now newly separated0 -
We are going with;
Tonight: Pizza (ham and pineapple, but I hate pineapple on pizza!) dough is resting!
Friday: Sausage, egg and chips!
Saturday: Sausage Pasta for me and DD DH eats at work
Sunday: Turkey Roast with veg
Monday: Cheesy lamb chops
Tuesday: At my Mums!
Wednesday: Casserole
Now my question is this, How do you make giant yorkshire puddings? You know the ones that you can put a meal in. I tried before but it was a bit of a mess, if it had had sausages it would of been frog in a bog!0 -
Heres mine, just todays though
Brekkie - porridge
Mid morning snack - Dark rye ryvita with butter and tesco imitation marmite spread
Lunch - Pizza pockets (its a toasted sandwhich with a tomato sauce spread inside with pepperoni and mozzerella or what ever you fancy) salad and HM tatziki dip
Tea - HM bread crumbed chicken bits, cauliflower with HM cheese and bacon sauce.
Supper - bran flakes with sliced banana.
yum0 -
We are going with;
Now my question is this, How do you make giant yorkshire puddings? You know the ones that you can put a meal in. I tried before but it was a bit of a mess, if it had had sausages it would of been frog in a bog!
pip, I think you make it in the bottom of a type of round flan/cake tin, a shallow one, then you put the ingredients in after?? not sure as i haven't made one:D'If you judge people, you have no time to love them'
Mother Teresa
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Hi everyone, here's mine:
Monday - baked potato with fillings and salad
Tuesday - [strike]macaroni cheese[/strike] fish and chips
Wednesday - leftover roast (freezer)
Thursday - pasta and pesto
Friday - roast chicken
Saturday - out
Sunday - [STRIKE]fish pie[/STRIKE] fish, chips and mushy peas (freezer)"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 Albright0
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