February 2011 Grocery Challenge

MRSMCAWBER

JackieGlasgow £250
JackieO £
Jackie0212 £
Jammydodger £
Janie-h £
JayJay14 £200
Jintyb £160
JKBlogg1980 £
Jolaaled £
Jovi20 £350
Jumps £
Justkeepswimming £
Kahunababy £
Karmachilovething £90
Katholicos £80
KayJay1809 £300
Kippers £
Kirsty822001 £375
KitchenBunny £200
Kitschy £60
Kittie2475 £
Kittiej £
KittyPimms £
kookgekje £100
laineyC £450
laloopi £
Laurasbump £
Leeds1947 £200
Lemonie £
lil_me £
Linda32 £
LindseyandMatthew £200
Lindy-loo £
little miss happy £250
Lizziebabe £
l.m.hart £300
Lola76 £
Lolly101 £
London Dreamer £150
LongTallSally £450
Looie £
Lotti379 £
Lovecrafting £
Madkoi £
Maganan£
MaidInCornwall £350
Maisymouse £
Majjak £
mandco £
ma-ri-ella £
Martafdz £
Maryarm £
Meanmarie €
MERFE £
MFwin2019 £185
Miecherox £
Minnie2 £150
MissusAKA £95
Mommychaos £
MoneySavingNovice £
Mongmoney £
Monikaj £
moonpixiewitch £280
Mothership £130
MotherShipton £
MrsBaggins £
MrsGSR £
Mrs-Moneypenny £400
Mrs Money Penny £
MrsRogers £
Mrs Skint £
MrsToast £
Mummy2mygirls £
mummyem £
Mummygems £
MummyJane £
mumof2 £
Nat21luv £250
Natsing £
Nattyt £
Nessie216 £150
NickJW £
nmlc £375
Outdoorlass £
PaddyPaws £
PennyGrabber £150
Pernicious £
Perrywinkle £400
Philsmum £150
Phoolgrrrl £
Picklepud £
Pink_Giraffe £
PinWheel £200
Pipersky £
Pixie1 $
Poohbear59 £
PrettyPaula £
Princesslauraliz £
Prophecy-grrl £250
PurpleJay £280
Quintwins £200
Rach £
RachelS £
Rachelww1 £250
Redkids1972 £300
Rhealea £
Rosie383 £
Runnerbean17 £350
Salski £
Saving Jane £
Savvyshe £140
Sazzledazzle £
Scotsaver £250
Shell2001 £
Shineydriver £225
ShySarah £
Sillygirl73 £
Silverbird £200
sistercas £
SkyVicky123 £
Slbhill £
Somethingsgottogive £
SortingMyselfOut £120
Souk08 £
Sparklyfairy £
Spiggle £240
*Spike*£
Stefc87 £
Sue14 £
Sunflower1227 £
Sunnyday £
SuperSally01 £375
Suzybloo £
TheBees £
Theonlynuttytart £150
Thriftyscotslass £
Tiniker £
Tiptoes £
Toddles* £
Tracey12 £
Tracey_h £
Trinny £
Triticale £
TropicalMoments £
Turbo5019 £
Unhappy_Shopper £
UnluckyT £
Velbels £
Walby1993 £
WaltzingMathilda £
WannaBrich £300
Weezl74 £
Winged One €
WinningAngel £
wmf £
Wssla00 £
XshootingstartsX £200
XSpender £250
Zarazara £
Zend £
weekly
Dom300186 £
elly2 £
Esmer £40
LKBlogg1980 £
Welshwoofer £45

kayjay1809

Can I be put down for £300 for March please

XSpender

Went to Mr T yesterday and spent a total of £101.11:eek: After taking off multibuy discounts, my £9 till spit, beer, slippers and a get well card (other budgets) I spent a total of £68.43. I have also added this months portion of the stock up on cereal and dog food from last weekend. This brings my total to March to £102.22 out of a budget of £250.

