June 2012 Grocery Challenge

PennyGrabber

TheThriftyScrumpers wrote: »

Hi
Someone may have already answered but yes you can freeze hummus xx

I so never knew that! I've often wanted to get the three mini packs (v expensive, but diff flavours, and a nice change for lunch sometimes), but I wouldn't get through all 3 before the date. Now I know I can freezer, I just have to wait for some space to come up, then I'm sorted!

PennyGrabber wrote: »

Did get a good ys deal though. Pack of 12 cumberland posh sausages, reduced from £4.39 (who would pay that?!) to £1.10. Got three packs.

They're really nice! I oven baked them, and hardly any fat came out at all. Pleased I got all three packs now! I used a whole pack of 12 tonight, as the visitor eats loads (he didn't tonight, and I have 5 left over! Will be having lo sausages somehow over the next few days!), and the other two packs are frozen in sixes.

KatyReed+5 wrote: »

Thank you.

Wont be any harder, he never did anything with or for them when he was here. I don't mind having them all but 2 of them arn't mine, the older 2 aged 8 and 11 are his from a previous relationship. He's staying at a friends from work tonight. I don't really know what's happened, we've just drifted apart really, it's been rocky for at least 6 months, but it's still come as a shock, i'm just feeling really sad

Katy, X

Thinking of you xx

TheThriftyScrumpers

PennyGrabber we often get humous reduced to about 20p (in lots of lovely flavours). I either split the tub into ramekins with enough for one serving and freeze or keep as a whole pot and defrost if we have guests. A tub with a bowl of crisps and some crudites make nice nibbles for pennies.

Dh has just text to say I will be pleased with him when he gets in from work. This can only mean he has gone whoopsie hunting. Can't wait to see his haul

jumblejack

russetred wrote: »

My granny used to give me rose petal sandwiches when I was a kid a bit like turkish delight. Oh see you went for rose petal jelly!

I am going to try that!!! :beer:

I'm about to make something else with a rose petal and elderflower combo. Not sure whether to go for a cordial or a jelly....?

I need to do it tonight as the blooms will wilt but I... Am..... So.... TIRED now!!!

Been out n about all afternoon, foraging, taking the kids to a class and got back in and cooked a parsley pesto pasta (after picking ingredients from the back garden:)). I wanna crash but I have to do dishes and start processing the foraged stuff before OH comes in who is a hay fever sufferer. :eek:

jumblejack

TheThriftyScrumpers wrote: »

PennyGrabber we often get humous reduced to about 20p (in lots of lovely flavours). I either split the tub into ramekins with enough for one serving and freeze or keep as a whole pot and defrost if we have guests. A tub with a bowl of crisps and some crudites make nice nibbles for pennies.

Dh has just text to say I will be pleased with him when he gets in from work. This can only mean he has gone whoopsie hunting. Can't wait to see his haul

I have envy!!!

How on earth did you train him? My OH hates shopping, let alone whoopsie hunting. He'd rather grate his own eyeballs than run an errand :rotfl:

TheThriftyScrumpers

jumblejack wrote: »

I have envy!!!

How on earth did you train him? My OH hates shopping, let alone whoopsie hunting. He'd rather grate his own eyeballs than run an errand :rotfl:

:rotfl: he loves it! On Saturday he got some gorgeous steaks down from £4 odd to 50p :j

Tonight he got carrot cake, rolls, croissants, Dover sole and coley for £3.09. Their original value was £10.73 :beer:

Barbeduk

Nipping in very quickly as dinner nearly ready, just seen that there's a £5 off a £35 Aldi shop in Thursday's mirror.

MrsCD

Hope you're feeling better soon, debbiedeejay and Sue14. I agree about generic meds. But even then, you have to watch out - Mr A's paracetamol is still half the price of B00ts. It really annoys me that there is such a difference in prices. Do they think we were born yesterday?!!

Katy - I hope this evening has gone ok for you. Children sometimes know more than we think - I hope it's not affected them too badly Take care and look after yourself, pet.:)

NSD for me - only 4 days left...

JJ - where do you get the ideas from????
When I was little (in the olden days :rotfl:) we used to collect rose petals and make our own children's version of perfume. I dread to think what it actually smelled of but we had fun doing it.

Dipndo

Going to aim for no spend days from now until Sunday,wish me luck!
Have mince out for chilli tonight ,risotto tomorrow,sausage and mash Saturday and will make pork joint on Sunday,all the food is in freezer so should be good to go.

Got a purse ready for July,bit weird how excited I am by this:j

meanmarie

Declaring at €206.74 for June...way over, not sure what happened!

Will not be taking part in July GC as will be away most of month...back Aug 8th so will see about AUgust then

Good luck all

Marie

MrsCD

Have a good time whatever you're doing Marie, and see you in August!