April 2013 Grocery Challenge

forever_saving

Please could i be put down for £300 for April. My month started on the 1st and i have already spent £75.47. I did get a few bits and pieces for the freezer today from Aldi, all reduced. I got two pork loin joints, a large chicken, three trays of chicken mini fillets, a tray of haddock fillets, two trays of tikka chicken and a stonebaked pizza all for £15.70. That has all been added to the total so far.
I will have to get a few top ups over the weekend.
Good luck to everyone else.
FS

WantToBeSE

Ii get my Tax Credits tomorrow, so today we will be living off peanut butter on toast and tomato soup

Dinner will be lasagna (i already have mince in the freezer to use up).

So, no spends for me today again

Vickyh

I have updated the sig, and have spent £89 already!! its only the 4th!

I am not going to buy anything else except meat- i do not have any 'stock' in the freezer.

Doesn't help i had to spend extra on nappies as Basic Mr S are not being made anymore and my hubby is off for easter hols- so he constantly hungry!!

Fingers crossed i can do it!!

K9sandFelines

Mr T delivery just came; and minus £9.00 cat food which was on offer ( for one fussy cat who actually doesn't like the more expensive stuff) and £5.38 cat litter, then £3.40 promotions and £12.50 ( incl £5 off one)vouchers .... i managed to whittle it down to £34.96. I only wish when i had booked the delivery saver i had managed not to botch up the half price offer, but too late worrying about it now.

I mistakenly ordered two number 1 candles and the 0 was OOS, so have to go on a candle hunt shortly. I'm also going to get DD's cake today instead of tomorrow. So, hopefully tomorrow will be a NSD; and the weekend also, as we are stocked up to the rafters. I'm keeping my fingers crossed i will only need top up shops in C*-*p ( possibly milk and fruit) up until the 13/14th when i can use another Mr T voucher . I am a sucker for the YS items in the C*-*p though!

Nice to see the weather has booked up.
Making me feel very virtuous. Already had a tidy in the kitchen, unpacked the shopping and prepped DD's tea

Have a nice day all

BeckyC2be

Good luck Vickyh, I know how hard it is when you live with a gannet :P

Bought a big pack of mince from Mr T's today, half price at £2.75 so that'll do us for three or four meals. Hopefully that'll be the last money spent until Monday.

Welsh_Poppy

Another no spend day for us
Dinner will be cheese and potato pie with peas and pigs in blankets

I am getting used to using what i have up and reduce my stash in freezer and pantry,

sheeppappar

hello all.. just about to redo my meal plan to make sure we keep on track next week when mr sheep's kids are here.. think I will do a Tsco everyday value-only shop with the free click and collect to keep costs down..
Need to update sig for tea last night - M+S ready meals, part paid for by the last of my vouchers from credit card.. but also couldn't resist YS smoked salmon 12 slices reduced from £12 to £3.. now in the freezer all bagged up in portions. I hope the posh M+S salmon doesn't mind its future in with value pasta and value garlic + herb soft cheese for a lovely supper
Hope everyone's enjoying the sunshine... xx

becsxxx

russetred wrote: »

Anyone got a good spicy receipe for red cabbage that doesnt include sugar, raisins or apple? Family really dont like fruit in savoury meals.

Hi, my favourite is an adaptation of a Nigel Slater recipe.

Lightly fry chopped garlic and onion. Fry the chopped cabbage a little then add: a few strands of thyme, half a glass of red wine, half a glass of red wine vinegar, sprinkle of chilli powder and cumin. Cook on low for a couple of hours adding the odd splash of water if it dries out. Add a knob of butter and serve - ta da!

MrsCautious

Thank you JIL I may well give that recipe for mushrooms a go as I have all the ingredients with mushrooms and half a lemon to use up. Looks great.

Spent £7.23 in S'bury's on bread rolls, Warburton loaf, Bertolli margerine, dog bone, crisps, (12 bags Walkers Lites on offer, for £2, usually £3.60) YS baked beans, reduced to 25p for big can of reduced salt and sugar. Disappointed not to get YS bread but picked up then put back YS reduced fat mayonnaise at 39p a jar. (Best before April 2013)

Filled up on petrol (different budget) so hoping for a couple of NSDs tomorrow and Saturday now.

Hope everyone has a good few days, will look forward to catching up with this thread when I'm back from a few days away x

MrsCautious

sheeppappar wrote: »

I hope the posh M+S salmon doesn't mind its future in with value pasta and value garlic + herb soft cheese for a lovely supper
Hope everyone's enjoying the sunshine... xx

You made me smile - sounds like my kind of meal I've been mixing stuff bought with a freebie of Waitrose vouchers with Aldi veg and S'bury's Basics stuff, sometimes my children try and guess which bit of their meal is from where....we really must get out more