Sat Chicken and salad with homemade wedges
Sun BBQ
Mon Lasagna with salad http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/7053/our+favourite+lasagne
Tue http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/3385/tuna+pilau
Wed take away
Thur
Fri

seeing its holidays l don't need to be so organised and will do some days to how l feel on the day....

I've actually just finished the menu plan for next week!

Saturday: Beef casserole (from the freezer)
Sunday: Corn and bacon fritters
Monday: Massaman curry from http://www.afruitfullifeblog.com/
Tuesday: Nigella Lawson's moroccan chicken
Wednesday: lamb roast
Thursday: fried rice
Friday: chicken pot pies

All with veggies and/or salad.

Saturday- Roasted lamb shanks and vegetables (cook in bag)
Sunday- Creamy bacon pasta http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/Cream...asta-L1491.html
Monday- Lasagna and salad
Tuesday- Grilled fish, wedges and salad
Wednesday- Chicken, vegetable and egg noodle stirfry
Thursday- Spaghetti and meatballs
Friday- Tuna patties and salad

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I've been super organised this month, I actually sat down and did a month long one on New Years eve!
For this week starting tomorrow we have.
Sunday- crumbed chicken legs and steamed veges.
Monday- Roast Pork and roast veg
Tuesday- cold cuts and salad (from the roast pork)
Wednesday-Sausages, and veg
Thursday- Spaghetti bolognese
Friday- was fishcakes but forgot to grab Tuna so will be doing Prawn Curry with brown rice instead as I have prawns in the freezer.
Saturday- Pineapple Ham steaks from the Aldi cookbook. With minted peas and mashed potato.

Saturday - Chilli Beef (Done in slow cooker)
Sunday - BBQ
Monday - Apricot Chicken with boiled rice and steamed green veg
Tuesday - Spag bol
Wednesday - Grilled fish and salad
Thursday - Tacos or home made burgers (not sure yet)
Friday - take away.

Bugger.

Do you have a BBQ? And a slow cooker?

A good friend of mine has been without an oven for almost a month and has become very creative with the BBQ! And the slow cooker is handy too.

Fried rice with extra veggies
Zucchini slice with salad
Homemade hamburgers
Pumpkin risotto with snow peas and broccoli
Beef stroganoff with mash and green veggies
Fish, wedges and salad
Pasta Carbonara with homemade herb bread

BUMping us up..


l need more ideas

I need to get back into planning again. Last couple of months, it's been all over the place. We move next week, so will start from then.

Saturday: Spaghetti Bolognese (today is the day I make up about 20 litres of sauce to freeze)
Sunday: Rissoles and veg
Monday: Sausages and veg
Tuesday: Quiche
Wednesday: Pizza (home made)
Thursday: Grilled fish and salad
Friday: African casserole (made in bulk a few weeeks ago and frozen)

Pretty boring here, but DP is going away for the week and I don't want to be doing anything that takes a long time to prepare!

Great ideas here ladies

This week we are having:
Tuna macaroni cheese
Spaghetti bolognese
Tuna salad
Moroccan vegie and chickpea stew with couscous
Kangaroo sausages with mashed potato and steamed vegies

Sat Cottage pie http://food.ninemsn.com.au/recipes/ibeef/8337744/cottage-pie
Sun Homemade pizzas
Mon Chilli con carne for DH and l and cold meat and salad for kids
http://food.ninemsn.com.au/recipes/sunrice...hilli-con-carne
Tuesday http://food.ninemsn.com.au/recipes/ichicke...-chickpea-salad

Tonight - we're out to Zagames
Sun - BBQ with family
Mon - spag bol (from freezer)
Tues & Wed - chicken pie (already in freezer and does 2 nights)
Thurs - lamb casserole (MIL to make)
Fri - macaroni cheese with spinach and bacon (from freezer)

Its a chemo week for me so has to be re-heat stuff, no way can DH cook dinner each night AND look after the children

