March 2010 Grocery Challenge

moonbabe58 · 3 March 2010 at 2:20PM

Can you put me down for £170

ChocClare · 3 March 2010 at 2:54PM

scotdebs wrote: »

Hi all looking for a couple of receipes from the more experienced GC folks to stop me heading into MR M&S Foodhall
- potato rostis
- macaroni cheese (i dont like cheese which is why i have never bothered to try and make this but DS2 likes it)
would be great if I was able to freeze them as well

Macaroni cheese - see post No 5 on page one for recipe. Potato rosti - this one involves bacon, but you can leave the bacon out if you want. Happy cooking

esmf73 · 3 March 2010 at 3:23PM

I know I said I'd do this before but this time I really mean it. Have set myself a budget of £500 to include everything for our family of 5 and 2 large dogs. Will put weekly spend in my signature at the end of every week. Am being quite strict and not stocking up when I see good bargains, which has always been my downfall in the past.

Coxy11 · 3 March 2010 at 3:43PM

Good luck to all the newbies this month.

Small spend in MrT. Got 50/50 bread for 65p Whoopsie, plus green beans, 2 x double decker, 2 egg custards and 6 instore bakery hot x buns. The buns are on offer at 43p for 6 until 7th March hth someone.

Also went to Ic*land and got 10 x hula hoops for £1.

Sig updated.

Coxy
xx

Long_tall_sally · 3 March 2010 at 4:34PM

I seriously think I need to do the "My name is Long tall sally & I am a shopoholic" thing!

Went to mr T's for slippers & g/free biscuits & then thought I may as well spend over £25 and use a £2.50 Farm Foods voucher. Also went to Farm foods but they hadn't had their delivery of milk so got some choccie bars for pack lunches & eggs & then had to go to Iceland for milk. All in all spent another £31 odd. Signature duly updated.

I am now going to try really hard to keep away from the shops for a few days and spend othing more. Infamous last words, eh?

Moniker · 3 March 2010 at 5:13PM

JayJay14 wrote: »

If you do want to use jelly most of the crystal type ones are veggie.

Sorry, don't know what crystal type ones are! Can you give more details please?

Thanks

Moniker

scotdebs · 3 March 2010 at 5:13PM

ChocClare thanks for the receipes will give them a go soon

Ok first spend to report £20.10 in MR A ............YES I know my budgeted spend was £15.00 but I bought DS1 a comic (he has been v good and gets a wee treat now and again) and I bought donuts to take up to my aunt who was looking after DS2 but all in all not bad - didnt do my usual trawl through all the aisles just went straight to the bits I needed and left so feeling quite proud of myself :A

NJW69 · 3 March 2010 at 5:36PM

Got my ASDA delivery all in order.

Made a new dish for tea last night and it was lovely;

400g minced steak
2 carrots diced
2 onions chopped
Spinach
Steamed basmati rice with red lentils stirred through
Squirt tomato puree
Curry powder
Cumin
Coriander
Salt and pepper

Dry fried the mince with the carrot and onion, when cooked I added the spices and the puree and simmered with a lid on for about 30 minutes, add the spinach and then stirred the cooked, chilled (left over) rice and lentils into it and serve.

highland_fling_2 · 3 March 2010 at 5:41PM

Good afternoon all,

well I don't have to think about dinner tonight as I am off out for a meal at a really nice restaurant. Wont be counting the bill in with my GC this time. Sometimes I do count eating out but usually only snacks or lunches, not dinners.

Trying really hard to be organised with pack lunches as this is an area I can fall down on. I tend to forget to defrost meat for sandwiches and then buy them from shops. Or I don't defrost soup for flask. So now I organise what I am having for packed lunch the evening before when I am giving kitchen the last tidy of the day.

losingpatience · 3 March 2010 at 5:42PM

NSD for me today :j

Was debating whether to go to the butchers, but as OH pointed out I have a meal plan stuck on the fridge for the next 2 weeks so really don't need anything. I just can't seem to help myself

I seem to be obsessed with food shopping!!!

Also did a deal with my dad. He picked up some free range eggs from the guy he works with for me. Rather then paying him for them ( which is only 50p for 6! ) I gave him some of the cakes I made last night which he seemed more than happy with

Should save me a small fortune getting my eggs from him now, I was paying in the region of £1.50 - £1.80 for half a dozen FR eggs in the supermarket so it's a third of the price!

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