June 2012 Grocery Challenge

jumblejack

Well done on the budget, Kitchenbunny:T
Profiteroles are one of my (many) weaknesses.
Try n upload the pic to photobucket
That's how I do it.

Then it is just a case of copy n paste using the icon in the text box that looks like 2 grey mountains on a yellow background

savesummore

Evening all,

Another couple of spend to add to signature- £3 bottle of wine i usually dont include booze but I brought this bottle and £13 in n*ndos we had a free chicken to cash in before our 'old style' card got binned 30th june

Got all evening meals planned for this week Mon-Fri:

chicken fajits- will have HM chapatis rather than shop brought wraps
Gammon egg and chips (HM slimming world style chips)
Chicken curry big pot made weeks ago and frozen in portions
Pork schnitzels- not tried them before but seen receipe in magazine- they are flated loin chops coated in bread crumbs and spices
Thursday will be sandwiches as i go straight to college after work!

Breakfasts will be: porridge and banana or museli, banana and home grown strawberries and maybe eggs on toast one morning

Lunches: salads- salad leaves from garden and then i have either ham and cottage cheese, ham and egg or tuna

:T Yah to the meal plan :T

sneakyspender

Hello all,
Have been rding if not posting. Spent £92 since pay day on friday (includes,washing powder for the month and 12 cans of tomartos still:eek:Have meal planned this week so should be only bread and milk now.

savesummore

***KITCHENBUNNY***

Sorry for 'shouting; you but im on laptop and dont know how to make bold/change colour :rotfl:

I have just been on the meal plan thread and noticed you having mexican chilli and bacon pie tortilla could you share receipe or point me in the direction of a reciepe as this sounds fab

Thanks

sneakyspender

Reading not rding sorry phonemakes it difficult to change. I.am beging to wonder if 325 is too ambitious, we will see. That was £22 butcher (chicken jointed,rack of lamb,sausages and mince) £26 in Mr A (washing powder,fabric conditioner,coffee,ice cream, juice and toliet paper).£44 in L fruit,veg,cereal, cold meats and yogurts. Amazing how it adds up. This is for 2 adults and 2 children aged 38,36,8 &5.

Kitchenbunny

Hi Savesummore

It's not really a recipe I've found, although I've seen something similar on a menu and I want to give it a try. When I make a chilli con carne for the 2 of us, I always get enough for another meal left over. So...

1 portion chilli con carne (for 2, in this case)
4 rashers bacon, chopped
1 chunk of chorizo, sliced
Bit of tomato puree let down with water to make it a bit thinner
BBQ sauce to taste
Shake of paprika
Wraps

Fry the bacon and chorizo in a little oil and add any extra veggies you want to add to bulk it out. Add the leftover chilli con carne, watered-down tomato puree and a shake of paprika and add BBQ sauce until it is to your level of Tex-Mex BBQiness.

In a bowl or pie dish place a tortilla wrap. Layer it up like a lasagne with meaty layers and wraps. Top with a little grated cheese and warm it through in the oven or under the grill until the cheese goes bubbly. I'll be serving a slice with some salad. And the leftovers cold for packed lunch the day after...

HTH

K xx

adelight

jumblejack that looks delicious, did you use tinned or fresh salmon? blackcurrants and raspberries, you are lucky to have them just springing up

fozziebeartoo fingers crossed for your dd


Okay, rant alert!!! So this time last week I was worrying OH wouldn't stick with the budget while I was away and organising a rough meal plan and snack shelf with him. I got back today and my worrying was right
He forgot lunch most days, forgot to eat some chicken breast which had to be binned(and chicken breast is precious and expensive and he desperately wanted it!), turned the firdge down so low the veg froze and is ruined and ate off plan: a kilo of cheese,
all the ham and chicken in the freezer for sandwiches,
two big jars of Branston pickle,
three boxes of Kellogs
and lost the receipts of the shopping he bought. I know it seems petty and all the branded stuff is bought on good offers, but we use it sparingly e.g. max one box of non-basic cereal a week which is mixed with basics cereal.
Now this weeks meal plan needs to be changed to accommodate it so all the meaty meals I planned will become heavily bulked out stews, tiny pieces of quiche with giant baked spuds etc. I've also froze the rest of the cheese and refilled a pickle jar with basic pickle, I usually just mix basic and brand 50:50 as I use it but will do it straight into the jar from now on.

Um anyway. £19.51 spend at Mr M today, including 24 tins of 20p toms and 24 of 20p chick peas. Not sure if it's national but it's a cracking offer.

jumblejack

Had to share this little victory too...

Whilst pottering away, I collected a few more nettle and dandelion leaves. I soaked them and rinsed them.

I put then through the juicer and they juice really well. It is a very deep dark green colour and tastes a bit rich as it is.
I decide to dilute it with cloudy lemonade and it is sublime!!!!
A very sharp, pleasant taste and a beautiful colour!
Way better than dandelion n burdock
Might post a pic later if I remember.
The kids will DEFINITELY drink it if presented to them this way!!!!!
:j :j :T :T

sneakyspender

Adelight, what a pain my dh would definately do the same. Extra spends come out of his.money though

Possession

Just a spend of £3 on milk today, we spent a bit on food yesterday at Alton Towers, but not sure I should count that in the grocery budget.