January 2014 Grocery Challenge

Ladyluck1

NSD for me

Verityemilia

:eek::eek: This week is a total over budget week

£7.76 yesterday at sain**rys
£10.21 today at Lid*

Total so far £122.46 .. At least next week is a cheaper week I keep telling myself x

samtoby

Veg cassarole for dinner with home made yorkshire using eggs from our chickens!

Another shop at Ald! and spent £26.23 - slightly more than last weeks £21 something as I bought a medium (that was bigger than some of the large) whole chicken in the hope it will last two meals for OH, DS and I.

Used a list and only bought what we needed.

shiningfaery

Herby Dumplings and lamb mince for dinner tonight, all in Slow cooker.
Was so yummy and definately a winner....

marris

NSD for me today

Islandmaid

NSD for me.

Did buy OH some new slippers as he,s got to go to hospital and his current, very loved slippers are minging but thats from a different budget

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Dog Biscuits

Tip leftover gravy into a mixing bowl. Add 1 egg (chickens are in full production, so trying to use up the egg mountain, can easily be omitted) Add some oil, mint chopped finely (Dog is very affectionate, prefer mint smell to fishy breath!!)If you have any leftover meat, chop it finely and add.I had some HM salami that I threw in. Add enough flour to mix to a biscuit consistency, roll out on a floured board and cut with large biscuit cutter. Bake at 180C until golden.
Hope this is of use.

mags50_2

NSD for me
I made a vat of Bolognese sauce, had that for tea and have put another 7 in the freezer for future weeks.
Also made 2 Christmas cakes to put in the freezer for this years festive season! I had all bits of fruit, ground almonds, glac! cherries etc that would be wasted so worked out a basic mix, added Demerara sugar and the last scrapings of black treacle. The mix was too much for one cake, so I have 2 shallower ones. They're on the side cooling now and look and smell delicious, even if I say so myself and have used all the bits that would have got pushed to the back of the cupboards and thrown out in a few months.
I've been trying to meal plan, but am finding it easier to just use up what I've got at the moment and do extra for another day to go in the freezer.
Hope everyone's ok

Upsy_Staffordshire

jammy_dodger wrote: »

sorry Upsy staffordshire i got your "location" wrong
i called you "Upper staffordshire That'll teach me for not reading properly
JD xx

Yes I noticed haha, don't worry

An NSD for us today, OH wasn't working at a supermarket today so he didn't buy anything woohoo. Got chicken out of the freezer to try Chicken Pepperonata in the SC tomorrow from my one pot recipe book, never made it before so hopefully it will turn out ok.

Florenceem

NSD here.
We had roast turkey + sage/onion stuffing + Yorkshire Pudding + roast potatoes + roast parsnip + sprouts + carrots + gravy for dinner.