January 2014 Grocery Challenge

spookybuffy

spent £2 on ice cream. didnt want to spend anything this week but my throat been scaly since i had a cold.. had shepherds pie made with left overs tonight only problems is now i have left over shepherds pie. doh.....can i freeze it?

mrs-moneypenny

aftrernoon all
spent 1/2 of what i normally spend on a weekend shop last weekend looked in the cupboards and didnt need much so gave morrys a miss and just went co op for milk bread and OJ and got fruit and veg from a local market stall.

hm leek and pot soup tonight, had jacket pots and beans for lunch

K9sandFelines

spookybuffy wrote: »

spent £2 on ice cream. didnt want to spend anything this week but my throat been scaly since i had a cold.. had shepherds pie made with left overs tonight only problems is now i have left over shepherds pie. doh.....can i freeze it?

Yes do. It will freeze fine. I did the very same last night.

NSD again today.

Faete

Spent £2.08 on jam sugar yesterday and made a batch of the Chilli Jam - I like things hot so had a mix of YS scotch bonnets and YS birds eye chillis in with the normal red ones - Delish!


Fae xx

CH27

NSD achieved

happytails

First_Trouble wrote: »

Starting to only buy value ranges or own brand products now. If I can't tell the difference then they stay. So far have switched to value washing powder, Deodorant, shampoo & Conditioner and cupboard basics. Haven't noticed any difference except the cost.

First trouble, I was hoping to try this but worried to downshift on detergent and hair & beauty products, I do have a quite sensitive scalp and allergies. Might buy a small box of value washing powder and see how i go.


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Grocery budget is at £280.05/£400 (couldn't check earlier when i posted due to dd2 stealing my phone which has my budget on!)

Sarah x

mrs-moneypenny

NSD here
boys had linda mac pies with waffles and peas
our soup is simmering for after the scout run is done

craigywv

nsd today will need milk on Wednesday and fruit cant keep the bloomin stuff

tessie_bear

anzac sorry to hear that...hope it all works out ok for you

fae that chilli jam looks a lovely colour...i am making some marmalade tomorrow and am excited about it

been shopping today aldi mostly fruit and veg and coop mostly reduced bread....cant recommend coop bargains enough always worth a look when im passing

we had the chicken from a m and s meal deal for our tea...lovely and a bit left over to make a sandwich tomorrow which is always good...really fancy a crumble so will do one tomoorow or day after

really trying to get the shopping budget down and it is going quite well....had a nose through the freezer and was pleased with how much is in there....should last us a while yet
tess

Soworried

First_Trouble wrote: »

They look fantastic. What was the recipe that you used for the dough as am on the look our for a good one. Last attempt was really heavy and sweet. so the recipe for that went in the bin.

I typed it up for another thread so I have just quoted it.
The wheatgerm lightens the base

Soworried wrote: »

Hi WTBSE

For the base
375g of bread flour
125g of wheatgerm If you have no wheatgerm just use 500g of bread flour. I add the wheatgerm for health reasons.
teaspoon of salt
tablespoon of sugar
a 7g sachet of yeast
2x tablespoons of oil or butter
300ml warm water

Mix and kneed for a few minutes. Leave for 10-15 minutes then kneed again and split in to 4.

Roll out to the best shape to fit your trays

Par bake for 5-6 minutes, then I freeze them and top when I need a quick dinner or use as garlic breads with cheese :j

The sauce is different on each one, one is a mix of bbq sauce and tomato puree the other tomato puree and chilli sauce.
I then top with half a packet of Sainsburys 99p pepperoni or left over chicken.

These bases really are life saver to me with the hours I work. I can have a dinner made that everybody loves within 15 minutes of being home. I always have at leat 4 in the freezer

Any lo are lovely cold for lunch the next day as well WTBSE.