April 2013 Grocery Challenge

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Billie-jo wrote: »

I have a very old cookery book that was MIL first published in 1952 and they have a 'Simple Beef Curry' in it -

1lb uncooked steak (I used skirt beef)
2oz fat
2 onions sliced
1 DSP curry powder
1 DSP curry paste
1 DSP flour
1/2 pint stock
1TBSP grated coconut

Fry the onions, curry powder, curry paste and the flour then add the meat and cook for few minutes. Stir in the stock then add the coconut. Cover and cook slowly until meat is tender 1-2 hours. I have also added some chopped peppers, mushrooms, garlic and added a squirt of tomato puree. I also add more curry powder but that's personal taste and either a chopped up apple or some sultanas . I was surprised on how tasty it was with it not having many spice ingredients in.

Thank you so much for taking the time to post this recipe. It is just the kind of thing I was looking for and your added advice about how you used it yourself is especially helpful.

Welsh_Poppy

Afternoon
The first spend day of April £6.50
I got 2 loaves bread, 1/2 dozen eggs from farm,bananas,2 packs quorn peppered steaks plenty till weekend.
Dinner will be poached eggs and beans on toast OH will have 2 rashers of bacon as well.

hex2

sweetpea26 wrote: »

Strong White flower on offer 3 for 2 so bought 6 packs @ 80p which worked out at each costing 40p

Almost worth suffering for at that price! Is it 3 for 2 on all the baking again?

Leek and potato soup on the hob, also finally made a start on the sausage casserole.

Milk, bread, reduced veg and 2 big packs of reduced chicken thighs in the co-op plus sweets for the boy to take into school for his recent birthday (who started that custom -PIA!) came in at £10.14. Chicken thighs in freezer till I think of something to do with them.

Kitchenbunny

Afternoon, popping on to update my challenge for April with a spend of £10.27 at Mr M. I didn't get time to do a full shop today, so the rest will be done during the week.

Going to have a try at making crispy chilli beef tonight with noodles - from a jar though so not really cooking from scratch!

Have a good evening, everyone.

KB xx

K9sandFelines

Managed a NSD :T( will update sig shortly)
I did have a spend in the charity shop on a lovely record book (where you record addresses/birthdays etc) which contained lots of blank kitty cards ... and a new purse; but no groceries, even though i did look in C*-*p to check out the YS section.

Florenceem

K9sandFelines wrote: »

If you do buy one, can you let me know if they are quite big please as they look it!?

They are big - worth the money - I got a pink one.

Florenceem

Welsh_Poppy wrote: »

Florenceen

I fancy one of the bowls I but wanted to know how big I have a collection of M&C bowls and love them.
7 NSD on the trot using up what we have although we are out of eggs and bread and 2 things we cant live without.

Dinner today will be roast potatoes,swede and carrots sausage and gravy.
I spent most of yesterday mashing a sack of potatoes for freezer as well as 2 tray wedges.

I have a large authentic colour M&C.
The bowls are a very good size for £6.99 at Aldi - my one only had a couple of pink and blue ones.

sistercas

Another NSD today as I've been at work. I did chicken and roasted veg for dinner using up some bottom of the fridge veg , everyone really liked it:j

Not sure what's for dinner tomorrow as dd2 wants to make it as I don't finish work till 6 ish . I've made soup for lunch from the LO roasted veg , stock and a little cream ,so ill take that with me and some bread

Off for a cuppa now

K9sandFelines

Florenceem wrote: »

They are big - worth the money - I got a pink one.

Great, i hope i manage to get one :T. Thank you

Florenceem

NSD here.
No photo tonight. We had HM wedges + pastie/sausage roll + stir fry cabbage + onions + garlic for dinner. Had a tiring day - new windows!
I am used to sea breezes living at the seaside but it was quite bracing when four windows were out at the same time. One was out at the back - one at the front and two side ones - nowhere to get out of the cold! The men are back for a second round tomorrow!