We are being tight with our money this year after starting our own business, I am menu planning fortnightly and grocery shopping to match. We are trying to get by on $400 per fortnight for a family of 5 including nappies and all toiletries/cleaning products etc.
Monday - Spaghetti Bolognaise
1kg beef mince + 1kg pork/veal mince - tin brown lentils - passata - tomato paste - garlic - grated carrot/celery - pasta (Make lasagne for next week - lasagne sheets - cheese)
Tuesday - Sausages in Gravy + MashPotato + Vege
700g thick sausages - gravy - onion
Wednesday - Oven baked Fish + Chips +Salad
Thursday - Meatloaf + Mash Potato + Vegetables
500g beef mince - breadcrumbs - onion - bacon - egg
Friday - Tacos + Wraps
500g beef mince - taco mix sachet - taco shells - soft wraps - diced tomato + cucumber - sour cream - cheese
Saturday - Chicken Schnitzel + MashPotato + Vege
chicken breast - breadcrumbs
Sunday - Chicken Kebabs + Rice + Vege
9 kebabs

Tonight- Out for dinner but I already know what I'm having I'm having double baked cheese souffle with salad. I love it so much I never order anything else.

Tomorrow night roast organic turkey on the weber with roast potato, pumpkin,peas,beans and carrots with turkey gravy.

Monday night- smoked chicken salad.

Tuesday- veg stir fry on brown rice.

Wednesday- kale and silverbeet pie

Thurday- BBQ rump steak with home made garlic butter and veg.

Friday- marinated pork fillets with potato & sweet potato bake and steamed veg.

I have just read everyone's post and I'm feeling inspired to get back into my meal planning!! I went shopping today, so I'll draw one up for the week starting tomorrow and be back to post it.

Ok, here we go:

Slow cooked lamb roast & vegies (tonight, thanks to Jamie Oliver )
Cold chicken & salad
Spaghetti
Beef stirfry
Fish & Salad
Slow cooked Mild Chicken curry & rice
Home made pizzas

Gosh... l know l should have not started a post about the websites people use to get recipes... all l can say is YUM.

I ahe been reading blogs and have no added some yummy recipes to try in the near future (next month or so)

http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2006/07/...pes-recipe.html
http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2009/07/...ese-recipe.html
http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2009/02/...ake-recipe.html

http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2009/02/...ake-recipe.html

Natahs_mum -how did your cottage pie turn out? Recipe looks good, did it go down well with your family? Kids eat it?

Sunday lamb loin chops with herb sauce & potato and egg salad
MOnday chicken taco salad
Tuesday tuna & borlotti bean pasta
WEdnesday grilled swordfish with zucchini
Thursday steak & salad or some sort of beef stir fry
Friday frittata to use up as many left over bits & bobs as possible
Saturday either grilled herbed t-bone steaks & salad OR Roast chicken roast potatoes & salad.

Pad thai

roast turkey roll (marinated), baked potatoes and carrots and steamed veggies

Gourmet sausages, mash, steamed veggies

chicken and veg pasties, baked chips, veggies

satay beef on rice

Mon/Tues: Chicken and Sundried Tomato Risotto
Wed: Marinated pork steaks with a crunchy carrot and walnut salad
Thurs: Lamb leg steaks with a wheat berry and cous cous salad
Fri: Pulse and pumpkin curry

Monday: Minestrone Soup with crusty Parmesan rolls

Tuesday: Curried Sausages with Cheesy Mashed Potato

Wednesday: Spaghetti Marinara - new recipe

Thursday: Vegetable Quiche with garden salad

Friday: Pea & Ham Soup

Saturday: Homemade Steak Burgers with chips & salad

Sunday: Chicken Enchiladas - new recipe

(I'm trialling at least one new recipe per week as part of my New Years Resolutions so the links to the new recipes are on my Monday Menu Plan post on the blog )

Maple Leaf I never ended up making it... lol

Mon http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2009/02/...ake-recipe.html
Tue cold meat and salad with home amde wedges
Wed take away
Thu http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2010/02/...gne-recipe.html
Fri
Sat
Sun

