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

I've had DD complaining about lack of yorkshire puddings recently! So am working in a few options for her this week.

Yesterday we had chicken burgers and salad
Today: Halloumi, chargrilled asparagus and broccoli with honey, garlic, lemon sauce
Tomorrow: Roast chicken with yorkshire puddings and probably just carrots!
Thursday - kids eat out. I was supposed to be at a work event but that's been cancelled so am thinking about going out anyway! Or I'll do roasted veg for me and DH.
Friday - Sausages and.... yorkshire puddings
Saturday - Salmon and noodles.

Couple of BBQ dinners
Barbecue chicken thighs, sweet potato, red onion and coriander salad

Whole trout on the BBQ with watermelon, halloumi and caper salad

Rest of week
Homemade chicken Kiev
Salmon ramen
Gnocchi, blue cheese and mushroom

Tomorrow: pie, chips and mushy peas
Saturday: aubergine chilli
Sunday: roasted vegetable flatbreads with lemony yoghurt dressing
Monday: stir fried veg+noodles with tahini ans miso sauce
Tuesday: vegan carbonara with mushroom bacon
Wednesday: Thai green curry
Thursday: DP sorts as ever

I have leftover mince in the fridge, so tonight I’ll do that with pasta.

Tomorrow I’ll roast a chicken and Sunday do something with the rest of that.

S - Quorn meatball subs
S - cauliflower and broccoli cheese pie
M - caprese gnocchi salad
T - jackets with cannellini bean ratatouille
W - dc are having friends round so I’m doing hot dogs for them. Porcine carbonara for DH and myself.
T - aloo gobi traybake
F - black bean stir fry

Tonight: falafel and cabbage wraps
Saturday: at a baby shower so probably samosas and cake
Sunday: full roast dinner and apple crumble
Monday: Indonesian gado gado
Tuesday: miso chilli aubergine and tofu
Wednesday: quick broccoli quiche
Thursday: italian loaded sweet potatoes with cannellini beans
Friday: pizza night

Today we had omelettes and salad. With chips for Dc. I resisted!
Tomorrow: Gremolata seafood tray bake
Monday: Ratatouille risotto with feta
Tues: Tuna nicoise
Wed: Chilli ginger tofu, cashew & seed stir fry
Thurs: Harissa salmon with couscous salad
Friday: Make pizzas with the dc OR order them from the wood fired pizza place near us, depending on energy levels (mine I mean).

I’ve just had a little look at some of these. I’ve completely, and I mean COMPLETELY, lost motivation to cook for my family

Some of your dc have such varied diets. Must do better.

@BrutusMcDogface my DS (12) eats everything I make - DD (9) is a different kettle of fish and she gets a different meal normally something along the lines of chickpeas rice and peas or Mac n cheese or pasta pesto!

@KobaniDaughters - I’d love you to cook for me! 😁

I’m trying to do an audit of my fridge/freezer/ cupboards and then a meal plan. So far I have:

• bolognese from freezer, with pasta and garlic bread also from freezer.
• Thai green chicken curry (chicken in freezer and odds and sods of veggies in fridge).
• jacket potatoes with salad, tuna, cheese and beans.
• chilli con carne and tortilla wraps; probably do rice and bits and have ‘make your own’ burritos.

Gourmet it ‘ain’t’, but it’s a start!

@BrutusMcDogface

I’ve just had a little look at some of these. I’ve completely, and I mean COMPLETELY, lost motivation to cook for my family

Some of your dc have such varied diets. Must do better.

That's true for DS. Not so much for DD. I don't bother to include DD's meal plans because they're basically boring as and at least half the time I do her a different version of what the rest of us eat!!

Having been totally demotivated I pulled myself together to do a very basic, very boring meal plan. Did my online shop order. Then saw that thread about mint and got more inspired and am in the process of reworking my entire week's menu!!!

Today we're still having sausages as we didn't have them when I'd planned to over weekend and a) the kids asked and b) I can cook them right now and we can eat them later as we won't be home until later.

Tomorrow - salad nicoise - of sorts (with alterations and emergency shop to accommodate what we ACTUALLY have vs what's needed).

Thursday - kids eat at their activity and I am having dinner with a friend. Excitement levels are high.

Friday - halloumi with a watermelon and mint salad!
Saturday - lamb chops with... you guessed it... mint and garlic marinade, tzatiki and other vegetables that are lurking (from all the meals we're not having!!)

