December 2012 Grocery Challenge!!!!! REALLLY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

liz-paul

Thanks for the suggestions re meal planning. Looking at the last few months I think I've done ok with dinners but I think we might be spending a lot on lunch stuff, drinks & snacks. I'll figure it out as I go along..... Am seriously considering slashing my budget in half for January to get us in the 'mindset'!!!

NickJW

Received a Mr T delivery last night - after discounts and vouchers were used it came to £44.35, but £10 of that was wine for stocking up over Xmas which isn't included in my spends. So £34.35 + £2.19 spent yesterday in Mr T at lunch.

lottie3000

A couple more spends!! F.foods stocked up on the things we like and some potatoes £16.00 and Mr T which was bread and things on offer £13.92.

meg72

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

Morning folks.

Just thought I would check in with you and see how you were all doing.

We are now settled in to a house out here and I am getting used to shopping. I haven't set a budget at the moment but will probably look at doing something in the New Year as I want to take driving lessons so will have to sort budgets out.

Hi Tigerfeet lovely to hear from you, glad that you are getting settled in, have a lovely Christmas.

pinchingpenny

Morning everyone, just checking in with the latest.
Sounds like you're all doing really well in the challenge and with all your meal planning, thanks for keeping me inspired! Lucky for me I only have myself to please at the moment but I'm so glad for all the OS recipes I'm getting under my belt as I expect (hope) it won't be that way forever!

Popped to Mr. T last night and the price for value penne has gone up :mad: 39p now, so I'm glad I stocked up when it was a bit cheaper! I think the value spaghetti was still 20p but the shelf was completely cleared out, as it always has been when I go! Also no value rice left, so I might have to make a trip to Mr. A on a more regular basis.

Small spend of 2.65 stocking up on soup while it's on offer. They're always going to come in handy if I need to whip something up quickly or if I get home late and need food fast! (I would be more inclined to make my own if there was more freezer space but hey ho!) Also got some YS lamb, not the best reduction ever but I love lamb and whenever I find it reduced it's still upwards of £4 so I refuse to get it! That's gone straight in the freezer and probably won't come out til Jan as I only have 6 days left at home so I've added it to my store cupboard category. Still have plenty of mince and some beef steaks in the freezer.

I baked two sourdough loaves at the weekend, first one was not great, the second was bread and it was yummy though still quite far from how it's supposed to be! So I will continue to bake every weekend to perfect my technique. I've used the second one to make sandwiches this week so it was definitely worth it!

Dreamer80

Hi,

Can I be really daft and ask what YS stands for?

Small spend in greengrocers yesterday. Lettuce, cucumber and grapes £5.50 The cost of grapes is crazy!

D80

slowlyfading

Dreamer80 wrote: »

Can I be really daft and ask what YS stands for?

*de-lurks* It stands for Yellow Stickered, i.e. whoopsies!

welshdreamer71

Another £28 whooshed away in th c00p mainly on tea party bits plus a cake for school, this birthday mallarchy is blooming expensive!!

Dreamer80

Ah-ha,

Thankyou! Obvious now that I know but would never have guessed!

D80

tessie_bear

hi...im on a mission to use things up and make a bit of space in cupboards and freezer to put things in for christmas....seem to have a lot of reduced bread so need to eat a few sarnies to use it up

my kids like the iceland buffet bits so im off to get a selection tomorrow mainly to use on christmas eve...think i will roast a piece of pork on christmas eve and serve pork and stuffing batches...i think warm mince pies and cream

im planning a christmas food shop on the 19th and then will have a look at the ys on christmas eve....i love doing that its become a bit of a christmas tradition

whats everyone serving up over christmas ?? im looking for ideas to borrow

take care tess