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Menu plan w/c 21 Aug

cookie9
cookie9 Posts: 764 Forumite
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edited 23 August 2011 at 12:18PM in Old style MoneySaving
Can't see a thread for next week so hope it is ok if I start one.

Weekend is a bit unclear as not sure if friends visiting but so far it is

Sat out with family
Sun pasta bake
Mon out
Tues roast chicken
Wed chicken curry
Thurs chicken and mushroom cream
Fri jerk pork with corn on the cob

Snacks are fruit, hm muffins and yoghurt. Lunches will be tuna pasta salad, ham and cheese sandwiches and in my case soup.
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  • CCP
    CCP Posts: 5,062 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Thanks for starting us off, cookie. :)

    My week is about using up stuff from my overflowing freezer: stuff with an (F) is frozen.

    Friday - sausage (F) and baked bean casserole
    Saturday - possibly out, if not a Chinese not-really-a-takeaway (Singapore noodles (F) from my last real takeaway, plus some bits from the supermarket)
    Sunday - Italian toad-in-the-hole (a new recipe, from here) (sausages (F))
    Monday to Thursday -
    chilli burger (F) with veg tagine (F)
    pesto, tomato and mozzarella French bread (F) pizza
    squid (F) and tomato pasta
    chicken (F) and ham (F) supreme with rice

    That should clear a bit of space! ;)
    Back after a very long break!
  • SoniaJM
    SoniaJM Posts: 37 Forumite
    Ooh - this is interesting. We're basically completely out of cash until pay day on 31st Aug - so if it's not in the house now we can't eat it!

    Thursday: Burgers in buns (OH is cooking!)
    Friday: sausages & mash
    Saturday: dinner at OH's parents
    Sunday: Beef casserole with baked sweet potato
    Monday: Leftover veg curry (hoping I get inspiration on the leftovers thread!)
    Tuesday: Pasta with a bacon & tomato sauce
    Wednesday: Jacket spuds with whatever's lying around

    Not too bad for the next week - it'll be the week after that's really scratching around!
  • rachbc
    rachbc Posts: 4,461 Forumite
    sun - brisket, mash and veg
    mon - suppossed to be fritata but going to need all the eggs my girls lay for a wedding cake
    Tue - Chinese pork belly with stir fry greens
    Wed - Jerk wings with rice and peas
    Thurs - Fajitas
    Fri - Pasta bacon and toms
    Sat- out at wedding
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  • hotcookie101
    hotcookie101 Posts: 2,060 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I'm hoping the next week will be looking a little like this :


    Su 21st Roast rib of beef, roast beetroot, spuds, cauli cheese kale yorkshire puds
    Mo 22nd roast beef, rocket and horseradish sandwiches with saute potatoes
    Tu 23rd beetroot risotto & goats cheese, rocket salad
    We 24th fish pie &peas
    Th 25th Italian lamb stew, new spuds, carrots
    Fr 26th tasty crusty cod etc
    Sa 27th wild boar burgers, wedges, corn on the cob
    Su 28th Bakers oven shoulder of lamb, cabbage
  • Thanks cookie for starting us off:

    This week we are haveing / had:

    Thurs: Herr A Pizzas (meeting night, ate seperately)
    Fri: Spicy Meatball, Tomato and Red Onion Skewers with Greek Salad & Pitta Bread
    Sat: Chicken & Broccolli Stir Fry with Noodles
    Sun: Eat at DH's Parents
    Mon: HM Chilli, Wedges or Wraps and Salad
    Tues: Fish with Warm Lemon & Basil Potato Salad
    Wed: Braised Lamb Shanks with Mash & extra veggies

    Have a good week all.

    A

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  • zpr1c3
    zpr1c3 Posts: 35 Forumite
    A few of last weeks meals changed due to visitors so next week will include some meals I was meant to have last week


    Friday: Pork, bacon and cheese baguette (soo unhealthy but soo good especially with lots of BBQ sauce)
    Saturday: Jacket potato with baked beans and salad
    Sunday: Pasta and pesto with mushrooms and bacon
    Monday: Salmon, peas, crème fraiche and pasta
    Tuesday: Pork, fried potatoes and veg
    Wednesday: Pasta bolognase
    Thursday: Mushroom and chicken risotto with green beans
    Friday: Burgers in pittas with salad
    Saturday: Sweet potato tikka curry
    Sunday: Beef roast, potatoes, carrot and swede mash, peas and yorkshire pudding with red wine gravy
    Grocery challenge: May £246.29/£250, June £385/£200, July £400/£300, August £198/£200, September £128.53/£120
    NSD's: June 8/10, July 14/10 :j , August 11/12, September 12/12
  • CH27
    CH27 Posts: 5,531 Forumite
    Sunday -- Roast chicken, new potatoes & veg
    Monday -- Tandoori chicken kebabs
    Tueesday -- Sweet & sour chicken
    Wednesday -- Bacon hotpot
    Thursday -- Sausage & mash
    Friday -- Fish & chips
    Saturday -- Chicken curry & rice.
    Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
  • KolaKube
    KolaKube Posts: 427 Forumite
    Hello! Can I join this please? I've not been formally meal planning and I feel this may be the next step after starting the GC this month.. Friday is payday!

    Sat: Cottage pie (freezer for mince) & carrots (need using up)
    Sun: Roast chicken (freezer), spuds & stuffing with frozen brocolli
    Mon: Chicken paella with leftover chicken & veg
    Tues: Spag bol (freezer for mince)
    Wed: Bacon, beans & mash
    Thurs: BBQ pork steaks and veg (Whoopsie BBQ pork steaks)
    Fri: Chicken curry (frozen chicken pieces) and rice (working a long day 9-9 so will make this in advance on Thurs)

    Will aim to bake scones & cupcakes also! :D
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    OPs 2013-2014: £64.33 :o MFW #78
  • oldtractor
    oldtractor Posts: 2,262 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    sunday. roast pork veg and pots. fruit sponge and custard.
    monday. spagetti and tomato sauce with green salad and left over pork.
    tue. HM soup and rolls
    wed omlettes
    thur lentil caserole
    fri fish
    sat meat and potato pie.
  • CH27
    CH27 Posts: 5,531 Forumite
    KolaKube wrote: »
    Hello! Can I join this please? I've not been formally meal planning and I feel this may be the next step after starting the GC this month.. Friday is payday!

    Sat: Cottage pie (freezer for mince) & carrots (need using up)
    Sun: Roast chicken (freezer), spuds & stuffing with frozen brocolli
    Mon: Chicken paella with leftover chicken & veg
    Tues: Spag bol (freezer for mince)
    Wed: Bacon, beans & mash
    Thurs: BBQ pork steaks and veg (Whoopsie BBQ pork steaks)
    Fri: Chicken curry (frozen chicken pieces) and rice (working a long day 9-9 so will make this in advance on Thurs)

    Will aim to bake scones & cupcakes also! :D

    Of course you can:D
    Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
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