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Is anyone back meal planning

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lastqueenofscotland · 06/04/2020 12:21

With supermarkets slightly better stocked I’m back to meal planning

Please share yours!

Mine was/is

Yesterday: lentil shepherds pie with green beans
Tonight: teriyaki fried rice
Tomorrow: dahl with garam masala roasted cauliflower
Wednesday: fajitas
Thursday: falafel and hummous salad

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Grumpbum123 · 06/04/2020 12:29

Yes today is frittata with cheese puffs
Tomorrow chicken casserole
Spag bol
Cajun chicken pasta
That’s as far as I have got

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inwood · 06/04/2020 12:31

shepherds pie
beef pho
keema
cicken chorizo traybake
cuban mojo pasta
chicken biryani
home made pizza
veg puff pastry tart

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 06/04/2020 21:19

Yesterday - veggie spag bol
Today - pie, oven chips and peas with gravy!
Tomorrow - Thai vege curry
Weds - veggie sausages and sweet potato mash
Thurs - some sort of curry with paneer, and I might make dhal as well depending on how energetic I'm feeling

Not sure beyond that. Have the stuff to make a veggie chilli, or some sort of soup or something with baked potatoes maybe (but the latter would need some fresh vege buying).

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Redshoeblueshoe · 06/04/2020 21:23

When restrictions are lifted I'd like to to inwoods for dinner.

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TolstoyAteMyHamster · 06/04/2020 21:42

Lunch: guacamole
Dinner: Ham and jacket potatoes and salad

Lunch: cheese sandwiches
Dinner: Chicken curry with spinach

Lunch: Tuna wraps
Dinner: Peanut noodles with carrots and peppers

Lunch: baked beans
Dinner: Freezer fun (expect some of us will have veg burgers and some will have fish fingers)

Lunch: soup and bread
Dinner: lentil bolognaise

Lunch: ramen noodles
Dinner: meatballs and spaghetti

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TolstoyAteMyHamster · 06/04/2020 21:44

Keema is a good idea. I know I have beef mince in the freezer - I wonder if I have lamb? I have lots of frozen peas.

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APurpleSquirrel · 06/04/2020 21:49

Saturday: Southern Fried Chicken, chips & corn on the cob
Sunday: Homemade Pizza with potato wedges
Today: Chicken Pesto Pasta
Tuesday: Spicy Sausage Egg Fried Rice
Wednesday: Hot Smoked Salmon Salad
Thursday: Meatballs & pasta
Friday: Fish Fingers/breaded Lemon Sole, chips & veg

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EngagedAgain · 06/04/2020 21:50

Not sure if it's solely because of the lockdown, but I seem to have lost interest in food other than sweet snacks. Feel the weight creeping on already. Today apart from porridge for breakfast I have eaten,

2 slices of marmalade on (white) toast for lunch, followed by a tin of rice.

2 slices of white bread with jam on.

4 toffees
6 biscuits
A piece of fruit cake.

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EngagedAgain · 07/04/2020 14:14

Not doing too good again today so far! 😚 Help!

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Nuttyaboutnutella · 07/04/2020 14:20

We've got lasagna for tonight with tenderstem broccoli and roasted courgette.
Also this week:
Chilli with wedges and salad
Bacon and cheese quiche, chips and green beans
Chicken and chilli burgers with something TBD for the weekend

Not worked out next week yet but got quite a few options

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EngagedAgain · 07/04/2020 17:21

🤢 with envy reading these. Yes, I could cook them but after years of rustling up tasty meals I cannot be bothered at the moment!

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Musidora · 08/04/2020 09:49

Love these threads. Mine was/is:

Mon: prawn and cashew nut paella
Tue: sausages and mash
Wed: chicken caprese salad
Thu: spinach and ricotta tortelloni
Fri: fishcakes and veg
Sat: honey garlic chicken with rice and broccoli
Sun: spaghetti alla puttanesca (followed by lots of Easter chocolate)

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Bloodybridget · 08/04/2020 15:18

We're completely fixated on food and meals atm, so meal plans and shopping lists get pored over and tweaked endlessly!
Starting from tonight:
Leftover sausage and cannellini bean casserole
Linguine with prawns, tomato and chilli
Fish pie
Veg curry and split pea dhal
Lamb leg steaks with potato wedges
That's as far as we've got.

