July 2013 Grocery Challenge

mrs-moneypenny

i forgot to subscribe to the thread, i thought you were all quiet. DOH!!

salad season here so mostly living on that and new potatoes, double cook one day and have them sliced and fried with the nxt days salad seems to be working well and keeping everyone happy (except youngest who would happily live on noodles) have managed to persuade him that he now loves raw garden peas so hes getting most of his 5 a day necking loads of them as he claims to hate salad. will also eat raw carrot and fruit so were getting there.

had to buy milk yesterday as it was all frozen but hoping for an NSD today

sheeppappar

WantToBeSE wrote: »

I made a really easy and delicious carrot cake the other day, and shared them with a friend. Really simple.

They are cupcakes, not a whole cake:

150g grated carrots
2 medium eggs
100g soft brown sugar
5 tbsp sunflower oil
100g self raising flour
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
100g any dried fruits eg: raisins, chopped apricots, glace cherries ( i used a combo of all of those).

Heat oven to 190 C/gas 5.

Put muffin cases into a muffin pan.

Mix eggs and sugar, beat in oil.

Add dry ingredients and mix.

Spoon into muffin cases, bake for 15-20 mins until firm to the touch and golden brown.

They were delicious!

OO I made these last night WanttobeSE!!! totally Lush! Used up my remaining carrots too so very MSE hurrah thanks for the recipe!

Bluegreen143

meg - bread pudding recipe added to the index

sefilby

OSMS must be rubbing off on DH. Nipped out for milk came back with 2 packs of turkey steaks YS 95p each & YS Lamb steak & cheeky YS cookies but hey didn't come out of my food budget & didn't pay full price!

lilian1977

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sugarpuss27

Hi Lovelies, been a few days since last post. NSD Saturday and Sunday but needed milk and fruit and veg so spent 15.05 on milk, new tats, broad beans, carrots, onions, strawberries ans raspberries fresh off the field. Oooh and eggs. This also includes 3 packs bacon a small gammon joint and 5 packets of stir fry sauce for a fiver from Hubs from work. Revising my meal plans as we speak! Hubs has day off tomorrow so off to the coast with a picnic so taking quiche, gammon sarnies, might make some cheese scones and buns and then some fresh fruit.
Today - brunch
Wed - picnic
Thursday - Sunday 3 of us a s my friend is staying so Going to make a chicken and mushroom pie with leftovers from Sunday for Thursday with new tats and veg
Friday - Savoury Mince and Rice
Sat- Possibly bacon, new tats egg and beans
Sun - Toad in the hole
Ooh and off to Sainsbob Thursday evening to try for a YS investigation. Don't usually go in the evening, any tips for a YS newbie!

xxlouisexx56

£13 yesterday on a random selection on things. Need to go back today
For milk, salad and chips for tomorrow. My car will be in the garage so have to make sure I've got what we need

pixiedust09

meg72 wrote: »

3 Netmums like this
Bread puddingThis recipe for bread pudding is really cheap to make and is a good way to use up old bread. Don't confuse it with bread and butter pudding though!

8 oz/225 g stale (day old) bread, broken up into smallish pieces
1/2 pt/300ml cold water
3 oz/75g soft brown sugar
1 egg (beaten)
2 oz/50g currants
2 oz/50g raisins
1/4 pt/150ml milk
1/4 tsp mixed spice
Put the bread in a bowl and add the cold water.
Allow to soak for 1 hr.
Drain the bread and squeeze out any excess water (using your hands!)
Mix the bread with the rest of the ingredients.
Pour into a greased 8" square baking tin
Cook at 180C/gas 4 for 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours until firm to the touch and brown on top.
Allow to cool for 30 mins or so in the tin, before cutting into squares.
Serve warm or cold.

Variation: use any combination of dried fruit eg: cranberries, cherries, apricots etc

Hi Elsiepac, there are lots of recipes for bread pudding but I like this one from NetMums. Will sort out one for bread and butter pudding later for you as have to go out now.

That recipe looks really good and easy too. Will be giving it a go soon. Always have left over bread. Thanks:)

pixiedust09

Another small spend in Mr T today, bought creme fraiche, pasta bows, double cream, small tiger baton and zip lock bags total £4.50 and DH bought a pot of Ricotta cheese in co*p last night for £1.40. Have updated sig. Not gonna make it under budget this month, but aim to keep it as low as possible.

I was wondering if any of you lovely peeps have tried A*di wines and could recommend any? I tend to like dry whites, my favourite is Blossom Hill california white so any that taste as good as that would be a bonus.

joanne109

£5.90 today on a loaf of bread for pack lunches, bottle own brand diet coke and 8 cooked chicken drumsticks whoch should do me and DH for lunch for the next few days.
Off to the market tomorrow night after work to stock up on fruit and salady stuff and then onto I**land on Friday for non perishables - it's the nearest thing we have around here to Al*i or L*dl!

Not planning any mores spends today!

Joanne