Menu Planning Monday

Wow, it's been ages since I tried to menu plan.  I had hoped that by planning I could encourage H to choose something once a week for tea.  Instead, every time I ask for 1 suggestion all I get is pie............  so I gave up.  But then I struggled to cook so I am back on the wagon :-)

I am also trying to eat through the freezer a little more - it is a mess again.  No matter how hard I try to keep the freezer in some kind of order, it all eventually goes to pot!

We will be eating;

Mon :- Fish finger wraps with sweet pot fries
Tues :- Veggie Spal Bol & Garlic Bread (am trying soya mince with this one)
Wed :- Jacket Pots and Cheesy Beans/Beans
Thurs :- erm - something.........................
Fri :-Sausage, mash, giant yorkies and veggies
Sat :- Surprise
Sun :- Surprise again

Am hoping I won't need to do a big shop this week - just need to buy 2 baking potatoes and bread I think and all done.  Then I can plan an Internet shop on next week instead.

Menu Planning Monday

I haven't done any menu planning lately and I have missed it.  Not only have i not planned but I haven't eaten healthily or put much effort into making things either :-(  I am now back on track and looking forward to this weeks menu.

Monday:- Chicken Salad
Tuesday: New potato, bacon and mushroom in a cheese sauce with fresh bread and salad
Wednesday :- Chicken Stew for H and something for me (I am out for lunch)
Thursday:- Lasagna & Garlic Bread
Friday:- Fish & Chips from the freezer
Saturday:- Something
Sunday:- Something else :-)

Meal Planning Monday on Tuesday

I wouldn't mind but I wrote it all down on Sunday :-)

Monday:- Meant to be sarnies but we ordered a Chinese and it was lovely!
Tuesday:- Weatherspoons for lunch (& eyetest for H)
Wednesday:- Pasta Bol
Thursday:- Sausages and Mash
Friday:- Salad???
Saturday: - Girl's night
Sunday:- Surprise - ie whatever I make on the day!!!!

I love that the sunshine has now been out for 2 days, gives me great hope that Salads will start to be on the menu more often.

Joining in with Mrs M.

We had great plans for having a week off and doing things, but with eye tests and hospital appt being arranged this week, we seem to have something to do each day!!!!!

Menu Planning Monday

Last week's menu went to pot.  With a sick person in the house we/I ate whatever I could grab in the time I had before the sick person needed me again.

H is now feeling much better.  He is tired, but that's cause he was ill for over a week and his MS needs time to recuperate.  He has also stopped the new medication and starts injecting the old medication tonight.

So I am tired (somewhat) and my shopping is not being delivered until Friday but I have plans in place from Friday, so just have to make up a few nights and we'll be done.  I am actually looking forward to cooking - not sure how long that'll last :-)

Monday:- Steak Pie and Mash Potato (on H's request!)  I think Pie needs to be sweet...........
Tuesday:- Fish Cakes and Salad
Wednesday:- Surprise
Thursday:- Fridge Surprise!!!!
Friday:- Chicken in Oyster Sauce with noodles and prawn crackers
Saturday:- Lasagna, garlic bread and pudding.  I have Mum and Dad coming for tea (re-arranged from last week), so looking forward to that.
Sunday:- CHOCOLATE



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Menu Planning Monday

Without going into details (as this is a food post) this weekend has not been a good one.  H has started new medication for his MS and the side effects arrived in full force on Friday afternoon.  He managed just under 2 weeks with only slight flushing and then it went wrong.  I think partly this is because he got blasé about how much he was eating - he needs to eat a lot with this medication.

So I have to put great thought into this menu - I need to get the right mix of protein, carbs and fat and since I am not a foodie, I have found it very difficult.  It also has to be easy as I am not a very confident cook :-)


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Monday:- Chicken Fried Rice with Prawn Crackers
Tuesday:- Sausages & Mash with Yorkies
Wednesday:- Pasta Bol with garlic bread
Thursday:- Pizza Pita with Salad
Friday:- Fish Finger and Chips
Saturday:- Chicken in Oyster Sauce with noodles
Sunday:- Surprise

Let's hope I have got it right this time and I can then work on expanding my go to recipes.

