February 2013 Grocery Challenge

GlasweJen

I had a no spend day yesterday because I went to mums for my dinner, Saturday me and OH had a freezer meal so doing not bad so far.

I'm just sitting trying to meal plan just now but I just can't seem to get out of my current food rut! Need to google for inspiration.

Meanwhile I quite fancy a lamb curry but no idea where to get lamb cheaply, we do have a local butcher but he is quite expensive. I have an Al*i, Li*l, Mr A, Mr T and Mr M all on bus routes around but I tend to shop in one shop as its easier - a habit I'm hoping to break.

quintwins

Billie-jo wrote: »

Quintwins
In laws for lunch !!!! :eek: what do they taste like? :rotfl:

Off to tackle the ironing now.

:rotfl::rotfl: lol bit tough so i'll stick to a free roast in future :T

:(ironing is my pet hate and beleive it or not i'm still playing catch up with washing and ironing since xmas:eek: i was really ill then i had toothache and i think i just got abit depressed from being in pain it's hard to get motivated when you feel that way.....but i'm slowly getting there now, i had my tooth out just over a week ago and i'm all better now, should have a half prsentable house and drawers that acually contain clothes by the end of the week :rotfl:

Sligo

First shop of the month done - €147.33/€600!!

Is it me or does everything seem to go up in price in January/February??? I noticed a few items going up by 20-30c.:mad:

Also DD1, who's at Uni, is getting very good at slipping a tenner's worth of shopping into the trolley! In her first term she was Miss Independent and wanted to do her own shopping. Now she's getting cuter at making her weekly allowance stretch!!

craigywv

third nsd for me in a row!! going nowhere in that weatherwill be hunting for ys on wed night as i go shopping with mum on weds really want veg this week to freeze as drawers emptying in veg freezer. have a good day all xxx

GlasweJen

Just back from Al*i where I spent £6.90, got a whole frozen leg of lamb, tube of tomato puree, bag of 15 yorkshires, a savoy cabbage and a box of cotton buds.

Lamb is being defrosted and will morph into a curry, a lamb dinner and some other lamb dishes yet to be determined. Was at the library earlier and managed to pick up "takeaway secrets" and Levi Roots book so hoping for some lamb inspired recipes from there.

I have chicken and salmon in the freezer but a complete lack of beef so now on the look out for cow based offers - I'm going to attempt to get some from Mr M's discount shelf but I never seem to get there at the right time. I think I might spend a day in there just to time when the reducing guns come out.

Barbeduk

Hi, just totalled my January spends and went just over. Had a full house for lunch yesterday so the feb spends are already racking up but luckily the cupboards and fridge freezer are pretty full so shouldn't have to spend too much this week.

Bargain of the year so far for me was 3 punnets of grapes for 10p each at Mr M, at 8:30 in the morning!!

Chicken and mushroom curry for dinner, yum.

mrs-moneypenny

over spent at the weekend but its the first weekdend shop of the month so fully intend to be able to claw back and be in 'credit' by end of the month

just had an email from Morrys saying if you spend £35+ there for the next 3 weeks you'll get a voucher each time on the fourth shop you take your 3 vouchers to morrys and get £10 off that shop
HTH someone.

veggie haggis, leeky mash and broccoli for tea tonight

NDS today

liz-paul

My hubby won't be impressed with dinner tonight - 1 chicken breast between 4 of us :rotfl: :eek:

Having it with noodles so i'm going to pad it out with an old bag of cashews, mushrooms & lots of noodles!!!! LO's wont be impressed either but thats life and tbh they are impressed with very few of my dinners (they prefer pizza, chips etc to proper food!) anyway....

Solstice_3

2 more spends to report £3.08 on milk last weekend and £4 in Poundland today. Hoping for an NSD tomorrow but not tracking them any more as have completely lost track! Must have had some as I haven't spent money everyday but not sure how many

elizabunny

liz-paul wrote: »

My hubby won't be impressed with dinner tonight - 1 chicken breast between 4 of us :rotfl: :eek:

Having it with noodles so i'm going to pad it out with an old bag of cashews, mushrooms & lots of noodles!!!! LO's wont be impressed either but thats life and tbh they are impressed with very few of my dinners (they prefer pizza, chips etc to proper food!) anyway....

That sounds like a nice dinner to me:T I often stretch a bit of chicken. It's amazing how far you can make it go:D and I love cashew nuts.

Just finished the 250 cal meal of prawns , cous cous, broad beans and baby salad leaves. Squeezed a bit of lemon juice and a few frops of balsamic over it and it looked very presentable. I might get a few more bags of the prawns because they were really nice:) I think the meal for 2 of us worked out at around £1.75 each.