I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

Kirri

^ Bargain carpet!

Had a trip to M&S today for some healthy vegan bits, had lunch at least today then

Welcome Donna Maybe start by working out a list of meals you could make from everything in stock, without having to buy in more. If you read this whole thread you will probably end up buying more than you have already

Lynsey

Morning all, a little frosty here today!!

Toasted tea-cake for myself and hubby had Special K Honey Clusters for breakfast. He said the clusters were like broken up cereal bars, but a bit harder.
Belly pork to finish off and snacking the rest.
Hoping not to shop today and will only do Sainsbury's late on if passing and will only buy vastly reduced stuff - hopefully veg.
I need to go shopping for Brother tomorrow, so might wait until then.

Out most of day, catch up tonight.

Stay warm.

Lynsey

donnajt

Lynsey wrote: »

donnajt - welcome to the thread and hope you post regularly. Some like to list everything and meal plan, I just work around a budget and haven't a clue what I have - got loads though. lol
Good luck and hope you save lots of pennies. Do you buy reduced stuff to fill your freezers/cupboards??

Hy lynsey thank u for such warm welcome, I used to be very organised and would have a meal plan written on my fridge each week but it stopped

I must admit i try and buy reduced items but our tesco only really reduces stuff by pennies - although i did manage to get 3 packs of lean mince lamb for 63p each in the week and this will make 3 lots of lamachuns one of the families fav meals

As the weather is hideous I intend to sort kitchen out today including making a stock list and then meal planning

just from top of my head I have prepared this list from stuff i already have:

Lunch:
slow cooked pulled pork / hm pasties / hm soup

Dinners:
Mon: pulled pork and roasties, broccoli, cauli
Tue: Lamb stew and dumplings
Wed: Chilli pasta bake
Thu: Ham, egg and chips
Fri: pizza
Sat: chicken and bacon pasta
Sun: lamb breast and roast

and here is my shopping list:

2 x Capri sun 10pack = 2 for £4
4 x Tesco No Added Sugar Smooth Cream Soda 2 Litre
3 x Wrights Parmesan And Sun Dried Tomato Bread Mix 500G
4 x value sparkling water
1 x Ranch Dressing
1x value mush
1x value sponges
= £16.44
3x value sponge mix = 22p / 3for2 = 44p
= £12.88

my normal sunday spend is £60+!!!


where do you all get this amazing money off coupons?? well impressed by your hoards

donnajt

Kirri wrote: »

^ Bargain carpet!

Had a trip to M&S today for some healthy vegan bits, had lunch at least today then

Welcome Donna Maybe start by working out a list of meals you could make from everything in stock, without having to buy in more. If you read this whole thread you will probably end up buying more than you have already

Hi Kirri - tell me about it - I keep finding recipes and tips and thinking oh add that to list, oh must have that, wow never even thought of that as furiously scribbling another shopping list :rotfl:

However, i have been copying and pasting and will just add these items when budget allows or meals call for them

Does anyone make laundry gloop? i am running low on washing powder and am tempted to make it but worried i am just going to be pouring money down the drain

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donnajt wrote: »

where do you all get this amazing money off coupons?? well impressed by your hoards

Updated printable Money off coupon thread. All current offers are on first page.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3840565

Kirri

donnajt wrote: »

Hi Kirri - tell me about it - I keep finding recipes and tips and thinking oh add that to list, oh must have that, wow never even thought of that as furiously scribbling another shopping list :rotfl:

However, i have been copying and pasting and will just add these items when budget allows or meals call for them

Does anyone make laundry gloop? i am running low on washing powder and am tempted to make it but worried i am just going to be pouring money down the drain

That's what I do now, I have a list of things I want to buy and then get 1 or 2 things off it when I am really bored with what I have left in stock to make a specific recipe. Before I used to buy things I wanted to use at some point in the future and that's when I spent a lot more and things sat around longer..

Can't help on that, not knowing what it is?? I only buy Ecover which works out cheap enough as I get 50 ish washes from 1.5 litres.

chardonnay_2

donna your best to try the moneysaving oldstyle board for advice on laundry gloop.

donnajt

so, here goes, my first eat out of freezer/cupboard success:

Ainsley Harriot Bacon & Bean Pasties...have been meaning to bake them for the last 8 years lol!

not the neatest of pasties, but fab for first attempt! and taste amazing!

lindseykim13

donnajt wrote: »

Hi Kirri - tell me about it - I keep finding recipes and tips and thinking oh add that to list, oh must have that, wow never even thought of that as furiously scribbling another shopping list :rotfl:

However, i have been copying and pasting and will just add these items when budget allows or meals call for them

Does anyone make laundry gloop? i am running low on washing powder and am tempted to make it but worried i am just going to be pouring money down the drain

There is a good recipee somewhere on the old style board-i make the powder when i run out of glithy/moc washing liquid lol

I don't think the ingredients need to be specific but i used to mix borax, a grated bar of soap and soda crytals i think. Although i have a ton of freebie washing liquid so haven't used in in a while. Soap nuts are worth looking at too.

lindseykim13

donnajt wrote: »

so, here goes, my first eat out of freezer/cupboard success:

Ainsley Harriot Bacon & Bean Pasties...have been meaning to bake them for the last 8 years lol!

not the neatest of pasties, but fab for first attempt! and taste amazing!

Give me one

I need to have a go at those-got bacon out of the freezer too this morning which didn't defrost in time for luch so need another use for it.