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Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two
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few use ups : some spaghetti , sauce jar, few ice creams :P ,
ins: 3x easter eggs (should be £3 back from tcb)
going to buy some tonic water tomorrow in order to work through a bottle of Frangelico :P .still way cheaper than buying a bottle of wine/any cider
decided to try waiting until next time the farmfoods vouchers come out before spending there. i may chnge my mind as toilet roll is a good deal£365 a year spend challenge - this has included food/clothes/beauty?? who knows where I am
20,000 step a day challenge0 -
Out: joint of beef, strawberries, raspberries, white currants.
In: 5 loaves of sourdough bread, made by me in a burst of baking activity driven by a need to use the sourdough culture before it took over the fridge.0 -
OUT: Pack of tortilla wraps, 375g jelly powder, diced chicken, potato bake packet, mac cheese packet, sticky BBQ chicken packet
IN: nothing0 -
Weekend shopping was just one fridge item (30p spent/75% off the original price).
Tomorrow, I should finally use up one of my batch cooked 2017 freezer recipes which turned out like malt loaves.
Food grocery money spent, so far this month, is less than that in January.0 -
In: nothing
Out: crusty roll, lorne, tattie scone, grated cheese, dried mushrooms
Used up: (not so) fresh mushrooms0 -
ma-ri-ella wrote: »few use ups : some spaghetti , sauce jar, few ice creams :P ,
ins: 3x easter eggs (should be £3 back from tcb)
going to buy some tonic water tomorrow in order to work through a bottle of Frangelico :P .still way cheaper than buying a bottle of wine/any cider
decided to try waiting until next time the farmfoods vouchers come out before spending there. i may chnge my mind as toilet roll is a good deal
You can download and print farmfoods vouchers anytime. I buy two trays of Pepsi Max, toilet rolls and mushy peas and a carrier bag each month £25.04. Use a voucher £22.54
I bought a 6 pint ys full cream milk for 52p, over a week ago, I have made rice pudding in slow cooker, macaroni cheese x 4 portions in freezer and two soda breads with it.0 -
OUT: 2 baguettes, old tin of condensed milk, old cooking chocolate variety, ancient tin of chestnut spread
IN: brown sugar, demarara sugar, 3 packs biscuits, 3 pots ice cream0 -
Out: Greek pasta.
In: Mushroom curry (7 helpings), cottage pie.
Ummm left overs are re-filling the freezer!0 -
OUT: 2 tins ancient carnation caramel, old forgotten cooking chocolate, 3 packs of biscuits, flour, yeast, shredded mozzarella, 2 baguettes, box of weetabix.
IN: Nothing0 -
My mini challenge figure is now 6/11.
Went out yesterday to see if there were any useful "yellow-sticker" food items due to the oncoming snow. Didn't purchase anything so will be using up "stores", probably until the roads are safe (bicycle transport).0
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