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Meal Plans WB 16th December
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JulieGeorgiana
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Another successful week, a few changes and swaps... but no extra money spent on food 
So here's for a successful 5th week
Sunday - 'if it' - It's only me and DD1
Monday - Beef Tikka Masala (using LO Brisket) with Rice
Tuesday - Toad in the Hole with Mash
Wednesday - LO Beef Tikka Masala with Pasta
Thursday - Chicken Jambalaya (using LO Chicken)
Friday - Rolls and Filler (We're out, so it'll be a car picnic)
Saturday - Chilli with Tortilla Chips, Sour Cream and Salad
Sunday - 'Christmas' at Mum's
Good luck everyone x

So here's for a successful 5th week

Sunday - 'if it' - It's only me and DD1
Monday - Beef Tikka Masala (using LO Brisket) with Rice
Tuesday - Toad in the Hole with Mash
Wednesday - LO Beef Tikka Masala with Pasta
Thursday - Chicken Jambalaya (using LO Chicken)
Friday - Rolls and Filler (We're out, so it'll be a car picnic)
Saturday - Chilli with Tortilla Chips, Sour Cream and Salad
Sunday - 'Christmas' at Mum's
Good luck everyone x
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I've been meal planning for a while now, but going to list them here too!
Sunday Gammon with orange and cranberry
Monday Chorizo paella
Tuesday Beef stew
Wednesday Carbonara
Thursday Pork stir fry with hoisin sauce
Friday lamb tagine
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Saturday (today)-Pie, mash and gravy
Sunday- sausage and herb casserole with cheese and onion mash
Monday-Enchiladas, salad, cous cous.
Tuesday-Spanish Chicken tonight, rice
Wednesday- Carbonara and garlic bread
Thursday-Ham salad baguettes
Friday- Pizza, salad, wedges, garlic bread.0 -
It's rather a long time since I've done this, but I have reorganised the pantries and started getting food in for Christmas and the pre-Christmas birthdays. We're in Australia and it's hot right now, so my menu probably looks a bit different.
Sunday (today): stir-fried lamb with ginger, garlic, spring onions and red pepper, rice
Monday: boiled baby potatoes with raclette melted over them, spinach & bacon salad, gherkins
Tuesday: black bean chilli, tacos, salad, soured cream
Wednesday: marinated spatchcock chicken, potatoes, salad
Thursday (DD's birthday): lasagne, garlic pizza bread, tiramisu
Friday (her last day of primary school): vegetable frittata
Saturday (OH's birthday): roast pork with crackling, roast vegetables, lime (& gin) posset (if I can locate the recipe)0 -
well still trying to eat up what I have to make a bit more room for Christmas stuff
Today: chicken, yorkshires, potato, turnip, carrots, sprouts and peas/sweetcorn
Monday: I am out, HM chicken and leek pie for DS and OH will leftover veg
Tuesday: HM chicken curry with rice
Wednesday: cheese and spinach ravioli with HM tomato sauce
Thursday:DS goes to nanna;s for tea, we are off work so will see what we fancy
Friday: HM lasagne
Breakfast: cereal or toast
Lunches: HM soup for me, DS will have pasta in sauce, rice with chicken and jacket pots with beans and cheese.Fruit will be watermelon and plums for a few days. i also have loads of yoghurts0 -
monday, Oxtail stew with herby dumplings
Tues, Hm quiche and jacket potato
Wed, Sausage, chips and beans
Thurs, HM pizza and garlic bread
Fri, hm fish pie
Sat, Chilli and rice
Sun, lamb, roast potatos and veg
lunches will be, ham, cheese or chicken sarnies, tomato soup, egg on toast or any lo from previous day
breakfast will be cereal, porridge or toast
snacks, biscuits, yoghurts, hm cake or fruit.G.C July £21.09/£1000 -
Been looking for this thread for a while cos I really need help with stuff to cook for my kids.
I seem to rotate the same things which are:-
Sausages in a packet sauce (white sauce type thing)
Spag Bol
Chicken Tonight with pasta/rice
Chicken Nuggets, Chips
Fish Fingers
Faggots, Rice, veg (diff one each time to try and persuade them to eat something)
So will be watching this thread to see if I can get any new ideas.
Tried slow cook gammon in coke the other day, but that didn't go too great.Pink Sproglettes born 2008 and 2010
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Very late this week, but need to to keep posting to remind myself for the next week!
Sun - garlic chicken thighs and patatas bravas
Mon - Scotch pie and mash
Tues - prawn and chorizo spaghetti using LO bravas sauce
Weds - Beef black pepper noodles
Thurs - Chicken fajitas
Fri - HM tikka malasa (hopefully!) with naan bread
Sat - Veg soup with cheesy croutons, popcorn and film for afters...
Sun - Sticky ginger & chilli salmon0
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