July 2012 Grocery Challenge

Welsh_Poppy

Afternoon
I go out for day and the thread just runs away with itself.

I will post strawberry jam recipe and chilli jam tomorrow when I have more time.
Will try the Artisan bread hopefully tomorrow.

A NSD and got taken out for lunch(unheard off) it was delic and I did not cook.

GreenFairy

keza wrote: »

do any of you lovely ladies know how long Twinks last for in a biscuit tin? thanks very much

Not very long around here! :rotfl:
I think oaty biscuits don't go stale as quickly. Hubs polished off the last one a week after it was baked and deemed it perfectly yummy.

Islandmaid

Hi all,

Did a huge SM shop at Mr S on Sunday, I did get sucked into 25% off wine offer, so ended up spending just under £100:eek:

The freezer is fit to burst though.

I have decided to shop as I need things for the rest of the month, see if I can control myself a bit more.

We have a fab 'proper' butcher is our local town, I usually bulk buy meat at a wholesaler, but I,m thinking of buying from the butcher from next month, it,ll be more expensive per pound, but the quality of the meat is amazing, so should in theory use less - does anyone else do this, how did it compare to SM type meat?

Off to update sig now.

Have a fab evening all x

sonastin

jumblejack wrote: »

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Oh I don't know.... 5 minutes if you're lucky?

:rotfl:

That long?? I was going to suggest about 30 seconds in our house... if they even make it to the tin :rotfl:

keza

sonastin wrote: »

That long?? I was going to suggest about 30 seconds in our house... if they even make it to the tin :rotfl:

im guilty of already having eaten 3 and ive only just finished baking them all! do you all normally get around 40 from the recipe?

I will prob take some to my parents tomoro and me and DH wont be eating 40 of them haha! (well, i wont tell if you wont! shhhh!)
:rotfl:

nicknack

So, £33.47 so far already this month in various shops, including stocking up on loo rolls and pack up stuff.

I got some YS Te**o Finest Pork and red onion sausages last night, reduced from £4.40 to £1.60. The date on them was 10th July so not quite sure why they were reduced.....? Also got an Apple pie from the bakery for 22p which I am going to have some of now!

By the way, just seen that River Cottage tonight includes a masterclass on foraging for all those interested! Channel 4 at 8pm.

Ok, will update signature now, then it's apple pie and back to the tennis. x

supersally01

Hi,

Quick update.

£8 in Asda on milk, 2 for £5 cooked meat, 2 x wraps.
Also done a Mr T's online shop, got it down to £43 delivered, so hope all discounts work this time!!!

£51 to add, hope to spend nothing Thur, Fri, Sat as working, so hope there is no M&S MOC tomorrow to tempt me!! LOL.

Pasta bake for tea, with YS garlic bread.

Off to catch up with posts,

Sally.

SusanP_2

I was doing so well, I listed everything in my cupboards, well I thought I had, meal planned and made shopping list...

I went to as**a and thought Lynx at £2 each bargain as normally 2 for £5 in local sainsbobs, then today they are 2 for £4 in local....I have missed out on nectar points.

Then in Sainsbobs I brought water filters half price to try and start 2nd purse, I think I've almost got my head round it, then opened that cupboard to see I already have loads!!!

I am not going to let it put me off, i'm telling myself it is normal to have teething problems and I will get better.

I think approx £150 so far including fuel... I need to tot it all up... Then update proper...

Hope everyone's doing better than me.... Onwards and upwards....!!!

PennyGrabber

fozziebeartoo wrote: »

it was rather like a posh loaf I get from Sainsbobs for DD whose name I cannot recall.

You can't remember your DD's name?!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

nicknack wrote: »

By the way, just seen that River Cottage tonight includes a masterclass on foraging for all those interested! Channel 4 at 8pm.

Thanks - I've read this just in time to turn on the telly with a cuppa!

SusanP wrote: »

I was doing so well, I listed everything in my cupboards, well I thought I had, meal planned and made shopping list...

I went to as**a and thought Lynx at £2 each bargain as normally 2 for £5 in local sainsbobs, then today they are 2 for £4 in local....I have missed out on nectar points.

Then in Sainsbobs I brought water filters half price to try and start 2nd purse, I think I've almost got my head round it, then opened that cupboard to see I already have loads!!!

I am not going to let it put me off, i'm telling myself it is normal to have teething problems and I will get better.

I think approx £150 so far including fuel... I need to tot it all up... Then update proper...

Hope everyone's doing better than me.... Onwards and upwards....!!!

That so sounds like me!! (Only I'd buy it in both...)

NSD today, thankfully. Could've been a spend, as children not back til half six, but managed to resist. I'm having toast/soup/easy stuff tonight, and then dd has requested cottage pie for tomorrow, as she wanted it last week and we ran out of days! I'll make a biggun, so that Fri can be los, as we're swimming til 6.

Right, off for a cuppa and to learn how to forage!!

PG x

bossymoo

NSD for groceries today, but did have a day out with the tots, so spend spend spend but they had fun with their cousins and a ride on a proper little steam engine...