Meal Plan Monday...

Sorry it's late...not a good day yesterday :(

This week I have lots to do and big plans! I have made a list of everything I want to get done (it's long!) this means that meals are a bit more simple than usual. I have been enjoying trying out new recipes and rediscovering old favourites, but there will be a few cheats this week to free up my time a bit.

We were given a beautiful joint of beef on Saturday, so that was our Sunday roast (kindly cooked by my lovely hubby) with all the trimmings. 

Yesterday we had a chicken breast joint (the sort you get in a foil tray...a poor substitution by asda), jacket potatoes and salad. 

So this is the rest of my plan:

Tuesday sausage, mash and beans.

Wednesday BBQ chicken and rice.

Thursday faggots, mash, peas, Sweetcorn snd gravy.

Friday pork chops Chinese style and rice.

Saturday egg and chips

Not very interesting I'm afraid, but I have so much I want to get done. 

Back soon,

Mandy x

Meal Plan Monday...

Hi everyone, this is what we'll be eating this week...

Sunday roast pork, roasties, cheesy leeks, stuffing, broccoli, carrots and gravy. It was lovely!

Monday cowboy casserole. Raspberry jelly, mock cream and shortbread biscuits.

Tuesday minced beef and onion pie, mash, veg and gravy. Chocolate concrete or a slice of birthday cake!

Wednesday cheese flan, new potatoes and tinned tomatoes. Chocolate pudding and chocolate custard.

Thursday chicken curry, rice, nan bread and popadums. Lemon sponge and pink custard.

Friday toad in the hole, veg and gravy. Treacle tart and ice-cream.

Saturday burger, chips and peas. Ice-cream and homemade chocolate sauce.

Any recipe requests?

Thanks for reading,

Mandy x

Meal Plan Monday...

Hi everyone,

Here is what we'll be eating this week...

Sunday roast chicken, roasties, stuffing, bread sauce, cheesy leeks, carrots, greens and runner beans and gravy. Chocolate crunch pie.

We ate this yesterday and it was lovely!

This is a spare dinner that Charlotte will eat today because she's not keen on beef casserole and hates dumplings!!

Chocolate crunch pie...a little bit of retro heaven!

Monday beef casserole in the slow cooker and chilled lemon flan.

Tuesday porc a la creme and rice. Montlimar pudding.

Wednesday corn and ham flan, homemade wedges and beans. Toffee peaches.

Thursday gourmet sausages, mash, carrots and broccoli. Lemon meringue pie.

Friday chicken pilaff and peach dessert.

Saturday bacon cakes, homemade chips and beans. Homemade vanilla slices. 

Yes, there is a lot of meat in our diet, but I use less and stretch it out with veg etc. my husband has a very manual job and I'm no longer serving him up the likes of macaroni cheese for tea after a hard days work! We love a gravy dinner! 

It had turned colder here, I even put Daisy back in tights and vests and cardies, but now it is red hot again. We are back to sun tan lotion, hats, shorts and ice lollies! Today is hot and I've got the slow cooker going with a casserole and I've been ironing while Daisy naps...not ideal!

While I've been away from proper blogging, I've been catching up with things, celebrating Daisy's second birthday and having a good think! Every now and then I need to re-evaluate and make plans, sometimes changing things. I got on well with my daily blogging, but illness definitely got in the way. I didn't want to put too much pressure on myself so faded away for a while. I have decided to blog when I have something worth reading! Rather than looking for things to interest you, I intend to blog about what we've been up to. Meal plan Monday will remain, but my top tips and thrifty ideas will be 'talked' about as and when. If I do something and think you would appreciated me sharing it with you, then it will be written about that day. I love Wednesday baking, but I will share my baking as I go along. The same with my cooking and recipes. If you see something on my meal plan that you like the  look of, please leave a comment and I will share the recipe. I will also continue to share my thrifty purchases (loads of photos to come). Not much sewing going on lately, but there will be soon!

So, apologies, but I need to write my blog according to my lifestyle...

I hope you will enjoy reading in the future :)

Any recipe requests for this week? Dinner or pudding, it's all homemade.

One last thing...I had the absolute pleasure of meeting one of my readers a short while ago. She was lovely and really made my day! It's a small world.

Thanks for waiting for my return,

Mandy x

Meal Plan Monday...

Sorry I'm not back to normal blogging yet. My back is still recovering but so much better. Now Daisy and I have colds so I'm not up to much.

It's turned really chilly here today, so I'm so grateful for my slow cooker. 

This week we will be eating...

Monday sausage goulash, broccoli and runner beans (homegrown).

Tuesday new potatoes with bacon and onion and poached eggs and beans.

Wednesday devilled chicken drumsticks, onion rice and corn-on-the-cob.

Thursday spaghetti bolognese.

Friday potato and cheese baked eggs and peas.

Saturday  Southern fried chicken, homemade wedges, cornbread and coleslaw.

Sunday roast chicken etc.

Mandy x

Meal Plan Monday...

Hi

This is what we'll be eating this week...

Monday beef casserole (slow cooker) and dumplings.

