Money Fritters 'Enough Now' DFW Diary - Chapter 2

Money_Fritter

Well I have completed my food plan for next week and my shopping list for tomorrow.

Monday
Breakfast:- Porridge and a Banana
Snack 1:- Jelly
Lunch:- Corned beef and Onion Pie, Yoghurt, Apple
Snack 2:- 2 Rice Cakes and cheese spread
Tea:- Lentil Stew

Tuesday
Breakfast:- Shreddies and a Banana
Snack 1:-Jelly
Lunch:- Lentil stew, Yoghurt, Apple
Snack 2:- Rice Cakes and cheese spread
Tea:- Beef burger, homemade chips and side salad

Wednesday
Breakfast:- Porridge and a Banana
Snack 1:- Jelly
Lunch:- Tuna/Mayo and Cucumber Sandwich, Yoghurt, Apple
Snack 2:- Rice cakes and cheese spread
Tea:- Courgette Rissotto

Thursday
Breakfast:- Shreddies and a Banana
Snack 1:- Jelly
Lunch:- Tuna/Mayo and Cucumber Sandwich, Yoghurt, Apple
Snack 2:- Rice Cakes and cheese spread
Tea:- Spicy Carrot and Tomato soup

Friday
Breakfast:- Porridge and a Banana
Snack 1:- Jelly
Lunch:- Sausage, Broccoli and pasta with garlic and herb cheese spread
Snack 2:- Rice cakes and cheese spread
Tea:- Scampi Salad

Saturday
Breakfast:- Toast and scrambled egg
Lunch:- Supernoddles and slice of bread
Tea:- Red pepper bacon stir fry

Sunday
Breakfast:- Toast and scrambled egg
Lunch:- Beans on toast
Tea:- Turkey sunday dinner

Right so my shopping list for next week is:-

Banana's
UHT Skimmed Milk
Onions
Eggs
Cheese spread
Rice Cakes
Courgette
Quick Cook Turkey Breasts

The Eggs should last two weeks so I won't have to get any the following week. The turkey breasts will last 3 weeks as you normally get 6 in a pack, and they will last 3 Sunday dinners.
I have a breadmaker so make my own bread, but I do always keep a loaf in the freezer for emergency.

So hopefully I will only spend around £10-£12 on food for next week.

Money Fritter

MrsPorridge

MF I am glad you have stopped talking about scampi (although I note it is mentioned in your meal plan). I absolutely love scampi

Enchanted21

Ha ha..... I smiled too when I saw Scampi was on the menu for Friday.... I think it could quite well become a weekly tradition now :-)

ani_26

Money_Fritter wrote: »

Tea:- Scampi Salad - £1.16

A little bit high today, we always tend to have scampi salad on Friday

You DO realise that's very 70's don't you, mf?

A bit scampi in the basket, chicken in the basket ish?


Gosh, i haven't had scampi in years...........:o


PS - I can beat you on daily cheapness at the moment.

Breakfast


Oats - 0p
Syrup - 0p


Dinner ( tea )

Dumping stew

Onions - 3p
Carrots - 3p
Broccoli - 3p
Potatoes - 3p
Dumplings - 0p ( nowt )
Gravy, herbs, etc 0p ( nowt )


Oh, i forgot eg tea - 0p ( nowt )

Making a total daily spend on food 12p, currently. Admittedly, it's stodge, but never mind. Stodge, fills.

Don't ask how certain items cost nothing. Very kindly donated to my store cupboard.

ani_26

Enchanted21 wrote: »

Ha ha..... I smiled too when I saw Scampi was on the menu for Friday.... I think it could quite well become a weekly tradition now :-)

Friday is traditionally fish day. Please don't remind me. I love fish.

Money_Fritter

ani_26 wrote: »

You DO realise that's very 70's don't you, mf?

A bit scampi in the basket, chicken in the basket ish?


Gosh, i haven't had scampi in years...........:o


PS - I can beat you on daily cheapness at the moment.

Breakfast


Oats - 0p
Syrup - 0p


Dinner ( tea )

Dumping stew

Onions - 3p
Carrots - 3p
Broccoli - 3p
Potatoes - 3p
Dumplings - 0p ( nowt )
Gravy, herbs, etc 0p ( nowt )


Oh, i forgot eg tea - 0p ( nowt )

Making a total daily spend on food 12p, currently. Admittedly, it's stodge, but never mind. Stodge, fills.

Don't ask how certain items cost nothing. Very kindly donated to my store cupboard.

Can I have some donations please

I would love porridge for 0p :rotfl:

My porridge costs will go down soon, I am just using up my golden syrup sachets I have left, then it will be about 10p a portion.

I was saying before, that young people complain today, but I wonder what the victorians would make of us. I guess our life would be a doddle to them

Money Fritter

MrsPorridge

I bought a bag of porridge oates yesterday for 56p which I guess will last me at least a month. I always add a teaspoonful of golden syrup to them - which makes them taste exactly like the Oatso Simple golden syrups.

beanielou

All looking good Money Fritter.
If you get a minute could you please post the recipie for the baked bean curry?
Ta muchly.

Money_Fritter

Hi Beanielou, no problem

Baked Bean Curry (Serves 4)

I halved all the ingredients for a 2 serving.

1pk of cherry tomatoes, sliced.
2 tins of baked beans
1tsp of ground ginger
2tsp mustard seeds
2tsp cumin seeds
2tsp dried corriander (I used ground as I didn't have dried)
1 onion
2 garlic cloves, crushed
sliced fresh chillies (I did not have any so used chilli powder)

Put onion, garlic, chillies, herbs and spices in a pan with a bit of oil and cook until soft.
Add tomatoes and cook for a few minutes
Add baked beans and cook for a few more minutes until cooked.

Serve with mash potato or rice

Not a bad cheap meal

Money Fritter

beanielou

Thanks MF.
I also liked the look of the courgette riosotto.
Ive never made riosotto though.