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

@SpaceOP it’s in Anna Jones’ One Pot, Pan Planet book - this is the closest online version I can find. I’ve not done it before but we’re big aubergine lovers too so I hope it’s good!

https://wellbeingandnutrition.co.uk/aubergine-and-tamarind-vegan-curry/

Thanks! That looks good @Citygirlrurallife I don't cook with tamarind much so I like the idea of something that's probably a different flavour to what we're used to.

I’ll Nick that recepie too! Looks great

This weeks

Friday: French bread pizza
Saturday : beetroot and goats cheese risotto (I have a lot of beetroot…)
Sunday: vegetable strudel with crushed new potato
Monday: potato gulash
tuesday: red curry fried rice
Wednesday: out
Thursday: BBQ jackfruit in crusty rolls with chips and salad

@SpaceOP and @Lastqueenofscotland2 i can confirm it was delicious!

I’ve finally gone back to doing an online shop instead of in person and shockingly spent £100 less last month than normal!!!! Now to get my meal plan done a few days before the old one runs out so I can get my shop in soonee

Today: Takeaway
Friday: Sausage Fried Rice
Saturday: Chicken Katsu Curry or Red Thai Chicken Curry
Sunday: Pasta Bolognese
Monday: Jollof style Chicken Rice
Tuesday: Pan-Fried Lamb Leg Steaks with creamy lentils & greens
Wednesday: Casareccie Pollo Piccante

I've just Googled Casareccie Pollo Piccante and it sounds delicious!

I've got a few meals out this week, so plans are looking like this:

Thursday: Budin Azteca with corn on the cob
Friday: Out for dinner
Saturday: Going out for fish & chips at lunch time, so soup or something else light for dinner.
Sunday: Rib of beef, peppercorn sauce, potato wedges and a radish salad.
Monday: Out for dinner
Tuesday: Chicken & basil burgers with sweet potato wedges and tomato salad
Wednesday: Cypriot antinaxto krasato with tenderstem broccoli

@childfreebychoice it is! We actually nicked it from Zizzi - found the recipe online & tbh DH does a much better version now than Zizzi does.

Tomorrow: Dh and DD having steak and mash, DS and I going to Ping Pong
Sat: big fat mezze as we have friends over: burnt aubergine and tahini, crshed garlicky chickpeas, bharat roast beef for the omni's), hm flatbreads, pear and fennel salad followed by ginger and apple cake
Sun: roast

The not sure the order of the following days but next 5 meals will be courtesy of One Pot, Pan, Planet:

• bean burritos
• crispy caper and slow roasted tomato parpadelle
• celeriac and red wine stew with cheddar dumplings
• quick squash lasagne
• saag aloo shepherds pie

Take out pizza tonight
Dolma - a Meliz cooks recipe
Roast chicken & Co (Sunday) lots in the freezer to use up (creamed cabbage, sprouts, stuffing, cranberry)
Indian chicken thigh tray bake
Coconut dhal, oven baked onion bhaji, kachumber salad

Will try that curry @Citygirlrurallife at some point.

Next week (order to be figured out later)

Pork mince stir fry with noodles
Cheese and mushroom burgers (probably Sunday as SIL appears to have invited her self over and I don't feel like a big meal prep)
Aubergine, pepper and chickpea curry with rice
Roasted cauliflower satay with rice
Sausages and mash, peas
Butternut and chicken risotto

I realised I didn't actually plan for 7 full meals. But there always seems to be some last minute change so I think it's probably fine. I have some bacon that needs eating so maybe we'll have a bacon based pasta, or breakfast-for-dinner or similar one day.

Piri Piri steak & veg
Slow roast lamb, roast veg, couscous
Paneer tikka one pot
Sardine pasta puttanesca
Chickpea & chorizo soup
Halloumi & mushroom burgers
Spicy beef quesadillas
Gyros
Pulled pork & slaw
Mushroom flatbread pizzas
Chicken salad
Egg fried rice & curry sauce
Bang bang cauliflower burritos

Moved a few things around over the last few days as got invited to BiLs on Thursday evening so this week is now planned as follows:

Tonight: Spanish chicken and rice
Tomorrow: Fishcakes, carrot mash, kale and peas
Wednesday: Salmon with braised fennel (DH away so making the most of things he doesn't like)
Thursday: Baked potatoes with spanish style chickpeas and spinach
Friday: Chilli
Saturday: Spaghetti carbonara

I'm already off my planned meal plan from the weekend but as I hadn't put it down here, does it count!? So, going forward:

Spaghetti and meatballs
Aubergine, pepper and chickpea curry with rice
Cauliflower satay with rice
Sausages and mash, peas
Butternut and chicken risotto OR Mince with noodles

Yesterday I did a veggie chilli and froze a few portions for next week. I put lots of dark chocolate in, so it was really lovely and rich.

