September 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.

ysatiss

Mummygems, I buy the "smart price" fruit and veg. I find that they taste fine although they are smaller, but I still use the same number (eg I still only eat one apple for breakfast). Good for my purse and for my waistline!
I'm afraid that's the only advice I can offer. I grow some in my garden too but, like yours, my beans and salad have been eaten by some hungry pest...

Herewegoagain

Hiya guys,
trying to stay out of the shops today and save the budget, meatballs from the freezer for lunch today. Making spag bol and lasania to put back in.
Got lots more blackberries to go in freezer, and the apples are coming on, not very big though, and toms seem to have finished, if they are only tiny, some red some staying green, can they still be used in a tom sauce, will put finished plants in compost bin now.
HWGA xx

mummygems

Thanks ladies. I do buy the value fruit & veg but its not always possible (like this week I needed butternut squash for a recipe but got this on the market).

I love strawberries but they are the most expensive thing I eat! I have loads of strawberry plants in the garden but only now am I seeing any fruit on them (well I have 2 strawberries just about to ripen from 12 plants) and I have had them since June! My mum and me shared the delivery of plants and she has had bucket fulls of strawberries.

I shall persevere though.

(Might have to go and steal some of MrsM's potio lol.)

PurpleSkies

Money_saving_Diva wrote: »

Hi all!

My OH popped down to Lidls last night to pick up a few items we needed.. came back having spent £14!! I could have cried. It isn't that he bought anything silly, just that it is another big chunk out of our budget. I got a bit down actually, I feel like I am failing my own challenge and I made our budget ridiculously generous I thought,(though it was a lot less than we had been spending)

Oh well - I come here and I read how well everyone is doing and it perks me up no end! This is only my first month and if I don't make it, I will just try again next month, but I haven't given up yet!!

Made Lemon curd icecream last night and peanut butter cookies - they were fab!! (made the lemon curd from scratch with cheap value lemons and cream knocked down cos of sell by date)

Hugs to all who need them

Diva.x

Hi Diva,

Peanut butter cookies sound fantastic! I couldn't pester you for the recipe could I?! I bought myself a jar of peanut butter as a treat in this weeks shopping but the cookies sound even better!

nickynoo08

Hi everyone just been to mr ts for the rest of my shopping for the month and im spent up!!!! I had £53ish pound left n i spent £56.37. Oooops. It my own silly fault coz i normally run my month from the first to the 30/31st, but this time i started my month a wk early. Shouldn't go too much further over my budget as i hopefully only need milk to see us through till the end of sept. I'll just have to be xtra carefull when i plan my meals for the next few wks.

leebarton

I spent 89p on 4 apple turnovers this morning because we were going to a friends house for coffee. I was quite pleased that was all we had spent. We were doing a mystery shop for lunch, but it was being refurbished when we got there so ended up going somewhere else which then cost money!!!! Not fair

dazzle21

SO far this month we've spent £89.80, and I need to get some milk and cheese in tonight. I think it's going to be a tough month.. Can anyone suggest a quick and simple receipe to use up some lemon curd? Money saving Diva could i ask you for your lemon curd ice-cream receipe? TIA xx

kprice580

Just updating sig.

Went to Mr T's today only needed a few items Ended up spending £37.52 Ooops!
I did have 2 vouchers £10.50 in value! so in the end it cost me £27.02. So not too bad


Katy x

KAAT_LADY

Afternoon all

Just back from spending more money... had to get some sesame seeds and white poppy seeds,,did not but thre black sesame seeds this time asI confused them with the poppy seeds(black) and now have a carton of black poppy and sesame seeds in one pot..

went to get Internet security but the price ...so will have a look on here and see wots best ,,,any ideas folks,,

will have a read through in a minute

see you soon

KAAT xx

gunsandbanjos

Was having a NSD but LO fell and cracked her head on the way home from school so spent 55p on a kinder egg to ease the pain:o She has an almighty lump on her forehead!

Quick question, is anyone else having trouble with potatoes lately? I used to buy a big bag of value a month and they would last right through. I'm not fussy about cutting eyes etc off but they are going really soft and horrible within a week now As soon as i get home i take them out the plastic bag and put them in a cloth bag in a dark cupboard, only problem is my flat is very warm. Is there anything i can do to make them last longer?