Redundancy - groceries reduction help needed!

newlywed

lynzpower wrote: »

We have started making our own tortilla wraps and they are SO much nicer and cheaper than packet ones :j you gotta give it a try

Which recipe do you use? There seems to be loads of different ones.


Also, does anyone have any cheaper alternative to choc chips - they seem to be edging up nearer to a quid a packet and the kids favourite is chocolate

miss_cupcake_2

newlywed wrote: »

Also, does anyone have any cheaper alternative to choc chips - they seem to be edging up nearer to a quid a packet and the kids favourite is chocolate

I bake often and whenever a recipe calls for chocolate chips I just buy a bar of chocolate (good quality dark choc or even tesco value, depending on the budget!) and roughly chop it up with a sharp knife. It works out much cheaper and you can get nice chocolate chunks instead of measley little chips HTH.

Gigervamp

I make chocolate chunks by putting a bar of chocolate in the fridge, then when it's nice and hard, I bash it with a rolling pin!

newlywed

Thanks, Value choc bars duly purchased and will be put in the fridge and bashed into chips Works out much cheaper.

Have also picked up two more boxes of the £1 cereal that's on offer as the kids approve (will tackle OH's portion control when pouring kids breakfasts another time).

Also got 9p shortbread and yellow sticker teacakes (till I can find a recipe). I stopped myself from buying loads more than I needed - though cheapy apple puffs sneaked their way into my basket - really shouldn't have bothered it's all puff and no apple just a thin spread of apple jam

patchwork_cat

We do this too with the chocolate and when DS is baking - he does most of our baking, excellent cake maker - you get very generous chunks of chocolate!

Little_miss_sunshine_2

I agree re making your own choc chips- I buy good quality dark chocolate when it's on offer and chop it up with a knife- it tastes much nicer than shop bought choc chips.