MealPlans WB 29th December 2008

vixtress

well the NY resolutions are in and number 2 is o get back to meal planning so here goes!!

mon, delicious sausagemeat and gingerbread meatloaf (made from lo xmas stuffing) hm wedges and sprouts

tues, slowcooker one pot italian type dinner with beef heart :eek: pots, cabbage, neck of lamb, beans

wed, out for curry hopefully

thurs, roast f.r chicken, pots, yorkies, cauli, cabbage, peas

fri, me out, oh and kids can fend for themselves with L.O's

sat, pasta bake with roasted veg and bacon sauce

sun, not sure yet what we are doing

well its a start

donnajt

Sorry haven't posted for a couple of week...blooming christmas!

Monday - Chicken tikka masala, rice, bombay pots, naan

Tuesday - Slow cooked chilli (plus 1 to freeze) jacket spuds

Wednesday - H/M Pizza

New year's Day (Thurs) - Jamie's Meatballs & Spaghetti (hoping to freeze 1/2 meatballs)

Friday - Fish and chips (sadly not from takeaway!)

Saturday - Show cooked bolognese / spaghetti (plus 1 to freeze)

Sunday - H/M Pizza (I know twice in a week is way too much but it's OH and DD's favourite dinner and we are staying home instead of partying on New Year;s Eve

Enjoy your cooking everybody & Happy new year!

dtx

BeenieCat

Hi, sorry to hijack the thread but i've never meal-planned before and i just wondered if it is better to do an inventory of everything you have in the cupboards/freezer and then plan for the month (i'm skint for a month) or just plan for a week at a time with what you know you have in?

Any tips or advice would be most welcomed as i plan to stick to this religiously until the end of January.

I need to use everything up as i'm getting a new kitchen installed on 6th Feb and will need to store it all, aswell as getting a full house rewire the day before that :eek: but the main reason is money, i have around £15 a week to live on for the whole of January for me and my son (5), and that includes petrol to work/school.

hayley11

Ooh now i've got my slow cooker and i'm starting to batch cook/freeze etc i'm going to start planning my meals.

Sunday - Beef Casserole
Monday - Beef Casserole (Again! Plus I have two portions in the freezer)
Tuesday - Chilli Con Carne (Doubling up so i'm expecting to get about 3 portions to freeze from this)
Wednesday - Beef Curry (Doubling up again so again should have about 3 portions to freeze)
Thursday - Chicken Fajitas
Friday - Going to have burgers or something tonight to use up the junk we've got in the freezer
Saturday - Probably be the same as Friday

So by the end of the week, I should have about 8 individual meals in the freezer which is good for when we both fancy something different and neither can be bothered cooking

frugalswan

BeenieCat wrote: »

Hi, sorry to hijack the thread but i've never meal-planned before and i just wondered if it is better to do an inventory of everything you have in the cupboards/freezer and then plan for the month (i'm skint for a month) or just plan for a week at a time with what you know you have in?

Any tips or advice would be most welcomed as i plan to stick to this religiously until the end of January.

I need to use everything up as i'm getting a new kitchen installed on 6th Feb and will need to store it all, aswell as getting a full house rewire the day before that :eek: but the main reason is money, i have around £15 a week to live on for the whole of January for me and my son (5), and that includes petrol to work/school.

I would make an inventory of what you have and then list it in Word or Excel. Just so you know what you have to play with for the month, and that should make it easier to keep it varied and not have to buy additional things. I usually meal plan a month in advance knowing what I've got in the cupboards and then trying to find new ways to use it.

Hope that helps,

x Frugalswan x

Happy-Rags

Tues - Brunch (bacon, rosti, egg, tomatoes and beans), Dinner: Burritos
Weds - HM Minestrone soup, Dinner: slow cooked lamb & veg
Thurs - Honey'd drumsticks, rice salad, Dinner: potatoe wedges, tuna, roast veg
Fri - HM soup & s/w, Dinner: HM steak and kidney pie & carrots
Sat - Sausage roll, Dinner: Fish pie
Sun - Sun Lunch: roast chicken dinner, s/w for tea

Compingirl

Hello, this is my first post on here but i have been reading it and getting some great menu ideas so ive finally made my own menu plan & to share with you.
Tues - cheese & onion pork chops, mash, carrots & peas
Wed - nacho chicken, wedges & salad
Thur - Mother in laws for salmon
Fri - ham leek & potato pie, carrots, peas
Sat - spicey potato & egg curry
sun - mango chicken, rice & peas
and for puddings weve got left over birthday & xmas cake, and im baking apple pie and cookies

anguk

For those that asked here's Jamie Olivers leek & turkey pie:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/meat-recipes/turkey-and-sweet-leek-pie

I made this last week but used mushrooms instead of leeks (son doesn't like them) and I didn't bother with the chestnuts either but it was delicious.

vixtress

BeenieCat wrote: »

Hi, sorry to hijack the thread but i've never meal-planned before and i just wondered if it is better to do an inventory of everything you have in the cupboards/freezer and then plan for the month (i'm skint for a month) or just plan for a week at a time with what you know you have in?

Any tips or advice would be most welcomed as i plan to stick to this religiously until the end of January.

I need to use everything up as i'm getting a new kitchen installed on 6th Feb and will need to store it all, aswell as getting a full house rewire the day before that :eek: but the main reason is money, i have around £15 a week to live on for the whole of January for me and my son (5), and that includes petrol to work/school.

get yourself comfy with a flask of tea and have a read through this thread....you will be amazed what you can do with very little money.

hope this helps

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1129333&highlight=%A320+month

champys

My meal planning has been all over the place lately with being away for work, followed by Christmas and all sorts of impromptu invitations..... I am missing it very much! This week was/will be as follows:

mon - pumpkin and chickpea tajine with couscous
tues - neighbours for dinner: blanquette de veau and mulled wine crumble
wed - New Year's supper at other neighbours: I will be bringing a mushroom/carrot bake (Moosewood) and pear quarters dipped in chocolate
thur - salmon parcels with boursin, HM wedges, salad
fri - egg & lentil curry
sat - HM pizza with sardines
sun - beef in black bean sauce

Great - that puts some order back into living. Happy New Year everyone!