MealPlans WB 9th November 2009

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi Guys!

Another week flown by! Really not well atm, but keeping up with the mealplans, so OH knows what he needs to do for dinner.

This week we have:

Mon-Sausage, Mash, Cabbage, Carrots & Mushroom Gravy (Feeding Neighbour)
Tues-Quiche, New Pots & Salad
Wed-Lamb Stew & Dumplings (Feeding Neighbour)
Thurs-Egg, Chips & Beans
Fri-Sirloin, Colcannon, Peas & Corn On Cob
Sat-Shepherds Pie, Cabbage & Peas (Feeding Neighbour)
Sun-Out For Dinner

Our neighbour is ill and doesnt have any family, so we are cooking abit extra for him, so that we know he is eating okay.

Have a good week everyone.

PP
xx

CCP

I'll get mine in unusually early this week - I'm off work sick so my meal plan is on the sofa beside me, rather than several miles away as is usually the case when this thread starts!

My plan is:
Friday - salami and squash calzone
Saturday - rosti-topped steak and ale pie with spring greens
Sunday - ham hock joint with lentils and spring greens
Monday - ham and onion suet roll with veg and gravy (I found a mention of this on Thriftlady's Wartime Challenge, which I was reading during a quiet period at work (don't tell anyone, please! ) - I haven't had suet roll in years, so I hope I can remember how to make it )
Tuesday - mixed veg chow mein with cashew nuts
Wednesday - ham, cheese and brocolli pasta bake
Thursday - I'm starting evening classes and won't be home until late, so I'll have one of my hm ready meals from the freezer at lunchtime and a sandwich when I get in

I look forward to seeing what everyone else is having (I'm hopelessly nosy! ), and I hope you feel better soon, PP.

misscousinitt

Hi All

Busy week this week -

Thurs: Chicken Curry using left over chicken and sauce found in the freezer (only feeding me tonight!)
Fri: Frozen Pizza or Takeaway (prepping for Buffet doing on Sat - another £40 for the wedding fund!)
Sat: Buffet Food (as we are invited to the party I am catering for!)
Sun: Eat at OH's parents
Mon: Pie & Mash - Meeting Night
Tues: Pork Chops with Chive Cream, Rice & Veg
Wed: Roast Lamb with garlic & rosemary with all the trimmings

Got most things in, just need a bit of fresh stuff.

Have a good week all.

A

x

CPP - Salami & Sqaush Calzone sounds interesting - can you post the recipe?

CCP

misscousinitt wrote: »

CPP - Salami & Sqaush Calzone sounds interesting - can you post the recipe?

There's no recipe, I'm afraid - it's one of my 'using up veg box contents' inventions! I'll make the bread dough in the bread maker, then spread it with a bit of tomato puree, then some mashed roasted squash, a few slices of salami and a bit of mozzarella, fold it in half and bake until cooked. I hope it works - my only concern is that the squash might make everything a bit soggy, but if it's well roasted it should be OK (fingers crossed, anyway!).

aless02

Gosh, we already planning next week?

Mon: spaghetti & lemony mussels; salad
Tues: chicken curry (made with leftover chicken from roast on Sun)
Weds: tuna pasta bake; broccoli
Thurs: toad in the hole; mashed potatoes; spinach
Fri: sweet onion & bread soup; salad
Sat: mince & onion cobbler (made with peas & carrots for our veg)
Sun: lasagne; salad

SunnyGirl

Thanks for starting the thread Pen Pin especially as you're not good at the moment. Hope your meds sorted soon.

I'm trying to ring the changes slightly as we're all getting bored of the same old stuff so a few new things are making an appearance. I've been looking at past meal plan threads to help We are having:

Monday - Twice Baked Potatoes & Beans

Tuesday - Chicken Korma (Jamie Oliver's recipe) rice and hm flatbreads

Wednesday - Goujons of plaice in bread crumbs with wedges & peas

Thurday - Chilli & Rice

Friday - Pasta Bake

Saturday - Falafel Burgers in Pittas with salad & wedges (I'm making enough wedges on Wednesday to cover both meals & will freeze the remainder for today)

Sunday - Bacon, Onion & Potato Hotpot, buttered carrots with caraway seeds and peas.

Breakfasts are: Porridge, pancakes, toast, weetabix, fruit & yoghurt.

Lunches are: Soup, sandwiches, left overs & pitta pizzas.

Snacks are: Fruit, yoghurts, dried fruit, weetabix cake, white choc chip & raspberry muffins & lunch items. I've also got my usual mean selection of crisps for the children to have the odd bag :rotfl:

Hope that everyone has a good week.

