I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

quintwins

Hi all i don't think i've posted in a few days maybe a week.

anyway in-

freezer-2 bags of frozen brocolli, and a bag of mixed veg.
cupboards- about 80 assorted tins, few bags pf spagetti and some seasoning (don't judge me tesco sent me a code and i'm trying to do this year as cheap as possible so stocking up seemed like a good idea)

out-chicken fillets, mince x2, mixed veg, 2 jars pasta sauce, instant mash, fish.

I havent made much of a dent in the freezer and i'm getting to the i can't be bothered to make tea stage but i'll push threw it and remeber all the money i'm savings, tomorrows play is beans on toast and scrambled egg for breakfast, spag bol for lunch using leftovers and pizza and garlic bread for dinner all from stuff we have in/leftovers.

Kirri

Just added spends up so far this year:
£22.77
of which £22.08 on fruit and veg
and 69p on food (£6.20 - £5.51 points/vouchers)

so feel fairly pleased with that.

Teacake for breakfast
Had more 'xmas snacks' for lunch
Bit of a using up thing for dinner - the Stilton from the hamper, quite a lot of rocket and some peppers in oil I had in the fridge - mixed in with pasta and worked better than expected!


Welcome Jelly

Lip_Stick

Evening all. Spent a couple of quid today on milk, and a couple of whoopsies. Got some muffins for 20p and apple juice for 49p. For tea we had fish and chips from the freezer and a tin of mushy peas.

Planning on taking ds to kid's club at the cinema tomorrow, not sure what we'll see but there's a few films on that we could watch. Really wanted to watch The Hobbit, but it's 3d, and 3d films are starting to annoy me lol. Hoping it'll end up on kid's club at some point, or at least 2d.

Will eat out for lunch at pizza hut as they've a half price offer so we should eat for about a fiver, which includes the salad. Won't buy drinks there as it'll double the bill lol.

Jelly Biactol - Hi there... interested to know what these weird goodies you've amassed!

Nice to see you again quintwins.

Welsh Poppy, hope you didn't sneeze too loud and scare the wee pup lol.

Lynsey - just think how much you'd save if you didn't have that morning cuppa.

Jane thanks for the recipe! I've just discovered recently, I love cumin.

zafiro1984 - hope the dog recovers ok... but bet he has a great life and wouldn't want it any other way lol.

Lip_Stick

Morning all.... are you lazy lot still in bed???? :mad: Wake up!

Ds decided to drag me out of bed farrrrrrrr too early. Felt shattered. Off to the pictures shortly, will need to visit home bargains on the way for pop corn and drinks.

Might treat myself to a new handbag today, although handbag shopping and ds, won't exactly mix.

Going to have egg muffins for tea I think. Was supposed to be having them for brekkie but wasn't hungry enough.

Anyway, have a good day all. Let's hope this snow holds off!... well I don't mind it snowing on Sunday, as long as it's gone by Monday morning.

Welsh_Poppy

Morning

Thanks Lip stick

Pup is 7 months old hyper active lurcher......nightmar as eye swollen and painful but as soon as home eye drops in and painkillers and this morning eye fine.
But my back in agony must have jarred it with the dog and hardly any sleep....so off for hot bath and electric blanket on back.
Apart from that good evening.

Food today will be chicken curry when i make it and Indian buffet from freezer,

Looks like no walking for me today will play catch up when back better.

Lynsey

Lip_Stick wrote: »

Morning all.... are you lazy lot still in bed???? :mad: Wake up!

Lie in and coffee in bed.

just_trying wrote: »

Oh lynsey you're naughty,

.................... and that's how I get my coffee brought to me in bed. ........................ :rotfl:

Jelly Biactol - welcome and good luck. Can I have your freezer space??

Actually, freezer space is improving and took out a liver and bacon ready meal for hubby. I'll just be going with the flow today and trying hard to get rid of more biccies.

Spent 54p last night on chicken noodle teriyaki salad meal (30p) and a pack of 6 scone (24p).

No Lidl today and could easily be a NSD, unless I visit the cheap shops.

Got my new phone contract and on 02, so need to read up on apps and have a look at 02 Moments thingy. I will use it on a M&S meal offer when it's available and I fathom out how to suss it!!

2013 food spends so far = £14.77.

No spend days and low spend days are the way to reduce costs.

Wishes to all, hope all are well and blessings to the dogs who are suffering. zafiro1984, that sounds horrible.

No snow here yet, but sky looked full this morning early on. Clearing a bit now though and mild.

Lynsey

zafiro1984

Thanks lip stick, dog feeling very sorry for himself, going to leave him indoors today and see how he is at lunchtime.

Has anyone got experience of food dehydrators. I'm tempted, but would value any independent opinions before splashing out. I 'm looking at the one by Lakeland, thanks

just_trying

Ha ha lipstick still in bed, i've been up since 6.15 as oh brother here and oh was moaning come on get up, he's up and will be needing tea. I said i'll get up in a minute, no get up now was his reply. I am sure he knows where the kettle is !! not a good idea to annoy me first thing in the morning, i like to go at my own speed.

I made them all a cooked breakfast at about 9.00, lunch will be soup and dinner i don't know as forgot to take something out this morning, oh just thought i have aldi finest aa burgers so may have them will wait and see.

Lynsey, your terrible.

Had a flurry of snow here and it's cold, hope that's it but there saying were going to get more this evening hope not. Stay warm everyone and have a lovely day. Catch up later.

gailey_2

hope everyones doing ok. Hubby did 35quid top up fresh shop lilds and spent least 15 corner shop this week but still have tonnes in cupboard freezer. Think december food bill running high maybe as high as 450 but intend to spend very little jan /feb . My jan starts on 25th when hubby gets paid. so aiming to spend £100 or less from 25th jan-25th feb.

Got bargain sausages reduced to 63p spar, they have kingsmill loaf on mega offer of 89p.

Should do lidls this weekend but feeling bit tired, hubbys working and its raining plus no meat offers:(

negociated with sky yesterday saving us 30quid amonth and loads freebies, stepsons phone contract ended so thats £20 saved need to look at breakdown cover and house contents this week.


Today need to meal plan this week as been bit slack last week.
We have so much so we doing ok just can never decide what I fancy.

Edwardia

Hi everyone ! Went to Budgens, M&S and Sainsbury's with my mother yesterday.

Spotted medium organic free range eggs from local farmer 1.80 in Budgens (same size 1.99 in M&S). Got 20 organic green teabags in M&S for 99p. Could have gotten YS organic apples in Sainsbury's but as OH hasn't finished ones I got before I didn't. Did find the elusive 4 Sainsbury's SO organic wholemeal rolls for £1 and found an organic fresh-baked baguette 90p. Much smaller than the Waitrose one 9p dearer and looks smaller than the Tesco one same price. Sainsbury's organic bananas much cheaper than Ocado, Waitrose and even ASDA

NSD but OH has gone down town centre to pick up kitchen towels (6 for 99p at 99p Stores), Winalot (2 for £1 at Poundland) and hopefully some Nature and More organic Heirloom cherry tomatoes from Lidl.

We've got Daylesford chicken legs for dinner not sure what we're doing with them yet. OH got a Hampshire Game pheasant (Abel & Cole offer) out of the freezer for Sunday. There was a leftover portion of pot au feu Thursday so that's going in with the pheasant as stock to make a kind of casserole. Real winter food

Hope you're all warm and well xx