MealPlans 5th May 2007

Penny-Pincher!!

Morning

Thought I would start this off early...sorry it gets earlier each week:o ...with the Bank Holiday, thought it may help I REALLY cant believe we are in May 2007:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[STRIKE]Friday-Steak, Chips, Salad and Garlic Bread[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Saturday-BBQ at friends house:D [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sunday-Dinner at other friends;)...and Poker evening[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Monday-Cod, Mash & Mushy Peas[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Tuesday-Chicken In Creamy Sauce, Boiled Spuds, Carrots & Green Beans[/STRIKE]
Wednesday-Lamb Stew (swede,onion,carrots,peas) & Dumplings
Thursday-Shepherds Pie, Carrots & Cabbage
Friday-Egg & Chips
Saturday-Folks down-hoping for a BBQ...weather permitting

Breakies will be: toast, something on toast, cereal, fruit, juice or yogurt.
Lunches will be: Leftovers, baked spuds, salads, beans on toast etc

dumpling

Hi, I thought I would join in this week if that is ok. I'm finding it very useful to plan our meals 1 week in advance as it is really helping me to cut down on my shopping. Anyway, here goes:
Fri - SC Beef in gravy, Jacket potatoes and veg
Sat - Beefburgers, HM potato wedges, raita and salad
Sun - Roast chicken and all the bits
Mon - 1970's Risotto (got recipe from index collection ages ago, now a firm fave in our house with the kids) 'Proper' risotto with leftover chicken and prawns for me and OH
Tues -HM Shephards Pie, roasties and veg
Wed - Sausage and Mustard pasta for me and OH, Sausage pasta bake for kids.
Thurs - Pizza and Nachos with salad and garlic bread.

I make pudding 3 times a week and the rest of the time we have fresh fruit and yoghurt. Our puddings this week are rhubarb and strawberry crumble, fruit scones with jam and cream and Pineapple pudding...which I've never made before but have got the recipe from the back of a ground rice packet!

Lunches are just Jacket potatoes. leftovers or sandwhiches and we have cereal for breakfast every morning except saturday when we have boiled eggs and dippy soldiers LOL.

Most of the main ingredients I manged to buy reduced at Somerfields this week as I'm trying hard to get on budget for May.

Cheers everyone, Jo

r.mac_2

Hiya re-posting this as I added to the last thread very late - ooops!!

Fri - Lamb burgers with sweet potato and red pepper wedges.
sat - tenderstem broccoli and lemon pasta
Sun - soy and honey chicken stir fry with cashewnut rice
Mon - lasagne
Tues - pesto salmon, potatoes and veggies
Wed - pea risotto
Thurs - macaroni cheese
Fri - shepherds pie

Thanks for all the inspiration ladies and gents

vixtress

well my meal plans change slightly daily but follow a general jist dependent on whos in, how much is left from the night before etc so it will go vaguely like this:
friday, only me so left over quiche or somthing on toast
sat, hm pizza
sun, liver & onions, yorkies, veg etc
mon, hm curry, rice
tues, only me so prob left overs
wed, shopping so start again from there

patentgirl

Morning all missed posting last couple of weeks and it showed in my budget as well so now back on track for keeping to budget in May so here goes
Fri - Sausages wrapped in bacon, mash veg and onion gravy
Sat - Chicken casserole in SC rice and peas
Sun - Shepherds pie and veg
Mon - Not sure waas meant to be having barbie on beach but looking at weather forcast might be change of plan
Tues - lasagne, salad and wedges
Wed - pizza, HM coleslaw and jacket pots
Thurs - chicken strips in soy sauce in pitta pockets with cesar salad
Fri - Roast with all trimmings
lunches pasta/rice salads, wraps

tinkerbelluk

r.mac wrote: »

Sun - soy and honey chicken stir fry with cashewnut rice

This sounds lovely Do you have a recipie you can share?

