I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

Edwardia

Got Egyptian cotton sheets really cheap in ASDA last year and they're not posh hotel quality but do the job. Like cotton waffle blankets as light but warm, last one I bought was a big double for £37 in Harrods sale.

Last night OH nipped out to Tesco Express and bought peppered steaks and mushrooms. I had fried free range eggs, mushrooms, peas and Korkers sausages from the freezer instead of peppered steaks.

cheerfulness4

Rummaging through the pantry I've found the ingredients to make a Delia quick fruit cake, (uses mincemeat, of which I have loads!) and the last of the ginger cake mix from a 3.5kg sack from Bigbrands' that I shall make up with a tin of mandarins that's been lurking. (makes the sponge really moist but you can't tell there's fruit in it so it doesn't alert the lads!)

Must get the energy to bake but am whacked. A fox was screaming/call half the night at the back of us and, having never heard one before, I thought something terrible was occurring in the fields. :eek:

If you've never heard one it sounds like this :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIb5PmJsj6U&feature=related

Now I know what the menacing sound on Midsummer Murders is!

VfM4meplse

cheerfulness4 wrote: »

A fox was screaming/call half the night at the back of us and, having never heard one before, I thought something terrible was occurring in the fields. :eek:

It probably was - for the vixen! Good tip about the mandarins and cake btw. I'm going to have a go at making a vegan panettone this weekend, looking forward to having it with a big latte for breakfast on Sunday morning. It'll make a nice change from Weetabix for once. Am getting a bit sick of the Weetabix and soup regimen, but really don't fancy the baked beans either .

brighteyes1987

Evening all,

Quiet here today :cool:

Bagel for breakfast, dd had cereal
no lunch
eggs & bacon for dinner

Have just been to do my weekly top up shop, only £17.38 spent!! Again another massive achievement for me :j
In the 3 weeks or so I have been doing this challenge I have saved at least £100 on my usual food shopping habits & my cupboards/freezer are well and truly bulging!!!
I'm going to try and miss next weeks shop out only getting milk when needed as the majority of easter weekend I will be around at family's houses and I always leave with a bag of goodies!!! The overspending on food must run in my family :rotfl:
Plus there will be no need for packed lunch stuff (usually my main spends) as it will be half term.

Well enough of my rambling

Hope everyone is well

BE x

Kirri

Evening all & hello to Lynsey posting from holiday lol

I'm continuing to make holes in the freezer, tonight was beans and pasta sauce frozen from the allotment last summer.. with pasta and Quorn.

Trip to the farm shop tomorrow for veg, not expecting to buy anything next week apart from veg.

ms_night_ryder

hey guys

bought a whole salmon today for £7.50 was well pleased thought i would spend double that, got the fishmonger in sainsbos to fillet it for me, each side will make 6 generous fillets once cut up so a bargain me thinks, one side destined for my grandmas house to go with a chicken my cousins making, yum.

the guy says that the half price salmon doesnt finish until after easter, so depending how my whoopsie hunt goes, may buy another one, i really love salmon and just usually pop it in my steamer with the rice and veg and have a nice healthy meal.

feeling too lazy to make mac and cheese so tomorrow, have taken out a pork join for sunday and the last crimbo whoopsie, 2 chicken breasts, freezer meat drawer is looking better although not alot.

Lip_Stick

Morning all

Ds decided to get up at 6:45 this morning, even though he's been dead tired lately. Told him to get back to bed so after a bit he climbed in mine. He didn't get up again til 8:50.

Not sure about meals today but I'm going to make some bread... I keep telling myself. Breakfast for ds was yoghurt and banana, dinner for us both will probably be soup. Ds will be eating at the folks tonight tho so just me for tea. Cooked some of the ribs yesterday and they were lush.

Will take that bedding back today and hoping to visit the joke shop if it's still open. Get some pretend poo for ds lol, think he'd love that.

ms_night_ryder - good deal there for your salmon. I still have a fair few fillets in from when Asda were doing them half price.

Edwardia - Will have a look in Asda, I bought some Egyptian cotton valance sheets reduced in there last year too.

BE - well done on your savings!

pixnmix_2

Morning everyone :wave:

I love this thread. So many good tips and inspiration

Yesterday after work, I popped into Asda and got 4 one portion chicken pies whoopsied to 49p and a few other things. First decent whoopsie swoop for AGES! Well happy!

Have just done an Approved Food shop and ordered a load of stir fry sauce and cous cous. Also ordered a lucky box reduced to £1 so looking forward to what might be in that

cheerfulness4

Some of the recent lucky boxes have been really good value pixmix, albeit random items in them. Only ordered one once before but I was pleased.

lyra

Agree the lucky boxes can be very random! But always worth a £1. Last time I got chewing gum with chocolate in the middle :eek: Went in the bin!

Hope everyone's gearing up for a nice weekend Off to a comedy show tonight, looking forward to that. Having dinner at my parents beforehand, not sure what I'm having for lunch yet.