MealPlans WB 19th December 2008

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi Guys!

Christmas next week:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: ....this week we are having:

Thursday-Stir Fry
Friday-Take-Away
Saturday-Pie, Mash & Veg
Sunday-Lamb, roasties, yorkies & veg
Monday-Egg & Chips
Tuesday-Lamb Stew & dumplings
Christmas Eve-At Friends (buffet)
Christmas Day-Xmas Dinner (Full works)
Boxing Day-At Friends (buffet)

Have a great Xmas everyone.

P
xx

kunekune

We have two birthdays, Christmas and are heading up to Scotland on the 27th, where we will be partly self-catering ...

Thursday: hubby at his work xmas dinner, carbonara using leftover gammon from last weekend for the rest of us
Friday: Daughter's 7th birthday, she gets to choose the meal: lasagne and mini pineapple upside down cakes with cream or custard [freeze half of the ragu, to take to Scotland to have with spaghetti for first meal, will defrost in the car!]
Saturday: roast chicken, roast veg
Sunday: stir-fried rice with leftover chicken & prawns [freeze rest of chicken]
Monday: Hubby's birthday, so this time he gets to choose: beef casserole with dumplings, sherry trifle (for us), ordinary trifle (for children)
Tuesday: leftover beef casserole turned into a pie of some kind
Wednesday: snacky platter including gravadlax, interesting cold meats, salad, garlic prawns, wraps [cos I ordered stuff for Thursday and then realised it was too much food]
Thursday: blueberry pancakes with maple syrup and bacon for brunch, turkey crown with hm chestnut stuffing, little sausages, roast potatoes & parsnips, carrots, sprouts, sherry gravy, christmas pudding
Friday: leftover turkey with gravy, mashed potato and whatever veg is still around, the other christmas pudding

WelshWoofer

Hello!
My clan descend on us on Xmas Eve for 3 days so the plan is to use stuff up and make soem room between now and then.
The Christmas food is all bought (apart from the fresh that has to be bought Tuesday/Xmas Eve) and stored in various hiding places around the house - just have to remember where it all is!

So this week's plan is....

• Thursday - I'm out with work on our Xmas Indian/booze up, OH having gnocchi, chicken and pesto
• Friday - meatfree kiev and chips/wedges for me, OH having big meal in work so just something light for tea
• Saturday - fish and chips from the freezer or jacket spuds and something
• Sunday - tuna pasta bake and garlic bread
• Monday - my birthday - out for a meal in a lovely vegetarian restaurant
• Tuesday -
• Xmas Eve - corned beef pie (HM by Mam), beans and veg (nice plain food before the Xmas excesses!)

• Xmas Day - lunch out with plenty of rubbish for later!

Have a good festive period
See you after Xmas - all fat and bloated no doubt!

OrkneyStar

Not meal planning this coming week, other than to check the day before what needs using up in fridge, what needs taking out freezer, what needs preparing day before etc! Will be having a relaxed food week. Still got some of the budget money left in my purse so we are not over spending, thankfully. Just been setting next years budget and will get back to meal planning then (will also now start on Thurs so that the days coincide with this thread better!).
Don't over indulge (or if you do then enjoy it!).
x Happy Christmas ladies (and gents!).
x Have a lovely birthday rachel.

Boodle

Friday evening: I am going out for a meal with my sister, LO will have beans on toast or the like, hubby a steak pie from the freezer probswith tin of peas and bread and butter.

All week breakfast will be cornflakes, toast or porridge. Only difference is on Christmas Day when we are having Danish pastries and orange juice.

Saturday: Lunch at grandparents'.
Sardine lasagne with salad

Sunday: Meatloaf, veggies and tatties.
Tea - sandwiches, crisps and cake.

Monday: Soup
Baked beans on cheesy hotch potch

Tuesday: Soup
Leftover stir fry and noodles

Wednesday: Soup
In-laws staying over so will have a buffet supper of bought delights, I'm afraid

Christmas Day: Smoked salmon slice and cranberry cream cheese roulade with oatcakes. Roast chicken, stuffing, mash, roasted parsnip and carrots, sprouts, bread sauce, cranberry sauce and gravy. Apricot Trifle or heated mince pies with cream is anyone demands something hot.
Tea - Sandwiches, crisps, sausage rolls, cheese, crackers, mince pies and Christmas cake.

Boxing Day: Leftovers, obviously

Penelope_Penguin

Thursday – chicken fajitas made by DS in food tech.

Friday – pumpkin, spinach and goat’s cheese lasagne

Saturday –soup, HM bread
DH is treating us to a takeaway curry, and Strictly (Go Tom and Camilla!)