Boodle

Hi everyone Sorry to hear both PP and CCP aren't too well at the moment - hope you are both feeling better soon x

That calzone does sound yummy - as do Sunny Girl's white choc and raspberry muffins!

Playgroup means that DD's new routine sees her ready for a nap at about half four. She then doesn't really want to eat after her nap, until she has something small at supper. We seem to have hit a good thing with her having something light at lunchtime, then a tea at about 3:30, having supper a bit earlier than usual at 6. It means DH and I don't get dinner until 8:30-9ish. Extra planning! :rolleyes:

On top of the usual bread-baking, this weekend I will be making a big batch of high-calorie soup and loads of high-calorie fruit oat bakes for my dad (not only is he terribly ill, he is being dismissed on health grounds and is having trouble getting state help, which means he and my mother will be living on £80 a week until February when my mother's pension begins ) Hopefully this will help them out a bit and he will be getting something high-calorie that doesn't come from a high fat or processed source :cool:

Morning snack when not at playgroup is banana and raisins, and baby gets her porridge then.

Saturday
B: Blueberry porridge
L: At parents'
T: DD - Bean couscous. Banana. Baby - Banana
Rosemary and pumpkin lasagne with garlic flatbread

Sunday
B: Croissants and coffee
L: Green lentil and sage loaf, sprouts, carrots, steamed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce. Sorbet or a fruit crumble.
T: Sandwiches (peanut butter and watercress, and jam) crisps, and tealoaf
HM Chinese vegetable curry and steamed rice with toasted sesame seeds

Monday
B: Carrot and orange muffins
L: Green lentil and sage loaf sandwiches with mustard,cranberry and watercress
T: DD - Rosemary and pumpkin lasagne. Baby - pumpkin
Half-and-half pizza (green olive, onion and watercress/organic cheddar and onion) and wedges

Tuesday
B: Blueberry porridge
L: Green olive paste bruschetta, and mackerel pate bruschetta, apple,carrot, and tealoaf.
T: DD - Dark ale stew and potatoes. Pear. Baby - pear.
Dark ale stew with dumplings and brown rice.

Wednesday
B: Carrot and orange muffins
L: Red lentil and vegetable soup
T: DD - Dark ale stew and potatoes. Pear. Baby - pear.
Creamy leek and pumpkin pasta bake with a crunchy breadcrumb top

Thursday
B: Avocado on toast
L: Red lentil and vegetable soup
T: DD - Bean couscous. Custard. Baby - Avocado
Peanut and veg stir-fry with brown rice

Friday
B: Carrot and orange muffins
L: Red lentil and vegetable soup
T: DD - Pancakes with white fish,peas and sweetcorn. Custard. Baby - peas.
Devil patties, coleslaw and HM oven chips

FrankieM

I'm going to join in, if you don't mind.
I don't do set days but 7 meals and then make what I feel like or can be bothered to on the day.

Rest of this week:
Toad in the hole, mash, peas, gravy
Sausage casserole, pot
Ham, veg in white sauce with pasta, garlic toast
Chicken pie, pot

Next week:
Roast chicken, pot, veg, gravy
Chicken noodle & sweetcorn soup, bread
Cauliflower cheese & bacon, pot
Veggie burgers, chips, peas/beans
J.P, tuna mayo, beans, cheese
Tuna & sweetcorn pasta bake
Sausages...not sure how yet...

SunnyGirl

Boodle wrote: »

That calzone does sound yummy - as do Sunny Girl's white choc and raspberry muffins!


B: Carrot and orange muffins

I can't take credit for them I got the recipe from another OSer on the Daily Thread - here is the recipe. Can I have the recipe for your carrot & orange ones too please? They sound yummy & I'm experimenting with muffins at the moment as they're so much quicker to prepare than a traditional cake

Boodle

I made the carrot cake from this site (it's further down the page.) It was very yummy, even without bothering to make the icing! So I thought I would give them a go as breakfast muffins, using some orange juice to replace a little of the water or perhaps just adding some zest Here's hoping they are just as nice as the loaf cake

Sadly, I can't say I recommend the vanilla sponge cake with the same enthusiam

SunnyGirl

Thanks Boodle I've copied it into my recipe folder. I'm not vegetarian but use a few meatless meals each week to cut the cost down & to fill up the hungry boys I'll give the cake a whirl tomorrow as I've got all of the ingredients in unusually!