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Reverse Meal Planning

Suffolk_lass · 2020-04-01 08:29:14

Not sure if many of you will have tried the reverse-meal plan idea. Rather than buying all the ingredients you need to support your meal-plan, you look at your fridge, freezer and store-cupboard and meal plan from that, minimising what you shop for. Based initially on the fresh produce that would be wasted if it is not…

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7 January at 10:06AM

I used the last of the coleslaw with the couscous last night - and very tasty it was too.

Tonight will feature the last of the christmas sausage rolls - mainly because they were the first thing that leapt out at me when I opened the freezer. I'll almost certainly do beans and mash with them - and might do a double batch of the mash to allow for having it ready to top a cottage pie at the weekend too.

My plans for tomorrow have now changed, so I'll need to re-think a meal for both of us for tomorrow evening.

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