December 2008 Grocery Challenge

queen_of_string

Stupid shop yesterday, got friends coming round to make cookies tomorrow so had lots of odd things to buy for that and still have to sort party food out for them. Am away next week and a friend is coming round to teenager and house sit so that might be a bit alarming!! Am most upset because I cant find the receipt anywhere and it also has work stuff on it that I need to claim back, am going to do a thorough search later , am usually so careful as well :-(.

mummy2mygirls

thanks CW18 for the warning they might not be nice!! well ill give them a go now ive got them and see what they are like, i have heard they are nice with mash and in soup....but i bet there not lol....

ifonlyitwaseasier

oh i love sweet potatoes!! i use them for jacket and serve with tuna mayo, nomnomnom or cook for mash, they need a little less time then regular spuds

Pink.

mummy2mygirls wrote: »

thanks CW18 for the warning they might not be nice!! well ill give them a go now ive got them and see what they are like, i have heard they are nice with mash and in soup....but i bet there not lol....

Hi mummy2my2grils,

I made sweet potatoes on Sunday for the first time and my lot loved them....they said they reminded them of parsnips. I just did them peeled and roasted in the oven with some garlic and black pepper.

There are lots of ideas for different ways of using them in this thread:

sweet potatoes

Pink

mummy2mygirls

thank you! my hubby will like them then as he loves parsnips, me on the other hand little miss fussy cant stand them!!lol. i will have a lot on that thread thanks..

OrkneyStar

mummy2mygirls wrote: »

Ok been to mrT today and spent a fair bit (65.94) but for me and for a full weeks worth i think i did well, still got places to improve but on the way to saving lots normally i would easierly have spent over £100 so im a happy mummy...also have soo much food so dont really feel like i have missed out on lots, have so much fruit and veg, also brought some sweet potatoes for the first time (sad i know, i have never got them before as i never really knew what to do with them.....)

These are yummy :
Peel and roughly chop ordinary and sweet potatoes into wedges
Par boil (roughly 7.5-10 mins), drain and allow to cool
Drizzle with oil, salt and pepper, and seasoning such as cajun or garlic as you like.
Cook at approx 220 degrees for 15-30 mins (until crisp on outside) and serve with as you would ordinary chips or wedges.
Yummy.
In mash they can be quite watery I find.

cw18

Pink-winged wrote: »

they said they reminded them of parsnips.

I think that was our problem with them..... no-one here likes parsnips, and had I known that in advance I'd never have tried the recipe

gunsandbanjos

May i come back? Have been AWOL for the past couple of months but really need to get back to it:o

Can i go for £175 please and thank you.

septemberblues

Afternoon all, so far so good (haha, its only 3rd Dec) but I have only bought some eggs, some reduced onions and reduced green beans. Am going to try to be so good this month, roll on the new year, no more pressies to buy! Bah humbug

I love sweet potatoes roasted with veggies (toms, onion,garlic,sliced carrots,courgettes etc), having read the other posts I fancy some tonight.:p
Luckily it's too cold and dark to go shopping!

Hope everyone has a good evening.

scotsaver

Hi all - just had to log on quickly and tell you all that I've just seen the Aldi Super 6 Fruit & Veg advertised:- 750g Brussel Sprouts 39p, 2.5kg Maris Piper potatoes 39p, 5 Lemons 39p, 1kg Carrots 39p, 750g Clementines 39p and 500g Parsnips - guess where I'll be going tomorrow.:D

Must go now and carry on with making the Dinner, using up some sliced Pork from the Freezer, mash, carrots & cabbage and loads of Gravy, yummy.;)

Have a good evening everyone.:D