Meal Planning Thread

[judydawn]

And very nice it is too.  I set out to do that the other day and forgot to add the extras so we had plain steamed bread instead for toast.  I love it and even DH was impressed with it with his soup tonight.

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

Monday   
Lunch:  Fruit loaf (BM) and butter (TMX)   
Dinner: Chow mien (TMX)   
Baking: Quirky blender batter cake with stewed apple and rhubarb (TMX)   

Tuesday   
Lunch:  Brown rice and goji berry individual puddings (TMX)   
Dinner:  Leftover chow mien and vegetable pakioras (TMX) Dessert: Stewed apple & rhubarb (TMX) with custard (TMX)   
Baking: Choc chip chick pea spelt cookies (TMX)

Wednesday   
Lunch:  Brown rice and goji berry individual puddings (TMX)   
Dinner:  Vegetable pakioras and naan bread (TMX) Dessert: Custard & banana (TMX)   

Thursday   
Lunch: Leftover naan bread with garlic and herb dip (TMX).
Dinner: Spiced chicken & sweet potato (TMX), steamed rice (TMX) & green beans (TMX)
Soaking: Start muffins ready for tomorrow, soak overnight.

Friday   
Lunch: Carrot & bran muffins (TMX) and butter (TMX)   
Dinner: Quirky fried rice with bacon (TMX) Dessert: Quick blueberry icecream (TMX)
Baking:  Muesli bars (TMX)
Soaking: Mill flour, soak flour and seeds overnight for bread.

Saturday   
Lunch: Cyndi’s super-mix  bread (BM) with jam (TMX).
Dinner: Left-over fried rice and beef patties.
Soaking: Start pancakes—soak overnight.

Sunday   
Breakfast: Quirky blender batter pancakes (brown rice)
Lunch: Soft boiled eggs (TMX) and toast soldiers (left-over super-mix bread).   
Dinner: BBQ with friends - Marinated chicken, beetroot salad(TMX), sorbet (TMX)   

[Thermomixer]

I'm impressed - good work

[cathy79]

If you have a four-cup breadmaker you will need to increase the amounts to suit. 

Will try adding these ingredients and quantities to my TMX bread recipe as I don't have a breadmaker.  Thanks!

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

I wondered if you saw that it was for a breadmaker in my post.  I'm not sure if those quantities would work in the TMX.  Perhaps try the recipe ILB recommended if you have no luck. 

[brazen20au]

chelsea you are such a quirky jo groupie now aren't you?

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

Yes and this week is particularly "Quirky" because I am trying to be a bit healthier and save some money!!! I like recipes that are healthy, but still really yummy and I think Jo does that really well. 

[brazen20au]

i have a ton of her recipes saved in my blog reader lol

while i'm here, here is our menu plan:
spiced chicken with sweet potato
burritoes or enchiladas or similar with salad & rice
homemade baked beans with bacon? - emelia to help cook
nuggets & chips with salad (carrot, cucumber, tomato, & lettuce) - ryan to help cook
pumpkin soup
pumpkin, tomato & spinach risotto - rora to help cook

links here http://brazen20au.blogspot.com/2009/09/menu-plan.html

my kids have gone crazy wanting to help cook lately

[mama_bel]

Go Chelsea!!!!

Monday - Gemuse Eintopf (TM), peas, sliced tomatoes and dessert (TM chocolate custard)
Tuesday - Zucchini Slice (prepared in TM), salad and dessert (berry yoghurt)
Wednesday - Garlic rice (TM), stirfry veg (TM)
Thursday - Chili Con Beans (TM), salad, avocado, sour cream, corn chips
Friday - Baked beans/eggs/leftover "buffet"
Saturday - Potato Bake (slow cooker - cheese sauce in TM), coleslaw (TM), green salad
Sunday - Potato Curry (TM), rice and dessert (yoghurt or sorbet)

Other cooking and baking - I haven't yet tried the Cinnamon Bars (from the TM Rawlicious booklet), but Abby made the Quarter Cake (from TM Budget Busters). We have eggs and milk to use up, so I'll be hunting for something to make other than custard!

[Thermomixer]

Thanks Bel - I have included the links from your blog for the Gemuse Eintopf and Zucchini slice - thanks for sharing.

[cookie1]

Here's ours.
Wednesday  Cheese and Leek quiche with varoma vegies. Pastry made in TMX
Thursday      Roast chickenwith roast vegies. Strawberry Fool in TMX
Friday          Chicken breast stuffed with feta and wrapped in proscuitto.Vegies in Varoma. Leftover Strawberry Fool
Saturday      Pasta in TMX, with salami, bocconcini.spinach and tomato.  Quick and easy as I'm going to the Royal Show.
Sunday        Pasta again with ricotta and semi sundried tomato mix, made in the TMX. Going on a Model A rally so will be late.
Monday        Beef and Guiness TMX recipe
Tuesday       Chicken using the Tandoori sauce in the TMX calendar, garlic rice in the TMX.

Bread, mainly 5 grain bread and some Cape Seed.
Lots of cookies and some cake for the hungry cake tins and cookie barrel.

[quirkycooking]

chelsea you are such a quirky jo groupie now aren't you?

  You're embarrassing me! lol

Your menu sounds so yummy and healthy Chelsea - where's the recipe for the chick-pea and spelt choc chip bikkies??  Yum, I want to try them!  I just bought some gf, df, nf choc chips so I'm ready! 

[quirkycooking]

Don't worry - I'm sure I'll collapse by the end of the week!  Off to clean out my fridge now... which means more cooking! 

P.S. I'm collapsing now - camp's over!  Ready for chocolate, then bed!!!

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

where's the recipe for the chick-pea and spelt choc chip bikkies??  Yum, I want to try them!  I just bought some gf, df, nf choc chips so I'm ready! 

I use the choc chip chick-pea recipe from the forum and use 2/3 white spelt flour and 1/3 freshly milled spelt grains.

Here is the link to the recipe: http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=1489.0

And here is a link to some recent comments about the recipe: http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=1869.0   

[Sim]

I'm doing a stock-take of my pantry tonight before I go shopping at the markets tomorrow. I think this will be a laborious process by my pantry is over flowing with food and I need to do something about. So I'll try to cook with what I already have plus fresh vegies and fruit. It's ridiculous, I have never owned so much food at once!