Mealplans WB 4 August

Nottoobadyet

August! Where has this year gone??

Its a bit early maybe but I hope no one minds me putting up the thread. OH is seeing a big income drop this month so need to have my act together.

Thanks everyone for the steak suggestions, very helpful and will get them on a mealplan soon!

I'm going to do a bit of a rubber tomato sauce week, making a big vat as they are in season here and very cheap, and stretching it to several meals.

Friday: having people over so attempting challa bread, spiced carrot and lentil soup, roast vegetable lasagne (tom sauce!), caprese salad and apple crumble for desert.
Saturday: out for a friend's leaving 'do
Sunday: challa french toast for breakfast (om nom nom), for tea spaghetti and meatballs, plain sauce for veggie roommie
Monday: leftover soup
Tuesday: meatball sarnies
Thursday: will let roommie cook

thefamousexcuse

I know August already!! Its scary how fast this year is going!!! :eek:

Thanks Nottoobadyet for starting us off again.

Well after a week of complete disaster and not sticking to the MP one little bit, I best get my bum into gear and start saving these penny's while getting rid of the belly !!

So this week is;

Sunday
Gammon steaks, rosemary new pots and veg.
Monday
Stir-fry of some sort working a 16hr shift so cant imagine its going to be that exciting
Tuesday
HM Lamb burgers with herby cous cous and salad
Wednesday
Green curry chicken drumsticks with rice and salad.
Thursday
Lamb Souvalki, with pitta and salad.
Friday
Sticky cashew chicken with beansprout salad.

Hope everyone has a good week. Huge love to all.

TFE

xxx

CCP

Thanks for starting us off, Nottoobadyet - I've just done my plan so that's very nice timing. I'm still trying to run downt he freezer (I'll get there eventually ) - anything marked (F) is from the freezer.

Friday - pizza (from the supermarket deli counter as I've got a voucher that needs using :money:)
Saturday - lamb curry (F) with rice and onion bhajis
Sunday - spiced braised steak (steak F) with new potatoes and veg
Monday - Mexican chicken (F) with rice
Tuesday - mini crispbakes (F), potato croquettes (F) and some sort of veg
Wednesday - cannellini bean, roast tomato and chorizo salad
Thursday - ravioli pasta bake (F) with salad

Penny-Pincher!!

Seemed to have double posted as I started one earlier. Wo see if we can merge.

PP
xx

Soworried

I was worse than hopeless at sticking to my meal plan this week so improvement is badly needed.
This is our plan.
Sunday, Left over pork curry with rice and prawn crackers.
Monday, Chicken chassuer with mash and vegetables.
Tuesday, Apple and sage pork chops with chilli garlic bread and salad.
Wednesday, Home made pizza with salad.
Thursday, Toad in the hole with cabbage and parsnips.
Friday, Home made spam fritter, chips and peas. Our home made chippy night as we are not having one this week.
Saturday, Chicken curry lasagne with vegetables. Home made up recipe.

Have a lovely low cost week everyone. x

Boodle

Hi everyone, thought I would post on this one as it was on the first page. Look forward to reading your plan when the threads are merged, Penny! Enjoyed seeing your breakie and lunch plan last week too (I was the one who double posted last week )

Breakfasts
Cornflakes + raisins or banana with soya milk - weekend
Mixed nut and seed cereal bars or Raisin Oat Muffins - Mon-Fri
all with hm lemon cordial or tea

Lunches
Sat: Poss out
Sun: HM burgers or spiced coconut aubergine steaks in rolls, pasta salad, date and almond buns, chocolate brownie buns (visitors)
Mon: Hummus sarnie. Fruit. Carrot sticks.
Tue: Walnut and Olive Pate sarnie. Fruit. Carrot sticks.
Wed: Sicilian Pasta Salad
Thu: Green Pea Soup and bread. Fruit.
Fri: Butternut and Roasted Red Pepper Dip with hm crackers.

Any snacks and tea
Hm crackers and dips (one of the above lunch pates/dips) or Granny Biscuit or carrot sticks

Dinners
Sat: Tagine or lentil casserole from the freezer with rice/couscous
Sun: Whichever of the above we didn't have on sat
Mon: Walnut and Onion Pasta
Tue: Herbed Tomatoes and Lentils (slow cooker) on Toast
Wed: Cowboy Baked Beans with rice
Thu: Potato Moussaka (slow cooker)
Fri: Mushy Pea Fritters, Wedges and Tomato Chutney

Suppers for the girls will be soya milk.