r.mac_2

hiya - of course. Its a bit of a variation on something that i already make and one I saw in this months copy of Olive magazine

chicken breast - either raw chopped, or cooked and shredded
soy sauce
clear honey
spring onions
red pepper
ginger - grated is best but chopped or powdered does the same
canned water chestnuts - sliced or chopped
rice (I use basmati, but anything works)
chopped corriander
cashew nuts - lightly toasted and chopped


I cook the rice and add the chopped cashews and the corriander.
I heat a wok to high, add the chicken and brown lightly, add the veggies and ginger and push around for a minute or so. Add a good couple of tablespoons honey and soy sauce. (A little rice wine is nice if you have any buts its not essential). Cook until it goes all bubbly and thickens into a sauce. Check meat is cooked through and serve with the rice

Enjoy - thnaks for asking - feeling chuffed that someone wants one of my recipes

MrsTinks

Friday-Out for dinner – friends B’day
Saturday-BBQ weather permitting. Pork kebabs with peanut sauce
Sunday-Dinner at friends
Monday- Roast cluck cluck
Tuesday- chicken and cous cous salad with peas, cheddar, sweetcorn, and a few fried bacon bits. Maybe some rocket if they have grown enough.
Wednesday - cottage pie (from freezer)
Thursday- Chicken and mushroom pie (buy puff pastry & mushroom condensed soup) w/Mash
Friday- Beff curry – use up 4 slices of beef brisket in freezer w/rice
Saturday- Home made pizza w/topping?


Lunches will be: Leftovers, baked spuds, salads, HM sarnies.

OH is away from home wednesday and back friday so his grub is paid for by work mainly.

r.mac - I have shamelessly stolen your recipe for my blog hope you don't mind It sounds delish!!! No-one reads the blog anyway but I kinda use it for storing recipies or at least plan to

shell2001

Friday - Homecooked Gammon Ham, Egg & HM Chips (with HM Bread rolls)
Saturday - HM Pizza & Salad
Sunday - HM Beef curry & HM E F rice (from freezer)
Monday - Toad in hole, HM Wedges, peas & Sweetcorn
Tuesday - Pasta Cheese & Garlic Bread
Wednesday - HM Chicken Nuggets, Stir-fry noddles & veg
Thursday - Roast Pork, Roasties, Veg, Yorkshires & Gravy
Friday - Sliced pork in Peppercorn sauce, HM Chips, Peas & Sweetcorn
Spag Bol (with hidden veg for littles)

DD1 goes in to have grommits done on Tuesday so will have to send DH for veggies to do meals during week as not sure how she will be???

Need to buy - Milk, veggies, fruit, plain flour, eggs.

Bread is HM so thats sorted.

Breakfast - cereal, toast, porridge, fruit, fruit juice

Lunch - sandwiches, fruit, yoghurt

Snacks - Rice cakes, hm biscuits, fruit

newster

Um. Gammon and eggs sound good.

Heres my menu for this week for two adults and 6 children (19-9yrs)
Saturdays I have as a come as you like sort of day. I will cook something, but if it's not what they feel like then they have to get thier own from whatevers hanging about. Sundays we have church so I do a lighter meal then because I'm never sure how many I shall be feeding. Sometimes people come back to us, or some of hours go and eat with others so I have to do something that can be stretched, or stored in the fridge depending on final numbers. Also. Not all my lot like fish, so when those of us who do have it, the others have fish fingers.

Saturday... Spicey quorn mince and rice.
Sunday... Salad, meat, chesse, boiled eggs etc and hm bread
Monday... Roast chicken, Roast potatoes and two lots of veg.
Tuesday... Salmon\fish fingers, hm chips and peas
Wednesday... Pasta bake and hm bread
Thursday... Stirfry and noodles
Friday... Cheese flans, mash and baked beans

Breakfasts are usually cereal, porridge etc.
Lunches whatever is handy. Sandwiches or sometimes what are left over from the night before.

comping_cat

Hello everyone, right this coming week, we will be eating -

Saturday - Burgers.
Sunday - Pasta bake.
Monday - Roast lamb.
Tuesday - Pork stew and dumplings.
Wednesday - Sausage, mash and baked beans.
Thursday - HM fish and chips.
Friday - HM pizza.