Meal Planning Mania

I mentioned the other day that as part of my being a good mid-century housewife I cam going to go back to planning our weekly meals. This is the sort of thing I want to do -

You may be able to tell, by the little giveaways like 'liver and bacon', 'fricassee of rabbit' and dessert with every dinner, that this is a vintage meal plan. From my 1960 copy of 'Mrs Beetons Cookery and Household Management,' to be exact.

This copy was given to me by my mother in law - her father gave it to her for Christmas in 1961.  It's a truly amazing book, and include tips for decorating a home and for laying out a kitchen. I'll feature some of those pages at a later date.

Anyway, here is my two week menu plan equivalent. I plan to rotate the weeks, but ad a few more vintage type dishes. We are in week one (and yes, we had braised ox-tails last night - recipe tomorrow).

Week 1

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sunday	Scrambled Eggs on toast Bacon/sausage Butter and jam Coffee	Tinned salmon salad pikelets	Rice paella with sausages and mussels Jelly and custard
Monday	Porridge Stewed apricots Tea/coffee	Leftover rice fruit	Chicken drumsticks Potatoes and veg Fruit and ice-cream
Tuesday	Toast Poached Eggs Juice/coffee	Chicken sandwiches fruit	Chicken mince and cabbage stirfry with Noodles Jelly and fruit
Wednesday	Cornflakes Tin fruit Tea/coffee	Chicken mince sandwiches Fruit	Braised beef/oxtail Roast potatoes Green veg Apple pie
Thursday	Scrambled Eggs on toast Butter and jam Coffee	Cold beef sandwiches fruit	Vegie curry With rice
Friday	Porridge Stewed apricots Tea/coffee	Vegie curry pasties fruit	Fish Mashed potatoes Green veg Bread and butter pudding
Saturday	Pancakes Butter and jam Coffee and juice	Fish cakes salad	Pizza

Week 2

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sunday	Scrambled Eggs on toast Butter and jam Coffee	Bar b q sausages salad	Curried chicken Rice paella Jelly and fruit
Monday	Porridge Stewed fruit Tea/coffee	Leftover curry and rice fruit	Beef casserole Potatoes and veg Jelly and custard
Tuesday	Toast Poached Eggs Juice/coffee	Leftover casserole fruit	Mince burgers Salad and Rolls  Jelly and fruit
Wednesday	Cornflakes Tin fruit Tea/coffee	mince sandwiches Fruit	Roast Beef Roast potatoes Green veg Jelly and fruit
Thursday	Scrambled Eggs on toast Butter and jam Coffee	Cold beef sandwiches fruit	Vegie curry With rice Pudding
Friday	Porridge Stewed apricots Tea/coffee	Vegie curry pasties fruit	Fish  and potatoes Green veg Bread and butter pudding
Saturday	Pancakes Butter and jam Coffee and juice	Fish cakes salad	Lamb stew Mashed potatoes Apple crumble

Don't forget to enter my give-way - there's only a day left to enter!

♥ Deb