What to spend my £20 on!?

Prudent

Do Sainsburys do a £10 mela deal with wine? I would be tempted to buy two, then you can treat yourself to a very relaxed evening too

KolaKube

Hello! Congrats on the voucher that's awesome!

Ok, how about this. I've been onto mysupermarket and priced it all up

Nibbles: Fancy breadsticks
Starter: Mushroom risotto
Main: Baked stuffed chicken thighs in bacon, with garlic roast potatoes and carrots
Dessert: Profiterole Gateaux
Wine: 2x bottles of rose

Comes to £19.92 and plenty for 4, if not 6 (although they may have to bring a bottle...!)

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Sains basics carrots 75p
Sains basics mushrooms 95p
Onion 14p
Garlic bulb 30p
Bag of spuds 97p

Sainsburys chicken thigh fillets 325g x3 for £5 on offer
Sainsburys butchers choice dry cure streaky bacon 225g £2

Profiterole Gateaux (frozen aisle) - £2

10x chicken stock cubes 84p

Sainsburys arborio risotto rice 92p

Basics sage and onion stuffing 15p (x2)

Sainsburys taste the difference torinesi breadsticks 75p

Meadow Brook Rose wine - 2 for £5

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If you already had an onion / chicken stock cubes you could also scrap the breadsticks and get some crackers and a block of cheese maybe?

If you fancy any of this and recipes needed happy to PM you!

mummyofboys

Thanks so much for the ideas everyone Im still planning exactly what Im going to make so any more ideas is brill Ive decided to ask my mum to have the kids for the night tomorrow and enjoy the meal tomorrow night.. Im also going to get abit dressed up and dress the table posh! lol so it feels special .

I know I sound really lame being so excited but we've not had many times where we can just enjoy something nice without worrying about money recently.. Is also nice to give back to my sister as she has really been there for us monnagran is right its all about making special memories

Thanks everyone I will keep you posted

KolaKube

mummyofboys I've PMed you back, if any of it doesn't make sense let me know lol

Kola xx

mummyofboys

KolaKube wrote: »

mummyofboys I've PMed you back, if any of it doesn't make sense let me know lol

Kola xx

No thats brill thanks so much

KolaKube

mummyofboys wrote: »

No thats brill thanks so much

No worries! Enjoy yourself!

Thought: there always tends to be whoopsie mushrooms in sains so worth keeping your eyes peeled when you go

xx

curlytop12

oh,bless you.i got excited when i saw the title of your post and its not even my flipping £20!!
have a pamper getting ready,like a proper date night.
no kids,lovely meal,friends and partner to share it with,how fantastic.
and i know you'll deserve it being a nurse too!
fill us all in after the event:)

maman

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PLEASE DO!!!

dirtysexymonkey

id get two of the £5 pizza deals (so 4 large pizzas and 4 sides - choice of garlic bread, salad or coleslaw) and one of the dine in 2 for £10 meal deals. that way you're being frugal and luxury.

heretolearn_2

have a lovely evening. It's great to treat yourself after you've had to tighten your belts.

Our home treat night is usually a juicy steak with chips and salad, with a cream cake for pud, a DVD and a bottle of something nice. You could do that for 4 on £20 if you chose your steaks well. You can get a lot of rump steak for a tenner - it may be the cheaper cut because it can be a bit tougher than the others but it has a great flavour and it's fine as long as you don't eat it charcoaled.