April 2009 Grocery Challenge

Mountain_Ash

Hi folks,

Just updating to say that I am declaring at £75.07 for April - so just 7p over target. This is completely due to the Twix that I threw on the conveyor belt in Asda this afternoon while checking out .

My May GC will start on Friday 1 May, again at £75.

I shall look on the bright side. March came in at 31p under target, even though I wasn't posting here then.

All the best.

Ro

sadsadjenjen

Hello Everyone
Well my 1st attempt did not go well. I have rechecked my budget & after following the spends for April I going to include a few more things in my budget - petrol, & mobile top ups. With that in mind Mrs M can you put me down in MAY for £400.00 (yikes):eek:

kezlou

Hi all,

Hows everyone? Hope you have all had a good weekend.
Well today i had a hangover courtesy of the off wine i had yesterday, . Never again am i or OH buying a box of wine, read the back said its supposed to stay fresh once opened. Well dont you believe it doesn't. But i thought no i'm buyng fresh i'll the dodgy stuff, daft as a brush i know.

Anyway, back on track, managed to persuade OH to not buy anymore shopping, only milk,fruit, for while and we have agreed to only eat the food in the freezer, fridge and cupboards for the next weeks at least. Doubt it will happen, but they ya go.

Came back from MIL yesterday with a bag full of organic rhubarb, yummy yum yum. So going to freeze that. Was going to buy some till i saw the price, my god its so expensive for a couple of thin twigs of it.

So meal plan so far:- evening meals 27-3rd May
m) corned beef pie and veg
t) HM soup and bread
w) curry, bombay potatoes and rice
t) pasta, cheese and bacon sauce
f) stir fry and noodles
s) liver and mash
s) HM fishcakes and HM potato wedges

Well off to update signature bye for now!

Julimk

Just a small spend on more milk (always …). Just popped to the local shop. MrT with DD in tow would be too much of a risk, and there wasn’t really anything else that wouldn’t wait after the main shop on Thursday. And anyway the milk is actually cheaper at the local shop than the regular stuff in MrT!

Have now managed to reconstruct the grocery spreadsheet & store cupboard & freezer inventories from the paperwork, after the computer crash. So I am feeling a little bit relieved about that, I like to know exactly where I stand!

Mrs._Irwin

I forgot to say my target is for two adults, one who doesn't eat veg or fruit :mad: and a nearly one-year old who's breastfed and in cloth nappies so (theoretically) shouldn't cost that much! :rotfl:

Not the best of starts, £44.67 spent already.
I did buy a lot of snacks at Mr. M for DS. I need to get some good recipes for snacks suitable for 1 year olds, before Organix get all my money!

rosieben

Microwave Recipes

Main Meals & Side Dishes
Bacon and Cheese Fritatta with Tomato Salsa
Bacon and potato salad -Warm
Baked potato pizza
Baked Beans (home made)
Beef Curry Dopiaza (Delia recipe)
Beef Stifado (Jamie Olive recipe)
Beef and Root Veg Curry
Belly Pork
Bolognaise (Remoska)
Broad Bean Burgers
Broccoli and Cheese Soup
Burgers
Carrot, parsnip and lentil soup
Chicken Cannelloni
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Cassoulet
Chicken - Parmesan Chicken
Chicken - Sticky Chicken
Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken, leek and bacon pie / pasties
Chicken with Cannellini Beans
Chicken with Garlic, Cider & Cream
Chilli
Chilli (Remoska)
Chilli Bean Tortillas
Chilli Cheese Crostini
Chilli chicken with jasmine rice (BBC food)
Chinese style cabbage
Cobbler (topping) see below for Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Corned Beef Hash - MrsMCawber's recipe
Courgette Fritters
Cranberry & Soy glazed cocktail sausages
Creamy Chicken and Potato casserole
Creamy Lentil and Rice Dish (Khircheri) (BBC website)
Curried Parsnip Soup
Curry Sauce
Diet Coke Chicken
Duchesse potatoes
Faggoty Pea Stew
Falafel burgers
Fishcakes
Fish Pie and Fish Pie
Gammon and lentil soup
Ham and Lentil Soup
Ham Hock (slow cooker)
Ham Salad (sandwich filling) external link
Hummus and Garlic Pitta Breads
Iced cucumber soup
Individual chicken pies
Lamb curry and paratha
Lamb Hotpot
Lasagne
Leek and Potato Soup
Moniker’s Leek and Potato Soup
Leek and sweet potato soup
Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken with basil and tagliatelle
Lemon potatoes
Liver and onions stir fry
Meatballs
Meatloaf
Mediterranean Mince and Potato 'Pie'
Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta
Mince & onion pie
Minced Beef Curry
Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Mini Goat's Cheese, Pear & Walnut Quiche
Monday Pie
Moroccan Chickpea and Broad Bean Soup
Moussaka
Naan bread - see 'Bread' below
Onion Bhaji
Onion Soup
Open top 'pizza' pie
Oxtail Stew + Oxtail Soup
Parsnip & Apple Soup
Pasta Cheese and Onion Bake
Pizza / Pizza Base Recipe
Pork Burgers with Salad
Pork and Beef Meatballs
Pork Steaks in Mustard and Cider Sauce
Potato layer bake
Potato Layer Bake
Potato layer bake (Teisen datws)
Potatoes - Lemon Potatoes
Potatoes - Twice Baked Potatoes
Potato Wedges, Home Made
Quiche Lorraine
Real Tomato Soup
Salmon and Dill Fishcakes
Sausage and Rice bake
Sausage and Tomato Spaghetti
Sausage Casserole or Sausage Casserole
Sausage Meat Patties
Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
Smoked salmon soda breads
Smoked Salmon - Tagliatelle with Smoked Salmon
Soup - Red pepper, carrot & lentil soup
Spaghetti with courgettes, tomato and brie
Spicy Bean and Lentil Loaf
Spicy Bean & Sweet Potato Stew
Spicy Carrot and Tomato Soup
Split Pea and Courgette Soup
Steak and Kidney stew/pie filling
Steamed Oriental Buns
Stifado - Beef Stew With Tiny Onions Recipe
Stuffing - MrsMcawber's recipe
Suet crust pie with quorn
Super Tasty Bacon, Bean and Sausage
Sweet & Sour Chicken/Pork
TexMex Skillett
Thai green curry
Toad in the Hole
Tofu burgers
Tuna Fishcakes
Tuna Lasagne
Turkey and Bubble and Squeak Pie
Turkey Pasta
Turkey Pasta Cacciatore
Vegetable Casserole
Vegetable Soup
Veggie Haggis

