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MealPlans WB 12 April 2010

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  • mon1o
    mon1o Posts: 749 Forumite
    can i join?? im late but i'll post sun-sun for this week.

    Sun: roast pork with all the trimmings

    Mon: HM frenchbread pizzas with nachos and salad

    Tues: Tortellini al forno (with bolognese sauce and mozzarella)

    Weds: something made with left over pork (frozen so still ok to eat)

    Thurs: Lasagne

    Fri: jacket potatoes topped with chilli con carne and melted cheese with a side salad.

    Sat: tomato soup and a roll

    Sun: Roast chicken and all the trimmings.

    lunches will be picnic style sandwiches, sausage rolls, veg sticks etc.

    breakfasts will be cereal or toast.
  • Boodle
    Boodle Posts: 1,050 Forumite
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    Hi everyone - hope the week has started well for you all :) Here is our week:

    Breakfasts
    - Porridge for me and DH
    - HM fig and oat breakfast bars for girls (a bar for DH to take to work too)
    Everyone also has banana and fruit juice. If anyone gets bored or still hungry, there can be toast (or avocado sandwich as specifically requested by DD this morning)

    Lunches
    - Hummus, peanut butter, "cheese" or avocado on wholemeal/crackers, with or without pickle/chutney/salad
    - HM scones
    - "Cheese" on toast
    - Leftovers
    All usually with a side salad.
    Dinners
    Sat Baguette Pizza, Baby Corn and Sugar Snaps with BBQ Dip
    Sun Mince Puff Pies with veg, potatoes, and gravy. Blackcurrant sorbet in cones.
    (Tea) Tomato Soup. Fruit plate. Iced buns.
    Mon Spiced Veggie Burgers and coleslaw, with sweet potato and butternut wedges
    Tue Kidney Bean and Sweetcorn Couscous
    Wed Rosemary and Mushroom Lasagne with salad
    Thu Bean Chilli with brown rice and greens
    Fri Vegetable Bhaji, Aloo Gobi (with sweet potato), brown rice and avocado salad


    Girls' supper is porridge, we can have popcorn if peckish in evening. Am-snack is fruit. Pm-snack is crackers, nuts and carrot. Puds, if requested, can be fruit, soy yoghurt, semolina, rice pud, vanilla/choc pud, choccy from Easter.
    Love and compassion to all x
  • Trinny
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    Sunday - slow cooker one pot Beef casserole

    Monday - HM pumpkin soup

    Tuesday - HM pizza with HM potato wedges

    Wednesday - Fridge night - we have a few left over portions of food, OH & I will have evening meal made of them ( eg one jacket potato, a single portion of pasta sauce, etc

    Thursday - baked fish with mashed potato and veges

    Friday - pot luck supper at friends house, we are taking HM apple crumble

    Saturday - In laws arrive, probably shepherds pie and veg

    Trin
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  • Morning all :) Heres our plan for this week:

    Mon - Chicken Chasseur, jackets and salad

    Tues - Spaghetti Carbonara and garlic bread (meant to be last nights but ended up with lazy freezer food :o)

    Wed - Chilli con carne and potato wedges

    Thur - Sausage, mash and beans

    Fri - Cold meats, olives, cheese, crusty hm bread and salad

    Sat - At a wedding party

    Sun - Egg and chips

    Take care all

    Kate xxx
  • threemuttleys
    threemuttleys Posts: 853 Forumite
    edited 14 April 2010 at 9:50AM
    Hiya all

    Im trying to get organised with what is in my cupboards (even cleaned the fridge this am....my god it was rank!) Flylady for me!

    am pregnant, so trying to eat as healthily (and foods that will help blumpy) as much as possible.

    Anyways this week

    Monday; Im at work late
    Oh will see to himself, probs be cous cous with something!
    Tuesday: [STRIKE]Chicken and Bacon pesto pasta, with pine nuts, large salad and a bit of cheese[/STRIKE] OH - Chilli con carne with Rice and Salad Me - Tomato and Cheese pasta bake (HM)
    Wednesday; [STRIKE]Sausages, boiled new pots and veggies[/STRIKE] Pot Roast Pheasant, with veggies. Me; Baked Beans on Toast (full of cold and no appetite)
    Thursday; OH; Rabbit Ragu with pasta Me; Carbonara pasta and salad
    Friday; Seafood Paella (Prawns, Mussels, Cod and Squid rings) again with salad
    Saturday; I work late...oh will probs make himself a curry
    Sunday; Roast Brisket of Beef with all the trimmings

