What are you eating this week before the Big Christmas Dinner on Saturday?

[Rupreckt]

I did a biggish shop on thursday and am hoping it will keep us going til the snow melts a bit and I can defrost the car.

Tonight we had

Prawn Noodle soup with prawn crackers

For the rest of the week I have planned

Spag Bol
Pasta Ceci (Chickpea soup)
Meatballs with rice
Omelettes

Not very inspired really. I get soooo bored of thinking what to eat esp when DH is away.

Tonight - curry, chapatis, bhajis, yoghurt and mint sauce

Tomorrow - cheese and potato pie with veggie sausages and spiced peas

Weds - possibly eating out

Thurs - soup, bread, crumble

Fri (is that Christmas Eve?) - cheese board type meal

Like the sound of chickpea soup - do you have a recipe?

Oh everyday food in the few days before Christmas is a pita.

I'm focussing on the 'main event' and I keep being dragged back to mundane reality.

I do wish - out of courtesy to me - everyone would just stop eating for a few days

Tonight it's pasta/salmon and Philadelphia mainly cos it's easy.

today we have had chicken chips and peas, (very uninspired)

Have also got homemade stew defrosting for tomorrow (freeing up freezer space)

chilli

wraps

err thats it so far.

DH usually makes it but thought I would have a stab at it tomorrow.

It involves carrots, celery, onions, 6 x tins chickpeas and veg stock. Am presuming that I will sweat off the veg, add chickpeas and stock!

Not very precise but very Jamie Oliver!! DH is away but if I speak to him tonight I will ask if there is a magic ingredient to add!

Just normal Sch hols meals so today spag bol
tomorrow pizza etc

I don't do a Xmas themed week if that's what you're asking cranberry flavoured mince , bleurgh

Thank you. I thought it would involve hours of soaking, hours of boiling and herbs tied up in muslin!

Have had outdoor reared sausages tonight, with roasted veg and potatoes (very easy)

tomorrow might have fish fingers (again)

chicken and mush pies

Tortelloni

Friday we are going to a party so might go mad on the buffet there

That's about it.

My DH has offered to take care of all meals from today til Thursday

So I've moved all my Christmas food to the fridge in the garage (so he doesn't use all that up)and am trying to be grateful and gracious and not say things like "Have you bought any bread?"

I wonder if I/ he/ we will last til Thursday

DH might well mention a muslin of fresh herbs.

I will phone him later!

tonight - mac cheese with bacon tomatoes and broccoli
tomorrow - omelettes and chips and veg
Weds - pizza and crudities
Thursday - Waitrose aromatic Indian takeaway plus peshwari etc for DC
Xmas Eve - baking sausage rolls and mince pies, also dips crisps and crudities, lots of mulled wine, hot choc for DC

Tonight: pesto (from a jar)
Weds: Sausages, mash, veg, gravy
Thursday: Lasagne and salad
Fri: curry readymeal for us, something and chips for kids

Dinners I'm fine with, its what to feed my fussy DD for lunch that gets me in the hols. She lives on tomato soup, beans on toast, or beans and jacket. Surprised she doesn't turn orange!

Tonight we're having prawn curry with cauliflower 'rice'. Tomorrow I don't know - DH is out for Christmas do with work so I might order myself a pizza, thereby blowing my low-carb diet out of the water, again.

Tonight- friends over- doing brie and red currant tartlets for starter, chicken stuffed with pesto and red peppers then melting choc puddings for dessert.We will be stuffed!
Tomorrow- halloumi and couscous
Thurs- use up things in fridge
Fri- fish pie and baileys trifle

Tonight - Indian takeaway at friends' house.
Tomorrow - a lamb chop and chickpea recipe
Thursday - Fisherman's pie
Friday - home made quiches, home made breads, salads and festive trifle/mince pies!

Tonight - out at a party so will have a sandwich or something before we go to line stomachs! DS - not sure - maybe hot dogs.

Tomorrow - salmon something
Thursday - sausages, chips and beans I think although we may go out

Friday - lasagna

How do you do your Baileys trifle please, NotASize10?

Sunday: - friends came round

• steaks (sirloin for DH and Katz's DH; tuna for me and Katz) marinaded in garlic oi and various spices, rosemary and garlic potaotes and stamed green veg' homemade chocolate mousse

Monday: - DD had a friend round to play
DD & Friend - sausage and mash
me & DH smoked mackerel, salad and crusty bread

Tuesday: - DD had 5 friends here!
DD & friends - platters of meats, salad, dips, cheese, bread, etc.
Me & DH - pasta

Wednesday: - our friends were due toc oe but cancelled as ill

• chilli and crusty bread

Thursday: - at Katz's house

Friday Christmas Eve: - out and about visiting relatives
Lunch @ pils
Dinner @ parents

*Saturday Christmas Day: - at home with Dh and DD

• Duck with honey and figs, steamed veg and roast potatoes; Christmas pudding
• tea of meat and cheese platter and bread

Sunday Boxing Day: - PIls here

• roast fillet of beef with horseradish crust, roasted vegetables, Yorkshire puddings; Christmas pudding

Monday: - flying to malta for a week :) :) :)

Tonight - sausage rolls, stollen, crisps and chocolates left over from Christmas ''gathering''
Tomorrow- lamb stew
Thursday-lamb stew
Friday- gammon cooked in cider with cheese and pickles etc.

Tonight - chicken and veg pie with additional veg and gravey

Weds - meatballs in tom sauce and pasta

Thurs - chicken curry maybe, not decided.

Xmas eve - sirloin steak, port & stilton sauce and chips

Xmas day - full roast with xmas pudding for afters

Boxing Day - roasted gammon with salad bits/jacket potato etc.

Have really lost my cooking mojo since having DD, am sick of the sight of pasta! Hoping there is a cookbook under the christmas tree for me!

last night - Pizza Hut tea
tonight - filled fresh pasta and lloyd grossman sauce
Wed - sausage casserole
Thurs - bolognese
Fri - roast ham