September 2010 Grocery Challenge

Spiggle

Hi again,

I've had my regular Dig In email from the Beeb and they have a link to a recipe for courgette muffins (savoury). They sound delish and I'm sure that any cheese could be used to replace Gruyere. If you're interested it can be found here.

Hope that may be of interest to those who have been far more sensible than me with their HG courgettes (I ate them ) and have frozen/stored them for later use. I'm hoping I may still get a couple more and may then try the recipe myself.

Take care,
Spigs

P.S. Anyone spotted the distraction tactics I'm using at the moment?!?! :rotfl:

elf06

Darn darn darn :mad: after my sensible start to the day I ended up buying loads more bits this afternoon!! Both mum and I work in Mr T and I always go down to meet her from work on a Thursday. I used this opperchansity (:D) to buy some more butter (for toast) and other butter (for baking) but decided to top up the fruit bowl while I was there (DS is a little fruit bat and the bowl is decidedly empty just now) to the tune of.............£6.89 :eek:

I dont suppose it was too bad as the stuff was needed and I did get some bargains

Organic nectarines woopsied to 59p
pears woopsied to 35p

plus the butters x2, yogs for DS, grapes, bananas and cucumber :rotfl:

Ach well at least I know we'll be eating healthily.....off to update sig AGAIN

guccigoo

well had to pop to mr t after work as i havent done my weekly shop yet so spent £6.55. Think im going to make some of twinks hobnobs after reading the posts

Also bought the good food mag today and olive mag so cant wait to get reading them :j

kerrypn

Hello, my first grocery challenge There is me, DH, DS1,DD and DS2-please could you put me down for £220? Thank you

sistercas

spent £27 in aldi and £42.50 in sainsbugs which is much better than last week

I have meal planned so providing the teens dont go through the kitchen cupboards like locusts , we should be ok till next thurs

scruffypet

My first month and I am determined to lower my grocery costs. £400 please

katenut

Hi everyone, haven't had chance to add up my August total yet, but can you put us down for £140 please for September - about time we started lowering it a bit!
Thanks for the thread, will try and post a bit more this month

EDIT: Just done my sums, and we spent a grand total of £105.60 in August!! Helped by a weekend away (seperate budget) and lots of fresh veg from the garden, hindered by a very hungry stepson staying for 2 weeks in the holidays.

claire1234

hi everyone,

loving reading this thread,

no spend for me today - was very chuffed with myself, went to post some ebay items and didnt go anywhere near the shop,
usually quite easy to pop in the bakers for a treat or something but didnt bother today knowing that tomorrow i`ll go to mrT`s for a weekly shop,

i will report back tomorrow with how i get on!

i wanted to ask Flat Eric or anyone else what kind of cut do you use for beef welington? ive never made it before but would love to try,

hope everyone`s doing well

tessasmum

Spent £43.61 yesterday - didn't get the meal plan done in advance so bought staple items I knew we needed and things I know I can make good meals out of cheaply. There is at least two weeks' worth of meat included as I used the 3 for £10 deal and got two large packs of mince and a chicken. I also topped up the storecupboard where I stash some of the things I put in lunchboxes occasionally - they have to be hidden away!

Sue14

£11.26 spent in Aldi today, should have NSD tomorrow and Saturday, but may go to Asda on Sunday as I have to take some jeans back, so will probably spend more then.