December 2009 Grocery Challenge

ellemm

Had planned another NSD today and was at the bus stop, 10 minutes from home when OH turned up and "dragged " me to S*merfields to buy a half price leg of lamb , also picked up some whoopsied spring rolls - 2 lots @ 19p each and onion bhajis for 28P in the passing. So all have been squeezed into the freezer.
The lamb we will have in January with other meats when we have all the family over as we are away Christmas & New Year.
OH wanted to get 2 but just no space in the freezer

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ellemm

elizabunny wrote: »

Hello Everyone


Two naughty cooking nights where dinner revolved mostly around Eggs and Oven Chips:o. Ie Tuesday evening Egg, chips & Beans , Weds evening, Cheese Omelette, Peas and Chips. In my defense I haven't been feeling 100% and am beginning to wonder if I have some bug or other.

I usually do that by about a Thursday elizbunny- have an easy tea for a change or just because I can't be bothered cooking much

Hope you feel better soon.

becky170

Mmmmm.....I already seem to have spent £71.37 of my £100 bugdet. I have brought quite a lot of stuff for entertaining, but I really don't understand how I managed to spend £71.37. Too much snack food for comfort eating (split up with my boyfriend ) may have something to do with it! Luckily I have a full freezer and my mum and dad are feeding me over christmas, so hopefully I won't actually go over budget. Well that's the plan anyway!

poppy-glos

did the lidl shop today, butternut squash at 98 a kg and red cabbage at 29 a kg.
food shop at lidl 5.68.

Also bought xmas pressie bottles of real ale at £1 a bottle (cheapest i've seen them elsewhere is £5 for 4).

Had the school milk invoice today, so thats paid up fo spring term now (if i don't pay it now i'll lose the invoice so best to pay early and get dd her school calcuim!). that's another £12.98 spent...

fabforty

So far so good. I have managed to get to the midweek point without spending a penny (not since Saturday). I have taken lunch in every day, sandwiches on Monday and Tuesday and a really yummy home made sweet potato soup (made by hubby) today. I take herbal tea bags in to see me through the day and I have rediscovered the 'joys' of drinking water. I'm running low on fruit, but have enough to last until the weekend. I have a few of bruised apples that the 'old' me would have thrown away, and I'm planning to make a pear and apple crumble. Two more days and I will have had a no spend week. :T

Long_tall_sally

Well another £26.50 spent today & I am getting seriously worried now! This included £2 on After Eights which I am sure I have already bought but cannot find, more tins of tuna which I didn't really need but were on offer at Mr T's & reduced meat from Co-Op which admittedly was on very cheap but did I need it? No probably not because the freezer is full, so full that I can't be bothered to empty it all out again to do a stock check on it! Oh dear!

Kitchenbunny

Whoo, another NSD for me Tonight's tea was an omelette, and I now feel caught up ready to begin my shopping list for next week. Hopefully I'll have about £30 worth of Nectar vouchers for additional Christmas buys, which will be very useful indeed

Kitchenbunny xx

mark55man

me again - just went to Mr L and spent £61 :eek::eek: - didn't think it was possible, but in my defence that included a Pyrex frying pan, casserole dish (tht's OH XMAS sorted :money: only joking ladies)

and 6*praline chocolates at £1.29 a pack (of 20 chocs). they taste gorgeous so will be good for all those don't really want to give you a present but here's a present present

In total £41 going on to the bill - as also stocked up on more cat food

AllBuyMyself

Total to date now £40.99 (of my target £75.00). Included my share £20.00 of dinner out on Sunday night. Also spent £4.43 in Sainsbury's on Monday night, on some fresh fruit and veg.

Hope you are all doing well. Looks like most are on track so far!

pammyj74

spent another £6.78 today, it all mounts up though doesnt it.
Had to get some bread and saw whoopsie rolls half price but then saw shops own cheaper than that so bought those rolls instead and half price loaf,
also got the 30p carrots, pears and pots and the choc brioches on bogof (me and kids love these but only buy them on BOGOF!)
Oh and enough ham slices to last us up to xmas hopefully!
so again not a NSD