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Could we start a meal plan thread again, so it's not lost in the GC?
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This week's plan:
S - chicken traybake
M - fish pie, peas
T - Lamb tagine, couscous
W - beef stroganoff,
T - aromatic pork and rice
F - Salt and pepper fish finger, chips
S - chicken jalfrezi, rice
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Have been away for a few days and therefore most of this week's meals are thanks to Gousto:
W - Chicken, tomato and spinach pasta
T - Mushroom risotto
F - Burger and chips
S - Sausage tray bake
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This week so far I've had
Monday : Pumpkin soup and burger in bun
Tuesday : Dhal and wrap ( was meant to be naan wrap and I picked up kebab wrap 🤭)
Wednesday : Harira and couscous
Today : No chicken bake, carrot and swede, red cabbage/sprouts and potato
Friday : Tofu stirfry
Saturday : leftover Harira
Sunday: Cajun tofu with broccoli and pasta
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 £69.15/£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 frugality2 -
- Soup of the week - lentil and bacon
- F - Peri peri pork steaks, potatoes & peppers Nigel Slater’s potatoes and peppers recipe | Food | The Guardian, broccoli and green beans
- Sa- Out for dinner
- Su - Roast chicken legs, veg, spuds and gravy
- M - Mince round, mash and veg
- Tu - Gingery black bean and beef mince with rice
- W - One pan bacon and bean pasta
- Th - Refried bean tacos, salad
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K9sandFelines said:This week so far I've had
Monday : Pumpkin soup and burger in bun
Tuesday : Dhal and wrap ( was meant to be naan wrap and I picked up kebab wrap 🤭)
Wednesday : Harira and couscous
Today : No chicken bake, carrot and swede, red cabbage/sprouts and potato
Friday : Tofu stirfry
Saturday : leftover Harira
Sunday: Cajun tofu with broccoli and pasta
I didn't end up having Tofu stri fry, as I was trying the red lentil tofu I'd made, but it wasn't to my liking. You have to try these things though, as it could have easily turned out the opposite way around.
So, I added the last of a packet of Linda McCartney shredded hoisin pieces to the rice.
Sunday is now Bourgignon as I need the freezer space, and I now don't have Tofu to use up.
This is my meal plan for next week.
Omelette will be done with Besan flour. I may swop the day with the pizza potatoes, as excited to try those!!
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 £69.15/£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 frugality2 -
Stuck to plan this week apart from swapping over a couple of the meals due to the meat not defrosting enough for me to be able to marinade it overnight so had to have the lamb tagine a day later and the beef meal first.
This week's plan:
S - lamb shanks, potatoes, veg
M - stifado,mash, veg
T - chicken chasseur, rice
W - beef and barley stew, mash
T - salmon parcels, potatoes, stir fry veg
F - Carribean lamb curry, rice
S - coq au vin, mash, veg
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Stuck to plan last week. Didn’t eat out last night so made sausage, new potato and balsamic cherry tomato traybake. I am having pub supper after fireworks tonight though 😋 so plan is from tomorrow:
Sun - pork stroganoff, noodles, green beans
Mon - tuna and sweetcorn pasta, green veg
Tues - beans on toast
Wed - eggs and mushrooms (either on toast or omelette)
Thurs - prawn and potato harissa stew1 -
I’m out at least one day so only need to find 6 main meals.
steak, sweet potato wedges, mushrooms and onions, plus an egg if I feel greedy
vegetable lasagne
sweet potato and spinach curry, brinjal bhaji
pork chop, mange tout, carrots x 2
vegetable risotto
This week’s soup is cauliflower and coconut. Desserts will mainly be fresh fruit and yogourt but I’ll have the oven on tomorrow for the sweet potato wedges and to roast the veg for the lasagne so will probably make a cherry clafoutis (cherries from freezer) and a rice pudding if there’s room (it’s not a full sized oven).
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Late again with the meal plan!
Sat (yesterday) - hm tomato & red pepper soup, cheese sandwich, mince pie
Sun - Roast beef slices in onion gravy, mash, sprouts & carrots
Mon - Chicken stir fry, noodles
Tue - Gammon, egg, chips
Wed - Fish pie, broccoli
Thu - Chilli & jacket spud
Fri - Cod fillet in hm batter. mushy peas
I'm not making any soup this week as there are already three different ones in the freezer to choose from but I did find half a pack of frozen puff pastry so I'll use that for some sausage rolls. Lots of eggs in the pantry too so have hard boiled some for sandwiches and will also make a custard tart that can bake with the sausage rolls.Be kind to others and to yourself too.2 -
Afternoon all, I’ve just spent most of the afternoon reading all the meal plans and got some great ideas for the future so thought I would post mine.
sat (yesterday) - chicken and pepper fakeaway Chinese curry with egg fried rice
Sun - roast pork with veg, roasties and apple stuffing
Mon - salmon with broccoli, crushed new potatoes and a watercress sauce
Tues - HM burgers with salad and SP fries
Wed - mushroom and feta ravioli, with tomato and feta sauce
Thu - smoked haddock, mash , leeks with cheese sauce
Fri - chicken stir fryWell Behaved women seldom make history
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