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Before using any of these GF or DF recipes please check labels as manufacturers often make changes to ingredients.NB - for Vegetarian recipes check under 'V'
Dips, Sauces, Jams & Chutneys and Drinks
Alioli / Traditional allioli
Apple - No cook Apple Chutney / Apple & Date No Cook Chutney
Banana Jam
BBQ Sauce / HM Barbecue Sauce
Bean Pickle
Beetroot and Apple Chutney
Berry Liqueur
Blackcurrant Cordial
Blackcurrant Vinegar
Broad Bean Dip
Brown Sauce
Chilli Jam / Chilli Jam / Sticky Chilli Jam
Chinese (Char Sui) marinade
Clementine Sauce (for meat)
Compost Heap Jelly (using fruit peelings)
Chutney
Elderberry cordial
Feisty Rhubarb Relish
Hoisin Sauce
Jams & Preserves
Jam making
Lavender Jelly
LC's Green Breakfast Smoothie
Lemon Squash
Marrow and Apple Chutney
Mincemeat
Miser's Marmalade
Oils - Flavoured - external link
Onion - Caramelised Onion chutney
Onion Marmalade
Piccalilli - Diva's pick a lilly
Pickled ginger
Pineapple Salsa
Plum Chutney
Riata - Mint, yoghurt and Cucumber Dip
Red Tomato Chutney
Rose Jelly
Spiced Apple Chutney
Strawberry Jam / Strawberry Jam
Tomato/Chili Salsa
Tomato Chutney
Tomato, red onion and chilli relish
Mango Chutney
Wine / Wine
Xmas Chutney
and last but by no means least: How NOT to make marmalade
Miscellaneous
Mrs_T_M's extremely helpful post - dried bean yields, fajita seasoning, gluten free 'cream of' soup mix, garlic/onion salt, mild chilli powder, homemade brown sugar, homemade baking powder and more!
Making milk from nuts/seeds
Candied Citrus Peel
What to do if you come across a YS coconut
What to do with a YS coconut Part 2 (Coconut and Banana Ice cream)
What to do with a YS coconut Part 3 (Can't Go Wrong Coconut Confections)
Za'atar Spice Blend (external link)
Miscellaneous Non-Food
Home-made Antibacterial and Degreasing sprays
Home Made Dog Biscuits
Home Made Dog Biscuits (2)
/ Dog Gravy Bones
Mothership's 2nd Purse system - check out these posts
My other purse
Purse/Bank
tip 1
2nd Purse
Bogofs etc
more info
kerri's Second Purse spreadsheet
Second Purse Challenge 2012 thread
Useful OS Threads
£7 per week, menu ideas
The OS Starter Pack
The Complete Vegetarian Collection
The Complete Cooking Collection
and loads more in the Old Style Indexed Collection
Black Saturn's Evening Meal Planner
Batch cooking ideas
Cheapest recipes? links to various OS threads, thanks Pink!
Cheryl's Spreadsheet (downloadable)
Complete Menu Plans Collection
Cooking for the Freezer
Frozen food safety - misconceptions
Grocery Challenge Top Tips
Laundry Washing Gel/ Gloop, Fab conditioner, vinegar.....
Meal building blocks for the freezer
Microwave Recipes
Mr Badexamples Cooking Index
Standard Abbreviations used in OS
Store Cupboard Lists/Ideas threads
External links
10 Great Tips for starting out with meal planning
Organising Blog
Baking Mad (includes loads of bread maker recipes)
Bakingqueen74 (loads of good recipes, including slow cooker)
Batch Bake Minced Beef Recipe
Canned Food UK
Crockpot365 - includes some gluten-free and some dairy-free recipes
CrockpotGirls
*From Scratch - - downloadable pdf of cheap recipes
*Good and Cheap - Eat well on $4 a day -downloadable pdf of cheap recipes
*for the 2 above links see this thread for info and pictures to drool over!
