2026 meal planners

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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

Not massively exciting this week

Tonight: MASSIVE salad 😉
Tomorrow: Greek pasta bake
Sunday: saag paneer
Monday: jacket spuds
Tuesday: veggie burgers and wedges
Wednesday: chilli or tagine from the freezer
Thursday: enchiladas

Also sorry to hear @SpaceOPand @HalloumiFriesarw having a rough time

I travelled, so plans are upended again.

I had the ribs on Thursday as the ham hock was too big and I couldn’t leave leftovers, so I’ll use that when I am back.
Last night, as DH had nothing in the fridge, I bought a chicken and spatchcocked it to roast fast, with potatoes roasted in big chunks (while I went next door for a catchup, hug, and glass of Prosecco before DH got home from hospital) and some asparagus and french beans poached at the last minute. He really appreciated a proper hearty meal.

I had planned to do a chicken curry tonight but the local supermarket doesn’t sell thighs anymore. But there’s plenty of leftover chicken so I might just do a stir fry or risotto.

Tomorrow I am back in the apartment - I managed to buy eggs during the week so probably pasta, bacon, mushrooms and a carbonara type sauce. Or bring back the blue cheese languishing in DH fridge and make a Gorgonzola-type pasta.

I am travelling back again on Friday, so I need Mon-Thurs dinners (2 will involve ham hock), that don’t need food shopping. I have spag Bol sauce in the freezer.

My options are limited at the inner due to lack of time to shop when groceries are open and a lot of weekend travel. I’m back home for next weekend too, and the last weekend in May. But I should have a weekend in the apartment in between so I’ll end up almost emptying freezer next week too (starting Monday 18th) but the promise of full fridge/freezer/cupboards the following weekend and some time to make nice things. Or at least, healthy things with lots of veg.

Made kedgeree for me and DD for brunch yesterday. I haven’t had it for I don’t know how long but will definitely start making it more often. DD made us falafel bowls for dinner.

Today: Aubergine, tomato & halloumi pie, salad
Mon: Veggie sausage & lentil casserole, sautéed potatoes
Tuesday: Pasta alla Norma
Wed: Potato cakes, poached eggs & smoked salmon
Thurs: Rice & bean burritos, salsa, sp wedges
Fri: Just me so I’m thinking a little cheeseboard and wine in front of the tv

Thanks everyone for good wishes. It's an emotional rollercoaster, that's for sure.

This week.

Chicken and broccoli one pan lasagna (our thread favourite from Insta!) which was supposed to be last week but didn't happen.
Pork tacos
Fish with Beans and new potatoes and some greens
Cabbage, pancetta and pine nut pasta
Bobotie and rice

I have a rice glut so should really be prioritising curries etc but just don't really feel like them at the moment. Might start experimenting with some of those social media one pot backed chicken and rice dishes.

Tonight: Bean and kale pasta
Monday: Mediterranean trout
Tuesday: Turkey tacos
Wednesday: Out
Thursday: Tofu and mushrooms stir fry
Friday: Chard and sausage pasta

Good luck to @SpaceOP @HalloumiFries and anyone else who's turned to meal planning as a constant in a chaotic world!

Picking up after tomorrow's planned eurovision buffet

Sunday: Roast pork shoulder with beans and chard
Monday: Korean-style stir-fried cabbage, topped with some leftover pork
Tuesday: Black bean and vegetable cheesy bake
Wednesday: Out late for work. DH will forage in the freezer
Thursday: Sausage and cabbage rice
Friday: Spag bol
Saturday: Aubergine curry

Sweet and sour chicken with rice
Spaghetti and meatballs, although might try convert the meatballs to something else for DS who has a weird issue with both bolognaise and meatballs on spaghetti. Maybe with rice?!
Sticking with rice theme - perhaps my kokoro chicken knock off done in slow cooker.... with rice!
"Green" gnocchi with mozzarella
Leek and panceta tart with a side salad

I cannot remember what I had last week, except that the ham hocks did 2 dinners (with roasties, and with pasta). I was supposed to go home Thursday but there was too much going on and dd is still in hospital so told me stay here and come when she’s home (unlikely this week and. I’ll be there in 2 weeks definitely).

