Meal Plans-Week Commencing 9th October 2006

carlih1

Littlemiss-lotsofdebt wrote:

I'm doing the store cupboard challenge, so beware of strange meal combinations!

Tuesday - Lasagne & Salad
Wednesday - Cheese & Potato Pie & Baked Beans (already made and in freezer)
Thursday - Fishfingers, Waffles & Peas (me) Hamburger, Curly Fries (OH)
Friday - Takeaway Treat
Saturday - Pizza (BOGOF)
Sunday - Roast Beef (Reduced), Yorkies, Roast & Mashed Potatoes & Veg

OH doesn't eat breakfast except for weekends when he might have bacon sandwiches (2 packs of bacon in freezer) or crumpets (BOGOF in freezer). I seem to have a fad for Cheerios at the moment!

Lunches are usually sandwiches or soup - cheese, leftover roast, egg, tuna etc.

Hopefully a cheap month!!

Um what is potato and cheese pie sounds yummy


carls

pawpurrs

M. Lentil and sweet potato Curry
T. Spanish Omelette and salad
W. Slow braised lamb shanks and polenta
T. Scampi and salad
F. Sausages, veggies and mash
S. Pasta Puttenesca
S. Roast beef and all the trimmings

flourgirl

My plan this time is actually for nine days, then it's off to sunny Cyprus for 2 weeks all inclusive:j :j :j

Tuna Pasta Bake & Salad

Southern Fried Chicken & Salad

Pizza Chips and hm coleslaw

Carrot & Lentil Soup (out for lunch that day)

Slow Cooked Beef Potatoes and veggies

Left over beef and oven chips

Chicken Breast and veggies

Chilli & Rice (freezer)

Beef Stir Fry (if any veg left to use up) or Homity Pie & Beans

Breakfast will be Porridge or Weetabix. Lunch will be sandwiches (lots of yellow stickered cooked meats in freezer) or hm soup. Pudz will be yogurt Fruit or Sultana Cider cake from freezer.

BTW have just been given 2 wild geese 1 duck and 4 Pheasants:D in exchange for 2 cakes and a jar of chutney.. not bad eh!!

Have a great week everyone.

Penny-Pincher!!

This weeks have been:

Today-Tacos with minced lamb and salad
Monday-Roast Chicken, Roasties, Yorkies, Cauli, french beans & parsnips
Tuesday-HM FishPie, Carrots, Runner Beans & Peas
Wednesday-Lamb Pie, New Potatoes, Carrots, Cauliflower & Minted Gravy
Thursday-Shepards Pie, Carrots & Cabbage
Friday-Sirloin Steak, HM Chips, Onion Rings, Mushrooms & Salad
Saturday-Baked Spuds, Ham & Salad (Folks down)
Sunday-Roast Chicken, Roasties, Yorkies, Cabbage, Carrots & Parsnips

PP
xx

Peem

Littlemiss-lotsofdebt wrote:

I'm doing the store cupboard challenge, so beware of strange meal combinations!

Just like littlemisslotsofdebt we are storecupboarding this month

so.....

sun beef stroganoff (had to buy beef & cream)
mon tuna pasta bake
tues pea & ham risotto (unless DH eats all the ham for his lunch)
wed fish pie from freezer (yes it's still there and still has to be eaten)
thurs omelette & beans
fri ?? not sure
Sat lasagne or spag bol from freezer

scottishspendaholic

Hey everyone,

Here are our meals for the next 9 days (we're not off on holiday - just got lots of food in and lots of ideas!)

MONDAY - Lunch = Felafels and salad (felafels from a kit - sorry!)
- Tea = Chicken fajitas - trying to make fajita seasoning homemade and salad
TUESDAY - Lunch = HM soup (mushroom and parsley - in the freezer)
- Tea = HM chilli and sweet potato wedges
WEDNESDAY - Lunch = Mashed up egg rolls
- Tea = HM butternut squash risotto
THURSDAY - Lunch = HM soup (thai chicken noodle - in the freezer)
- Tea = Sausage casserole and potato wedges
FRIDAY - Lunch = Leftovers (whatever is left from main meals!)
- Tea = Butternut squash, sweet potato and butterbean stew with dumplings
SATURDAY - Lunch = At work (working on Saturday - boo!)
- Tea = Tuna pasta bake
SUNDAY - Lunch = Grilled bacon or healthy fried egg rolls
- Tea = Chicken and polenta (recipe from new BBC Good Food Magazine website - it's fab!)
MONDAY - Lunch = Felafels and chopped up carrot sticks
- Tea = Three bean stew, grated cheese and warmed taco shells
TUESDAY - Lunch = HM thai chicken and noodle soup and bread
- Tea = Pasta and pesto
WEDNESDAY - Lunch = leftovers
- Tea = Cottage pie

