Meal planning, week beginning monday 17th september

lostinrates

Cannot see a thread started again, so i am jumping in again if thats ok?


As before, i will show changes in red, which i hope is helpful to newbies to meal planning.

Monday

Just me, and i have just one rib eye steak in the freezer, serendipitous if you ask me. So steak and what ever veg i have about the place.

Shheeesh, i was looking forward to that steak. A last minute change of plans means i am no longer dining alone. A chicken pie out from the from the freezer, which we will have with green beans and baby carrots.

Tuesday,
Just me again. Its likely to be eggs some how, maybe scrambled, maybe a cheese soufflee, again with whatever veg i have as a salad.

Wednesday
Two of us, here. I am going to plan for veg and quinoa.

thursday, this may be someone elses day to cook

Friday...fish, definitely, but depends what is good at the fish monger

Saturday

Pork chops with apples and brandy, probably cabage and mash

Sunday...will have a look in the freezer!

hotcookie101

Thanks for starting it up.

I haven't been great recently-hectic work life has led to a few bad days with regards to meal planning. Am now trying to be more organised, so hopefully we will be a little better behaved

Su-roast chicken, roast spuds, carrots, courgettes and peas
Mo-spicy chicken noodle soup
Tu-chicken and mushroom rice
we-lemon sole, new spuds, cabbage
Th-pasta with chilli, anchovies and brocolli
Fr-something from freezer for me, OH out
sa-paprika pork and pepper stew
Su-roast lamb

boredjellybean

I'm fairly sure I'll end up changing mine lol but sor far it's;

Mon - pop overs (left over meat from Sundays roast in muffin tins with yorkie pud served with veggies & gravy
Tue - chicken wrapped in prosciutto with salad
Wed - baked feta & salad
Thur - spag bol (already made in freezer)
Fri - chorizo & pea risotto
Sat - sausage plait
Sun - roast

Skint_yet_Again

Must stick to plan this week !! Have only £10 left for shopping

today - hm chicken curry, chips or rice
Sun - roast pork with herb crust, potatoes veg & gravy

week beginning Mon 17th (in no particular order)

Chicken fajhitas
Liver & onions, mash, veg
Pasta bolognaise & garlic bread
Cheesy fish pie, mash, veg
Pork pasta with garlic and herb sauce & garlic bread
Morroccan burgers with wedges & sweetcorn
Faggots, chips, veg & gravy

from stores: meat, fish, veg & bread rolls in freezer; pasta, cheese sauce packet mix, parsley sauce packet mix, fajhita spice mix & onions in store cupboard, red pepper, garlic bread & remains of cheese in fridge.
Should be able to get other bits, (tin sweetcorn, potatoes, wraps, 1 tin toms, mushrooms, corgettes, garlic & herb soft cheese, milk & yoghurts for under a tenner in @ldi when I go on monday.

pinkypig

Can't believe how much this is saving me and how it is helping reduce stress levels during the week. So nice when you get home from work and you can sort out a decent dinner without having to really think:j
Determined to keep my meal planning up - we shall see how long I last!!

Sun - Cottage pie with cauli cheese and veg
Mon - roast bacon joint with peas and potato wedges
Tues - bacon risotto and salad
Wed - pasta bake, HM garlic bread and salad
Thurs - Balti wraps, onion bhajis,poppadoms and mango chutney
Fri - Mac cheese and salad
Sat - HM pizza and salad

Also plan to make some soup, lemon muffins, bread rolls and flapjack for this weeks lunches.

Hope everyone has a good week

PP xxxx

ClaireT13

This week we are having:

Mon - Chicken w sauce and rice
Tue - Beef & veg stew
Wed - Bacon, mushroom & pesto pasta
Thu - Pork chops w potato wedges
Fri - Shepherds pie
Sat - Mozzerella, tomato & basil stuffed chicken
Sun - out for day

lostinrates

Pinkypig, meal planning is a true revelation to many. It IS hard at first to get your mind around it, just thinking ahead what the weather is like
Y ro be etc, but i find not only os life easier and cheaper, but we eat BETTER, because i can see where repeats are coming in too often, and where we need more 'excitement'. Its easier to plan things like veg variety accross a longer time period...e.g. If its all getting a bit green you notice on paper.

