February 2013 Grocery Challenge

Bluegreen143

I'll just add my hugs to everyone who's had a sh***y day :grouphug:

Had planned roasted veg lasagne for dinner but realised today I'd forgotten buy lasagne sheets - in a moment of inspiration I decided to make pancake cannelloni instead as I had the ingredients and it was more festive Ended up making pancake lasagne as I couldn't figure out wrapping it round the filling (they were particularly ragged crepes as my pan is rubbish and the filling still-hot roasted veg in tomato sauce which was hard to handle). Was delicious then had the leftover pancakes with nutella afterwards



Spent 89p on 2 pints milk at Mr M, could have probably waited until tomorrow as we have enough left for breakfast, but I hate running out.

mossy

Made the cardinal sin yesterday and bought a chicken thinking the 'on offer' kilo price was the price!! :eek: So annoyed with myself!!

Ah well, resulted in an over spend. I think I'm still going to need more milk and eggs so at least £2. We're also almost out of bread although I might bake some to keep us going.

Not great but not too bad an overspend I suppose!

Scuff

£26.23 spent today bringing us to £177.96/£200

Tales17

Last message didn't seem to post for some reason so I will try again!

Had a nsd at the weekend and a couple of small spends at the shops. Main shop tomorrow but shouldn't be too much as we have a Riverford box on Thursday and we're trying to use up food in the freezer this week!

Florenceem

ImDoingItForMe wrote: »

Ooo that look gorgeous, can i have the recipe please, im new to all this home baking,:) Thankyou. Oh edited just to ask, can you make this with golden syrup, or marmalade. Is it a basic recipe where you can add things yovue got in your store cupboard, or would you have to change the weights of the ingredients?

4oz margarine - I used butter. 1oz desiccated coconut.
4oz self raising flour.
4oz caster sugar.
2 eggs - I used medium.
1 small orange (or use lemon)

Cook in 7 1/2 inch greased lined sandwich tin - I used a 6 inch tin and cooked for longer time.
Cream marge/butter with sugar. Beat in eggs. Then beat in grated orange/lemon rind and juice. Fold in 1/2 oz coconut and flour. Put in tin and sprinkle remaining 1/2oz coconut over cake.
Bake - centre - oven - 190 - 30 minutes or until cooked. I cooked at 180 as my oven is hot with the new fan.

Don't know about using syrup or honey instead of sugar but lemon/orange interchangable.

Florenceem

NSD here.
Dinner was HM garlic potato wedges with gammon, mushy peas and grated carrot/red onion in garlic mayonnaise. It was yummy.

NickJW

I thought it was just me having a stupendously rubbish day...group <hugs> (can't find the avatar everyone else is using - the day doesn't get better! )

Having Mackerel with a harissa and orange glaze with sweet potato mash and green beans courtesy of my house-mate. It's the first time I've tried a fresh mackerel (ie not vacuumed packed and smoked), so I hope it's nice!

50p on a pack of chewing gum to add...

Need to remember that tomorrow is another day

Waywardbird

£14.70 over the last few days for bits and pieces.

katholicos

Hi all, no further grocery spends to add yet. Didn't eat anything till this evening when i made up for it by having some stilton and tiger bread, followed by pancakes with lemon juice and sugar.

@kitchenbunny, sorry you are having a really tough time at moment.

lushlifesaver

todays spends:
£0.89 2pints milk
£0.78 2 packets of pancake mix
£5.38 2 packs of Belvita biscuits (pricey I know but the only way I can get bf to eat breakfast/at work)

total £7.05 but forgot eggs so will be spending a pound or so later on some.

So glad that the weekend comes out of a different budget (evening meals only as we will be away)! But only 12days until pay day (phew!)