    Lunches; Cheese/Ham sandwiches/leftovers
    Snacks; Crisps, Chocolate, fruit/veggie sticks, soups (tinned:o)
    Puds; Fruit Cobbler, Bananas and Custard, Fruit, Jelly, yoghurt
  • determined_new_ms
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    edited 18 April 2010 at 7:28AM
    Hi everyone! Last weeks menu lasted longer than expected (hm chicken soup did 2x dinners for oh when I was working late) Soda bread was a huge success!!! :j will make some more later in week to ensure cream cheese is all used up! (have decided to go os militant style after reading £20 to feed family of 4 for a month thread, it was long but very inspiring)

    Ok this week (well started on Sat for me)

    Sat - leftover gammon pasta bake

    Sun - defrosted spag bol sauce, pasta and cheese

    Monday - (ys) beef steaks, sachet of pepper sauce found in cupboard, marinated new pots (ys in Mr S for 10p yeterday :D), nd frozen veg

    Tues - pizza and salad(store bought so for oh nd ds), maybe jacket with tuna for me? (no food for me, sickness bug :()

    Wed - spanish omlettes, salad nd hm bread

    Thurs - pie nd mash, nd frozen mixed veg (didn't eat last week)

    Friday - invited to friends for dinner so free food :D

    Saturday - [STRIKE]salmon fishcakes, cous cous and salad[/STRIKE] didn't actually have this, just had sandwiches so will be added to next week's meal plan :D

    Sunday - chineese chicken, some form of pots and (yes you guessed it) frozen mixed veg :D

    Mon - hm pizza (salami and mushroom?), salad and garlic bread currently in work freezer so it hasn't been devoured yet :D



    Lunches: ham sandwiches - ham needs using up before wed/cheese nd pickle sandwiches (oh I can't stand cheese), creamcheese and bagels/soda bread, hm tom soup, packets of noodles/cuppa soups ordered off Approved foods for oh :D

    Deserts: need to make hob nobs & vanilla cake for oh & ds, fruit (fresh/tinned) and yogurt for me :D
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  • PetuliaGristle
    PetuliaGristle Posts: 2,204 Forumite
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    threemuttleys congratulations on your pregnancy!

    This week:

    Monday - macaroni cheese
    Tuesday - lamb tagine in the slow cooker
    Wednesday - salmon fishcakes
    Thursday - roast
    Friday - Nigella's choc chip chilli (freezer)
    Saturday - out
    Sunday - pasta and pesto
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  • lisa26_2
    lisa26_2 Posts: 2,100 Forumite
    Hi all, only just got myself organised this week, will go back to yesterday for completeness!!!

    Sun - tea out at OH's parents'
    Mon - mexican shepherd's pie thing using up leftover taco mince served with salad
    tues - OH having home cooked fish and chips, I'm having tea at mum's after a comittee meeting
    Wed - portugese braised beef (BBC good food) with mash and veg
    Thurs - beef and noodle stir fry
    Fri-sun camping :-) so will be eating out for teas. Taking bacon, eggs and sausages for brekkie
    Mon - HM turkey chilli from freezer with rice and salad.
  • pawpurrs
    pawpurrs Posts: 3,910 Forumite
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    Monday Leek and bacon Pasta Bake
    Tues Morrocan Lamb Tagine and couscous
    Weds Jacket beans and sausages
    Thurs Leftover lamb tagine
    Friday Something with Pork Steaks slow cooked Inspiration required
    Sat and sun allways play by ear renovations continue!
    Pawpurrs x ;)
  • mineallmine
    mineallmine Posts: 3,053 Forumite
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    Kadeeae wrote: »
    Didn't see it so........... :o

    Have been doing really well with the menus for the last month or so, long may it continue! This weeks offerings at The Lodge are:

    SUN- Slow Roast Pork Belly / HM Herb & Apple Stuffing / Assorted Veg / Gravy

    MON- Sun L/O's / Yorkies / Veg

    TUE- Crispy Salmon Cakes / Garden Salad / Roll

    WED- Tacos w/ all the trimmings BigGrin.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1270738721916

    THU- Grilled Sausage / Mashed Potatoes / Veg / Gravy

    FRI- JaimeO's Garlic Chicken / Garden Salad

    SAT- L/O's or Takeaway

    Baking will be some nice chewy biccies and still working my way up to the HM (totally) Loaf. Teas will include: Jacket Potatoes, Sausage Roll Crescents (new), Scrambled eggs & toast, Fish Finger Sarnies, Salads and L/O's.


    What's everyone else having next week?

    Love the menus everyone. Have you got a recipe for this -

    FRI- JaimeO's Garlic Chicken / Garden Salad

    Sounds yum!
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