Bread
Bagels
Baguettes
Bara Brith (Welsh Tea Bread)
Basic white bread recipe (makes a 2lb loaf)
Bread - Mrs McC's recipe for Remoska
Breadsticks MrsM's / angelnikki's (No Salt Recipe)
Cheese & Potato Bread
Cheesy Bread Rolls
Chewy Soft Flour Tortilla
Chocolate Bread
Courgette Flatbread
Focaccia
Garlic Dough Balls
Herb Quick bread
HM Bread
Lahmachun
Naan Bread .. see also .. Curry Queen's ...... Mrs McCawber's ...... OrkneyStar's
Oatmeal bread
soft bread rolls
Super Seedy Bread

rosieben

Dips, Jams & Chutneys and Drinks
Alioli / Traditional allioli
Christmas Chutney
Elderberry cordial
Jams & Preserves
Pineapple Salsa
Tomato Chutney
Lemon Squash

Cakes, Biscuits, Snacks & Desserts
Apple delight
Apple Charlotte
Apple - Microwave Autumn Apple Cake
Apricot Flapjack bars
Bakewell Tart
Banana and lemon drizzle cake
Banana Muffins (wholemeal)
Banana Muffins
Banana and Walnut cake
Banana Ginger Parkin
Branflake cake
Bounty Balls
Bran Fruit Loaf
Bread & Butter Pudding
Bulk pancake mix
Buttercream topping
Caramel Shortbread (Millionaire's Shortbread)
Caramel Shortbread (2)
Cheese n marmite twists
Cheesy Biscuits
Chocolate fudge
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Chocolate Krackolates
Coconut Cake
Cookie Dough
Courgette Tea Bread/Muffins
Cranberry And Chocolate Brownies
Currant Loaf
Custard Cookies
D&DD’s Apple Braid
Date, Nut and Oat biscuits
Easy Syrup Sponge Pudding
Eggless Chocolate Cake
Fifteens
Flaky Bars
Flapjacks and Flapjacks
Gingerbread Men
Ginger Raisin Crunches
Golden Syrup Tart
Healthy Snack Bars
Honey Frosted Buns
Iced Buns
Impossible Coconut Pie
Jammy Buns
Key lime pie
Krispie marshmallow bars
Lemon Curd Cake
Lemon Curd Ice-Cream JeniD's / MoneySavingDiva's
Malt Bread
Marshmallow Squares
Mascarpone and Lime Torte
Mascarpone Ice-cream
Millies Cookies
Mince Squares
Muffins: Basic Recipe / Chocolate Orange Muffins (1) / Chocolate Orange Muffins (2) / Gingerbread Muffins / Kiwi Muffins / Sticky Date Muffins / Strawberry Muffins / Toffee Apple Muffins
No fat sponge
Oaty Pancakes
Oaty Shortbread Biscuits
Peanut Butter Cookies
Scones
Spiced Apple Bars
St Peter's Mud Pie (no cooking required)
Sticky gingerbread
Sticky toffee apple crumble
Teacakes
Twink’s Hobnobs
Weetabix Brownies
Weetabix Cake
Weetabix Fruit Loaf
Wonderbites
Yoghurt: Homemade yoghurt, Slow Cooker Yoghurt
Yoghurt Cake (the easy way)

Pastry
The best mince pie pastry ever
Pastry economics
Making pastry
Basic pastry
Flaky Pastry (BBC Food)

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cranbornekat

May will be my first grocery challenge so can you put me down for £250 please. This is for 2 adults and 1 child - pre teen so more like 3 adults!! My grocery budget is going to be covering all food and household stuff including toiletries. Cupboards are relatively full with staples so in theory................! fingers crossed!!

angelatgraceland

I stocked up on loo rolls from Waitrose yesterday. For just 99p a pack they are called Regina and are the camomile one. Truly lush! The best ever! So I emptied the shelf and will be back for more next week!
Ive not found that any cash n carry beats bargains like this so its a case of fill up my trolley when I see it and I never run low. I am constructing a tower in the bathroom at this price! A far better savings venture(100% interest) than any savings account or investment! Well that is my excuse for being rather eccentric.

clutterydrawer

I am so confused...why is it may already??