September 2009 Grocery Challenge

Cheapskate

Hi everyone
Sorry, been MIA virtually all month! Still adding up for August. MRsM - please would you put me down for £400 for September? We are now car-less for a month, so I should be able to stick to this (& then some!) if I can only carry a bit of shopping on the bus!

Will catch up later.
A xo

jackie_w

well had my first shop today at Asda and spent £42.69 and bought:-

4 x tins of beans
2 x pks fish fingers
2 x chicken griddlers
1 x sugar puffs
3 x pkts reduced sausages
1 x flora light
3 x pkts crisps for packed lunches
2 x mousses
3 x activia yogurts
15 free range eggs
2 x beans & sausages
4 x rolls (I know should have made my own, but time was limited today)
1 x loaf of wholewheat bread (as above)
1 x cabbage
1 x bag maris piper potatoes
1 x bag spinach
2 red onions
1 x tub creme fraiche
1 punnet of kiwi fruit
1 bag strawberries (dont know size)
bag of green grapes
carrotts

I should have went to Lidls/Aldi but I was very lazy today. That will teach me. Hopefully the only thing I will need to buy later in the week is milk.

very interested in freezing fruit and veg, as im forever thowing them out, so will head over to the freezer thread and get some tips from that.

Jackie xx

freakyogre

Hmm, I think i'll give this a go for once if I may?

Not really sure what I spend as it varies each month, so i'm going to go for £50 for the month and see what happens! I'll start from tomorrow as can then keep track of it more easily.

mooomin

I had roast chicken for dinner (omnomnomnom) and it was one of those ones from M&S which you cook in the little metal tray thing it comes in.

When it was done there was lots of "chicken goo" (think a sort of golden liquid) which has solidified into a kinda jelly.

Should I keep this? It's in the fridge just in case! I'm making chicken soup tomorrow, is this good to add?

savingforoz

Can you put me down for £50 for September, please? Thanks!

cw18

flying_fresian wrote: »

When it was done there was lots of "chicken goo" (think a sort of golden liquid) which has solidified into a kinda jelly.

Should I keep this? It's in the fridge just in case! I'm making chicken soup tomorrow, is this good to add?

I would It's basically a good strong stock (I find the stronger the stock, the quicker it tuns into a jelly - and the more solid the jelly)

Fire_Fox

We have had a much more Old Style day than yesterday's Yorkshire pudding with SIX eggs (for two people! ). I made vegetarian curry with a 40p jar of organic tomato sauce, Smartprice onion, frozen spinach, coconut cream and some stale dried spicy chickpeas.

Then Mr. Fire Fox made fishcakes with sprouting potatoes, a wrinkly lemon, Smartprice onion, and some stinking smoked trout which actually wasn't that stinky when defrosted (maybe cos it's been there almost a year? :eek:). As both the fish and the chickpeas were destined for the bin, I am pretty pleased with the result.

Blairweech

Can I re-join the Grocery Challenge please? I know I dissapeared for quite a while, but I'm back now (and there is much rejoicing ). Budget of £100, including eating out. Running the 1st - 30th September.

Herewegoagain

I can see that everyone is off picking loads of blackberries, I just haven't had much time, and when ever I got a few spare mins, it's blooming raining

Hopefully will get out tomorrow and see if there's any left:D

HWGA xx

wilf55

Have spent £35 of my £80 for this week

made carbonara for tea which was really nice and only used half the sauce

am going to try to live from the cupboards and freezer this week as much as i can

have the majority of the staples in

rice pasta bread chickens breaded chicken

need bits but am trying my best

running 1st- 28th on £80 week will try to make it to 30th on that but wouldnt be disappointed