Help! £40 to feed family for the month

Snowy_Owl

With house hunting and wedding plans now in full swing, budgeting has also become a priority. I have a budget for the month. Last month I actually spent nearly £110 on food household and toiletires. I am trying to spend no more £100 this month. With some whoopsied meat i got on friday and a meal plan I know for sure I have enough food for evening meals until next pay day and 1 or 2 meals for next month. I am doing the remainder of the 100-day challenge on the DFW board with toiletries. I have enough eggs and tuna for lunches so will have to only really buy milk and rolls.

Meal plans are a god-send. I keep a note of the meal portions I have in the freezer. As I really enjoy cooking when I have the time, I batch cook from scratch when I can. I hope to have change this month, if I do it's going in to the bridal kitty for treats nearer the wedding next July!!:T

Snowy

chnelomi

Hi all don't know if anyone has posted this already as i skipped the last few pages but i have a recipe for baked potatoes that is scrummy and filling.

For 4 baked potato
Bake your potatoes as normal then scoop out the middle carefully
put potato in a bowl add a dash of milk(or cream cheese if spare)
S&P
knob of butter
Finely chopped onion(or spring onion)
1 or 2 rashers of bacon sliced finely and fried till crispy
1 de seeded and chopped tomato(optional)
1 handful of finely grated cheese
Mustard(optional)Quantity depends on personal taste avoid English though
mix well then divide back into potatoe skins (will be overflowing)
put in oven for 10 to 15min to warm through or blast in the micro.

great as lunch or with chops etc

so_here_we_are

Have you made it thorugh on such a tight budget????/

penny_bryn

Just like to point out that Worcester Sauce is not suitable for vegetarians!!

Teresita_2

Just wanted to say good luck and hope it goes ok x

kunekune

At the risk of sounding sarcastic, I don't think it's going to make much difference that your gf is vegetarian. You're not going to be eating meat on that budget!

lightisfading

penny_bryn wrote: »

Just like to point out that Worcester Sauce is not suitable for vegetarians!!

unless you get a vegetarian version

Penelope_Penguin

jamespir wrote: »

i have 1.80 in cash and need food to last untill saturday my coubards are bare except i have 6 bottles of worcester sauce 6 jars of mins sauce 2 cans of curry sauce some weetabix tea and some margarine i need to amke food for three days id like to point out that my gf is vegetarian so it has to be suitable for her

How did you do As your challenge is over, and this thread has fallen from the front page of Old Style, I'll add it to the exisitng thread on living on a tiny budget.

Penny. x

Skint_Lynne

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

How did you do As your challenge is over, and this thread has fallen from the front page of Old Style, I'll add it to the exisitng thread on living on a tiny budget.

Penny. x

Hi Penny,
I would like to read the thread you mention above but I can't find it. Could you post a link up please?

Thanks xx

Bogof_Babe

Skint_Lynne wrote: »

Hi Penny,
I would like to read the thread you mention above but I can't find it. Could you post a link up please?

Thanks xx

This is it! All 44 pages of it. Happy reading!