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

Thanks for reporting back about the fritters @SpaceOP Yes, BNS needs lots of spice and roasting to make it nice. We’ve had to change our plans a bit and I’m now eating alone tonight, so I’m making courgette and feta fritters.

I am going to buy that new Greek cook books by the Odysea guy (when it drops from £25!!). He has lots of really great looking everyday Greek recipes, including, i think, fritters one. Im keen to try his version of stuffed tomatoes too.

I’m a bit ‘funny’ about tomatoes but I love proper Greek stuffed peppers.

My planning has been all over the place over the summer but need to get some veg into the kids so done one for next week:

Sunday - roast (while it’s due to be cooler!)
Mon - jacket potatoes with tuna and salad.
Tues - chilli
Wed - sausages, veg, mash
Thurs - pasta with a veg sauce
Fri - fish with veg

Sorry to hear that the job stresses are onging

My week is as follows
Today: travelling back from a work event so M&S picnic on the train
Tomorrow: French onion pasta
Sunday: Tofu tikka masala
Monday: Veggie fried rice
Tuesday: Lentil sloppy joes
Wednesday: Thai peanut noodles
Thursday: stick gochujang tofu with edamame and bok Choi

DH still out of work too but my freelance work is going ok so our heads are above water for now.

Tonight: going for a picnic with my brother and my sister-in-law. I’m making a tortilla, miso chickpea salad and flapjacks, DH making foccacia, they’re bringing other stuff

Sunday: grilled courgette, white bean and tomato salad
Monday: miso aubergine, smashed cucumber salad and sushi rice
Tuesday: homemade veggie burgers, chips and green beans
Wednesday : cauliflower katsu curry and seaweed salad
Thursday: DH in charge

So this upcoming week:

Tomorrow: cottage pie with broccoli
Mon: chicken and veggie curry with naan bread
Tues: Leek and potato soup with crusty roll
Weds: tusacn pasta bake.
Thurs: new York style hot dogs and salad
Friday: Steak, chips and salad.
Saturday: our usual pizza night

upcoming week:
Monday: cream cheese and sundried tomato pasta + garlic ciabatta breadsticks
Tuesday: fish burgers + chips, salad
Wednesday: homemade pizza (probably mozzarella, tomato, red onion + basil) with halloumi fries and salad
Thursday: pesto halloumi traybake
Friday: hot honey hoisin “pork” (Linda McCartney) noodles

Havent got as far as the weekend yet, hoping to skip doing a big shop and start clearing out the freezer/cupboards

Tonight: halloumi, sweet chilli sauce, homemade focaccia, veg or salad
M: vegetarian chicken and chickpea paprikash with rice
T: cheese and onion quiche, potatoes, peas
W: pesto pasta with Quorn pieces, tomatoes and feta
T: marry me chickpeas/tofu (tbc) and spinach with rice
F: pizza
S: out all day, so something portable or really easy when we get home

Sun: Roast chicken, roast potatoes, roast carrots, tenderstem and braised cabbage
Mon: Chicken and aubergine curry
Tues: Chicken chilli and rice
Weds: I’m out, kids having SF chicken in wraps with cucumber on the side
Thurs: Prawn and courgette pasta for us, pesto/tomato sauce and pasta for kids
Fri: Steak night

Tonight: steak, chips, salad
M: filled pasta, asparagus and bacon bits in a garlic lemon butter sauce
T: out, but I am making some pork mince and black pudding sausage rolls so that'll be a snack
W: salmon for me, spam for him, chips, salad
T: Halloumi curry, home made flatbreads

This week is kinda “look in the fridge/freezer and be creative” as DH wants to empty things out…so there is no clear plan. I know we’re having chicken and mushrooms with rice tonight, I plan a pizza night before I leave, there’s enough for 1 roasted chicken thighs dinner, and we may have confit duck.

But I am somewhat looking forward to getting back to my apartment on Monday morning and planning for the week again.

I already intend to do lamb koftas early next week - and use the other part of the lamb mince currently in the freezer to make a couple of portions of shepherds pie for the freezer again.

ikea meatballs with tomato sauce and pasta (to make freezer space)
Baked courgette.
Steak with Stilton stuffed baked mushrooms.

And a curry night with Bombay potatoes on the side.