I shopped a bit differently this month. I did my meal plan then bought everything I would need that could be stored/frozen and l also bought 2 weeks worth of bread and milk and one weeks worth of fruit and veg. I did slip in a couple of offers including some chicken fingers for DS (DH gone off chicken and I am a veggie) and a couple of cheap things for my lunches at home as I am getting sick of cheese sandwiches;)

If my plan works I will only need fruit and veg next weekend then F&V weekly and bread and milk fortnightly. We shall see.....


Cheese and Onion Pasties. I had made a note to try these from a recipe someone had posted making these with mashed potato but now I can't find it in the recipe collection. Does anyone have a simila recipe? Thank you:)

Posh burgers for DH, veggie ones for me from the freezer, tonight for tea. Will stop DH wanting a takeaway so worth the £3 for 2 meals for him:)

rosieben

Main Meals & Side Dishes
Bacon and Cheese Fritatta with Tomato Salsa
Bacon and potato salad -Warm
Baked potato pizza
Bacon Roast Chicken with Potatoes (ext link)
Baked Beans (home made) ... Baked Beans (home made)
Baked Bean Tart
Balsamic Braised Beef (adapted for SW)
BBQ Cannelini Beans with sausages
BBQ Sauce
Bean Curry (Slow Cooker)
Beef - Brisket
Beef Casserole
Beef Curry Dopiaza (Delia recipe)
Beef Stifado (Jamie Olive recipe)
Beef - Stir Fried Beef and Onions with Brocolli
Beef Stroganoff
Beef and Root Veg Curry
Belly Pork
Bolognaise (Remoska) .Bolognaise (2) Bolognaise (3) Bolognaise (4) Bolognaise (5)
Brie Burgers
Broad Bean Burgers
Burgers
Calzones
Carbonara
Cheese and Onion Flan
Cheese and Onion Fryits
Cheese and Onion Pasties
Cheese and Potato Pie
Cheese Pie - School days recipes thread
Cheese Scones
Cheese and Lentil Loaf
Cheesy dough
Chicken Adobo
Chicken Cannelloni
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Cassoulet
Chicken and Bacon Pasta
Chicken and broccoli bake
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Lasagne in the SC
Chicken, Cheese, Ham and Brocolli Pie
Chicken and Chickpea Curry
Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken, leek and bacon pie / pasties
Chicken - Monker's Honey and Orange Chicken
Chicken - Parmesan Chicken
Chicken - Rubber Chicken (thread)
Chicken - Sticky Chicken
Chicken - Sweet and Sour Chicken with Rice
Chicken with Cannellini Beans
Chicken with Garlic, Cider & Cream
Chicken and Potato Curry
Chicken and Vegetable Slice
Chicken or Quorn with Ginger and Coconut Milk
Chickpea Curry
Chilli....Chilli (2)...Chilli (Remoska)
Chilli Bean Tortillas
Chilli Chicken Ramen
Chilli Cheese Crostini
Chilli chicken with jasmine rice (BBC food)
Chilli Meat Loaf
Chinese Stir Fried Noodle or Fried Rice thingy
Chinese Pork Balls & Sweet & Sour Sauce
Chinese style cabbage
Cobbler (topping) see below for Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Coconut Rice
Cod - Crunchy Topped Cod
Coleslaw
Coq au Vin (SW)
Corned Beef Hash - MrsMCawber's recipe ... Corned Beef Hash
Corned Beef Pasties
Corned Beef Stew
