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Meal planning - wk 18th Apr
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NewShadow
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Afternoon All.
Nothing very exciting this week.
Monday - Faggots, Mash, Mushy Peas
Tuesday - Chicken Sausage, Root Mash, Beans
Wednesday - Baked Pot, cottage cheese, beans (eating out for lunch)
Thursday - Soup and sourdough bread (and puddin')
Friday - Fish, wedges, peas
Nothing very exciting this week.
Monday - Faggots, Mash, Mushy Peas
Tuesday - Chicken Sausage, Root Mash, Beans
Wednesday - Baked Pot, cottage cheese, beans (eating out for lunch)
Thursday - Soup and sourdough bread (and puddin')
Friday - Fish, wedges, peas
That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.
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House Bought July 2020 - 19 years 0 months remaining on term
Next Step: Bathroom renovation booked for January 2021
Goal: Keep the bigger picture in mind...
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Struggling this week as its the week before pay day. Mostly stuff I have batch cooked and frozen.
Sunday - mince and dumplings
Monday- chilli tacos
Tuesday - beef casserole and mushroom rice
Wednesday - spaghetti Bolognese
Thursday - gammon, egg & chips
Friday - out for DH birthday
Saturday - curry and riceLiving the simple life0 -
Our week looks something like this;
Sat - grilled salmon with pea pesto potato salad, and steamed veg.
Sun - SIL is cooking
day off for me .. :j
Mon - Blue cheese stuffed burgers with sweet potato wedges and salad
Tue - Thai cod with asian veg and shredded salad with garlic and sesame dressing.
Wed - Garlic roasted chicken leg, crispy new potatoes and spring salad (courgette, asparagus, goats cheese and hazelnuts)
Thurs - chestnut mushroom, spinach and chickpea curry with brown rice and coriander naan bread.
Fri - Grilled lamb chops with herbed bulgar wheat and caramelised fig, blood orange and feta salad.
Hope everyone has a good week.
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thefamousexcuse wrote: »Our week looks something like this...
Yum! can I come visit - I'll do the pots...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 the thread Newshadow
A really tough week to meal plan as I am working 6 days from 6am until 7pm.
Sunday- Eating out as it is my daughters birthday
Monday-Chilli with noodles
Tuesday- LO Chilli with hash browns and garlic bread
Wednesday- Wrap pizza topped with jalapeños, pumpkin seeds and mozzarella
Thursday- Vegetable curry and rice
Friday- Meatballs with chunky veg and tomato herb sauce on cabbage "spaghetti"
Saturday- Soup and sandwhich night or just hot dogs and noodles. I'll be so tired by then.£36/£240
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thefamousexcuse wrote: »Our week looks something like this;
Sat - grilled salmon with pea pesto potato salad, and steamed veg.
Sun - SIL is cooking day off for me .. :j
Mon - Blue cheese stuffed burgers with sweet potato wedges and salad
Tue - Thai cod with asian veg and shredded salad with garlic and sesame dressing.
Wed - Garlic roasted chicken leg, crispy new potatoes and spring salad (courgette, asparagus, goats cheese and hazelnuts)
Thurs - chestnut mushroom, spinach and chickpea curry with brown rice and coriander naan bread.
Fri - Grilled lamb chops with herbed bulgar wheat and caramelised fig, blood orange and feta salad.
Hope everyone has a good week.
FTE
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Our week looks very 1940s
Week beginning 17th April 2016
Sunday: Smoked shoulder of bacon, mashed potatoes, broad beans (thought we'd eaten all of last year's but apparently not) cauliflour and low fat cheese sauce. Raspberry creme brûl!e.
Mon: Split pea soup; cold bacon, pickles, green salad, tomato and onion salad, hm bread.
Tues: Cauliflour and broccoli au gratin, hm bread. Fruit.
Wed: Hotpot with pickled cabbage. Fruit?
Thurs: Hotpot with beetroot. Spiced stewed apples and yogurt.
Fri: Fish - depends on what looks good on the market.
Saturday: Something on toast, or Staffordshire oatcakes as part of a high tea. Depends. It's usuallya get your own tea day on Saturday as we're in at different times 0 -
Been raiding the free Tesco mags for new recipes this week!
In no particular order...
Jamaican jerk pork traybake
Chorizo, manchego and aspragus puff pastry tarts
Chicken breast (not sure how yet) and polenta chips
Beef mince nachos with guacamole
Chicken thigh and cashew nut stir fry
Maple glazed pork belly with chilli butter beans0 -
Everyone has a much more exciting plan than mine - must try harder next week!That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.
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Here's mine for this week in no particular order
1. cod in white sauce, jacket potato & broccoli
2. liver and onions, mash & carrots
3. hot & spicy chicken breast, jacket potato & tinned sweetcorn
4. chicken curry & rice
5. chicken, bacon & mushroom in sauce made with garlic crème cheese
6. sausage & onions, chips veg and gravy
7. hot & spicy chicken breast, chips & tinned sweetcorn
Many items from stores / freezer again this week. Breakfasts will be weet bics or porridge and lunch will be home made soup or crackers and cheese or any leftover cold meat, any leftover salad - 1/2 a cucumber and a few tomatoes
Shopping list this week
4 baking potatoes only 29p at aldi at the moment,
frozen chicken breasts £3.49
hot & spicy chicken £1.75
2 x milk 4 pints £89p
bananas for snacks 1kg 0.68p
tin sweetcorn 0.35p carrots 1 kg 0.43p = £8.77
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MONDAY: Roast ham, cabbage, carrots, parsley sauce.
TUESDAY: Sausage pasta bake, salad.
WEDNESDAY: Stew.
THURSDAY: Chicken kievs, waffles, salad.
FRIDAY: Spaghetti carbonara.
SATURDAY: Breaded cod, chips, mushy peas.
SUNDAY: Takeaway.0
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