a month without supermarket - new challenge for 2011 starts at post 1013

COOLTRIKERCHICK

on friday..... i spent £55. in the butchers.....

i bought a whole silverside..... which one of my butcher's deals if you buy a whole silverside its only £1.99 lb....

he cut it up into joints for me...so i have some big joints for the weekend and some smaller ones for mid-week dinners..... i had 9 joints all together... which i thought was brill.. those9 joints cost £43. he asked me if i wanted welsh beef or aberdeen angus...so i opted for the aberdeen angus... we had one of the joints for sunday...... it was absolutely stunning........

also had chutney...... chicken breasts.....bones for the dog and some veg as well...

the joint i cooked at the weekend would have easily cost £10 - £12 in mr t..... and would not have been half as nice.......

i am now on the look out for ground almonds......as i want to try some new recipes out....any ideas..... where i can get it from .....?


competitionscafe.......could be a eurovision.....entry......:rolleyes:

rach

i'm pretty sure my weigh and save do ground almonds

ti1980

Do you have any Asian or Oriental shops near you? Can definitely get ground almonds from them.

looby-loo_2

rach wrote: »

yeah, i knew that thanks , but i am going to be good and not do it! though i may pop into Ts to use the loo on my way to see OH today, but i won't be buying anything!!!

This made me laugh. I went to town on Saturday and was caught short - the only place I could think of to go was Ts - I did feel a bit of a traitor!

rach

lol.i didn't stop there in the end, but i did stop at a garage for petrol and the loo, and to my shame it was somerfield.....and i bought a bottle of orange juice.... i was thirsty and needed a boost and there wasn't really anywhere else to go!

well, £1 to a supermarket, hopefully all i'll spend until easter!

rach

just realised that its getting a bit more challenging now...though i am determined. i need to get that UHT skimmed milk, i'm now onto my last carton, and i am out of frozen berries.

little_miss_thrifty

rach wrote: »

just realised that its getting a bit more challenging now...though i am determined. i need to get that UHT skimmed milk, i'm now onto my last carton, and i am out of frozen berries.

I am struggling a bit too - my babes love Yeo Valley yoghurts (the children's versions) and the only place i know that sells them is....!!! Typical! I don't like getting the other yog's as they are so full of sugar. Any one got any suggestions? I have seen the soya ones in the health food shop, but don't know if they are suitable?

thriftlady_2

You might be able to order Yeo Valley stuff through an organic delivery scheme. Or try a health food shop

TKP_3

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

i am now on the look out for ground almonds......as i want to try some new recipes out....any ideas..... where i can get it from .....?

You should be able to get it at any health food shop?

suekjw

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

i would totally recommend peeps that are read this thread....to just change one thing ( and start by going to one independant shop) as every little helps...( a new person buying from an independant on a regular basis... could make a huge diff.... to them ):D

You have all been such an inspiration. I'm not ready to cut out the supermarket just yet as there are certain things like Tesco nappies etc that I need (DD only needs them at night but much better than any others). Thanks to you guys though I am shopping at local shops more, and thinking about what I am buying. Have cut out buying fruit or meat from the supermarkets altogether and am actually enjoying shopping - even going the the supermarket isn't the chore it once was!