August 2008 Grocery Challenge

Herewegoagain

Hiya guys,
Kaat, sorry about your cat, ours died at 25, it's hard hon, Hugs to him and you xx
SM know what you mean hon Hugs xx
Annelouise, hope the move/interview goes well xx
AG love looking in Waitrose but can't afford to buy:eek:
Thanks IOIWE, maybe I'll have another go:D

just been up to mr m re chicken, I took OH with me moaning all the way. Even though I'm buying for mr & mrs,he has to moan that he wouldn't eat that:mad:

Bought 4 x chicken
4x burgers
4x sausages

So I'm now going to sit and decide what do do with it all, cook meals up and then freeze or freeze and get it out later then freeze extra.

Mr needs watch battery/hair cut and I thought it would have to come out of budget, which would put a big hole in it,£12.00:eek: but his son came and it'll come out of personal budget instead,:j :T
£53.26 spent leaving £46.74 17days to go not bad

Must update sig

Love and hugs to all xx

Blairweech

Hello all,

Just thought I would mention that Tesco have their vanilla extract reduced from £2.69 to £2.42. I know, not much of a saving but better than nothing
They also have Gressingham whole duck (3kg) for half price - £8.67, which works out at £2.89/kg

I wonder if sales of hobnobs have plummeted since Twinks recipe came out

In other news Guess what's returning for good on Oct 6th . I expect all our grocery budgets will double.

Flylady_Flower

:j OOOOOHHH Wispa bars back! brilliant! :j (not so good for the figure though, but soooo scrummy...) Thanks Blairweech... Bit of a price hike tho :rolleyes:

SFT - Hope your OB gets a job sorted soon too - hope he doesn't get too down about it either, that's the worst thing I think...

Kaat - Thoughts are with you love, take care x x:heartpuls

Nikki - well planned and a great stock too... you won't have to shop for anything at the moment - except the usual F&V that always sneeks in, hehe . Hope you're up and about soon x x x

AnneLouise - hope the interview goes well for you, I'm sure it will - Good luck!:j

Have just got back from Lidl's and Tesco's and have spent £35.09 (will update siggy in a minute) - Am stocked up on all cleaning and household stuff, have plenty in the freezer so shouldn't need anything until next week now. I'm about to start baking some muffins, twinks and bits for lunches next week while cooking for dinner so will see how we go - fingers crossed :rolleyes2

Pink.

Just a quick heads up in case this is of use to anybody.

I noticed in the newspaper thread on the vouchers board that today's News of the world contains a voucher for £5.00 off a £30 shop in Tesco (valid until the 16th August). The paper costs 95p so as I don't normally buy that paper it's really only a saving of £4.05 but better than nothing.

Pink

savingfortravel

Thanks Denise

Just preparing our dinner:
HM glamorgan sausages, with value potatoes (I agree good quality but don't leave them in plastic bag too long) whoopsied parsnips and whoopsied carrots.
Dessert: HM blueberry crumble cake with garden grown raspberries and creme fraiche.
So proud of our MS efforts and being able to share them with you guys... looking at the dreadful weather glad we spent our time in the kitchen using up bits and bobs before our holiday.
Lovely time with my lovely OB

SFT

gailey_2

Right have braved the rain and picked blackberries today for jams and crumbles.

I have been thinking about our biggest challange in my house is particuarly with hubby is crips,cakes and biscuits!

So sounds mad

Can I make crisps?
Any good rceipies for cakes chocolate or sponge, recipies for cookies and flapjacks im hopig if I bake more it might be our saviour.

Is baking actually cheaper?

Blairweech

Gailey - I have the same problem, I can easily add £30 to my shopping bill with all the cakes etc I buy from the store. So, baking definitely IS cheaper (unless you follow Nigella Lawsons recipes ). HOWEVER, it is only *healthier* if you do not eat all the cakes you make - this is very very difficult to do as they will be so yummy.
Plus home made is not full of the additives, preservatives, colourants etc which shop bought is.

Here is the recipe for Millies cookies. Check out the Mega Index for pages and pages of cake.

Yes, you can make crisps, slice some potates really thinly and fry them in a little oil until crispy. They are nice made with slices of parsnip etc. You might have to soak them in cold water before cooking to get the starch out, I can't remember. There are threads about it, will have a look in a minute.
HM crisps
Root veg crisps

Has anyone tried value pork? I know everyone says to stay away frm value meat, but this is already cut up into nice chunks...

princess_leia_3

Blairweech - I have used other value meat and not had a problem so I would try it and see. I am going to look out for it next time now LOL

Gailey - Also try the Twinks hob nobs - I am sure he will love them like we wll do - yummy!! Also there was a custard biccie recipe a few pages back that I haven't tried yet but everyone seems to love them!

I have had 3 NSD so far which is good for me I resisted temptation to get more 50p deals today and have made a saus cass for the freezer with saus left over from BBQ!!

angelnikki

Gailey If you look at the first page of this thread on the Recipe Index there are links to lots of yummy cake & biscuit recipes

Blairweech wrote: »

Yes, you can make crisps, slice some potates really thinly and fry them in a little oil until crispy... You might have to soak them in cold water before cooking to get the starch out, I can't remember...

:eek: Be very careful if you're going to put wet things in hot oil as that can start a fire! If they're starchy, just pat them dry with a bit of kitchen roll or a clean dry teatowel instead

The best way to do homemade crisps is to slice really thinly, drizzle with a tiny bit of oil and then bake in the oven Try these threads: Homemade crisps, Making crisps, Healthy vegetable crisps

Nikki x

philsmum

Good Evening to all M.Sers

Gailey, I have been imagining you on the Vespa with all your shopping :rotfl: do be careful.

Angelnikki You have given me motivation to check my freezer and cupboards
Good job really cos I have spent most of this weeks budget, but
hopefully will not have to spend any more this week, think I will
take to my bed until next Friday, I could probably plan menus:D

Yesterday made fruit cobbler but didnt grease the dish so was
hard to get out, "stardrops" to rescue to clean out dish.
Thankyou everyone for all your recipes and good ideas what an
inspiration you all are.:T