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Mealplans Week Starting 24th May

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  • Penny-Pincher!!
    Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
    Hi Guys!

    Next week is going to be a difficult one as OH is going in for a leg operation and will be laid up for a while, so need easy meals that DD & I can do. A few friends have offered to do meals, so will take them up on it when they offer:D...so far it looks like this:

    Mon-Spagbol & Salad (Feeding MIL)
    Tues-Quiche, New Pots & Salad (Feeding MIL again)
    Wed-Hopefully taking DD out before OH goes in
    Thurs-Fishfingers, chips & beans (easy)
    Fri-Chilli, salad & Tacos
    Sat-???? (easy)
    Sun-Shepherds Pie & Veg (In freezer ready to go)

    I am really NOT looking forward to this week.

    Have a good one.

    PP
    xx
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  • Kitchenbunny
    Kitchenbunny Posts: 2,085 Forumite
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    Here's mine for the week:

    Today - Cold Roast Chicken with cold stuffing and salad
    Monday - Same as Sunday, as we love it so!
    Tuesday - Not sure yet.
    Wednesday - Soup, probably. Tomato for OH and poss Leek and Potato for me.
    Thursday - Toad in the Hole
    Friday - Jacket Potatoes with Melee Beans
    Saturday - HM Baked Chicken with wedges

    There'll be cakes and fruit as snacks, and breakfasts will be cereal or toast. Hope everyone has a nice week!

    Kitchenbunny xx
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  • Jacey53
    Jacey53 Posts: 292 Forumite
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    Here's mine for the week:

    Today - Cold Roast Chicken with cold stuffing and salad
    Monday - Same as Sunday, as we love it so!
    Tuesday - Not sure yet.
    Wednesday - Soup, probably. Tomato for OH and poss Leek and Potato for me.
    Thursday - Toad in the Hole
    Friday - Jacket Potatoes with Melee Beans
    Saturday - HM Baked Chicken with wedges

    There'll be cakes and fruit as snacks, and breakfasts will be cereal or toast. Hope everyone has a nice week!

    Kitchenbunny xx

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  • CCP
    CCP Posts: 5,062 Forumite
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    As for the past couple of weeks, nearly everything I've got this week is from the freezer - after this week, it should be empty enough to get it defrosted. :j

    I've got (freezer stuff in blue):

    Friday - LO sausage pasta bake from Thursday
    Saturday - takeaway fish, chips and mushy peas :drool:
    Sunday - warm chicken and bacon salad with HM caesar dressing and LO chippy chips
    Monday - gardener's pie and LO p1ssaladiere
    Tuesday - steak and ale pie, cheesy-topped root veg mash and steamed spring greens
    Wednesday - veggie noodles, steak and BBQ sauce
    Thursday - cheese, tomato and salami pasta bake

    Have a nice week, everyone.

    PP - best wishes to your OH for his op.
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  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Something new for me...not been here before but hopefully this'll help me budget better and make the food I have last! (The 'another lot in freezer' is where I'm making extra and freezing it) ....So...
    Sunday - steak salad
    Monday - meatballs in sauce with veg (another lot in freezer)
    Tuesday - Turkey burgers and salad (another lot in freezer)
    Wednesday - Pork chop and veg
    Thursday - Sweet and sour chicken (another lot in freezer)
    Friday - takeaway night
    Saturday - gammon, egg and pineapple
    Sunday - Mince in tomato sauce with veg (another lot in freezer)
    Monday - chicken korma with veg (another lot in freezer)
    Tuesday - chicken drumsticks and salad
    Wednesday - sausage and veg (2 x another lot in freezer)
    Thursday - gammon, egg and pineapple
    Friday - takeaway night
    Saturday - Pork steak/chop with veg
    Sunday - Mince with tomato sauce and veg - from freezer...

    Ok, I know it's two weeks but I know I've enough meat in the freezer and coming Wednesday to get me through this far....wish me luck people!
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  • Maisy_Moo
    Maisy_Moo Posts: 92 Forumite
    Monday - h/m fish pie and asparagus
    Tuesday - salmon and potato salad
    wednesday - dd honey mustard chicken, bubble and squeak with an egg for me
    Thursday - h/m veggie sausage rolls, h/m coleslaw, salad and new potatoes or wedges
    Friday - tortillas of some sort.
  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,172 Forumite
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    Hi everyone

    OK, again this is subject to change:

    Monday: New potato sald (made almost exclusively with Aldi's super six!)
    Tuesday: I'm out at a friends, OH will look after himself
    Wednesday: Asparagus and wild mushroom risotto with salad
    Thursday: Tomato and mushroom frittata with salad
    Friday: Chips, beans and sausages (veggie for me, meat for OH), plus a fried egg :)

    We're away for the weekend in the Lake District but we have a kitchenette so will be taking food with us for breakfasts!

    Enjoy your weeks everyone xx
  • mummy2jack
    mummy2jack Posts: 195 Forumite
    Monday - Honey&mustard chicken with Jacket potato's and salad
    Lunch - Cheese & Pickle sandwich

    Tuesday - Cheese & potato pie with ham salad
    Lunch - Beans on toast

    Wednesday - Spag bol
    Lunch - Ham salad sandwiches

    Thursday - Beef & Mushroom curry with Rice
    Lunch - Egg on toast

    Friday - Hot dogs
    Lunch - Cheese & onion sandwich

    Saturday - Sweet & sour pork with rice
    Lunch - Tuna mayo sandwiches

    Sunday - Chicken Chasseur, New potatos & Veg
    Lunch - Crumpets

    Snacks will be, Biscuits, Yoghurt's, Fruit or HM cakes.

    Hope everyone has a fab week.. x


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  • Norman_Bean
    Norman_Bean Posts: 458 Forumite
    Sorry ... late posting as we were camping this w/e then yesterday was Bank Holiday so only just getting into the swing of things but of course meals are all planned ;) Rubber chick week this week :)

    Mon - soup day - leek and pot - was yum

    Tues and weds - H away so picnic lunches with kids (to save school canteen money :money:) and macoroni cheese for tea

    Thurs - Roast chicken

    Fri - Chicken and sweetcorn pie

    Sat - Chicken pasta

    Sun - Chicken fried rice or chicken risotto

    Norman x
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    :)
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  • this week we are having;

    mon - spag bol (for the kids) asparagus risotto (for us grown ups)
    tue -falafel in pitta breads + salad
    wed - parmesan chicken + salad
    thur - pork kebabs + salad
    fri - asparagus, bacon & gruyere cheese quiche + salad
    sat - HM pizza + salad

    Bjb
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