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MealPlans WB 3rd May 2010
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thanks for starting this thread pp

my mealplan is
Fri- beef bourguignon SC with crusty bread
Sat- HM chilli and rice - garlic bread
Sun- pork chops, roast pots, stuffing, veg, yorkshire's and gravy
Mon- chicken fajita's and salad
tues- HM shephards pie and veg
Wed- chicken tonite with pots and veg
Thurs- fray bentos pie with pots, veg and gravy.I will lose 2 stone by this summer!!!!!!0 -
Thanks PenPin
Mon; Chicken and Chips ( Carnival day so want something easy for when we get back)
Tues: SC Brisket with new potatoes, carrots, peas and broccoli
Weds: Left over Brisket Stir fried with noodles, bean sprouts, spring onions and Black bean sauce
Thurs: HM Cheese and Onion pie with mash and beans
Fri: Kedgeree
Sat: HM creamy vegetable soup with crusty HM bread
Sun: Lamb Chops, Roasties, Runner Beans, carrots, peas and gravy with sticky toffee pear pudding and custard for dessert ( DH does not like dried fruit so I make my sticky toffee pudding using a tin of pears chopped up instead)Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones that let in the light
C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z. Member #35 Butterfly Brain + OH - Foraging Fixers
Not Buying it 2015!0 -
Back from having been away, and running behind in everything! Will feel much happier already with the menu plan done. Here goes:
today - dinner at a neighbour
Sat - dinner at friends
Sun - fish cakes, HM wedges, peas & carrots
Mon - shopping day (finally), will make a quiche with whatever veggies I have found. Nothing in the garden at the moment (except rhubarb)
Tues - mediterranean roasted steak, salad
Wed - quinoa/crab salad
Thur - blue cheese & red pepper potato bake, green salad
Fri - salade nicoise
Sat - normandy pork fillet, mashed potatoes, broccoli
Sun - tortilla beany bake
Enjoy the bank holiday (not for us in France this year - 1st of May is a Saturday :-()"Remember that many of the things you have now you could once only dream of" - Epicurus0 -
going to join in this week, my meal plan is as follows:-
Monday - Mousaka
Tuesday - Stuffed potatoes with salad
Wednesday - Corned beef hash with baked beans
Thursday - Gammon egg and chips
Friday - Shepherds Pie and veg
Saturday - liver bacon and onions, mash and veg
Sunday - Beef and cheese crumble with vegtotal debt at LBM £4800
Debt as of Mar 2016 £1790 Hope to be debt free July 2016:eek:
Sealed pot challenge number 5520 -
Hello all,
Monday: Steak pie, carrots, peas and mash
Tuesday: Something on toast as OH out
Wednesday: Something on toast for OH as I am out
Thursday: HM Fishcakes from freezer and salad
Friday: Chicken Kiev, mash and peas
Saturday: Something simple for me as OH working
Sunday: Lamb hotpot
Breakfast is cereal or toast
Lunches are sarnies or pasta and sauce.Clearing debt to save for a simple wedding.Starting 2016 With debt of £77000 -
Hello All,
Joined the Grocery Challenge today so thought doing a meal plan was good plan to help me stick within the budget!
My Meals for the week are:
Monday: Fish Curry, Potatos touffee, HM Roti
Tuesday:Lamb Koftes, Salad, Wraps
Wednesday: Piri Piri Chicken with Salad & Potato wedges
Thursday: Chicken Fried Rice
Friday: Lamb Curry, Rice, Spicy Cabbage
Saturday: HM Cornish Pasties& "Dirty Beans"
Sunday: Thai Green Curry (made with Kingfish fillets and Prawns) & Coconut Rice.
Lunches are :
Beetroot & Egg Salad (4 Portions 2 days of lunch for me and DH)
Pasta, Tuna & Bean Salad (2 Portions one each for me and DH)
Left over Chicken Fried Rice (2 Portions one each for me and DH)
Breakfasts: Toast, Porridge, scrambled eggs etc
Phew!If you're afraid of the big bad Woolfe....beware of the Mrs!:rotfl:
Moved into our first home 31.12.10:jLoving our little House on a Hill:D0 -
Another busy week!
This is what I'm planning.
Sat night: pizza with various toppings, bought rhubarb pie & cream
Sun: roast lamb, new potatoes, roast cauliflower, carrots & peas, gravy (veg burger for DD)
Mon: recycled roast meal/vegburger (freeze rest of meat)
Tues: pasta with chicken liver & mushroom sauce or tomato sauce for non-meat eaters
Wed: smoked fish soup & crusty bread
Thurs: sausages, green veg, crushed new potatoes
Fri: grilled mackerel & spiced couscous for grownups, hm fish goujons & chips for childrenMortgage started on 22.5.09 : £129,600Overpayments to date: £3000June grocery challenge: 400/6000 -
Mon - Leftover Roast Beef from Sun - with baked potatoes & Salad
Tues - Macaroni Cheese
Wed - Chicken Pie, mash & veg
Thurs - Mushroom Omelette, HM Wedges & Salad
Fri - Pasta Bake with Garlic Bread & salad
Sat - Chilli & Rice
Sun - Beef Casserole, potatoes & veg
September Grocery Challenge £181.51/£270.00
August Grocery Challenge £298.60/£270.000 -
1st May - how did that happen?
Saturday – Jamie Oliver’s Chicken Korma with rice, naan bread & sour cream
Sunday – Brisket done in SC with mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, mashed carrots & parsnips, broccoli, Yorkshire puds & gravy
Monday – BLTs on ciabatta bread
Tuesday – Scouse & HM bread
Wednesday – Jamie Oliver’s Fish Pie & baked beans
Thursday – HM Carrot & Butter bean soup with HM bread
Friday – Oatcakes with sausage; cheese & beans
Have a good week all x0 -
Sat : turkey breast, salad and stuffed jackets
Sun : roast pork dinner
Mon : tuna pasta bake and garlic bread
Tues : mexican (:j says my 7 year old)
Wed : bangers and mash
Thurs : fish and couscous
Fri : spaghetti and tomato sauce0
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