October 2011 Grocery Challenge

quintwins · 16 October 2011 at 11:27AM

nsd yesterday not threw choice mind the kids are still sick, i'll have another one today even tho i have no bread i'll throw some in the bread maker tonight, off to mil for lunch soon anyway, just bought a tv off the grabbits :eek: to be fair we had planned to buy one at the end of next month anyway and had planned to spend the sam amount but we were looking at a smaller one so we paid the same money for a bigger one, this is the kids xmas pressie so not so bad but i can't really afford it and have yet again emptied my savings

lisakay_2 · 16 October 2011 at 12:30PM

over spent in aldi today, but really pleased with what i got. and still in budget if i don't include the christmas present i bought. aldi don't do lentils though and i have really been fancying lentil soup this week, so I have found my new love, a massive asian supermarket round the corner from aldi, think i will be shopping there from now on. got a 2kg bag of lentils, 5 figs, 4 pomegranates and 2 punnets of strawbs for 4.99. they have big bags of spices,dries beans, sacks of spuds and rice, F&V all really cheap. will def be able to lower my budget next month:D.n spend of slightly less than £40 today in total.

pepsi-kins · 16 October 2011 at 1:25PM

Not doing too badly this month, think may go over budget slightly, but not too badly. I went to Mr. A yesterday to get a few bits, and I picked up toothpaste which we always use, which was on offer £3 down to £1, so I picked up 4 boxes. When I checked my receipt they had charged me full price (my head was spinning £12 for toothpaste - shocking), so I went to customer services and got a refund, and they gave me the £2 gift card as a sorry, so I was chuffed with that. Today I went on to the price guarantee site, and they gave me a voucher for £3.60, I've never done this before, but I was wandering if it would be accepted, because it was only because of the toothpaste that Mr. S was 12p cheaper than Mr. A, and the receipt has been marked as having a refund?

cattysmum · 16 October 2011 at 1:50PM

I am quietly pleased with myself only a little spend at Tescos of £22.00. Sausage and liver casserole cooking today, made a lovely curry in the slow cooker which lasted two days last week, so well on target for this months spends up to now fingers crossed (Oh and a lovely cheque from Lloyds TSB for £6807 for a refund from being missold PPI) Oh Happy days

166million · 16 October 2011 at 1:53PM

166million wrote: »

Hi chaps/ chapesses, buying Quorn fillets to cut up for sandwiches instead of Quorn Deli (sandwich slices) now as I'm hoping it will work out cheaper. Was spending @£15.00 a month on this!

£18.50 in Twesco.

ANOTHER £12.30 SPENT, Need to curtail a bit for the remainder of the month

Rainy-Days · 16 October 2011 at 3:11PM

I had to go and buy 4 pints of milk and there was also 4 packets of ginger biscuits (for the horses who love them)

Total spend at Lidl was

£2.36

Since last Thursday they have all been NSD!

Islandmaid · 16 October 2011 at 3:39PM

Hi all,

Spent £36 on food this weekend :T. Updated sig, and starting to feel like I can come in on budget this month :j

I must keep an eye on my other spends though, bought some snuggly PJ,s for DD yesterday for Christmas, as she,s always cold, and got blagged by DS into buying a backpack for him:cool: well he has been good recently, but with the 2 items I spent £30 more than I intended to.

Hey ho - off to have a read back now.

Gorgous day here, hope your all having a fab weekend xx

WelshWoofer · 16 October 2011 at 6:09PM

lisakay wrote: »

over spent in aldi today, but really pleased with what i got. and still in budget if i don't include the christmas present i bought. aldi don't do lentils though and i have really been fancying lentil soup this week, so I have found my new love, a massive asian supermarket round the corner from aldi, think i will be shopping there from now on. got a 2kg bag of lentils, 5 figs, 4 pomegranates and 2 punnets of strawbs for 4.99. they have big bags of spices,dries beans, sacks of spuds and rice, F&V all really cheap. will def be able to lower my budget next month:D.n spend of slightly less than £40 today in total.

Lisakay - the asian supermarket sounds fab - where in manchester is it? Might be worth a visit for me if its the right side of town

Thanks in advance!

hex2 · 16 October 2011 at 6:35PM

Did a freezer audit yesterday and am now not going to the butchers/mission to use some stuff up.

First up was kipper pate - 300g kippers, 150g soft cheese, lemon juice, 1 tsp horseradish blended, and then pulsed with a bit of double cream and pepper. I am now converted, which is great as I am not a fish fan at all.

Also made a lentil and potato curry here to use up half a bag of nearly OOD green lentils for lunch - strange colour, great taste . So much so that no one wants the nice roast beef I found at the bottom of the freezer, or the nice goose fat (back of the fridge dregs) roasted pots. Half the curry is in the freezer for another day.

Also soaked and cooked chickpeas, and was convinced by DH to try baking some (couple of spoons of olive oil, seasoning of your choice, 40 min on a baking tray in a fairly hot oven, shake regularly) which got eaten in 5 minutes flat. Second batch have garlic powder, onion powder and chilli - yum.

The other discovery of the weekend was a recipe involving baked tomatoes - 250g halved cherry toms, olive oil and 25g grated parmesan, baked for 20 minutes. Superb, never used toms as a main veg before.

The new lower budget means we have a lot less meat and I am trying to do more with less. Very much looking forward to River Cottage veg tonight for inspiration. Also re-reading Paupers Cookbook and Frugal Food!

Small spend in the co-op on potatoes, an onion and cream.

nannygladys · 16 October 2011 at 7:17PM

Spent 12.50 on fuel, 98p milk and 47p on bread and nothing today!! still eating out of cupboards and freezer, but starting to crave chocolate and choccy drinks arent the same as a bar of Mr C, first thing I will treat myself to if I have enough left from budget this week.

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