January 2011 Grocery Challenge

angelatgraceland

I've spent nothing since 28th December so I've had 5 no spending days. Struggled out tonight to pop out my Avon books and collect some money. So no spending-only collecting. I may go out tomorrow to top up on bread and milk and make another docs appointment if poss-I need a bit more time off to recover! Not getting paid for it so no guilt attached!
Eating up fridge contents today-going to try to return to a bit more online shopping with the added fuel charges. Either I will use a free delivery code or make a big order again to earn the free delivery. Going to look for the rest of my December receipts now so I can kiss goodbye to 2010 totally!

TheBees

Hello everyone - We've been missing for a few months but would like to get back on track with a budget of £380 for January please. (We are a family of 2 adults, DS17 and DD14 plus a fat cat and this includes all food, toiletries, cat food, packed lunches every day, cleaning products etc...)

We really want to pay off more of the mortgage this year and help DS17 buy a car/pay for his insurance so by keeping a close watch on the grocery spends we should have some spare cash each month. Also, I'm continuing to take out £50 cash per week from the cashpoint which has to last us for sundry spends. This sounds like a lot and I wonder where it goes each week? - Money for tea bar fund at work, a hot drink for the teenagers at school, the odd lottery ticket, newspaper..? Actually I think I need to look at this closely too! :eek:

Good luck everyone.

fedupandskint

Thanks Mrs M for adding me and a massive congratulations to you on your weight loss achievement :j

No food bought so far - have a lot in so will see how I get on this week, will need some milk though

elfen

I've spent 11.24 out of the budget but that includes a load of reduced stuff, goats milk and some bottles of fizzy water for a change... Still got £138.76 til the end of the month.

rosieben

mandco wrote: »

... anyone got any interesting egg recipes? i had a look on the recipe index but couldnt really find anything for eggs ...

there are a couple of ideas for using up surplus in The Complete Cooking Collection I'll have another search, be back if I find anything useful

also a link on the Egg Recipes thread which may be worth checking out

I always do the float test to check my eggs, put them in a jug of cold water, fresh ones will sink, if they float don't use them

eta - more recipes here

pavlovs_dog

only had time to skim the thread this evening, so sorry if this has already been suggested. Saw a few people mention using up cheese - THIS looked nice

elf06

XSpender wrote: »

Put it in raw, like you would do with carrot cake:)

Thats what I was wondering - thanks for clearing it up. Might give it a go tomorrow yummy

toddles* wrote: »

hi sorry a bit late,

On New Years Eve we finally after a year of trying got our BFP!!! :j:j So my head is all over the place. _pale_ <--- and stomach lol!

Awwwww congratsI am soooo please for you. Forgot to look, do you have any kids already?

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Well I did havea spendy day £6 odds in Mr T getting a few woopsies and then £3 something in L1dl getting their dishwasher tablets. JUST A QUICK HEADS UP TO YOU ALL BUT THEY ARE HALF PRICE TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY meaning you can get a months supply for 80p or so
Will dig out my receipts tomorrow and update sig properly

Tulip09

Today is the first time in years that i have gone into a local shop and came out without spending a fortune :j my kids where amazed! I bought exactly what i needed all £4.42 from my budget of £200 and that will be the only time i will go to the shops for the whole week! :j

How sad is it to be this excited lmao I have spent half the day discussing OS with my mother who now thinks im nuts and that it will last a few days only

hex2

mandco - fritters with your eggs? We had hazelnut, squash and stilton ones yesterday, and I have a nice WW recipe for sweetcorn ones.
poohbear - horse carrots are fine, just tend to be the big and/or wonky ones. There is a whole thread on it somewhere? A low water recipe is to grate them, then bake them in a covered dish with a spoon full of water, a little sugar and a knob of butter. Makes the blandest carrots really quite tasty.
mrsm - congrats on the wieght loss
toddles - congratulations

A spend of c£6 today in the co-op - fruit, veg and fruit juice.

FluffyBunnykins

Hi all

I'm I to late join in with this? If not as it is my first time I would like to say £100 all in for the two of us. I do want this to be less in the future but I am trying to be sensible (another first ) and I do have a weeks worth of meals in the freezer (am I cheating already ).

All the best