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

Friday: Chana masala
Saturday: pasta with homemade sundried tomato pesto
Sunday: chipotle portobello and lentil quesadillas
Monday: Bruschetta with hallumi on the side
Tuesday: Sweet n sour cauliflower (and whatever extra veg is kicking about)
Wednesday: out
Thursday: Thai peanut noodles and stir fried veg

Going away for a few nights from tomorrow morning so getting my plans in place for a shopping on the way home on Sunday.

Had originally planned pierlini for an easy sunday dinner when we get home but it's only easy if the dough has been taken out the freezer to defrost which isn't going to happen while we're away so the plan is now:

Sunday - Spaghetti carbonara
Monday - Sweet chilli veg noodles
Tues - Mushroom, chickpea and spinach curry
Wed - Overnight work trip
Thurs - Some kind of pasta
Fri - Chilli

I’m home alone this week so lots of easy/lazy bits:

Sunday - M&S orzo thing - far too “wet”
Monday - jacket potato with tuna mayo (can share tuna with the cat), salad and coleslaw
Tuesday - going to make a chilli, with rice
Wednesday - jacket potato with chilli and salad
Thursday - M&S chicken and mushroom risotto
Friday - fish and chips (Sainsbury’s finest thing)
Saturday - have a friend coming round for dinner, so going to make leek and mushroom pasta in a creamy cheese sauce, with garlic bread/side salad

Saturday ended up being a BBQ at home and Sunday a roast chicken with permentier'ed tarragon potatoes and a paprika spiced mix of peppers/tomatoes/onion/garlic (DD asked for both accompaniments - even knowing it would be me making them...I guess I am good for the odd thing!).

Tonight, I am back to soloing, and have a tub of pate in my luggage from local market to have with toast.

Tomorrow, I will probably do sausages before freezing the rest of the packet (I miss an Irish sausage at times).

Wednesday we are out so I will get some nibbles there and do some pasta (tortellinis) when I get in.

Thursday we are out again, so more nibbles before probably a curry from freezer.

Friday May be a freezer night, or I might get to the supermarket after work and have something fresh.

Tonight - Green goddess Shakshuka
Tomorrow - Aloo gobi traybake
Wed- Sun-dried tomato risotto
Thur - Naan pizzas
Fri - Eating out
Sat - Courgette rigatoni with crispy halloumi
Sunday- Euro final bbq at neighbour’s. I’m making potato salad and brownies.

Tonight: Japanese tofu, veg and quinoa
tuesday: lasagne
Wednesday: Mexican seitan and beans
thursday: I’m out so DH will prob do salmon, potatoes and broccoli for the rest of them
friday: home made pizzas

So far..

Monday: Lamb kofta, salad, flatbreads, and a homemade feta and yoghurt dressing
Tuesday: Crispy buffalo chicken salad
Wednesday: Smoky pork and black bean soft tacos
Thursday: Korean-style yang-nyum fried chicken with sticky rice
Friday: Not sure but something pasta-y I suspect.

Tomorrow: pasta with rocket and walnut pesto
Saturday: mushroom, pea and asparagus risotto
Sunday: satay sweet potato curry
Monday: broccoli and Stilton soup
Tuesday: harissa roasted cauliflower and spicy chickpea stew
Wednesday: at some awful works do
Thursday: Green curry fried rice

Still working through some of last week's menu as we got derailed a bit - one night DS convinced me to make his favourite pasta and another I went on strike and the rest of them had mcdonalds and I had toast!

But have had to send DH to shop so did a short term meal plan:

Tonight: Pork and butternut risotto
Tomorrow: Vaguelly sweet and sour chicken stir fry
Sat: We're out at friends. DD and I planning to make chocolate brownies to take with us.
Sun: Spaghetti and meatballs
Mon: Crumbed fish with veg and wedges

Tonight I made courgette fritters which we had with chilli sauce and a bit of salad.
Yesterday was a veggie risotto.
I'm away tomorrow and eating here https://maray.co.uk
Next week needs to be easy. All I've got planned so far is cous cous with dips and pitta bread and store bought falafel.

I was out a lot this week, so had Gorgonzola pasta for lunch twice and got a steak and chips in the canteen another lunch.

Tonight I have spag Bol (sauce from freezer), and I got out lamb chops for tomorrow.

But I need to do some sitting and thinking over the weekend to make a plan for next week.

