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MealPlans WB 1st December 2007

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  • Hello all, I'm doing the grocery challenge for the first time in december so thought it would be good to post my meal plans here too. I'm trying to use up food I already have so not too much to buy in this week :)

    Saturday - HM Lasagne, Salad
    Sunday - Toad in the Hole, Roasties, Runner Beans, Carrots, Peas, Onion Gravy
    Monday - Chicken Chasseur, Baked potato, Veg
    Tuesday - Sausage, Mash, Veg & Gravy
    Wednesday - HM Spag Bol
    Thursday - Turkey Stew
    Friday - Egg, Chips & Beans

    Puddings are banana cake & custard, hm rice pud, hm treacle tart & custard & marmalade cake & custard. ( 3 men & 1 teen here so they need filling up) :D
    Hope you all have a good week
  • pipkin71
    pipkin71 Posts: 21,821 Forumite
    This week, our plan is:

    Saturday: HM Tandoori chicken, rice, naan.

    Sunday: Roast chicken, roast potatoes, carrots, sweetcorn and stuffing - pasta for DD1 as doesn't eat potatoes.

    Monday: HM Cottage pie.

    Tuesday: Sausages, baked beans and HM bread rolls.

    Wednesday: HM Chicken pie, oven chips [not sure what DD1 will have with it yet.]

    Thursday: HM Spaghetti bolognese, pittas.

    Friday: HM pizza.

    Pipkin xxxx
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  • elly2
    elly2 Posts: 556 Forumite
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    :santa2: hi all my meal plan goes a bit like this
    sat pizza, garlic bread for kids ? for me
    sun sc chicken with stuffing mashed/roast pots veg
    mon chicken pasta bake for kids, mac cheese for me(need to swap tues and weds round due to lack of pasta so i can get cheaper delivery from mr Ts)
    tues toad in the hole, mash
    wed beef dinner, mash/roast pots veg
    thurs chicken legs and rice for 2 older kids chick in garlic sauce for me, lo''s and bf(if he gets here in time)
    fri kids out with their dad.

    Need pasta, rice and some other bits so will see if i can find a mr T code.
  • Crazychik
    Crazychik Posts: 1,994 Forumite
    Here's hoping this week goes to plan, only had to change one meal last week, as I ran out of pasta.

    Sat - Fish & oven chips
    Sun - Roast Chicken Dinner
    Mon - bangers, mash & veg
    Tues - stew & dumplings
    Weds - creamy chicken & pasta (using campbells mushroom soup)
    Thurs - what ever is left in the freezer, and use it up!
    Fri - take away for me & OH as kids will be with their dad.
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  • Jei70
    Jei70 Posts: 281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Wed - Spanish chicken

    Hi LMS,

    How do you make this? The only Spanish dish I know of is Paella...
    Cogito, ergo sum.
  • lililou
    lililou Posts: 663 Forumite
    I have a busy week this week, too

    Sunday Cumberland Pie and carrots, broccoli
    Monday Sausage and mash
    Tuesday Kids - Spaghetti bolognaise
    Wednesday - Egg and Chips
    Thursday - out for Christmas dinner
    Friday - Chinese stir fry
    Saturday - Chicken fajitas

    Still desperately trying to save money to buy Christmas prezzies

    Have a good week everyone
    Here come the girls....100% Gorgeous!!!
  • ChocClare
    ChocClare Posts: 1,475 Forumite
    Ooh, love looking at other people's meal plans, always desperate for inspiration...

    Ours are:
    Sat: veal escalopes in wine sauce, new potatoes and beans; icecream
    Sun: roast chicken et al; usually skip pudding after all that!
    Mon: chicken, bacon and leek pasta bake; HM apple crumble
    Tue: Spanish omelette; HM treacle tart
    Wed: work Christmas dinner so no cooking, hurrah!
    Thurs: spaghetti with HM meatballs and HM tomato sauce; banoffi pie
    Fri: Indian takeaway night (sacred tradition)

    We have recently moved and I lost the contents of one freezer angry-smiley-030.gif as the removal men packed all the stuff in cardboard boxes and then cleverly left the boxes on the lorry overnight... luckily, most of my freezer stuff was at my mum's while she was away on holiday. BUT the good news is that I went with my insurance money to buy more stuff to refill my freezer on Tesco super markdown day (or so it would seem) - for some reason the reduced meat and ready-to-cook-meal cabinet was PACKED with stuff so I bought up practically the entire cabinet and refilled my freezer - hence the veal escalopes, usually far too pricey!
  • Some lovely mealplans there guys!!

    PP
    xx
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  • OK - here's mine.........

    Sun - Roast Chicken, roast potatoes, stuffing, carrots, broccoli, peas and gravy
    Mon - Meatballs and spaghetti
    Tue - Gammon, roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese and green beans
    Wed - Chicken casserole and dumplings
    Thu - Shepherd's pie
    Fri - Chicken with creme fraiche, pesto and cherry tomatoes, served with mash and broccoli
    Sat - HM pizza
    Squares knitted for my throw ~ 90 (yes!!! I have finally finished it :rotfl: )
    Squares made for my patchwork quilt ~ 80 (only the "actual" quilting to do now :rotfl:)
  • chewy62
    chewy62 Posts: 192 Forumite
    Thanks for the inspiration folks! Her is my plan for the week, might swap the days about a bit though.
    Sun.:pork chops, roasties,veg and yorkies
    Mon:sausage, mash and beans
    Tues.:chicken in a smingy sauce and rice!
    Wed.:HM chicken nuggets and wedges for kids,burgers or noodles for us
    Thurs.:spag bol.
    Fri.:bacon, egg and waffles for kids,burgers or soup for us
    Sat.:ravioli with tomato sauce and garlic bread
    I start work at 6pm on Wed and Fir, so we all have to grab tea when we can!;)
    Sept. grocery challenge = £500 (221.60 so far!;))
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