Meal Plans W/B 14/7/12

Boodle

Janeryan wrote: »

Sounds yummy-would you mind posting the recipes for your mains please and the scones-what is Cheezly??

I got to all but last meal and lost my post!!!! Twice in a couple of days that's happened :eek:

Ok. Here goes again. Hope this helps Janeryan

This is Cheezly. We have the mature red cheddar style. I usually prefer Sheese but MIL gave us the pack which she must have bought in for my girls and never got around to giving it to them. The scones are 100g marg rubbed into 400g self raising flour with a good pinch ground black pepper; I'll mix in some grated Cheezly, dried thyme and grate in the pear that has been hanging around the fruit bowl; mix in 200ml soya milk and about 1-2 tsp malt vinegar. Shape into about 10 balls and bake at 180C for 20 minutes. I find scones for lunches loads more economical than sarnies with bought bread (which we prefer to homemade for pack-ups.) Always well received too cos looks like I made an effort

Right I made 2 pizza tarts. Rolled out bought puff pastry. I spread one with Tofutti garlic herb cream cheese and topped with a sliced large button mushroom I found at the back of the fridge Other had the last of the Reggae Reggae ketchup, frozen sweetcorn and Cheezly on. Baked 15-20 mins at 200C.

My mince is usually some combo of quinoa or soya mince and lentils. Sunday I covered bottom of slow cooker with dried soya mince then a more sparse scattering of puy lentils. Mixed yeast extract and plain flour with a little cold water to a paste, then hot water in and poured into cooker. Added 2 large chopped onions. Cooked for a few hours. Enough left for 2 plate pies; will just fill shortcrust pastry and bake at 180C for about 40 minutes.

I forgot to get pienapple for my sweet n sour. It will just be carrots, onions, green cabbage, frozen peas, cubed tofu then sauce of half passata/half water with soy sauce, vinegar and lime juice cooked in slow cooker.

Mediterranean Bean Stew will be whatever I decide on the day, but probably beans with celery and carrot in sauce of half passata/half water, yeast extract, garlic and oregano.

Veg Soup again will be whatever hanging around: green cabbage, carrot, onion, red lentils, the last of the passata, yeast extract, a bay leaf. Salt and pepper to taste. My bread is a basic white loaf: 1 tbsp dried yeast in 300ml warm water with couple drops maple syrup (or sugar) left for 10 mins, then add to 500g white flour (bread, plain or self raising will do) and mix (I find about 4 mins will do, too lazy for the full 10.) Leave covered for 1 hour. Put in oiled 500g loaf tin, cover and leave another half hour or so. Bake at 200C for 30 minutes.

The Floddies are similar to these with following changes: grated apple in place of swede, no garam masala or garlic. I make chips by leave skins on potatoes, cut into chips and put on a baking tray with drizzle rapeseed oil, pinch of smoked sea salt and ground black pepper then toss around. Bake on high for about 20 minutes, tossing half way through.

Also, Emma Jane: thanks for that, might give the steak ones a miss then!

Bluegreen143

Meal plan starting from yesterday:

Breakfasts - cereal

Lunches - split pea, smoked paprika and lemon soup (plus some leftover frozen lentil soup from last week) with HM bread. Ham or tuna sandwiches for OH.

Snacks - apples & bananas for me, crisps for OH, plus have scones and cookie dough made up in freezer

Dinners - HM pizza and salad last night
mince and tatties
Vegetable fajitas
Fried rice with egg and cashew or leftovers
Roasted veg arrabiata
Some kind of chicken casserole
Going to mum's for dinner one night for family birthday

Love reading everyone else's plans as I am so curious about what other people eat!

EDITED as I realised my plan started yesterday and so I accounted for an extra meal! Not much of a plan lol!

Boodle

Bluegreen143 wrote: »

Lunches - split pea, smoked paprika and lemon soup !

This sounds yummy!!! Was just wondering what to snack on and this has made me salivate lol.

Caterina

Good morning all

Here is my weekly plan (minus the weekends when everybody do their own thing, so it is hard to plan):

Breakfasts: eggs, homemade baked beans, porridge, toast, homemade jam, as it comes and depending on how much time there is

Lunches: DH: packed lunch of salad with either tuna, cheese (feta, cheedar, mozzarella) or homemade felafel. For us at home usually veg soup and salad, or salad with a protein (cheese, egg if not eaten at breakfast, hummus, etc).

