February 2013 Grocery Challenge

Mrs_T_M

Just got back from Aldi and the Co-op - spent 75p on 6 kiwi fruit marked down in the Co-op and £2.07 on mushrooms and bananas in Aldi. I dispise the fact that yesterday the family pack of mushrooms in Aldi were £1.19 yesterday (they were out) and are now £1.39 (with a handwritten sign no less!!!) :mad:

fairyclicks

I got a punnet of kiwi fruit the other day when shopping and when i opened them 2 of the 6 were a bit past their best :mad: however rather than throw them out i have just used them to make kiwi cheesecake

For dinner I am making some potatoes (bought on whoopsie) broccoli, cauliflower and venison with cranberry sausages - never had these before and i saw them in the butchers so thought i would try them!

Cheesecake for afters obviously

No spends for me for 2 days

sheeppappar

Have a fab weekend everyone.. accidentally had takeaway pizza last night (wine related)... so that has hit my budget.. still. back on the plan!!
xx

NickJW

I was a bit bad and went to Costa today - needed to leave the office so spent £2.75 on a soya latte...

Housemates turn to cook tonight - chicken, butternut squash and pak choi stir fry.

Then tomorrow I go back to my parents for my mums birthday so will probably get a sandwich for the train.

Still doing okay this month, although stocks are getting a bit limited. Holding out for a free delivery code/discount delivery voucher before I do my next online shop.

Billie-jo

Went to Morri$on’s today and brought carrots, cabbage, leeks, tomatoes and watercress. Total spent was £10.05

Also had my meat order delivered costing £46.00 this has now been portioned up and frozen, I estimated there was at least 36 meals worth. Freezers are both full again now. This is NOT out of GC budget but when I use anything I take a set amount from the budget and save it towards the next lot of meat. Works for us.

Tonight we are having Pork Yuk Sung using some of the pork with a watercress, radish and tomato salad.

For lunch there was an odd concoction but it tasted surprisingly good - some left over rice and curry from last night and also half a tin of tomato soup, so in true MSE fashion I mixed them all up and added some more curry spices and it was very tasty.

We have grand children all day tomorrow and will be baking chocolate chip sticks, malt loaf and some other biscuits.
Have a lovely weekend everyone think its going to be a cold one though.

she_who_can_not_cook

Florenceem wrote: »

Been to Al.. today - get the SS before they change at weekend. ;)I spent £14.50 but got some bits for my stock cupboard. Al.. were out of Cranberry juice - the only thing on my list that I came home without. :(Al.. is certainly busier than it used to be. Out of the 19 items on my till receipt - 11 of them were veggies. One was tea bags - not essential today but on offer - 50% extra. I also got the 98p butter for baking.
Off to update my sig and my stock list on computer.

I have noticed that too but I have been trying to Avoid the place because of an evening there has been a regular begger Sat outside I feel so bad when I walk passed him so I make sure I go in the morning

Le_Foot

Phew!! Things not looking so good. Maybe I shouldn't have started the challenge this month!! We are going to be away for the whole of March, and I am finding that I am buying food that I see at the right price, and storing it to take with us...So I am going to withdraw from the challenge for now. I will rejoin once we are back and I am on an even keel again. Good luck everyone, I shall need the discipline even more so when we back home..so see you all then..

craigywv

FLO...is the lidls butter on offer real butter like a lb size. its just i normally stock up when its on offer just havent been in there recently thanks.

XSpender

Did the rest of the weekly shop at ald1 and M&S at the new retail park I found on my way home from work. Spent £16.86 in ald1 and £5.50. Would have been a bit less but I bought a couple of snack treats.

Was worried I was going to go over but only have 2 days left so should be under.:)

lizalloareds

spends today £44.78 bought a leg of lamb from mr s hoping to get 3 meals from it.
don't know how the budget will go this week

sig updated