christmas week food budget

yummymummy1987_2

evening all,
Whats your budget for xmas week's food? and what is it normally? I have £50 marks vouchers and about £30 tesco to add onto our normal budget. We dont eat christmas dinner at home though so thats more than plenty for extra snacks and drinks :beer::beer:

jamsandwhich

As I get paid on the 17th Dec I will be doing a usual monthly shop with a few extras added in (turkey crown, extra veggies etc) so probably an extra £50?

I have been saving Tesco stamps, luncheon vouchers from surveys and have a couple of spend and save coupons dated to 22nd Dec, M&S vouchers from OH work as a christmas gift so hope the cash outlay will be minimal.

I don't really buy any extras in and only get things which can be eaten up over the following weeks anyway.

My mother goes mad on shopping - when I had them over for christmas dinner 2 years ago I asked her not to bring anything as I had sorted it all - she turned up with two of the M&S re-useable bags (the large ones with plastic handles) full of food!! Honestly it was obscene what went to waste:o I cooked, froze, re-distributed what I could but we still had stuff to bin, I mean how can one family eat six packs of pate:rotfl:

tod123

Its just me and Mrs Tod, but we like to put aside £300 and have some special bits from M&S

If this is not something you do, then you simply must try it!

Mme.Hibou

tod123 wrote: »

Its just me and Mrs Tod, but we like to put aside £300 and have some special bits from M&S

If this is not something you do, then you simply must try it!

See, whilst I love M&S food, a lot of their stuff is just ready meals.

tod123

Lydia , we don't have a Ping! Ping! in my home , so its more the luxury range for us.

When people pop over , they always remark on the quality we provide , its a shame so many go to Iceland or farmers foods these days

Mme.Hibou

Ready meals can go in the oven. Luxury range how?

woollys_super_saver

I have been putting money by each week for a couple of weeks I would like to have £100 for christmas food, there is only 3 of us but plan to get turkey and 1 other meat, hubby loves his meat. then beers for him too, he loves all the nuts at xmas too so lots of those. then plenty of snacks.

Already have xmas cake half price m&s, after eights half price tesco and 3 tins of roses/quality street which i got £4 each at asda.

tod123

Lydia82 wrote: »

Ready meals can go in the oven. Luxury range how?

Yes , thats right.

Last year my friends Rog and Jane popped over on the 23rd , they were amazed at the way the lamb that we gave them simply melted in the mouth , they still talk about it till this day.

Just try it , you will never go back

yummymummy1987_2

I must admit i love marks food, even just there sarnies. So looking forward to getting some nice cheeses, pates etc etc etc from there with my £50 voucher. Couldnt afford to shop there all the time tho!!

tod123

I don't know if any of you have tried pancetta , its a luxury Italian fruit cake, often eaten at Xmas.

Please do ALL TRY one ASAP.

Mme.Hibou

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancetta

You're thinking of Panettone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panettone