March 2011 Grocery Challenge

NickJW

Thanks everyone! It does feel good, and I will go out for a few drinks next week - I've booked a cheap train 2 night break to York (somewhere else in the UK I've never been to!) for £65 including train tickets. :cool: I do love my holidays, so I'll be going on more of them (All Old Style of course - you can't go back once you've tried it!), now I have extra money.

I do need to start saving as well - for a rainy day fund, and also a long term pension :eek: as well
Going to keep at the GC to keep me on the straight and narrow.
Anyway - not so good spends to report today - but it was all toiletries (shampoo, face wash, toothpaste, mouthwash on 3 for 2 deals) in Boots - £13.79.

There are so many good recipes to keep track of at the moment. I've got a binder full of printed recipes for ease of access, but I still stick to my regular meals. I feel the urge to get more adventurous with my meal planning this month!

rosieben

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Right I will leave it there before Rosieben belts me for creating more work :rotfl:(sorry Rosiben )
Off to update the list.... and I will be quiet now

:rotfl:

you're forgiven MrsM fab recipes! I've already added a couple into the start of my next month's meal plan cheese and bacon anything is lush!

just [STRIKE]off to add[/STRIKE] added them to the recipe index; we have a nice selection of SW recipes :T so I'll sort them into a section of their own when I tidy the list

rosieben

NickJW wrote: »

Happy St Davids day to those who celebrate it...I did my bit my having lamb stew

I paid off ALL of debt today - such a good feeling!

Sorry Nick I missed this earlier :T well done you!!

youngmummy

NSD for me today. we're abit skint atm, oh well as long as the bills are paid theres a roof over our head food on the table and clothes on our backs thats the main thing. anyway just gonna finish this cuppa then im off to bed x

castri09_2

can you put me down for £50 this month slowly getting through the freezer

scotsaver

supersally01 wrote: »

Got home tonight to find that twinks hobnobs that i made yesterday were all gone!!!

supersally - when I make mine I use a rounded TBSP from my measuring spoons, put the mix into a bun tray and flatten it down, this way I get about 50 biscuits and they rise nicely in the oven giving you a good sized biscuit which is quite thick. I leave about a dozen out at a time and freeze the rest and remove when we need to top up.;)

NickJW wrote: »

Thanks everyone! It does feel good, and I will go out for a few drinks next week - I've booked a cheap train 2 night break to York (somewhere else in the UK I've never been to!) for £65 including train tickets. :cool: I do love my holidays, so I'll be going on more of them (All Old Style of course - you can't go back once you've tried it!), now I have extra money.

Nick - I think you'll like York, we've been loads of times over the years, lots of sightseeing opportunities, lots of shops, restaurants and nice coffee shops and bars and a decent Market.:)

Should be a NSD today as I don't plan to go out, got a friend coming for coffee.

Dinner tonight will be Oxtail Stew in the slow cooker, using the Oxtail from DR so interested to see how it compares with the last one I made using Oxtail from the local Butcher, the stew was just swimming in fat.

Have a good day everyone.;)

Mothership

scotsaver wrote: »

supersally - when I make mine I use a rounded TBSP from my measuring spoons, put the mix into a bun tray and flatten it down, this way I get about 50 biscuits and they rise nicely in the oven giving you a good sized biscuit which is quite thick. I leave about a dozen out at a time and freeze the rest and remove when we need to top up.;)



Nick - I think you'll like York, we've been loads of times over the years, lots of sightseeing opportunities, lots of shops, restaurants and nice coffee shops and bars and a decent Market.:)

Should be a NSD today as I don't plan to go out, got a friend coming for coffee.

Dinner tonight will be Oxtail Stew in the slow cooker, using the Oxtail from DR so interested to see how it compares with the last one I made using Oxtail from the local Butcher, the stew was just swimming in fat.

Have a good day everyone.;)

I wouldn't mind the recipe for your oxtail stew, I've got some from DR as well I've never made it before , but my granny did.

Well done Nick on clearing off your debt, hope you have a lovely holiday

Candy_Belle

Morning!

Congrats NickJW on being debt free!:) Can't wait till the day I can say that!

Few spends from yesterday

Sainsbugs £8.12 2xBags of ultra clumping cat litter

Bodycarp £1.05 - 2 Handwashes

Off to update siggy! Have a good day everyone! x

pixie1

Well ive brought a bread roll for hubs lunch tomorrow @ 60c and a box of diet coke.

All i need to get me through the weekend is a pack of breakfast muffins and some mustard so thankkfully i will have a cheap weekend.

Pix

franby64

Morning

My first GC spend of the month yesterday was £30:eek::eek::eek:on pizzas as a result of a rash and foolish promise I made over half-term that the kiddies could have a D*minoes. Won't be doing that again for a while!

Also had a @£45 basic Tesco shop on Tues night plus a few bits yesterday, mainly chicken for nuggets. I count nuggets as a major success as the kiddies prefer the ones I make to the shopbought - this does not happen very often!

Well done to NickJW for getting rid of your debt - a really good feeling!

Thankyou Mrs M for the SW recipes, and Rosiben, grouping them together will be very useful for us wannabe SWers!

Just need a carrot and a bag of frozen peas today for a SW lentil shepherd's pie, cheap and filling

Have a good day!