Meal plans w/b Mon 7/1/2013

Tealady_2

Need to get back to the normality of meal planning and if I write it down here I tend to stick to it better.

Saturday - Veg soup with Chicken and Bacon Ravioli

Sunday - Nandos Marinated Turkey with Cajun Potatoes and Vegetables

Monday - Slow Cooked Beef Casserole with Yorkshire Puddings

Tuesday - Griddled Fish with Noodles and Salad

Wednesday - Spaghetti Bolognaise

Thursday - Chicken with Pepper Sauce, Spicy Rice and Salad

Friday - Bacon and Pasta in a spicy BBQ Sauce

Breakfasts will be porridge, fruit, cereals or toast

Lunches will be HM soup, wraps and Saus Rolls / Pasties (DD only)

Snacks will be fruit, dried fruit, nuts or rice crackers

We are trying to be healthy but need to make a couple of exceptions for DD hence the Saus Rolls and Pasties

YORKSHIRELASS

Mine sounds fairly unexciting compared to some of the others but this is how it goes:

Sunday: Chicken pie and mash
Monday: Stew and dumplings
Tuesday: Shepherds pie
Wednesday: Roast chicken
Thursday: Keema mince & pitta breads
Friday: Pork meatballs & pasta

I also bought a bag of YS Bramley apples so will stretch this out to two puddings, and will make some hm rice pudding for DS as he cant eat stewed fruit.

itsmecathy

This is a great idea - really focusses the mind.

Sunday - roast chicken dinner / mushroom puff pastry tart for me
Monday - chickpea and spinach curry with rice/ fish, rice and veg 4 kids
Tuesday - pasta arribiata and salad
Wednesday - sausages and mash
Thursday - stirfried veg in satay sauce with noodles
Friday -roasted veg enchiladas with refried beans
Saturday- baked potatoes

Soup out of the freezer for work days, toast or sandwiches for others. I like it - it's good to get back in control. Looking forward to seeing what others have planned

Rummer

I always enjoy reading this thread as it always give me great ideas on how I can make out meals more interesting

zogster

I'm back! Been MIA from the thread (still been meal plannng, though) due to very busy few months as work relocation has increased my commute dramatically:(. Determined to get a better work/life balance from now on...

My plans start Sat or Sun depending on when I shop...

Sun: Slow-braised pork shoulder with cider, crème fraîche & mustard (BBC Good Food recipe but done in slow cooker) with mash & cabbage

Mon: Tuna, pea & pesto pasta

Tues: Cranberry & stilton tart with pear salad (BBC Good Food recipe)

Wed: Chilli (HM in freezer) & rice

Thurs: Beef stew (HM in feezer) with jacket spuds & cabbage

Fri: Swede speltotto (from River Cottage Veg Everyday)

Look forward to reading everyone else's as ever

Z

shegirl

zogster wrote: »

I'm back! Been MIA from the thread (still been meal plannng, though) due to very busy few months as work relocation has increased my commute dramatically:(. Determined to get a better work/life balance from now on...

My plans start Sat or Sun depending on when I shop...

Sun: Slow-braised pork shoulder with cider, crème fraîche & mustard (BBC Good Food recipe but done in slow cooker) with mash & cabbage

Mon: Tuna, pea & pesto pasta

Tues: Cranberry & stilton tart with pear salad (BBC Good Food recipe)

Wed: Chilli (HM in freezer) & rice

Thurs: Beef stew (HM in feezer) with jacket spuds & cabbage

Fri: Swede speltotto (from River Cottage Veg Everyday)

Look forward to reading everyone else's as ever

Z

Can I ask what swede speltotto is?

mrsmortenharket

shegirl wrote: »

Can I ask what swede speltotto is?

Me too!

Lisa x

zogster

shegirl wrote: »

Can I ask what swede speltotto is?

mrsmortenharket wrote: »

Me too!

Lisa x

A speltotto is like a risotto but made with bearled spelt or (in my case) pearled barley...never made it before so hoping it will be as nice as risotto

Catslovelycats

OK. I don't 'do' meal planning as I usually change my mind about what I want to eat/can be bothered to cook. I'm not much of a cook and tend to do jacket pots or quick pasta dishes as they are quick and easy!

However, in an effort to have a more interesting diet and control my food cupboard a bit more, I am going to give it a try... So here goes - an attempt for 5 days - a bit pasta heavy still, but a start!! (Doing 7 days is too much for my feeble brain!).

Mon - fishcakes and veg
Tues - spag bol (with pasta rather than spag)
Wed - curry
Thur - veg and bacon pasta
Fri - jacket pot

Thanks for the idea behind this thread!

hotcookie101

zogster wrote: »

A speltotto is like a risotto but made with bearled spelt or (in my case) pearled barley...never made it before so hoping it will be as nice as risotto

The swede speltotto is delicious! It does need a LOT of black pepper, and ideally parmesan (never tried veg equivalent) But it was yum!