April 2013 Grocery Challenge

meg72

Mrsgibbs1503 wrote: »

£50.01 spend on groceries today at M*rrisons
It's going to have to last a while or else it'll be the cat biscuits for tea..:rotfl:

That gave me a giggle, when my Son was about 2 I was horrified to discover him happily scoffing the cats biscuits, I sat up all night watching him, convinced he would be ill, he was fine but it took me about a week to recover

WantToBeSE

MOrning all
Food shopping day today, so i'll update later.

Trying to think of what i can have for a roast on Sunday, instead of chicken, but that isn't too pricey.

meg72 wrote: »

That gave me a giggle, when my Son was about 2 I was horrified to discover him happily scoffing the cats biscuits, I sat up all night watching him, convinced he would be ill, he was fine but it took me about a week to recover

hehe, my youngest son used to do the same when he was a baby! The poor cat would go to find her dinner and the bowl would be half empty as he has eaten some!

Wentthedaywell?

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Have you tried breast of lamb, WantToBe? It's quite fatty but roasts well and makes nice roasties. I stuff mine with a curry/apple stuffing. Not as nice a a lovely British leg of lamb, but a lot cheaper.

Or slow roasted pork belly? It used to be dirt cheap, but now trendy restaurants serve it up, it's got more expensive I've noticed.

liz-paul

We tried breast of lamb (tesco value one) a couple of weeks ago. As said by wentthedaywell? above it is pretty fatty but it was yum. OH roasted it on a lowish heat for about 3 hours & we stuffed it with a pack of value stuffing. Made a nice change & it cost about £3.50 and fed 3 adults & 2 kids comfortably.

XSpender

Finally added up my receipts and I am at £270.96 out of £360. Not bad as I filled up the wine rack.

Off to Aldeee after work to get bits for this week and some bits for our week away next Saturday. I have my parents coming for lunch on Sunday and am making SW Coq au Vin and Chocolate and Raspberry Pavlova from the recipe index as I have just about everything in:)

I may go slightly over but as long as it is under £400 I will be pleased after my massive blow out last month:)

WantToBeSE

Wentthedaywell? wrote: »

Have you tried breast of lamb, WantToBe? It's quite fatty but roasts well and makes nice roasties. I stuff mine with a curry/apple stuffing. Not as nice a a lovely British leg of lamb, but a lot cheaper.

Or slow roasted pork belly? It used to be dirt cheap, but now trendy restaurants serve it up, it's got more expensive I've noticed.

liz-paul wrote: »

We tried breast of lamb (tesco value one) a couple of weeks ago. As said by wentthedaywell? above it is pretty fatty but it was yum. OH roasted it on a lowish heat for about 3 hours & we stuffed it with a pack of value stuffing. Made a nice change & it cost about £3.50 and fed 3 adults & 2 kids comfortably.

Thanks for the ideas of Lamb.
I don't normally eat red meat, and haven't eaten lamb in years, so i am not sure i'd feel confident cooking it. But i might give it a go nonetheless.
I like the idea of slow cooking it-can that be done?

WantToBeSE

Just popped to Tesco and spent £20.41 so will go and update my sig. I also need to go to Lidl and the 99p shop today

Flylady_Flower

Hello everyone, used to do this a long time ago but got busy/out of the habit, but need to get back on the savings train

My budget is £80 per week which I go way over at the moment, so aim to stick to that for a while then bring in more savings as I go. I will update with my spends shortly on my signature

Thanks,
Denise

medusasmummy

morning all

its the end of week 1 and we've done all our monthly stock ups, so a big spend this week.

spends so far....
A!di £43.03 (did this good friday to use up a mirror voucher, stocked up on gammon, pork shoulder, and lamb legs)
$ainsburys £47.50 (on coffee, NRT lozenges, nappies, squash etc.)
A$da £19.25 (got some good bargains in the damaged and dented shelf)
A!di £40.85

total spent £150.63

On a money saving note our 2yr old has been enjoying a lie in and hasnt been having a bottle of growing up milk in the mornings so will be £7.50 a month better off soon.

Also I've been trying unsuccessfully to potty train her. She is having none of it. I honestly think she isnt aware shes doing in til it is running down her leg. Yesterday she came to me crying 'cant hold it!' and when i put her near the potty she ran off screaming. Fingers crossed it wont be long now and another £10-£20 a month freed up

WantToBeSE

Spent £25.64 in Lidl today, so going to update my signature in a sec.
I still have £10 left of this weeks grocery budget for top ups during the week.

On a side note- has anyone noticed that Tesco have stopped selling their Everyday Value Cocoa Powder? I couldn't find it on-line, and i can't find it in-store either?
I always use it in my baking, so will have to find something else!