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Could we start a meal plan thread again, so it's not lost in the GC?
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I'll start a proper meal plan again once Dd1 is back at uni properly, as she is here one week then not the next (here at the moment). So I've just had veg noodles and soya chunks and Moroccan tagine when she wasn't here, and a few other things like burgers.
Also commenting to bump the thread as I couldn't even find it. It had dropped to page 89!!
Tonight we have had a Plant Kitchen (m and s) meal deal, which wasn't that nice tbh.
Southern fried fillets, popcorn cauli bites, peas and chips.
Tomorrow will be something child friendly for GD as she has ADHD and possibly Autism and is very rigid with food.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 Jul £134.25/£150 Aug £119.37/£150 Sep £170.48?/£150 Oct £66.92/£180 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1Forever learning the art of frugality2 -
Hi K9. It will be something along the lines of this curry https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/satay-sweet-potato-curry but I might roast the sweet potato while the oven is on today and will probably add spring onions at the end instead of softening an onion at the start. I will just pop some bottled lime juice in and depending on time might not bother with the garlic and ginger. I’ll also use frozen spinach. Will serve it with noodles dressed in sesame oil. Sorry, bit of a make it up one for me! JKS 🙃K9sandFelines said:
Do you have the recipe for the sweet potato and peanut thai curry noodles please?justkeepswimmimg said:Last week all went to plan and a full week’s planning done starting from tonight:
Sat - pea and porcini risotto
Sun - roast pork, crispy gnocchi, port sauce, green veg
Mon - pork and tomato pasta, green veg
Tues - LO pasta, green veg
Wed - tuna steak with lentils, spinach and sun dried tomatoes
Thurs - sweet potato and peanut Thai curry, noodles
Fri - chorizo, spinach and cannellini bean mash with poached egg
Also making celery and Stilton soup for work lunches 😋1 -
I would bookmark the thread so that you can find it easily. At the top of the page on the right hand side just click on the bookmark symbol then you'll be able to find it under the Bookmarked Threads.K9sandFelines said:I'll start a proper meal plan again once Dd1 is back at uni properly, as she is here one week then not the next (here at the moment). So I've just had veg noodles and soya chunks and Moroccan tagine when she wasn't here, and a few other things like burgers.
Also commenting to bump the thread as I couldn't even find it. It had dropped to page 89!!
Tonight we have had a Plant Kitchen (m and s) meal deal, which wasn't that nice tbh.
Southern fried fillets, popcorn cauli bites, peas and chips.
Tomorrow will be something child friendly for GD as she has ADHD and possibly Autism and is very rigid with food.1 -
Our meal plan for this week is -
Monday - Pesto Pasta
Tuesday - Tomato Soup, Bread, Cheese
Wednesday - Chicken Curry, Pilau Rice
Thursday - Gammon Picnic Pasta
Friday - Sweet and Sour Chicken, Jasmine Rice
Saturday - Lasagne, Beans, Garlic Bread
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Thanks for the link. I'll give it a whirl at some pointjustkeepswimmimg said:
Hi K9. It will be something along the lines of this curry https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/satay-sweet-potato-curry but I might roast the sweet potato while the oven is on today and will probably add spring onions at the end instead of softening an onion at the start. I will just pop some bottled lime juice in and depending on time might not bother with the garlic and ginger. I’ll also use frozen spinach. Will serve it with noodles dressed in sesame oil. Sorry, bit of a make it up one for me! JKS 🙃K9sandFelines said:
Do you have the recipe for the sweet potato and peanut thai curry noodles please?justkeepswimmimg said:Last week all went to plan and a full week’s planning done starting from tonight:
Sat - pea and porcini risotto
Sun - roast pork, crispy gnocchi, port sauce, green veg
Mon - pork and tomato pasta, green veg
Tues - LO pasta, green veg
Wed - tuna steak with lentils, spinach and sun dried tomatoes
Thurs - sweet potato and peanut Thai curry, noodles
Fri - chorizo, spinach and cannellini bean mash with poached egg
Also making celery and Stilton soup for work lunches 😋
This is my meal plan this week:
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 Jul £134.25/£150 Aug £119.37/£150 Sep £170.48?/£150 Oct £66.92/£180 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1Forever learning the art of frugality1 -
Have done that now ✔️joedenise said:
I would bookmark the thread so that you can find it easily. At the top of the page on the right hand side just click on the bookmark symbol then you'll be able to find it under the Bookmarked Threads.K9sandFelines said:I'll start a proper meal plan again once Dd1 is back at uni properly, as she is here one week then not the next (here at the moment). So I've just had veg noodles and soya chunks and Moroccan tagine when she wasn't here, and a few other things like burgers.