Courgette Fritters (1) Courgette Fritters (2)
Courgette Pie
Courgette and Tomato Layer Bake
Couscous with chorizo & chickpeas (ext. link)
Cowboy Hash
Cranberry & Soy glazed cocktail sausages
Creamy Chicken and Potato casserole
Creamy Lentil and Rice Dish (Khircheri) (BBC website)
Curry - Bhoona Curry in a hurry LOW FAT
Curry - Fruity Chicken Curry
Curry Sauce
Dahl
Diet Coke Chicken
Duchesse potatoes
Dumplings - Mushroom Dumplings
Easy cheese biscuits
Faggoty Pea Stew
Falafel Burgers
Fajita Seasoning
Falafel burgers
Feta and Potato Patties
Fishcakes
Fish Pie and Fish Pie
Fritatta
Fusilli with Broccoli
Gammon and Leek Crumble
Haddock - Grilled haddock on lemon leek and pea rice
Ham- Glazed Cranberry Ham
Ham Hock (slow cooker)
Ham Salad (sandwich filling) external link
Harry Potter Stew
Hummus and Garlic Pitta Breads
Indian curried pork patties recipe
Individual chicken pies
Individual Potato Pies
Jambalaya - Cheap and Cheerful Jambalaya
Keema and spinach pilau
Lamb curry and paratha
Lamb Hotpot
Lamb Stew
Lamb Tikka
Lasagne ... Mock Lasagne ... Lasagne with sausagemeat
Leek and Cauliflower Puree
Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken with basil and tagliatelle
Lemon potatoes
Lentil Shepherds Pie
Liver and bacon pate
Liver and onions stir fry
Lobby (stew)
Macaroni Cheese
Marinade - Sticky Ginger Pork Marinade (adapted for SW)
Marrow - Veggie stuffed marrow .... Stuffed Marrow
Meatballs .... Meatballs Spanish Style
Meatloaf (1) Meatloaf (2) Meatloaf (3)
Mediterranean Mince and Potato 'Pie'
Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta
Mince - 1 recipe/2 dinners
Mince & onion pie
Mince and Totties and Dumplings
Minced Beef Curry
Mince - Mexican Style Mince
Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Mini Goat's Cheese, Pear & Walnut Quiche
Monday Pie
Moroccan Inspired Braised Chicken (ext. link)
Moussaka
One Pot Beef and Red Wine Pasta (adapted for SW)
Onion Bhaji ....... Onion Bjahis
Open top 'pizza' pie
Pasta with Tomato Sauce ....... Pasta and Sauce
Pasta Cheese and Onion Bake
Pasta with Chicken and Asparagus
Pearl Barley Broth the old way
Pease pudding
Pizza / Pizza Base Recipe / Pizza Base
Pork - Slow Cooker Chinese Pork (adapted for SW)
Pork - Barbecue Pork; . Barbecue Pork
Pork Burgers with Salad
Pork and Beef Meatballs
Pork Ribs - cooking and sauces
Pork Steaks in Mustard and Cider Sauce
Pork Yuk Sung
Potatoes - ideas
Potatoes - Slow Cooker Jacket Potatoes
Potato, Bacon and Onion Hotpot
Potato bake
Potato Kebabs
Potato layer bake - with cheese, leeks and stock
Potato layer bake - with cheese, onion and white sauce
Potato layer bake - with chorizo and bacon
Potato layer bake (Teisen datws)
Potatoes - Lemon Potatoes
Potatoes - Roast Potato Rosti
Potato Scones
Potatoes - Twice Baked Potatoes
Potato Wedges, Home Made
Prawns and Peppers with Saffron and Rice
Quiche Lorraine
Refried Beans
Rice: Summer Rice Salad.....Rice Salad
Risotto:. Easy Risotto with Bacon and Peas .. Risotto - oven baked
Rumbledythumps Rumbeldethumps
Russian Salad and Russian Salad