Have fun cooking everyone!

scotishspendaholic x

gingin_2

Just had a good sift through the freezer. Have all the meat in but desperately need to get veggies/ fruit and salad.

Meatballs with a tomato sauce and pasta
Chicken legs, roasted squash and a cauli and brocolli bake.
Fish pie
Shop bought pizza (oh away!)
Pork with white beans and chorizo (nice meal for when oh gets home!)
Roast chicken and all the trimmings
Meatloaf with onion gravy and mash

Littlemiss-lotsofdebt

carlih1 wrote:

Um what is potato and cheese pie sounds yummy


carls

It's basically cheesey mash but its so cheap and filling that I make it a fair bit in the Winter :drool:

Make a huge saucepan of mash as normal, add about 400g of grated cheese (this is a guestimate as I use whatever is leftover in the fridge) - any cheese works well, I used Red Leicester the other week as it had been reduced in Morrisons. Anyhoo, mix the mash and cheese together well and spoon into an ovenproof (and freezerproof dish if you plan on freezing it) top with grated cheese and cook in the oven for approx. 45 mins at Gas 6 until the top of the pie turns all golden brown.

This freezes well, so if you want to do this, after topping with grated cheese, allow to cool then wrap well in kitchen foil and place in freezer. Defrost in freezer overnight beforehand for quicker cooking or cook from frozen - this will take longer though.

Anything can be added to the pie - onions, tomatoes etc but we prefer ours plain and serve with baked beans. Comfort food at its best :drool:

Littlemiss-lotsofdebt

Meal Plans for us this week are:

Monday: OH - Scampi, Chips & Peas. Me - Soup (Pub Lunch for me today)
Tuesday: OH - Leftover Curry & Rice. Me - Leftover Lasagne
Wednesday: OH - Leftover Cheese & Potato Pie. Me - Leftover Spag Bol
Thursday: OH: Fishfingers, Chips & Beans. Me - Tuna, Baked Pot & Veg
Friday: Takeaway
Saturday: Pizza (didn't have last week)
Sunday: Lamb Chops, Mash & Veg

Lunches this week will be soup, egg/beef/cheese/turkey sandwiches or wraps.

Can you tell I'm trying to clear my freezer? :rolleyes:

hex2

I thought I would give this a go - we are (supposedly) moving in five weeks so I have cupboards and a freezer to empty.

Yesterday - roast chicken and trimmings
Monday - leftovers into chicken and leek pie (thanks to MBE/Jobbing Musician)
Tuesday - egg fried rice with chicken
Wednesday - Fish pie
Thursday - bacon, egg, n chips
Friday - shephards pie, flapjack
Saturday - (visitors) Rib of beef, garlic cream potatoes, ginger carrots and a green veg, followed by White Choc Cheesecake with blueberry sauce
Sunday - Cold beef, salad, quick chocolate and hazelnut cake

Breakfast is toast and/or cereal
Lunch is meat sandwiches, beans on toast, egg n toast soldiers (for littles), etc. Might make some soup too. OH eats in work canteen but also takes fruit.

All meals served with fresh cooked veg - at least two portions. Littles have yoghurt and/or fruit for pudding, we dont bother. W/end have SS and make pudding as they are growing teenagers.

Reading back over that I need to do a shopping list, and I have only used 3 things out of the freezer, and two lots of chocolate from the store cupboard. Might need to re-think a bit, but will give it a go.

Good to read other peoples menus and get ideas - really like the jacket suggestion. Also haven't had coca cola ham for ages - stepsons fave meal ever so I will have to sort that out for next weekend.