2023 meal planning thread

[Lastqueenofscotland2]

Very much looking forward to getting back on the bandwagon and not eating another Pringle for 11 months.

Tomorrow: Tuscan gnocchi
Saturday: pizza take out
Sunday: enchilada bake
Monday: Jambalaya
Tuesday: Thai peanut noodles
Wednesday: friend is cooking
Thursday: mushroom stroganoff

No I was making it for DH and DC but I’m stretching to buying more for double the number of people! I was going to do the same recipe but tofu for me

Sunday - dahl with chicken and garlicky potatoes
Monday - sandwiches (had an indoor picnic and used up salad stuff that would otherwise go out of date)
Tuesday - flatbread veggie pizzas
Wednesday - lamb and green bean stew (from the freezer as already batch cooked)
Thursday - veggie biryani
Friday - probably more veggie biryani
Saturday - either out to a restaurant or curry from the freezer

Chilli and cornbread cobbler
Hasselback halloumi traybake and crusty bread
Roast cauliflower biryani
Puff pastry pizza
Spinach and ricotta pasta shells
Tofu peanut stir fry
Butternut parmigiana

I laughed at the title of this thread, I have indeed not eaten a Pringle since last December!
This week
Friday: jerk tofu with rice and peas
Saturday: at a friend’s Christmas do so party food
Sunday: baked beetroot falafel with flatbread, salad and some wedges
Monday: chipotle portobello tacos
Tuesday: drunken noodles
Wednesday: at another friends
Thursday: west African peanut stew

I'm amazed we've kept this going all year. I've really enjoyed contributing to the thread as it's helped me focus my shopping and planning as well as getting inspiration from others and noticing patterns in our eating - both good and bad.

That said, the week ahead for me is a bit of a mishmash of desparately clearing freezer space and eating on the move, around various festive committments.

Tomorrow: Pork black bean stir fry
Saturday: Dinner with friends
Sunday: Sirloin steaks, potato wedges, mushrooms and green beans
Monday: Chicken escalopes with whatever veg is leftover
Tuesday: Mac and cheese
Wednesday: Work christmas party - there will be a buffet but based on previous years, it could be minimal. DH will have soup from freezer with cheese and crackers and I'll fill up on the latter if needed when I get home
Thursday: Christmas dinner out with my book group - Indian restaurant. I'll have a veggie option as all the stuff coming out the freezer is meat heavy.

Friday: DH's work christmas dinner. I haven't yet figured out what I can use from the freezer as a meal for one.
Saturday: BiL hosting a pre-christmas meal as not all of DH's family will be together on christmas day.

Yes it really helps me notice when we’re got lazy or slipped into bad habits! And keeps me motivated to keep a bit of variety.

Me too - have often been inspired by meals you’ve all posted and also it’s a handy place to keep where I’ve meal planned!

Thank you for the thread @Lastqueenofscotland2 , I don't always contribute but I like to have a peek at what people are eating for inspiration.

It's actually been 2 years I think!? Didn't we first have one that Remus started, then we got a second one at the beginning of this year thanks to LastQueen.

I am attempting to practice/test some recipes ahead of Christmas. Tried slow cooker red cabbage - I like the concept, need to work on the flavour. It was awful!

Tonight, I'm testing a whole roasted cauliflower recipe and seeing if I can do it in the air fryer. Recipe looks a tiny bit bland which worries me, hence the pre-test, plus it's for an oven cooked version not air fryer. But will see.

Rest of the week is a combination of experimenting ahead of vegetarian house guests and finishing up what I have in the fridge (such as the insane amount of carrots, broccoli and baby corn due to an accidental double order from Amazon and the random single fillets of crumbed frozen fish!!)

Aubergine curry (Bhaji)
Chickpea and pepper curry (with aubergine to appease DS)
Mince of some sort. Maybe a stir fry in light of veggie issue above.
Crumbed fish fillets, with stir fry.

Longer if you count all the ones we did which would start fresh every week or so!

i think I’ll also test some Xmas week dishes this week:
Tuesday: miso roasted butternut squash with mashed butter beans and parsley pesto
Wednesday: Savoy cabbage and roast garlic gratin
Thursday: Spinach, tomato and walnut lasagne https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/02/vegan-lasagne-recipe-spinach-walnut-tomato-lasagne-meera-sodha
Friday: squash risotto that I didn’t do last week with tahini roasted cannellini beans

Excitement this week - something new in the rotation!