I did a proper grocery run on Thursday, and had defrosted duck to use up Thursday night (3 pieces froze stuck together so I have salad toppings frozen again). I roasted a small whole chicken on Friday which I’d spatchcocked, but done very traditionally plain. With asparagus and some old potatoes roasted (they were too old really). Last night I had leftover chicken with cauliflower cheese (I put mustard and some blue cheese into my cheese sauce when it’s for cauliflower - and have a second portion frozen for another night), and some parmentier style potatoes that worked better with almost the last of the old potatoes. I also made stock with the carcass so most of the rest of the chicken (it was very small and I also had sandwiches for lunch) will be in a risotto tonight and a salad on Monday lunch.

Tomorrow will be a pasta bake with sausages à la campagne in meatballs and roasted veggies ina HM roasted tomato sauce.

Tuesday will be something as I travel for a work thing.
Wednesday salmon and asparagus (while it’s in season)
Thursday chicken thighs stuffed with feta and wrapped in bacon and potato croquettes and roasted courgette (still debating the bacon part).
Friday will be a pepperoni and mushroom pizza
And I may have a lovely steak dinner on Saturday.

Slightly boring, but I have a lot going on at work as i manage 25% of my team being pulled as we get to crunch time on our big project, DD still not home back home, and an email on Friday that my landlord here is selling so I may need to move for my last 12-15 months (just when it is critical to not have chaos in my life to manage work chaosness…). So good hearty food, with plenty of veggies, but easy to make, for the next few weeks. And use up cupboards and freezer stocks (JUST after I refilled them!).

Tonight, beef casserole and mash, loads of veg in too.
Tomorrow, pie for him, fish for me, chips, mushy peas
Tuesday, chilli and baked potatoes with cheese and sour cream
Wednesday, chicken and mustard tagliatelle
Thursday, pork and bean stew with garlic bread.

Forgot to post but:
Sunday-black bean soup
Monday-salmon with roast potatoes and green beans and tomato salad
Tuesday-black bean and sweet potato tacos
Wednesday-prawn & broccoli stir-fry
Thursday-pasta with cannellini beans and sage
Friday-...must think.

Think I missed this week!

Friday: pizza out
saturday: pasta bake
Sunday: asparagus tart
Monday: Leftover pasta
Tuesday: mushroom stroganoff
Wednesday: teriyaki veg
Thursday: saag tofu

sounfs drab! Will try harder next week 🤣

Thursday - South Indian garlic chilli chicken, rice, naan, kachumber
Friday - Gochujang Beef noodles (slow cooker)
Saturday - Beef taco, guacamole, sour cream and salad
Sunday - Gammon, cauliflower cheese with leeks, peas and new potatoes.
Monday- Lemon pepper chicken skewers with potato skins and salad
Tuesday - Coronation chicken pasta salad.
Wednesday - Not sure it's forecast to be very hot so might eat out or just have sandwiches.

Made a couple of changes this week. Work event was postponed so we had Tuscan sausage, bean and kale soup (with veggie sausages) on Wednesday, and a bacon, brie and tomato ciabatta with roasted cabbage and chickpea salad last night.

Tonight will be peinirli with salad, rather than spag bol. Sticking with aubergine curry tomorrow and then:

Sunday: Chicken kebabs, Greek salad, halloumi, tzatziki
Monday: Carrot and halloumi salad
Tuesday: Gnocchi and roast veg gratin
Wednesday: Shaksuka
Thursday: Rescheduled work event. DH will likely do something with chicken kievs in freezer
Friday: Greek salad pasta

Lots of favourites and staples this week.

I seem to have eaten the same things on repeat for months, which is fine, but makes for very boring posts!
This week it's half term so am out 3 nights. Other than that we are having:

• ramen
• quiche and salad
• halloumi wraps
• tofu fried rice

Haven't seen Remus on here for ages - if you are lurking, hope all ok.

