July 2008 Grocery Challenge

annelouise_2

Got two stars Ive got two stars....whhhhoooooo

annelouise

Sosh

Was almost as nsd, until I remembered that I have to go back to work tomorrow after 10 months on maternity leave :eek: . I needed some apples for my packed lunch so had to pop into Mr T and only got apples, spent £1.03. I would have got the value ones, but they were granny smiths and I can't stand them, too bitter for me.

I've also spent nearly £900 in the last 30 mins :eek: , thankfully not part of gc. It sounds a lot, but considering I brought an entire kitchen, I don't think it's too bad.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Sophie

Justamum

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

I didn't have time to cook all my 'twinks' at once so squashed the mixture into a sausage and put it in the fridge, when I came back it was pretty solid and I just sliced it thinly and put it straight on the tray. Would be good to have for those biscuit 'emergencies', I know that in america you can buy cookie dough so this could be the OS version

What a good idea! I think I'll do this in future, then I don't have to cook them all at once and have them all eaten in a couple of days (I'm as bad as the rest of my family I must confess :rotfl:). I can spread them out over a week.

Justamum

annelouise wrote: »

Love seeing all these new folks on the various threads I visit,the world will soon be a better place by gum.

annelouise

You've mentioned marmalade muffins in a couple of your posts, which sound really yummy. I could adapt my usual muffin recipe (which is vegan). If I make muffins using 1 1/2 cups of flour, what sort of proportion of marmalade do you think I should use? Sorry if this sounds like a really thick question

KAAT_LADY

Good night all

jackiegibbo

a nsd for me today,went swimming with my 9yr old daughter and used a kellogs voucher so got in for free(i wasnt swimming) and my friend bought me lunch:D ......night night everyone

and good luck with your challenges:beer: :beer:

Savvy_sewing

I have been letting the family go to the shops for the updates so I amnot sure we had any good savings this month. I have had a bit of a rough ride and was burgled this week, so all my money off coupons went with my savings tin/and my purse. so its back to the beginning for me. Also all those loyalty cards have gone to dust..
I never thought of having to log their numbers down. So all of that will have gone to waist. i.e. my boots vouchers, hmv, odean and mega bowl stuff, we are over half way through the year, where I had most of the xmas presents sussed. Now its all gone. Wasted.

roxy7699

Mooloo can you not contact them and they transfer the points over to a new card.

Herewegoagain

Mooloo wrote: »

I have been letting the family go to the shops for the updates so I amnot sure we had any good savings this month. I have had a bit of a rough ride and was burgled this week, so all my money off coupons went with my savings tin/and my purse. so its back to the beginning for me. Also all those loyalty cards have gone to dust..
I never thought of having to log their numbers down. So all of that will have gone to waist. i.e. my boots vouchers, hmv, odean and mega bowl stuff, we are over half way through the year, where I had most of the xmas presents sussed. Now its all gone. Wasted.

Oh what bad luck, have a hug hon, wont fix anything but may help you feel a bit better xx:cool:

Sian_the_Green

toottifrootti wrote: »

Hi nikki, thanks for the great link - i got some good ideas for mixing things up like you do and some peeps had evn kindly posted their menus so will be adapting that. Then I will have to look up recipes and work out my shopping list - maybe the first wee shopping will be a lot but hopefully it will even out as i begin to have more in the storecupboard to use.
tf xx

I think it's great that you are deciding to join in with this challenge, I think your determination will be more than enough to see you through and I know from personal experience that when you make something from a recipe it tastes so much better than ready made and there is a real glow of pride around it too. I really experiment with my cooking and just shove random veg in and tip in some herbs whenever I feel like it. I would start with learning how to cook some basic sauces that you can tweak - tomato sauce (pizza topping, pasta sauce, bolognaise, base for stew/casserole...), white sauce (okay, I am still learning how to do this but it would be nice with lasagne, potato bake, pasta bake,...) etc and then try adding different things and see how it works. I have learnt loads from this thread, look forward to you sharing your first recipe too