May 2013 Grocery Challenge

MrsCautious

I just posted for the first time on the freebies board, not sure if people check this, but there's a coupon at the https://www.nisalocally.co.uk website for a free packet of Belvita biscuits, you have to print it off by June 2 and use it by June 30.

tessie_bear

hi..its carnage here....we are having the kitchen done and thus have had no cooking facilities since monday morning...meals consist of salad and cooked meat we are having sarnies tonight for a change

i suppose we coulc have had a few takeaways but it would have cost a lot for 5 night been unhealthy and i thought i could spend the money on bits for my new kitchen....so sarnies it is

i did a shop in aldi on sunday to keep us going and will go again next monday...cant wait to cook something hot...hope everyone is going strong
tessa

lottie3000

Well, I had my A$da delivery yesterday, they're normally so good and products have good dates etc but this time it was really poor. Bananas look like they've been kicked around the floor they're so damaged, out of dat cucumber and crumpets out of date today!! Have complained and I am hoping for a refund for the unacceptable goods, I remember now why I don't do shopping on line!! Anyway's the spend after the refund for the damages are £27.77 so total spend so far of £273.78, I really think my budget is achievable this month????

sugarwalsh

Tessie, that's terrible.
Can't you stick the microwave in a different room? Or ask your builder to wire your old oven up? Unless you are having a rewire I can't see why you should be left without?

sefilby

NSD here - gearing up for a big shop towards the end of the week.

Put my foot right in it with the meal planning for this week; DS asked if he could have a friend round for tea. I thought ok one more small mouth to feed I can stretch to that ... I was the guilt tripped by DD for the same, so two more small mouths to feed. It's a good job I'm not dealing with teenage portions just yet.

Sausage & mash & peas with onion gravy. No problem with them coming round for tea, really annoyed with DD fussing about the meal just because her friend didn't like it (and didn't eat it - just pushed it around the plate).

Note to self next DD can go to her friends house to eat instead of wasting my time, effort, food & money :mad:

Quick question does anybody use c*stc* for their bulk buy?

tessie_bear

sugar yes thats a good idea with the microwave...we are off to get some micro chips to cook for tea tomorrow....the oven is gas and plumbed in as it were but there is hardly any floor boards left to stand on to use it iuswim....what a nightmare

we use costco and love it we buy most of our meat from there....mince/ chicken breast/ whole chicken also tinned stuff and sometimes fruit and veg but the later can be a bit pricey imo....the meat is pricey but excelllent quality

we got ds a birthday cakefrom there last year...huggggggggge and really nice we joined about 2 years ago when one opened in cov and use the membership a fair bit hth

take care tessa

Florenceem

tessie_bear wrote: »

hi..its carnage here....we are having the kitchen done and thus have had no cooking facilities since monday morning...meals consist of salad and cooked meat we are having sarnies tonight for a change

i suppose we coulc have had a few takeaways but it would have cost a lot for 5 night been unhealthy and i thought i could spend the money on bits for my new kitchen....so sarnies it is

i did a shop in aldi on sunday to keep us going and will go again next monday...cant wait to cook something hot...hope everyone is going strong
tessa

We are having our kitchen done too - I used the microwave - in the garage and warmed up HM food last night. It is not the same as a HM fresh meal but all the facilities we have at the moment. We so needed some hot food.
It is quite chilly here again today + blowing a gale - live at the seaside.

Florenceem

tessie_bear wrote: »

sugar yes thats a good idea with the microwave...we are off to get some micro chips to cook for tea tomorrow....the oven is gas and plumbed in as it were but there is hardly any floor boards left to stand on to use it iuswim....what a nightmare

we use costco and love it we buy most of our meat from there....mince/ chicken breast/ whole chicken also tinned stuff and sometimes fruit and veg but the later can be a bit pricey imo....the meat is pricey but excelllent quality

we got ds a birthday cakefrom there last year...huggggggggge and really nice we joined about 2 years ago when one opened in cov and use the membership a fair bit hth

take care tessa

My old oven is out in the back garden. I have 2 weeks of dinners ready made in the freezer as I knew I would be without a kitchen. When will you be able to cook in your kitchen again?

tessie_bear

thats a good idea to warm up hm food flo....wish i had thought of that...i saw pics of your kitchen and ours is from the same era but white doors same trim to open them...its now in a skip

its cold here to the back door is constantly open and im freezing...the joys of having work done on your house

tessa

tessie_bear

hopefully kitchen in the land of the living by friday night...cant wait