A Week of Meals

We're budgeting. I mean really budgeting. 


As food is, by far, our biggest outgoing, I thought I'd post our week's meals - really as a bit of a lesson for myself. I'm holding myself to account, and am determined to learn how to save more on food.


Before I post the first two days, I have to say that making a menu plan for the week has been the best thing I've ever done.


Until I began reading blogs, I didn't know there was such a thing.
(Huh! And there's the Builder thinking they're a waste of time. Note to self: tell him how much he has saved because of my blog-reading!)


Anyway, here are the first two days.


Sunday:
Roast Beef (we bought a cheaper joint, and so I slow-cooked it. It turns out beautifully every time, and the juice makes gorgeous gravy)
Mashed Potatoes - our own
Roasted Carrots and Onions - our own. (I also had boiled carrots for the younger kids, who aren't keen on the roasted ones)
Romanesco - our own (I will post of a photo of one of these for those of you who don't know what it is) and cheese sauce
Home-made Yorkshire Pudding - (this is Katie's speciality!)


I also always roast a Chicken on a Sunday, in case there are visitors at church, and I will not have to worry about a lack of food if I ask them for lunch. We normally have (at least most of) that chicken left, and I use if for Monday's dinner.


We forewent pudding today. That shows you - things must be bad!


This fed 7 (the 6 of us, and a neighbour gentleman who eats with us most Sundays)


Monday:
Fajitas - with yesterday's Chicken
Lettuce and Red onion salad - our own


For the Fajitas, I fried onion and peppers; 

added the cut-up chicken, beans (normally kidney beans, but tonight, I used Cannellini because that's what I had in), 2 cans of chopped tomatoes and Fajita Seasoning.


I cooked rice and mixed them all in a bowl when the rice was cooked.....


...chucked the mixture onto a wrap, added some chopped coriander...

 and wrapped up!

Served with salad...

Pudding: Apple and Cinnamon strudel (not home made, but I had it in the freezer)


This fed 5 adults (us two and extended family). The 6 kids had Macaroni Cheese earlier in the evening.


So....that's the first two meals. Let's see if I can keep this up for the week.