Also commenting to bump the thread as I couldn't even find it. It had dropped to page 89!!
Tonight we have had a Plant Kitchen (m and s) meal deal, which wasn't that nice tbh.
Southern fried fillets, popcorn cauli bites, peas and chips.
Tomorrow will be something child friendly for GD as she has ADHD and possibly Autism and is very rigid with food.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 Jul £134.25/£150 Aug £119.37/£150 Sep £170.48?/£150 Oct £66.92/£180 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1Forever learning the art of frugality1 -
F - Takeaway/freezer rake
S - Scampi, mushy peas and HM oven chips
S- Roast beef dinner
M - Beef (if any LO) or pork stirfry
T - Chicken, chorizo and chick pea stew with baby spuds
W - White bean and chicken chilli White Bean and Chicken Chili Recipe | Food Network UK with rice
T - Cumberland sausage, veg and potatoes
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Another week rolls round. Slightly changed tonight’s chorizo and cannellini bean meal by turning it into a stew rather than a hash. Everything else to plan. All sorted for next week, will shop tomorrow:
Sat - prawn saganaki, broccoli, crusty bread
Sun - roast chicken, roast new potatoes with feta, green veg
Mon - tuna and green bean pesto pasta
Tues - beans on toast
Wed - chicken egg fried rice
Thurs - pea and porcini risotto, mushrooms, green veg
Fri - chorizo, potato and sweetcorn hash, fried egg
Making Thai sweet potato soup this week.1 -
This is my meal plan for this week -
Monday - Fishcakes, Chips and Sweetcorn
Tuesday - Fishfingers, Chips and Beans
Wednesday - Jacket Potatoes
Thursday - Chicken and Vegetable Rice
Friday - Pizza, Garlic Bread, Veg Sticks
Saturday - Teriyaki Beef and Jasmine Rice
Sunday - Shepherds Pie and Beans
I realised that I’d made a mistake with Monday and Tuesday with fishcakes and then fishfingers and went to change the monthly meal plan on the fridge to have the lasagne that we didn’t have this week as we ate at my parents. Actual dissent from the children, so double fish it is!
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#3 Make £2,025 in 2025 £991.88/£2,025
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2021 Mission Declutter 56.5/52(85) ⭐️ 2020 Banish the clutter 45/52
#25 Make £2,024 in 2024 £684.05/£2,024 #? Make £2023 in 2023 - £331.75/£2,023 #31 Make £2022 in 2022 - £489/£2022 #96 Make £2020 in 2020 - £1,307.72/£20202 -
Had all but two meals - the Haluski and Sundays meal. So I will carry these forward. I will post this week's plan underneath, even though it's already ThursdayK9sandFelines said:
Thanks for the link. I'll give it a whirl at some pointjustkeepswimmimg said:
Hi K9. It will be something along the lines of this curry https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/satay-sweet-potato-curry but I might roast the sweet potato while the oven is on today and will probably add spring onions at the end instead of softening an onion at the start. I will just pop some bottled lime juice in and depending on time might not bother with the garlic and ginger. I’ll also use frozen spinach. Will serve it with noodles dressed in sesame oil. Sorry, bit of a make it up one for me! JKS 🙃K9sandFelines said:
Do you have the recipe for the sweet potato and peanut thai curry noodles please?justkeepswimmimg said:Last week all went to plan and a full week’s planning done starting from tonight:
Sat - pea and porcini risotto
Sun - roast pork, crispy gnocchi, port sauce, green veg
Mon - pork and tomato pasta, green veg
Tues - LO pasta, green veg
Wed - tuna steak with lentils, spinach and sun dried tomatoes
Thurs - sweet potato and peanut Thai curry, noodles
Fri - chorizo, spinach and cannellini bean mash with poached egg
Also making celery and Stilton soup for work lunches 😋
This is my meal plan this week:
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 Jul £134.25/£150 Aug £119.37/£150 Sep £170.48?/£150 Oct £66.92/£180 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1Forever learning the art of frugality0
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