September 2013 Grocery Challenge

elsiepac

ditsykitchen wrote: »

I'd recommend trying out making rice milk at home with value rice. It's tasty, cheap and you can make it as thick/thin as you like. It can separate in coffee but I've read that adding sunflower seeds prevents this. Can't vouch for that as i haven't tried it.

As for the treats, bourbon biscuits are vegan

What are you using honey for at the minute? I find agave's really expensive but a good alternative would depend on what it's for.

Would love to read your blog if you start one!

Good idea about the rice milk ditsy, thanks. I've bought a carton for now, just to see how I get on, and to be fair, it isn't separating. However it tastes gross, so I'm only using a teeny bit! My age old problem with leaving stuff to soak etc, is if I get stuck in work or anything - I end up wasting stuff. It's also why I gave up using the slow cooker.

I'm ignoring the bit about bourbons ... don't need to know unhealthy treats!!! :rotfl:

And honey I only use in recipes, so it's not a big expense, I just always used to keep some in the cupboard. I have now purchased agave syrup instead, but I imagine, like the honey, I'll use it so rarely.

My blog is now in my sig... Not a lot in there yet!

Thanks!

LC x

WantToBeSE wrote: »

elsiepac- good luck with your vegan trial. For coffee, porridge and museli i love Almond Milk. It's divine and adds a little nuttyness (is that a word??) too.
You may want to look at http://agirlcalledjack.com/ as a lot of her recipes are vegan, and i can recommend her Apricot curry, it's yummy! I added some red lentils to mine as a extra too.
I'd love to read your blog about it, if you start one.

I adore Almond milk too, it's super yummy! However I've found it separated terribly in coffee..? What's your secret?!

I've seen that blog before, will definitely bookmark it, thanks! And apricot curry sounds really different, thanks for the recommendation!

My blog is now in my sig

Thanks!

LC x

K9sandFelines

Flat_Eric wrote: »

I do my main food shops online and typically shop according to whats in my favourites so if something I buy regularly is on offer, I see it my duty to buy lots despite having numerous tins of ? already stockpiled. This puts money in the supermarket's coffers and empties my bank account yet I repeat and could earn a gold medal for my efforts. :rotfl:

I itemised my cupboards yesterday and whilst there were not too many surprises, (I had a sort out the other week) I was reminded how many jars of relish/chutney that I have! and then I went into my junk room where excess food gets stored and found several tins of beans....

I've had a food shop today and as per usual I've got carried away and spent more than I intended.

If I stopped having tea in my milk and stopped being fussy then I could probably get away with buying nowt for the rest of the month. I doubt this will happen though.

I'm a bit like this too. Only normally buy offers of stuff I would buy anyway, or stuff I want to try that is normally full price.

I did my first online shop today at Asd* which came to £51.81.
Also DD went to Mr M for me to get value penne pasta for tuna and pasta (as the other types I have in aren't suitable). She also got some loo roll for me from One St*p as cheapest and nicest quality locally.

Total spend is £53.67 which I will try to add now to sig (on mobile).

CH27

Flat_Eric wrote: »

I do my main food shops online and typically shop according to whats in my favourites so if something I buy regularly is on offer, I see it my duty to buy lots despite having numerous tins of ? already stockpiled. This puts money in the supermarket's coffers and empties my bank account yet I repeat and could earn a gold medal for my efforts. :rotfl:

I itemised my cupboards yesterday and whilst there were not too many surprises, (I had a sort out the other week) I was reminded how many jars of relish/chutney that I have! and then I went into my junk room where excess food gets stored and found several tins of beans....

I've had a food shop today and as per usual I've got carried away and spent more than I intended.

If I stopped having tea in my milk and stopped being fussy then I could probably get away with buying nowt for the rest of the month. I doubt this will happen though.

I'm guilty of this too

money_saving_hedgehog

Not done this for over a year, and I have soooo over spent. Need to get finances back in order and plan for Christmas, so need to join here again and stick to it. Going to try and post every day, to give me the inventive. Please put me down for £250 for the month. Bit optimistic for self, DH, 3 hungry teenagers and a German Shepherd, but god loves a trier.

Billie-jo

First day of the budget for us and it was a NSD.

We had sausage, mash & veg today at the request of mum.
Have all three grand children tomorrow and we are taking them out for a meal (different budget) then Tuesday we have two of them as one starts high school and on Wed the other two go back to their respective schools.

CAT££

I'm making roast chicken for tea. Anyone got a good recipe for a pie using LO chicken?

meg72

CAT££ wrote: »

I'm making roast chicken for tea. Anyone got a good recipe for a pie using LO chicken?

It depends how much chicken you have left over and how much you want to eek it out.

If I have a lot of it then just chicken in gravy, but if not so much you can add sweetcorn or mushrooms or mixed veg. All make a very tasty pie filling.

I just use a shortcrust pastry for mine

meg72

elsiepac wrote: »

Good idea about the rice milk ditsy, thanks. I've bought a carton for now, just to see how I get on, and to be fair, it isn't separating. However it tastes gross, so I'm only using a teeny bit! My age old problem with leaving stuff to soak etc, is if I get stuck in work or anything - I end up wasting stuff. It's also why I gave up using the slow cooker.

I'm ignoring the bit about bourbons ... don't need to know unhealthy treats!!! :rotfl:

And honey I only use in recipes, so it's not a big expense, I just always used to keep some in the cupboard. I have now purchased agave syrup instead, but I imagine, like the honey, I'll use it so rarely.

My blog is now in my sig... Not a lot in there yet!

Thanks!

LC x



I adore Almond milk too, it's super yummy! However I've found it separated terribly in coffee..? What's your secret?!

I've seen that blog before, will definitely bookmark it, thanks! And apricot curry sounds really different, thanks for the recommendation!

My blog is now in my sig

Thanks!

LC x

I was wondering since you use so little have your tried drinking your coffee black, it takes some getting used to, but I now dont drink it any other way.

Cheapskate

First spend of the month - £20.66 in MrA - some things for school lunches, few smart price things to try, etc.

We've some smoked bacon left so that will become partly tomorrow's tea (in a pasta sauce or bubble and squeak) and partly Tuesday's in a fridge bottom soup. Got some ancient bread mix to use up, so hope it works! Might add a tad more dried yeast to make sure.

A xo

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Budgets done to here

Welcome to:
aliwali, Downsizing_for_sanity, katiegirl, GemDoll, happydenial, kiss_me_now9, davsidipp, lynnejk, and rach pach

ditsykitchen - have amended your budget

First spends of the month for me, £58 in A!di. Will go to Ts tomorrow for meat and fish, and to fill up the car

Coxy