January 2014 Grocery Challenge

mooomin

First spend of my February budget - 33p on reduced doughnuts for Mr Mooo

I can't really complain though - he bought eggs, bread, milk and bacon today :rotfl:

LESLAMP

I am still here but need to do some sums as not kept track this past week. Have been to parents last weekend then home for a mad rush to clear kitchen ready for decorating. Mum and Dad had given me a £25 B & Q voucher for my 50th birthday so that was spent on paint. I also had to get the house ready for my Parents to come and stay overnight so they can help!!!!!!!!!! Will do some sums tomorrow then cry in a corner :beer:

just_the_two_of_us

Frugallina - internet search for Cranks Belgian cake - uses up leftover mincemeat and is delicious. It is on the Love Food Hate Waste website. I made it for my n d neighbour who said I didn't fancy it but it was really really lovely!!

Florenceem

Managed another NSD. Fresh stuff getting a bit scarce here now in my stocks. However I had some packs of beetroot from Aldo so opened one of those.
We had HM wedges + sardines + roasted green pepper/beetroot/red onions for dinner.

marris

spent £1,98 so will update the sig

dumpling

I am having a moment here to panic about how much I have spent so far:eek: . Safe to say my lightbulb is flickering fast! Have just updated my signature with my latest spends and am truly appalled at how much money has gone and it's only the 18th of January . This was supposed to be a use up month and I've spent like a woman possessed. It's not even like my freezers are full up. I'm a bit scared really, I thought I was being over generous setting my target at £500 and I am going to exceed that easily. I will be reining it in big time stylee for the remainder of the month and will learn some lessons from this.

spendinglikemad

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

it was iceland or farmfoods i got those from last week as DH said they were a bargain price and loads cheaper than others. i know i went in sains, farmfoods and iceland, cocopops were cheapest in sains DS2 has a handful of those on top of weetabix minis.
try iceland first as ive got a feeling it was there

thanks for that i will try iceland!

spendinglikemad

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

bit of a mixed use up meal time tonight,
youngest had pizza and waffles followed by hm malteser sponge cake
DS2 plus friend are having sausage (from freezer) mash and cabbage
DH and me are having quorn filets (need using up as just on date) celeriac mash and cabbage.

hoping really light shop tomorrow just need fruit and veg, bread and milk plus few little bits.

same as us - use up night
quite satisfying though!
dd had roast beef gravy and yorkshires i had a roast beef sandwich
dh had cheese on toast and ds was at friends house!!

meant i didnt really have to cook!!

spendinglikemad

samtoby wrote: »

Did sausage mash in Yorkshire
Pudding but they didn't rise like they did the first time!

Does anyone have a good full proof recipe?

i always use jamie oliver recipe:
100g flour
pinch salt
1/2 pint milk
3 eggs
works every time

Gorgeestwo

Good morning :j

Going shopping today or tomorrow armed with my list & meal plan, should hopefully be able to get most of what I need at Lidl, I'm really pleased with how the budget is going so far, considering there is over £100 of pet food included in the spends so far too :eek:

I'm going to give the strudel idea a go, I've got a ton of mincemeat here and there are only so many mince pies you can eat

Hope everyone has a good day