July 2008 Grocery Challenge

dsljfreeman

Done my main shop last night spent £70.16 so I'm well stocked up to last 2 weeks or even maybe 3 at a push, I saw some lovely fillet steaks which I just had to have even though it was quite expensive.

The meals I have planned are:

Lasagne
Pasta Bolognese
Fajitas
Sweet n Sour chicken
Chicken Curry
Pork Fillet, pots and veg
Toad in the hole
Steaks, pots and veg
Lamb, pots and veg (I found the lamb lurking at the back of my freezer )
Veg Stirfry
Bacon and mushroom Omlette


I need to stock up on nappies and wipes, I will get them from Boots t'moro (like to get my boots points to save up for Xmas)

So all in all I'm doing better than I normally would, now I've just got to catch up reading this thread xx

savingfortravel

Hi Everyone!!
Have a great day...hope your G.Challenge is going well!!
SFT

mandy_moo_1

mornin all :wave:

couldn't sleep so been up since 5 :eek: bread buns are made and cooling, and i've got the BM on to make some of the iced buns everyone's talking about! washing's almost dry outside and i've just stripped my bed and put that in the washer as well.hopefully it'll be dry and back on the bed by this afty!! i love the smell of clean bedding

suppose i'd better get dressed, then nipping over to the paper shop to get a couple of Daily Mails....they've got a coupon in for £2.60 so i'll use them when i go to Mr T's in a bit. i only need a few things to tide us over. gonna try and get quite a bit of cooking/baking done today if i can stay awake....i'll probably fall asleep around 2 with being up so early

hope everyone has a good day xx

cookiedough38

Mrs_Money_Penny wrote: »

Thanks angelnikki. Afraid I still prefer ounces to grammes. Guest that shows my age.:rolleyes:

I am 21 and hate using grammes!

dink1

HI GUys,

Yesterday did my monthly shop of all items bar the famous F+V! was very annoyed when the checkout man seeing my two trolley loads suggested i was spending too much and then the guy who helped me to the car said he could half my grocery bill I would like to see him try! :mad: Normally I would be feeling guilty but knew with the meal plan that everything was accounted for! cheek of some people! was very disappointed however when I gothome to find oranges and physallis were rotten so have to go back today!!!!still at least I will get my money back 200% and should get a £2 voucher.

Feelin pleased have allowed for some beer from MR M as their offer is better than mr A.

Need to clean the house as MIL coming at the weekend and the house looks like a bomb has hit it. My MIL is such a clean freak I hate her coming to check my washing pile and stuff. I keep telling myself I dont care BUT I DO!

SFT - keep smilin at her and hopefully it will look like you are very confident about the outcome. well done in keepin your cool

DINK1

ifonlyitwaseasier

morning all,

just had some yummy weetabix cake (with banana) for brekkie, and think i can get by without spending very much for the res tof the day, i'm going out for lunch but might just have a drink and eat cereal at my desk before i go. (is that too os?)

have scrambled eggs and hm bread for tea, and then a massive clothes sort out whilst OH is at work. (i have waaaaaaaaaaaay too many)

BTW MrS 9p curry sauce with mattesons smoked sausage and peppers, makes a great dinner!

ioiwe x

determinedtosticktothis

Morning!

Thanks denisefowler for the suggestion, me and ifonlythiswaseasier are going to pop to one that is near our work on Friday lunchtime.

Great, thanks for the conversion list Angelnikki I really struggle with the cup measurements, I am making the weetabix cake tonight and it is in cups so I don't have to guess now :T

Going to have a NSD today but tomorrow will need to pop to Mr M and go on a whoopsy hunt as my freezer seems to be emptying at an alarming rate!!

Have a good day everyone! :j

mumofjusttwo

Right just found this thread again as forget to subscribe.

Well Tuesday was a NSD and yesterday I spent £3.91 on some bread and bits and a small treat for DS and DD.

Got Mr T coming tomorrow.

OrkneyStar

Morning everyone.
Well after the good low spends to stock up earlier in the day I suddenly had no energy left to cook dinner yesterday so we ended up with sausage suppers from the Chippy and then DH treated us both to an ice cream! £6.25- used my own treat money but then decided that this must be deducted from the GC budget as takeaways are included in this budget! Back on plan today- chick curry tonight, leftover Slow cooker spag bol turned into chilli tomorrow, and left over chick curry with chick peas added to bulk.
Off to try making some Twinks hobnobs , homemade Naan and maybe some blueberry muffins too!
Today will be a NSD as we need nothing at all and am staying in house/garden today :j .
Take care everyone and its so inspiring to hear all your stores.
PS 4 days until our Tesco opens!!!!!!!!!!!! In saying that I will be loyal to Lidl as they are so cheap and have such great stuff too :T .

Cornishpixie_2

greent wrote: »

Well I made this on Sunday. Kids don't like it, I don't like choc cake in general (choc yes! choc cake no) and DH doesn't really do cake at all.....

Three slices from a large cake have gone. Any ideas what I can do with the rest? I really don't want to throw it away :-( Can I rehash it with something - can't think of any ideas cos I don't like choc cakes/ puddings myself! Am happy to cut it and shove in freezer in meantime

GT

Hi I would cut it into slices, put into a container and freeze, next time going to friends for coffee, take the cake around, as a thoughtful friend ofcourse;) I am lucky as my kids not too fussy, so I woul just have put a bit of custard over it or served it with ice cream:D