February 2013 Grocery Challenge

Alphamare

Le_Foot wrote: »

O.K., now I'm interested...more info please. :beer:

Low fat pastry... Hope I am allowed to post a link. This is the recipe I use
It's a gorgeous colour too!

http://allrecipes.co.uk/m/recipe/290/butternut-squash-pastry-for-pies

Roadside

I have listed everything in my larder and both the little and large freezer, lots of things lurking that I had completely forgotten about, thankfully very little out of date, I do manage to keep on top of that part of things on a reasonably regular basis.
I have also started to do a meal plan for the month, but may break that down into two fortnightly plans, the brain is not computing more than fourteen days worth of dinners in one go. (Would you believe I used to cook for a living, meal planning used to be second nature.)
I would love to include more vegetarian dishes in our diet but OH thinks his throat has been cut if meat is not included in a meal, he did look like I had chopped his arm off when I mentioned the idea, but he will have to like it or go without I think, when he does all the shopping and cooking he can have what he likes, until then, tough luck.
The shopping list has been started, unfortunately I only really have Mr T and S within a reasonable distance of me, so will have to cherry pick from the two of them. I have loved reading the January GC over the last few weeks and have been inspired by everyone that it is not just possible to keep within budget, but to also have fun doing it.
Good luck to everyone.

Scuff

Big beginning of month shop done, £81.03 eeek! Although £24 of that was on fish which should make at least 6 well filled fish pies. Hopefully will be able to claw it back across the rest of the month!

luvabargain

Hi,

Still finishing up on Januarys budget this week, but can you please put me down for £320 this month.

I will have spent around £280 in January (I hope) but want to buy half a pig from the farm in February. Februarys budget is still slighter lower than the £370 I usually spend a month! Going to have shop savvy for this one

tjak

Lost track of January, so starting again, I will track myself in signature. Aiming for £250 this month, although we are away on holiday so should manage that to be closer to £200.

A small success so far, using a gift card and points my shopping was £18 instead of £43, and it was meal planned before I went out.

Solstice_3

Morning all First spend of the month (Feb) Meat from Able & Cole £36.40 we have enough to last us a month probably with the YS my DH picks up no his way home but will have a £10 spend in a fortnight to get my eggs and maybe some fish.

she_who_can_not_cook

Hi please put me down for £128 for feb i have been doing ok on the gc before but DEC and JAN have been bad. The odd thing is that i have been going over gc ever since the new tescos opened up down the road, hmmm .Still on the janthread until the bitter end lol

tessie_bear

thats interesting about the pastry thankyou for that

i am still plugging on with jan but am looking forward to feb as jan is an epic month and seems to have been going on forever...i shall be on here from midweek next week when i have done last jan shop

the aldi super 6 coming up look good there is a great post on the food board about the next couple of lots

take care tess

raphanius

I'm doing well in the January challenge so will keep my budget the same in February (freezers are still groaning with excess)

£200 for February

raphanius

tessie_bear wrote: »

hi
i am doing ok food wise....waiting to see what aldi have as their super 6 from sunday as i found the last 2 weeks selection a bit dire...do people like butter nut squash ? what do u make with it ?

OH doesn't really like butternut squash (funny texture) but we get them in our veg box so I have to use them. He does like this spicy autumn squash stew recipe using squash however and its easy to make in the slow cooker.