2024 meal planning

[Lastqueenofscotland2]

Anyone else starting to think about getting their arses back in gear?!
Mine for the next week
Tomorrow: baked Camembert with nice bread (not quite over Christmas yet!)
Saturday: Thai green veggie curry
Sunday: NYE - will be sitting in with a dog terrified of fire works, might just order a pizza
Monday: Tuscan bean stew and sourdough
Tuesday: west African peanut stew
Wednesday: some sort of pie with all the leftover veg
Thursday: gochujang tofu

Cheekily peacemarking! I'm on holiday atm but have a click and collect booked for when we get back, so will meal plan at the weekend and amend my basket etc

This week we’ve had:
Monday - beef roast
Tuesday - Nando’s chicken/mushroom wraps, Peri peri chips and broccoli for adults, batch cooked bits out the freezer for kids.
Wednesday - was meant to be chicken/mushroom pasta bake, ended up with spag bol out the freezer for kids and takeaway for adults once they were in bed

tonight - cheese and ham/tomato toasted wraps, pesto potato salad, salad
Friday - chow mein and chilli and salt chips
Saturday - takeaway
Sunday - something in pita with chips and veg

Pretty much kept to plan this week apart from one dish which has moved to next week.

Tomorrow: out at a gig
Sunday: chicken ham.and leek pie, roasties, carrots and peas
Monday: salmon with ginger and spring onion, with pak choi
Tuesday: veggie enchiladas
Wednesday: cabbage noodles with chicken
Thursday: spicy tomato and chorizo pasta
Friday: Out for dinner.

Place marking. Still on holiday and not ready AT ALL to be cooking again

This weeks
Friday: loaded fries
Saturday: spring veg stroganoff
Sunday: out
Monday: West african peanut stew
Tuesday: Lentil and potato curry
Wednesday: Zatar tofu flatbreads
Thursday: Tuscan orzo

Friday: pulled pork, potato salad and green salad
Saturday: chana masala & saag aloo with rice and naan
Sunday: roast dinner
Monday: cheese, onion and potato pie (channeling Mrs Elf 😁)
Tuesday: hamburgers and chips
Wednesday: Chicken Kievs, mash and peas

Tomorrow - Out
Saturday - Spag Bol
Sunday - Garlic chicken with patatas bravas
Monday - Mushroom and spinach curry
Tuesday - Out
Wednesday - Baked potatoes stuffed with the leftover chicken, ham and leek pie filling mixture
Thursday - Pea and ham soup with cheese scones
Friday - Veggie enchiladas

This week was:

Monday - chow mein
Tuesday - toast with various toppings. Beans and sausages, avocado, mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, hash browns.
Wednesday- beef/veggie chilli with rice. Bolognaise for kids.
Thursday - burritos and Cajun chips for adults. Ham and cheese wraps, rice and veg for kids.
Friday - naan burgers and chips. Kids will have something out of the freezer and some naan bread
Saturday - takeaway. Mexican for adults, probably a happy meal for 3yo. Something batch cooked in the freezer for baby DS.

Clearly it's all been a bit not very organised. Busy at work and I'm quite stressed. There's an irony here - I'm stressed and busy which is when meal planning would be the most helpful and useful, especially as we're also stressed about money so careful planning is needed. Sigh.

But I'm trying to take control so this is what we have, albeit not quite for the full week in no particular orderl

Tonight - pasta with whatever I can dig up out of the fridge/freezer
Then
Baked chicken thighs with new potatoes and fried greens
Sausage and fennel pasta
Spaghetti bolognaise
Tuna potatoes with salad
Stir fry - probably two different versions. One chicken witha korean style stir fry sauce and one pork mince with veg, lime and soy sauce.

Moved into our new house, boxes and dust everywhere, hob not installed and have two extra teenagers staying this week but can’t afford to keep eating out and ordering take always!

monday: enchiladas
Tuesday: roasted tofu/chicken drumsticks, potatoes and salad
Wednesday: ramen or rice bowls with various toppings
thursday: fish fingers, chips and green beans
friday: pizza night (might be a takeaway!)

Absolutely all over the place this week so not entirely sure why im bothering but…

Friday: risotto
Saturday: out for a meal
Sunday: hallumi gyros
Monday: M&S pizza deal
Tuesday: chipotle black bean quesadilla
Wednesday: red curry tofu stirfry
Thursday: again something quick- cheese on toast/pasta etc

My meal plan and my actual meals haven't been quite in line. haha, but not too bad. But I seem to have stretched our meals out somehow out so that we still have some of the food planned for the last five days, plus some extras I bought so I'm creating a NEW meal plan starting today which involves almost no additional shopping except topping up fresh vegetables.