Hope you all have a good week x

XSpender

Wasn't sure which one to post on so opted for the one with the most posts! Actually managed to stick to the meal plan for last week with 2 small amendments; my car broke down last night so I forgot to cook the frozen quiche for DH lunch but will do it tonight instead and I have changed tonighs mac n cheese to carbonara. DH is wanting to order a chinese but I am having the pasta so I expect he will not bother and just have pasta with me. Only if he does get a chinese there will be leftover pasta for me;)

Lunches

Fri - Quiche and salad for DH, cheese and salad roll for me
Sat -HM tom and lentil soup with cheese bread
Sun - Spanish omlette (with leftover/dodgy/frozen veg) and salad

Mon - Leftover spanish omlette and salad
Tue - Leftover enchilladas
Wed - Pasta for DH, egg sarnies for me
Thurs - HM mushroom soup for DH, egg sarnies for me
Fri - HM vege chilli for DH, tomato soup for me
Sat - Beans on toast
Sun - Packet cheese risotto with some fried bacon bits on top

Dinners

Thurs - Carbonara with GB
Fri - Chicken curry, rice and naan
Sat - Sausage pasta
Sun - Turkey and stuffing rolls with roasties and frozen veg

Mon - Turkey Enchilladas with spicy wedges
Tue - Sweet and sour chicken with egg and pea fried rice
Wed - Pasta alfredo with HM garlic bread
Thurs - Vege chilli, spicy wedges and a little grated cheese
Fri - Toad in the hole (in a four hole tin with chooped sausages), mash and onion gravy and frozen veg
Sa - Frozen pizza me, freezer food for DH probably spicy chicken and golden rice
Su - Gammon joint with parsley sauce and roasties and frozen veg
Mo - Left over gammon with egg and beans and chips

hotcookie101

Thanks for the thread.

Have stuck to the mealplan up til today (I didn't have tea last night but OH ate the planned smoked cod florentine) and he was out tonight so I had a DELICIOUS pasta meal I made up involving broccoli, chilli, garlic peas and pasta. But the hope for next week is:

u aug 5 ham hock, new potatoes, peas, mustard sauce
Mo aug 6 crusted trout, new spuds, peas
Tu aug 7 ham and cheese omelette, chips, salad
We aug 8 butternut squash and chickpea tagine, rice
Th aug 9 spaghetti bolognese
Fr aug 10 lemon sole with lemon herb butter new spuds & veg
Sa aug 11 BBQ burgers, corn on the cob
Su aug 12 Roast pork loin, roast potatoes, veg

rozmister

First week at my new job so I need to get my packed lunch/snack on!! I'm trying to get ready for late evenings home by batch cooking so I made risotto tonight and froze one portion and tomorrow night I'm batch making bolognese and chilli (from one pack of mince cooked and then split into two pants). I need to be as organised as possible!

Breakfasts
Apple & sultana porridge (if I get my car) otherwise yoghurt, mango & cereal, sausage sandwich on a Sunday

Lunches
Chicken drumsticks & salad, PBJ sandwiches, Mediterranean salad (chorizo, olives, mozarella & lettuce)

Snacks
Tinned peaches, apples, mini party rings, carrot sticks & sweet potato + lentil pate

Dinners
Fri- Chilli Nachos
Sat- Dinner out for a friend's birthday
Sun- Stuffing, yorkshire puddings, vegetables and gravy
Mon- Moussaka or Bolognese
Tues-Mushroom Risotto (from the freezer)
Wed-Salmon, noodles & mixed veg
Thurs-Chilli in a jacket potato
Fri- Bolognese Pasta Bake
Sat- Spaghetti shapes and toast (my normal pre going-out dinner)

CupOfChai

Hi guys, this is what we're having next week. Breakfast and lunch are as usual.

Sat - quiche and salad for lunch, I have left OH's on a plate for him and am taking mine with me as I have work, but now only till lunchtime so am going shopping straight after. I figured I could wait till I get into town and get lunch somewhere, thereby wasting time and at least a fiver, or I can take my share of that and have it on the way to town and not waste any time or money! Or food! Curry and rice for tea after we get back from the cinema in the evening, a rare treat out to see Batman.

Sun - soup for lunch, then OH's parents for tea and hopefully more decluttering of his room there.

Mon - chicken pie, mash and beans

Tue - Spanish chicken pasta

Wed - fish curry and rice

Thur - quiche and salad again, OH is away so I will have the extra for lunch on...

Fri - 3-bean chilli and garlic bread, might change though depending if I can be bothered making it

Sat - boiled eggs and soldiers lunch. Tea, not sure, fancy something Chinese-y. Also plan to make some triple chocolate brownies.

Sun - something with oven chips and peas for lunch, then bacon & tomato pasta for tea.

Kitchenbunny

Morning everyone. Hope all well. My mealplan is now finalised and here it is:

Sat: Chicken & bacon pie with mash, carrots and more sauce for dipping veggies into ... yum.
Sun: Leftover Pie with chips
Mon: Enchiladas
Tues: Sweet & Sour Pork with Noodles
Weds: Not sure, as Mum will be providing tea Bless her!
Thurs: Chicken Supreme in a giant Yorkshire pud with veggies
Fri: Pasta Bolognese
Sat: Pork Balti with Rice
Sun: Moussaka & garlic bread and toad in the hole (already made freezer meals)

Cool, mealplan is done and now got to write up the shopping list. While the oven is on I'll be doing a spot of biscuit tin baking to make full use of the oven and (possibly) some chocolate brownies to take in to work... mmm Otherwise there is fruit for snacking and cereal for breakfast.

Have a good week everyone.

K xx