March 2009 Grocery Challenge

Girl_least_likely_to

CherryPie wrote: »

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

I defrost a couple of spinach potions in the microwave and add it to my pasta bake surprise, the one in which I chuck anything I have lying around (onions, peppers, courgette, sweetcorn, mushrooms, bacon, leftover chicken etc) in a pan to saute off, then put in the oven with some cooked pasta, can of chopped toms, bit of red pesto, garlic and S&P. It's my fridge clearing dish

reb

Girl_least_likely_to wrote: »

I defrost a couple of spinach potions in the microwave and add it to my pasta bake surprise, the one in which I chuck anything I have lying around (onions, peppers, courgette, sweetcorn, mushrooms, bacon, leftover chicken etc) in a pan to saute off, then put in the oven with some cooked pasta, can of chopped toms, bit of red pesto, garlic and S&P. It's my fridge clearing dish

TUT!
So I'm not the only person who does this.....my hubby calls it my made up dish....shhhhhhhhhhhh don't tell him.
Don't want to him.
He thinks I'm a chef in disguise. LOL!!! :A

IsoChick

Hello all!! I'm ready for March - bring it on!!! :T

Last month was my first grocery challenge and I was only £2+ over my budget. I'm going for a budget of £200 in March; but am trying a different tack this month.

Rather than plan a weeks meals at a time round a weekly budget, I'm trying 2 large supermarket shops a month, with a bit of leeway for nipping to the local Coop for bits and pieces, which is where I came unstuck last month.

I've got my 2 weekly meal plan sorted and stuck to the fridge, a Mr Sainsbugs shopping arriving tonight and a freezer to fill!!

Girl_least_likely_to

reb wrote: »

TUT!

So I'm not the only person who does this.....my hubby calls it my made up dish....shhhhhhhhhhhh don't tell him.
Don't want to him.

He thinks I'm a chef in disguise. LOL!!! :A

My OH wolfs it downs in record time and often requests it. I have to put him off it when I don't have any carp in the fridge :rotfl: .

MRSMCAWBER

Girl_least_likely_to wrote: »

My OH wolfs it downs in record time and often requests it. I have to put him off it when I don't have any carp in the fridge :rotfl: .

:j Mine too :T -he loves pasta bakes and gets quite down in the mouth when I have used all the odds n sods up :rotfl:

Hubby has just come home with 6 loo rolls (I already have about 60 stashed from the last time they were on offer), 4 big bottles of CIF -or JIF as I still call it and 2 more nail brushes -courtesy of work -declaring -"well they were free" -I think I have him trained a little to well

fallen_angel_shelley

Could you put me down for £200 for March please, I know this is an increase on Febs budget but I have my fridge/freezer ariving on the 17th and am planning on filling it with lots of goodies and doing some batch cooking:j. When it arrives I will be coming on here for lots of advice of you all about what I can and can't freeze. :beer:

Shelley x

GreenandThrifty

OrkneyStar wrote: »

May also make a weetabix cake too. Welcome all newbies.
:wave:

Orkney Have you got a copy of the recipe please, I've been saving my weetabix crumbs for the last few weeks!!!!!!!

NSD here too tea is my 'half a chicken bargain' from the butcher, if works I'll be buying them all this way in the future and save some money!!

FairyElephant_2

'Afternoon All!:hello:

Please put me down for £150 again for March

Last month's was great, and I even let DH off the cider/lager he is supposed to pay for, as Mr ASDA was so 'kind' as to deliver my order 3 days late and I got it for free in the end!


Had a delivery at the W/E which should come off the March total, so will calculate and update siggy in a mo'.....

Good luck everyone!

FE

rosieben

GreenandThrifty wrote: »

Orkney Have you got a copy of the recipe please, I've been saving my weetabix crumbs for the last few weeks!!!!!!!
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Weetabix cake recipe is in post 6 on the first page of this thread

S_Wales_Saver

:smileyhea Huge congrats rachelmk :beer:

This is only my third month on the GC but I feel very at home with all you long time Old Stylers. To all the new joiners (there are lots already this month!!) come and join us, keep reading and posting and you will make a whole new lot of friends . MrsM keeps us organized :A so all you need to do is just do it!!

A NSD day today for me (cos I'm not in work:o ) Very old style day too. Leftover veg soup for lunch, HM mushroom soup followed by leftover chicken, salad and potatoes for dinner. Salmon on the menu tomorrow so will cook enough pots for two meals and reheat in the MW.

MrsM and GLLT those pasta bakes sound yummy. Maybe I'll try (only just got OH to eat pasta (he'd never tried it so he didn't like it :rolleyes: ) but he'll now eat spag bol and loves lasagne.