June 2009 Grocery Challenge

got-it-spend-it

Shortie wrote: »

Hiya

Two mini updates from me... OH bought in some bits yesterday, he didn't keep a recipe :rolleyes: but it came to about £14ashe got some alcohol for us both too :eek:

I went to Asda today and spend £25 odd and leftthe reciept behind so let's call that £26..

A £30 update for my sig on the way.....

Sorry to disappoint you honey, but if you're adding both those spends to your total it's £40 not £30:eek:

tessie_bear

hiwe had a lovely bbq for tea...not especially ms because everyone seems to eat more in the open air...and drink more...i suppose that could be the temperature as well

i have tried hard with meal plan this week...i usually do a plan but sometimes (quite often) it goes west... blame reduced stuff...i pick up a bargain and think i need to use it up..oh well keep trying

i must do some baking tomorrow as its back to school on tuesday...need to get some sarnie stuff as well...

take care tess

ps can u freeze cooked ham ? thanx

cw18

tessie_bear wrote: »

ps can u freeze cooked ham ? thanx

Yes, though some of the pre-cooked packet ham seems to do better than others. I find the value/basics is fine regardless of brand, but we had to chuck a S'flds breaded ham after defrosting as it totally chnaged taste and texture. I slice/chop and freeze anything left from a gammon joint, and use slices for a further meals or the chopped bits in rissotto and such

Shortie

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

Sorry to disappoint you honey, but if you're adding both those spends to your total it's £40 not £30:eek:

:eek::rotfl: :doh:

Whoops, and thanks for letting me know xxx

Off to update sig again, a bit embarrassed this time, lol

paybacktime2008

Can I join? Me, DS, Cat, Dog and rabbit.

I'm going to start easily as recommended. So......decisions decisions........£200. Lets see how it goes.

kunekune

I would like to rejoin after month or two off. My target for June is £500 (not including drinkies), which is what worked last time I did this. Two adults, two children, expensive tastes.

Yesterday was the first Saturday. I did a small shop at Sainsburys: pork pies and scotch eggs for lunches over the weekend (in the middle of moving house), fruit, yoghurt, milk, cheese. I think the food portion of the shopping was £30. I have my veg box coming Monday: £16 for veg and £10 for bread. So this week is £56 so far. We're emptying a freezer so there's a lot of freezer surprise planned.

Janae

First big shop and my current spend is £99.16:eek: - a bit worrying as we're not even a quarter of the way through the month, but hopefully that's all the toiletries, household stuff and pet food sorted. Except for kitchen towel - just remembered:o
Am going to plant more lettuces and rocket today to boost the veggie supply. Another glorious day outside, anyway.

SunnyGirl

Just updating my signature with the month's first spend on bread & milk yesterday. I'll need milk again before I go shopping again on Wednesday :eek: I could do with a cow in the back garden :rotfl:

Purpleclutterbuck

Time for the June challenge yahoo! a chance to start afresh and sample the delights of the garden so, it will be lettuce soup, lettuce and chive loaf and yet more lettuce!!!!!:rolleyes:
Please include me with £285 this sunny month of June
Sunnygirl -let me know how the cow in the back garden works out!!!!!!!

JayJay14

Just did a long post and lost it - must be a sign:D

Short form - updated sig,
- now have Costco membership so big shop looming:rotfl:
- Trying for as many NSD's this month as find if I go into a shop my purse empties.

Thats about it - Thanks to MrsM, Pink and Rosieben for all the hard work, without you I wouldn't have total of £2918.44 in the Credit union - Xmas and our 30th Wedding aniversary Caribean cruise sorted (sailing 30th of Oct - can't wait, but loads of weight to lose yet:eek:)