July 2012 Grocery Challenge

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Jumblejack THANKS VERY MUCH for the banana icecream link, i do freeze bananas for smoothies so i don't have to add icecream to thicken, but didn't occur to do that, im thinking i might freeze minus skin, their a bu******r to peel when frozen, freezer-burn fingers. Does anyone know the propoints on these, i know it sometimes changes when things are frozen.

mmmmm am i putting off updating my signature.

Bluegreen143

Small spend of 65p today as out of milk - will update sig tomorrow after main shop. Wrote my shopping list/meal plan and don't need much at all, so my plan of stocking up so only have to get deliveries twice a month seems to be working. Saves me the delivery charge as I can get the bus back (free with monthly travel pass) if it's a small enough shop to carry (otherwise its a taxi which is same price as delivery). Just need to be super vigilant as I know I find it harder to resist off the list stuff in the actual shop!

Frugal lunch today - OH wasn't very hungry when we had sausage and mash the other night, so I saved his uneaten mustard mash (most of the portion - funnily enough he managed his three sausages though! :rotfl:) and made a kind of hash/fallen apart potato cake for lunch with fresh rosemary, spring onions and cheese in it. Had with salad and felt quite fancy for leftovers!

Bluegreen143

Save_Dosh wrote: »

Jumblejack THANKS VERY MUCH for the banana icecream link, i do freeze bananas for smoothies so i don't have to add icecream to thicken, but didn't occur to do that, im thinking i might freeze minus skin, their a bu******r to peel when frozen, freezer-burn fingers. Does anyone know the propoints on these, i know it sometimes changes when things are frozen.

mmmmm am i putting off updating my signature.

Oh I sometimes freeze them in their skins too if I'm in a rush and always regret it! Nightmare to peel/chop when frozen! I now try and peel and chop and freeze in freezer bags, labelled with how many bananas in them (I use them for banana milkshakes mainly, yum!).

XSpender

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

Xspender, let me know how it goes with the bread, if it goes well then I will try it for my 2 as well.

I used a5da SR GF flour and it worked perfectly, I didn't need any extra liquid. It is like a big cheese scone and very tasty and quick to make and I will certainly be making it again:D

GreenFairy

Save_Dosh wrote: »

im thinking i might freeze minus skin, their a bu******r to peel when frozen, freezer-burn fingers.

I peel them and lie them flat in a single layer in a lock and lock or a freezer bag. They pop out no problem then

liz-paul

Re the rancid chicken and wrong price bacon: I recently had chicken wings from a tesco delivery that were REVOLTING when I opened them (still in date) so I emailed them to complain and I have got a refund plus a £3 voucher. So I would say either email them or phone the store to see what they say. It's always worth a go. If you go there regularly then you can phone the store and they should make a note of it so you can get a refund next time you go in. I did that Sainsbury's once. Good luck!

mummyyof5

£64.00 spend today between L**ls...got 2 packs of the pork steaks...3 packs of spaghetti...24p with 50% extra so good deal there...Icel**d and MrAs.
OH treated us to a chippy dinner...tons of chips left so will reheat with HM pizza for kids tea.
BabyDs party tomorrow so wont be doing sunday dinner...did get a decent sized gammon joint from L**ls so will do that mon or tues with the YS veg I got the other day

Wonderful haul JJ...thought I had done well but yours was amazing:j:j

bossymoo

Hi all, been to mr a today will need to check receipt an update siggy, but I think my winter store is complete. Really mustn't buy anything else unless specifically for Xmas.

We are not isolated here but I am home alone with two toddlers so shopping in bad weather can be inconvenient. So I have plenty of long dated stuff to tide us over, should we hole up for a few days.

I was caught in a drencher last week, thunder, lightening, two toddlers in a metal shopping trolly, and a carpark starting to flood. Then scatty me couldn't find the keys. Luckily the tots were already in the car, so I must have had them to open it, lol, but I had to get out and look under the car, in the boot, under the kiddy seats etc. I was soaked through to my undies.

If I can avoid that again, I will!

rising_from_the_ashes

Still to catch up on some posts (only a few pages behind ... honest )

Just been to Mr T (not my fav place as some of you may know but had £4 off £40 & £8.50 in c/card vouchers & needed a decent amount of stuff ..... and I did check prices between there & Mr A before I went & the stuff I needed was on offer at Mr T:T).

Doing slightly better on the budget than I thought (had originally worked it out to £100.83) but realised I'd forgotten to deduct the £12.50 in coupons (not as easy as just looking at the receipt as there was stuff in the shop for both the cats & dog, who have a separate budget) - so .... it's a bit better than I thought at £88.33 / £160 (stocking up month so slightly higher budget than usual).

Reasonably happy as I have bought quite a lot of chicken (due to the defrosted freezer incident ) - have just dug one out the freezer for tomorrow (and will last several days ) and still have 3 left in there as well as a load of chicken breasts (were on offer @ Co*op) and a couple of blocks of mince ... should have enough meat to the end of the month :T

Hoping (famous last words ) to come in a bit under budget as still need to claw back the 1st quarter overspend ......

jumblejack

Banana icecream update:

Step 1
Buy YS bananas:


Step 2
Wham em in the freezer:


Step 3
Whisk em into a frenzy. Optional: add syrup/honey, etc (not necessary though for the end result;)):


Step 4
Refreeze and serve as and when required...


Picture will inevitably follow but maybe not tonight