Meal plans

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Anybody want to share? In no particular order:
Brazilian stew with palm hearts - recipe from Lad Iguanas
Cauliflower cheese and jacket spuds
Nigella's fish finger bhorta
Thai green curry with tofu
Shallot tart with rocket salad
Veggie chilli

@KobaniDaughters

www.easycheesyvegetarian.com/pizza-rice-bowls/

I like her for easy (and cheesy ) recipes and dd11 has made lots of her recipes.

@Kobanidaughters growing up, we often had tinned asparagus as a side dish at BBQs. I honestly thought the weird smelling pee was as a result of the BBQ and/or too much meat!

Couldn't get any asparagus on the weekend but feel that's not a bad thing as I can buy it super fresh on the day. Am toying with having it tomorrow instead of waiting because I'm really looking forward to it!

Feeling slightly more inspired this week
Friday: shit from the freezer or a takeaway. Yet another big report to submit for work so will want a no fuss tea.
Saturday: gnocchi with roasted pepper and almond pesto
Sunday: veggie sausage stew and crusty bread
Monday: Penang tofu
Tuesday: fajita veg served on wedges wedges (sounds weird but is actually really nice) with some guac and salsa
Wednesday: creole red beans and rice
Thursday: DP sorts

Fri - monkfish with borlotti bean stew
Sat - out at a pub!
Sun - brisket, roast potatoes, creamed cabbage, carrots, peas, Yorkshire pudding
Mon - whole roasted harissa cauliflower, warm lentil salad
Tue - kefta tagine
Wed - chicken rogan josh, aloo gobi
Thu - Roast chicken, chaser salad

Sat - pesto, mozzarella and cherry tomato pasta salad for picnic lunch
Chilli bean cornbread cobbler for dinner
Sun - veggie sausages, cheesy mash and caramelised onion gravy
Mon - waffles for breakfast
Mini quiches and slices of pizza for picnic lunch
Spicy lentil and carrot stew for dinner
Tue - vegetable and butter bean crumble
Wed - vegeree
Thur - cauliflower, sweet potato and chickpea traybake
Fri - bbq pulled jackfruit sliders

Sat: Japanese fried rice and tofu
Sun: pulled BBQ jackfruit buns and coleslaw
Mon: sausage, red cabbage and black eyed bean stew
Tues: falafel hummus plates
Thurs: lentil bruschetta pasta
Friday: pizza as per

I haven’t managed to get decent asparagus yet. I bought a bunch last week and the next day they’d wilted like a cartoon bunch of flowers meeting Pepe le Pew!

Tonight we’re having a smokey butter bean stew with veggie meatballs and crusty bread.
Sunday: Inspired by another thread I’m going to make a potato, fennel & leek gratin to have with sea bass and greens.
Monday: Aubergine parmigiana (conveniently already in the freezer), salad and garlic bread
Tues: Smoked haddock & leek risotto, veg
Wed: Spicy bean burgers, wedges, slaw, salad
Thurs: Salmon en croute (Aldi) baby potatoes & veg
Friday: Cheesy veg pasta bake

Ours is boring as we’re using up what we have.
Tonight is chicken fajitas,
Then ham, mushroom carbonara/pasta bake,
Cod, chips and mushy peas,
Chicken balti curry with spinach, rice and naan,
Prawn and chorizo paella,
Jacket potatoes with tuna and salad,
Corned beef hash and baked beans.

Ooh I love this thread! DD has been sleeping horrendously recently and we're having lots of disturbed evenings so keeping it simple this week:

Pasta with herbs, lemon and peas
Spaghetti carbonara
Huevos rancheros
Sardine spaghetti
Tuna salad on toast
Nigella's green spaghetti

An abnormally spaghetti heavy week but all preparable alongside repeated bouts of soothing an awake baby

@TheMethodicalMeerkat a friend bought me some asparagus and a globe artichoke from the farmers market yesterday so I had both with lemon tahini sauce and it was sooooooo good

Planning for next week:

Courgette & tomato orzotto
Soup and wheaten bread
Aubergine bake
Saag alloo, tarka dal, rice
Jacket potatoes, with whatever filling everyone wants. Usually hummus, baked beans, cheese etc

I haven't really done proper planning this week. We had spaghetti bolognaise and fishcakes over the weekend as that was in the freezer. Ditto, we're having stroganoff tonight because I have a couple of steaks in the freezer.

I also have sausages in the freezer and my veg box delivered celeriac and leeks so might do sausages with a gratin tomorrow.

So need a vegetarian option for Thursday - probably stuffed butternut and will do tuna on Friday. Saturday is takeaway as DH is working and I have kids all day and have decided we'll treat ourselves!

