February 2011 Grocery Challenge

minnie2

helen_jelly wrote: »

Hi
Have you checked out the lovely recipes that Rosieben posts on Page 1 - there are hundreds on there and she has listed them in meal type order, just scroll down the page till you find a meal and then click on it to get the recipe - simples!! HTH

Helen

thank you!!!!! will have a look - thought they were on a different thread - so thats great!! i have a very limited diet but feel a bit guilty that hubby ends up limited too!!

you dont happen to know if there is a thread about allergies on here? i have loads food allergies and general allergies. main food ones are all dairy products and beef - the whole cow im anaphylactic so fairly severe!

Rowan9

Bread and some basics pittas to go in the freezer so will update my total. Trying (still!!) to defrost my freezer so have been using up stuff and avoiding a big shop. Off to read back and see what you have all been up to!
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fedupandskint

prophecy_grrl wrote: »

Corned beef stew:
6 x floppy carrots
6 x small floppy parnsips
2 HUGE spuds
4 small wrinkly onions
Tin corned beef
3 x veg stock cubs
2 tbsp mixed herbs
Water

Chop all the veg into small pieces and put into a big pot
Add water - I don't measure but I would guess maybe 2-3 litres?
Add stock cubes and mixed herbs
Bring to boil & simmer for 20 mins ish
Chop corned beef into cm ish cubes and add to pot
Simmer for 1 hour ish

I don't add salt or pepper but I suppose you could to taste. We eat ours with part baked rolls and butter... Mmmm can't wait for DH to get home now to tuck in!!!

Thanks

I'll be doing this one night next week if I get back from work early enough otherwise its the weekend

Sounds nice

Just deciding once the freezer contents go down a bit over the next few weeks whether to buy half a pig (in pieces) and put it in the freezer to use. I think it will be more economical to do this than buy like I do now. Anyway won't be this month I don't think so plenty of time to weigh up what to do

mongmoney

I'm having trouble updating sig.
My current spend for feb is £12-86, after a shop at ice and sains today. Going to cook a big curry to freeze tomorrow as I got some reduced chicken from sains.
Keep going peeps.
Mongy

esmer

I went to Asda today for a wee change, and I seemed to have saved a fair bit.

So my first week into Feb, and my shopping was. 34.91

Hippeechiq

prophecy_grrl Your Corned Beef Stew sounds lovely

minnie2 wrote: »

you dont happen to know if there is a thread about allergies on here? i have loads food allergies and general allergies. main food ones are all dairy products and beef - the whole cow im anaphylactic so fairly severe!

Blimey - that's frightening. Poor you :grouphug:

On the minced pork recipe front - I've been making this for over 20 years, and it's very nice indeed

BARBECUE PORK
Serves 4

2 Tbs Oil
1 Large Onion, finely chopped
450g Lean Minced Pork
2 Red Peppers, diced
28g Raisins
3 Tbs Orange Juice
2 Tbs Clear Honey
2 Tbs Soy Sauce
1 Tbs Tomato Puree
1 Tbs Vinegar
1 Tsp Paprika
¼ Tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 Garlic Clove (I use Lazy Garlic)
Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste

Heat oil. Add Onion, Pork & Red Peppers and cook gently for 5 mins
Combine Orange Juice, Honey, Soy Sauce, Tomato Puree, Vinegar, Paprika & Cayenne Pepper and add to pan.
Followed by the Raisins, Garlic & S & P.
Bring to boil. Lower temperature, cover and simmer for 45 mins or until pork is cooked through and tender.
Serve on a bed of Wholewheat Spaghetti

Have spends today of roughly £4.50 ish - need to update siggy but CBA at the mo.

laineyc_2

Hippeechiq, I am going to try that recipe. Sounds lovely.

NickJW

Hi All

£11.92 spent in Mr S today - I was restrained!!! :j

Urrghh! Just checked my receipt and I scanned the correct price for the sausages instead of the reduced sticker!

Gorgeestwo

Popped into Mr T's today, spent just over £20, but they had a massive box of fairy washing powder for £10, so not too bad. Also went to Home Bargains and pets at home for a few bits, in total spent £45.47 Off to update my sig.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend. :j

gdyr1945

XSpender wrote: »

I use T0p Cash Back and have made about £200 in the last 10 months from cashback and I don't buy a lot on line as I am out of work at the moment so not much spare cash. I have taken the free trials from cred1t expert and L0ve film both have been hassle free and paid the cash back pretty quickly. £15 for one and about £18 for the other I think when I did them.

Thanks for this. Will have ago at earning a bit extra money. I particularly like the 'hassle free' bit.

Homemade pizza for dinner tonight - yummy. Out all day tomorrow; going to see the Tutenkhmon (?) exhibition at the Trafford Centre. We always find these large shopping places totally confusing as their aren't any where we live.