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

DH had a decent curry to reheat in the fridge for Friday, I cleaned the BBQ to do steak, french beans with garlic, and potato wedges on Saturday.
yesterday I did garlic and rosemary marinated lamb chops, roasted Mediterranean veggies (peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, garlic - no courgette as DH and DD don’t like it), and roasted lemon pepper potato cubes.

I also did a chicken curry (4 batches for DH and a good few blended for DD) and mushroom soup (3 for DD and 1 for DH) and blended up leftover med veg to add to tomato sauce for them over the next few weeks. (DD major swallowing issues currently but really wants real food again after just getting home from 18 weeks in hospital).

Today, it’s hot hot hot…so I am thinking some late on crackers.
Tuesday pan fried salmon (possibly cooled to eat) and wilted spinach.

Wednesday I have an event so possibly a HM pizza if the nibbles are tiny.

Thursday roasted Med veg couscous and cold chicken, crumbled feta, salad plate.

Friday it might cool down so possibly spag Bol.

Although if I get to a supermarket earlier than Saturday, it might also include chicken or bacon Caesar salad one evening instead.

Taking a slightly different approach this week due to the heat. This evening I'll be making big bowls of my favourite salads - mixed bean and feta and Asian-style cabbage salad. Over the next four evenings, we'll have these with (variously) quiche, spanish omelette and cold roast chicken. We've also got a decent crop of lettuce and cucumber in the garden so I can add in some green salad and possible also a tomato salad if we start to run out of side dishes. I'll then finish up the week on Friday with a Greek salad pasta.

I brought back a tub of Cacio et Pepi sauce from home so had that 2 nights with fresh pasta, salmon with wilted spinach on Tuesday, confit duck and oven chips after an event Thursday, pasta with pesto rossa and bacon last night. So quite dull but needs must between long hours, heat and pretty empty fridge.

I have chicken thighs for tonight, probably with feta and thyme, and I have diced up some potatoes which are marinating in lemon pepper, rosemary and garlic. Possibly a baked courgette as veg.

Tomorrow a steak and the rest of my diced potatoes.
Monday either Caesar salad (if it stays hot) or spag Bol (if it actually chills a bit).
Tuesday Mediterranean veggies and meatballs in pasta.
Wednesday salmon and baby potatoes
Thursday pasta bake

Tonight is gazpacho (did an AMAZING one this week so having it again)
Sunday: DH is making spag bol
Monday: burrata and grilled nectarine salad with chickpeas and hot honey
Tuesday: I’m out, DH sorting
Wednesday: aubergine bake
Thursday & Friday DH sorting

Tonight, steak, chips and asparagus
Sun: marry me chicken, roasties, broccoli
Mon: soup and ham and cheese toasties, butternut squash for him if he makes it in time, chicken for me.
Tues: out
Weds: spaghetti with sundried tomato and spinach sauce
Thurs: freezer surprise pie for him, garlic chilli prawns for me, chips, salad.

Tonight: Roast chicken, jersey royals and salad.
Tomorrow: Trying spaghetti al'assassina for the first time.
Monday: I'll be home alone alone so salmon and tenderstem broccoli.
Tuesday: Roast cabbage wedges with couscous and feta
Wednesday: Fasolakia

Not quite sure after this.

Been absent for a while as life was busy but got my butt into gear.

Today: Caesar salad with crispy chicken
Monday: Out (everyone is fending for themselves)
Tuesday: Marry Me butter beans with salmon and some green veg of some sort
Wednesday: Niçoise salad
Thursday: Beef and broccoli with rice
Friday: Chilli paneer tacos
Saturday: Charred sweetcorn & chorizo salad, with garlic and paprika prawns, green salad and bread
Sunday: Tandoori chicken flatbreads with salad and raita

Tonight: freezer special
Tomorrow: lentil sloppy joes (current hyperfixation!)
Tuesday: ratatouille
Wednesday: chickpea and courgette stirfry
Thursday: Mexican rice

ALL of this sounds amazing. Do you have the gazpacho recipe? I haven't managed to do this well ever.

Burrata and grilled nectarines sounds amazing too.... any tips?

I'm playing things a bit by ear for the next few days as we have multiple year end events at school (DD is in year 6....), plus visitors have been coming and going from SA. So I've purposely bought ingredients that are forgiving and flexible and long lasting

Possible options include:

Cod with potatoes/greens/salad - (frozen fillets)
Chorizo/tomato/aubergine/chilli pasta (or the chorizo can be used for fajitas or similar, depending on who is here, when)
Chicken breasts which, most likely, will be used for burrito bowls. But can also be turned into half a dozen other options from burgers to a curry.
Spaghetti and meatballs - works as a cook once, feed-people-at-random-intervals for 3 days kind of meal.