Countdown to Freedom

muddywhitechicken

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

I'll need a bit of luck to buy fruit and milk for a £5 but I'm going to do my best

Tilly x

I read this message before the original and thought that this was Tilly's budget for a month not a week :eek: I don't doubt for a minute that SuperTilly would still come in under budget if it was for a month:rotfl:

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Afternoon Muddywhitchicken, if only :j

It's been interesting though as I definitely haven't gone mad on food over Christmas but I am sick of food at the moment.

Tilly x x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Any favourite recipes for using up limes - needs to be frozen?

Thanks Tilly x

BookWorm

Hi Tilly - belated festive wishes to you as I've not been around much over the holiday period

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Any favourite recipes for using up limes - needs to be frozen?

Thanks Tilly x

Not really a recipe but what I do with spare limes is cut them up into segments or slices and freeze. That way they can go into drinks as sudo ice cubes straight from the freezer:T

BW

gallygirl

Try THIS - I did it last summer - nom nom .

Although Bookworm's suggestion would be good with gin .

*Jellie*

Hi Tilly- I just updated the 100K club list and your progress in a year is astounding. I must reread your diary to pick up some tips as we are at £272 at the moment and would love to pay off in 10 years but that will be really tough!

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Thanks Jellie, it shows how wasteful we used to be

It will certainly make a difference in December 2015 when it's GONE :):)

GG, I guess I could make some of the chicken rub up and freeze - thanks for the recipe.

Hi Bookworm, will definitely freeze some slices - G&T with fresh lime sounds like a plan x x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Well I am catching up on the menu plan. Surrounded by books, glass of port by my side, fire on and lap top at the ready.

The freezer is full to bursting - if Dawn was still posting I'd describe it like hers - rubber sides :rotfl:

I'm quite looking forward to clearing the stocks. Will mean a top up AF shop in February but better to keep the stock turning over

The feelings of fresh starts are lovely at this time of the year and even Mr T has been whizzing round getting things done. We have an old lap top which he has meant to wipe for over a year :eek: it's now done :)

Need to get planning now.

Dinner out with friends has been rearranged as the horrible bug has hit them. There really are some dreadful bugs around at the moment.

Night Tilly x

originalmiscellany

Just going off task a little - but we love Costco - we do a monthly shop there (we have the exec card, 2% back on all orders) and we get a serious amount of basics (beans etc) from them, meat, soup, cheese etc. It's not cheap but super quality, and has made a big saving than getting them from supermarkets, although you do need to get a load of space to save the 48 tins of beans you buy as a spontaneous purchase!

sillyinthepast

Evening Tilly. Happy new year to you. Have you thought about doing a lime marmalade with the excess limes? X