November 2008 Grocery Challenge

rosieben

Dips, Jams & Chutneys
Alioli / Traditional allioli
Christmas Chutney
Elderberry cordial
Jams & Preserves
Pineapple Salsa
Tomato Chutney

Cakes, Biscuits, Snacks & Desserts
Apple delight
Apple Charlotte
Apricot Flapjack bars
Banana and lemon drizzle cake
Banana and Walnut cake
Banana Ginger Parkin
Branflake cake
Bounty Balls
Bran Fruit Loaf
Bread & Butter Pudding
Bulk pancake mix
Caramel Shortbread (Millionaire's Shortbread)
Caramel Shortbread (2)
Cheese n marmite twists
Cheesy Biscuits
Chocolate fudge
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Chocolate Krackolates
Coconut Cake
Cookie Dough
Courgette Tea Bread/Muffins
Cranberry And Chocolate Brownies
Currant Loaf
Custard Cookies
D&DD’s Apple Braid
Date, Nut and Oat biscuits
Eggless Chocolate Cake
Flaky Bars
Flapjacks
Gingerbread Men
Ginger Raisin Crunches
Golden Syrup Tart
Honey Frosted Buns
Iced Buns
Impossible Coconut Pie
Jammy Buns
Key lime pie
Krispie marshmallow bars
Lemon Curd Cake
Lemon Curd Ice-Cream JeniD's / MoneySavingDiva's
Malt Bread
Marshmallow Squares
Mascarpone and Lime Torte
Mascarpone Ice-cream
Millies Cookies
Muffins: Basic Recipe / Chocolate Orange Muffins / Gingerbread Muffins / Kiwi Muffins / Sticky Date Muffins / Strawberry Muffins / Toffee Apple Muffins
No fat sponge
Oaty Shortbread Biscuits
Peanut Butter Cookies
Scones
Spiced Apple Bars
St Peter's Mud Pie (no cooking required)
Sticky gingerbread
Teacakes
Twink’s Hobnobs
Weetabix Brownies
Weetabix Cake
Wonderbites
Yoghurt: Homemade yoghurt, Slow Cooker Yoghurt
Yoghurt Cake (the easy way)

Top Tips & Links
Grocery Challenge Top Tips
How to feed your whole family a healthy, balanced diet... (Webook)
Laundry Washing Gel/ Gloop, Fab conditioner, vinegar.....
List of conversions
Love Food Hate Waste website
Show Jamie How To Cook On A Budget Champagne Contest

ZLS1984

wow loads of meal ideas thanks, will have a good nosey at that later.

mummygems

Afternoon all.

MrsM can you please put me down for £350 for December. I am delcaring November at £348.

Have ordered my shop on-line for tomorrow for all the non-perishable items for December and will be off to Costco on Monday for the meat for the month so I *think* I will have £30-£40 a week for the fresh bits.

I also decided this year that we wouldnt go mad on the "naughty" bits as most years we buy the tins of chocs, lots of alcohol, lots of soft drinks, nibbles etc etc etc. This year we have each stated what we would like (i.e. trifle, roasted nuts and angel delight) and that is what we are having. We will buy a few boxes of lager when its on offer and wine when its on 3 for £10 but thats it (and its for the new year as well). Just no point buying so much stuff in as even when we do have people over its never all eaten and we end up throwing half the tinned chocs away come July!!! Its only me and DH who have the treats anyway as DD1 only has a tiny bit of choc vary rare and DD2 is too young for anything like that anyway. I think year before last with all the food and alcohol we must have spent a good £600+ for one month - now that would do me 2 months of shopping lol.

Thank you to everyone who has helped me and hugs to those of you who have recently lost loved ones and those having a tough time of things lately.

Gem

rosieben

ZLS1984 wrote: »

wow loads of meal ideas thanks, will have a good nosey at that later.

ZLS that list of recipes, collected from this month's and previous GC challenges, can always be found at the start of each month's GC thread

tessie_bear

zls i love our strap line.....says it all for me really but couldnt get away with the young or the single but the battle bit feels right.....good luck....i find it interesting what we suddenly think we need or are told we need by the supermarkets at xmas......have u noticed how joints grow and ritz crackers are everywhere........i never eat them but all the supermarkets block my entry with them.........its the pits throwing stuff away in july so im trying to keep a lid on quantities of stuff purchased this challenge will be a useful tool in keeping the quantities of food bought in to this house down...should we start a what to do with turkey leftover debate maybe that could go into the jan thread ?? tata tess

tessie_bear

sorry i missed out quite a crucial y as in your strap line zls sorry

annie123

spent£292 in november remembered that son asked me to get a few bits for him on my last shop so that came off my bill




MrsM please put me down for £300 again in December

my fridge/freezer so full I cant fit anything else in so that should cover extras for visitors/booze etc

thanks
annie
x

mummy2mygirls

MrsMcawber can you please add me to the list as i dont seam to be on it

This mth i have done it for £291 so well under target (did think i had to pay for milk but its not till next mth so will have extra of dec!) so really happy with that as it includes cleaning, nappies, dog food etc as well as normal shopping.....
Dec i am going to keep it the same because of christmas etc and hope i will come under again....so £350 for me please... This is for me (and my pregnant cravings....) hubby, two dds (one in nappies), a dog and some fish..lol.

good luck everyone
xx

Pink.

Hi everyone,

Just to let you know that the Grocery Challenge is up and running for December. You can find the new thread here

I'm going to 'unstick' this thread now but please keep posting on it if your month hasn't finished yet.

Well done to everyone who took part in the challenge for November and good luck to everyone taking part in the December challenge!

Pink

Allegra

I am declaring £217.16 for November, please - so just snuck in under budget. Dead chuffed, though, as this included most of the meat for the run-up to Christmas (whoopsies safely stashed in the freezer), a massive box of Daz I got for £7 in Asda (which, by my reckoning, should see us through the next six months or so) and a 10 kg sack of potatoes - £1.99 from Netto.