Mealplans WB 17th October 2008

kj*daisy

sun - minetstrone soup, casserole and rice and veg (carrots/cabbage)

mon- minstrone soup and nice bread

tues- us- veg lasagna. Children - pasta , veg and tuna

wed- mince, rice and veg

thurs - JAcket potato's beans and fish

friday - us stir fry noodles with veg and salmon. Children - noodles with veg and salmon

Sat - Visitors - probably a takeaway.

Sun - roast chicken and roast duck, roast potato and sweet potato and veg.

Think that's it:)

Jue_xx

Sat - HM Chicken and Mushroom lasagne, salad / HM Chocolate Fudge Pudding
Sun - Eating out
Mon - HM Quiche Lorraine, new potatoes, salad
Tues - HM Goulash and Rice
Wed - HM Crab Risotto (James Martin recipe, never tried it before so it's an experiment. Looks yummy though.)
Thurs - Pesto Salmon, Stir-fried vegetables, noodles
Fri - DS1's birthday and he's having a sleepover for 5 friends, so hotdogs, pizza, chicken nuggets, cakes etc for kids. Soup 'n' sarnies for us probably.
Sat - Tuna crepes

Might switch Mon and Thurs as the stir-fry vegetables I bought this morning may need using up earlier as they don't usually last too long.

OrkneyStar

frugalswan wrote: »

I give mine the choice of what he wants, but even then I sometimes get it wrong. I'd bought mince for a shepherd's pie for last night, eggs for an omelette, and ended up getting a tin of corned beef from the cupboard and doing a corned beef hash! I think it was one of my best though. I'm always changing the mealplans around and looking at the recipe guides so I can find something within the range of ingredients I've got. It has saved me no end of money and made me look forward to cooking.

Yeah mine gets choice too, I run the meal plans by him and he always comments if he is not happy (rarely as he will eat pretty much anything bar celery lol). I think having the plans saves the last minute umming and ahing and not having had anything organised!
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Trying_really_hard

I have been doing a meal plan for the past few weeks and find it so useful and time saving, particularly as I often don't get back from work til half eight and dread the words "what are we having for tea?" :rolleyes:

Plus, its stops OH putting random things into the trolley - well sometimes.

This week:
Saturday: Goats Cheese and tomato soup with crusty bread
Sunday: Chicken Fajitas and home made potato wedges
Monday: Chorizo and Butterbean stew
Tuesday: Jamie Oliver's roast veg and sausages
Wednesday: Chilli and Baked potatoes
Thursday : Just little ol' me so probably BLT to use up some bacon
Friday: I'm going out so OH will fend for himself.

Feels good to do. Plus I love reading this thread just for inspiration.

donnajt

Five weeks of Meal Planning - life is so much simpler!

Mon - Mixed Grill
Tues - Chicken Curry, bombay pots, rice, naan
Weds - Shepherds Pie
Thu - Chicken Stew
Fri - Fish n chips (sadly not from Chippie)
Sat - Roast Lamb
Sun - Pizza

kassey

mon roast beef mash pickles
tus cottage pie veg
wed liver and bacon
thus lamb shanks
fri take away
sat pizza chicken wings corn on the cob
sun roast chicken all the trimmings

jimjams_mommy

saw this tread and think I should join as I also start my plan them forget it or DH ( moans I don't fancy that today )

Today- home made veggie cottage pie soyamince with sundays mash (and a small one made for my freezer )

tuesday -eating out as its my birthday

wed - beanie chili and rice ( all from my cupboards )

thur - leek and potato gratan ( spud and leek bake with cheese sauce will try to make home made and stop using packets) any advice on easy cheese sauce most welcome


Fri- salmon from freeze, jacket spuds and veg.

sat - egg, beans, chips

sun sunday roast dinner with quorn grill and veg.

fingers crossed will not go to shops apart for milk and bread.

Jue_xx

Jue_xx wrote: »

Sat - HM Chicken and Mushroom lasagne, salad / HM Chocolate Fudge Pudding
Sun - Eating out
Mon - HM Quiche Lorraine, new potatoes, salad
Tues - HM Goulash and Rice
Wed - HM Crab Risotto (James Martin recipe, never tried it before so it's an experiment. Looks yummy though.)
Thurs - Pesto Salmon, Stir-fried vegetables, noodles
Fri - DS1's birthday and he's having a sleepover for 5 friends, so hotdogs, pizza, chicken nuggets, cakes etc for kids. Soup 'n' sarnies for us probably.
Sat - Tuna crepes

Might switch Mon and Thurs as the stir-fry vegetables I bought this morning may need using up earlier as they don't usually last too long.

Just thought I'd update you on the Crab Risotto, because I'm sure you're all dying to know how it turned out!

It's a very strange recipe - sort of half way between a Thai Curry and an Italian Risotto! It contains Thai curry paste, Lemon Grass, Kaffir Lime Leaves, 2 chillis (I only used 1) and a pinch Curry power, together with Risotto rice, Mascarpone and double cream!

It actually tasted fantastic! 1 chilli was gave more than enough "kick" to it.

Need to start looking for next week's experiment now (I like to attempt at least one new recipe a week), although on Friday I'll be doing whatever Gordon Ramsay's doing on Cookalong Live (would have taken part tomorrow except got DS1's birthday party).