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Mealplans WB 19 January 2009
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Hi, could I join in again please? (Used to mealplan but fell by the wayside
I think posting again will help with our GC and £4K challenge
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Breakfast Mon - Fri = [strike]cereal[/strike] - mostly porridge this week so nice and easy, and cheap !
Lunches Mon - Fri = [strike]packed lunches for all (2 adults, 3 children)[/strike] sandwiches, hm cakes, fruit, yoghurt and cheese
Dinners
Mon - [strike]Lasagne & salad[/strike] - enough left for another meal - in freezer :T
Tue - [strike]Chicken curry[/strike] - swapped for Weds dinner
Wed - [strike]Sweet n Sour Pork[/strike] - swapped for Tues dinner
Thur - [strike]Beef and Ale pie, mash and veg[/strike] - Yum ! Apple, raspberry and pear crumble n custard for dessert
Frid - [strike]Chilli Con Carne and hm wedges[/strike] - bulked out with some oats - enough left for another meal next week
Sat - Breakfast = [strike]Pancakes[/strike] - was naughty and had with Nutella
Lunch = [strike]Leek and Potato Soup[/strike]
Dinner = [strike]Takeaway (our monthly treat)[/strike]
Sun - Breakfast = [strike]Porridge[/strike]
Lunch = [STRIKE]Bacon & Egg sarnies[/STRIKE]
Dinner = [STRIKE]Toad in the Hole, roasties and veg[/STRIKE]:jWeight loss to date 1st 11.5lb :j0 -
All h/m unless stated otherwise
Dinners
Sunday - Steak and kidney stew and dumplings
Monday - Spag bol (padded out with oats and carrots)
Tuesday - Chicken (leftover from xmas in the freezer) with salad and jacket potatoes
Wednesday - Toad in the hole with cauliflower and gravy
Thursday - Steak and kidney pudding with mashed potatoes and gravy
Friday - Pizza and potato wedges
Saturday - Gnocchi and pasta sauce
Lunches
Bread rolls filled with various things
Calzone (pizza-type pasties)
Steak and kidney pasties
Leftover dinners
Lentil soup
Snacks
Flapjacks
Carrot sticks
Cucumber
Apples
Twinks hobnobs
Breakfasts
Porridge
(tesco value) Rice crispies0 -
Our meals this week;
Monday; Beef stir fry.
Tuesday; Pasta bake [in freezer]
Wednesday; BBQ pork with veg and rice.
Thursday; Fish and chips,beans or spagetti shapes.
Friday; stew la la with mash and veg.
Saturday; Pizza and Garlic bread.
Sunday; Roast with trimmings.
Breakfast; Cereal,toast,choc au pains.
Puddings; Apple crumble,jelly,fruit,rice pudding,angel delight not sure what order.
Pack ups; Sandwiches,pittas,rolls wraps,flapjacks,muffins,carrot sticks,yougarts and crisps.Save £4500 in 20140 -
hi mine this week are;
monday....hm chicken and mushroom pie
pudding....jelly with evap milk whipped up in it
tuesday....chicken and ham pasta bake
pudding....peach flan
wednesday....hm pepper and tuna quiche
pudding....chocolate log (from xmas)
thursday....sc beef stew and dumplings
pudding....hm fruit salad
friday....hm fish and chips
pudding....stewed apple and custard
saturday....hm pepperoni pizza cous cous salad
pudding....apple crumble
sunday....roast beef all the trimmings
pudding.... none too much lunch
have a lovely week tessonwards and upwards0 -
...just had a root around to see what's in etc!Penelope_Penguin wrote: »HM American stuffing, baked potatoes, salad
Right my meal plan, in no particular day order:- Leftovers/bubble & squeak
- Spicy butternut squash soup (Paul Ross/Come Dine with Me/Channel 4)
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HM chilli with spicy Gordon potatoes (wash don't peel, cut into wedges, par-boil pots, add oil and chilli, roast)
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M&S chicken pesto thing c/o £10 offer (not v.OS but a treat!)/or HM beef stew
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Pasta carbonara
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Sausage & mash (using local frozen sausages)
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Roast (using frozen duck legs)
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Breakfast (eggs, bacon, sausages & potato wedges)
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Haggis (Asda do a nice one) with mash & veg
Declutter 300 things in December challenge, 9/300. Clear the living room. Re-organize storage
:cool2: Cherryprint: "More stuff = more stuff to tidy up!" Less things. Less stuff. More life.Fab thread: Long daily walks
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Hi all,
Had a really busy week last week, so ended up getting home late and buying a take away etc. Not a good habit to get into. I expect a similar week this week, so have been cooking today so that I can just heat stuff up!
Sun - Chilli & Rice
Mon - Chicken in Mushroom Sauce & Potatoes, Broccoli
Tue - Potato, Chickpea & Spinach Curry & Rice
Wed - Chilli & Rice
Thu - Baked Potato & Tuna (OH is out at the football)
Fri - Chicken in Breadcrumbs, Coleslaw & Chips
Sat - Trout & Potatoes
Sun - Haggis, Neeps & Tatties
Will make some vegetable soup for lunches this week and still have some minestrone and lentil in the freezer.
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ok ,
Monday Gammon Steak (whooopsied and defrosted)
jacket potato and veg
Tuesday Spaghetti and prawns
Wed ( homemade spinach and sweet potato curry ( defrosted)
Thur Mince and tatties ( defrosted)
Fri Tuna Pasta Bake
Sat Stir Fry and noodles
Sunday . some kind of roast ( not sure yet):beer:£17,000 credit card debt :mad: balances transferred to 0% and ready to start paying them off like mad
£6500 student loans
£5000 loan paid off yay:money: extra £120 a month to put on credit cards
monthly budget £600 for food, petrol , going out household/vets bills etc
meal planning since July0 -
mineallmine wrote: »PP - this sounds fab, how do you make this? Also last week you did parsnip and pumpkin risotto - this also sounds fab.
This is the American stuffing recipe. I made a batch at Christmas and froze the rest raw. I put it into a shallow dish and roast slowly.
The risotto is a simple one, with chunks of raw parnip and pumpkin added
Penny. x:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
I don't know if we'll stick to this menu (life happens) but we will try.
Sunday - Roast beef, carotts, onion gravy, mash, green beans, broccoli, yorkshire pud
Monday - Home made cheese and tomato pizza and oven chips and peas
Tuesday - Sausage casserole and mash with lashings of gravy
Wednesday - Jacket potatoe and grated cheese, beans and butter
Thursday - Spaghetti bolognese and pasta and garlic bread
Friday - Wild alaskan salmon, potatoes, green beans, mixed veg or broccoliGrocery Challenge for October: £135/£200
NSD Challenge: October 0/140 -
Monday - Left over SC chicken with spuds & veg
Tuesday - hm lamb kebabs with rice and salad
Wednesday - hm ham and pineapple pizza
Thursday - Pork chop hot dinner
Friday - Belly pork maybe with fried rice
Saturday - pasta and sauce
Sunday - mums for roast pork dinner0
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