MealPlans WB 5th December 2008

PetuliaGristle

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Monday - macaroni cheese
Tuesday - sausage casserole, mash and vegetables
Wednesday - chicken jalfrezi (using Patak's sauce)
Thursday - Jeanette Orrey's moussaka
Friday - roast
Saturday - out
Sunday - bought or Nigel Slater pie (recipe in Sainsbury's mag), mash and vegetables

sunset_gold

Hello, my first post to the weekly meal planner thread (bit late as I start mine on a Monday):

Friday - Pork escolope
Saturday - leftovers from fridge
Sunday - Roast Chicken
Monday - Left over chicken made into risotto
Tuesday - Lasagne (F)
Wednesday - Macaroni Cheese (going to try Champs recipe above)
Thursday - Shepherds Pie (F)

Can the Macaroni Cheese recipe be made, frozen and re-heated please?

And does anyone know a toad in the hole recipe that doesn't use sausages? What else could I replace the sausages with? Girls won't touch sausages! :-(

kookgekje

DH has finally agreed to a mealplan this week. He used to say it was boring and predictable. So when I suggested the meals below to him last night and he said "That sounds good" it was a bit of a shock but a good one :j . Here's what we are having this week:

Today: HM stew with potato and carrot mash
Tuesday: HM lasagne
Wednesday: takeway curry
Thursday: spanish omelette with any veg I find lurking in the fridge (DH has a Christmas party)
Friday: Steak with mushroom sauce, chips, salad
Saturday: Going to panto with NCT friends & families and out for pizza afterwards
Sunday: Punjabi chicken with spinach (Anjum Anands recipe from the tv series)

Our takeway curry is free this week because our local curryhouse has a voucher scheme where you get a £15 meal free with 10 vouchers . Of course that means we have already spent a small fortune at this place but DH pays for that because he needs his weekly curry fix :rolleyes: .

Jaycee1972

Hiya All

Just posted my meal planner up to Christmas and someone kindly pointed me in this direction so I am copying and pasting

09/12 Tues - L = leftover veggie chilli and rice, T = bagel & soup
10/12 Wed - L = soup and bread, T = roast veggies, potatoes and cheese bake
11/12 Thurs - L = beans on toast, T = quorn fillet, onion, mushrooms and gravy with roast potatoes and yorshire puds
12/12 Fri - L = chips, beans and quorn burgers or veg fingers, T = sandwiches (could be cheese, colslaw, soft cheese, pickle, chutney etc, alternatively may be toast!)
13/12 Sat - L = egg on toast, T = thai curry and rice(made with tofu, bn squash, pepper, mushrooms, onion etc).
14/12 Sun - L = quiche with potatoes and salad, T = pasta, pesto, tomatoes, peas, cheese

15/12 Mon - L = leftover thai curry and rice, T = leftover quiche, potatoes and salad
16/12 Tues - L = works christmas lunch, T = sandwiches
17/12 Wed - L = sandwiches, T = tofu, veg, noodles
18/12 Thurs - L = Pizza, T = potato, cheese and onion bake with veggie sausages
19/12 Fri - L = pasta, pesto, tomatoes, cheese, sweetcorn, T = soup and bread (poss out later for buffet)
20/12 Sat - L = Stromboli (from freezer) possibly with soup, T = risotto with sweetcorn, onion and mushrooms
21/12 Sun - L = Out with friends T = Sandwiches

22/12 Mon - L = Sandwiches, T = Out for curry after work
23/12 Tues - L = Sandwiches, T = pkt of savoury rice
24/12 Wed - L = Sandwiches, T = Fajitas (filled with either quorn or beans and veg)

Should probably add that I am usually rubbish at sticking to this and I am going to try really hard this month! I have also posted on this thread.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=135227&page=4

champys

sunset_gold wrote: »

Can the Macaroni Cheese recipe be made, frozen and re-heated please?
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sunset gold - I have never tried to freeze the macaroni cheese, because it always all gets eaten when I make it. I think you probably can as there is no cream in it that can separate on reheating or any other problem ingredient. Probably worth a try.

ifonlyitwaseasier

Sunset Gold - you can freeze it but i tend to just have any leftovers for lunch the next day, not that i get many when OH hears its mac'n'cheese night!!!!!

katholicos

Last night we had to have frozen pizza and chips because i didn't have time to go shopping, tonight we are having soup and home baked bread rolls...they are baking away in the oven at the moment and they smell delish!

Don't know what we'll have for the rest of the week yet though.

Boodle

sunset_gold wrote: »

And does anyone know a toad in the hole recipe that doesn't use sausages? What else could I replace the sausages with? Girls won't touch sausages! :-(

When my toddler was very young and I didn't want her having sausages, I made a version with pork meatballs and putting them straight into the tray raw as you would the sausages. I mixed some dried sage, and chopped dried apricots once as well, along with some white pepper and an egg into pork mince. I put wedges of onion into the batter alongside the meatballs too. It was a very nice dinner if I say so myself

clutterydrawer

sunset_gold wrote: »

And does anyone know a toad in the hole recipe that doesn't use sausages? What else could I replace the sausages with? Girls won't touch sausages! :-(

Well without sausages it's just batter, ie a big yorkshire pudding....a common meal is to make a big batter pudding like this then fill it with veg and gravy.

what is it that they dont like about sausages? would they eat veggie sausages, or a homemade alternative like lentil rissoles? or stuffing balls.....mmm i might try that myself, sounds nice!

PetuliaGristle

Hi sunset gold, I just Googled a vegetable toad in the hole recipe, it sounds nice though I confess that I haven't tried it.