Haven't been on for a while, but after a horrible cold, should be getting back to normality. This week's menu

Last night was green pasta with blue cheese, got some Cornish Blue at the Devon County Show

Tonight we had a barbecue - butterflied leg of lamb, courgettes, lemon potato wedges done in the oven, fattoush

Monday - some kind of green bean stew or ragu, not 100% decided

Tuesday: Beef chilli with extra black beans. sweet potato wedges, guac, sour cream, cheese, etc.

Wednesday - Paprika-crusted hake with chorizo, broad beans and potatoes, baked fennel

Thursday - Spicy bacon and beans

Friday - we're out for our anniversary, to Stage in Exeter, so pushing the boat out.

I’m ridiculously bad at sticking to plans at the moment - life is too hectic. I did use the asparagus (with steak on Saturday ) and had salmon (a frozen salmon/pasta/spinach meal last night)…but a lot else failed last week.

Tonight I made a mushroom risotto.
Tomorrow is butter chicken curry (that I match made today) after an event.
Wednesday is probably spag Bol (frozen) or mushroom (pasta parcels).
Thursday I’d like to do chicken fajitas.
Friday I am flying so either Burget king en route or Chinese to collect en route from airport (if DH collects me).

Today was steak and chips, but it was really too hot so there is plenty leftover for steak sandwiches.
Tues: roast chicken thighs, potato salad with a mustard dressing, salad
Weds: beef kofte, halloumi, salad, flatbreads
Thurs: pie/fish, he's just made a gammon and veg pie from leftovers thay smelled amazing, chips, salad.

We've had mostly BBQs for the last few days!

Tonight: Steak on ciabattas with rocket and fried mushrooms. Bit of sriracha mayo perhaps.

Tomorrow: - It's a bit unclear as DS and a friend are out all day and I'm not certain on what food, if any, they will need. so perhaps I'll give baked chicken and rice a go and leftovers are fine.

Thursday - in theory, we're out.

Friday - pasta? I do have some sausages in the fridge so perhaps our favourite creamy sausage pasta with fennel seeds and lemon and a bit of fresh tomato.

I also have some frozen cod fillets so I think I'll buy some new potatoes and if the fancy takes us, we can have those.

I don't mind cooking in this heat, I'm just all out o fideas again and feeling uninspired.

I just want to eat giant mumsnet salads but my fussy DD means I have to actually cook!

ours this week has been:
sunday: Greek flatbreads
monday: chicken/plant kievs, sweet potato wedges, braised kale and runner beans
Tuesday: steak/tofu, roast potatoes (thankfully in the air fryer) raw broccoli salad
Wednesday: I am OUT bahahahaha
Thursdays: I’m doing a raw Thai veg, tempeh salad. DD can have home made chicken nuggets
Friday: officially out of ideas

then I’m away for the weekend so they can figure themselves out

Mine

Tomorrow: caponata
Saturday: At a BBQ
Sunday: Nachos
Monday: Kimchi fried rice
Tuesday: West African peanut stew
Wednesday: leftovers/freezer
Thursday: Thai green curry

Tomorrow: Chicken, asparagus and lemon traybake
Sunday: Tom Kerridge's Italian seafood pot.
Mon: Chicken escalopes, potatoes, broccoli, carrots
Tues: Pasta with tomato, pepper and olive sauce
Wed: Pork stirfry
Thurs: Veggie chilli on baked potatoes
Fri: Out for dinner (Indian)

Trying to use up things in the freezer, which is resulting in a fairly meat heavy and not very exciting week - but will use chicken thighs, cod fillets, roast pork and a veggie chilli and therefore create a useful dent.

Wednesday ended up being lamb cho, cauliflower cheese and potato croquettes thrown from freezer to oven.
last night was roasted chicken thighs with med veg and baby roasties.
Tonight was a beer at the airport and a hope of a takeaway when I land!

Tonight - Courgette, lentil and ricotta layer bake after seeing it on Riverford's reels this morning
Monday - Spicy bacon and beans
Tuesday - Asparagus, pea and lemon orzotto
Wednesday - Orecchiette with broccoli, chickpeas, anchovy and cumin
Thursday - Smoked sausage and chicken jambalaya
Friday - Green bean and herb pasta