Fri - spag bol
Sat - duck with French beans and smash
Sun - McDs in town so just leftover smash fried up with butter and cheese, and some fried black pudding, as dinner
Monday- decent sausage fried in mini-meatballs with mushrooms, pepper, courgette, onion in a Tom sauce and pasta
Tuesday- sweet'n'sour chicken and rice
We'd - feta chicken drumstick with roasted baby potatoes (kept the duck fat 🤣)
Thursday- salmon, broccoli and rice
Friday- out at work Xmas party

And then only 12 more days in the temp apartment so should have lots more ingredients and utensils after that!!

Left in fridge/freezer to use up -
1 leftovers from Monday
1 lemon chick breast
2 plain chick breast (and half jar sweet'n'sour)
2 salmon darnes
2 spag Bol
1 chicken leg
1 pack bacon lardons

This week
Friday: jacket spud
Saturday: mac and cheese
Sunday: black bean and kale enchiladas
Monday: veggie tagine
Tuesday: dahl and naan
Wednesday: some sort of stirfry
Thursday; out at Christmas do

Today: vegan roast and trimmings
monday: shepherdless pie
Tuesday: hoisin fake duck pancakes
Wednesday: at a Carol concert for D.C., will either eat in town or make a chilli beforehand
Thursday: salmon (tofu for me) green beans and chips
Friday: yummy goodness at South Bank Food Market before seeing The Witches

Saturday - salmon korma
Sunday - Moroccan eggs
Monday - either lamb keema or vegetable chasni (batch cooking one on Monday and the other on Tuesday)
Tuesday - see Monday
Wednesday - veggie pasta bake
Thursday - sandwich on the go for me, but there's veggie sausages and sweet potato mash for the others
Friday - veggie and tofu biryani

Still using up freezer goods where neccessary.

Today: Baked gnocchi & roast veg gratin
Tomorrow: I'm out for work christmas do. DH is having leftover gnocchi
Wednesday: falafels with roast peppers, porgourri and hummus
Thursday: spicy chicken thighs with l/o porgourri
Friday: Pork ramen and mushroom bao buns
Saturday: Spaghetti carbonara

This week it's entirely using up fridge contents.

Sat- chicken in a tomato sauce with veggies and pasta
Sun- feta chicken and roast potatoes
Mon- sweet'n'sour chick and rice
Tues - spaghetti Bol
We'd - probably salmon, French beans and potatoes
Thurs - team lunch out so crackers and hummus
Fri - lemon chick, french beans, rice
Sat - pasta bake (Chicken in Tom sauce leftovers)
Sun - sweet'n'sour chick and rice
Mon- lemon chick and rice
Tues- salmon with rice or bacon and mushroom omelette

(Am flying home next Wed - where I'm looking forward to proper cooking, mix of flavours, some meat other than chicken, some proper stews...)

Sorted mine for the next week, just running down the food we have before I go to stay with family for a week. I’ll start a new thread in the new year!

Friday: pasta with roasted red pepper sauce

Saturday: seem to have ended up with an industrial quantity of black beans so either quesadillas or homemade burgers

Sunday: Paneer jalfrezi

Monday: broccoli and Stilton soup

Tuesday: baked teriyaki tofu and literally all remaining vegetables

Wednesday: out at a Christmas do

Thursday: Deeply inauthentic Pho/ramen with all remaining contents of fridge as a topper

Final list before festive madness begins!

Sunday: Thai Green Curry with chicken
Monday: Veggie chilli
Tuesday: Chicken escalope potatoes & veg
Wednesday: Soup & sausage roll
Thursday: Soup & sausage roll
Friday: Spag bol

Travelling and away for christmas 23rd-26th.

Saturday: lentil and vegetable soup with sandwiches
Sunday: tuna tikka masala (it was an experiment... not one I plan to repeat!)
Monday: macaroni cheese (with grilled tomatoes and salad)
Tuesday: chicken and sweet potato curry (already batch cooked)
Wednesday: vegetable chasni (already batch cooked)
Thursday: salmon biryani or flatbread veggie pizzas (depends if I get time to buy salmon)
Friday: Moroccan eggs with halloumi on the side

Hi planners!

thought I’d check in really and see how you all are, we’re mainly eating leftover but going away now for NYE with friends so a little bit of planning in the works for then - spaghetti bolognese and curry to fulfil all dietary requirements! And eating out for lunches

next week will be interesting with starting to plan properly again basing it on what we have in the freezer!

Hello! Merry Christmas!!

I need to get back to planning. Also leftovers here. But starting january I am trying to make a pledge to use up as much of the freezer and larder as I can and to limit buying any groceries (except for fresh fruit and veg).

Today - Piri piri chicken legs with chips and salad
Friday - slow roasted ham with vegetables
Saturday - Chicken, lemon and rice soup

That is as far as I have got!

Probably pea and ham soup in there somewhere after the slow roast ham!