Friday: mushroom stroganoff
Saturday: creamy mushroom and miso pasta
Sunday: satay tofu curry
Monday: Baked potato
Tuesday: Cajun Gnocchi bake
Wednesday: burrito bowls
Thursday: west African peanut stew

Just realising that my last update had a typo: I'm not quite sure what Spaghetti Cologne might be - but it's spaghetti bolognese on the menu for tomorrow night 😂

After that, the plan is:

Sunday: Greek style roast chicken legs with potatoes, tomatoes and peppers
Monday: Courgette pasta
Tuesday: Breaded chicken with potatoes and veg
Wednesday: Aubergine, tomato and tahini stew
Thursday: Mushroom quinotto
Friday: Chicken fajitas
Saturday: Peinirli with salad
Sunday: Chicken thighs with mushroom orzo

But we might be having dinner with friends on Saturday, in which case the peinirli will move to Sunday and the chicken mushoom orzo bumped to another weekend.

Tonight: going out to a mediterranean restaurant
Tomorrow: honey hoisin pork noodles (was supposed to have this yesterday but had pizza after a long day)🫠
Monday: aubergine moussaka
Tuesday: quorn chicken noodle soup
Wednesday: cauliflower mac + cheese
Thursday: freezer surprise (probably quorn nuggets)

Also going to bake some cherry + almond brownies at some point. Then we’re away for the weekend so will be easy stuff at our airbnb like tortellini + pre-made sauce etc.

This coming week:

Sunday: meatballs and spaghetti
Monday: Pizza Omelette with chips and salad
Tuesday: homemade Pea and Ham soup with cheese rolls.
Wednesday: Salmon with mash and green beans
Thursday: One pot chicken thighs and rice
Friday: Tuscan pasta bake
Saturday: Weekly pizza night

M: Miso and chilli salmon with green veg and sweet potato wedges
T: Italian wedding soup
W: chicken shawarma
Th: pasta bake with salad
F: DH cooks pizza
Sa: sea bass with ratatouille
Su: jacket potatoes before heading out to a friend's house party.

Today: pork, black pudding and haggis cheeseburgers, curly fries
S: Roast chicken, roast spuds, broccoli, gravy (will make soup with the carcass etc)
M: Lasagna and salad
T: Out, probably a bowl of soup on return
W: pork belly and butter bean stew, garlic bread
T: sea bass for me, freezer pie surprise for him, chips mushy peas.

Sneaking in while dinner is cooking!

S: "fish"cakes with roasted baby potatoes, griddled courgette spears and sweetcorn (homemade pizza instead of fishcakes for the kids)
M: Quorn Chinese curry and egg fried rice
T: fajitas and tortilla chips
W: shakshuka with bakery bread
T: toad in the hole with mash and whatever veg I have to hand
F: Bolognese
S: tbc - I'll see what joys the freezer holds

I did myself a steak and oven chips last night as I didn’t get to a shop for veg.
Lamb knuckle, Mediterranean veggies (from freezer) and parmentier potatoes tonight.
Wed chicken liver pate on toast
Thurs burger and salad
Fri southern fried chicken goujons, chips
Sat lamb koftas
Sun possible beef short ribs slow cooked

Defrosted the freezer today (because someone dd left the door slightly ajar) - had to lose quite a bit, managed to salvage some which will be eaten over the next week. I find autumn/winter batch cooking for the freezer much easier than in warmer months, so will restock over coming weeks.
Black bean birria, maybe as tacos
Veg risotto
Pasta putanesca with focaccia
Ramen and gyoza
Pizza and salad
Lentil soup with bread

Last night was gyoza, scallion noodles and homemade miso soup (stealth brag made from our own miso we made during a workshop in Japan in the spring)

Tuesday: butter bean caponata
Wednesday: Korean fried chicken/tofu sandwiches and slaw
Thursday: might get DS to make a risotto with salmon and broccoli, his speciality

away for the weekend

As expected, we are having dinner with friends tomorrow so now the plan is

Sunday - Peinirli with salad
Monday - Tortellini with pesto and salad
Tuesday - Gnocchi and roast veg bake
Wednesday - Hummus bowl with spiced aubergine and lentils
Thursday - Chicken fajitas
Friday - Falafel wraps

Mine looks a bit more like last weeks than I’d like but not feeling super inspired

Friday: mushroom stroganoff (again)
Saturday: creamy mushroom pasta (again)
Sunday: veggie Philly cheesesteak
Monday: pad thai
Tuesday: Teriyaki tofu
Wednesday: out
Thursday: Mexican rice bake