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Mealplans WB 4th April 2008

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  • angelnikki
    angelnikki Posts: 892 Forumite
    Great mealplans everyone!! :T Mine's already changed as we had a takeaway on Thursday :o
    angelnikki wrote: »
    Wed 02 Apr - Red Pepper Tuna Pasta
    Thu 03 Apr - Egg & Chips Had Indian takeaway! :naughty:
    Fri 04 Apr - Chicken pies & Chips Had Egg & Chips
    Sat 05 Apr - Cod Mornay & Mash Might have Chicken pie tonight instead of cod
    Sun 06 Apr - Lamb Chops & Mash
    Mon 07 Apr - Bean Chilli & Rice
    Tue 08 Apr - Chicken Noodles/ Chicken Supreme

    Nikki
    x
    :A
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    Hello everyone, just making a start on mine so I can work on finishing it today.

    Friday - Chicken stri fry
    Saturday - Sausages
    Sunday - Spag bol (forgot to get the meat out)
    Monday - Cheese stuffed chicken with BBQ sauce
    Tuesday - Pizzas
    Wednesday - Chilli
    Thursday - Morocaan beef with cous cous
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
    GC: £200
    Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
  • vixtress
    vixtress Posts: 1,153 Forumite
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    vixtress wrote: »
    sat. friends for lunch of hm lasagne & salad
    dinner: chicken, mash, roasted beetroot & parsnip, broad beans & yorkshires

    sun, out all day so prob egg, hm oven chips & beans :D yum

    mon, chicken & bubble & squeak (leftovers)

    mine will be changing soon, had the chicken etc tonight but OH & both kids decided to eat their bodyweight of pots and veg so no LO veg for bubble & squeak.

    think it will be chicken egg fried rice tomorrow and freezer/leftovers monday.

    hope yore all having a good weekend :D
    - prior planning prevents poor performance!

    May Grocery challenge £150 136/150
  • kunekune
    kunekune Posts: 1,909 Forumite
    Saturday: roast lamb, roast potatoes/parsnip/carrot, gravy
    Sunday: roast chicken legs, couscous with peppers & roast tomatoes, pineapple salsa (thanks to pineapple thread!)
    Monday: shepherd's pie using leftover lamb from Saturday, carrots & cauliflower
    Tuesday: chicken fried rice (if there is leftover chicken), freezer safari if there isn't [I've got a pizza in there, and some gnocchi, and various other bits and pieces]
    Wednesday: grilled bacon steaks, pineapple (yes, I did go for the bogof at sainsburys), broad beans, mashed potato
    Thursday: spaghetti bolognese
    Friday: toad in the hole
    Mortgage started on 22.5.09 : £129,600
    Overpayments to date: £3000
    June grocery challenge: 400/600
  • purpleivy
    purpleivy Posts: 3,674 Forumite
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    Well, at last I have a plan. GOing shopping shortly, so I should have the stuff in to do it all!

    Not sure about the days yet.
    • Curried nut loaf with mushroom balti ... etc?
    • Fish Cakes or Fish Pie, veg. HM tartare sauce
    • Burgers (Veggie or otherwise) trimmings, Potato wedges
    • Jacket potatoes (preferred toppings are coleslaw, grated cheese, baked beans, I like tuna and corn.)
    • Lamb/chorizo casserole leftover thingy (F), needs more beans. DD??dunno
    • Egg, beans and toast
    • Lentil lasagne (F) Salad
    Well, not sure if it's all going to happen, but better than no plan at all.
    [SIZE=-1]"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad"[/SIZE]
    Trying not to waste food!:j
    ETA Philosophy is wondering whether a Bloody Mary counts as a Smoothie
  • vanoonoo
    vanoonoo Posts: 1,897 Forumite
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    some great plans in there everyone - I have messed mine up for today - forgot to get the beef out of the freezer DOH! so we are having cottage pie instead! at least thats another meal worked out for later this week so now I think we are something like this:

    Sun: Cottage Pie
    Mon: Roast
    Tues: Tuna Salad (as requested by fussy Husband!!!)
    Wed: Casserole/stew/slocooker something or other
    Thurs: Panic ;)
    Blah
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    noo I just came in to edit mine after doing exactly the same thing :rotfl:
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
    GC: £200
    Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
  • vanoonoo
    vanoonoo Posts: 1,897 Forumite
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    lil_me wrote: »
    noo I just came in to edit mine after doing exactly the same thing :rotfl:
    lol - was the air as blue in your kitchen as it was in mine :beer: thank goodness for mince! :T
    Blah
  • PetuliaGristle
    PetuliaGristle Posts: 2,204 Forumite
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    Hi everyone, our first attempt at meal planning this week and hoping it goes well. We've worked out our shopping list and Tescos are delivering it on Monday.

    Monday - double salmon sauce, pasta and broccoli
    Tuesday - [strike]cowboy chicken and rice[/strike] fish and chips (arrived home late from work)
    Wednesday - corned beef hash browns and baked beans
    Thursday - cauliflower cheese, crusty bread and salad
    Friday - toad in the hole, baked potatoes and carrots
    Saturday - lunch out
    Sunday - roast
    "We have to be kind because everyone is fighting a great, great battle" - Sir Richard Attenborough
    "There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women" - Madeleine Albright
  • alimac23
    alimac23 Posts: 260 Forumite
    Ok, so i'm a bit late but here's what we've had/having:

    Had:

    Thurs - steak pie/chips/peas
    Fri - Chicken with pesto crust/baby new pots/cauliflower and broccolli
    Sat - Pizza Hut courtesy of my Mum :D

    Having:

    Sun - Chinese Style turkey steaks/pots/sweetcorn
    Mon - Salmon with low fat cream cheese and chives/ patatas bravas/green beans
    Tues - Chicken piri piri with pitta breads and salad
    Wed - Mum's
    Thurs - Spanish style chicken/pots/veg
    1.Virgin CC: [STRIKE]£9432.00[/STRIKE] £10290.00
    2.RBS CC: [STRIKE]£3254.62[/STRIKE] £3029.61
    3.M&S CC: [STRIKE]£1262.11[/STRIKE] £464.95
    4.Next: [STRIKE]£400.00[/STRIKE]. £280.00

    TOTAL = [STRIKE]£14348.73[/STRIKE] £14064.56
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