2026 meal planners

[Lastqueenofscotland2]

Looking forward to seeing some old and new planners.
After two beens of cheese and cake I’m looking forward to some normal food!

Friday: lemon asparagus risotto
Saturday: mushroom & goat cheese tart
Sunday: Tofu Rogan Josh
Monday: Pesto beans on sourdough
Tuesday: peanut noodles
Wednesday: harissa tofu
Thursday: pasta e fagioli

To my surprise we actually stuck to the plan last week, but two weeks in a row would be a miracle, but here goes... 😋

Monday: Kedgeree
Tuesday: Chilli meatballs and green rice
Wednesday: Herby chicken grills
Thursday: Beef rendang
Friday: Ready meal/pizza (busy day)
Saturday: Fish curry
Sunday: Turkey chilli

DH and I ageing cooking duties this week and boring as it’s planned around what DD will eat

Monday: African peanut stew
Tuesday: steak/fake steak, leeks and roast potatoes
Wednesday: spag bol
Thursday: marry me white beans
Friday: home made chicken/tofu nuggets, chips and peas

no major plans this weekend so I might make a fish pie that then DH can use next week as well (I’m away with work the whole week) and fancy something decent/efforts on Saturday

Tonight - Falafel and baba ganoush flatbreads with salad
Tomorrow - Out for a pub lunch, maybe some picky bits later
Sunday - Chicken kebabs, Greek salad, pitta, halloumi, tzatziki
Monday - Griddled aubergine and halloumi with pourgouri and salad
Tuesday - Greek salad pasta
Wednesday - Stuffed peppers with salad
Thursday - Veggie chilli on a baked potato
Friday - Mushroom quinotto
Saturday - Greek-style roast chicken thighs with Cyprus potatoes and spring veg medley
Sunday - Lasagne.

I seem to have come over all Greek and salady. That seems a sure-fire way of ensuring the sun will disappear and the rain will return 😂

Tonight - Chicken korma, rice and naan
Saturday - Steak, mushroom & creamy pepper sauce ciabatta with fries
Sunday - Gammon creamy parmesan cabbage and leeks, glazed carrots, broccoli and some kind of potato tbc
Monday- Beef Bibimbap
Tuesday - Sweetcorn chowder
Wednesday - Chicken burrito bowl
Thursday - Lemon chicken pasta

Sat: homemade pork mince, haggis and black pudding burgers, curly fries
Sun: nigella's chicken and chorizo traybake
Mon: lasagna and chips
Tue: out
Wed: pork chops, mash, asparagus, creamy mustard sauce
Thurs: beef kofte, halloumi, salad, homemade flatbread
Fri: he can think about it

I had some of last week’s plan, but not the fajitas, sweet’n’sour or curry. I have the shwarma out for tonight.

tomorrow will be plain roast chicken with a baked squash and roast potatoes.
Monday will be spag Bol (I am defrosting the meat to do a 4 hour slow cook with loads of veg and half a bottle of wine version tomorrow while I write reports, and freeze a couple of portions).
Tuesday is beef Bourginonne and mash. Maybe with extra carrots.
Wednesday is rosemary sausages with roasted veggies and tomato sauce over pasta.

Thursday is the other half of the bourginonne.
Friday will be either a fast freezer meal (chicken and mushrooms in cream sauce or chicken vadagam are the main options) before I go to the airport or else airport food (or just a beer) as summer flight home is after 9pm.

I’m only sorting this weekend as I’m away next week so DH is in charge

Tonight we’re having grilled sea bass, sushi rice, miso soup, smashed cucumber salad, marinated shiitake mushrooms, red onions pickles in kombucha, veggie gyoza

Tomorrow steak strips for DH and DD, Mar instead tofu kebab for DS and I, flatbreads, hummus, Greek salad.

at a friend’s in the evening for a BBQ, I’m taking an Asian slaw

The last week of the month I try and just eat out of the freezer / larder and not spend any money on groceries.

So, thinking of that we will most likely have;

1. Chicken nugget fajitas (Dcs).
2. Red lentil dhal with rice (my ultimate favourite)
3. Jacket potatos and tuna mayo
4. mushroom pie
5. really awful Co-op broccoli quiche- actually- that one might go to the iurds as it was awful.
6. Tofu and mushroom stir fry (Freezer)
7. Something with tempeh which I've never cooked before.

Today: Cod & butter bean puttanesca, greens, toasted sourdough
On: Cheesy potato & veg bake, veggie sausages
Tues: Teriyaki tofu with rice & veg
Wed: Veg & goats cheese omelettes, herby potato salad, mixed leaves
Thurs: Leek & mushroom pasta
Fri: I’m out, family can fend for themselves

I continue to be a bit crap.

Im doing a veg heavy tomato based pasta sauce tonight so I can freeze portions for DD who lives on pasta and so I need to make sure the sauces are suitably nutritious! This one will be onion, courgette, tomato, red lentils, mushrooms, peppers and carrot. If I blitz it, does the fiber in the lentils remain or am I losing a lot? Anyone know? She doesn't mind lentils but I find the rest of the veggies in the sauce she's more likely to eat if blitzed. perhaps I should blitz the veggies before cooking? That might work as well actually and ensure the lentils stay semi-solid.

Then spaghetti and meatballs tomorrow/Tuesday and a pork stir fry the other night.

Then I need to plan again. We had a very expensive BBQ last night so I need to keep costs down for a week or so to compensate I think. Will give some thought.

Don’t think I did mine this week!

Friday was: grilled cheese sandwhiches
Saturday: gochujang pasta
Sunday: late lunch with in laws
tonight: butternut squash soup
Tuesday: Thai fried rice
Wednesday; sweet potato hash
Thursday: dahl and naan