Anyone got a nice spaghetti and meatballs recipe?

Keiss_21

Hya Folks, not posted for a few days, and we have a new February post already! This has been my first month of the GC and though we are still spending a lot, it is still so much less than before.

So Lil_me, Jan (31/12 to 22/01) was £396.10 out of £400 budget.

Put me down for £400 for Feb (23/01 to 22/02), lets see how we get on with a full month this time!

Already we have spent £115.50, but we were almost out of bread flour, tinned toms and OJ and other stuff. Hope to have a low spend for the next week....except for meat...aaargh! :eek:

NSD for me today...except for DS2's physio tonight...as well as music teacher...kids are soooo expensive, who can afford them!

M

JemimaP_3

Can i join in please?

I have followed the January GC closely and written down everything i have bought so i have an idea of what i will spend.

Feb 29/01 - 25/02 £80

Thats for one person and one cat for food only. I don't cook at all at the moment so the idea is i will cook one 'real meal' a week probably on a Sunday and then freeze the other portions.
Eventually (hopefully) i will end up with a freezer full of actual meals and no longer have to buy ready meals. I even buy fresh mash!!!

MSHAWX

I would love to join in as well. I followed the thread in Jan but didn't post.
I'm going to try for £100. That's for myself, the OH, 3 dogs, one cat.
I still have oodles in the freezer but the store cupboards are going down. What's the best idea if I manage to empty a freezer - do I turn it off or fill it full of water in bottles. I'm a bit scared of turning it off as one of them is almost 10yrs old (I have 3 freezers mainly for the fruit and veg I grow). Will do a sig now I've found out where it is.

CRANKY40

I came in just slightly under budget for January. My budget for February is still £30 a week, so £120.00 for February please for me.

orchid-96

I am definitely back in for Feb, have found this really helpful....This time though I am upping the budget to £250 as I think I underestimated a lot for January....

Mine will run from the 1st of Feb till 29th (it is a leap year isnn't it) and will be for food/cleaning stuff/alcohol/toiletries for 2 adults 3 young children (2 in nappies) and a dog...

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

Hi everyone :hello:

Can I join in please? I read the thread and I'm impressed by everyone's efforts. I am trying to feed the family organically and ethically if I can too so quite hard especially after Hugh Fearnley whitsisface sending me on a chicken guilt trip last week...anyone watch it?

Anyway, there are 4 of us (2 kids, 2 adults but we all eat like adults) also little doggie but I have enough for her till the end on feb anyway. So I reckon £250 this month (already bought a veg box for this week) and have lots of staples stocked up, tins etc.

Look forward to this and making new friends on this boards..:)

see ya from desperate housewife

Jacks_xxx

:wave: I can't believe this thread is so HUGE already!

Count me in for February on £250 for the four of us plus grumpy prawn loving cat.

I wouldn't have believed that we could eat - and eat well - for this kind of money six months ago - and I'm still not much of a cook, but I'm learning.

My long suffering family seem to eat all of my "experiments" uncomplainingly enough though.

I'm getting really good at guessing how much of stuff we'll need until the next shop so there's no "nipping out for something we've run out of and spending £20" nonsense.

I'm not kidding - the GC has changed my life. Thank you all. :T :T :T

Love Jacks xxx

Bobbykins

Aaaah but, Jacks, how many new casserole dishes have you had to buy?????
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Casperthefriendlyghost

chardonnay wrote: »

casper did you get a 2 quid gift card when you were overcharged at asda. this is their company policy and they should give you it without having to ask (but i usually have to:rolleyes: )

Hi Chardonnay

Didn't know about this, but thanx for highlighting that for me, will ask next time. Maybe I should write to their head office and complain, maybe they'll do something about it because it's not the first time this has happened to me.

Cheers
CTFG
x x x

Sola

Count me in for £250 please; my month starts on the 25th and I've done £200 already stocking up the freezer etc, so just bits and pieces for the rest of the month.