August 2009 Grocery Challenge

MadamMim2013

Hellooo,

Hi and 'Good luck' to all those just starting out or who are new in here, it's brill, great for advice/recepies etc and very friendly too!:j

Thanks to Mrs Mcawber, Pink Winged and Rosieben for all their hard work and help in keeping us on the straight and narrow.:T:A

I'm moving again on the 14th of August (2nd time in 4 months), we're trying to use up all the old food here before which will help keep the budget on track.:rolleyes:
I've declared July's budget already as I'm not buying anymore till sat (I hope...):D

msgnomey

Well I shopped today , stuck to my menu/shopping list spent a bit more that I might have liked BUT have now got lots in the cupboard and a freezer inventory on the 'fridge door so will try hard to use what I have!! Good luck everyone!

Natalie85

redmel1621 wrote: »

Hello and welcome....you have same size family and budget as me:) Well for now anyway - Congrats on your baby girl, due soon:D



HELLO SM:hello:


Ooooops, I obviously am not 100% in the right frame of mind yet. I went to the local shops to get a few bits, and some butter for ds1 to make some biscuits, and threw away the receipt:o
On the plus side the biscuits were really nice and very easy to make. They only came about because I had ordered Allinson wholemeal flour, instead on the Strong bread one:rolleyes: and the recipe was on the back.....we just needed the butter:)

Recipe
Chocolate Biscuit Thins
125g Butter
50g Caster Sugar
125g wholemeal flour
25g Cocoa Powder

Cream sugar and butter then beat in the flour and cocoa.
Make into 14(approx) small balls, put onto a greased oven tray and flatten down.
Bake for 15mins @ 190C (Mine only took 10mins)

I am going to try them using splenda and lurpak light, to make a healthy version....I am 'supposed' to be on a diet Shhhhh

Mel x

wow , just made these, there delicious, i think im going to demolish them all before OH gets home if i dont lock them away :rotfl:

russetred

Sorry Mrs m I'm running late this month.Can you put me down for £340 for Aug.I came in at £453.05 for July,still to adjust my sig,a whopping £1.95 under.Its really hard to stick within a budget with the kiddy equivalent of the langoliers on school hols.Still only 3 weeks left. I've been very industrious today,making 5lb of strawberry jam with whoopsied strawberries,some delish creamy yoghurt and a huge pot of coleslaw with reduced veg.I recommend the yoghurt recipe on page 1,then strain overnight thru a teatowel and sieve,if its too thick for your taste then just add some of the liquid back in.Yum ,yum.

pinkie_pie

Can I join in please! £280 please

Jedilibrarian

Shiney new thread! Thanks to MRSM, Pink-winged and Rosieben for starting us off for another month :T

I was rubbish and blew my budget last month so I'm declaring £135.29 for July and aiming for £100 again in August

Good luck all! :beer:

pink_custard_monster

I usually spend about £70 per week on Groceries and buy mostly cheap brand products (apart from meat, toothpaste and toilet roll) so I think that's quite good. challenge for august would be £30 or £120 this month. We eat better when we're running low on food as less food means more planning and healthier so I might hold off going to big shop until i really need to. Any other ideas?

debvan1

Hi all:hello:, well tried with the smiley lol. Anyhow obviously first timer here, if I may I would like to put myself down for 350 euro sorry I know it sounds alot but don't really want to pressure myself too much as also trying to quit smoking from Monday!! Just wanted to also say thanks guys for giving me the motivation to sort my spending and house out :beer:

SAVVYMUMMY_2

Hi MrsM, been a bad girl with the budget. haven`t been keeping an eye on it at all, with one thing and another. So could you pleeease count me in for this month at £300 and cancel the yearly budget, as this has also gone to pot:sad:.

Hoping I will keep on top of it this month:rolleyes:. Many thanks for now

shellsmithcat

Hello
Is there like a menu planning thread (i can't find it) so i can get some idea of how i can make my budget work - I'm not going to give an estimate for August as only just starting out but I should have some idea to join in for September
thanks
Michelle