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

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  • pamsdish
    pamsdish Posts: 2,585 Forumite
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    No meal plans this week yet, just going with the flow, weather wise, and trying to use what I have, today will be courgetti and fish, going optician tomorrow, parking in Tosco, so will get some salad, friend going dentist Thursday, park in M0rr1es, will have a look for y.s. and see if any nice beef joints, on offer, available for portioning and freezing.
    Do I need it or just want it.
  • MissRikkiC
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    This week has been largely ham related and will continue to be. 

    Monday- carbonara 
    Tuesday - Buddah bowl with ham 
    Wednesday - Tuna fish cakes with mash and frozen greens 
    Thursday - chicken pad Thai 
    Friday - hopefully homemade pizzas (ham and pineapple mostly and probably chicken and chorizo however I haven’t got any mozerella so might just grab something from the freezer as the ham will freeze fine and the chorizo will keep 
    Saturday - hot dogs (proper sausages) but onions and rolls etc 
    Sunday - use it up. 

    Follow here for the daily life of an ADHD mum with 2 children and a new mortgage to pay

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6570879/life-in-our-forever-family-home-and-the-mortgage-that-came-with-it#latest
  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,783 Forumite
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    Glad to see this thread is still going strong. Welcome to any newcomers.

    RL has been a bit stressful at the mo so haven't really meal planned properly. 

    Yesterday I just had Coronation Jackfruit on rolls and DD had Jackfruit pasta mayo.
    Today I had aglio e olio and daughter had tikka naan pizza.

    Menu plan for rest of the week is loosely based on the below.


    GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £89.90/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)
    Forever learning the art of frugality
  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,783 Forumite
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     and thanks @K9sandFelines for starting the thread  :)
    More than welcome 😊

    I'm hoping stay on track this week, but hard to keep up with DD2 toing and froing between here and uni pad. 
    GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £89.90/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)
    Forever learning the art of frugality
  • Meal plan not very extravagant this week (it rarely is)  :D There’s a lot of carbs in the menu but will add frozen veg/buy a bit of salad, it’s just one of those weeks this week.

    Monday- Bacon hash (kids requested this as they loved it last week)
    Tuesday- potato and pea curry 
    Wednesday- Bean burgers
    Thursday- quorn sweet and sour with egg noodles
    Friday- cheese and spinach pasta
    Saturday- pizza from freezer with Hm chips/wedges
    Sunday- Steak pie, roasts, veg .. all from Iceland, picked up for free from olio with Hm Yorkshires & stuffing

    Cereal for breakfasts for kids, weekday lunches for kids - mini sausage rolls and cucumber, bacon and lettuce wrap, egg salad wrap x2, pizza baguettes. For puddings ice cream, rice pudding and will make a coconut jam tray cake later in week. 
  • My meal plan for this week is using up store cupboard & freezer items - not set days as it depends on tired i am on returning from work.

    1. Quiche, Salad & New Potatoes
    2. Steak Pie, Vegetables & Mash
    3. Pasta Dish
    4. Salmon, Vegetables & New Potatoes
    5. Jacket Potato, Tuna & Cheese Filling & Salad
    6. Sausage & Mash
    7. Tuna Caesar Salad.


  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,783 Forumite
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    edited 20 June 2022 at 12:40AM
    Menu plan for rest of the week is loosely based on the below.


    Managed to stick to everything apart from the last two meals as the Louisiana one I realised is very similar to the Cajun tofu and pasta I normally do. I didn't have sausages for the grill up so hope to do that on Tuesday.

    Saturday I had a satay style ramen tea. 
    Last night bibimbap bowl. 
    Tonight we are having Coronation Jackfruit in Jacket potato with salad. 
    Tuesday: Hopefully the grill up
    Wednesday will be BBQ jackfruit, as I found a double portion in the freezer ( I thought I'd only frozen one single portion), and DD2 is still here. 
    Thursday: Think its just me. I have some single portions of things floating around in the freezer, so may be something like Spanish beans or Turlu Turlu with pasta. 
    Friday: Aubergine curry with curry noodles
    Saturday: Something beige like fishless fingers or fishless fillet/burger and chips. 
    Sunday : Savoury lentils/mince w. mash or mini roasties and greens


    GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 July £89.90/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. One person vegan household with occasional visitors)
    Forever learning the art of frugality
  • katkin
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     I had to google Turlu K9andFelines sounds very nice. 

    This is what it's looking like this week. Though depending on the weather/work there may be some changes.

    • Gnocchi bake - squishy creamy HM baby tomato & bail sauce, mozzarella / padano topping and salad (yum)
    • Pepper, pork & prawn stir fry veg with noodles (using up bits from freezer / fridge)
    • HM beef burgers with usual trimmings, actifry wedges and salad (BBQ if weather holds)
    • HM fish, chips and peas (using the Iceland cod for the first time hope its nice)
    • Beef and mushroom stroganoff, rice and pan-fried garlicky savoy, peas, green-beans

    • All-in-one tray roasted lemon / herb chicken with feta crushed new pots and salad

    • Easy meal with eggs or freezer find or maybe just a cold meat/cheese/salady picky plate

    Got mushrooms, courgettes and savoy to use up - can incorporate them in a few meals this week.

    Lunches are salad sandwiches/rolls with cold meat, hb eggs or tuna. Thinking of making celery soup too.

    Got strawberries, peaches, melon, grapes and oranges in so considering a big bowl of fruit salad for afters / snacks. Maybe a jelly would be good with that too...

    Have a great week everyone.



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