Main Meals and Side Dishes continue into next post

rosieben

Main Meals and Side Dishes contd.
Salmon Broccoli and Potato Pie
Salmon and Dill Fishcakes
Salmon - Thai steamed salmon
Sausage and Bean Chilli
Sausage Bean Stew
Sausage, Black Pudding, Bacon & Bean Stew
Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole -
Sausage Meat Patties
Sausage Stew
Sausage and Pasta
Sausage and Potato Roast
Sausage and Rice bake
Sausage and Stuffing Plait
Sausage and Tomato Spaghetti
Savoury Crumble
Savoury tarts - pastry-less
Shepherds Pie
Slow cooker Goan pork curry (adapted for SW)
Smoked salmon soda breads
Smoked Salmon - Tagliatelle with Smoked Salmon
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Spaghetti with courgettes, tomato and brie
Spanish Rice with Chicken and Chorizo (adapted for SW)
Spicy Bacon and Tomato Pasta
Spicy Bean and Lentil Loaf
Spicy Bean & Sweet Potato Stew
Spicy Sausage Pasta
Spinach pancakes
Steak and Kidney stew/pie filling
Steak Sauce - Quick Steak Sauce
Steamed Oriental Buns
Stifado (1) .... Stifado (2) - SW
Stuffing - MrsMcawber's recipe
Suet crust pie with quorn
Super Tasty Bacon, Bean and Sausage
Sweet & Sour Chicken/Pork
Sweet Potato and Pea Curry
Sweet and Sour Sauce - Easy Peasy Sweet and Sour Sauce
TexMex Skillett
Thai green curry
Toad in the Hole
Tofu burgers
Tomato paste (external link)
Tomato sauce for Pasta Batch cook recipe or Tomato Sauce
Tuna Fish Mousse
Tuna Fishcakes
Tuna Lasagne
Turkey and Bubble and Squeak Pie
Turkey Pasta
Turkey Pasta Cacciatore
Vegetable Casserole
Veggie Chilli and some variations
Veggie Haggis
Vegetable Samosas
Walnut Sables
White Sauce
Yorkshire puddings

Soups
12 speed/trumpy soup (SW)
Bacon and Carrot Soup
Broccoli and Cheese Soup
Carrot, leek and butterbean soup
Carrot, parsnip and lentil soup
Celery Soup
Cheats Minestrone
Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup ... Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup
Courgette & Tomato Soup
Cream of Tomato Soup
Curried Parsnip Soup
Gammon and lentil soup
Ham and Lentil Soup
Iced cucumber soup
Leek and Lentil Soup ... Leek and Lentil Soup
Leek and Potato Soup
Lentil - Golden Lentil Soup
Moniker’s Leek and Potato Soup
Leek and sweet potato soup
Moroccan Chickpea and Broad Bean Soup
Onion Soup
Oxtail Stew + Oxtail Soup
Parsnip & Apple Soup
Pea & Ham Soup
Pumpkin Soup
Red Lentil Soup
Real Tomato Soup
Red pepper, carrot & lentil soup
Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
Spicy Carrot and Tomato Soup
Spicy Lentil Soup
Spinach Soup
Spinach and Avocado Soup
Split Pea and Courgette Soup
Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash
Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
Vegetable Soup .... Vegetable Soup

Bread
Bagels
Baguettes
Banana Bread
Bara Brith (Welsh Tea Bread) Bara brith teabread
Basic white bread recipe (makes a 2lb loaf)
Bread - Mrs McC's recipe for Remoska
Breadsticks MrsM's / angelnikki's (No Salt Recipe)
Chapatis
Cheese, Onion and Herb Bread
Cheese and Parsnip Loaf
Cheese & Potato Bread
Cheesy Bread Rolls
Chewy Soft Flour Tortilla
Chocolate Bread
Chollah
Courgette Flatbread
Focaccia
Garlic Dough Balls
Herb Quick bread
HM Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Lahmachun
Malt Bread
Malt Loaf
Naan Bread .. see also .. Curry Queen's ...... Mrs McCawber's ...... OrkneyStar's
Oatmeal bread
soft bread rolls
Soft white baps (ext link)
Super Seedy Bread
White Bread with plain flour
Bread Recipes for Bread Machines (ext link)

Dips, Jams & Chutneys and Drinks
Alioli / Traditional allioli
Apple - No cook Apple Chutney
Bean Pickle
Beetroot and Apple Chutney
Broad Bean Dip
Brown Sauce
Chilli Jam
Compost Heap Jelly (using fruit peelings)
Elderberry cordial
Feisty Rhubarb Relish
Jams & Preserves
Lemon Squash
Miser's Marmalade
Onion - Caramelised Onion chutney
Onion Marmalade
Piccalilli - Diva's pick a lilly
Pineapple Salsa
Riata - Mint, yoghurt and Cucumber Dip
Tomato/Chili Salsa
Red Tomato Chutney
Spiced Apple Chutney
Tomato Chutney
Mango Chutney
Wine .. Wine
Xmas Chutney
and last but by no means least: How NOT to make marmalade

