November 2013 Grocery Challenge

she_who_can_not_cook

meg72 wrote: »

Just got some great reductions in my local (onestop) shop
2 packs of 800 gram chicken drumsticks and thighs, 8 drumsticks eight thighs = 8 meal if dinner or 16 if lunch £2.

2 pork chops 50p

2 cod fillet in batter, half price promotion. £1.00

2 packs 250grms beef mince 1.00

Pack of 4 pizzas £1.00

and 2 hovis seeded loaves for 40p

So 5.50 for 24 meals and 40p bread for 20 sandwiches or 40 pieces of toast.

Very pleased with £5.90 spend.

You do get great reduced. Very envious mine are not that great I was once told that the bread was not reduced until gone seven I am in around six from work..ps do you get reduced from tesco' s if so check out the frozen reduced I have got some ok stuff from there. Last week it is birds eye fish fingers 22 pack for 1,12 odd price I know but wow

Islandmaid

NSD today....

HM bread and soup for dinner.

SC chicken, roasties and veg tomorrow night, LO chicken either curry or s&s chicken for wed

Soworried

A spend of £23.11 today. The largest spends were £5 on toilet roll and £2.60 on a large 1kg pack of mince ys. I also got 2 fish portions for just 75p ys. And a large tub of coleslaw for just 25p.

Lunch tomorrow will now be hm quiche with coleslaw.

I picked up a large piece of brie for 20p, any ideas how I should use this?

I have updated my signature, I am hoping for a no spend day tomorrow after such a large spend today.

Florenceem

Another NSD here.
The HM Shepherd's Pie that MR F got out of the freezer - was HM Fish Pie. We had some baked beans with it as needed quick easy meal - Mr F was out.

meg72

she_who_can_not_cook wrote: »

You do get great reduced. Very envious mine are not that great I was once told that the bread was not reduced until gone seven I am in around six from work..ps do you get reduced from tesco' s if so check out the frozen reduced I have got some ok stuff from there. Last week it is birds eye fish fingers 22 pack for 1,12 odd price I know but wow

I am very lucky that my small local One-stop do such good reductions and is only two minute walk from my house. always used to go to Asda at reduction time but got nervous about being pushed and shoved, I avoid it now. I rarely get to Tesco as its too far away.

Great deal on the fishfingers.










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lynnejk

kayester wrote: »

I have totally lost count and been stocking up for christmas too. decembers budget is unlimited as I want a good Christmas, so I shall join you all in the new year, good luck everyone

Hope you have a great Xmas and see you in 2014

tessie_bear wrote: »

i hve made a jelly and evap milk mixed together pud...will see what that is like and might make again as very easy. tata tess

This brought back memories -
I used to make this for my kids as a 'posh' milk jelly in a rabbit shaped mould and use cloves for the 'eyes' when I turned it out. For a party I used to make a strawberry one and sit it in some chopped up green jelly 'grass' :rotfl:

I digress. It was a NSD for me today.

I have ordered our Christmas free range turkey breast today - you have to have some sort of treat eh - and it will be about £30 :eek:. It will do quite a few meals though and we don't spend on pudding, mince pies or cake as my DH doesn't like them:D

Hope you all wrapped up warm - car was frozen over at the train station tonight Brrrrr and I had to use scraper.
Lx

shiningfaery

Beer winter has well and truly arrived. Temperatures here are below zero.
£31 spend yesterday getting some lunch stuff veggies and after going to checkout I noticed I bought 2 of everything...was needed and will be used just didn't realise this when I was walking round. But also got a YS cranberry and chocolate loaf For 55p so will use this for a xmassy bread and butter pud. Hmmm yummy.

Going to go plan Xmas dinner now so can see if I can add it to my budget without increasing it.

evuka

Phew, spent more than I expected due to nonplanning! Grocery shopping goes very well, I'm within my budget but last week spent a ton of money on food at the canteen because I wasn't prepared... Now out of work as my contract ended and still looking for a job so I hope that'll help me focus more on preparing food that I actually have planned.
Also ordered a pizza and some dessert on Saturday - that comes out of the entertainment budget though... Still wasn't a good idea.

Signature updated. Hardly anything left from my budget and it's only the 19th! Trying to stay within.

[Deleted User]

Had a couple of NSDs - Sun, Mon and Today too. There's a lot to be said for being ill and stuck in the house:).

First_Trouble

Tried to make rice pudding in the slow cooker last night.... epic fail!

About to start planning next month shopping so have plenty of time to research deals, have a few coupons that came in the post too. Excited, a bit sad I know but oh well.

I have a Mr T, A*da, poundla*d, Ic*land, L*dl, HBargain and a sainsbobs near me (accessable via walking/train/bus) so going to see if I can split my shop between these lot. Only downside is I don't drive and I work Mon-Fri so that only leaves Sat to go food shopping. May have to rely on getting the bulky/heavy stuff delivered and rest picked up as and when.

Also have had 3 NSD in a row. Need to pick up some milk, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes. should be able to rummage through freezer for rest of month.