Could we start a meal plan thread again, so it's not lost in the GC?

Blackcats

This week's meal plan although we always manage to swop things about for various reasons 

Monday - all day Mediterranean breakfast (copying our local cafe - scrambled eggs, halloumi, chorizo, grilled tomatoes, spinach and toast for OH)
Tuesday  meatballs and tomato sauce (from freezer)
Wednesday - posh macaroni cheese
Thursday  - sausages, mash, various veggies
Friday. - Thai green curry and nasi goreng
Saturday - post football homemade veggie soup and cheese on toast
Sunday - homemade chicken kebab pitta with garlic sauce and salad

we have some homemade lemon drizzle cake for treats today and Tuesday and I'm making Impossible Pie on Wednesday for scrummy treats for a few days 

joedenise

Love the sound of the Mediterranean breakfast @Blackcats - think I'm going to pinch that idea for breakfast at the weekend!

K9sandFelines

Thanks everyone for joining in.

I used the sweet potato for a Thai soup, so didn't make Jamaican rundown 
Cauliflower Alfredo and Aloo Ghobi I'll come  back to at a later date.

My weeks plan is roughly like this ....

Today Sausage, mash, onion gravy, carrot and green beans
Wednesday 'Bacon' crumbles and mushroom carbonara style pasta
Thursday Vegan roast dinner
Friday Ratatouille
Saturday Passanda and rice with flatbread 
Sunday  Hoisin tofu and noodles ?
Monday BBQ jackfruit and rice ?

C_J

Hello everyone.  I'm just back from my favourite Community Fridge where, for a £1 voluntary donation, I collected so much food. So much. I won't list it all, but based on everything which has now been shoehorned into my fridge and freezers, my menu plan for the coming week will be:

Thursday
Breakfast - Pret porridge pot with blueberries
Lunch : Pret hoisin duck wrap, small bottle of M&S gazpacho
Dinner : Roasted portobello mushrooms stuffed with minced beef, garlic and spinach

Friday
Breakfast - Pret bircher muesli pot with grated apple
Lunch : Pret roast chicken sandwich, small bottle of M&S gazpacho
Dinner : King oyster mushroom and veg stir fry with black bean sauce

Saturday
Breakfast - Scrambled egg on wholemeal toast
Lunch : Carrot and lentil soup
Dinner : Italian meatballs and pasta with side salad

Sunday
Breakfast - Bacon, egg, hash brown and tomato
Lunch : Carrot and lentil soup, sourdough croutons
Dinner : Roasted cauliflower cheese

Monday
Breakfast - Toast or cereal
Lunch : King oyster mushroom slices in garlic and parsley butter
Dinner : Chicken chow mein

Tuesday
Breakfast - Toast or cereal
Lunch : Curried parsnip soup, sourdough croutons
Dinner : Carrot and sweet potato spicy fritters with salad

Wednesday
Breakfast - Porridge
Lunch : Roast beef and onion sandwich
Dinner : Black bean dhal, naan bread and vegetable samosa

I also have strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, bananas, easy peelers, grapes, fresh peaches, apples and pears for desserts/snacks, along with a large carton of Greek yogurt and 4 pints filtered semi skimmed milk. In addition I picked up very large and healthy potted herbs (curly leaf parsley and rosemary) which I have planted out in the herb garden.

Not bad for £1

K9sandFelines

What an amazing haul CJ. I went to the Bread and Butter thing this week, and nowhere near as good as what you've got. And more expensive too!

I'm in the midst of my meal plan as we speak 🤔

C_J

I went to the Community Fridge again today, and for the requested £1 donation I have planned the next few days' meals :

Tonight
Chicken breast roasted in the air fryer, with cauliflower cheese
Strawberries and cream for pud

Thursday
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and blueberries
Lunch: Pret hoisin duck wrap, M&S mixed fruit bowl (melon, grapes, pineapple I think)
Dinner: Prawn stir fry with black bean sauce

Friday
Breakfast: Cereal or toast
Lunch: Pret coronation chicken salad, grapes
Dinner: Finish the prawn stir fry with black bean sauce

Saturday
Breakfast: Scrambled egg on toast
Lunch: Pret duck poke bowl, easy peeler satsuma
Dinner: Chicken, mushroom and spinach curry with pilau rice, black cherry yogurt for pud

Sunday
Breakfast: Cereal or toast
Lunch: M&S bao buns
Dinner: Finish chicken, mushroom and spinach curry, peach yogurt for pud

Monday
Breakfast: Porridge and blueberries
Lunch: Butternut squash soup
Dinner: Mushroom omelette and salad, raspberry Eton Mess

Tuesday
Breakfast: Cereal or toast
Lunch: Butternut squash soup
Dinner: Leeks wrapped in ham and baked in cheese sauce, raspberry Eton Mess

That brings me back to Wednesday when I will be back at the Community Fridge, though I may also pop in to the one they hold at the weekend just to have a look and see what's on offer.

This week I also picked up a lovely big slab of fruit cake (the Christmas cake type), a slice of which will be nice with morning coffee. Also 4 pints of filtered whole milk and some protein enhanced flapjacks.

They also had tonnes of salad leaves, little gem lettuces and cucumbers which we were forced to take (!). I might try making braised lettuce or lettuce soup for the freezer but please does anyone have some good suggestions for using up four huge cucumbers?  I did find a recipe online for cucumber curry and I have all the ingredients for it but am not too sure. I already have some bread and butter pickles in the fridge which I made the other week so I don't need to make any more of those.  Does anyone have any other ideas please?

K9sandFelines

C_J said:

They also had tonnes of salad leaves, little gem lettuces and cucumbers which we were forced to take (!). I might try making braised lettuce or lettuce soup for the freezer but please does anyone have some good suggestions for using up four huge cucumbers?  I did find a recipe online for cucumber curry and I have all the ingredients for it but am not too sure. I already have some bread and butter pickles in the fridge which I made the other week so I don't need to make any more of those.  Does anyone have any other ideas please?

I know you said no more pickles, but would the one with red pepper flakes, rice vinegar, sesame seeds et al, work? I can't think of the name !

K9sandFelines

I think I forgot to come back with the meal plan last week. Here is this week's

C_J

The next seven days' meal plan using all the items I collected from the Community Fridge this week will be:

Breakfasts : croissants; porridge; toast; scrambled eggs; cornflakes.  I also have blueberries to add to the porridge, and there's also a litre of fresh apple juice.

Lunches: Chunky mixed vegetable soup with added chopped chicken; prawn gyozas with sweet chilli dipping sauce; avocado on toast; chicken pesto and salad wrap; prawn sandwich; jacket potato.  There are ingredients for carrot and coriander soup if needed too.

Dinners: Garlicky creamy mushrooms on toast; fresh ravioli with arrabiata sauce; chicken and veg stir fry with hoisin sauce and sesame oil noodles; sausages with broccoli and cauliflower cheese; meatballs with spaghetti and a fresh tomato sauce.

For snacks and desserts there are yogurts, apples, bananas, easy peelers, blueberries, strawberries, a big tub of fancy mixed olives and two tubs of guacamole.  I also picked up bread and 4 litres of semi skimmed filtered milk so the only shopping I will most likely need this week is another sack of worker dog mix for the hungry hound

K9sandFelines

K9sandFelines said:

Thai curry and rice
Cottage pie

I didn't manage to have the last two meals and I'm on my own for most of the week.
So, my meal plan is going to be quite similar to the week just gone.