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MealPlans WB 30th March 2009
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Hi Guys!
Another week has passed:rolleyes:
This week we are having:
Monday-Toad In Hole, Mini Roasties, Cabbage, Carrots & Peas
Tuesday-Shepherds Pie, Cabbage & Peas
Wednesday-Use up in fridge & baked spuds
Thursday-Away (Egg, Beans & Saute Pots)
Friday-Away (Curry & Rice)
Saturday-Away (Fish & Chips-along seafront)
Sunday-Away (Chicken, Roasties, Stuffing, Carrots & Cabbage)
I am taking food items with us but will need to buy the main fresh items and fridge stuff. Have tinned food left there from last time.
What you all having?
PP
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Another week has passed:rolleyes:
This week we are having:
Monday-Toad In Hole, Mini Roasties, Cabbage, Carrots & Peas
Tuesday-Shepherds Pie, Cabbage & Peas
Wednesday-Use up in fridge & baked spuds
Thursday-Away (Egg, Beans & Saute Pots)
Friday-Away (Curry & Rice)
Saturday-Away (Fish & Chips-along seafront)
Sunday-Away (Chicken, Roasties, Stuffing, Carrots & Cabbage)
I am taking food items with us but will need to buy the main fresh items and fridge stuff. Have tinned food left there from last time.
What you all having?
PP
xx
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sat lamb curry
sun roast chicken
mon chicken pie or crumble
tues pasta with homemade bacon and tomato sauce
wed sausage and apple plait
thurs spagetti with fresh tuna and olives
fri prawn and lime pilauPeople seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
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sat - steamed salmon, sticky rice, aubergines grilled with miso (grown ups), ravioli & broccoli & breadcrumbs fried in butter (children) [that bit's an experiment but the school cook says DS actually eats broccoli at school]
sun - vegetarian lasagna, not sure exactly what recipe will be but have put ricotta on the food order, salad
mon - baked courgette & lemon risotto, rest of salad
tues - risotto cakes, swiss chard with raisins & pine nuts
wed - root vegetable & nut crumble
thurs - leek & potato soup, savoury muffins or some other bread product
fri - cheese & potato puffs, carrots, green beans, spicy tomato sauce (hm)
most of the recipes come from BBC Good Food - I've been tearing out things I want to make as part of a declutterMortgage started on 22.5.09 : £129,600Overpayments to date: £3000June grocery challenge: 400/6000 -
This week we have planned...
Breakfasts are porridge (with or without cinnamon/dried fruit), HM cereal, toast with HM jam/HM peanut butter/HM marmalade/Marmite, or cornflakes. All followed by a banana or banana smoothie.
Snacks can be fresh or dried fruit, celery, carrot sticks, brazil nuts, digestives, HM Chocolate and Prune Bars, probably a Weetabix Cake (which will last 2 days at most :rolleyes: ) and wholemeal bread with butter and marmalade for me on top of those
Mid-Week Lunches (as ever, Sat at parents', Sun we swap meals)
MON Cream of Celery Soup with bread or toast, apple
TUE Mature Cheddar and Celery Sandwiches, apple (OH) Mature Cheddar and Onion on Toast, apple (me, DD and mother)
WED Couscous Salad, yoghurt
THU Tuna, Sweetcorn and Onion Sandwiches, apple
FRI Tuna, Sweetcorn and Onion Pasta Salad, apple
OH also takes a kiwi, yoghurt and home bake/digestives to work.
Dinners
FRI Smoked Salmon Kedgeree with salad and mango chutney
SAT U.S. Platter, i.e. Pizza Bruschetta, Potato Wedges, Roasted Corn Cobs, crudites and mayonnaise dip (poss Honey and Mustard Mayo). HM Ice Cream.
SUN Chicken, boiled potatoes, veg and gravy. Sticky Toffee Pud with cream.
(Tea) Cream of Celery Soup with bread or toast. Milk Chocolate and Prune Bars.
MON Pitta Pizzas, coleslaw and boiled potatoes
TUE Kidney Bean and Sweetcorn Couscous
WED Rosemary and Mushroom Lasagne with salad
THU Bean Chilli with rice and spinach
Puds can be fruit, home baking, yoghurt, cheese, semolina, vanilla/choc pud.
All meat, poultry and vast majority of dairy is organicLove and compassion to all x0 -
Our week looks like this:
Friday: Chicken and Leek Pie with Roast pots
Saturday: HM Pizza and wedges
Sunday: Roast Chicken and veg
Monday: Fajitas
Tuesday: Sausage Casserole
Wednesday: Tuna Pasta Bake
Thursday: Chicken Curry
Friday: Spaghetti Carbonara
Will also be making coconut biscuits and rice crispie cakes with DS as snacks (in addition to fruit) and will be making chicken and veg soup with stock and any rogue veg leftover from sunday roast0 -
Will be back later with my list, all I know at the moment is that it will include steak as Ive been wanting it for ages.
PP - have a brilliant time.
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This week we are having:
Today - Pork chops, mustard mash, brocolli and peas. Banana splits for pudding.
Saturday - HM pizza, potato wedges and beans.
Sunday - Roast Chicken and all the trimmings.
Monday - Chicken casserole (with leftovers) and Jacket pots.
Tuesday - spag bol. and garlic bread.
Wednesday - Gammon + eggs, chips and peas.
Thursday - Bacon pasta.
Friday - payday take-away treat!
I'm also going to make banana muffins, a victoria sponge and some choc chip cookies to keep the kids and OH happy!0 -
this week we are having....
Fri - bacon, saus, egg, tom's, toast and tea!
Sat - Chicken and sos stew
Sun - bbq pork steaks and mash/jkts
Monday - hm soup / leftover pork steak sarnies
Tuesday - mince (probably italian style ie bolognaise)
Wednesday - scrambled eggs and beans on toast / frittata
Thursday - veggie pasta
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Last menu of the month
BREAKFASTS OH wholemeal toast, me porridge or muesli
LUNCHES OH wholemeal ham and salad sarnie provided by school, me leftovers, baked pot and coleslaw or sandwich from home.
DINNERS
SAT OH HM chicken curry, rice and bombay aloo from the freezer, me noght out with the girlies.:beer:
SUN HM chilli and rice
MON Chicken cooked with tomato and basil, twice baked potatoes and carrots.
TUES Salmon in the George grill, with new pots, green beans and hollandaise
WED Chunky vegetable soup.
THURS OH & DGS pizza, me prawn salad.
FRI off to Disney woo hoo. :j :j :j Decided to get the meal plan when we booked..... so pleased now as the prices have gone sky high, but we will have a good meal every day. Planning to take snacks so few spends in the park.Dor0 -
Sunday
Roast Chicken with rice and peas and salad.
Monday
Leftover dinner.
Tuesday
There's a special offer in Lidl next week. £5.99 for a whole duck, so I'm going to attempt to make aromatic duck with pancakes and noodles.
Wednesday
Mackerel and Greens with green plantain.
Thursday
Steak with mushroom sauce with garlic mash
Friday
If any left over duck then that in an orange/tangerine sauce. If not then tuna and rice.
Saturday
Saturday soup.
In addition to this, I'm going to attempt to make Jamaican bun this week. If it comes out right, then I won't have to buy any for Easter.Getting there... A deal at a time. :T0 -
Hi! Our plan this week is:
Sat - jacket potato, cheese, beans and salad
Sun - chicken casserole, mash and veg
Mon - sausage and potato goulash
Tue - quesadillas and salad
Wed - chicken and vegetable risotto
Thu - salmon and couscous
Fri - meatballs, pasta and salad
Have a good week everyone!
Nikki x:A0
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