July 2008 Grocery Challenge

Keeping_Positive

Latest spend £178.47 out of the £250. Two weeks left but shouldnt need much till a week today. £71.53 left.

Have been baking a bit love the lemon dizzle cake, hobnobs still a huge favourite and being badgered for choc chip muffins. Planning to do the latter two when I prise myself off here.

Still not been keeping up with the thread. Dreading to think of what lovely recipes Ive been missing. I have printed off Herbaholic's lovely looking muffin recipe.

Hope all of you are well. ((((Hugs)))) to those who need some.

Wendy xx

angelnikki

Keeping_Positive wrote: »

Dreading to think of what lovely recipes Ive been missing.

You dont need to keep up with the thread to find all the recipes - just look at post no6 on the first page for the recipe index which includes links to all the great recipes that have been posted on this thread

Nikki
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Keeping_Positive

Oh forgot to say I was proud of myself recently I experimented with my slow cooker and added 5 chicken breasts, half litre cold beef gravy stock, onion and chopped garlic and it came out lovely. Did it at lunch time along with pepping some baked potatoes my OH put in an hour before I got home. It was so nice to come home to a ready cooked meal. I was too hungry to even bother with veg though:o .

Something so simple I had never been brave to try before.


Thanks Nikki thats a great idea.

curly_cabbage

Hi all
Its Friday Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee, Had an industrius day today got up got showered and dressed (ala Flylady) and it has set me up for the day, i have striped and remade all the beds, washed 4 loads and got them out on the line, pack up some orniments and kitchen bits, hovered the whole house, dusted, cleaned the loo prep tea (Sausge, mash and Onion gravey). OOOW my halo must be dazzling by now, just got to get the washing in finish the ironing and then off to the Gym. Since i've not been out of the house and will only be going to the gym later today WILL be a NSD making that 2 in a row.

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curly_cabbage

angelnikki wrote: »

You dont need to keep up with the thread to find all the recipes - just look at post no6 on the first page for the recipe index which includes links to all the great recipes that have been posted on this thread

Nikki
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i have following the challenge since January and oly found the recipes list yesterday and they are great well worth a look.:beer:

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wendywitch

Thank you very much HERBY can't wait to give these ago! :j
Yummy Yummy

MissPin

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

I thought anzacs had coconut in them?

Oops yep that's right! I have my TGIF brain on!;)

annie123

Oh dear, must be hormonal, just spent £110 in Mr S:eek: plus £14 on a bra........it is a nice one:o

Its only the 11th and I have spent £225 so far and we are only half way through:eek:.

But in my defence I got, due to todays date being on everything below:

6x 400g taste the difference lean mince @£1 a pack
5x 450g taste the difference stewing steak @£1.50 a pack
4x 1kg turkey breasts @£4.50 a pack
1x free range chicken @£2.50
1x free range chicken breasts(2 pack) @£1.50
2x salmon steaks(2 pack) @1.60 each

Freezer is now very full:D


Not sure where the rest of the money went but the cupboards, fridge, freezer and fruit bowl are full.

I know what I'm doing on my next day off work...batch cooking:rolleyes:

Off to the garden to see how my veg are doing

saffouri

Thanks all for the ginger cake recipes... am going to try one of them (at least one :rolleyes:) and also the twinks hobnobs again. We have no biscuits or cake in the house at the moment... but we've finally bought a new (ie used for one year) oven off ebay for only £67 so we are right chuffed to be able to bake again without the house smoking out!

Searched for the news re MrsMc, really sorry to hear. Hugs,

saf

Herewegoagain

Hiya all, wel wnet shopping to tesco's only bought bargains £2.72 spent, then on to Lidl's only spent £8.07, althought cranberry juice up from .69 to .88 in a couple of days, anyone know where I can get it cheaper as mr & mrs get through about 7 a week.:eek: That makes total spends £30.36 and my month is going 28th june til 28th july, but I am trying to use things up i the freezer but instead keep having to put all the HM things in, so it's not going down:eek:

Was going to pop up to mr m's to look for whoopsies but saved by the rain:rotfl: :rotfl:

Can't find site for checking supermarket prices before I buy, ? anyone help

Off to update my sig and check total of spends

Have a great weekend guys xx