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  • little_sweetie
    little_sweetie Posts: 948 Forumite
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    Hi GP and chums :wave:

    I haven't posted for a while but I have been trying to read and keep up with posts. For a while I had a bit of a slump in feelings of positive-ness but a few days away in our wendy house on wheels has helped. Unfortunately, dear FiL (92 yrs young) has not been very well and it's a bit energy sapping to say the least. I am now aiming to craft my way to Christmas as it's a wonderful way to forget *problems*

    I am loving the look of your soups, GP, as well as the fancy shaped burgers. The GC would love those. When we did the shopping in Mr M on Wednesday (usually a Monday task) we spotted some 500g bags of prepared deli foods at a ridiculous price of 19p. We bought a bag of chopped spring onions which I have split into portions and I'm hoping they will freeze for later. However, numpty that I am, I didn't pick up a bag of grated carrot for 19p. I was halfway round the store when I suddenly thought SOUP! I dashed back and they had been snapped up :( What a nerd I am....

    Anyway, thanks to all the tempting tips on this thread I am actually saving money from the food budget. I already have £10 in the pot for Christmas food :T Best of all DH is seeking out reduced items :eek: and my freezer is full of stuff to use for meals when I can't be **sed to cook. Thank you, thank you, GP, one and all.

    The bad news is the heating is ON :shocked:
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  • supersaver1000
    supersaver1000 Posts: 2,465 Forumite
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    edited 9 October 2014 at 10:57PM
    Cutesy burgers GP, what a brill idea. :j

    And soup with cheese scones :):):)

    It is definitely going to be soup week next week.

    Tomorrow is a big pot of comforting Tarka Dhal. Then Saturday, hmmm that's up for debate at the mo. Then Sunday is omelette, baking, lemon curd and any other eggy things. I need to look back as I've been here before.

    I have a tray of eggs and a huge bag of potatoes....

    I'm afraid tonight was HM oven chips (dipped in a bowl with a tablespoon of oil then roasted in the oven) with egg and beans. Simple but delicious. :)

    Boiled egg sarnies tomorrow. Bound to be :rotfl:Remember the boiled egg diet. Hmm :rotfl:
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  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,954 Forumite
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    I was struggling through the boiled egg diet when the salmonella scare hit. I couldn't face an egg for months.
    Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.
  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    liltdiddylilt wrote: »
    Oooooooooooh GP loving the heart shaped burgers!! That is fabby. However my cutters are gingerbread man and dolphin & rabbit shaped. I don't think it would work so well!

    Have this, GENUINE LIDL NEWS for anyone with a printer ;)

    Must skip off. Work drama and not loving it today.

    Thanks for the share! You're a star.

    Morning all in GP land.

    :)

    Those cookies look proper lush. As does the soup/scones.

    :T
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  • XSpender
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    supersaver1000 wrote: »
    I'm afraid tonight was HM oven chips (dipped in a bowl with a tablespoon of oil then roasted in the oven) with egg and beans. Simple but delicious. :)



    That is one of my favourite meals with brown bread and butter and a pot of tea. Yummy.


    Thanks for the Aldee super 6 list. Leeks are on my meal plan and I may grab another pack to make leek and potato soup, another favourite.


    And thanks for the tip about oats in the AGCJ burgers. I cant eat gluten and don't have much GF bread so this would be a great alternative for me:)


    We quite often have scones with soup too as I can rustle them up in 20 minutes when a GF loaf in the bread maker takes 2 hours.


    What lovely sharing people you and your visitors are Greying, I am picking up lots of tips and ideas :)
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  • supersaver1000
    supersaver1000 Posts: 2,465 Forumite
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    Thanks xSpender - I hadn't done the bread and butter or cup of tea, but will make sure I do next time - I also love spaghetti hoops so that will be the 'veg' of choice this week :)

    I need to use up these eggs and potatoes so am boiling eggs for lunch and think I'll make a shepherds pie on Sunday. I need to get some small containers to make some individual ones so we can make 'fast food' ones. I'll have a look in Lidls and the cheep shop on way back from quacks.

    Oh INOD, yes I remember it well. I think it put us all off, even now. For some reason I don't really fancy eggs but when I eat them I love them - boiled, scrambled, fried - all ways.

    I'm going to try the scones too as I hated buying a sliced loaf last week when we'd run out - never thought to do some scones.

    I have two loaves cooking in the oven. Have made a pizza dough and put it in the fridge for tomorrow - although its trying to escape. Going to make the curry in a minute for tonight and then I've got to get on with more houseywork. :)
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  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,954 Forumite
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    Tonight we are having chips from the chippy served with sliced batch bread, real butter, hp sauce and lots of tea.
    Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.
  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 7,377 Forumite
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    in_need_of_direction wrote: »
    Tonight we are having chips from the chippy served with sliced batch bread, real butter, hp sauce and lots of tea.

    If anyone needs to know where I am, I've invited meself round to INOD's fer tea :D HP sauce, mmmmmmmmmmmm.........:smileyhea

    Greying ;)
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  • Upsidedown_Bear
    Upsidedown_Bear Posts: 18,264 Forumite
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    in_need_of_direction wrote: »
    Tonight we are having chips from the chippy served with sliced batch bread, real butter, hp sauce and lots of tea.
    Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »
    If anyone needs to know where I am, I've invited meself round to INOD's fer tea :D HP sauce, mmmmmmmmmmmm.........:smileyhea

    Greying ;)
    Can I come for tea as well pretty please? :):)

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  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,954 Forumite
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    The more, the merrier.
    Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.
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