Could any "OS Experts" have a peek at my shopping list???

Sarahlou_2

Sarahlou wrote: »

Well - I've ditched various items that you have all suggested and found myself a voucher for free delivery...my new total is £82 instead of £93 :j

Actually - I did it wrong...................it's now £76!!! Whoo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!:T

mouseymousey99

Just had a shower and thought of another one - would whoever eats the crisps eat popcorn instead? You can pop it yourself easily on the hob.

oystercatcher

If you don't eat many crisps can you do without them ? You're spending £10 on them and they are just rubbish in a bag really!

Think of the storage space that would free up for other bargains !!

Sarahlou_2

oystercatcher wrote: »

If you don't eat many crisps can you do without them ? You're spending £10 on them and they are just rubbish in a bag really!

Think of the storage space that would free up for other bargains !!

Ha ha true. It's actually £5 for 52 packets so it's not too bad really. OH takes a bag with his lunch, normally pays 40 pence plus each day. These work out at 9p a bag. He can keep them in the back of his work van to free my cupboards :rotfl:

kezlou

Classic pack crisps (2 for £5)1£3.68
Meaty pack crisps (2 for £5)1£3.68
Pasta sauce - original bolognese1£0.98- you could make this yourself for cheaper and nicer
Penne pasta (2 x 3kg for £3) £3.00
Basmati rice £0.84
Spaghetti loops x2 £0.28
Corned beef x2 £2.00
Tuna chunks in brine (4 for £3) £3.52
Chopped tomatoes x6 £1.98 - Asda deal pasatta 4 for £1 can use instead of chopped tomatoes
Simmer soup - French onion (3 for £1)2£0.96 - Make your own soups, must nicer and cheaper
Simmer soup - leek and potato 1£0.48Make your own soups, must nicer and cheaper
Soup - cream of tomato2£0.88 Make your own soups, must nicer and cheaper
Soup - spicy tomato and lentil2£0.88Make your own soups, must nicer and cheaper
Organic dried kidney beans - red £0.67 Value ones are only 14p
Meat gravy granules1£0.32
Sauce granules - white1£1.28 Make your own sauce, must nicer and cheaper
Whole black peppercorns1£1.41
Sauce granules - cheese1£0.81Make your own sauce, must nicer and cheaper
Apple & blackcurrant squash (no added sugar)1£0.26
Orange squash (no added sugar)1£0.24
Choco snaps (2 for £2)1£1.57
Golden balls 1£1.47
Eggs - minimum net weight1£0.88
Semi skimmed fresh milk1£1.53
Hero Complete Chicken, Tripe & Vegetables1£2.71
Dog spot ons large dog1£1.97
Gel boat - cottonflower and waterlily1£0.70
Toilet cleaner pine1£0.24
Sponge scourers1£0.15
Resealable Freezer Bags - Medium £1.45 buy value food bags you can freeze them too
Washing up liquid - lemon fresh x 2 £0.86
Fabric conditioner - orginal1£0.44 never use it
Sandwich baps - white (24 freezable)1£1.00
Pepper - Red1£0.50 buy value pack for 50p more then you can slice and freeze them for another meal
Cucumber portions1£0.35
Round lettuce1£0.50
Salad tomatoes1£0.88
Bananas £1.25
Satsumas - easy peel1£1.47
Apples bag of £0.69
White potatoes 1£1.38
Kids pizza - cheese and tomato (3 for £1.20)3£1.29make your own, the kids will love making them
Pizza - cheese x 2 £0.88 make your own,
Mince - beef x 3 £2.91 for 1.5kg
Beef sizzle steak (3 pack beef, chicken, lamb for £10) £4.00
Lamb leg steaks - boneless (as above)£4.00
British chicken breast fillets (as above)£4.00
Whole chicken - small x 2 £3.58 can you get a large value one for this price?
Smartprice mild coloured cheddar £2.01
Thin sliced ham - cooked £1.64
Lard £0.28
Yogurt - strawberry and raspberry (x 12) £0.86
Deli wraps - roasted red pepper £0.80
White loaf - medium £0.382
Hot and spicy chicken grills £2.00make your own
Mini kievs £1.00make your own
Breaded chicken nuggets £0.70make your own, the kids will love making them
20 Thick pork sausages £1.34
Straight Cut Oven Chips £1.16make your own, using the fresh potatoes
Broccoli x1 £0.84
Peas x 1 £0.85 could buy a bag of value frozen peas, will last longer?
Freshly Frozen Baby Carrots x 1 £0.98you could buy fresh carrots chop them up and freeze them yourself or buy value frozen carrots
Freshly frozen Diced Onions x 1 £1.38just buy fresh chop and freeze them
Southern Fried Potato x 2 £1.04 make your own, using the fresh potatoes
Casserole mix frozenx1 £1.00 are fresh ingredients cheaper?
Mushrooms - sliced x 1 £0.96 buy fresh family pack mushrooms and chop them yourself , you could any you won' t use for another day
Yorkshire puddings - large light and crispy x 1 £1.00 make your own
Red seedless grapes.5 kg £1.24
Stewing steak (price displayed is price per kg).4 kg £1.

