Budget, week 6

Another week of more money spent on food than planned, so far this has been a most unsuccessful challenge.   It is the last bank holiday of the year though, so a few treats are allowed. Typically for a British bank holiday, the weather is distinctly Autumn-like and all the sun from the past few days has been blown away by the cold and wet. Taking advantage of a supermarket deal we have steak on Monday but any savings there were lost in purchasing two fresh salmon fillets for tonight's meal.

This week's menu -

Budget week 6

Saturday -

Breakfast: Coffee and toast with honey and ginger

Lunch: a shop bought pizza

Dinner: salmon wrapped in prosciutto with lentils, herbs and wilted spinach

Sunday -

Breakfast: Boiled egg and marmite soldiers

Lunch: a pot of green tea

Dinner: Chilli with beef and turtle beans, brown rice

Monday -

Breakfast: Sweet potato and broccoli hash with a fried egg

Lunch: toasted sandwich with leftover prosciutto, goats cheese, homegrown tomato, spinach, coriander and humus

Dinner: steak with green beans and parmentier potatoes

Tuesday -

Breakfast: yogurt, fruit and granola

Lunch: vegetable spaghetti salad

Dinner: prawns with noodles and coriander pesto

Wednesday -

Breakfast: yogurt, fruit and granola

Lunch: roast butternut squash salad

Dinner: chicken curry with brown basmati rice, mung bean dhal and wholemeal chappati

Thursday -

Breakfast: yogurt, fruit and granola

Lunch: leftover dhal and chapatti

Dinner: venison sausages and lentils

Friday -

Breakfast: yogurt, fruit and granola

Lunch: lentil, goats cheese and red pepper salad

Dinner: Fish and chips with peas (from the freezer)

Saturday's supper

The salmon is an easy dish, from an early Jamie Oliver cookbook. Just a piece of fish wrapped in prosciutto and baked in the oven and served with Puy lentils, seasoned with lemon juice, garden herbs, olive oil and stirred through with fresh spinach until wilted and a final drizzle of some seasoned yoghurt. Takes about 30 minutes max and involves minimum prep, perfect for Saturday night.