£7.00 per week - menu ideas

Butterfly_Brain

jackal I spoke to our local Aldi manager and he said that they order stuff and it is unavailable and that most of the shortages are the cheapest items like the chicken portions, tortillas, all pasta, baked beans and egg noodles etc
I was lucky to get three bags of portions this week because I haven't been able to get any for a month :eek: So my advice is to grab things when you see them.

Kitchenbunny

I've got to admit I've been struggling with coming up with a plan for this - I'll definitely keep working on it but hats off to those who came up with menus. Fair play to you. I've really had to think about this, really hard, but will keep trying.

KB xx

ButterflyBee

I am not a newbie and I am astonished that I have not come across this wonderful thread yet, I sure could have done with your imaginative suggestions a little while back. (ignored the silly negative posts:) )
I've been reading through your pages of amazing information and I have to say that your willingness to brainstorm and suggest ideas for others has given me new found hope that the selfish, greedy world we live in has not wiped out few genuine Samaritans left. :A

I'll also be taking info from this thread as I'm a lone parent desperate to clear the debt, settle the mortgage and provide as stress free a home as possible for my daughter who has Ulcerative Colitis and am finding it "tricky" to say the least.
Thanks to everyone who has given information. :T

jackel

Hi all - thanks again BB. Your advice re Chicken Portions noted and will be followed.
Absolutely love this thread everyone is so helpful and the tips and recipes are so useful.
jacxx

Butterfly_Brain

Just bumping to the front page because a lot of people seem to be in need of cheap ideas x

Soworried

It is great to see this thread is still going and still helping people :j

ButterflyBee

I remember when my mother used to dilute 1lt whole milk into 2lt of semi-skimmed milk and freeze one when we lived in South Africa (use cooled boiling water) I think I will be trying this as well. I never used to notice the difference. What are your ideas and comments on the suggestion.

stitching_witch

ButterflyBee wrote: »

I remember when my mother used to dilute 1lt whole milk into 2lt of semi-skimmed milk and freeze one when we lived in South Africa (use cooled boiling water) I think I will be trying this as well. I never used to notice the difference. What are your ideas and comments on the suggestion.

I do this often, but not usually 50:50 as I start with semi-skimmed anyway. And if we get really low I make up some from dried milk powder and mix that with the fresh milk. I don't know if he's noticed, but DH hasn't commented yet!

SAVVYMUMMY_2

ButterflyBee wrote: »

I remember when my mother used to dilute 1lt whole milk into 2lt of semi-skimmed milk and freeze one when we lived in South Africa (use cooled boiling water) I think I will be trying this as well. I never used to notice the difference. What are your ideas and comments on the suggestion.

I dilute as well, but usually ratio of 1 pint of water to every 3 pints of milk, to make up 4 pints.

ButterflyBee

Thanks SAVVYMUMMY and Stitching Witch

Another budget saving suggestion to use!

NSD today though.