Chicken ala king (I have some leftover chicken)

Sausage and fennel pasta
Pork mince stir fry
Spaghetti bolognaise
Tacos
Chickpea, pepper and aubergine curry
Roasted cauliflower, satay sauce and pilaf

Doing my big shop a bit eaerlier than usual so have planned the following for next week:

Sunday: Pot roast chicken with mushrooms, leeks and tarragon
Mon: Veggie chilli
Tues: Chicken escalope with braised leeks and peas
Wed: (Veggie) sausage rice one-pot
Thurs: Aubergine curry
Fri: Orzo bolognaise bake

This week we had
Mon - chicken/roasted veg, cous cous and salad
Tues - jacket potatoes. With sausages and beans for the meat eaters, cauliflower cheese for me.
Weds - spicy sausage/aubergine pasta with green beans and broccoli.
Thurs - filled pasta and sauce

Tonight we’re having takeaway because I was up most of the night with a poorly baby.
Tomorrow is breaded chicken/veggie burgers in pita with chips, broccoli and corn on the cob.

Still don’t have a job and DH is away every night until Thursday so I might a) make life easy b) try for fast days where I can

Sunday: fish fingers, chips and peas (something for a fast day for me - prob just get some soup in)

Monday: baked rice, chicken drumsticks for DD and veggie burgers for DS and I, roast carrots and peppers

Tuesday: out for curry with DH and colleagues, pizza for kids

Wednesday: cous cous, salmon and green beans

Thursday: undecided. DS has a concert so might eat out before

Friday: I’m out, DH can make ramen for him and the kids

Nothing exciting here -

tonight - bottom of the fridge soup with bread and cheese
Then, in no particular order:
Jamaican pasties with baked sweet potatoes and mango salsa
veggie chilli
spicy tomato pasta
shallot and cheese tart with little paprika spiced roasted potatoes, aioli and salad
veggie sausages with either sweet potato mash or homemade wedges, plus whatever vege we decide we fancy on the day; gravy

HOB not job

Last night; homemade sushi
Tonight - chicken lasagne, salad and garlic bread
Monday - Spaghetti and meatballs
Tuesday - Savoury lamb chops and veges
Wednesday - Poached chicken breasts and veges
Thursday (Anzac Day) steak with bernaise sauce, triple cooked chips and wilted spinach
Friday - Takeout

I’m away next week so I’ll be indulging in lovely restaurants instead!

Today: Takeaway (fish & chips)
Friday: Salad Nicoise
Saturday: homemade pizza
Sunday: Gammon & chips
Monday: Jool's Easy Chicken Curry
Tuesday: Cottage Pie
Wednesday: Casarecce Pollo Picante

I am doing the meal planning now for tomorrow's delivery. Still trying to be careful on costs and also want to use up what's in the freezer so...

Fish finger wraps (my least favourite meal but we seem to have fish fingers for the 5000 in the freezer... and wraps. Sigh).
Beef thai curry
Halloumi and fried greens in pitas with our favourite lemon, garlic, honey sauce.
Roasted tomatoes and onions on spaghetti, with goats cheese (might add Chorizo to up the interest for DS)
Chicken stir fry and rice
Butternut and chicken risotto
Meatballs and spaghetti

I bloody love fishfinger wraps @SpaceOP

I'm so out of routine but I need to get back on it this week as trying to lose some weight and meal planning helps.

@DocOck you'll have to come over to mine! .

I am not feeling well so have just been browsing saved recipes on instagram. I think I'm going to try a few next week. Perhaps you will all see a more interesting selection of food from me.

Friday: pasta pesto or ramen
Saturday: salmon steaks (no chicken Kiev for me, new potato salad with wild garlic, asparagus and leeks followed by a cheeseboard
Sunday: mushroom/chicken shawarma, pita, hummus, pickled onions, fattoush etc
Monday: spaghetti and meatballs
Tuesday: thai noodle salad
Wednesday: nettle and white bean risotto
Thursday: tofu rice bowls
Friday: pizza

Tomorrow: Mezze (chicken kebabs, pitta bread, dolmades, tzatziki, halloumi, baba ganoush, Greek salad)
Sunday: Spaghetti carbonara
Monday: l/o dolmades with tzatziki, roasted veg and salad (quiche in freezer to substitute if no dolmades left over)
Tuesday: Pourgouri with griddled aubergine, halloumi and baba ganoush
Wednesday: Aubergine curry
Thursday: Greek salad pasta
Friday: Shakshuka