Tonight - bbq t bone with japanese bbq sauce, japanese pickled carrot & broccoli & cauliflower
M: tunisan vegetable & tuna salad
t: eggplant & ricotta rolls
w: chicken & greek salad
t: kangaroo steaks with neil perry's potato, pea & cherry tomato salad (part of a spread)
f: marinated chicken wings with cous cous salad (part of a spread)
S: who knows?
s: pizza

Dinner
Tonight - help yourself
Monday - Cajun chicken with Mexican rice
Tue & wed - spaghetti and meatballs with salad
Thu - roast lamb
Fri - fish and salad
Sat - roo kebabs and veg

Lunch
Mon - Ham & salad sandwich
Tue - Mexican wrap
Wed - Chicken salad
Thu & fri - Mexican burrito bake
Sat - Mexican frittatas

I am trying to do a theme a week in order to try new things

My NY resolution is to stick to the meal plan, I plan fortnightly (as that's how frequently we go grocery shopping) and so far this fortnight I have managed to stick to it I know it's only a small thing, but I am still very proud of us.

Lasagna with Pumpkin and Spinach Salad

Mediterranean Tuna and Rice Pie with Garden Salad

Massaman Beef with Rice (first time trying this recipe - not really authentic massaman, but a tasty curry nonetheless)

Pizzas w. garlic bread and salad (using leftovers from the Rice Pie and some Proscuitto and potoatoes)

Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni and Greek Salad

Moroccan Lamb Shanks (I my slowcooker)

Chicken Enchiladas

Beef Stroganoff

Tacos

Prawns, bread rolls and salad

Spaghetti Bolognese

Fajitas (rump steak)

Garlic and Herb Lamb Shanks

N.B. I left one vacancy open to eat out, which we have already used.

Tonight - San Choy Bow
Wednesday - Mint and lime chicken skewers with tzatziki dipping sauce and salad
Thursday - We're going out for an Australia day BBQ so we probably won't have dinner and if we do it will be something light
Friday - Take away
Saturday - Grilled salmon with chilli and lime sauce and salad
Sunday - Roast with veggies

Tonight- lasagna and salad
Wed- roast chicken and veggies
Thurs- bbg with family for Australia day
Fri- Italian meatloaf and either veggies or salad
Sat- out for dinner
Sun- salmon patties with salad

Onyx - would you mind sharing your chicken skewer recipe? I have a mint plant that has gone out of control!

Am just starting to get back into meal planning after the busy holiday season, I've been travelling back and forth a lot which makes it hard to stay on track; I'm also now cooking for one instead of two, so it's tricky to find meals that make one serve/will store well as leftovers.

Tonight: Lean Cuisine (back from holidays, was lurking in the freezer)

In no particular order:

Oven baked chicken with salad (for an easy night when I'm working)
Chicken, pancetta and rosemary patties with vegies (2 nights)
Lemon and basil risotto
Arancini with salad, made from the leftover risotto
Beef and rice noodle stir fry
Meatballs with spaghetti and salad
Meatball sub with salad

Here you go, super easy and very yummy! I don't put as much coriander as the recipe says as DH isn't that much of a fan of coriander.

Chicken Skewers

Sunday: Lamb marinated in lemon and oregano, with salad
Monday: Chicken tenderloins marinated in teriyaki, with salad
Tuesday: Pork stirfry with rice
Wednesday: Chicken stirfry with noodles
Thrusday: Out all day
Friday: No idea yet
Saturday: No idea yet

Sunday: omelette with parsley and oyster mushrooms, drizzle of truffle oil

Monday: barbeque grilled porterhouse steak, garden salad

Tonight: grilled salmon (with crispy skin) marinated in lime juice and sweet chilli, with a salad of white quinoa, cucumber & dill with a light lemon vinaigrette.

Wednesday: chicken basil stirfry with snowpeas

Thursday: home marinated bbq pork ribs (rack, not spare ribs) with garden salad

Friday: asian vegetable soup with enoki mushrooms and lemongrass

Saturday: always left open.

