50p a day til christmas, healthily?!-Weezl's next challenge (part 2)

munchki

ISOM have pm'd you

Went to asda tonight and got a weeks worth of shopping for just under £20!! Lots and lots of woopsie items. I find myself walking through the aisles with little eagle eyes now looking for yellow stickers. Tea tomorrow will cost a total of 79pence for the pair of us!!

kath xx

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Limoncello
7 lemons peel only
750 ml bottle cheap vodka
3 cups water
3 cups sugar

Wash and dry the lemons then peel as thinly as possible, avoiding the white pith. Place in a large jar and add vodka. Leave to steep for a couple of months.
Then make a sugar syrup with the sugar and water, cool then add to the lemon vodka mix. Leave for a couple of weeks, strain and enjoy!

shaz_mum_of__2

ISOM we dont have a costco i tend to stock up when i see brill offers in the supers instead

this week added 12 cans of tinned toms from Aldi @19p each (cheper than value/smartprice and with much thicker juice also added 12 cans of mandarin segments @11p per tin from Mr T

Been neglecting my stash lately but since DS went away we dont seem to be using as much i di notice the smartprice pasta shapes at asda had doubled in price .............again

Been busy with college and MIL is visiting next week for the first time and i have an assignment to complete for after half term so i need to be more organised than of late


Looking for some ideas for a load of veg languishing at the bottom of fridge

• parsnips
• sweet potatoes
• carrots
• cabbage
• leeks
• mushrooms

I also have plenty of potatoes and onions i dont want a soup i did think of roasting some or making a veg bake .............any better ideas??


Munchki well done on your bargains the village shop is not so bargainous 70p seems to be the reduced price for everything and the bigger shops the drive wouldn't justify the savings

Shaz

naturally_2

RE jars - had a mooch in Tesco yesterday - 9p mint sauce seems to be a good bet for jars - I doubt anybody will sell empty jars for less than 9p?

Then all we'd need to do was work out what to do with a glut of mint sauce :rotfl:

loocyloo

thanks bargain hunter for the stardrops tip for the dishwasher! working fine!!!:T

re jars, i have been buying the jars of carrots/sweetcorn from morrisons... nice size and shape jar, lids don't smell once emptied and washed!!! tesco did do value jam, but couldn't think what to do with it! at least with the veggies i throw them in casseroles! i bought a sweet and sour sauce jar at the weekend ... stocking up for marmalade jars ... but i can't get the smell out of the lid

xxx

jtb2412

loocyloo ....... i use a teaspoon of bicarb in the jars that smell with some hot water, pop the lid on, leave for about 10 mins and rinse out. Always works for me

In_Search_Of_Me

oo you are a helpful lot...will have a think re jars...limicello coming up...just in time for christmas sales!! I do need to buy nice bottles though as people can then give them as presents and hopefully make a tidy profit as we say in these ere parts! Shaz your eyes would have popped at costco...the sheer volume of shelves was amazing!! Think ikea sized warehouse for food going up and up to ceiling. Always makes me chuccle that I think of people I dont "know" when out and about...
Does anyone have any ideas for the chicken in white sauce recipe? I want to make the best of being off and fill the freezer...tonight will be a cereal night though me thinks!

weezl74

evening all!:beer::A

ISOM have you got one of the packs there? It would really help to know the weight of the overal meal, and what percentages it gives after the main ingredients: like rice 60% chicken 20% etc... Then we can get to work!

didn't really have anything frugally interesting to say for a few days, so kept my peace!

Had free lunch at work today which was lovely buffet.

Had the 20 week (or in my case 21 week!) anomaly scan yesterday... Look away anyone who doesn't want to know details....:eek:


Fergus is officially a 'he' with perfect organs and limbs. He has unusually long legs and is very active. (best get in training methinks!) For those who like lots of detail, apparently the placenta is against my spine, so very unlikely to get in the way.:cool:

There was a query about whether I'd need to be consultant led for delivery due to having alergies and anaphalaxis, but now are happy for me to be under the care of the midwives....

Bunny200

weezl74 wrote: »

Fergus is officially a 'he' with perfect organs and limbs. He has unusually long legs and is very active. (best get in training methinks!) For those who like lots of detail, apparently the placenta is against my spine, so very unlikely to get in the way.:cool:

There was a query about whether I'd need to be consultant led for delivery due to having alergies and anaphalaxis, but now are happy for me to be under the care of the midwives....

Congrats on that, always a bit nervewracking going for those scans, especially the lovely named anomaly!! Now that Fergus is officially a HE what you need to do now is find some friend/accaintences who have a boy about 18 months and scam all their old clothes of them!!!!!!!!;)

Is Fergus a consideration for a real name or will it remain a nickname?

MRSMCAWBER

Oooohhhh a BOY :T ... guess I won't be knitting that cute dress then :rotfl:

So glad all is well with the little bumpsy weezl.. now I can think of gender specific stuff :j

In search of me -sorry -I got your PM -will reply later

Munchki -don't know if you have room/need for one -but your local Herron are re furbishing and are selling off their 6 foot chest freezers-the ones with clear lift up lid and compartments for £50 -only 2 per customer mind :rotfl:
If we had moved home I would have had 1 like a shot

right - off for my dinner -belly pork, hm stuffing -done in remoska, mashed potato n swede, and carrots n nobbies nomnomnom
will be back later