Tonight: butternut squash and feta risotto
Tomorrow: leftover peanut stew for DS and I, steak for DD and DH
Tuesday: lentil stew
Wednesday: paella
Thursday: lasagne
Friday: I’m working so DH will sort, DD is at a a sleepover so I might suggest DS has friends over for pizza as it’s the last day of school

Sun: Pork carnita burrito bowl / in wraps for kids

Mon: Spaghetti bolognese from the freezer
Tuesday: Chicken & courgette udon
Weds: Chickpea curry with prawns // sausages for kids

Thursday: Burgers and wedges
Fri: Simple chicken curry

I've restarted my Gousto subscriptions as we have just moved house and I am rather disorganised!

Lamb moussaka
BBQ prawn skewers & Greek orzo salad
Greek-style lamb meatball traybake with garlic yog
Halloumi souvlaki salad with minted yog
Za'atar chicken with herby rice and garlic yog

I'm also out to a Turkish restaurant for my birthday on Tuesday.

Today - pie, homemade wedges and homemade mashy peas
Tomorrow - mushroom stroganoff and microwave rice plus salad
Tuesday - courgette pasta
Weds - couscous, dips, pitta etc
Thursday - aloo gobhi

Ok, somewhat back on track.

Sat: lamb chops, french beans with garlic, steamed potatoes.

Sun: lemon and herb pork chop, piri piri mixed veg and cubed roasted potatoes with taco seasoning.

Mon: chicken korma with basmati rice

Tues: pasta wit country sausage meatballs, roasted Mediterranean veg and a tomato sauce

Wed: out at a reception - have crackers and cheese if needed

Thur: HM pizza with a 4 cheese section and a salami/veggies section

Fri: chicken fajitas with HM guacamole

Sat: going to Japanese restaurant locally with visiting teen

@HalloumiFries I am abandoning Orzo. I either am not good at cooking it, or I just don't like it! :)

This week - in no particular order except tuna tomorrow while it is a) fresh and b) when DH is out as he's not a big fan:

Tuna and fried rice
Tacos
Aubergine, tomato, chorizo pasta
Chicken Schnitzel with cheese sauce, courgettes, wedges
Burgers, and salad
Sausage and fennel pasta
Cauliflower curry

Trying to be a bit more motivated this week

Tomorrow: nacho wedges
Saturday: pasta primavera and white wine sauce
Sunday: out
Monday: West african peanut stew
Tuesday: Drunken noodles
Wednesday: out
Thursday; Jerk tofu with rice and peas

I completely forgot that we're out both Saturday and Sunday at family events. Such a minor thing but it messes with things like how long the food will last/how to store it.

This is the problem with meal planning: sometimes it makes it harder to be spontaneous! Of course, just remembered burger buns are one of our UPF foods we still have - they'll probably last until christmas so I guess freeze the burgers!?

Love reading this thread, gives me such good ideas.

Today: trout, pea and potato traybake, charred broccoli
Monday: tomato and bean cassoulet
Tuesday: I’m out, salmon and giant couscous for the others
Wednesday: DS and I will hit up a food market, probably chicken drumsticks for DH and DD
Thursday: veggie lasagna
Friday: pizza night

Monday - Chicken shish kebabs, tabbouleh, flatbreads, homemade kebab shop chilli & garlic sauces and a cucumber and tomato salad.
Tuesday - Minced beef cobbler with peas and cabbage.
Wednesday - Mexican style shakshuka with chunky guacamole.
Thursday - Lasagne and salad
Friday - Fish, chips and peas
Saturday - Garlic chilli chicken with pilau rice and poppadoms.
Sunday - Roast pork with crackling, mashed potato gratin and whatever veg we fancy at the time.

Today - sausage sandwiches (were out for lunch)
M - macaroni cheese and peas/broccoli
T/W - chicken satay curry with rice and naan
T - quiche (not home made) with jacket potato and salad
F - DP is away on his annual lads weekend at the cricket. I have a girlfriend coming round and we’re going to order in pizza
S - going to an Italian restaurant for lunch with GBF, so will have something like scrambled eggs on toast for tea
DP is back Sunday afternoon and I imagine will be in a poor way so I might do something comforting like spag bol depending on what the weather’s like (and if he brings me a present).

Away this weekend so
Monday: Teriyaki noodles
Tuesday: dhal and naan
Wednesday: out
Thursday; Fajitas

Today - pasta bolognese
M - bolognese again
T - omelette, salad, crusty bread
W - going out for lunch so something light at night
T - Boursin chicken with mash and veg
F - out for dinner
S - DP is away so I will likely have an M&S oven thing