Mealplans WB 5th September 2008

Lizalu

Ok, I've never actually managed to plan my week's meals before so wish me luck!
Thurs - Chicken stirfry
Fri - Chilli con carne en tacos
Sat - dinner - burgers & salad, tea - toad in the hole, veg and gravy
Sun - dinner - moroccan lamb pie, tea - hm pizza
Mon - trout kedgeree
Tues - veg curry
Weds - Beijing beef & egg fried rice

I've only listed lunches for the weekend as we normally just have sandwiches at work, and we've got OH's kids this weekend so it needs to be planned!

Beki

Today - h/m butternut squash soup with h/m bread rolls
Friday - h/m Macaroni cheese
Saturday - h/m Lamb biryani
Sunday - h/m fish pie
Monday - Fishfingers with cheesy potato skins (from pots used in fish pie)
Tuesday - h/m Chicken stew and dumplings
Wednesday - h/m quiche and jacket potatoes w/ butter

Hope i can stick to this!

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there :beer:

My plans for this week :

Thursday - veggie pasta

Friday - pasta carbonnara

Saturday - the meat box arrives, so it's steak :j with chips and veg from the garden.

Sunday - DH will cook a roast dinner, with potatoes and veg from the garden; HG plum crumble and custard

Monday - HM bean burgers in HM roll, with salad and veg from the garden

Tuesday - tuna pasta bake

Wednesday - pork with apple and cream

Weekend lunches will be HM minestrone with HM flat breads.

There's a cake and the rest of the smartie cookies in the tin. I'll bake a fruit cake and possibly some more scones.

DD is having mini pittas with cheese, a cookie or a piece of cake, and a HG apple in her pach up. I'm having "leftover surprise" from the freezer :rolleyes:

Penny. x

Penelope_Penguin

angelnikki wrote: »

I'm trying to cut down on the amount of red meat I'm eating but I'm finding it hard to think of anything else. I dont have that many meals that I do that are veggie or based on fish or poultry so I'll be looking to steal lots of ideas for this from you all

Steal away - I've already added "orange soup" to my list (we have soup most weekends during the cooler months).

Have you tried Gingham's Veggie Meal Planners (there are 3 of them - shout if you can't find them on a search - title search for "Gingham" will be best ). We decided to cut down on meat last year, and have at least 2 meat-free meals a week. Thanks to those threads it's often more than that

I also took loads of vegie cook books from the library (think there's a thread on that somewhere). One was so good, I bought a SH copy from Amazon!

Penny. x

angelnikki

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Steal away - I've already added "orange soup" to my list (we have soup most weekends during the cooler months).

Have you tried Gingham's Veggie Meal Planners (there are 3 of them - shout if you can't find them on a search - title search for "Gingham" will be best ). We decided to cut down on meat last year, and have at least 2 meat-free meals a week. Thanks to those threads it's often more than that

I have read those threads but I think I'll go and refresh my memory, thanks

I do a "red soup" too that you might want to steal - chopped tomatoes, red pepper and red onion. Yummy :drool:

Nikki x

sadiedoll

OK, I haven't done a meal plan in months so out of practice but here goes

Thu - Lemon and tarragon chicken w/veg
Fri -Marinaded Sichuan Beef w/ Jasmine rice
Sat- out for dinner with friends
Sun - Spinach and lemon risotto
Mon - Stirfry with tofu and noodles
Tues - Chilli wraps from HM chilli in freezer
Weds - veg curry
Thu - more veg curry

Breakfast - porridge or muesli and yoghurt, juice
Lunch - soups and bit of fruit.

Wow, I can still do it!

Cheapskate

Usually do plans, but sometimes come unstuck - maybe I'll stick to them if I post on here, plus find some more ideas as we get in a rut sometimes!

Fri - Fishcakes from Jamie Oliver £5 card from Mr S
Sat - Pasta (oddments in freezer) & 1/2 price sauce from Mr S
Sun - DD for tea, so just basic lunch (salad or bacon sandwiches)
Mon - Quorn/veggie burgers, rice & mixed veg
Tues - Braised steak, veggies, roast pot & Yorks
Weds - H/m soup (& h/m made bread if time, or oddments of bread from freezer)
Thurs - Veg curry (casserole veg in freezer + tatties)

DH comes home for lunch - he just has toast/sarnie - DS2 at college, dinner money for 2 days, snap other times, DS3/me leftovers, beans on toast, etc. All have yoghourts/fruit after lunch, similar after tea but make puds 3 or 4 times a week - crumble, fruit salad, etc.
A x

mollymunchkin

Monday - Fishcakes, potato layer, peas
Tuesday - Pasta bake & garlic bread
Wednesday - Egg & chips
Thursday - Prawn curry & rice
Friday - Prawn curry leftovers
Saturday - Veggie shepherd pie
Sunday - Mackerel, potatoes, leeks, carrots


All will be homemade which is quite good for me cos I usually cheat at least once during the week :j I'll definitely be taking in a packed lunch to work too cos I've spent a fortune in the canteen at work this week :rolleyes:

fuzzyfelt_2

Hi everyone. It sounds like everyone has some tasty meals planned for this week - all very inspiring and making me feel hungry!
TKM - What's harira? Sounds interesting and possibly Morrocan?
angelnikki - We've cut down loads on red meat over the past year and eat veggie meals regularly. Having said that, my meal plean this week is quite meaty! :eek: I'm trying to use up leftovers and stuff lurking in the freezer. It badly needs defrosting! I used to be veggie many moons ago, so thankfully I still have a good collection of veggie cookery books. Look out for books by Sarah Brown, Rose Elliot or Cranks (the veggie restaurant) in charity shop and feel free to pinch ideas!

Anyway, here's my first meal plan.:D This week we mostly be eating:

Friday - Sausage Jambalaya (leftover sausage)
Saturday - HM Meatballs & pasta & HM Garlic Bread
Sunday - Roast beef (frozen in gravy), roasties, roast parsnips, yorkies & veg
Monday - Lentil burgers, HM rolls and potato wedges
Tuesday - HM Cottage Pie (freezer)
Wednesday - Hake coated in breadcrumbs (HM) & HM oven chips
Thursday - Welsh Rarebit (I work until 8pm on Thurdays, so we always have a light supper when I get in)

Breakfasts
Yoghurt (some HM, some bought), muesli, toast, brioche / croissants (weekend treat)

Lunches
Sarnies with various fillings (cheese, egg mayo, lentil pate), pasta salad, jacket spuds & tuna

Snacks & Treats
Fruit, yoghurt, HM iced fingers, rhubarb crumble & custard

Think that's about it!

PetuliaGristle

Sorry I'm late, we had a great time at Devon Cliffs though somebody hit the car whilst it was parked and didn't leave their details - £150 excess to pay

Monday - bacon and hash browns (leftover from short break)
Tuesday - more leftover bacon and hash browns
Wednesday - toad in the hole with chicken sausages (freezer)
Thursday - pasta and pesto
Friday - roast
Saturday - out
Sunday - sausage, bean and vegetable cobbler, mash and vegetables