Menu Panning Monday

I've really struggled this week to come up with the menu.  I think I am getting stuck with the same things time after time.  I also made the mistake of putting in a Morrison's online shop without planning my menu.  Lesson learnt - menu first then shop!


Monday:- Mince and Mashed Potato (I've been trying to make this for H for 18 years - his Mum made this all the time.  Tonight I finally got it right!)

Tuesday:-  Pizza Pita with Salad - I'm making these weekly at the moment but we both love them.

Wednesday:- Cheesy Jackets with Salad - I am hoping that we are finally out of winter and Salads will be on the menu more often.

Thursday:- Fish & Chips - from the freezer- think will make my own fish bites soon.

Friday:-  A friend for lunch, so unsure of tea yet.

Sat:- Chicken Curry - H's request for the week.

Sunday:- Mother's Day - so a roast and all the trimmings for H's Mum and Dad.  Mine are coming down at the end of the month so I will make something special then.

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Menu Planning Monday

I have a newly stocked freezer - well mostly and a new spring in my step for menu planning.  I can do anything except toast, as the toaster had flames coming out of it on Saturday.  It was pretty impressive I have to say.


Monday:- Bacon & Cheese Pasta Bake
Tuesday :- I can't think of anything - will keep an eye out when out and about tomorrow!
Wednesday :- Pie!!  Homemade & to be decided (H always wants pie - I may surprise him and make apple!!!!)
Thursday :- Pizza Pitas and chips
Friday :- Chicken Curry
Saturday :- Surprise
Sunday :- Left overs

I have definitely decided that I want to leave Saturdays as free choice.  Then if we want to we can takeaway, or I can decided on the day what to have.  I didn't like not having any free choice within the week.

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Menu Planning Monday

This is a funny one this week.  The freezer is newly defrosted and I have no food in it yet.  So I have absolutely no idea what I am going to make this week...........


Monday :- Chicken Fried Rice
Tuesday :- Sausage & Mash & Veggies
Wednesday :- Homemade Fish cakes
Thursday :- Veggie Pasta
Friday :-  I may be out, not sure yet
Saturday :- Surprise
Sunday :- Fry up  - H's choice

Of course, this is pretty flexible as I haven't gone shopping yet :-)

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Menu Planning Monday

It is still Monday and I am still planning the menu for the week!  I am already doing better than I did for all of last week!!!  I am still trying to eat out of the freezer as much as possible so I can defrost it.  We're not doing too badly but getting to the stage where I have to buy more frozen bits to make proper meals.  I hate this stage of things.

Anyway, this week I intend to have;

Monday :- Fish & Chips
Tuesday: - Shepherds Pie
Wednesday:- Left over Shepherds Pie (I had enough to make 2!), so veggie pasta off the menu.
Thursday: - Sausage and mash (to use up the yucky sausages)
Friday:- Pizza Pitas
Saturday:- Surprise
Sunday:- I fancy a roast chicken and all the trimmings.

I like leaving one day blank.  A good excuse to use up whatever is left in the fridge, or pop to the shop and do a roast dinner.  Whatever takes our fancy on the day.

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Menu Planning Monday

Erm, in my head it is still Monday!!!!!!

Running a little late this week.

This week we will mainly be having

Monday:- Pie and chips
Tuesday:- Weatherspoons for me, Muffin for H (I give up with him)
Wednesday :- Takeaway Pizza
Thursday :- Stew with Yorkshire Pudding
Friday :- Left over stew with Mash
Saturday:- Surprise!!!!!
Sunday:- Leftovers

Menu Planning Monday

I never thought that I would happily think about menu planning for the week and want to keep it up week after week but I can honestly say that this has really appealed to me and I love everything that planning has allowed me to.  My food budget has been slashed, waste is very little and it actually makes me much happier.


