June 2009 Grocery Challenge

Julimk

Well one week in for me & did the week 2 (of 6!:eek:) shop today & came in at £14.45. Mostly bits for pack-ups, as if I keep them in DD tends to just eat them & including fresh fruit, which is nicer if it is bought regularly.

And more milk, as always. More butter – I had bought 500g last Thursday but after making pates for pack-ups & DD making a huge chocolate cake, there wasn’t much left (Mr T have Countrylife @ £1.60 for 2 until 30th, which is less than value). And DD’s favourite fruity mouthwash, as she won’t use a minty one – they didn’t have this in last week.

Also a whole chicken (1.4kg) for £2, which is a current offer in Mr T. Not particularly happy, but at least British ‘red tractor’. :oThat’ll do us 2 (at least) 2 dinners, cold cuts for lunches & stock for soup.

Savvy_sewing

I decided to scoure the local supermarkets today, for whoopsies to put in my freezer. I hear so much about others purchases I thought I would have a really good look. I couldnt get anything like the offers I have seen around but at least I have started to stock up. I spent £38 today. There was a few things that were not on whoopsie that I had needed, like onions, carrots and blackcurrent squash. However I am pleased. I got several loaves of bread at 19p and 20p.
This will come out of my July budget though, as it will be then when we start to eat most of it.
I may up my July budget slightly as I am planning to stock up the freezer as it was empty. Before I loose the tax credits at the end of August.
Give me a little lea way into a reduced income. (Again).

EverTheOptimist

Hey all

Haven't posted for a couple of weeks, was doing pretty well. However ..... (there's always a but) H2B came back from work, after 4 months away and it all went a bit wrong. we have been little piggies.

So have well and truly failed and i'm gutted. we are in negotiations for selling our house at the moment so need to get back on track as going to be paying out a fair bit shortly. so need to be sensible for next couple of months at least.

Declaring on..... failed for June, will do some number crunching on payday and set a budget for July in next few days.

Well done to everyone who is under budget. :T

sistercas

off to Tesco to do my last shop for June this morning , then I will tot it all up and declare later.

want to try and shave a bit off this total for next month

scotsaver

Morning everyone - I've logged on to declare £335.46 for June, I'm upset by how much I've gone over, this has been the worst month since I started. The only thing I can say is that because my month runs from 27th to 26th I caught Half Term week, we've had 2 Birthday's this month, 2 family BBQ's, Father's Day etc etc and I just couldn't keep up.:o

As I said in an earlier post this week too, my Daughters are eating more and more as they are now 13 and 11 and I'm not going to deny them anything on the Food front.

My GC also includes all Toiletries, cleaning stuff, Dinner money etc etc so it is getting harder. At least things are starting to grow in the Garden so that will ease the pressure on salads etc in the Summer Months.

Anyway, MRSMC - please put me down for £250 for July and I'll see how it goes.

Sorry for the long waffly post but I just wanted to get this typed up so that I felt better in my head.:o

Have a good day everyone.:D

OrkneyStar

Doing ok so far this month, mind you we run to the 14th July, so we had better have some money left lol!
Did a medium ish shop in Tesco on Tue, getting a few bits we had run out of.
Still trying to use up freezer supplies and also cupboard stock as plan to bring some stuff back from South (Augs).....I love Asda food so will be bringing some stuff from there, some to be frozen and some for my 'under stair pantry'!
Hope all are well, sunny here today, which makes the place very nice!
X OS
ETA also just spent £10 in Lidl, mainly FV and also some croissants for a nice brekkie for tomorrow and rolls for tomorrows dinner too. Will need bread at beginning of next week but cannot think anything else (although still to finalise a meal plan!).

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sharronej

Hi Mrs Mc can you put me down for £150 for july please

rosieben

Microwave Recipes

Main Meals & Side Dishes (Soups now listed separately, below)
Bacon and Cheese Fritatta with Tomato Salsa
Bacon and potato salad -Warm
Baked potato pizza
Baked Beans (home made)
Baked Bean Tart
Beef - Brisket
Beef Curry Dopiaza (Delia recipe)
Beef Stifado (Jamie Olive recipe)
Beef and Root Veg Curry
Belly Pork
Bolognaise (Remoska)
Broad Bean Burgers
Burgers
Cheese and Onion Flan
Chicken Cannelloni
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Cassoulet
Chicken - Parmesan Chicken
Chicken - Sticky Chicken
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)
Curry Sauce
Diet Coke Chicken
Duchesse potatoes
Faggoty Pea Stew
Falafel burgers
Fishcakes
Fish Pie and Fish Pie
Fusilli with Broccoli
Ham Hock (slow cooker)
Ham Salad (sandwich filling) external link
Hummus and Garlic Pitta Breads
Individual chicken pies
Lamb curry and paratha
Lamb Hotpot
Lasagne
Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken with basil and tagliatelle
Lemon potatoes
Liver and onions stir fry
Macaroni Cheese
Meatballs
Meatloaf (1) Meatloaf (2)
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
Moussaka
Naan bread - see 'Bread' below
Onion Bhaji
Open top 'pizza' pie
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 Kebabs
Potato layer bake
Potato Layer Bake
Potato layer bake (Teisen datws)
Potatoes - Lemon Potatoes
Potatoes - Twice Baked Potatoes
Potato Wedges, Home Made
Quiche Lorraine
Salad, Russian
Salmon and Dill Fishcakes
Sausage and Rice bake
Sausage and Tomato Spaghetti
Sausage Casserole or Sausage Casserole
Sausage Meat Patties
Smoked salmon soda breads
Smoked Salmon - Tagliatelle with Smoked Salmon
Spaghetti with courgettes, tomato and brie
Spicy Bean and Lentil Loaf
Spicy Bean & Sweet Potato Stew
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
Veggie Haggis

Soups
Bacon and Carrot Soup
Broccoli and Cheese Soup
Carrot, parsnip and lentil soup
Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup
Curried Parsnip Soup
Gammon and lentil soup
Ham and Lentil Soup
Iced cucumber soup
Leek and Potato Soup
Moniker’s Leek and Potato Soup
Leek and sweet potato soup
Moroccan Chickpea and Broad Bean Soup
Onion Soup
Oxtail Stew + Oxtail Soup
Parsnip & Apple Soup
Pea & Ham Soup
Real Tomato Soup
Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
Soup - Red pepper, carrot & lentil soup
Spicy Carrot and Tomato Soup
Split Pea and Courgette Soup
Vegetable Soup

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