August 2010 Grocery Challenge

skilly

morning all,can i be put down for £300 please for august have not added up yet for july was doing ok till went shopping with other oh might think about leaving him behind next time !!!

Trinny

Good morning all

Please put me down for £140 again this month - i so nearly did it in July ( £2.30 over) but this month i will definately manage it.

Good luck all

Trin

goodlife_wannabes

Hi
Please can you put me down for £200 I went way over my £175 budget last month, I knew I was pushing it
to include cleaning, nappies, toiletries, booze for a family of 3 adults 2 children :eek:

wssla00

wssla00 wrote: »

Hello all Sorry for the late posting! OK here is the recipe I use for Scones. They are very moreish!

250g Self Raising Flour
55g Margarine (you could use softened butter but margarine or a butter substitute is softer)
30g granulated sugar- the stuff you use in your tea
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons of golden syrup or maple syrup
pinch salt
140 mls of milk or there abouts

Put all of the ingredients into a food processor and mix together using the pulse mechanism until it just forms a dough. If it is too runny, add a little extra flour to make a soft dough
tip onto a floured surface and pat together to make one large piece of dough, about one inch thick - do not roll out
Use a medium-large pastry cutter and place straight down and straight up, making sure that you do not twist the cutter
place on a baking tray and bake until golden all over (between 12-15 minutes depending on the size) on a medium-hot heat of about 170 fan assisted, which I suppose would be about 200 in a normal oven?

Really top tip I forgot to say was place them close together and fill your baking tray as then they can't spread out but can only push up IYSWIM?

OrangeFairy

Can i be put fown for £200 for august please!! Going to try harder this month after my first failure in July!

Emma1979

£200 for me.. to include, food, cleaning stuff & toiletries for myself, DH, DS & 2 cats

Good luck everyone ... x

credit_crunch

i would like to give this a go please

CREDIT_CRUNCH £250 PLEASE

thats for 2 adults & 2kittens:D

include all food & toiletries but no alcohol!

my absolute aim to to take a packed lunch at least 3 days per week!

thanks & good luck to all x

muffin_man_7

can i try again my first attempt for july failed will be back later with total as i need potatoes bread and a few other items however i do have some that not used yet so with this in mind i would like to set AUGUST TARGET AT £120.00 PLEASE if at first you don't succeed try try again i know i went over by more than £70. but i think when i check my receipts and work out what i bought in july and haven't used it will help me to plan better i won't need those items so should keep cost down and if i was to total those items up and take off my july total imight be closer to my original target of £100.although i won't change my failed by total cos i did buy the stuff just might help me work out where i'm going wrong

Hippeechiq

Hi everyone - my first attempt came in £24.08 over budget for July, but would like to try again for the same amount.

Hippeechiq £275 for August please

Sorry to hear of your loss Rosieben :grouphug:

Thanks to everyone who runs this thread :T and to everyone who posts and inspires.

Hello to all newbies :wave: and last but not least, Good Luck everyone

Gintotmelinda

Can you put me down for £350 for August please Mrs M. Flushed with success now!

Have a good month everyone!

Take care.

Gintot