July 2008 Grocery Challenge

jackk_2

jediteacher wrote: »

Hi, Can I just ask are you a primary school teacher? If so then snap! If you want to rant feel free to pm me as I know what it's like the other side of the fence (teacher's side!)

Anyway, looking forward to the challenge starting tomorrow. Looked at my bank account and it's already well overdrawn and I've just been paid today! Hopefully with this challenge I'll be able to claw my way back into the black in a few months time as most of our money that's left after paying all bills and debts goes on food!

Thanks for all the inspiring recipes and ways people cut back.

Almost snap , i start uni in sept, i'll be doing a Primary Ed BA :j .

Jackie X

mandy_moo_1

blimey this thread grows longer every time i'm away from the comp for a couple of hours....can't believe how many are joining us

i'm just grabbing 5mins with a cuppa......have been on my feet since 6am :eek: changing beds, washing, ironing, cleaning at my gran's, shopping for her ( i was good i didn't spend a penny of my money )and i've just made 4 pizzas and topped them with stuff for my brother. i've put em in the freezer till he can get here for them......what a good sister i am

i've just got to wash up now, and then make some tortilla dough for our tea tonight........oooh nearly forgot .........i've just dug all my beetroot up and its now boiling away in a pan, ready to be pickled. and i also pulled a carrot up, and ate it all up ( obviously i washed it first ) but it was lovely and sweet.........pity only about 12 have grown :rotfl:

right, that's my sit down, so i'd best get on with things again when i've updated my siggy.only spent £1.19 on 4pints of full cream milk..............and that's nicely watered down to 8 pints, and been whacked in the freezer

hope everyone's having a good start to the month xx

nickynoo08

hi everyone,
Mr t got delivered this morn, my total spend was £65.38 and i've got loooaaaddds of stuff. did'n realise (silly me) that i already had chicken and mince in freezer i thought i'd used it all up last month and i've now got 3 large bags of chicken breast and 5 large packs of mince!!!! I'll be doing some lasagne, curry and whatever else i can fit in my freezer over the next few days me thinks. I just hope i've got enough containers to freeze it all in.
All this should last me 3wks i hope so should only need to get milk and fresh fruit.
Good luck this month everyone and hi to any newcomers

KAAT_LADY

Good afternoon guys:j

Thankyou Angchris will try wash powder when I have all the ingredients:D

been out today to buy some shubunkins not for eating but for the pond well the pools actually as we have a lot of mosquito larvae so I thought that wou;d be a good idea they can eat the larvae and look nice too

greent wrote: »

I make my own washing stuff too - although I gloop mine up into a gel form :-) Find my clothes are softer and don't have the artificial smell of washing powders


GT

greent I was wondering how you made yours into a gel and I may try both do you add the same ingredients as angchris


thankyou

ladyroughneck

When i last looked on friday we were on the june challenge, now its monday afternoon and we are on the July challenge and 14 pages in!:eek:
Anyway welcome to all the newbies ( this is my second month) and i not doing too bad, spent £33.70 in Mr T over the weekend. Wrote a list and stuck to it:T
Have just spent 3 hours catching up on the posts, have made note of all the new recipes, thanks to angelnikki for the list.

Good luck yo everyone for the comming month:D

KAAT_LADY

Just thought ,you all seem to get your groceries delivered, is it better,

I usually like to see what I'm buying and therefore get out to the shops and pick it up and get my exercise walking around the store,,,,haha,

ladyroughneck

P.s. Thanks ffm for the lovely chocolate cake recipe, I have it in the oven as i type, it's lokking lovely, think we'll have some for tea if the kids don't need to try it first!
:EasterBun

jediteacher

jackk wrote: »

Almost snap , i start uni in sept, i'll be doing a Primary Ed BA :j .

Jackie X

Good luck it's a fantastic career - well most of the time. If you need any advice or help just yell and I'll be glad to be of any assistance (I've stuck it out for 11 years so can't be doing too badly!:T). I am known at school by parents and children as the 'wicked witch' as apparently I'm very strict but fair, very bossy and don't put up with any nonsense! Not sure if that's a compliment or not?

Seriously, do pm if you need anything. It's a lot of hard work despite people thinking we have a cushy number with all the school holidays. I won't start my rant about all the extra work and hours we put in!!!

Sorry, really went off topic there!

Still haven't tried my breadmaker as I haven't cleared any space for it in the kitchen!

pnq06

Hmmmm :think: As this is my first GC I am wondering wether I should buy the bulk of stock cupboard items online (pasta's, cereals, toilet rolls etc.)?
I have never ordered online but my thinking is that it may deter me from impulse buys if I "won't" have to visit Mr T's so I then get my fruit and veg from the grocers and my meat from the butcher?

Any thoughts to help me decide Is this what the majority do?
:beer:

huxley

Hi everyone, went into town today but was good:A got my bread from wilkinsons they always seem to have reduced bread in there best of both 50p a loaf:D and a couple of toilettrie bits from the 99p store so only £3.97, problem is I have to go to town again tomorrow can I be good two days in a row:rolleyes: and dh has just said he needs :rolleyes: to go to homebase tonight which is next to MrS............ I will be strong......... wont I