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5th December Meal planning

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Sunday -- Roast lamb dinner
Monday -- Shepherd's pie
Tuesday -- Lamb curry
Wednesday -- Chessey pasta bake
Thursday -- Bangers & mash
Friday -- Fish & chips
Saturday -- Chicken biryani

Breakfasts -- Cereal or toast

Lunches -- Soups or sandwiches

Snacks HM cakes & fruit.
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  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    Hiya :)

    You're a bit early - it's only the first now. The weekly meal planning threads are usually started a couple of days before the new week.

    Look for a title of the form... Meal Plans WB 28th November 2011
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  • CCP
    CCP Posts: 5,062 Forumite
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    Thanks for starting us off, CH27 - I can't see one in the 'usual' format either. ;)

    I'm totally lacking in inspiration this week, so the following is rather boring:

    Friday - mushroom and bacon macaroni cheese
    Saturday - ready made pizza
    Sunday - beef and stout stew with veg (and possibly dumplings ;))
    Monday - refried bean burritos
    Tuesday - lamb curry (from the freezer) and rice
    Wednesday - calamari, chips and peas
    Thursday - chicken fajitas

    I look forward to seeing what everyone else is having in the hope of getting some more interesting ideas for next week. :)
    Back after a very long break!
  • rinabean
    rinabean Posts: 359 Forumite
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    I've never done a meal plan before, but I really need to pull the spending in! First time for everything :)

    Tonight - leek and potato soup
    Friday lunch - roasted red pepper hummus sandwiches, kale chips
    Friday dinner - sauerkraut soup; apple pie
    Saturday lunch - stuffed cabbages
    Saturday dinner - giant breadsticks, olives and dips
    Sunday lunch - make dal, make massive batch of pasties with LO soup and some of the dal - eat pasties
    Sunday dinner - dal and naan
    Monday lunch - pasties
    Monday dinner - LO dal, more naan; chocolate beetroot cake
    Tuesday lunch - make batch of calzones, eat half
    Tuesday dinner - macaroni "cheese"
    Wednesday lunch - pasties
    Wednesday dinner - no idea!! Let's hope I even get this far!
    Thursday lunch - calzones.

    I hope this is successful and that I'll be writing another plan next Thursday :D
  • pink_princess
    pink_princess Posts: 13,581 Forumite
    Friday- Pork chops marinaded in garlic soy sauce served with pak choi
    Saturday- Sausage & cheese omlette
    Sunday- Chicken dinner with cream gravy & parmesan faux roasties
    Monday- HM spam fritter with bacon stir fried cabbage
    Tuesday- Salmon with green beans
    Wednesday- Take away for hubby & kids as I am away for a meeting
    Thursday- Bunless chilli cheese burgers with swede chips

    We have been using the freezers up for the last almost 2 month's yet they are still so full! Really need them to go down to get our christmas shopping in, every time I cook I end up with freezer portions that still take up the space:eek:
    Life is short, smile while you still have teeth :D
  • Sunday- HM Lentil soup for lunch
    Lamb casserole, baked potatoes and Chard from the garden
    HM lemon cake for pud
    Monday- Pasta Bake
    HM lemon cake
    Tuesday-Lentil Shepherds Pie
    Fruit and yoghurt
    Weds -Veggie Burgers/Burgers and salad in buns
    Thurs -Houmous and veggie sticks
    Chorizo, goats cheese and parsley Fritatta and salad
    Friday -Salmon Itame
    Saterday-Spaghetti Bolegnese
    Sunday -Haddock in a sauce ( not sure yet what I will fancy making) with HM wedges
    Squidgy white chocolate Cake
    Grocery challenge October: £228.28/£250.00 NSD 4 ( not completed)
    Grocery challenge November : £291.65/300.00 NSD 10
    Grocery challenge December : £0/240.00 NSD
  • Linda32
    Linda32 Posts: 4,385 Forumite
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    Sunday: Chicken, potatoes and veggies
    Monday: Pumpkin and Sausage casserole with HM Wedges and Bread
    Tuesday: Sausage Mash and Peas
    Wednesday: Sauce [STRIKE]HomePride, it was on offer[/STRIKE], :o over Cauliflower and whatever with Bacon and grated Cheese, with wedges
    Thursday: Spag Bol
    Friday: Chip shop chippies
    Saturday: Pumpkin Soup with bread and maybe a side of Wedges.


    Something might change there as we bought some special Blue Cheese today, OH wants it with Mushrooms and Bacon on Toasted Bloomer :D
  • happy35
    happy35 Posts: 1,616 Forumite
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    have been shopping today so we will be having

    Monday beef casserole with loads of veg in it and dumplings
    Tuesday Chicken roast dinner
    Wednesday Chicken curry, rice and naan
    Thursday Fish, mashed potato and peas
    Friday havent decided between tuna pasta bake or chippie tea
    Saturday fajitas

    I eat fish occasionally but no meat so will be having a veggie version of the above
  • freakyogre
    freakyogre Posts: 1,465 Forumite
    Monday - college

    Tuesday - sausages with roasted vegetables and cous cous

    Wednesday - pasta with something (I have tomato sauce, but may do something else)

    Thursday - college

    Friday - breaded pork escalope with green beans and something potatoey

    Saturday - lasagne with garlic bread

    Sunday - satay chicken with rice/noodles
    Grocery challenge - Nov: £52/£100
  • Monday- Cheesy pasta bake with bacon( needs using up), i use a tin of toms and make some cheese sauce and mix together with grated cheese on top.

    Tues-ox stew, picked up some ox cheeks from tesco for £1.50 and got lots of veg that needs using up.
    Wed-jacket spuds
    Thurs-chilli with laftover bacon added
    Fri-if any left over bacon i will make some pizzas usning pitta bread that needs eating and some hm wedes
    Sat-Curry night homemade
    Sun- sunday roast
    Ds2 born 3/4/12 8lbs 8.5:j
    Ds1 born 28/4/07 9lb 8 :j
    Frugal, thrifty, tight mum & wife and proud of it lol
    :rotfl::j
    Make money for Xmas challenge 2014 £0/£270
  • Mine is:

    Sunday - Irish Stew and HM Bread - Thank you Co-op for the orange stickered lamb
    Monday - Roast Chicken
    Tuesday - Lasagne
    Weds - "Leftover Stew thats been in the Freezer for ages" Pie
    Thurs - Chicken, Leek and Bacon Pasta
    Friday - Chilli
    Saturday - Out for tea

    Have got quite a few little bits in the freezer that need using up. I keep saying I will buy OH a food flask so he can take some leftovers to work. We sometimes have a jacket potato and leftovers night so that may also be on the menu soon.
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