March 2009 Grocery Challenge

fatcattaff

PS...how do you get a star??? Walks off in ignorance, feeling like the kid that never gets picked for teams (again!).

CherryPie

Congratultions RachelMK!! :beer:

It's so cold up here just now I may have to actually turn on my heating!! :eek: Not good after getting a horrendous gas bill in. However I intend to make my first batch of twinks hobnobs this afternoon so maybe that will heat me up a bit. Not sure it'll do much for the diet though!

I have some frozen spinach portions, and was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for what to do with it?

Also invested in some seedlings at the weekend, peppers to start as I can start them off on the kitchen window ledge. (I have no garden!!) Then Mum will need to do the rest after that.

MRSMCAWBER

Reverbe wrote: »

Do some people do this non calendar month as I just read a post that says 6 days in? ???

Twas me -my hubby gets paid on the 24th/25th each month -so i work from 25th-25th

GreenandThrifty

glad to be officially on the challenge!!! Hoping I'll come in way under though, making meal planners and documenting whatI spend has kinda changed my outlook and even a 70p coffee is now shunned in favour of taking my own in a flask!!!!
Have done my shop this morning MrA delivering tomorrow should be £37.69

Reverbe

kezlou wrote: »

Some people atart they budgets slighty earlier than others depending on when they have been paid. I'm doing mine from 1st - 31 March while some are doing it from 25th Feb - 23rd March.
Hope that clears some confusion up, that confused me last month, as this is only my second month of taking part.

Thanks. Same here . Only my second month. Good luck to everyone this month btw.

elly2

Congrats rachel :j well another nsd here took the lasagne out of the freezer last night for tea and will make a pasta bake for those of us that will not eat lasagne.
Thanks to all who replied about my banana bread i will freeze what i have left.....my neighbour popped over before to tell me killer (my cat) was hiding out in her back garden and it seems she loves banana bread so have managed to off load/gift one on to her :j which will save me some freezer space and makes me feel as if i hadnt wasted anything.x

fletch3163

hello all

I have to try to read at work (lunch break obviously) as I'm now committed to TWO whole threads. I'm too nosey to skip bits so it sometimes gets the better of me.

This is my very first time taking the challenge and, after adding up my month's bank statement to show just under £600 pm spent in supermarkets, I vow to change:D

A wee Morrison's spend for me of £10.64, but this includes silly DH (who thinks he's Carnegie) buying a small tub of clotted cream (88p), "best" scones (98p) and Jersey full fat milk (98p) so three quid of that tenner on a husband's "fancy".

Am determined not to put any more food into the freezer, only out of it. Am ever hopeful

FiBe_3

Could I join please???

I am going for £120 for the month (21 Feb - 21 March) just me (and occasionally bf to feed).

Already spent:
£45 Tescos
£12 Aldi
£16 Wilkos (does include £4.80 on cooking utensils though)
£8 Sainsburys
£4 Farmfoods
So that's £85 gone :eek: (rounded up for the moment) with £35 remaining for the month. However, I am trying to bulk up my store cupboards so that future months will be much cheaper as I will have ingredients available.

I made lemon muffins for the first time yesterday, not bad for a first attempt but I want them to turn out like Greggs/Starbucks Lemon Muffins

So for the rest of the month it will be more store cupboard supplies and just fruit/veg/milk per week as cheaply as possible!

I need to get this down to £50-80 per month asap so any tips would be appreciated!

OrkneyStar

CherryPie wrote: »

I have some frozen spinach portions, and was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for what to do with it?

You could put some in a haddock mornay (haddock in cheese sauce) or make a spinach and ricotta canelloni ?

Originally Posted by kezlou
Some people atart they budgets slighty earlier than others depending on when they have been paid. I'm doing mine from 1st - 31 March while some are doing it from 25th Feb - 23rd March.
Hope that clears some confusion up, that confused me last month, as this is only my second month of taking part.

I am on an annual budget so just post on whatever months challenge it is! I am not counting each individual month totals, just a running annual one. I also managed to create a 54 week year the way I added a bit of last Dec on and the way it ends too, to avoid bank holiday shopping dates etc.
Ok, back still bad bad bad so cooking to help take my mind off it. So far made some chicken stock with yesterdays bones and off to make some short pastry to make pies from some mince/onions/carrots/peas that were in freezer. May also make a weetabix cake too. Had chicken and sweetcorn sarnies with a little of LO chicken breast too.
NSD as not going out today.
Welcome all newbies.
:wave:

scotsaver

CherryPie wrote: »

I have some frozen spinach portions, and was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for what to do with it?

Hi CherryPie - what about Tuna Lasagne, just thought of that as it's on my Menu plan for tomorrow, you only need a couple of Portions of Spinach for that.

rachelmk - congratulations on your happy news.:T

OrkneyStar - sorry to hear your Back is still causing you pain, how are the Tonsils now? I know how bad that can be as I used to suffer for years until I had mine removed 18 months ago.