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

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  • winniepooh
    winniepooh Posts: 943 Forumite
    Friday is ceasar salad
    Saturday is quiche
    Sunday is lemon tart
    Monday is chicken dinner
    Tuesday is chicken and mushrooms
    Wednesday is shepherd's pie
    Thursday is pizza
    I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
    JUST LOVES THE O/S BOARD
  • winniepooh
    winniepooh Posts: 943 Forumite
    Friday is spaghetti bolognise
    Saturday is curry
    Sunday is gypsy tart
    Monday is quiche and salad
    Tuesday is Gammon
    Wednesday is ham and Leek pie
    Thursday is steak pie........new recipe
    I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
    JUST LOVES THE O/S BOARD
  • winniepooh
    winniepooh Posts: 943 Forumite
    Weve had a family member pass away this morning and another who is terminally ill and only has weeks. Plus ive not been well...nothing serious though. So this weeks meals are quick and easy.

    Friday is Frittata
    Saturday is doner kebab
    Sunday out visiting
    Monday is parmesan chicken
    Tuesday is jacket potato's
    Wednesday is Meatloaf
    Thursday is Sausage with mustard mash
    I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
    JUST LOVES THE O/S BOARD
  • CAT££
    CAT££ Posts: 341 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hello

    Shopping day on Friday, so meal plan Fri - Fri.

    Fri - LO chilli from freezer with tacos
    Sat - Hairy Bikers Sweet & Sour Chicken & Rice
    Sun - Jacket Potato, Tuna Mayo & Salad
    Mon - Sausages, cheese & onion potato pie & baked beans
    Tues - Roast Chicken, roasties, stuffing, veg & gravy
    Weds - Chicken & Ham fried rice (with LO chicken)
    Thurs - Cottage Pie

    Breakfasts - Cereal, toast or bacon sandwich as a weekend treat.
    Lunches - Ham/tuna/chicken sandwiches or beans/egg on toast
    Snacks - Fruit, yogurt, crisps (limit myself to a pack every other day)

    Have pudding rice in the cupboard so will make HM rice pudding for one day, with a good slow cooker recipe i found on this forum.

    Working this weekend, hence the roast on tues.
    Cat :wave:
  • winniepooh
    winniepooh Posts: 943 Forumite
    I didn't get chance to post last week.


    So here another week

    Friday is sweet and sour chicken
    Saturday .....we are out for a meal
    Sunday is mango and lime mousse
    Monday is ham salad
    Tuesday iz bbq chicken drumsticks
    Wednesday is leek pie
    Thursday is sausages with potatoe gratin
    I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
    JUST LOVES THE O/S BOARD
  • winniepooh
    winniepooh Posts: 943 Forumite
    Friday is ceasar salad
    Saturday is burgers and salad
    Sunday is strawberry pavlova
    Monday is chicken dinner
    Tuesday is Frittata
    Wednesday is chicken and mushroom rice
    Thursday is Shepherds pie
    I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
    JUST LOVES THE O/S BOARD
  • Love this thread - I will be moving house in a few weeks and was hoping to start meal planning then as I am all over the place when it comes to food and cooking.

    Have subscribed!
    Mortgage March 2013: [STRIKE]£55,956 [/STRIKE]£38,500 (aim to pay off by 2020)
    Overpay aim 2013: £9,974/ £5,000 :T:T:T
    Overpay aim 2014: £3,800/£12,000
    Kitchen and curtain fund: €1,000 / €4,000
    Emergency fund: €1,000 / €2,000
  • winniepooh
    winniepooh Posts: 943 Forumite
    another week :eek:

    Here we go

    Friday - pizza breads and salad
    Saturday - Take away....2nd one this year
    Sunday - chocolate fondants
    Monday - Gammon, mash, veg and parsley sauce
    Tuesday - Ham and leek pie, mash and veg
    Wednesday- Spag bol
    Thursday - Quiche and salad

    Are we managing to stick to our planners?
    I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
    JUST LOVES THE O/S BOARD
  • sonastin
    sonastin Posts: 3,210 Forumite
    I've drifted away from properly planning over the last couple of months but last week got stuck back into it with a vengance. Sort of. I had the whole plan written on the blackboard in the kitchen with days next to it. Ended up with Thursday's dinner on Sunday so Sunday got pushed to Monday. Monday's planned meal didn't really work out (was based on leftovers but the proportions were wrong) so Tuesday was a variation on the theme of what I was planning for Monday. Wednesday we actually had what was planned and same for Friday. Thursday was something completely different that I'd forgotten I had in the freezer, we had Tuesday's planned meal on Saturday and Saturday's dinner got pushed back to this week.

    Given that the meal planning is really there to define my shopping list, I think I can claim to have stuck to the plan!

    Been much better this week. I stuck to what was planned for Mon, Tue & Thur. Struggled to plan for Wed because I wasn't going to be home but OH managed to feed himself something from the freezer which hasn't upset the rest of the plan. Got tonights stuff out of the freezer on plan too.

    Can't remember what I had planned for Saturday because I've lost the scrap of paper it was all scribbled down on but there are about 4 meals I can make out of the stuff we've got in at the moment. I'm hoping to stretch current stocks through most of next week so I'll switch off meal-planning mode for a while again. Start again when the cupboards are bare enough to warrant going shopping again.

    I think my biggest problem with the whole meal-plan-so-you-buy-what-you-need aspect is I'm never quite sure how many meals I can get from the veg I buy. My meal plan will tell me to buy a bag of carrots or a head of brocoli or whatever and I use them in that meal but then I have some left over. They'll get taken into account in the next weeks plan but then we get to times like now where I reckon I can stretch last week's "leftover" veg through the whole of the next week which just means being creative with what I put them with. And as the freezer is filled with YS stuff that is bought off-plan, I'm gonna try to combine it with the extra veg for a shopping free week.
  • winniepooh
    winniepooh Posts: 943 Forumite
    Hi everyone hope your enjoying the sun......supposed to be raining here tomorrow:(

    I love home cooking (ive had numerous disasters tho). Im good at cooking comfort food but now the weather has arrived Im after recipes that are quick and just right for summer. If anyone has any recipes or ideas please share them with me.

    Anyway this head:

    Friday - Pizza and Salad
    Saturday - Full English breakfast :p
    Sunday - Chocolate tart
    Monday - Tuna Salad
    Tuesday - Jacket potatoes with cheese and maybe a few beans
    Wednesday - Sausage, chips and beans (im working the evening shift so I'll just grab a sandwich)
    Thursday - Chicken curry rice and naan breads.


    Look forward to hearing your summer recipes
    I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
    JUST LOVES THE O/S BOARD
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