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

@myrtleWilson Happy birthday!

Cheat’s Turkish pide
Falafel burgers
Peanut butter tofu noodles
Spinach and ricotta pasta shells
Stuffed butternut
Pea and paneer pie with Bombay potato crust
Butterbean and root veg crumble

Making my plan a bit earlier this week. Last week has been a mixed bag:

✅Saturday - pizza takeaway after rugby
✅Sunday - chicken thighs, peppers, orzo tray bake
❌Monday - 3 bean chilli. Forgot about the collection of broccoli stalks in the fridge so we had chorizo broccoli pasta.
❌Tuesday - pasta, creamy mushroom pesto. Sort of - turned this into a broccoli, spinach and gnocci pesto bake.
❌Wednesday - chicken, chorizo rice. Worked late - made baked (microwaved) potato and cheese for an ultra quick meal.
✅Thursday - veggie enchiladas. This will happen
✅Friday- ham and mushroom tagliatelle. This will happen

The week ahead is full of ifs and buts:

Saturday - going to a friend's house for dinner
Sunday - aiming for Thai-spiced roast chicken but might be subject to change depending when we leave and drive back from friends (staying overnight and not sure if they have plans for us on the sunday).
Monday - chicken and salad wraps with pourgourri (unless we didn't have chicken last night in which case we won't have the leftovers)
Tuesday - We're suckers for the M&S valentine's dine in deal
Wednesday - Chicken, chorizo rice
Thursday - veggie fajitas
Friday - Chinese restaurant for FIL's birthday.

Actually, that's a lot of chicken. I'll change wednesday's option to a chorizo, sweet potato and kale stew.

Chicken breast burgers with gochujang sauce, cucumber pickle, potato wedges

Beef kofta curry with pea abs green bean rice

Roast beef, cauliflower cheese, Yorkshire puddings etc

Green macaroni and cheese

Vada pav / coconut dal

Sausage and apple tray bake

Beef massaman curry, turmeric and ginger rice

Been away skiing all week so looking forward to some routine and no raclette or pizza (never thought I’d say that)
Sunday: noodles and veg of some description
Monday: west African peanut stew
Tuesday: tex mex loaded fries
Wednesday: soup and sourdough
Thursdday: jerk tofu with rice and peas

M: posh pub dinner with work for me/DH and DD fend for themselves 😂
T: sweet potato and tamarind curry
W: Bosh one pot spaghetti
T: Moroccan chickpea soup and Christmas sausage rolls from the freezer
F: creamy leek and parsnip crumble (chickpea crumble from the freezer for DH/DD)
S: black bean chilli
S: gyoza and bao buns with wok greens

Yay I’m home and can cook! Just planning a few days ahead because Thursday needs to be finishing up leftovers:

french onion soup
veggie lasagne
veggie tartine with green bean salad
veggie tagine

and I think I’ll make some beetroot brownies

Today: Mushroom bourguignon cobbler
Mon: Leek & puy lentil gratin with feta crumb
Tues: Breaded haddock, mash, veg
Wed: Broccoli, cheese, chilli & walnut quiche
Thurs: Spicy peanut tofu
Fri: Cheesy veg & bean crumble
Sat: Pizzas

I’ve been all over the place. I did the haloumi kebabs with cabbage salad and tzatziki and it was nice but felt a bit of a faff.

A curry with mushrooms, butternut and chickpeas with a Spice Tailor sauce was very nice.

One night was Richmond veggie sausages with homemade wedges, peas and gravy- delicious!

OH made leek and potato soup one night.

Can’t remember anything else!

Today I’m doing a veggie roast - basically everything except the meat.

This week needs to be simple because work is so busy and I’m tired. Haven’t done an order yet but it’s likely to be:
mushrooms on toast
Itsu gyoza with sesame asparagus and sugar snaps
jacket potatoes with cheese, coleslaw and salad
That’s as far as I’ve got!

Not the best week in terms of sticking to the meal plan:

• ✅ Sun: Ate out as we were out for the day
• ❌ Mon: Greens and Kimchi Rice (One Pot, Pan, Planet)
• ✅ Tue: Quorn, mushroom and emmental parcels (from the freezer) with chips and peas
• ✅ Wed: Persian Herb Frittata (Roasting Tin Book) with roasted veg
• ❌ Thu: Crispy Baked Gnocchi (Roasting Tin Book)
• ✅ Fri: Roast Aubergine with curried yoghurt (Ottolenghi) with brown rice and quinoa, poppadoms and naan – I absolutely LOVED this. My first Ottolenghi recipe and one of the nicest things I have ever eaten, especially as I’m not that keen on aubergine.
• ❌ Sat: Paneer and veg tikka masala (from the freezer) with brown rice and quinoa, poppadoms and naan

Here is the menu for this week:

• Sun: Crispy Baked Gnocchi (Roasting Tin Book) with Garlic Bread
• Mon: Persian Herb Frittata (Roasting Tin Book) with Roast Aubergine with Curried Yoghurt (Ottolenghi), Brown Rice and Quinoa, Poppadoms and Naan
• Tue: Chipotle Roasted Mushroom and Potato Tacos (Roasting Tin)
• Wed: Quorn Lasagne (from the freezer) with Garlic Bread
• Thu: Russian Meatballs (Quorn) with Sour Cream, Rice and Tomatoes (Roasting Tin) with Garlic Bread
• Fri: Greens and Kimchi Rice (One Pot, Pan, Planet)
• Sat: Quorn, Veg and Paneer Tikka Masala (from the freezer), Bombay Potatoes (Jamie Oliver), Brown Rice and Quinoa, Poppadoms and Naan

Mama I LOVE ottenlenghi but can rarely be arsed with the ingredient list. Might make myself make time soon

I don't no where it was on the thread.and this will be really annoying so sorry in advance!
but someone mentioned a link to A Ladies shepherdish type pie?was it curried,maybe with spinach.i think it was a link to an article on her.the guardian? her vegetarian cookbook.onbtge same page was her tofu recipe and pear and ginger cake?

This one? amp.theguardian.com/food/2021/feb/21/one-pot-vegetarian-recipes-anna-jones-pad-thai-shepherds-pie

That's what has put me off previously but this recipe was from Simple and was a lot easier, and with much fewer ingredients, than his usual recipes.