Reverse Meal Planning

ruby_eskimo

Curry made 3 portions last night so that's dinner sorted for me later.  Having a massive salad for lunch which will use some more stuff up in the fridge.

Primrose

I have loads  of sultanas, dried apricots , various nuts, etc to use up. Find that throwing some of these, as well as finely chopped apples & carrots into a finely chopped green salad mix helps add interest and variety to salads when hot weather means you're eating them more  regularly.  Also finely sliced red or white cabbage is great in salads too.

ruby_eskimo

I like adding apples to salads too Primrose and a feta and watermelon one is a fave around here.

Having carbonara this evening as we have a few eggs to use up and it's a quick and easy meal to make.

rtandon27

Last night's efforts to use up leeks resulted in a rarebit style sauce on top of pork steaks with plain boiled and diced potatoes with a side salad! Surprisingly tasty!

ruby_eskimo

rtandon27 said:

Last night's efforts to use up leeks resulted in a rarebit style sauce on top of pork steaks with plain boiled and diced potatoes with a side salad! Surprisingly tasty!

That sounds really yummy, might have to try that myself at some point.

rtandon27

@ruby_eskimo - here is a link to the recipe we based it on...

...and it was super tasty!

ruby_eskimo

Thanks @rtandon27, definitely going on the meal plan for next week.

Having kimchi jjigae for dinner tonight using up a solitary block of tofu from the cupboard, along with the last of my kimchi in the fridge and some other bits and bobs that are laying around.

Suffolk_lass

ruby_eskimo said:

I like adding apples to salads too Primrose and a feta and watermelon one is a fave around here.

Having carbonara this evening as we have a few eggs to use up and it's a quick and easy meal to make.

Ooh - off to add feta and watermelon to the shopping list

ruby_eskimo

@Suffolk_lass add some fresh mint to it as well 👍

joedenise

Back from holiday so using up stuff from the freezer as have been having to buy stuff almost daily whilst away.

Got back yesterday and made spag bol for dinner but made so much there was enough left to reheat for lunch today.  Have got a chicken curry out of the freezer for dinner tonight and a beef bourguignon for dinner tomorrow night.

Have meal planned for rest of month and have all the meat needed so SM and farm shop spends should be a bit lower for rest of the month.