November 2008 Grocery Challenge

Savvy_sewing

Well I am determinded that I will do better this month. Masses of problems so I have not been as dedicated as I could have been. But never say die. I will do my best.
When I got back from my holiday there was quite a lot of the meats left in the freezer so it has given me a little bit of a start to the month. Although on Saturday I did some batch cooking, and havent quite got to grips with the oven in the new house and prompty burned 3 shepherds pies in the 20 mins they were in the oven!!! So back to the drawing board and stay in the kitchen dispite having the timer on. Plan to go home and do some curries etc today. (health willing once I have driven the 40 miles back!!)
Keep up the good work everyone. The whole world needs to have this challenge now.

meanmarie

Spent €1.93 on milk this morning so I have now spent €47.10 of the October budget, should now have enough until Saturday.

Marie

dazzle21

Ok..so far we've spent £94.98 erm..our budget is £100.. but there is a freezer full of food, so if OH sticks to the menu plan we could actually come in around budget.. Bought in several freezer ready meals for OH as he complains that they taste nicer than homemade and i succombed (as i have had bottom wisdom teeth out so walking about feeling sorry for myself and didn't feel like having to cook!) only to hear i don't like these they've changed the receipe can you cook me something instead...haha i have converted him to the ways of lentils and os cooking! Hope everyone is ok today x

nickynoo08

Morning everyone think i'm gonna have to revise and reduce my target for this month. I've just been through my bills that are left to pay for the month and one of my min payments has shot up this month so need to make sure i have enough to pay for that. My revised target will have to be £100 as thats what i have paid on to my cc+ already. I spent £11.20 in mr t's last night getting a few bits n peices so i have £59.12 left for the month. Eeekk. I'll have to have a good rummage through my cupboards n fridge freezer to see how long my stuff will realistically last us and put together some sort of plan for the rest of the month.

Baileys_Babe

Yesterday went out for lunch with sister DS and DNs spent £11.50, we were at a place that has trampolines and bouncy castles etc all the children enjoyed (and it wore them out so DS went to sleep at bedtime instead of still moping about at 11.30pm - he's 3 years) it cheap to get in, stayed for over 3 hours and the HM mushroom soup I had followed by chocolate cake were delicious. Feel it was money well spent.

sharronej

Just been to MrT's to get a few bits which will hopefully see me through the next week - cupboard is still pretty well stocked and so is freezer.

Money_saving_Diva_2

Hi all,

I think I should be sacked from the Grocery challenge... :rotfl: Not ONLY did my OH bring home a thick shake from McD's yesterday afternoon but we were both tired and a bit fed up and ended up having chinese takeaway for dinner. And what is worse - I reallllllly didn't enjoy it the way I normally do for some reason...:rotfl:

Anyway, have come on to change my siggy - weep at the wasted money and to read the thread and get back on track. Posting first and reading afterwards to big apologies for not commenting on anything!

Great news for America! And us, I guess!

Diva.x

gilly1964

Well I have finally completed my freezer and cupboard inventory.

Come on folks - some new ideas please for my meal plean

Freezer
Meat/Poultry
Beef Joint 1
Minced Beef 1½ lbs
Stewing Steak 1lb
Pork Joint 1
Pork Loin Steaks 6
Whole Chicken 1
Chicken Breast 8
Chicken Chargrills 2

Fish/Seafood
Haddock 1 bag
Cod ½ bag
Haddock in batter 4 pieces
Salmon fillets 4
Mussels in Garlic Butter 1 bag
Half shell mussels 1 box
Lobster 1
Raw King Prawns 1 bag
Prawns 1 bag
Thai Tuna 2 pieces
Meditteranean Cod 2 pieces
Garlic Crust Salmon 1 piece

Non Meat
Quorn Mince 2 bags
Quorn Fillets 1½ bags
Quorn Sausages 6

Vegetables
Casserole Mix 1 bag
Green Beans ½ bag
Spinach ½ bag
Roasted Veg Mix ½ bag

Bakery Goods
White Loaf 1
White Rolls 4
Wraps 2 packs
Danish Pastries 6
Cookies 8
Pizza Bases 2

Odds
Sausage Rolls 1 bag
Pizza - Ham & Pineapple 1
Pizza - Pepperoni 1
Freezer Surprises 12
Samosas and Onion Bhajis

Cupboards
Vegetables
Baked Beans 8
Kidney Beans 9
Chick Peas 1
Tomatoes 9
Sweetcorn 5

Fish Tuna 10
Crab Meat 1
Red Salmon 2

Meat Corned Beef 1
Hot Dogs 2

Soups Tomato 2
Oxtail 1
Chick &Sweetcorn 2
Med Tomato 1


Fruit Apricots 2
Peach Slices 2
Pineapple Rings 1


Staples
Rice 1kg
Pasta Shells 1kg
Macaroni 500 gms
Lasagne Sheets ½ box
Plain Couscous 500 gms
Flavoured Couscous 2

Cook In Sauces
Korma 2
Tikka Masala 1
Rogan Josh 1
Creole Sauce 1
Fajita Mix Sachets 2

Condiments
Various Herbs/Spices
Mustard Powder
Olive Oil
Sunflower Oil
Spray Oil
Cider Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar
Soy Sauce
Lemon Juice
Lazy Garlic
Tomato Puree 4

Baking
Most things

Then in the firdge are salad, fresh veg, mushrooms, cheese, butter, milk, eggs and fresh potatoes in their rack.

All ideas greatly appreciated to help me beat my target.
Gilly

candygirl

Just been to the Asian supermarket and got tons of bargains:Lentils of all types, potatoes, spring onions, drain clearer, spices, carrots etc all for under a tenner.I will deffo be going back there.They had massive bags of potatoes, rice etc all for under £2, so if I can get anyone to share with me it's well worth it:D I could more or less live off veggie soups, curries and stews once DD leaves on Saturday:T :T Tghere was a bloke in front of me with a bag of very weird brown coloured phallic shaped veggies.No idea what they were though :eek: :eek:

PurpleSkies

Quick Q about Christmas cakes! I'm planning on making one soon then feeding it with alcohol before xmas but I'm not really a big fan of brandy and was wondering if anyone could recommend a substitute alcohol. Does it only really work with brandy or could I use any other kind?

Sorry to post this here but I asked in the christmas cake thread and didn't get a reply so I was hoping I'd have more luck here!

Also to get back on topic, I've managed to survive over a week without heading to the shops but think I've stretched it as far as I can since I ran out of milk this morning and the fridge is looking very bare! Just about to write up a list and this time I'm sticking to it!