Hungry Sparrow blog - Smoked salmon, broccoli and chive quiche + other recipes
Jamie Oliver Recipes
Love Food Hate Waste website
Love Potatoes- includes weekly meal planner
Making butter by whipping cream
Show Jamie How To Cook On A Budget Champagne Contest
Homemade Play Dough£10day.2014=3213/2015=3421/2016=3238/2017=2702/2018=498..APR=12.03/300
GrocC.2014=2162/2015=2083/2016=218/2017=1996/2018=450..APR=17.13/200
Bulk buy.......APR=233.76
GC.NSD..2015=216/2016=213/2017=229/2018=39..APR=03/15
SPC130:staradminx61..2014=1178/2015=1287/2016=4616/2017=3843
OS WL= -2/8 ......CC =00......Savings = £13,1400 -
here we go again!!! Good luck !A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men :cool:
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Hello
I'm new to the forum after a while of lurking...hoping to finally keep track of my spending!
My new month starts today so sorry if I'm a little early...I'm aiming for £90 for everything for myself and my boyfriend who stays 1-2 nights a weekJune 2016 Grocery Challenge- £49.61/£900 -
I originally signed up a couple of months ago then fell off the wagon about 2 weeks later due to being pregnant and wanting to eat everything in sight. The babies here now having arrived 5 weeks early and will be 5 weeks on Sunday so please count me in for £290 this month. My month runs 20th to 20th and we stocked up today spending £75.80.July grocery challenge £161.25/£2900
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I did the challenge a few months ago and it really helped but I let it slip so I'm back on board for June! I'm on slimming world so use a lot of fresh produce which pushes the bills up. I shop online to control impulse buys but often visit the supermarket to see what yellow sticker deals I can get. I'm feeding myself plus 3 kids, including packed lunches everyday.
I'm going for £400 as a starting point for this month with and aim of getting it down next month.Trying to fix my finances whilst living with 3 kids and 2 cats! 👩🏻👧🏻👦🏻👶🏼🐱🐱
January Grocery Challenge (starting 31/12) £0/£3500 -
Done my first shop of the month today, spent £13.95 on fruit and veg from the market. A little more than I was expecting to spend, but I have loads of chickpeas, lentils, pasta, rice etc in the cupboards so this should be my dinners, teas and snacks for the next week sorted.
Also spent 40p on a bottle of bleach, and £2.49 on facewash. So this puts my total spend so far at £16.84 for the week
Just need to buy porridge oats and milk for breakfasts now, plus a bag of flour to bake some muffins with. Also need shampoo and conditioner but I just buy the cheap supermarkets own versions, so my total spend should come in under £20June 2016 Grocery Challenge- £49.61/£900 -
I'm still on board for June. The challenges are making me think hard, not just about what I'm spending but about what we're eating.
Staying at £250 please.0 -
Evening all!
Started the year off well but, having recently bought our first house, the OH and I have been preoccupied with painting, decorating and furnishing and have completely dismissed any idea of a food budget since around February.
We've very quickly seen our spending get out of control and are eager to get things back on track.
With this in mind, and sorry to be such a pain, but can I be moved out of the annual budget bit and into the monthly section, with a budget of £300 for June, please?
Our month runs from 25th May to 24th JuneJanuary Food Budget: £0/ £500
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NSD for me todayJuly grocery challenge £161.25/£2900
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So with a lot of money to spend soon.. a wedding planned, credit card debt to pay off, multiple holidays away and trip to London... it seems we need to control our spending! Oh and theres also the cars MOT next month!
I'm going to make our month go from today (22.05.16) to the 3rd of July. 6 weeks.
Budget is going to be £120. Sorry can't make it go red!
Broken down to £20 a week but if theres any left it can be taken over to the next week. We have so much food in our cupboards and our tall freezer is full to the brim. I couldn't fit the box of chicken kievs in the other day! We have loads of meat (I mean at least 15kg of chicken breasts alone)
I'm wanting to try and eat as healthy as possible as well.
This is for 2 adults, a one year and two cats! I have at least 5 boxes of cat biscuits in the cupboard so its just their meat I need to buy. This should be fun0
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