Mardathas meal planning thread

mardatha

Oh so you can ! lol ! Carrie, I just tried that. He said if he has to do it himself then whats the bloody point of having me at all . I got told to pack my carrier bags and there's the door :rotfl:

Penelope_Penguin

mardatha wrote: »

Just realised we seem to be living on mince & tatties and I don't even LIKE it :(v Can't think of anything cheap that he will eat. Help !

I need to stay under £40 for 2 of us for the week. As far under as poss
Anybody ???

Eat seasonal veggie recipes 3 times a week That'll reduce your budget and be good for your health :T

patchwork_cat

I get an email from an American magazine every day with a recipe suggestion, a few of tehm are from this mag which may have some ideas for you http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/diabetic-recipes/.

carriebradshaw

mardatha wrote: »

Oh so you can ! lol ! Carrie, I just tried that. He said if he has to do it himself then whats the bloody point of having me at all . I got told to pack my carrier bags and there's the door :rotfl:

I'm coming down there to give him a slap

if you did pack your bags and go,he'd have to shop and cook himself wouldn't he

my OH used to be awkward to shop and cook for and then last year I had to go into hospital for a couple of weeks (unplanned) so he had to fend for himself, now he's much better and comes shopping with me.If he tries to throw one of his wobblers,I tell him if he wants to eat,then he has to pick up what he wants, I don't do mind reading or magic

BitterAndTwisted

I fear that may not go down well with a man who tells his dearest to pack her carrier bags and there's the door!

Pitlanepiglet

Chicken stew - if you don't want to use a whole chicken the chicken thighs are good value (I think you use Costco don't you and their packs of thighs are great)

I do a "chuck it all in together" potato bake with onions, veggies (often leftovers or frozen) and whatever meat I have to hand - often cooked pork, chicken or beef or I use cooking bacon. Mushrooms are nice in it if you have them to hand (Costco mushrooms are fab as I'm sure you know). I do this either with stock poured onto the potato and baked or with a cheese sauce poured in. I also do the same with pasta but that's no use to you!

Dizzybrunette_2

Cowboy pie?!
Beans in the bottom
layers of corned beef
Mash potato
Grated cheese

Bake in oven until beans bubbling.
Very quick and easy if we have left over mash from sunday dinner,
prob not mega healthy but cheap and cheerful!

psso

Make your mince into meatballs or meatloaf (same recipe) and serve with mash, gravy and veg or mash and beans.
Or make cheat`s chilli - brown/cook your mince,onions then add a tin of tomatoes and a tin of baked beans with just a pinch or two of chilli powder to give it a wee kick and serve with a baked tattie.

patchwork_cat

Would mash not raise his test too? Do you follow a GL diet?

emiff6

Slow roast shoulder of lamb makes a change from mince all the time. And I see no-one's mentioned haggis yet. Are they hard to catch where you are?