June 2013 Grocery Challenge

meg72

Florenceem wrote: »

Mr F went shopping - bust my budget. :mad:
He did stock us up with Glucosamin, kitchen rolls and liquorice - what a combination of buys. :eek:

Oh bless Flo, it makes perfect sense to me. he bought the liquorice to make you run round and polish your new kitchen with the paper rolls and being a treasure of a man he bought the Glucosamin to ease your joints when you had done it.

Edited to say whoo hoo thats my 2000th post and got a strange grey shaddow star.

she_who_can_not_cook

K9sandFelines wrote: »

£39.89 spend at Mr T today, after promotions/vouchers and father's day present's taken off. Only got enough for one more shop, but wanted to do an approved food shop and won't have enough this month unless i go over.

Can i ask i dont do much on approved foods any more. do you find it a struggle toget a full basket? Thats something thats puts me off to get a full basket i am putting instuff that i can take or leave and is not that much cheaper

WantToBeSE

meg72 wrote: »

So sorry you are having a tough time Hun, wished you lived by me.
I have just been in my local One Stop and they have strawberries and grapes reduced to 50p, I paid 2.00 each in asda on thursday.

I really dont need anymore fruit but bought two each to see if any of my neighbours can use them, if not in the freezer they go. Frozen grapes are lovely but I do think its an absolute Sin to freeze .strawberrys

Thanks Meg I need a job asap. Have applied for 17 in the last week, as well as planning to set up my own business...it's just such a hard slog.
Not every week is like this, thankfully.

Dinner tonight was Lemon and Herb Chicken



And i made some HM garlic and coriander nann as well. I was really happy with how the nann turned out..although it was VERY garlicky!

K9sandFelines

she_who_can_not_cook wrote: »

Can i ask i dont do much on approved foods any more. do you find it a struggle toget a full basket? Thats something thats puts me off to get a full basket i am putting instuff that i can take or leave and is not that much cheaper

Family member wants hairdye in bulk thats 75p a box; but i do normally manage to order about £15-20 of stuff by myself. I'm the same though, can take it or leave it.

meg72

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Thanks Meg I need a job asap. Have applied for 17 in the last week, as well as planning to set up my own business...it's just such a hard slog.
Not every week is like this, thankfully.

Dinner tonight was Lemon and Herb Chicken



And i made some HM garlic and coriander nann as well. I was really happy with how the nann turned out..although it was VERY garlicky!

Wow

Wow lovely looking dinner and please share your recipe for the nann, never had any success with it, mine looked more like petrified stone.\\What are you setting up your business in? Years ago when I couldnt get a job I started my own craft stall on the market it was quite successful.

WantToBeSE

Meg, i use this recipe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/naan_86626
It's really easy to make

xxlouisexx56

£25 added on today.
Salad, tinned pasta shapes, apples, pasta sauce, 3 types of cheese

Went to tesco bought YS 32 sausages for £1.50

Florenceem

meg72 wrote: »

Oh bless Flo, it makes perfect sense to me. he bought the liquorice to make you run round and polish your new kitchen with the paper rolls and being a treasure of a man he bought the Glucosamin to ease your joints when you had done it.

Edited to say whoo hoo thats my 2000th post and got a strange grey shaddow star.

This really made me laugh!

money_maker_mummy

Spent £58.08 this week - but I stocked up with £10 of nappies as they were on offer Really proud

Nicky_Noo_Na

Far too much spent this weekend - intention had been a small shop, whoops! £23.75 in MrA - had a look for cheap pasta sauces but none to be found, managed a paella kit for 38p and some good bakery YS goodies though; then another £14.16 in Mr S. Didn't realise hubby needed coffee and I needed razors and shampoo - all the non-food stuff is adding up! Did a bag a bargain on some choccy cheerios for 64p! Cheaper than smartprice choco pops which I had planned to buy. Also went to Mr Ts today and spent £18.59 but used £5 coupons/vouchers, £8 was on M&Ms etc to get the free cinema tickets (entertainment budget) and £11.50 on bedding (house budget) so was actually -91p on food which is quite good. Total of £37 on food for this week so not great but not too bad.

Only £41 for two more weekly shops - that never going to happen so will have a think about re-jigging the budget, we seem to average £40ish a week so 5 week months are always a struggle