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

sonastin

I think I'm going to have a slight change to my plan for tomorrow. Was going to be sausage, egg, chips and (baked) beans. However I got a couple of slow cooker recipe books for xmas and loads of recipes use various types of beans - something I've never cooked with - so I picked up a couple of tins from tesco earlier this week. I've been desperate to give them a try even though they weren't on the plan. I've got a dozen eggs in the fridge so figured I really should stick to the plan and use the beans next week - its not like they are gonna go off, is it? But OH has nearly finished his jar of pickled eggs (HM xmas present) and wants some more so I can use up the eggs by pickling them!

So plan for tomorrow is now a sausage cassoulet done in the slow cooker which is good as I need a quick meal & its a quicker option than the original plan Just hope that it tastes as good as the recipe sounds!

Yummy_Mummy_Sofia

Yummy_Mummy_Sofia wrote: »

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 changed as we had such a busy day didn't have time to do in SC and didn't want to have oven on for hours. Had sausage and cheesy potatoes. All in so not too bad
7th leftovers of above stayed as leftovers, had enough of the edited above
[STRIKE]8th beans on toast[/STRIKE] done
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!

had another slight adjustment to this plan. I've done a plan if the months meals now and basically bought all the small amount needed. Also bought ingredients to make packed lunch meals. Including homemade flapjacks and cakes for Puds ect. Managed to keep spends down to £37 so not too bad IMO.

Will post up my whole month meal plan next. Started on feb meal plan and have decided to book my online food shop slot now ready. Giving I'm getting bigger by the day and struggling to manage toddler, trolly and bump have thought a large monthly online delivered shop is now my best bet. That way I can focus on what we actually need and get the meals cooked and frozen right at start of month. Booked under hubby's name as I could claim another £12 off first shop , then I've used collected nectar points giving a total of nearly £30 off the shop. This has managed to get 2x whole chicken, 3xpork mince, 3xbeef mince and 20 pork sausages; effectively free:j.

I usually don't buy much meat in supermarket but with the offers and money off thought it was a better idea. Plan on getting a large ham joint to boil and slice for sandwiches, throwing in pasta dishes and good old ham egg and chips. Again think it will work out cheaper as I can get a massive side for £20 and will stretch. Stock will also be used in risotto dishes then. Am also going to stock up on beef and chicken pieces, as buying in bulk saves us a lot of the retail price. I can buy catering size packs and use my 2nd freezer to store.

Anyhow enough of my late night ramblings again, will post the menu now. And thanks for keeping me going guys, really spurs you on when others are doing so well .

Yummy_Mummy_Sofia

13th egg bacon and broccoli flan, potatoes
14th left overs of above
15th pasta with pork and sage balls
16th TBC - think omelette perhaps with salad
17th corned beef hash and egg
18th H/M pizza with HM wedges
19th spag Bol and spaghetti
20th above mince turned into lasagne (stop us feeling like leftovers again!)
21st stir fry rice with veg medley
22nd left over rice from above, but with fish added
23rd beans on toast
24th pork loin, potatoes and broccoli
25th mushroom risotto
26th steak burgers in a bun, with HM wedges
27th turkey dinner and veg (basically left over from Xmas)
28th speedy veg spaghetti
30th poached eggs on toast
31st braised pork and potatoes

brunettegirl

well I am rubbish! I still haven't finished my meal plan for the month, I really miss not having a calandar in the kitchen roll on monday! (we have no money till then) I am sending OH to sainsburys later to do shopping with his nectar card as we are almost out of meat last lot of chicken drumsticks tonight. although not sure what to do with these ones have hardly anything in. My stores have never been so low.

any suggestions I have onions, potatoes, pasta, rice, chicken, stock, baked beans, frozen sprouts, various soups.

I was thinking some kind of curried type casserole? its the lack of veg im not liking- tinned mushy peas don't count!

donnajt

Great thread - is it ok to join in?

winniepooh

Of course. The more the merrier

joedenise

Brunettegirl - have you got flour and butter/marge/lard? If you have you could make a chicken pie and use one of the tins of soup as a sauce in it - can use as it is if it's condensed otherwise you'll need to boil it hard to reduce it. Serve with mashed pots & veg.

Denise

Hillbilly1

I am sticking to weekly meal planning - I think monthly is a bit too long for us. We'll crumble and eat out!

Sticking to our plan, and I think we'll manage without freezer night as I used left over shepherds pie from the weekend, mixed in some chorizo and had it in pitta breads. I'd normally have bonned such a small amount!

Husband says after each meal "that was tasty" as if its a surprise...

Also good side effect have lost 5lbs in 5 days!

brunettegirl

well we ended up with chicken drumstick casserole with potatoes and carrot and parsnip soup as a sauce, was very delicious, had with home made bread - everyone is full up!

Nancy888

brunettegirl wrote: »

well we ended up with chicken drumstick casserole with potatoes and carrot and parsnip soup as a sauce, was very delicious, had with home made bread - everyone is full up!

Good to hear you made the most of what you'd got :j