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

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  • Wraithlady
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    Our menu for this week:

    Yesterday Chilli wraps
    Tonight      Pasta Salad
    Tomorrow Traybake (chicken, potatoes, courgette and an elderly kohlrabi)
    Thurs        Shakshouka
    Fri             Egg & bacon pilau
    Sat            Prawn Saganaki
    Sun           Noodle thing (noodles and whatever needs using up from the fridge/freezer - in this case, carrots, mushrooms and leftover burger & kebabs from last weekend)


    Menu plans are never set in stone, I use them just to remind myself to get stuff out of the freezer

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  • Right, weather and life back to normal (finally tested negative for covid) so I need a meal plan!

    Fri - burger, new potatoes, salad and coleslaw 
    Sat - harissa lamb steak, chickpea couscous and roasted vegetables 
    Sun - tuna steak with warm new potato and green bean salad 
    Mon - prawn Thai curry, noodles, green beans 
    Tues - out (I expect chips will feature 😉)
    Wed - tuna and broccoli pesto pasta 
    Thurs - bacon and Stilton gnocchi, broccoli 
  • pamsdish
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  • bouicca21
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    edited 23 July 2022 at 8:21AM
    I was so pleased with my first attempt at making focaccia that I’ll have another go and try stuffing it.  

    Stuffed focaccia, salad, blackberry and apple crumble
    stuffed focaccia, salad, fresh fruit
    Cauliflower cheese , fresh fruit
    lentil curry with spicy green beans and cauliflower, fresh fruit

    I’m away for a couple of days, so that will do.
  • K9sandFelines
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    I will carry Savoury lentils over and Jambalaya, as didn't make them due to eating leftovers.

    I havent made a solid plan yet, but so far it has been :
    Mon: Jackfruit 'tuna' pasta mayo
    Tues:Sweet chilli and rice

    Then something along the lines of:

    Mayflower curry and chips
    Coronation jackfruit and jacket potatoe
    Vegan Jambalaya
    Savoury lentils with mash/or cubed potatoes and carrots and greens beans
    Kyiv, rice, corn and peas

    Subject to change, according to what is in/what the weather is like 😏

    Savoury lentils will be shoved down a few weeks until cooler weather, as I just can't face it at the moment. 

    Tonight will be hotdogs on rolls or Coronation jackfruit with jacket potato, as still haven't had that

    DD2 is coming possibly Monday or Tuesday and wants Cajun Tofu and Cashew cheese broccoli pasta. So that will feature at some point.

    I need to go away and plan another five meals. 

    So, I will be back.... 
    Well I didn't come back did I 🙄.

    I've ended up having:
    Weds: Kyiv, noodles and broccoli
    Thurs: Party bits and birthday cake for DD1 for dinner, and a chip baguette for tea
    Fri: Katsu bake, chips and broccoli
    Also had Mushroom Farro risotto (not sure if I mentioned that) 

    Tonight and tomorrow:
    I will probably have Lentil Bolognese tonight, to use up tomatoes in the fridge. 
    And thanks to @Wraithlady for mentioning shakshuka, as I have a half bag of leeks in the freezer and avocado and other ingredients, to do Green Shakshuka.

    I will try and come back before Monday, with next week's plan
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  • joedenise
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    edited 24 July 2022 at 9:52AM
    Another week gone already!  This week's meals:

    S - keema curry, rice
    M - pulled pork, chips, corn on the cob, beans
    T - sausage traybake
    W - butter chicken, rice
    T -  sweet and sour pork, rice
    F - Fakeaway KFC, chips, sweetcorn, beans
    S - beef curry, rice

    The order might change but that will be the food for the week!

  • ruby_eskimo
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    I've never been brave enough to make focaccia but might have to give it a try now...

    This week looks like:

    M - Carbonara
    T - Sweet and Sour Tofu
    W - Tomato and pepper risotto
    T - Salmon rice bowl
    F - Jacket potato
    S - At a BBQ

    Lunches are just salads this week - alternating between chicken and tuna I think.
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  • First week of the kids holidays here and I’ve still yet to get my meal mojo back since it was hot last week  :( 
    Today- mushroom and pea frittata with garlic bread
    Tuesday- cheese potato pie and beans
    Wednesday- chicken curry and rice
    Thursday- sweet and sour with egg noodles
    Friday- southern fried chicken and wedges with veg/salad
    Saturday- bean chilli 
    Sunday- plan to be travelling at evening/night so car picnic

    hoping for a very low grocery spends week, only have a couple of things to get for this weeks plan  :) Have a good week everyone!
  • joedenise
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    My menu plan has gone completely to pot this week as DH and I have been helping our friend to move.  She bought us kebabs for dinner last night so everything is going to be moved on a day and I will leave the sausage casserole off the list as the sausages are in the freezer so can last until next week!

    Curry for tomorrow night is made and will just need to be reheated.
  • The frittata was repeated again today as the kids enjoyed it so much, my little girl made it yesterday and I made it today. They decided yesterday was better  :D Think I will just skip out the cheese and potato pie and carry on as per the plan tomorrow.
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