June 2009 Grocery Challenge

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
Coconut Flapjacks
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
Jam Buns
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
Pineapple, Fried
Rock Buns
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)

Top Tips (OS threads)
Batch cooking ideas
Complete Menu Plans Collection
Cooking for the Freezer
Meal building blocks for the freezer
Grocery Challenge Top Tips
Laundry Washing Gel/ Gloop, Fab conditioner, vinegar.....

External links
Batch Bake Minced Beef Recipe
How to feed your whole family a healthy, balanced diet... (Webook)
List of conversions
Love Food Hate Waste website
Show Jamie How To Cook On A Budget Champagne Contest

karenccs67

Mrs M, please put me down for £200 for July GC.

PS. Hope mums ok. xxx

hermoine_2

Well logged on to declare at £306.73 :eek: following a frugal shop in Mr M.

In my defence this is my first go at the GC but I am amazed at how much over I am. I did have OH birthday BBQ and Fathers Day, also stay in hospital with DD3 to cope with, but I would have liked to get under £300 at least.

We get paid on Tuesday but I am declaring because even if I wanted to we have absolutely no money left at all!

Well done to all those under and commiserations to all those like me that just did not manage.

H

Toonie

I'm declaring £1001.48 up until the end of June in my annual challenge.

So far we're keeping to budget. Had a massive shop delivered yesterday which is for the next 6 weeks or thereabouts. I'm yet to update my spreadsheet on that, so that will happen over the weekend. We'll just need milk and fresh vegetables & fruit for the next few weeks.

sistercas

declaring at £448.03 :eek: it is under what I had estimated for June as a 5 week month but still too high

Mrs M could you please put me down for £400 for July - thanks

going to try and keep it under this although the kids will soon be on school hols and that no doubt that will cause all my calculations go up the spout!

BTW they have whole chickens in Mr T for £2 each - bought a couple for the freezer

oldMcDonald

Hi, returning to the grocery challenge - I've not done this for a few months now and my food shopping is getting silly - we are at the end of the month and my cupboards are bulging! I am getting a weekly shop delivered out of habit!

MrsM, could you please put me down for £160 for the July challenge, please?

Thanks

patentgirl

Mrs Mc can you please put me down for £300 for July from 25th june till 24 July and bad news I was £48 over on last month really really got to try really hard as OH is now redundant

good luck everyone and thank you Mrs Mc for all your work and Rosieben with lists

*BigBird*

Hi all and Happy Friday! Can I sneak back in please? Been away from the GC for a few months and things have gone seriously to pot with me not keeping an eye on grocery spends I've already spent over £100 so far this week :eek:

I was going calendar months, but think I'm going to go back to running my months 24th - 23rd as that ties in with my pay days.

I need to break myself in gently and will also be doing a bulk order of cat food soon, so can I go for £350 for July please MrsM?

I need to have a good sort out of the freezers this weekend, both are stuffed but there doesn't seem to be much in the way of meals or ingredients for meals in them

Cheers all, and good luck

XSpender

I did my first grocery shop of July today. I went to Mr S at 8am as I have a busy weekend ahead. It was great. Nice full shelves and hardly anyone in but they could do with a couple more tills open.

Spent £66 and bought enough dog food to last the month. Was going to get it from Ald1 but Mr S have an offer of a third off butchers 6 tin packs so worked out about 36p a tin and Ald1 is 39p a tin.

Also bought dishwasher stuff and some veggie main meal things as I am sick of Quorn sausages but had bought loads last month as they were on special offer. Should have enough veggie bits for 15 meals or so. It would make life so much easier if I ate meat or OH was 100% veggie.

Really pleased with the spend as would normally have spent £90-£100 on my 'big payday' shop and will not need a thing until next weekend and should only need milk and fruit then.

Enjoy your weekend everyone, I hope it stops raining for my picnic on Sunday.

mumofjusttwo

Afternoon all.Well fell of the wagon for a few weeks/months but i am back.

Can you please put me down for £300 for July Mrs M. THank you.