Frugal Living Menus

Its been a while since I posted a weekly menu list, I know I said I'd do it often, but hell.. you know how things are and these things get a tad lost at times... so.
We have started eating our main meal at lunchtime recently, it seems to suit our stomachs better... no more acid and indigestion at bedtime...
Oh and we are now just having homemade fresh plain yogurt for breakfast everyday , the yogurt maker is working a treat and we are loving it...

Starting Saturday past.

Pot Roast Chicken,
one of Ricks fave meals at the moment. I have a large terracotta pot, and in the bottom I put a bed of potatoes, chopped onion, garlic, plenty of carrots, sliced beans and brocoli (its the only way he'll eat it) the odd cherry tom if I have some, then put the whole chicken on top, sprinkle with oregano and sage a dash of olive oil and about a pint of stock. Put the lid on and slow cook it for 2-3 hours ... longer if you want...
We then fish out the chicken , have some of it with some of the veggies from the bottom and possibly some buttered cabbage.
The rest of the chicken gets stripped off the bones, the breast I bag up for a chicken/rice dish another day, the scrappy smaller bits go back into the pot with the left over veggies.
The bones, fat and skin and other yucky stuff goes into a pot to cook up for the dogs.

For our evening meal, we just had Pate and fresh bread...

Sunday Lunch.
Chicken Pasta .
This is yesterdays leftover chicken scraps in the leftover veggies and juice with pasta added... it goes sort of thick and saucy... lovely . There is more than enough for two...

Evening meal
My cabbage 'stuff' again a fave thing with Rick lately, In a pan gently fry a whole chopped onion till just soft, add the left over cabbage, lots of it! I then cut up and cube some stale soda bread, add a few leftover cooked dried beans, and stir well... put the lid on and it will make its own steam liquid if cooked gently it wont burn... keep stiring now and again, it only takes a few mins though... just at the last min add plenty of thinly sliced garlic... leave for a couple of min stir well and serve... yummy...

Monday. Lunch.

Veggie stew.
I just cook up whatever comes to hand... in this weeks we have, cauli, carrots, onions, garlic toms, green beans, broccoli, potatoes, and a sliced chorizo sausage,cover with a good stock. I also add Massa De Pimento, which is red pepper paste. Let it all simmer nicely for a few hours and serve with rice. I always do enough to make it last two days.. saves time, energy and money...

Evening meal.
Homemade fresh cheese and soda bread...

Tuesday Lunch

Veggie stew again, but we had it with spaggetti today.

Tonights meal is homecured bacon, egg, I have a few mushrooms that need using and some sliced fried potatoes...

Wed Lunch.

Chicken Rice, with veggies, a sort of Rissoto, using leftover chicken from the freezer.

Evening meal .
Homemade cheats baked beans with soda bread...

Thurs Lunch.
Soya Spag Bol

Evening meal.
Homemade veggie soup and bread...

Thats about as far ahead as I have organised at the moment, but should give you some ideas to try.