Frazzmunch Fights Back!!

bank_of_slate

Hi Frazz, set little goals rather than big ones!
If you set your sights too high and don't get there you feel like a failure when, in reality you've probably achieved loads!
...Linda xx

frazzmunch

decided that i would complete a menu plan for when the money is available again...so have completed one from 20th september 08 to 1st January 09!!:j

have decided on the following for the next 11 days:

today: Lamb pot roast
monday: pasta tomato & basil sauce with salad
tuesday: black bean & butternut squash saute with rice
wednesday: lentil pistachio
thursday: sloppy joes
friday: chicken soup
saturday: stirfry veg & noodles
sunday: mince & potato pie with veg
Monday: veg curry & rice
tuesday: spag bog
wednesday: sushi & salad
thursday: PAYDAY WOOHOO:j

I have nearly everything in the cupboards/freezer that i need, will just have to stock up on some extra veg and that should be it :T .....roll on the 18th!!

tealady

Hi I'm intrigued as to what is a sloppy joe? I always thought it was a baggy jumper!

frazzmunch

hi tealady....sloppy joes is an american recipe...basically a bolognese type mince sauce served over rolls with a salad....sounds foul in many ways but tastes fab!!! :j

ps...if it ends up tasting like a baggy jumper, you have made it wrong!! :rotfl:

gilligansyle

Wish I could be so organised with food. Because of shift work, generally can't be bothered and then fill up on junk. Only saving grace is eat a lot of fresh fruit and veg, no processed, so junk is actally jacket spud or beans on toast, so at least healthy-ish.

frazzmunch

know what you mean...:rolleyes:

i try to freeze anything i can and then just get it out when i need it...sounds good, but not always as practical as that...often i make food on the weekends and have most of the weeks meals prepared in advance...much easier if you have a menu plan!!

congrats on keeping your 'junk' healthy..:D mine generally consists of icecream and chocolate!!:rotfl:

gilligansyle

How do you cook the meals you take out of freezer. My microwave is a dust collector in the corner of the kitchen, never really found a use for it!

frazzmunch

i know what you mean....mine is only used for making latte and noodles!!

most of the stuff, I take out of the freezer before work and then just whack it in the oven for thirty minutes or so when i return...gives me enough time to throw a salad together!!

lasagne, bubble & squeak, cooked bean dishes etc i tend to cook from frozen...makes it even easier when my memory fails me in the morning!! :rotfl:

frazzmunch

woo hoo!!!:j just checked my bank account and as long as i stick to the plan till payday i will remain in the black!!!


just got to get the puppies boosters sorted this week....but once that is done no more major expenses..(I hope!!;) )

BelfastGirl_2

That's very impressive - you've done brilliantly this month if you expected to be -£600! :T