Tuesday cottage pie, savoy cabbage, carrots and peas.

Wednesday sausage, mash and beans.

Thursday pork chops, roast potatoes, stuffing, broccoli, carrots and peas.

Friday meatballs in a tomato sauce and pasta.

Saturday chicken curry, rice, naan bread.

Sunday toad in the hole, mash, carrots and broccoli.

As you may notice, this week is full of meat! Last week we didn't eat as well as we normally do and this week I need to make up for that. I feel ill if I don't eat enough iron rich foods and this has happened as expected. 

Obviously the food shop this week was more expensive, but I did look for deals (3 for £10) plus I have split the meat packs and frozen the other half, so those meats will take me into next week. 

Even though the weather is still good here, I feel like I should start planning and getting ready for the autumn months. The slow cooker is out today for my beef casserole and I will be using this more as time goes on. We've been craving casseroles here! 

I'm not going to promise to blog everyday at the moment while I'm trying to catch up with things, but I will tell you about my autumn plans and how I do this   on a budget. 

In other news, my lovely husband has been working hard in the garden...photos to follow. 

Daisy turns two in a couple of weeks, so I will have some toddler birthday tea party ideas for you too (if anyone is interested).

I'm still working at a slower pace at the moment, so please bear with me. Thank you so much for the kind wishes xx

Thanks for reading,

Mandy x

Meal Plan Monday...

Hi everyone,

Here's what we will be eating this week...

Monday loaded potato skins and salad.

Tuesday spag bol

Wednesday sticky pork slices, HM wedges and coleslaw

Thursday cheese and ham potato bake and veg 

Friday sausage pilaff

Saturday baked bean, bacon and cheese slice and HM wedges

Sunday meat and potato pie, mash and veg

Any recipe requests?

Mandy x

Meal Plan Monday...

Hi everyone,

This is what we'll be eating this week...

Monday cheesy gammon rolls and jacket potatoes

Tuesday calypso chicken and rice

Wednesday potato cheese pie and beans

Thursday one pan pork chops and roasted veg

Friday cheese and onion quiche and homemade coleslaw

Saturday chicken tikka naan toppers and vegetable curry

Sunday ham and cheese tart and green salad

I also have plans for some light summer puddings, recipes to follow...any requests from the meal plan this week?

Thanks for reading,

Mandy x

Meal Plan Monday...

Hi everyone,

It's meal plan Monday! This is what we'll be eating...

Monday - we had chicken risotto 

Tuesday - wedges,beans and cheese

Wednesday -sausage and tomato bake

Thursday - deep pan potato pizza

Friday - bacon pudding 

Saturday - BBQ at my son's house

Sunday - ham salad and new potatoes

Just leave a comment if you fancy any of the recipes.

Sorry this is late going up...I've had an interesting day...Daisy's got more teeth on the way I think.

I was a bit annoyed earlier... My charity bag was half collected. The bag was covering a box of donations and it had been ripped open and rummaged through. What wasn't required was left behind. This has never happened before as they just take everything away. Is it now common policy for the collectors to decide what they want to collect? I followed the instructions on the bag and the air ambulance collect bric-a-brac along with almost everything apart from electricals. All of the videos I sorted yesterday were left. Now does anyone know how I can recycle these? Are charity shops not collecting them anymore? We actually have two video players and still quite a collection of video tapes, but these ones were not needed. I hate chucking stuff away that I know will end up in landfill. Any ideas anyone? You can't give them away at Carboot sales so maybe the charity shops have the same problem.

I won't be donating to that charity again simply because of the way in which my donations were handled. Sadly that clutter is still in my house :(

Top tips Tuesday tomorrow (ooh, alliteration!)

Thanks for reading,

Mandy x

Meal Plan Monday...

Hi everyone

Here's this weeks meal plan...

Monday chicken chasseur, rice and green beans.

Tuesday corned beef hash pie, new potatoes and sweet corn.

Wednesday pasta carbonara and salad.

Thursday rooftop pie, broccoli and carrots.

Friday cheesy potato bake, ham and peas.

Saturday sausage and sweet corn quiche and salad.

Sunday macaroni cheese and salad.

Recipes on request!

Thanks for reading,

Mandy x

Meal plan Monday...

Hi everyone

I have made some changes to my blog to motivate me to write more.

I have started to meal plan again...

Meal plan Monday 

Monday cottage pie, broccoli and carrots

Tuesday cheese and onion pie, new potatoes and peas

Wednesday roast chicken, roasties, stuffing, Savoy cabbage and carrots 

Thursday baked bean lasagne and salad

Friday toad-in-the-hole, mash and green beans

Saturday sweet and sour turkey and rice

Sunday boiled eggs and toast

There's a mix of meat and veg dishes here and Sunday is only dippy eggs because we shop that day so eat a large late lunch (sandwiches etc) and only want something light for tea. 

Recipes on request!!

I hope you'll like the new style coming this week...more on that tomorrow.

Please hop over to my second blog...homemade happiness...cakes, bakes and other makes.

Thanks for reading,

Mandy x