August 2008 Grocery Challenge

SavvyStudent_2

Hi again lol,

Angelnikki can you please put me down for 139.80 for my august GC - over-budget slightly but long month and we won't be doing any shopping now until sept starts..!

For sept, I'm going to try for £120..! Fingers crossed

xx

pink_princess

Hi mrs mc thanks for the advice about the peppers ,i ve got them on my windowsill indoors and there growing so fast .I didn t know i could keep seeds do you just dry them out in an airing cupboard or in a cooling oven i ve never grown any-thing before so still in shock their actually growing.I want to start planting next year as im in awe at what you and others have achieved so any tips welcome.
Hope every-one has a good bank holiday weekend x

mrssnowy_2

Angelnikki,thanks for keeping us all going.
Declaring Aug GC £162.42:j

Sept GC will be £180 again,thanks MrsMc.

DH says HM bread fantastic,nearly up to shop standard:p ,bless him,but he is joining in GC and suffering some of my odder concoctions:rotfl:
Had corn on cob,roast belly pork bones,bread and bread-and-butter-pickles for tea last night-see what I mean.

mrss
ps August GC ends today for me,as I get paid last Monday of month(unless a bank holiday,so it's tomorrow!)but NSD, 'tho' been out for meal as bonus for judging at local show-lots of yummy cooking(and some notso)

MRSMCAWBER

Hi Pinkprincess

No need to dry the seeds in the oven... just drop them onto a piece of kitchen paper... with tomatoes the little jelly bit round each seed will dry into the paper..once they have dried onto the paper you can just roll them up and pop in an envelope.. They keep better than in an airtight tub as they can breath..
Then next year just drop one seed into a bit of compost (if they don't come off the paper it doesn't matter as you can just rip a the little piece off and plant it)
Some of my best tomatoes so far this year have come from seeds from supermarket tomatoes ..It makes it worth buying the small packs of really nice tomatoes -as you can grow more the following year

boredofbeingathome

I am declaring £140 for August ..not too bad, and have thought i may have to do some extra freezer shopping as i have a farmfoods voucher i want to use. Some bargains to be had there as well, i hope..otherwise won't spend.£140 FOR AUGUSTsorry thought i would put it in red, so can be spotted.
I love these challenges.

mummysaver

Good afternoon!

Please can I join in? I'd like to set my September budget at £450

This is for 2 adults, a 14, 13, 11 and 7 year old, all with enormous appetites and who will be taking packed lunches, plus a large hound and 2 cats.

I'm hoping this will be an estimate on the high side, but we shall see! :rolleyes:

KAAT_LADY

hi there all

I hope you can help me ''

I am looking for a recipe for ''CELERY SOUP'' cant find one so hoping you can help

we have that much in the garden we hab better do something with it and DH loves celery soup

Thanks in advance

Ann xx

edit
PS HAVE A LOT OF WATERCRESS TOO SO DO YOU THINK YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOUP FOR WATERCRESS

THANKYOU

Sian_the_Green

KAAT_LADY wrote: »

I am looking for a recipe for ''CELERY SOUP''

This sounds fairly easy and looks nice

http://www.suppertonight.co.uk/celerysoup.htm

nessquic80

Well another £16 on bits and bobs including colour booster for the car, gonna try and sell as it just sits on the drive, and stuff for lunch, so ill update sig in a minute.
Mrs M, £200 for september please, thankyou very much:D
Gonna declare on wedensday my last day then start septembers GC on 28 august, good luck on the last few days everyone:j :j :j :j :j

jediteacher

Hello all. :wave:

Just got back from our holiday with the in-laws and it was fantastic. I have a very tired little one but she also had a brilliant time. The in-laws were soo generous and paid for nearly everything and we just had to pay for some lunches (I think we spent about £50 the whole week but my OH paid for it all so didn't come out of my budget). I actually spend £25 on petrol and that was it! :j

Hope everything is going well for everyone.

My granddad came out of hospital last Thursday - a big thank you to all who offered their help and advice. :A

My sister is now 9 days overdue with her baby which is rather ironic as her first baby came 3 months early!!! :eek:

Back to the GC - picked my first homegrown cucumber today and my runner beans are nearly ready. However, my tomatoes are refusing to turn red!

Sorry, rambled on enough.