January 2011 Grocery Challenge

kippers

Just been to Asda and got some good whoopsied pies and pasties and southernfried chicken breast, so i'm very pleased. I've just updated my signature.

Yesterday i took all my freezer contents out (2 freezers worth) and made a list of what is in them both ....and i have loads of meat and veg...it's great.

Today we are having roast pork which was on offer from tesco's last week and loads of woopsied veg that we still have from xmas eve...can't wait i'm so hungry.

Edit:

I thought i'd list my freezer contents:

Tall Freezer

Top Shelf Yorkshires, Parsley, Basil, Ice poles/ lollies, 3x Mozz cheese, 1x houmous, 4xgrated cheese, 3xpitta bread, 2xpots of sliced limes, 2xvictoria sponge cakes,
2nd Shelf 5 x Chilli sauce, 2 x Spag Bog, 4x curry veg, 1xpilaf rice, 1xchilli &jac pot meal (for lunch) 1x veg soup, 1x pumpkin soup, 1xleek & pot soup, 4xcooked jac pots, 1x cherry pie, 2xmince pies, Apple cakes, Eve's cakes, Lavender cakes, Mini muffins, 1xPlum muffin, 2xcheese&courgette scones, Chocolate brownies,
3rd Shelf Passatta (loads), 2xcooked chicken, 20xfish fingers, 4xcornish pasties, 4xbreaded steaks,
4th Shelf Loin steaksx1 meal, Pork chopsx 1 meal, Fishx2meals, 2x sausage meat, 4xposh Sausages, 20xsausages, 2 gammon steaks, 500gx stewing steak, 3xmince beef, southern fried crispy chicken x 2 meals, 5x cornish pasties, 1xmince steak & onion pie, 8x steak & gravy pies,
Bottem Shelf 5x tom soup, 7xbags of broccoli&cauli florets, 2 x cooked pork,


Big Freezer17 x apple juice, Onions x 2 big bags, French beans x 3bags, Courgettes (grated)x 2 big bags, Courgettes (chopped)x 2 big bags, 3kg pumpkin, carrots x 1 bag, Rhubarb x big bag, Plums x 1 big bag, Leeks, Spinach, Runnerbeansx 2big bags, Few brussells, Swedex1 meal, Cabbage x 1 bag, Broad beans x 1 bag, Mongetout x 1 meal, 1 1/2 bags of peas, Cobs, Sliced bread, 2 x Turkey crowns, 1 x chicken x2.5kg, 1 x chicken x 1.8kg, 4 x chickens x 1.5kg, 1 x duck crown, 1 x Gammon joint

Sorry it's along post

fedupandskint

Hello,

Can I rejoin the thread again? My food shopping got a little out of control again with stocking up for winter and Christmas

Anyway on the happier side it means I have plenty in and will need fruit, veg and milk for next week or the week after. I've just batch cooked a load of macaroni cheese to have tonight and to freeze for easy teas to have with peas and bit of green veg next week.

Had a think about the budget for Jan and have set one at £150. I'll see how this goes and then see if I can reduce it a little over the next few months

This budget is just for me and my dog and includes all food and cleaning products. I'm rejoining as I try and free up some money for debt CC repayments and also use up some of the stocks I've acculmulated as its starting to look a bit ridiculous up in the spare room

Here we go then for Jan

bramble1

pipkin71 wrote: »

Definitely make it, bramble. It was :drool::drool::drool: The nicest pasta I have ever had.

DD2 was really happy - she helped make it.

The recipe said it served four. There's three of us and we only ate half of it, so I would say it could serve six, but maybe depends on what your portion size is like.

Going to make some tomorrow!