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dyscalculicgal96 · 08/04/2020 17:30

Monday- fajitas
Tuesday- salad
Wednesday- lasagna
Thursday- rice
Friday- soup
Saturday- curry
Saturday- casserole or risotto

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dyscalculicgal96 · 08/04/2020 17:30

*Sunday

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lastqueenofscotland · 09/04/2020 12:20

So nice to see some lovely ideas

This week for me

Tomorrow: pizza
Saturday: bruschetta
Sunday: spinach and sweet potato filo pie
Monday: vegan meatballs and pasta
Tuesday: Thai green curry
Wednesday: west African peanut stew
Thursday: chickpea and courgette kofta with tabouleh and hummous

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IJumpedAboardAPirateShip · 10/04/2020 05:30

Tonight: HM empanadas with sautéed cabbage and mash
Tomorrow: pizza night (cabbage soup for me)
Saturday: African peanut stew #standard
Sunday: curry night
Monday: HM tofu ricotta stuffed ravioli
Tuesday: lentil stew

Then I think we need to do a food shop (and gin)

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TolstoyAteMyHamster · 10/04/2020 07:00

Where are the lunch plans? That is what is killing me - we used to eat maybe one lunch a week at home and now I am having to come up with seven.

Friday
Lunch: bubble and squeak with leftover mash
Dinner: sausage rolls

Saturday
Lunch: tomato soup
Dinner: lasagna

Sunday
Lunch: bread and hummus
Dinner: Singapore fried rice

Monday
Lunch: mushrooms on toast
Dinner: omelettes

Tuesday
Lunch: cheese sandwiches
Dinner: spaghetti with bacon and pesto

Wednesday
Lunch: baked beans
Dinner: salmon and stir fried veg

I think I can produce all that from the freezer and fridge, as I went shopping yesterday.

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TolstoyAteMyHamster · 10/04/2020 07:00

IJumpedAboard, can you share the peanut stew recipe? I’m missing the Ghanaian restaurant near us.

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lastqueenofscotland · 10/04/2020 07:44

@IJumpedAboardAPirateShip peanut stew is such a staple here as well I have to limit myself to it once a fortnight or I’d eat it every other day

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IJumpedAboardAPirateShip · 10/04/2020 15:20

Haha me too @lastqueenofscotland I feel like one of us always has it on our meal plan every thread!

@TolstoyAteMyHamster I do a probably not very authentic bastardised version based on OhSheGlows recipe thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/soul-soothing-african-peanut-stew

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lastqueenofscotland · 10/04/2020 16:06

@TolstoyAteMyHamster for lunch I always make enough of the previous meal to have for lunch

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Musidora · 13/04/2020 10:54

Any plans for this week? Here’s mine:

Mon: pesto gnocchi
Tue: sea bass with new potatoes, green beans and salad
Wed: asparagus lemon pasta with roast chicken
Thu: salmon with stir fried veg and noodles
Fri: steak with potatoes and spinach
Sat: fishfingers chips and peas
Sun: spaghetti meatballs

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magnarocks · 13/04/2020 19:24

Tues lunch: leftover beef rendang curry
Tues eve: beef stirfry
Weds lunch: homemade tomato soup
Weds eve: honey chicken legs, wedges and salad or kale
Thurs lunch: homemade tomato soup
Thurs eve: chicken and lentil curry with sourdough naan
Fri lunch: sandwich
Friday eve: pizza express (oven) pizza and salad

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magnarocks · 13/04/2020 19:24

@Musidora what's your recipe for the asparagus lemon pasta please? Sounds yum!

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