The I will MEAL PLAN and not change my mind thread.....

Yummy_Mummy_Sofia

Hi everyone.

Ok so here is my meal plan for the next week. Only put evening meals down as the lunches are mostly sandwich/soup ect

6th sausage casserole, mash
7th leftovers of above
8th beans on toast
9th poached eggs on toat, or omelette (depending on my mood)
10th bacon and potato casserole
11th ribs, duck pancake kit, HM Chinese style beef noodles with curry sauce (DD not with us, all in freezer ready :j)
12th leftover bacon potato casserole from 10th

The night where we are just having a small evening meal DD is in nursery and will have had a big cooked lunch and isn't as hungry in evenings. Usually make a big meal but it always goes to waste, so have decided to start making lighter evening meal to reduce on the waste ect

Thinking I would cook a plain sponge in a large tray and portion it out, blast for a few secs in micro in the eve to heat, and serve with custard and fruit. Cheap to do and feels like a small treat. Also have a lot of bread flour in cupboard so will make HM crusty bread to go with casserole.

Have everything in ready to do the above, so plan is to have a £0 spend week :eek:. Wish me luck, can't remember the last time I didn't go to a food store at least once in a week and buy extras we don't need!

blue_eyes_2

Oh dear...we have fallen at the first week I'm afraid. Both myself and my husband have taken unwell with colds and bad chests and our wee one is teething. So the meal planning I had submitted has been overtaken by toast and more toast plus some tomato soup. Am going to have a look tonight and re-jig the rest of this weeks and merge with next weeks. It has taught me an important lesson that my cupboard should be stocked with some easy comfort foods for when we are not feeling well.i guess it is unusual for us both to be this poorly at the same time! What do you keep in your cupboard/freezer for emergencys like illness

pollys

blue_eyes wrote: »

Oh dear...we have fallen at the first week I'm afraid. Both myself and my husband have taken unwell with colds and bad chests and our wee one is teething. So the meal planning I had submitted has been overtaken by toast and more toast plus some tomato soup. Am going to have a look tonight and re-jig the rest of this weeks and merge with next weeks. It has taught me an important lesson that my cupboard should be stocked with some easy comfort foods for when we are not feeling well.i guess it is unusual for us both to be this poorly at the same time! What do you keep in your cupboard/freezer for emergencys like illness

I always have things like soup,beans,spaghetti,pasta sauce and pasta in. In the freezer there is always fishfingers,pizza,bread,garlic bread,oven chips and usually mince and sausages
Since starting meal planning I also have meat for most of the next 3 weeks frozen, always need to shop for more bread, milk, fruit and veg.


Pollys

allym464

WantToBeSE wrote: »

I am dead chuffed with myself as i have continued to stick to the meal plan.
On tomorrows menu is HM Fish & Chips with mushy peas...might go and see how i can make my frozen peas mushy! BB (my lovely 7yr old cat) is sniffing around the sealed at cat -proof container of white fish that is currently sat on the kitchen side defrosting...she has a naughty glint in her eye...

This made me laugh - my cat does this. tips his head on at the side and you can almost see what is going through his mind.... I have come home to chicken on the floor as I forgot to defrost it in the oven whilst I was at work... needless to say have never forgotten again!!

My mealplan for this week is sausage casserole in the SC (the smells are driving me nuts but has two hours to go:)), Spag bol in the SC and will freeze the leftovers. Brought mushrooms for both the casserole and the spag bol in bulk so will use the left overs to make home made mushroom soup! yummy!

WantToBeSE

allym464 wrote: »

This made me laugh - my cat does this. tips his head on at the side and you can almost see what is going through his mind.... I have come home to chicken on the floor as I forgot to defrost it in the oven whilst I was at work... needless to say have never forgotten again!!

Hehehe, she KNOWS she'll get some eventually, as i am such a softie
So, the fish did indeed survive the night and i really should get off my bottom and start making it. Found a lovely recipe for mushy peas, but will make it with semi skimmed milk instead of double cream!

rising_from_the_ashes

WantToBeSE wrote: »

So, the fish did indeed survive the night and i really should get off my bottom and start making it.

Everything defrosting here has to go in the microwave .... no chance of survival with a dog and 2 cats otherwise :rotfl:

Have to watch big cat when I've made stock .... I've caught him with his head in the bowl as it's cooling on more than 1 occasion! :eek::eek:

Tabatha_Kitten

Sat: Moules Mariniere with HM garlic & rosemary bread, olives & feta.
Sun: HM steak & ale pie, carrots, sprouts & mash.
Mon: Tuna wraps with caper, gherkin, black olive, hard boiled egg & salad (saw this on hairy bikers and have been fancing it since)
Tues: Omlette, salad & new pots
Wed: Chicken salad new pots
Thurs: Tuna pasta bake with salad & garlic bread
Fri: Out with friends

Hillbilly1

Thanks everyone. We need to start doing this! OH not really seeing the point but for a couple we spend waaay too much on food. So this week.

Sa Bolognese Pasta Bake - all store cupboard (Quorn mince!)
Su Toad in the Hole - reduced Waitrose sausages!
Mo Prawn curry - with free naans from ready meals in freezer!
Tu Chilli and HM wedges
We Freezer night
Th Pesto chicken
Fr Bacon and spinach and tomatoes in philly

Have spent £30 this week incl 3 bottles of wine. Husband buying his own sandwich items!

For 2 am I still overspending?

WantToBeSE

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Everything defrosting here has to go in the microwave .... no chance of survival with a dog and 2 cats otherwise :rotfl:

Have to watch big cat when I've made stock .... I've caught him with his head in the bowl as it's cooling on more than 1 occasion! :eek::eek:

Hahaha, me too. I have made rubber chickens before, and found the leftovers (to be frozen for another meal or 2...or 3) on the floor in the kitchen with a very happy bloated cat lying on the floor (think puss in boots a la Shrek)!! Cheeky blighter!

rising_from_the_ashes

A quick update ... not doing too badly!

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Weds - gammon joint & carrot, swede & pot mash :jstuck to it!
Thurs - salmon & new pots :jstuck to it!
Fri -[STRIKE] LO gammon - maybe with new pots & salad? [/STRIKE] Toad in the Hole :jstuck to it!

Sat -[STRIKE]cod & chips[/STRIKE] Ended up being LO TiTH
Sun - roast chicken & roast veg Have remembered to take chicken out the freezer!
Mon - chicken & leek risotto
Tues - chicken & leek risotto
Weds - salmon & new pots
Thurs - turkey steaks in breadcrumbs & new pots
Fri - chicken casserole & swede, carrot & pot mash (both from freezer) or [STRIKE]toad in the hole[/STRIKE] TBC Will need to rethink as had the TiTH this week! Might have the cod & chips (should've been Sat)

So ... not too bad for a first (proper) attempt so far?:):o