I have fou d it almost impossible over summer and recent times, and our food expense, but importantly pur petrol use, has increased a lot, because i have found myself 'just popping out' for things far too often.

I buy fruit and veg most often from a green grocer, which is a bit of a pain as it does not last as ling, but knowing that later in the week we will be eating x i can buy some stuff, prep and freeze. Whoopsies get planned and rotated into the cycle, and i still leave room for some variety...e.g friday we will eat fish, but i do not know what...it will depend on what looks good and what is best value.

Ofcourse there are times i still have to cook of the seat of my store cupbpard or where plans change, but plans can be juggled if you have a basis to work from. . I know peoe can find it really difficult to start, whichbis why i am showing my changes in red, so newbies can see that even those of us used to planning have to adapt or change. That i am doing it after a long period of not really having stuff together helps in the honesty of that for new meal planners I hope, to see how far or how close plans can move.

Nb, lots of ingrediants bought for one meal can be prepped frozen and offered as that meal, or reinvented at a future date, that its there in the back of your head or in your plans means it is less likely to be wasted.

Possession

Going to really try to stick with it this week:
Sun: Roast chicken with all the trimmings
Mon: Chicken fried rice
Tues: Cauliflower cheese with baguettes
Wed: Shepherd's pie with peas
Thurs: Sausage potato bake type thingy
Fri: HM pizza as I think we have 2 extra kids for tea
Sat: leaving this open as may be out

thefamousexcuse

Hey guys hope your all ok. Thanks Lostinrates for starting is us off.

Have done really well at sticking to the plan this week which is always a bonus because it makes things soo much easier!

So this week looks like this;

Monday
· Breakfast – Cereal or toast
· Lunch – Chicken satay wraps with salad.
· Dinner – Chinese belly pork with mash potatoes and green vegetables.
Tuesday
· Breakfast – Cereal or toast
· Lunch – Lamb stuffed peppers with feta cous cous and salad.
· Dinner – Savory Rice
Wednesday
· Breakfast – Cereal or toast
· Lunch – Shepherd’s pie with green vegetables.
· Dinner – Ham salad wraps.
Thursday
· Breakfast – Cereal or toast
· Lunch – Beef Stroganoff with rice
· Dinner – Garlic chicken salad.
Friday
· Breakfast – Cereal or toast
· Lunch – Bang bang chicken wraps.
· Dinner - Greek chicken tray bake
Saturday
· Breakfast – Cereal or toast
· Lunch – Chinese pork noodles.
· Dinner – Hot beef sandwiches
Sunday
· Breakfast – Cereal or toast
· Lunch – Ham salad wraps.
· Dinner – Thai green chicken curry.

Some days have a larger meal at lunch time this is due to mine and OH shift plan this week - so hopefully it will work.

Have a good week all.

Massive love
TFE
xxx

pixie1

Well this will be my first week of being unemployed so i have no excuse not to cook from scratch more and take my time to use up what food we have in the freezer and stockcupboard.

Breakfasts are always cereal or toast, lunches i the week will be either ham, cheese or tuna wraps.

Weekend lunches will be BBQ food which we have lots of in the freezer or pizza scrolls

Dinners -

Meatless Monday - pasta with a tomato sauce with cheesey garlis bread
Tuesday - peri peri chicken with mexican rice
Wednesday - lamb chops with veg or salad
Thursday - cheese omlette with salad
Friday - HM pizza
Saturday - HM chicken curry with rice and popadoms
Sunday - roast lamb with veg

All i need to buy this week will be salad towards the end of the week and maybe milk :j

Have a great week everyone.

Pix

Billie-jo

Here we go with this weeks menus. Meals in no particular order. Dont plan anything for Saturdays and TRY to do one new menu per week which will be in RED

This week is an easy week as we will be out till late for most of it -
Beans on toast
Roast Pork, potatoes, green beans, cauliflower, sweet corn & apple sauce.
Pasta, pesto, chicken & broccoli (have never made or had pesto!!):eek:
Liver & onions with carrots, cabbage and green beans
Fish of some sort
Steak, salad & crushed roast potatoes.