Did my first shop of 2011 today. spent £23.62 in waitrose. got a few bits and bobs. Was really annoyed they had no onions so had to buy ready chopped ones :mad: but need them for dinner tonight so had no choice.
I think that shop will do us for this week. Bought more bread flour so going to make a loaf and some cookies and cheese biscuits for snacks.

ifonlyitwaseasier

well another £6.10 spent today in lidls, stock cubes on offer 3 packs for a £1 and some more of their delish mini stollens

and arghh hubby spent £2.90 at tesco's (must hide his cards! lol)

rachelww1

pipkin71 wrote: »

That sounds really nice, rachel.

I will definitely be giving this a go.

What did you soak the joint in overnight, please?

Hiya. Just water. Got mine cooking in the SC now, but didn't soak it first. Hopefully will be OK

Snowy_Owl

Please can I join this? I will set my annual budget for 2600. This works out at 50per week and is for 2adults and 2 cats. It's to include household cleaning stuff. Am fully inteding to make the most of vouchers and deals - got some good bargains last year!!

Thank you
Snowy

ebayqueen_2

Afternoon all.
posted this on the wrong thread so copying now!!!!:o

Happy new year to you all though some of us as I read are having a rough time ... I feel for you.

Didnt spend a penny yesterday so am pleased about that.

Having mother, sister , mother in law as well as us 5 for dinner this evening and all has been sourced from fridge freezer
Menu as follows

TURKEY, HAM, COCKTAIL SAUSAGES, GRAVY, ROAST POTATOES, MASHED POATOES, CARROTS SPROUTS ETC.

PLUM PUDDING, CUSTARD, though kids wont eat this...there is a Choc Yule log so they will tackle this.

Going to go crazy and buy couple bottles of Schloer in local shop 99p each, need milk as well and that is that. I am pleased with myself.

Have to pop to argos to get printer ink as 2 eldest printing practice papers for UNI and AS exams next week. Making eldest son donate £10 to the cause!!!!

Otherwise thats the spending done and I dont intend to spend tomorrow. Oh I hope I keep this going.


Havent really made any NYRs but am going to try and live life calmly and take each day as it comes.

Thanks for listening

God bless

Catslovelycats

Please can I join?

I'd like to go down as £250 a month. (And hope to reduce that further in the new future....)

Boodle

Hi all - Happy New Year

As we have lots of things in the house (to the point of being kept in shopping bags in corner of our teeny kitchen ) please can we be put down for:

£50 for the month of January

This is food, household products and toiletries for all of us.

Thank you

LJFreeman

After my NSD yesterday I had to stock up with a few things today so me and the sprogs walked into town to the Co-op and I spent £17.79. We have to walk by the woods to get to town and we are always on the lookout for squirrels so you can imagine our delight when on the way back a grey squirrel decided to put on a little 'Show' for us, it dashed along the path, up the tree along the branch then jumped onto the other tree it had just came from, then it ran up and down the tree but still in sight. I don't know who was more excited, me or the kids .

I have a few things I want to put in place as I go forward with my new budgeting lifestyle and that is to walk more and not get a taxi because it's easier, we normally get a taxi to my daughters nursery in the morning which costs about £2.20 but its only a 10/15 minute walk which we can easily do if I'm a little more organised in the mornings and I normally get a taxi home from the town which costs about £4.50 but again is only a 15/20 min walk, these costs soon add up and I plan to save any spare change I have each week to put towards a holiday abroad this year.

I also plan on giving up Coca Cola, it's like an addiction to me and I can easily drink a few ltrs a day, I daren't even think about the health issues of this so I drank the last of my cola NYE and haven't had any since, I bought a bottle of my fave diluted juice from Co-op today and plan on having that along with cups of tea to keep me going.

I know I got it from these boards but I can't for the life of me think who posted it but I bought a tin of value custard and some sprinkles from co-op which along with the packs of jelly I already have in the cupboard, I plan on making some individual trifles as a little treat for us after dinner, I know the kids will love it :T

Still got today and tomorrow at home and plan of making full use of this time to gut my house as much as possible, my dad will be coming past with his works van during the week and he says to put as much rubbish in my garden as possible and he will take it all away for me...I do love my daddy