rosieben

Cakes, Biscuits, Sweets, Snacks & Desserts
All in One Apple Cake
Apple Braid
Apple delight
Apple Charlotte
Apple - Microwave Autumn Apple Cake
Apricot Flapjack bars
Baileys Chocolate Truffles
Bakewell Tart
Banana and Honey bread pudding
Banana Cake (bread)
Banana and lemon drizzle cake
Banana Muffins (wholemeal) (1)
Banana Muffins (2)
Banana Muffins (3)
Banana and Walnut cake
Banana Ginger Parkin
Biscuit recipes (Owens3116 thread)
Blackberries - Grated Blackberry Bake
Branflake cake
Brownies
Bottom of the Cupboard Bars
Bounty Balls
Bran Fruit Loaf
Bread & Butter Pudding ... Bread Pudding
Bulk pancake mix
Buttercream topping
Butterscotch squares
Caramel Shortbread (Millionaire's Shortbread)
Carrot Cake
Cheesecake - Misers white chocolate cheesecake
Cheese n marmite twists
Chocolate Beetroot Cake
Chocolate Biscuit Thins
Cheesy Biscuits
Chocolate and Pear Upside Down Pudding
Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate Concrete
Chocolate Coookies - Cheap and Easy
Chocolate Courgette Cake
Chocolate fudge
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Chocolate Krackolates
Chocolate Log - gluten free
Chocolate orange muffins see also Muffins
Chocolate pudding (microwave)
Chocolate pudding - self-saucing
Chocolate Trifle
Chocolate yoghurt cake
Christmas cake - baked bean tin size
Coconut Cake
Coconut Flapjacks
Coffee Cake
Coffee Fudge Frosting
Cookie Dough
Cornflake Tart
Courgette Tea Bread/Muffins
Cranberry And Chocolate Brownies
Currant Loaf
Custard Cookies
D&DD’s Apple Braid
Date, Nut and Oat biscuits
Easy Syrup Sponge Pudding
Eggless Chocolate Cake
Fifteens
Flaky Bars
Flapjacks and Flapjacks and Microwave Flapjacks
Fruit Cake .... Fruit Cake
Fruit and Mascarpone dessert
Fudge Tart
Ginger Biscuits (ext link)
Ginger nut biscuits (ext link)
Gingerbread Men (1)....Gingerbread Men (2)
Ginger Raisin Crunches
Ginger Refrigerator Biscuits
Golden Syrup Tart
Gluten-free Chocolate Log
Healthy Snack Bars
Honey Frosted Buns
Honey Crunch Bars
Ice Cream - slimmers world - Mint Ice Cream
Iced Buns
Impossible Coconut Pie
Jam Buns
Jammy Buns (1) ...Jammy Buns (2)
Jam Roly Poly
Key lime pie
Krispie marshmallow bars
Lemon and Cranberry Muffins
Lemon cakes
Lemon Curd Cake
Lemon Curd Ice-Cream jenid's / MoneySavingDiva's
Lemon Drizzle Cake
Lemon Flan
Lemon Madiera Cake (easy and cheap)
Magic Lemon Pudding
Malt Bread
Mango Cake
Marshmallow Crunch Bars
Marshmallow Squares
Mascarpone and Lime Torte
Mascarpone Ice-cream
Meringues
Microwave sponge puddings(Spotted !!!!!!) Microwave sponge puddings
Millies Cookies
Mince Squares
Miini Krispie Christmas Puddings
Muffins: Basic Recipe / Chocolate Orange Muffins (1) / Chocolate Orange Muffins (2) / Fool proof Muffins Gingerbread Muffins / Kiwi Muffins / Sticky Date Muffins / Strawberry Muffins / Toffee Apple Muffins
No fat sponge
Oatmeal Biscuits (Be-ro Website)
Oaty Pancakes
Oaty Shortbread Biscuits
Orange and Poppy Seed Cake
Palmiers
Parkin
Peach Cobbler (Slow Cooker recipe)
Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Fudge
Petits Pots au Citron (Little pots of lemon)
Pineapple, Fried
Pineapple Sponge Cake (using tinned pineapple)
Raspberry Frozen Yoghurt Ice Cream
Rhubarb and Orange Jelly
Rice Pudding ....Rice Pudding in the Slow Cooker
Rock Buns
Scones ... Scones
Scotch pancakes
Spiced Apple Bars
Spiced Marmalade Cake
St Peter's Mud Pie (no cooking required)
Sticky gingerbread
Sticky toffee apple crumble
Teacakes
Tiffin (1) Tiffin (2) (see also Chocolate Stuff)
Twink’s Hobnobs
Weetabix Brownies
Weetabix Cake
Weetabix Fruit Loaf
Welsh Cakes
Wonderbites
Xmas Pudding Loaf
Xmas Pudding Scones
Yoghurt: Homemade yoghurt, Slow Cooker Yoghurt
Yoghurt Cake (the easy way)