Actually feeling properly inspired this week
Tomorrow: completely inauthentic Mexican night - fajitas, chips and dip etc
Saturday: spicy harissa aubergine pasta
Sunday: aloo Matar with chapatti
Monday: Thai curry noodle bowls
Tuesday: ma po tofu with bok Choi and rice
Wednesday: tofu and spinach “Shakshuka” with crusty sourdough
Thursday: DP sorts

Prawn linguine with nduja
Sweet and spicy gochuchang chicken
Venetian stew, polenta mash
Roast chicken dinner
Cod with lemon and herb crust
Zatar and preserved lemon chicken, sweet potato mash with pomegranate molasses
Tartiflette, apple, celery and cucumber salad

Sat - naan pizzas
Sun - roast veg and cheddar plait
Mon - butterbean soup and garlic bread
Tue - tofu satay stir fry
Wed - penne arrabiata
Thur - chickpea tagine
Fri - fishless finger wraps

Fri: roast mixed veggies and chickpeas with lemon tahini sauce
Sat: making sushi!
Sun: Mother’s Day here, apparently the family have organised everything
Mon: portobello “steaks”, wedges and broccoli
Tues: thai noodle raw veg bowl
Weds: tempeh and veg tagine
Thurs: either gnocchi or risotto dependant on mood

@Kobanidaughters I have roasted veg for lunch often. Must try a tahini sauce instead of my usual generous pouring of olive oil and a splash of balsamic vinegar!

Basing this week at least partly on what came in my veg box:

Monday: Pasta with bacon, courgette, onion and mushrooms
Tuesday: Beef stir fry with noodles.
Wednesday: Tuna jacket potatoes and salad
Thursday: kids eating out and inevitably DH and I "scavenge" OR I'll make cauliflower and green bean curry
Friday: Fajitas with halloumi
Saturday: possibly burgers
Sunday: Roast lamb. but haven't decided on sides. Asparagus if I can get it, definitely!

Today we had pan fried hake on tomato risotto, with broccoli & asparagus.
Tues: Black bean, cashew and quinoa stew
Wed: Quorn escalopes, spring onion mash, veg
Thurs: Smokey lentil & veggie sausage stew with sautéed potatoes.
Fri: Cannelloni, salad, garlic bread
Sat: Kung po prawn noodles if I can be bothered, if not it’s a while since we ordered pizza so maybe a takeaway.

I need to look through this thread again for some inspiration as I’m quite “meh” at the moment looking at my various recipes.

Hot smoked salmon fillets, spinach & pea pasta
Couscous & turkey steaks
Mince & tatties
Spag Bol
Chicken Pie

Friday - fish, DH in charge. I've asked for something I've never had before.

Saturday - afternoon tea and fizz. I'm hosting a 'festival garden hen party' a friend is bringing a 'pot of something' for later on.

Rest of week
Roast chicken dinner (Sunday)
Creamy lemon and kale rigatoni with garlic breadcrumbs
Gnocchi bake with pancetta, mozzarella, tomatoes and garlic roasted peppers
Sausage tray bake with salsa verde
Thai steak stir fry

Sat - teriyaki tofu with bok choi and rice
Sun - toad in the hole
Mon - - lentil ragu and Parmesan polenta
Tue - shakshuka
Wed - Jamie’s mac n cheese
Thur - pea, mint and feta frittata
Fri - lentil dal

Back in the office next week so scaling down our ambitions!

Friday: tofu jalfrezi
Saturday: vegan spaghetti Alfredo
Sunday: chipotle tofu tacos with pickled red onions and guac
Monday: Dan Dan noodles
Tuesday: veggie burgers with salad and spicy wedges
Wednesday: teriyaki vegetable fried rice
Thursday: mezze

I went back through my old meal plans this week which was quite useful to remind me of things we ate loads of but have got out of the habit.

This week, in no particular order:

Fishcakes
Chicken tray bake
Halloumi and asparagus
Soy/lime salmon with noodles and green veg
Quiche and salad
Roasted tomatoes with feta and avocado

All over the place with so much work and still hip recovery but this week I think more or less:

Monday: beyond burgers, grilled portobello mushrooms, potato salad and normal salad
Tuesday: vegan gumbo and rice
Wednesday: lentil or mung bean soup
Thursday: really fancy ricotta stuffed pasta shells but depends if I have the time
Friday: pizza as per

Hope the hip is recovering well @KobaniDaughters!

Tonight: smoked haddock and leek pasta bake
Wed: Aubergine, goat’s cheese and honey flatbreads. Tbh I never make my own flatbreads or pizza bases but dd wants to try so… I might let her work on those while I concentrate on the salad, she’s so much better than me at bread, pastry etc !
Thurs: Garlic roast veg & red lentil stew, crusty bread
Fri: Loaded veggie nachos, quorn spicy strips, salsa salad.
Sat: Seafood linguine
Sun: Veggie toad-in-the-hole, mash & veg