Monday :- Bacon and Tomato Pasta with garlic flatbread

Tuesday :- Fish and chips

Wednesday :- Sausages and mash

Thursday :- tba

Friday : - Steak Birthday night Mk 2.

Saturday :- Stew/Lasagna

Sunday : - Leftovers

Last nights tea was frozen pizza followed by ice cream covered in Haribo.  The first food I have been able to taste in a week, it was lush.

Menu Planning Monday

This was ready to go yesterday but then I came down with the lurgy so it did not get posted.


Monday :- Jacket Pot, cheese and salad

Tuesday :-Sausages and mash

Wednesday :- Fish -

Thursday :-  Veggie Pasta

Friday :- Steak, chips and Onion rings (Birthday tea for H)

Saturday :- Lasagna, Birthday Cake (Birthday tea number 2 for H)

Sunday :- Left Overs


Edited:  It's Tuesday now and I have no idea what we will have for tea as I am currently laid on the sofa under a duvet with the dog curled up next to me feeling very coughy (yes, that is a word!).  I suspect H will order a takeaway.

Menu Planning Monday

Week 2 of the menu keeping wasn't as successful as week 1!  We gave in and had takeaway pizza one night and it threw the rest of the week out of synch.

I desperately need to defreeze the freezer so I am trying my hardest to eat up as much as I can as quickly as I can.

This week we will probably be having;

Monday :- Sausage & Mash (Hubby), Homemade Fishcakes (me)
Tuesday :- Pepperoni Pita Pizzas & Rice Pudding
Wednesday :- Quick & Easy (hosp appt at 4pm) Jacket Pots & filling
Thursday:- Beef Stew
Friday :- Lasagna & Salad
Saturday :- Chicken Salad (friends on diets!)
Sunday :- Left Overs

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Menu Planning Monday

Week 2 already and I kinda stuck to the plans last week - Y'ah.  I did end up changing the nights around but we ate as I had planned so I feel pretty good about that.


I am trying to get less meat into our diets so would like to incorporate a fish dish (but cooking fish scares me a little) and a veggie dish each week.  If you have any easy dishes please let me know so I can up my confidence levels in these areas (TYIA).

This week I am planning;

Monday:- Lasagna and garlic bread

Tuesday:- Pita Pizzas and salad

Wednesday:- Burgers and chips and salad

Thursday:- tbd

Friday:- homemade Fishcakes and salad

Saturday:- Something vegetarian!

Sunday:- Chicken and Yorkshire Pudd and veg

Nearly a full week planned, even if the veggie option has to be discovered yet.  I do make a veggie pasta and tomato bake, but do want to increase my options.

Menu Planning Monday

I really struggle with menu planning each week.  I tried to sit down with H every Sunday to plan for the week ahead but he is more hopeless than I am.  I also tend to make the same things over and over and over again.  So when I saw that Angel ome kind of fish dishGem angeljemscitycottage had joined in with menu planning Monday I thought I should give it a go.  I am hoping that it will inspire me and help me gain confidence in trying new recipes.

If you want to join in (if I have gotten this right) I think the original source is Menu planning Monday.  Go and check it out.

So this week we will probably be having;

Monday:- Bacon and cheesy pasta bake with salad
Tuesday:- Chicken curry  Fish and Chips (long day with boiler problems)
Wednesday:- Some kind of fish dish  Pizza and salad
Thursday:- Jacket Potato and filling
Friday:- Frozen Pizza and salad - well I can't be expected to cook every day in week 1 :-) Chicken curry
Saturday:- Birthday tea for Dad - he's 70.
Sunday:- Left Overs - whatever is left in the fridge bunged together - this may change as I gain ideas!!!

Can you tell this is a sudden decision on my part????  I will try and be more organised for next week.

What are you favourite things to cook?  Anything easy I can try?  As a child I used to be a really fussy eater- in fact I loved Christmas as the only veg I liked were brussel sprouts- how odd was I (shush Mum).

Off to find a cook book to get some better ideas, so this week's menu may change.