Pastry
The best mince pie pastry ever
Pastry economics
Making pastry
Basic pastry
Flaky Pastry (BBC Food)


Top Tips (OS threads)
Batch cooking ideas
Cheapest recipes? links to various OS threads, thanks Pink!
Complete Menu Plans Collection
Cooking for the Freezer
Frozen food safety - misconceptions
Grocery Challenge Top Tips
Laundry Washing Gel/ Gloop, Fab conditioner, vinegar.....
Meal building blocks for the freezer
Microwave Recipes
Mr Badexamples Cooking Index
Store Cupboard Lists/Ideas threads

External links
Baking Mad (includes loads of bread maker recipes
Batch Bake Minced Beef Recipe
Easy and Cheap Biscuits (DowntoEarth forum)
Cheap Family Recipes (our own Weezl's excellent site) and the Christmas Menu here
How to feed your whole family a healthy, balanced diet... (Webook)
List of conversions
Love Food Hate Waste website
Jamie Oliver Recipes
Show Jamie How To Cook On A Budget Champagne Contest
10 Great Tips for starting out with meal planning
Sprouting Seeds and Beans - Free Guide (PDF)

Home Made Dog Biscuits
Home Made Dog Biscuits (2)

Homemade Play Dough

rosieben

We're now into 4 posts for the recipe list :T

I'll add new recipes to this post for the next few days. When the March thread is up and running, I'll sort out and tidy up the whole list


Chicken in White Wine Sauce
Pizza - Home Made Pizza

Apple Cinnamon Cake
Chocolate Stuff (see also Tiffin)
Chocolate Crispies

Coconut ice
Peppermint Creams
Treacle Toffee

JayJay14

Morning all,

MrsM please could you put me down for £200 for March, We have been working our way through the freezers and are now getting to the point where a few extra purchases will be required.

Not to mention all the price increases:eek:

Kitchenbunny

Hi all, have been toying with the idea of trying again at this - let's see if I can actually finish a challenge! Anyway, here goes - Mrs M, could you please put my total to aim for in March as £200? This will be for DH and I. Thanks, and best of luck!

KB xx

lizzie169

Pinwheel wrote: »

Hi

Can I be put down for £200 for March please.

I have had my online shop from Te***s which was £76.31 and a small spend at L**l of £3.31. Got all my staples, need to meal plan now and make a list (hopefully small) for any fresh things we need for this week, maybe a chicken and some veg.

I've made rolls rather than bread for the last couple of days for lunches and they are a nice change. I also made a really easy all in one banana bread yesterday which went down well with everyone, I might make another one tomorrow for lunch boxes next week.

Has anyone tried L*dl face moisturiser? I am going to run out soon and was looking at it today, it is £1.99 and wondered if it's worth a try.

Have a good weekend everyone.
PWx

Hi
I always use Ald* moisturisers and serums, they are about the same price as L*dl and are always highly rated in the Daily Ma*l. Their serum is better than B**ts and miles cheaper. Having used L*dl body lotion and found it great I would say their moisturisers would be good too.