I haven't thought about Sunday as yet so will have to rifle through the freezer probably.

Tomorrow: on holiday maybe a takeaway
Saturday: penne arrabiatta, garlic bread and broccoli
Sunday: lentil and mushroom shepherds pie
Monday: aubergine and potato balti
Tuesday: Dan Dan noodles
Wednesday: jackfruit gyros
Thursday: DP

Wraps
Salad
Lasagne
Pizza

Swedish meatballs, rice
Roast chicken
Cheese and green veg tart
Haddock and chips
Chicken thighs with mango chutney, chilli and garlic
Chorizo and rocket linguine

@BrutusMcDogface thanks! I love to cook and especially for grateful humans

Fri: salmon poke bowls
Sat: yoghurt marinated grilled chicken with zataar, roast butternut squash and red onion salad, flatbreads, spicy red pepper and walnut dip
Sun: steak, salsa verde, rocket and grilled tomato salad, boiled new potato
Mon: vegan Japanese curry with sweet potato, carrot, and tofu
Tues: spicy turkey meatballs, Romesco sauce, tomato bread
Wed: carbonara with sautéed courgette
Thursday: pasta with asparagus, pesto, burrata

I planned our meals and shop when it was glorious sunshine. Hmmm. I also have 1.5kgs of Isle of Wight tomatoes sooo

Tomato Brown Betty, big green salad with the first of our lettuce
Tomato tart with poppy seed pastry, more lettuce
Tomato, courgette, aubergine, chickpea bake
Lamb koftas for BBQ on Fathers Day, might be a soggy one
Chicken satay, peanut sauce, sticky rice, carrot salad

Sat - halloumi fries, chilli ketchup and guacamole
Sun - vegetable and bean crumble
Mon - cauliflower macaroni cheese
Tue - courgette risotto
Wed - Higgidy quiche and green salad
Thur - lentil ragu and tagliatelle
Fri - sweet chilli tofu with lime and coriander rice

Trying to drag my motivation out of retirement

Tomorrow: saag aloo and all the trimmings
Saturday: falafel wraps with salad and pickles
Sunday: west African peanut stew
Monday: pasta with a tomato and white bean sauce
Tuesday: tofu and broccoli Thai bbq stirfry and rice
Wednesday: jackfruit and jalapeño tacos
Thursday: DP does

Friday: Grilled salmon over miso risotto with sugar snap peas
Saturday: over at friends
Sunday: large antipasto platter for lunch with grilled veg, buratta with pesto, olive focaccia, charcuterie. Roast pork loin with grilled apricot and basil, lemon yoghurt panna cotta for dinner
Monday: Roast spatchcock chicken, boiled new potato, root veg
Tuesday: Tofu and veg stir fry with rice
Wednesday: egg fried rice, steamed pork dumplings
Thursday: tuna pasta bake

Dhal, aloo gobi, kachumber salad, naan, raita
Beef brisket Sunday lunch
Chicken though and chorizo tray bake
Aubergine parmigiana
Lime and coriander chicken breast, fattoush, hummus, pickles

Roast dinner and crumble
Mushroom and white bean pasta marinara
Yam and red lentil masala
Pizza night
Think we’ll go out to a Japanese yakatori tomorrow night

Going to make scones today, only a day late for National scone day

Lamb koftas on BBQ might do a fruity, herby giant couscous thing to go with
Roast chicken tmrw, might get last of Christmas pud out of the freezer for after
Dhal and chapati
Prawns, potatoes and corn in foil packets
Butternut red Thai curry, rice, mangetout from garden

Today: Potato cakes with smoked salmon, poached eggs & asparagus
Tomorrow: Aubergine parmigiana, salad, forgotten garlic dough balls I just found in the freezer
Mon: Halloumi & veg skewers, tzatziki, wraps, Greek salad
Tues: Thai poached salmon with pak choy & jasmine rice
Wed: Black bean burgers, avocado corn & tomato salad, wedges
Thurs: Seafood macaroni cheese
Fri: Roast veg, mozzarella & pesto flatbreads, salad

Today - paneer tikka kebabs
Tomorrow - leek and butterbean pot pie
Mon - puff pastry tarts
Tue - sausages with leeks and cheesy mash
Wed - naan pizzas
Thur - tofu fried rice
Fri - falafel burgers