Sunday – lunch as Saturday
Chilli, naan bread, salad; apple pie or plum crumble slice from the freezer

Monday – stir fried quorn

Tuesday – salmon and pesto en croute

Wednesday – We’re off to play cricket on the beach at Bridlington, followed by a long walk; we’ll then have fish and chips for lunch. Supper will be some sort of nibbles

I have coffee buns and an iced sponge in the tin. The children can bake if they need more

Thursday – HM blueberry muffins, HM yogurt, filter coffee, fresh orange juice

Smoked salmon on thinly sliced HM granary bread, Veuve Cliquot

Roast goose with prune and Armagnac stuffing, pigs in blankets, roast HG potatoes, roast HG parsnips and carrots, HG sprouts, HM bread sauce, HM cranberry sauce, gravy, Rioja. HM Christmas pudding with brandy and sugar.

Turkey and goose sandwiches, twigets, celery and stilton sticks. Cake (possibly!) HM mince pies, chocolate.

:xmassign: :xmastree: :santa2: :snow_laug MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL:snow_grin :santa2: :xmastree: :xmassign:

angelnikki

Hiya!

One week to go! :j Really looking forward to Xmas this year cos DS is old enough to enjoy it a bit more now

My plan for the week is:

Thu - Chinese takeaway

Fri - turkey meatballs and pasta

Sat - sausages, mash n beans

Sun - tuna pasta bake

Mon - Moroccan lamb and cous cous

Tue - chicken curry

Christmas eve - lasagne and chips

Christmas lunch - sausage rolls
chocolate log / mince pies and cream

Christmas dinner - turkey crown, sausage and bacon wraps, stuffing balls, yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, roast parsnips and carrots, brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce, bread sauce and gravy,
Christmas pudding for X and BIL; trifle for me and DS
chocolates and more mince pies

Boxing day lunch - turkey sandwiches, pickles, cheese and biscuits

Boxing day dinner - party food buffet _party_

Hope you all have a great christmas :xmassign: :xmastree: :rudolf: :xmassmile :snow_laug :santa2: :snow_grin

Nikki xx

fizzel81

wow xmas so close now, now ive stopped working i can go back to planning better

uing odds and sods up so mainly this week i will be eating eggs lol

anyway whats planned otherwise ie

Thursday breaded chicken (10p woopsies) with potato wedges, carrots and sweetcorn

Friday sausage and mash

Saturday something on toast as out most of it

Sunday chicken casserole, roast potatoes and veg

Monday cottage pie

Tuesday not sure whatever needs using up

im then away from xmas eve untill 27th for xmas with my family and then again from 28th till 1st as my little ones are with there dad

illusio

Ooh I like this thread - just down my street!
Thurs: lamb in red wine sauce (from a massive slow cooker batch done last week and frozen)
Fri: chicken in tomato, pepper and onion sauce (with spare for the freezer)
Sat: roast chicken, spuds, veg,
Sun: rack of bbq ribs, loaded jacket spuds
Mon: Chicken in a garlic, lemon and saffron sauce (wsftf)
Tue: Meatloaf with a tangy mango/tomato sauce
Wed: toasted cheese and ham sarnies (light eating pre Xmas overload!)
Xmas lunch: gammon, roasters, parsnips, chestnut stuffing
Xmas dinner: HM pate, leftover gammon, HM bread, chutney

For those lacking in inspiration for recipe ideas, suggest Recipezaar.com - may be american but some great stuff and we eat far more 'proper' meals since finding it. They also do an OAMC section (Once A Month Cooking) for those who want to cook big and then freeze.

frugalswan

Aaaaand it's taken me ages to get around to this this week. Work has been manic, as have last minute preparations at home for Christmas, etc. Still, Friday night now and able to (finally) make a post or two! Yay! So here goes...

Friday - pizza (using up stuff in freezer for a new start in the New Year)
Saturday - Christmas Party (buffet will be provided, yay!)
Sunday - Freezer Surprise, probably Broke-Burger Mountain
Monday - Spicy Sausage Pasta
Tuesday - Jacket Potatoes with Melee Beans
Christmas Eve - At Mum's (bless 'Er!)
Christmas Day - Snack food all day, including a boiled ham so plenty of leftovers for ages!
Boxing Day - Leftovers, perhaps heated up into Christmassy Toasted Sandwiches (chunky bits of cooked ham, cheese, herbs, etc done in a sandwich toaster. I'd actually love to experiment with a Brie and Cranberry toastie ... mmm

Merry Christmas, everyone!!

PetuliaGristle

Work's been mad for me too, its my last day on Monday and then I'm not back at work until the New Year :j

Monday - leftover cooked pork with cous cous (freezer)
Tuesday - leftover cooked chicken with pasta (freezer)

Christmas Eve - Asda curry selection
Christmas Day breakfast - club sandwich for dsd, salmon for dp and dd, bacon rolls for me, dsd and dd having strawberries and grapes too
Christmas Day lunch - M&S turkey crown and trimmings
Boxing Day - out at sales so trying Nigella's chocolate chilli in the slow cooker (Sainsburys magazine)

Saturday - out at the sales again
Sunday - mince and potatoes (freezer)