February 2009 Grocery Challenge

PennyGrabber

Now I've just gone and arranged for a dvd and pizza night at mine for me and my friend tom evening. It's a sort of we don't need guys type event. The break up went as well as can be expected, very civil actually. But now I'm faced with having gone over budget and a pizza night!

OR, I have dvds here, and I could always make pizzas with random stuff i have in the house. How do you make a nice pizaa sauce?

PG x

PennyGrabber

Meant to say, the washing thing sounds good - I am definitely going to do that when I sort out my washing machine! Cheapy powder + soda crystals = happy PennyGrabber!!
Off now for a drink of water!
PG x

TheBees

Penny Grabber - for the pizza sauce I just used some tomato passata (44p from lidl). Or you could try tomato puree.

Re the washing powder/liquid. I use half the recommended amount but don't bother with soda crystals. Washing seems to be coming out fine!

Popped into the local co-op around 8pm tonight but the whoopsies were rubbish. I wonder if they really want things to sell because they only knock a few pence of things.

angelatgraceland

PennyGrabber-If you feel lazy Iceland do decent pizzas(their own)for £1 each and they also have the small twinpack of Chicago town ones on offer for £1 at present! Way cheaper than "ordering" a pizza.
When I make mine I use tomato puree and a it of value bolog sauce then I add cheese and herbs or whatever I want to use up. Sometimes its a baked bean pizza.

Patchwork_Quilt

If you have a cook-in curry sauce, fry an onion in a splash of oil, add a diced carrot and then any bits of veg that are going limp in the bottom of the fridge. You don't need much more. Maybe one leek and half a head of broccoli. Then tip in a can of chickpeas in their water. Simmer until the veg starts to tenderise and then put the curry sauce on top. Swish out the jar with some warm water. This makes quite a nice veggie curry and costs hardly anything. Serve with rice

katholicos

I just blew my February GC by placing an online order with Asda, darn it, but i am hereby stating that i am going to approach my GC annually, even though i will still be attempting to spend within a fixed amount each month...it's just that when i see the really good offers that will save me money in the long run, i have to take advantage of them. I'm hoping to spend no more than £3,600 form the beginning of January to the end of December. This will cover food, pet food, toiletries, cleaning products etc. It equates to almost £70 a week but included in that amount will be things like christmas food shopping, birthday party food for the kids and birthday cakes and things like that. Hopefully i will be able to get it lower than that but i am trying to build up a bit of a stockpile for the leaner times ahead which may befall me some little way down the road.

Is there a thread specifically for an annual grocery challenge?

Penelope_Penguin

jakesmummy86 wrote: »

Thanks again guys, you really have helped me x x x x

Hurrah for Old Style :j I'll add this to the current Grocery Challenge thread to keep ideas together.

Penny. x

Hollysan

Well, I have spent a grand total of £51.11 this week, up until Friday, but I will have to go shopping for the week today - we have a busy weekend, then I am working all day Monday and TUesday, whilst OH looks after the children. So, I need to stock up for them. Then on Tuesday we have relatives coming for a few days. I am anticipating failure with this month! Can't see how I will do it.

Certainly I need to sit down and do some serious menu planning. And after half term we will be on short rations for the rest of the month!

Also, to cap it all, OH, bless, is going to cook me a Valentine's meal tonight. Which means he will be going to the supermarket this afternoon, with DS in tow, to stock up for that. AAGGHH!

Hollysan

tessie_bear

hi hope today is going romantically....mine has started to thorntons chocs and breakfast in bed...lovely...on saving money front if anyone needs ingreds for a nice meal both somerfield and sainbsburys are doing special offers on rump steak,thats what we are having.....on pizza ideas i use passata or just tomato puree as the red bit....iceland do a bag of mozerella that used to ba £1 which was nice on pizza....i also think the iceland pizzas fro £1 are ok....on washing powder front i mix equal quantities of the relly cheapest powder ....value with a nice powder that is on offer....makes the dear powder go further and makes the cheap one smell nice....have a nice day
tess

ladymay

So far I've spent £59.12, so should just about be able to do it...

Mr S is CRAMMED with roses and chocolates :rolleyes: being a single lady I have plans with my girlfriends - cooking, wine and cheesy films. But before that I'm watching the rugby with the uni rugby team - it's a hard life *sigh*;)