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Mealplans WB 8th November 2010

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  • cookie9
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    edited 8 November 2010 at 6:01PM
    edited - few changes made

    Sunday - roast chicken
    monday - chicken, tomato and spinach rolls ( plus extra cheese roll for OH,) Thai curry
    tuesday - as above, stir fry
    wednesday - cous cous salad with olives red onion tomato and sweetcorn, ,chicken in tarragon cream
    thursday - tuna pasta salad, aubergine bake and garlic bread
    friday - pbj, chicken kiev (not HM:o)
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  • freakyogre
    freakyogre Posts: 1,465 Forumite
    edited 14 November 2010 at 3:28PM
    Just finished doing a list of my freezer contents (which don't seem to be going down) so time to do a meal plan.

    Monday - [STRIKE]falafel with salad in pitta bread[/STRIKE] went to the cinema so ate out

    Tuesday - chilli sausages with cheesy bean potatoes

    Wednesday - macaroni/cauliflower cheese with gammon

    Thursday - chilli with rice

    Friday - battered fish with chips and peas

    Saturday - [STRIKE]ham and leek cannelloni with garlic bread[/STRIKE] had an Asda chinese 'takeaway' at my sisters

    Sunday - [STRIKE]roast pork with vegetables, stuffing balls and gravy[/STRIKE] ham and leek cannelloni with garlic bread
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  • niksyg
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    Evening all!
    Right have just done a thorough check of cupboards and looked at the main recipe index and have decided on the following for suppers:

    Sat 6th - Soup and crusty bread (just me at home)
    Sun 7th - Pasta with tomato sauce made from over ripe toms in fridge, garlic and hoegrown basil with some HM garlic breadh -
    Mon 8th - sausage, tomato and kidney bean bake casserole thing with mash
    Tues 9th - beans on toast then pudding (jam roly poly I think...mmmmmm!)
    Weds 10th - lamb chops with creamy pumpkin bake and roast potatoes
    Thurs 11th - something on toast/leftovers
    Fri 12th - Out as mum is coming to visit and it'll be her treat!
    Sat 13th - jkt pots, steak and green beans
    Sun 14th - Out for sunday lunch with OH and mum
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  • niksyg wrote: »
    Sun 7th - Pasta with tomato sauce made from over ripe toms in fridge...

    I watched 'food, what's in your basket' and their advice is to NOT store tomatoes in the fridge... I believe it says it on the side of the packet too. I thought I'd mention it, because then they might last longer in you leave them at room temperature!

    Same thing with Eggs too!
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  • gilly1964
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    I am joining in again - I am always popping in and out, just cannot find the motivation to do this week in, week out.

    Saturday - Salmon Fillets, with Stir Fried Veg in chilli sauce and noodles

    Sunday - Lunch - Roast gammon, roast pots, cauli cheese, broccoli, carrots
    Hot dog rolls after the fireworks, pork and veggie sausages

    Monday - SC Belly pork in BBQ sauce, colcannon, carrots, broccoli

    Tuesday - Lasagne - Already made and in freezer, salad

    Wednesday - Ham, egg, chips and beans

    Thursday - HM Chicken kievs, new potatoes and veg

    Friday - Meatballs and pasta, salad


    Breakfast - cereals, toast
    Lunches - salads, sandwiches, wraps, HM sausage rolls
    Snacks, fruit, yoghurt, whatever I bake today:A
  • Hi all

    We stuck to last weeks plan. Here is this weeks

    Breakfasts are cereal or porridge

    Lunches will be sandwiches with fruit yoguart and crisps for OH, DS 14, DS 17 Niece 18 buys lunch with her earnings (not mse). I will be on HM veg soup with ryvita

    Sat - Out at fire work party
    Sun - Roast beef veg and yorkshires
    Mon -Beef and lentil curry
    Tue - Pasta with herby sausage bakks
    Wed - 5 spice pork stirfry
    Thur - Bolognaise
    Fri - Fish and chips (HM)

    Good luck
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  • Boodle
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    Hi CCP :) The recipe is this one: http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/recipe-breadandgingerloaf.html?opt=rall (Without the ginger and sugar batch.)
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  • CCP
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    Boodle wrote: »
    Hi CCP :) The recipe is this one: http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/recipe-breadandgingerloaf.html?opt=rall (Without the ginger and sugar batch.)

    Thanks, Boodle - that sounds intriguing. I'll have a go at making some tomorrow, so that will be lunches for next week sorted. :D
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  • kunekune
    kunekune Posts: 1,909 Forumite
    Not in any particular order.

    sausages, baked potato, tomato salsa; rice pudding (our bonfire night meal)
    leftover sausages turned into a sausage & bean hotpot with crumb topping, potatoes
    cauliflower cheese quiche, tomatoes & green salad
    chicken & vegetable curry, rice, bread
    barbecued pork ribs, corn bread, salsa, sweetcorn
    chicken & leek risotto
    trout, rice & eggs in pastry, lemon sauce, broccoli

    Shopping list (not done yet): puff pastry, lemons, broccoli, tomatoes, sweetcorn, polenta, butter, plain flour, cream, salad stuff, lunch stuff, breakfast stuff
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  • mum2b
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    edited 10 November 2010 at 2:23PM
    Morning! Bit late on this one this week,
    this is from memory as my plan is at home on the fridge!!!!
    Mon - Carrot and coriander soup
    Tue - Doner Kebab (take away secret can't wait til the weekend LOL)
    Wed - Toad in the hole with cabbage
    Thu - Beans on toast
    Fri - Ham egg HM chips and beans
    Sat - Out - might be in now.....hmm
    Sun - Fish Fingers Beans Mash
    Brekkie is cereal/porridge/toast
    Lunches are soup/sanwiches/wraps
    Snacks fruit/hm baking/yogs
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