Mealplans WB 10th October 2008

MRSMCAWBER

Shucks..beat me to it NIKKI :rotfl: (hope all is well with you)

I was trundling through and have just found it -never thought to look on the recipe index :rotfl:

Denise... I do it every week once it gets cold..its a fave -and it does us 2 meals ... hope you like it -you can soon make changes to suit your families tastes too:T

pollyanna24

I really must get to grips with this meal planning, we don't have many takeaways, getting better like that, but I tend to have a list of what I have in my freezer and just decide a day in advance what we are having.

Today - Crispy pancakes, chips/croquettes, veg (c.pancakes were on offer and the chips have been in the freezer forever, so trying to use up).

For the rest of the month (seeing as I am 38 weeks pregnant, can't plan too far in advance), we have:-

HM beefburgers (in freezer)
HM Spag bol x 2 (in freezer)
HM Chicken korma x 2 (in freezer)
Omelettes
Mini Kievs x 2 meals
Hotdogs
Roast Chicken
Leftover roast chicken
Kebabs (in freezer)
Leftover lamb (in freezer)
Roast Lamb (in freezer)
Salmon (in freezer)
Pork Chops
Lamb Chops
C. Pancakes
Pizza
Chicken Breasts x 3 meals (need to decide what to do with)
Mince x 5 meals (again, need to decide and make into something)

So it actually looks like we have enough to keep us going, but I can't get committed enough to actually sit down and menu plan. Have to buy a few accompaniments (I base all my meals around meat as bf is a meat fiend) like nan bread for curry and maybe some more potatoes and veg.

I always seem to cook the same old things as well. Really I should trawl through the recipes on here, but I get embarrassed when I experiment and it goes wrong. We decided to try fish for the first time the other day, but bf decided he still doesn't like the taste of it (I cooked salmon) and the sauce I made to go with it was hilarious. It was pea sauce, but just looked so strange on the fish and potatoes. We were both sitting there laughing and I just wished I'd taken spaghetti bol out of the freezer.

Flylady_Flower

angelnikki wrote: »

Its on the GC recipe index

Corned Beef Hash

Nikki x

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Shucks..beat me to it NIKKI :rotfl: (hope all is well with you)

I was trundling through and have just found it -never thought to look on the recipe index :rotfl:

Denise... I do it every week once it gets cold..its a fave -and it does us 2 meals ... hope you like it -you can soon make changes to suit your families tastes too:T

Thanks guys, I looked on there too as guessed it would be, but must be going blind in my old age...:D

Hope you're both well, not able to catch up any more... take care, Dx

Little_Miss_Saver

Well this week hasn't really gone to plan as both me and DS have been poorly with upset tummys so haven't eaten much, so this weeks plan will be similar to last weeks :rolleyes:

Sat:- HM Pizza
Sun:- Chicken, Pots, Veg
Mon:- Sweet & Sour chicken
Tues:- Jacket Pots with chilli bean filling
Weds:- Beef Stew
Thurs:- Omellete & Salad
Fri:- Chilli & Rice

Have a good week everyone!

LMS xx

Guapa1

Gosh already? I feel like I just made lasts weeks! I'll have a think and post later.

jessbrown100

Right, now baby's been here 4 weeks I think it's time to start getting organised again (I can only blame so many takeaway purchases on having a new baby ). I also need to have few cheapy weeks to pay for the new log burner we need and have got loads of stuff in the freezer sooo..
Thursday- Savoury mince, dumplings and veg
Friday- Corned Beef pasties (HM from the freezer), wedges and beans
Saturday- HM Pizzas
Sunday- Lamb roast dinner
Monday- Peri Peri Chicken and savoury rice
Tuesday- Bolognese and pasta
Wednesday- Gammon in coca cola, cauliflower cheese and roasties
Thursday- Gammon in cheese sauce in pancakes, peas and sweetcorn

So, hopefully the only things that I need to buy are a cauli and a bottle of coke

katie2407

jessbrown100 can you give me the receipe for crned beef pasties

frugalswan

Ok, here's mine for the week. My, how time flies!

Thursday: Chicken Saag Masala (jar of sauce - I can never make curry from scratch!) with a portion of rice and extra veg in. It made more than I thought, so I've a lovely huge portion for lunch at work tomorrow!
Friday: Homemade Lasagne from the freezer
Saturday: Mini Mixed Grills
Sunday: Toad in the Hole (using the sausages not used in the mixed grills)
Monday: Homemade bacon, cheese and tomato pasta bake
Tuesday: Homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken, stir-fried veg and noodles
Wednesday: At mum's (I really do love my mum!)
Thursday: Pasta all'Amatriciana

Frugalswan xx

Mamae

Well here goes...(I actually plan up to a month in advance - do I have too much time on my hands)
Tonight - turkey meatloaf (a family favourite) with swiss chard
Friday - Squash and chick pea thai curry
Saturday - mackrel
Sunday - brisket
Monday - ?leftovers from Sunday (if any, have a marrow and may stuff that) or veg lasagne
Tuesday - pumpkin risotto
Wednesday - chicken noodle soup
Thursday - lamb stew and dumplings
Friday - spag bog
Saturday - lentil curry
Sunday - chilli (working has to be a quick dinner)

Thats as far as I have got so far. Love this post. Gives me so many ideas.

jessbrown100

katie2407 wrote: »

jessbrown100 can you give me the receipe for crned beef pasties

Well, I just sort of make them up as I go along but basically this is what I do...

-Peel and chop 1 large potato and 1 med onion into fine (ish) dice.
-Slowly fry off the onion in butter until it is golden and soft, meanwhile boil the potato until it's at 'squashing point'.
- Add the potato to the onion and continue to slow fry.
-Dice the corned beef and add to the pan.
-Add lots and lots of pepper and worchestershire sauce
-Keep stirring and frying until the potatoes and corned beef are partially broken up.
-Roll out either some HM shortcrust or readymade puff pastry, use a saucer to cut circles.
-Place a dollop of the corned beef mixture on each pastry circle, use a bit of beaten egg to 'stick' the edges of the pastry together in a pasty shape and crimp the edge.
-Brush with beaten egg
-Bake in a medium oven until the pastry in cooked.

Sorry if it's a bit vague Katie but I hope it helps, (they are delish and especially nice eaten warm with red sauce )