so Sainsburys sent me 2 coupons for £16 off an £80 shop, week one was up til 10th April, week 2 was up til 17th April. I usually shop on a Saturday, and the efficiency of the post meant I had an extra Saturday (3rd) so I decided to try to do a fortnight shop at a time, and use the coupons without breaking budget. Clever eh?
Ok, so it was a bit of a challenge to think up 2 weeks' meals in one go, and Big'Un is on Easter Hols, and I'd said I wanted to do a bit of a use up, and I was also worried I'd either not be able to fit all the meat in the freezer, or I'd not spend enough to use the coupon. So I decided I could use the freezer at my mum's empty flat if I needed to, and I'd add on the Easter pressies I needed for some extra buffering. And then Godpapa needed a few extra pressies, so we added what he needed to my trolley (and he paid me back of course!) and I did it!
So (slightly belatedly) we have 2 weeks of menu plans.
Saturday 3rd April - creamy chicken with celeriac monster mash (peas cooked in with the squds etc and mashed in)
Sunday 4th April - Easter lamb, see previous post.
Monday 5th April - quinoa veg pilaff/overlefts
Tuesday 6th April - gammon steaks & slow cooked butery leeks (organic sausages for the kids)
Wednesday 7th April - sausages and baked beans (see previous post)
Thursday 8th April - bacon noodle pots.
Friday 9th April - fish fingers for kids, prawn pilau for us
Saturday 10th April - tinned pies (they were on offer a couple of weeks ago in Asda, so we stocked up) + veg and chips/wedges
Sunday 11th April - slow cooked meat, perhaps oxtail
Monday 12th April - Bengali channa daal with fresh coconut + luchi (like puris, but made with white flour and a little milk)
Tuesday 13th April - spicy almond chicken. (like satay but with almonds not peanuts!)
Wednesday 14th April - macaroni mince bake with green lentils and grated courgettes
Thursday 15th April - oven baked risotto
Friday 16th April - coconut & tamarind fish curry & rice.
So I managed to get almost all I need and it all fit in my freezer, just need Godpapa number 2 to pick up some nice oxtail at the butcher next door to him for the weekend. Quite pleased with myself. And so far, we didn't do the quinoa, so I've still got that in hand for a future menu plan. So far, it's all working well, no one's going hungry, and everything is going down well.
We went away to Hatfield Forest on Tuesday (6th) so we took sandwiches for lunch, and the few left over were toasted for lunch today. The gorgeous seeded bread I made has lasted well, very filling so thin slices needed for sandwiches, the kids love it, and it's tasty for grownups who are often not keen on brown bread either.
The only blip has been that I forgot that Big'Un was due to spend a couple of days with her Dad so I slightly overplanned the food for 2 dinners, and it was very weird sitting to have dinner with just Litl'Un, but Godpapa 2 came home just as we were finishing, so sat and ate too. Well, beans and sos for lunch tomorrow too I guess! LOL. Let's see if we can keep this blog rolling, comments welcome, any recipes required can be provided on request!
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