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Meal planning - wk 4/4
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NewShadow
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Good Morning and Happy Sunday All.
Items to buy in bold.
[strike]Sunday - Slimming world Omelette with mushrooms, peppers, ham, cheese, and perhaps broccoli [/strike]
[strike]Monday - Turkey roast with carrots and sweet pot mash[/strike]
[strike]Tuesday - Egg fried Rice (egg, rice, LO turkey, garlic, ginger, soy, mixed peppers, mushrooms, bamboo, beansprouts, broccoli, corn and peas)[/strike]
[strike]Wednesday - Cajun spicy meatball and sweet pot bake (diced sweet potato, beef meatballs, mixed peppers, tomatoes (tinned), red onion, honey, garlic, lemon juice, chilli, paprika, coriander, cumin)[/strike]
[strike]Thursday - LO bake[/strike]
[strike] Friday - gammon, egg, wedges and beans[/strike]
Items to buy in bold.
[strike]Sunday - Slimming world Omelette with mushrooms, peppers, ham, cheese, and perhaps broccoli [/strike]
[strike]Monday - Turkey roast with carrots and sweet pot mash[/strike]
[strike]Tuesday - Egg fried Rice (egg, rice, LO turkey, garlic, ginger, soy, mixed peppers, mushrooms, bamboo, beansprouts, broccoli, corn and peas)[/strike]
[strike]Wednesday - Cajun spicy meatball and sweet pot bake (diced sweet potato, beef meatballs, mixed peppers, tomatoes (tinned), red onion, honey, garlic, lemon juice, chilli, paprika, coriander, cumin)[/strike]
[strike]Thursday - LO bake[/strike]
[strike] Friday - gammon, egg, wedges and beans[/strike]
That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.
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Next Step: Bathroom renovation booked for January 2021
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Thanks for starting us off NewShadow
All from stores as much as possible.
Sunday- Meatballs in spicy tomato sauce with chunky chopped veg and served on "Cabbage spaghetti"
Monday-Smokey turkey mince chilli with wedges
Tuesday-LO smokey turkey mince with jacket potato
Wednesday-Bovril cheese chicken breast with stir fried veg
Thursday-BBQ chicken sausages, hash browns & a fried egg
Friday-Tortilla pizza with garlic bread
Saturday-Vegetable curry with turmeric rice
I'll need to buy fruit, mozzarella and mushrooms. Everything else I already have in so hopefully it will be a low spend week.
Lunches will be pork pie, I got 2 huge ones YS yesterday or egg mayo sandwiches.
Breakfasts will be porridge, cereal or HM yoghurt with dried fruit. I have enough bread in the freezer to last the week so I don't even need to bake anything today. A lazy Sunday for me :j
I might go for a nice long walk, take care everyone :A£36/£240
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Monday-Smokey turkey mince chilli with wedges
Out of interest, what do you use for the smoky taste?That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.
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Out of interest, what do you use for the smoky taste?
I add in some smoked paprika and some chorizo. I think it was wanttobese that added the original recipe on here a few years back.
I just use turkey mince instead of normal to lower the calories.£36/£240
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I've used turkey mince in bolognaise as well its very nice and supposedly healthier than beef mince
Want to use up stuff in my freezer this week - items to buy in bold - meals in no particular order
1. chicken kievs, oven chips & tinned sweetcorn
2. chicken, bacon & mushrooms in creamy sauce (maybe garlic philly if I can find some on offer or cheaper Aldi version) with pasta
3. chicken & peppers in black bean sauce with rice
3. cod in sauce with mash and green veg
4. roast leg of venison - this sounds posh but was given to DS not really sure what to do with it - will probably braise on bed of root veg seems to be the way to go according to google
5. chicken & chickpea curry with veg rice
6. faggots, oven chips & peas
7. thai chicken curry with rice
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Skint_yet_Again wrote: »(maybe garlic philly
Iceland have garlic and herb phili at £1 for a 180g tub. Not sure if that's what you're after, but I bought a few.That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.
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Afternoon
fruit & yogurt for weekday breakfasts
lentil & pancetta soup for weekday lunches
Dinners
Lamb gyros with stir fried broccoli, green beans & asparagus
Beef with cabbage, broccoli & cauliflower
Cold meats & cheese with hummus
Chicken with stir fried veg
Liver & bacon with veg
Salmon with any LO veg0 -
Evening meals in no particular order:
Mushroom risotto
Pulled brisket with a carbohydrate and veggies yet to be decided upon
Creamy chicken pasta
Chickpea and spinach curry with rice
Jambalaya
A something on toast night
Soup and a sandwich0 -
Hi all,
Really flipping skint, so the freezer and cupboards will need to be wrung dry this month.
Breakfasts porridge
Lunches, soups and basic rolls.
S - satay chicken stirfry, with brown rice
M - stew with roasted new potatoes and HM freezer stash yorkies
T - porchini risotto
W - steak pie from LO stew and chips
T - spag Bol - Bol from HM freezer stash
F - jacket spud, beans and cheese (still date night, just no takeaway
S - TBC
Should only need to buy milk, cheese and cat food - fingers crossed.Note to self - STOP SPENDING MONEY !!
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hi all mind if I join in
We're a family of 4. Me, OH, DS and DD
Monday: southern fried chicken steaks, buttered new potatoes, and sweetcorn
Tuesday: Beef cannelloni, salad, and coleslaw
Wednesday: Spicy bean burger, jacket potato, salad, and coleslaw
Thursday: Sausage casserole, and mash potato served in a giant Yorkshire pud
Friday: Battered fish, chips and mushy peas
Saturday: Spaghetti bolognaise and garlic baguettes
Sunday: Roast chicken, roast potatoes, honey glazed carrots and parsnips, sprouts, and stuffing
have all the ingredients in except the salad components which will be delivered tomorrow with the rest of the shopping. No trips to the shops with 2 kids in tow for me
Happy eating all0 -
Hi all
M Fish, risotto and ratatouille
T Pasta bake (ready meal:o) we never eat ready meals but they were ys reduced to 10p!
W sausage mash and veg from the garden
T beef enchiladas
F tuna pasta bake
S h/m pizza
lunches are sarnies and hm soup thats festering in the freezerMortgage Jan 13 99260.00 87253 April 2017
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