July 2008 Grocery Challenge

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

...Just remembered a leftover recipe...

We had chicken in the SC with veg the other day and ate the meat and had just some veg and gravy left. I got a big saucepan and fried an onion, carrot (diced) celery and 1 cup rice. I added 2 cups water and all the leftovers from the SC dinner with a splash of lemon juice s&p and some herbs, brought it to the boil and simmered for 15-20 mins. It was a bit like a jambalaya and I put some spicy hot sauce on mine. I couldn't believe it, they ate the lot and asked for more!!!

We had a rolled shoulder of lamb on Sunday cooked overnight in SC with veg and I did the same again, went down a treat. So I got 2 meals for the price of 1 really. Very nice served with a bit of salad and fresh bread.

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

Hi cookidough38,



Just read your post and wondered if you have tried halloumi bread? Just make some dough, roll it out and put some cubes of halloumi cheese (fresh coriander is nice if you have any) roll up in a parcel and bake, they are nice hot or cold. Ring the changes with black olives. Yummy!

princess_leia_3

Hoping for a NSD today, liking the idea about dry frying pizza etc
Going to try and make a cherry and marzipan cake in the BM today its a recipe from the panny booklet so hoping it will be nice!

WelshWoofer

Just a quickie to add a six pack of Diet Coke (half price at £1.29 in my One Stop) and a big packet of cadburys choc digestives (half price at 66p) to the total.

The Diet Coke can be justified as I pay 60p a can from the machine in work and have 2 a day so I've recouped the spend with just 2 cans (twisted logic?) but the biscuits I have no defence for! At least they're in work with me and I'll share them!

Tea tonight is going to be a giant jacket potato and beans and cheese - allergies are really playing up so can't be bothered with cooking, bung it in the oven and forget about it tea for me tonight!

On the plus side I have brought some HM potato salad made from leftover charlotte potatoes and a bit of slightly flagging quiche for lunch - trying to clear out the fridge befre buying more for a change!

Have a good day - its still sunny in Manchester.

cookiedough38

Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

Hi cookidough38,



Just read your post and wondered if you have tried halloumi bread? Just make some dough, roll it out and put some cubes of halloumi cheese (fresh coriander is nice if you have any) roll up in a parcel and bake, they are nice hot or cold. Ring the changes with black olives. Yummy!

sounds gorgeous, I will have to have a go!

Triggles

We overspent last month, partially because I was quite ill and didn't have the energy to do a lot of baking and such. Poor DH was dealing with kids, work, house, and all. Thankfully I'm starting to feel a bit better, so we're looking at getting in on target this month.

Please put us down for £200 for July. Thank you!

FelineFantastic

Hi Everyone *waves*!

happy July! Haven't logged on before today this month and :eek: 26 pages already! Will try and catch up when I can- have I missed any scrummy recipes??

DeniseF-- how are you feeling this week with the new job? Also, I ordered the book with the long title and it arrived yesterday so I can look for new menu plan ideas now thanks for the tip

Has there been any MrsM update?
AngelNikki-- thanks for the recipe list on the front page :T

Welcome all the newbies- hope you are finding this as inspirational as I do-- I felt very Domestic Goddess this weekend when I was shelling broad beans for dinner after a HM soup lunch with HM rolls :j

A
xx

Blairweech

Right, my Tesco order came, spent £36 and they still gave me a voucher for fuel!! :j _party_

Currently waiting for the driver to come back though, as he mixed up one of my crates and I have half of someone elses shopping

I bought myself a boiling gamon (for sandwiches) - can someone please direct me to how to cook it (and how to save the stock for pea and ham soup )

kunekune

Second try.

Have diverged from menu plan as got a ham hock on impulse. I boiled it yesterday and we had pea & lettuce soup using the stock, and then ham and salads for tea; there is enough left for tonight's tea as well.

I think I can do a small shop this weekend. I still have 4 pork loin chops, 3 chicken breasts, 2 packs sausages, 2 250g packs mince, 4 trout fillets, salami & mozzarella for pizza, frozen haddock, frozen smoked haddock, frozen prawns, and various other delights hidden the freezer!!!

I've decided to up the ante on cutting our food bill - I said £500 but this time I'm going to beat it, not go over.

kunekune

Blairweech,

What I do is just plonk it in a big saucepan, cover it with water, bring to the boil and then simmer until it's cooked. Depending on weight, it might be an hour. If scum comes to the top at the beginning, skim it off.