estimated total £93.30

Not sure if my suggestions would help.

White sauce:- melt 2oz margerine or butter add 2oz white plain flour to the mix then whisk 1 pint heated milik into it to make a white sauce.
To make cheese sauce same as above but add mature cheddar after the milk.

Bulked out mince:-
1kilo of mince(doesn't matter if meat / soya)
2carrots chopped
1 tin of tomatoes
handful of red split lentils
2 onions chopped
2 cloves of garlic crushed
Put in about a pint of water
salt, pepper

Shove in slow cooker on low for about 6hours or on the cooker till it becomes thick but may need more water on the cooker.

I then split this up onto 4/6 meals.
can use the mince to make bolognese, chilli (just add kidney beans and chilli powder), lasagne etc

Potato wedges recipe:-
I tend to make this recipe quite a lot.

Wash and clean about 4 large potatoes, you can use baking ones but its entirely up to you.
Part boil potatoes till a bit soft on the middle.

Spicy:-
2tbsp of oil (any variety)
2 garlic cloves (less / more up to you)
salt + pepper
1 tsp of coriander
1 tbsp of paprika
Mix together and toss potatoes wedges in while still hot

Plain

2tbsp of oil (any variety)
2tbsp salt
2tbsp pepper
Mix together and toss potatoes wedges in while still hot

Now at this point after mixing you can wait till fully cooled down put in tub or food bags then freeze.
Or while still warm put into the oven on a baking tray, gas mark 6 for about 25 mins or till soft in the middle.

Yorkshire pudding / pancake mix

2 eggs
i cup flour
1/2 milk
mix above together

then pur into the heated oil in the yorkshire pudding tray
Can buy a tray for about 75p out of asda

You could some more ideas from this thread:-
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1716185
first page has tons of recipes on sauces, main meals, cakes, soups etc

HTH

Kez

Ada_Doom

Re the chicken nuggets, i always use those mini breast fillets which are cheaper than normal fillets (altough the chaepest way is to buy a whole chicken but sometimes I can't be faffed).

I then dip them in egg and coat them in polenta so they go all crispy.I then bake them. The polenta is handy as it means yo dont have to dirty a food processor whizzing up breadcrumbs.

nimbo

i tend to use a victoria sponge tin and make big ones, but you can use a bun tin... for the yourksghire puddings...

shopndrop

mouseymousey99 wrote: »

Just to say washing up liquid - keep the empty bottle when you use one up. Pour in half a bottle of new washing up liquid and water it down - promise, you will not notice the difference and it goes a whole way further.

Hi Sarahlou

Re the washing up liquid - I bought a basics pump thingy (sorry can't remember the correct title) from Wilkinsons (19p) and pour my WUL into this, and just use 1 or 2 pumps depending on the make of WUL I am using. I find that it makes it last sooo much longer than using straight from the bottle you buy it from.

What other supermarkets do you live near? Do you have an Aldi/Lidl or a Home Bargains or B&M? Home Bargains have some greatly reduced food stuffs and if you really need crisps, they are so cheap in there.

huston_kw

Just a tip for the white sauce; if it goes lumpy just put it through a sieve.

And I shop at Mr A, and you can buy the SP crisp 49p for 12 as long as OH doesn't now they are there, they last and it's better than having 30-40+ packets in at once, also my two (3&4) prefer popcorn (made from kernels in the pan), Mr A sells these and they last forever, our last bag lasted 3 years, for about 2 quid I think they are a little more now but it still beats paying 5 quid for crisp

kunekune

And yet another tip for white sauce. What works for me is I start off by cooking either diced onions or sliced leek in the butter, and then add the flour to that. Having the onions to stick to seems to stop the lumps.