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Weezl and friends Phase 2 -giving it a whirl for Shirl! Testing meal plan for a month

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  • weezl74
    weezl74 Posts: 8,701 Forumite
    ps no, as I'm looking more at it that can't be right...

    ok one example of my confusion is walnut spread, that's now reading 3 batches. Why's that? :)

    :hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
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  • weezl74
    weezl74 Posts: 8,701 Forumite
    I'm wondering if it may be better to go live for kitty without all the costs, just of the meals and without the calories etc, just so's she's got something, a bit like what Shirley had when we first published that?

    What do people feel about that as an idea?

    :hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
    :)Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
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    january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £40
  • domesticgoddess789
    domesticgoddess789 Posts: 524 Forumite
    Weezl, I was wondering if you or anyone here might be able to answer this nettle related question :)

    I was going to try replacing spinach in a recipe with some nettles but was wondering if I have to boil them to lose their sting, or whether it would be sufficent to just pop them into the pan (of curry for instance) and cook through until wilted?
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  • weezl74
    weezl74 Posts: 8,701 Forumite
    pinkhayley789 wrote: »
    Weezl, I was wondering if you or anyone here might be able to answer this nettle related question :)

    I was going to try replacing spinach in a recipe with some nettles but was wondering if I have to boil them to lose their sting, or whether it would be sufficent to just pop them into the pan (of curry for instance) and cook through until wilted?
    they need about 3-4 mins at a slow boil heat to lose their sting, so in with your curry should easily achieve that :)

    :hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
    :)Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
    cash neutral gifts 2011, value of purchased gifts/actual paid/amount earnt to cover it £67/£3.60/£0
    january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £40
  • HowlinWolf
    HowlinWolf Posts: 498 Forumite
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Allegra
    Monday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch houmous
    Dinner pasta funghi

    Tuesday
    Breakfast porridge
    Lunch walnut spread
    Dinner panzanella

    Wednesday
    Breakfas t seed spread
    Lunch Pasta Salad
    Dinner bean curry

    Thursday
    Breakfast porridge
    Lunch tangy bean pate
    Dinner sweetcorn fritters

    Friday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch olive tapenade
    Dinner shepherdess pie

    Saturday
    Breakfas t pancakes
    Lunch green pea soup
    Dinner calzone

    Sunday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch cloddies
    Dinner tomato & olive pie

    Week Two
    Monday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch houmous
    Dinner pea risotto

    Tuesday
    Breakfast porridge
    Lunch walnut spread
    Dinner veggie burgers

    Wednesday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch [COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]Lentil Pate[/COLOR]
    Dinner sweetcorn fritters

    Thursday
    Breakfast porridge
    Lunch tangy bean pate
    Dinner calzone

    Friday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch olive tapenade
    Dinner shepherdess pie

    Saturday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch lunchtime risotto
    Dinner saag aloo

    Sunday
    Breakfast porridge
    Lunch surprise soup
    Dinner nut roast


    Week Three
    Monday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch houmous
    Dinner onion tart

    Tuesday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch tangy bean pate
    Dinner red pepper pasta

    Wednesday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch [COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]Pasta Salad[/COLOR]
    Dinner bean curry

    Thursday
    Breakfast porridge
    Lunch [COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]Lentil Pate[/COLOR]
    Dinner panzanella

    Friday
    Breakfast seed bread
    Lunch [COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]Walnut spread[/COLOR]
    Dinner shepherdess pie

    Saturday
    Breakfast pancakes
    Lunch green pea soup
    Dinner calzone

    Sunday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch cloddies
    Dinner tomato and olive pie


    Week Four
    Monday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch houmous
    Dinner pea risotto

    Tuesday
    Breakfast porridge
    Lunch walnut spread
    Dinner veggie burgers

    Wednesday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch [COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]Lentil Pate[/COLOR]
    Dinner moroccan rice

    Thursday
    Breakfast porridge
    Lunch [COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]Olive tapenade[/COLOR]
    Dinner calzone

    Friday
    Breakfast seed bread
    Lunch tangy beanpate
    Dinner BNS risotto

    Saturday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch lunchtime risotto
    Dinner saag aloo

    Sunday
    Breakfast porridge
    Lunch surprise soup
    Dinner nut roast


    Week Five
    Monday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch houmus
    Dinner onion tart

    Tuesday
    Breakfast porridge
    Lunch [COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]Lentil Pate[/COLOR]
    Dinner red pepper pasta

    Wednesday
    Breakfast seed spread
    Lunch tangy bean pate
    Dinner moroccan rice

    which of the above lunches would people swap for 2 pasta salads and 5 red lentil pates for max varietiness? xxx


    I've squeezed both pasta salads and 4 of the lentil pates in. I'm struggling a bit with Lentil Pate number 5. To squeeze pate number 5 in means a repeat lunch in a week or else losing too many of the other lunches I think.
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  • HowlinWolf
    HowlinWolf Posts: 498 Forumite
    Oops I think I may have missed the point Weezl. Was I supposed to remove one or two of the other lunch options from the menu completely and replace them with the pasta and lentil pate? Sorry. If so will do again.
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  • weezl74
    weezl74 Posts: 8,701 Forumite
    HowlinWolf wrote: »
    I've squeezed both pasta salads and 4 of the lentil pates in. I'm struggling a bit with Lentil Pate number 5. To squeeze pate number 5 in means a repeat lunch in a week or else losing too many of the other lunches I think.
    so if I keep one back as a snack, how does that then seem to you variety wise? And thanks loads for doing it :D

    :hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
    :)Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
    cash neutral gifts 2011, value of purchased gifts/actual paid/amount earnt to cover it £67/£3.60/£0
    january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £40
  • domesticgoddess789
    domesticgoddess789 Posts: 524 Forumite
    weezl74 wrote: »
    they need about 3-4 mins at a slow boil heat to lose their sting, so in with your curry should easily achieve that :)

    Ah thank you for your speedy response, am definitely going to have a go at this :)
    Money paid out from Topcashback so far= £105.89 :j
    No buying magazines in 2011 Challenge- Number bought to date= 0 :)



  • weezl74
    weezl74 Posts: 8,701 Forumite
    HowlinWolf wrote: »
    Oops I think I may have missed the point Weezl. Was I supposed to remove one or two of the other lunch options from the menu completely and replace them with the pasta and lentil pate? Sorry. If so will do again.
    no I'll make the 'lost' things into snacks :)

    :hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
    :)Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
    cash neutral gifts 2011, value of purchased gifts/actual paid/amount earnt to cover it £67/£3.60/£0
    january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £40
  • HowlinWolf
    HowlinWolf Posts: 498 Forumite
    I think keeping one back as a snack for hollow-legged teenage boys would be a good plan.

    There should also be a few spare houmous portions for snacks too.

    Have finally caught up with the thread so hopefully I'll be around to help out a bit now
    Sealed pot member 735
    Frugal Living Challenge 2011
    GC 2011 404.92/2400
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