Sunday: lentil and vegetable stew with parmesan.

Thank you! Looking forward to trying these. And I'm with your DH, fresh coriander's definitely not one of my favourites either..

There have been some pretty major distractions over the last week so while the menu plan was written in my trusty little planner, it didn't quite make it to the blog until today.

Last night: Beef & Vegetable Casserole

Tonight: Creamy Mushroom Pasta-bake

Tomorrow: Steak, Eggs & Chips (it's a friend's birthday and this is exactly what he requested for the dinner party we're throwing him )

Thursday: Sweet & Spicy Pork Ribs w/ steamed vegetables

Friday: Beef Casserole Pot Pies w/ chips, peas & corn

Saturday: Chicken Taco's

Sunday: Corned Beef w/ vegetable au gratin & warm roast vegetable salad

The pork ribs recipe is a new one I'm going to use as a ROUGH guide try out

Monday Chciekn Burritos http://homes.ninemsn.com.au/theblock/updat...-blocks-recipes

Tuesday crumbed snags with homemade wedges and salad.

Wed Our anniversary so buy something...

Thursday Hamburgers & cold meat and salad for kids (first day back at school for them)


Friday not sure yet

Saturday Chicken pasta bake http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2009/02/...ake-recipe.html

Sunday home made pizzas.

Sunday: Cashew Chicken
Monday: Chicken Pot Pie
Tuesday: Lemon and zucchini chicken skewers
Wednesday: Barbecued fish and chickpea salad
Thursday: Salade nicoise
Friday: Meatballs in Caraway Sauce
Saturday: leftovers

And Vanilla Frozen Yogurt for desserts with fruit

Tonight: chicken and pasta bake (double)
Monday: Burritos (already made the Mexican chicken)
Tuesday: leftovers: chicken bake
Wednesday: Meat pie (already have the cooked meat filling in the freezer)
Thursday: Out to dinner to celebrate my first full-time pay in a few months!
Friday: curry from the freezer (just me home for dinner)
Saturday: curry (make a huge batch and freeze)
Sunday: pasta bake or something from the freezer

Today I am making mini pizzas, muffins and fried rice for lunch boxes. I will also cut up carrot and celery sticks.

Being organised is making my week nights run so smoothly!

This week it's all about trying new things!
The recipes (well... my interpretation of them) will be updated & converted to Aussie measurements over the course of the week and then uploaded on to my blog

Monday: Fish Curry

Tuesday: Cottage Pie

Wednesday: Napolitanna a la Vodka Spaghetti

Thursday: Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Friday: Pea & Ham Soup

Saturday: Rogan Josh Lamb Shanks with Potato Rosti

Sunday: Spiced beans, rosemary & garlic mushrooms, soft poached eggs and crispy bacon.

I'm buying a nice fresh bag of rice noodles on Monday (delivery day at my local Asian shop!) and then using them up in dishes with very different flavours...

Tonight: Vietnamese rolled rice noodles stir fried with beef and veggies

Thurs: Hunan-style beef with cumin on rice with stir fried greens on the side

Fri (lots of peeps over for dinner): a bit of an experiment! Slow cooked spice-rubbed pork shoulder, 'pulled' American style, mixed with a Chinese-inspired BBQ sauce; served in a baguette with a crisp coleslaw with a white miso & rice vinegar dressing. Bit of a US/Vietnamese/Chinese/Japanese combo... fingers crossed it works!

Sat: out

Sun: Chilli crusted chicken noodles. Utterly inauthentic but my ultimate comfort food - chicken breast slices coated with salt, chilli powder and cornflour and fried til crispy, tossed through with hokkein noodles and veggies in an oyster and mirin sauce. The two of us have given up entirely with this dish and just cook & eat for four!

Mon: Pad Kee Mao

Tues: Beef & black bean noodles

Wed: Singapore noodes: char sui and curry, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways...

