Meal Planning 2014

Meal Planning 2014 - Week 7

Monday

Breakfast yogurt

Lunch Buy lunch out

Dinner Out with my boyfriend

Tuesday

Breakfast cereal

Lunch Slimming World pasta quiche

Dinner Wine-glazed duck breasts with figs (chicken instead of duck for the other half) from this recipe

Wednesday

Breakfast cereal

Lunch leftover Slimming World pasta quiche

Dinner coconut-shrimp with mango dipping sauce from this recipe with chips; cajun spiced chicken for my boyfriend as he doesn't eat shrimp

Thursday

Breakfast cereal

Lunch macaroni cheese on toast (I know this is technically pasta twice in the same day but it's completely different... and I need a quick lunch after a driving lesson)

Dinner goat's cheese and bacon ravioli with meatballs based on this recipe

Friday

Breakfast cereal

Lunch jacket potato

Dinner Valentine's Day- we're staying in and I'm cooking steak and chips followed by chocolate fondant

Saturday

Breakfast yogurt

Lunch zuppa toscana soup for me from this recipe, tomato soup for him with bread - zatar twists

Dinner Out for a friend's birthday

Sunday

Breakfast cereal

Lunch Fry-up for the other half, sausage gravy for me

Dinner Duck with plums and star anise from this recipe for me, chicken for the other half

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