PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING

Hello Forumites! However well-intentioned, for the safety of other users we ask that you refrain from seeking or offering medical advice. This includes recommendations for medicines, procedures or over-the-counter remedies. Posts or threads found to be in breach of this rule will be removed.
We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. See the Community Noticeboard for more info. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

January 2012 Grocery Challenge

Options
1211212214216217330

Comments

  • sproggi
    sproggi Posts: 1,560 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    minipenny wrote: »
    Does everyone have a seperate budget for toiletries? I don't but I'm wondering if £250 for toiletries and Groceries is realistic?


    My budget includes all toiletries and cleaning stuff, but I tend to bulk buy when there are offers on, this months budget took a hit from toilet rolls, shower gel and fabric softner, but now I will not need to worry about buying these for at least a couple of months.

    Good luck for tomorrow :)

    Sproggi
    'We can get over being poor, but it takes longer to get over being ignorant'
    Jane Sequichie Hifler
    Beware of little expenses.A small leak will sink a great ship
    Benjamin Franklin
  • My budget includes cleaning stuff etc, as I have no other budget for it to come from!
    Grocery challenge for family of three - me, dd(12) and ds(11), feeding dp 2 or 3 x a week too. Only food, not toiletries. Jan £87.97/£100 Feb £0/£100
    Frugal 2018 needed! Saving and NOT spending
  • tigerfeet2006
    tigerfeet2006 Posts: 14,030 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    bunbun2 wrote: »
    I have been following this thread since the begiining of January and think it is great. thank you to all involved!

    I haven't joined in yet as I am not sure of our budget. I am ashamed to say that I have no idea of how much we spent a month. OH gets paid on 31 January (last pay was 20 December:eek:) so till then we are trying to spend as little as possible. We are using stuff out of the freezer and shopping in Lidl/Aldi etc.

    I will decide on a budget and join in February if you will have me!

    My lurking has come to an end to say totallybored your cheese, tomato and pesto muffins sound delicious. would it be possible to have the recipe?

    I look forward to joining in next month!

    You will be very welcome on the February thread Bunbun. Just post your figures in big red numbers when it is up and running and dive right in.
    BSCno.87
    The only stupid question is an unasked one
    Loving life as a Kernow Hippy
  • Agreed. Bunbun your more than welcome.....speaking as a newcomer I can only sing praises of this group they are a truly lovely bunch of people who go above and beyond to be helpful and are supportive and motivating! You will definitely enjoy your time here I know I have so far and its definitely helped me more to stay on the straight and noshop oh and you learn really yummy recipies!!!!
  • djhops
    djhops Posts: 16 Forumite
    After my £18 shop (for 2) this week, we treated ourselves to drinks :beer: with friends last night (circa £20) but otherwise have been very good this weekend... no meals out or take aways!!!

    The outcome has been much healthier eating (apart from some leftover christmas choc) and even went for a jog so deserved the choc anyway :D
  • Herbyme
    Herbyme Posts: 722 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Also went to B&M but only got a box of Dorset cereal for £1.39.

    B&W bunny (I have one of those!), what kind of Dorset Cereal? Not listed on the B&M website... I have a weakness for it...
  • bunbun2 wrote: »
    I have been following this thread since the begiining of January and think it is great. thank you to all involved!

    I haven't joined in yet as I am not sure of our budget. I am ashamed to say that I have no idea of how much we spent a month. OH gets paid on 31 January (last pay was 20 December:eek:) so till then we are trying to spend as little as possible. We are using stuff out of the freezer and shopping in Lidl/Aldi etc.

    I will decide on a budget and join in February if you will have me!

    My lurking has come to an end to say totallybored your cheese, tomato and pesto muffins sound delicious. would it be possible to have the recipe?

    I look forward to joining in next month!

    Will post it for you, they're great for breakfast snacks at work.
  • 275g plain flour
    1 tablespoon baking powder
    2 eggs
    225ml milk
    110g butter
    20 cherry tomatoes deseeded (I prefer the oval shaped ones, I cut into quarters and squeeze the seeds out when cutting them)
    100g cheese (mature cheddar is good but I've used anything left that's in the fridge)
    Dessert spoon of pesto (add as much as you like, I guess at a heaped spoon and it tastes good)
    Oven 200c for about 25 mins

    Mix flour and baking powder in a bowl.
    In another melt butter and mix with milk and eggs.
    Mix in toms, cheese and blob of pesto.
    Add flour mix to it so create a rough mix
    Put in 12 muffin greased muffin cases (I find they stick to paper ones).
    Bake and eat :D
  • XSpender
    XSpender Posts: 3,811 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Thank you for all your good wishes for my DS after his accident at nursery. He ran around like a tazmanian devil today as only a 20 month old can so no long term effects:D

    54p spent at Ald1 on some plain yogurt to make the parsnip and parmesan muffins. Had a great afternoon cooking up a storm in the kitchen: leek and pot soup, WW Italian Veg soup, ginger cake, and cornish pasties but ran out of time and energy to make the muffins!

    The pasties were a bit of a disaster in that I followed a new to me recipe from one of my old recipe books and all the proportions of the ingredients were wrong and there was 3/4 of the not very appetising filling mix left. I have made them and will feed them to DH and see what he says. The recipe said 4oz each of turnip, carrot and potato and I think it should have been 4oz in total. There was an awful lot of veg in proportion to veggie mince:eek:

    I am not intending to spend much this week, the odd cup of tea at work/college and that will be it. We are bursting at the seams with food.
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
    Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
    Make £2021 extra income - £99.75
  • Byatt
    Byatt Posts: 3,496 Forumite
    Can anyone tell me where the parsnip and parmesan muffins recipe is please? :)
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.6K Spending & Discounts
  • 244K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 598.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 176.9K Life & Family
  • 257.3K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.