Dinners:

Monday: Chick peas in tomato sauce. Pasta for the family, vege burgers for me. Mixed salad. Maybe choc brownies (or yogurt & fruit)

Tuesday: vege mince stuffed marrow, potatoes for the family, sauteed greens

Wednesday: Ratatouille with vege sausages, couscous for the family, green beans for me

Thursday: Tofu, cabbage, marrow, pepper and mushroom stir fry, (with rice for the family), salad.

Friday: If DD (vegetarian) is out: fish in sauce. If DD in, chunky soya in sauce plus potatoes for the family, coleslaw.

Puddings throughout the week: biscuits, yogurt, stewed rhubarb, apple, raspberries, anything that I find stickered in the supermarket, cheese and nuts.

McpPsl

savesummore wrote: »

Hi,

As i said above im a novice in the kitchen

Your mince beef and onions do you just fry them together? Is there anything else in with them? Do you make gravy and put that in?

Could I have your ham hock and bean recipe please?

Sorry if im asking daft questions :rotfl:

Thanks

Hi savesummore,

Every question is a valid one.

With regard to the mince I fry it in a little oil first until the mince has turned brown then add the chopped onions and continue frying them until they start to turn brown around the edges. At this stage I will add my stock, either home made or made with a stock cube.

Bring to the boil and simmer for about 30-40 mins until the mince is cooked.

After the mince has cooked you can thicken it using either cornflour and water or butter and flour. Use as much as you need to get the consistancy you want.

Serve with mashed potatoes and your vegetables of choice.

There are lots of variations you could make to this dish I encourage you to experiment and let us know how you get on.

I will post my recipe for Ham Hock Casserole with Haricot Beans later.

best wishes

mcppsl

savesummore

McpPsl wrote: »

Hi savesummore,

Every question is a valid one.

With regard to the mince I fry it in a little oil first until the mince has turned brown then add the chopped onions and continue frying them until they start to turn brown around the edges. At this stage I will add my stock, either home made or made with a stock cube.

Bring to the boil and simmer for about 30-40 mins until the mince is cooked.

After the mince has cooked you can thicken it using either cornflour and water or butter and flour. Use as much as you need to get the consistancy you want.

Serve with mashed potatoes and your vegetables of choice.

There are lots of variations you could make to this dish I encourage you to experiment and let us know how you get on.

I will post my recipe for Ham Hock Casserole with Haricot Beans later.

best wishes

mcppsl

Thank you!! I learn something new everyday from these forums :T

ScarletRaven

Mon - HM veggie lasagne with garlic bread
Tues - Chicken roast dinner
Weds - Jacket potatoes with cheese and salad
Thurs - Fajitas
Fri - Slow cooker sausage and potato casserole
Sat - All day breakfast
Sun - Macaroni cheese

Subject to some switching around as per usual

Jacksmummy-1979

Sunday - Chicken roast

Monday - Macaroni cheese & salad

Tuesday - Pork chops, Potato's & veg

Wednesday - Spag Bol

Thursday - Omelette

Friday - HM Pizza & garlic bread

Saturday - Jacket potato. HM quiche & beans

Sunday - roast lamb, Mashed potato & veg

Lunches are : Cheese, ham or tuna sandwiches or any left overs from day before
Snacks: Hm Cake, Biscuits, yogurts & fruit

rozmister

Breakfasts: Cereal or porridge. On the weekend I'll have a swedish pink sausage sandwich maybe if I have enough bread left!

Lunches: Banana & honey porridge, pbj sandwich, spaghetti shapes and toast, roasted beetroot salad

Dinners:
Tues- Soy Sauce & Honey Chicken Drumsticks, wedges and salad
Wed- Thai Chicken Curry & sticky rice
Thurs- Salmon, baked potato & salad
Fri- Mushroom Risotto
Sat- Prawn fried rice
Sun- Sausages, chips and veg

CCP

Change of plan - I'm hopeless at this at the moment.

Friday - hot prawn and HG new potato salad (arranged earlier when the sun shone briefly, but looking less appealing now it's raining again )
Saturday - lamb and squash curry with lemon rice
Sunday - [STRIKE]left blank as there's a food festival on locally and I'll wait to see what tasty-looking treat I can find [/STRIKE]posh sausage sarnie (wild boar and cider sausages - very nice, too )
Monday - chicken inna bun with salad
Tuesday - chilli pasta bake
Wednesday - courgette pizza
Thursday - fish stew with new potatoes