Today = Itsu gyoza, Tilda jasmine rice and an asparagus/mange tout stir fy.

Tomorrow = roasted cauliflower and paneer curry with bought samosas

Weds - I've got a really long work day and DP is out for dinner, so I'll probably end up with eggs on toast or a takeaway bought on the way home

Thurs - the shepherds pies I froze a few weeks ago, with vege and gravy - I've bought some baby parsnips and will roast those, then probably just do some peas

Friday or Saturday - pasta with olives, spinach, capers, chillis and parsley

I’m home alone this week as DP’s working abroad. This makes me very lazy. I’m not long post Covid and not got much taste still which doesn’t help.

tonight - Tesco Finest lasagne with frozen peas
tomorrow - chilli (home made at least, from the freezer) and rice
Wednesday - going out for lunch so dinner will be something like scrambled eggs on toast
Thursday - Tesco Finest macaroni cheese and peas
Friday - not sure when DP gets back so may be a takeaway, if he’s back early evening I may do chicken fajitas
Saturday - it’s a week of carbs - spaghetti carbonara or with Parma ham and leeks. At least this will be cooked and not just shoved in the oven
Sunday - chicken satay curry

So busy at work so a bit uninspired this week

Friday: veggie burgers
Saturday: veg paella
Sunday: pasta and mushrooms in white wine sauce
Monday: jambalaya
Tuesday: Chana saag
Wednesday: out
Thursday: drunken noodles

I've been struggling thinking of new recipes as getting bored of the same old on rotation and not a very creative person either. I saw someone talk about simplycook so I ordered a free box to try then if I like the recipes I'll just buy the spices etc myself but here's a link of anyone else wants a freebie too! https://www.simplycook.com/invite/GRVWP1?t=cp&pg=ref&via=dt

This week:
Today - takeaway
Friday - Peking Crispy Duck
Saturday - Paella
Sunday - not sure yet
Monday - Chilli
Tuesday - Bacon Fried Rice
Wednesday - Chicken Tagine

We're having work done on the house next week, including in the kitchen, so we're aiming for easy and also to use up some freezer stuff.

So far I've got:

vegan sausage baguettes with salad and roasted corn on the cob

bought veggie pies with roasted new potatoes, bought red cabbage and frozen vege

pasta with bought fresh pesto, baby spinach and pine nuts

stuff on toast - probably eggs and mushrooms. I don't eat baked beans but dp might have them too.

We have family arriving this week and various events and activities so it's a bit vague and I'm thinking beyond just this week:

M: flatbreads with steak, mushrooms, and a slaw
T: paella
W: schnitzel, wedges, cheese sauce, veg
Th: spaghetti bolognaise
Fr: Baked chicken thighs, mash, veg (easy to bulk up and generally DC friendly for all ages)
Sat: burgers/sausages etc post party.
Sun: take out
Mon: Possibly curry. I'd like it to be vegetarian as we haven't had veggie food this week.

Meant to say for the vegetarians on this thread - I've recently come across someone on insta @ sovegan. Some really great looking recipes on there. I think I'm going to try a few after we get through this crazy week. There's a Moroccan style squash and chickpea stew that has my name written all over it.

Thanks @SpaceOP ill take a look!

Mine for this week
Friday: chipotle black bean quesadilla
Saturday: mushroom and asparagus risotto
Sunday: gnocchi bake
Monday: siracha noodle stirfry
Tuesday: dahl and naan
Wednesday: friend is cooking
Thursday: Mujadara which I’ve not had for ages so looking forward to that

Here's ours:

Today: Takeaway
Friday: Beef Burgers, waffle fries & corn
Saturday: Jool's Easy Chicken Curry
Sunday: Fajitas
Monday: Thai Chicken Curry
Tuesday: Chicken Njuda Pasta
Wednesday: Garlic Butter Steak & Potato pan fry

we’re moving house soon so I’m trying to get stuff out of the freezer

tonight: celeriac stew out the freezer
Tomorrow: long awaited date night for DH and I
Sunday: veggie burgers, sweet potato wedges, tahini based coleslaw
Monday: curry out of the freezer
Tuesday: veggie chilli and jacket potatoes
Wednesday: spring greens and wild garlic risotto
Thursday: I’m at work so prob salmon, rice and beans for the rest