May try and do 2 weeks worth (most likely will change) just too many yummy recipes at this website.

Mon Chicken and brocoli bake http://www.justgetoffyourbuttandbake.com/?p=984
Tues Baked potatoes
Wed
Thur
Fri chciekn and brocoli stir fry http://www.justgetoffyourbuttandbake.com/?p=1152
Sat Ham and pea pasta http://www.recipegirl.com/2007/04/05/cheesy-baked-penne/
Sun

Next week
Mon my birthday so most likely out for dinner.
Tues
Wed http://www.recipegirl.com/2007/10/17/macar...ese-with-bacon/
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun

Snacks for school and other
Banana muffins http://www.justgetoffyourbuttandbake.com/?p=4803

Sat http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/member-...Spag%20Bol/1272
Sun
Mon Out for dinner birthday
Tue Chicken and brocolli stir fry http://www.justgetoffyourbuttandbake.com/?p=1152
Wed
Thur
Fri

Sat http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/member-...Spag%20Bol/1272
Sun
Mon Out for dinner birthday
Tue Chicken and brocolli stir fry http://www.justgetoffyourbuttandbake.com/?p=1152
Wed
Thur
Fri

Sat: grilled fish on the bbq (caught this morning!), potato bake and salad
Sun: soft tacos
Mon: grilled chicken, mashed potato and veg
Tues: chili con carne and rice
Wed: steak, potato wedges and veg
Thurs: leftover chili and rice
Fri: takeaway or pub

Not a very exciting week this week. In no particular order:

Sticky chicken wings, salad and sweet potato wedges
Quorn bolognese (haven't made this before)
Lasagne, made with leftover bolognese sauce
Chicken and vegetables with peanut sauce and rice
Pumpkin, cashew and fetta pizza with salad
Chicken parmagiana with salad (easy night, using frozen chicken schnitzel)

Tonight - baked chicken parma with roast potatoes and greens
Sunday - caramelised onion and lamb pizza
Monday - thai chicken lettuce cups
Tuesday - grilled salmon with anglehair pasta & lime
Wednesday - not sure
Thursday - not sure
Saturday - steak with sweet potato & tomato relish (more interesting than it sounds)
Sunday - fish burgers with caper salsa.

Sun: Vietnamese BBQ chicken, choy sum with oyster sauce and oven baked potato chips

Mon: Homemade buffalo mozzarella, prosciutto and mushroom pizza

Tues: Oven baked crumbed whiting fillets & potato chips, peas

Wed: Butterflied lamb, mashed potato, brocolli, zucchini with garlic & parmesan

Thurs: Butterflied lamb, mashed potato, brocolli, zucchini with garlic & parmesan

Fri: Frozen leftover pasta

Sat: Mushroom and pea risotto

Sat http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/member-...Spag%20Bol/1272
Sun
Mon Out for dinner birthday
Tue Chicken and brocolli stir fry http://www.justgetoffyourbuttandbake.com/?p=1152
Wed take out
Thur chicken pops and salad for kids and snags and salad for us.
Fri Roast beef
Sat soft tacos

snacks

http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/9758/choco...onut-balls.aspx
http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/07/04/...igella-express/

Already half way through the week, but here it is:

Fri: Quiche and salad
Sat: Prawn fettucine
Sun: Slow Noodle Fast (takeaway)
Mon: Rosemary and white wine Chicken marylands on baked veg
Tue: Thai pork ball soup
Wed: leftovers
Thurs: Porterhouse with creamy pepper sauce, baked potatoes and steamed veg
Fri: can't remember

I'm on weight watchers so am using their recipes to feed the whole family...was just on the site today to do some meal planning. I've also picked recipes that I think the younger children with actually eat.

Honey mustard chicken with roast veg and salad
Spaghetti Bolognaise and salad
Slow roast greek lamb and salad
Apricot chicken tagine
Beef and red wine casserole
Ham and zucchini carbonara
Fast midweek pork roast dinner

Due to being very time poor we'll probably have the same menu the week after haha