January 2009 Grocery Challenge

mumzyof2

zarazara wrote: »

yes please !plz post it!

I posted it above ^^:D

tessie_bear

that pudding does sound nice....i like anything with golden syrup near it:D we are having spaghetti bol but with bows as have no spaghetti .....had a bit of a bargain in sainsburys a huge tub of prawn sarnie filling for 10p and the date had 2 days on it so that should do a few sarnies.....what do people use for cheap sarnies ?i used to use loads of tuna but at 55p a tin i havent been buying that as much....im really trying mot to spend any cash this week as want to buy house stuff from ikea next weekend.......so i would like to repora hnsd(half no spnd day) as it is only 12.20 ish and i walk past sainsburys on way to school.....i swear there is a magnetic force around the door that pulls me i .....im going to fight it today....wish me luck:cool: tess

Baileys_Babe

Good morning all planning a GC NSD today. Need to meal plan for the coming week. Plan to make some of Twinks hobnobs, ginger bread men and some soup for lunches this week. Last night we bottled the 1st batch of ginger beer, must now wait 2 weeks before we can drink.

mummy2mygirls

yum that sounds lovely and i might make it this afternoon - will do the same as you without the sauce (dont have a lemon or the corn flour!!) but im sure it will be yummy (fingers crossed...)

I have just spent £30 on a delivery from approved foods but there is soooo much in our order!! wont add it to my sig yet will wait and see if they give any refunds before!!) Also need to go to mrTs tomorrow for some bits but i hope i can get all i will need from there for the rest of the mth then just go to the market for a fruit and veg......i really hope we come in under budget this mth....

SAVVYMUMMY_2

Have updated siggy and will catch up with reading in a mo.
Spent a total of £18.97 today at MrT , this is for this weeks dry goods and a little bit of chilled. We go through a lot of milk during the week, sometimes 2lt a day, so brought 2 bottles of 2lt milk and had 1 lt already in the fridge, with a bit of watering down, have managed to turn 5 lt into 7 lt and hope this lasts the next 3 days:rolleyes: . I will buy meat, fruit/veg and milk from local shops this week and see how I get on with budget. Catch u all later.

princess_leia_3

More milk for me......sometimes think it would be cheaper to have a cow in the garden lol
At least I didn't get anything else while I was in there!

elizabunny

princess_leia wrote: »

More milk for me......sometimes think it would be cheaper to have a cow in the garden lol
At least I didn't get anything else while I was in there!

princess leia -I know just what you mean.. There's only 2 of us but we still get through loads of milk. Sainsburys seem to have had the cheapest recently I paid £1 for 2 litres, but don't know if that offer is still on and I really do need to get some more today as I put it off yesterday so that I could have a NSD. The only thing is Mr S. is about 5 miles away.:eek: I doubt that I will check out with just one thing in my basket if I have to travel that far. Although I really am not that desperate for much else.

I have a ham hock and some veggies in my slo-cooker today -hoping to stretch that so I can freeze some if possible. The Pea and Ham soup I made yesterday will stretch for 3 days and I made some Lamb and Lentil Soup today from yesterday's leftovers, I will freeze this and hopefully it will do for 2 days. The breadmaker is on, so that will be a nice fesh loaf for DH sandwiches tomorrow.

So if I do shop today I will have to make a very pennypinching list and stick to it :rotfl: :rotfl:

angelatgraceland

I had to take DS to job centre today so while I was waiting for him I popped into LIdl to look at the veg. Parsnips at 29p per bag so got 4. Mangoes still 20p so got another 5 .Spent abot £8 in there altogether so moneywise Im fine bu-I had my Approved Foods order earlier and now have to find places to store the food!!! Eldest ones looked at me cockled when I handed them cartons of juice and pringles as I rarely get such items-it generally more sensible/cheapo stuff. So Im crammins bits n pieces everywhere-just hope I remember where!
Going to use up the tins first as a couple were dented but Im sure the contents are fine. I now have some granose nut roasts-any ideas what is really nice with them? Also have some lemon and coriander couscous-any ideas?
If I dont want to cook I have enough asparagus cuppa soups to last a couple of weeks too-well-I need to diet!
So-I cant shop-not cos Ive no money but cos Ive no space. Yes Im a bit hooked on food shopping!

jtb2412

Afternoon everyone, will update a bit later but i've got a quick question ....... what (if anything !) can you do with a chicken carcus that has already been cooked and then frozen. I've just found 2 in the bottom of the freezer that I think MIL put in there when we were away on hols last year. I'm not sure if I can defrost them and put in slow cooker for stew (they look like they've got a bit of meat on them). I'm pretty sure they were fresh chickens to start off with (she doesn't buy frozen).

If I have to throw them then so be it but i'd rather not until I know whether I can use them or not (I've always used the carcusses straight away so not entirely sure about using them after freezing).

yummymummy05

Went to Mr A's to get a new duvets for DS and DD and also came out with £20 of Groceries oops! Have updated my sig - changed the budget as well as I realised it's easier to go by pay date than caender month so have adjusted it as I get paid next friday! Now only have £30 left though but I think I can live out of the freezer except for fruit and the odd bit of veg - I can't wait 'till I can get my second freezer!!!!