February 2014 Grocery Challenge

Billie-jo

Just a quick update from yesterday which was a NSD.
We had turkey casserole using a large turkey leg from Christmas time. Did it in sc with carrots, onions, broccoli stalks, celery and few potatoes. Was going to add dumplings but in the end decided against it. Served it with broccoli, kale, cabbage, cauliflower. We has 3 portions yesterday, mum took two portions home and have just frozen another 3 portions. Also did a jam tart & custard which we all had plus enough left for two tonight and mum took some with her.



Off to clear out the fridge now like a few other people, it was done on Thursday but think the mess monsters have gotten in to it as everything is shoved in all over the place.

meg72

Spent £7.00 yesterday on YS, Very pleased with what I got

2 huge ham and pineapple pizzas at 50p each 1.00

packof 4 breaded haddock at 1.00 1.00

2 packs King Prawn at 1.00 each 2.00

2 packs of cod chunks at 1.00 2.00

15 free range eggs at 1.00 1.00

They were also giving away big bags of the flavoured butter to go with fish.

I also bought at full price 2 huge pineapple at 75p each. and a melon at 1.50

I then called in my local shop and got mushrooms, cherry tomatos
and celery all at 50p each.

So 11.50 spend for me. I have 30.00 left of my 50 budget and 18 days to go.

Going to sort out upright freezer today and try to have one drawer just for bits that I want to use up.

dogmom_3

Aargh, popped in to Mr M for one pint of milk and spent £7.70 - bulk buy of toiletries though so hopefully it'll even out in due course.

Bluegreen, I hope you have a wonderful day and that the preparations are not too stressful!

Coxy11

Hi all,

Budgets updated to here

Welcome to:
Timetochange2014 and icklejulez (do you want to set a budget icklejulez?)

Bluegreen - hope your wedding goes well, look forward to seeing you back with us as a Mrs

After a NSD yesterday (finally....) I went to Tesco this morning. Got veg and packed lunch bits for this week. Dog food for the remainder of the month, cheese, yoghurt, pastries and crumpets plus some store cupboard bits (u.bens long grain rice 500g boxes are £2.09 each or 3 for £3) Have tried other brands but it always ends up like pudding rice despite rinsing it

Total spend of £34.52.

We are going away on Friday and need to take a packed breakfast and lunch as we are travelling overnight/through the day on Saturday. I will go to Tesco and get us all a meal deal as a treat, breakfasts can be pastries and juice.

Keep up the good work everyone
Coxy

Upsy_Staffordshire

Bluegreen hope you have a lovely wedding day and honeymoon!

Was only planning on needing ham for sandwiches this week but we decided to nip to Farmfoods this morning to stock up on a few bags of frozen bags so the freezer is full and also on a big pack of crisps. We got spinach, green beans, sliced peppers, scotch eggs, a big pack of Walkers crisps, a big pack of mini rolls, and 2 boxes of Special K Salted Cracker Crisps that were just 29p a box due to BBE date being March. Total was £6.47, so not too bad.

We still need some ham or chicken so we will go to the small Tesco round the corner tonight or tomorrow and hopefully that will be it until Friday.

happybunny86

Please can I join again. I work pay day to pay day with groceries and get paid every 4 weeks so I'm always a little out of sync with the thread. I got paid last Friday 7th so want to pledge £140 through to 7th March.

Anzac_Biscuit

kayester wrote: »

i asked the same thing other day. only thing i can thing of that is simple and well liked is cottage pie

Curry? (if your family likes it, of course)

Tillytrotter1

Weekly shop in Sainsbugs today coming to £65.69. Bit of a shock as wasn't expecting to pay that much but on the plus side got a whole chicken, chicken portions, 2 packs of mince and a large piece of gammon which was half price and will do sandwiches for the OH for a couple of weeks. Hopefully next week will just be fruit, veg, milk and bread. I love this thread as I find the posts so inspiring and the recipes so inventive. Really makes me focus on my spends

K9sandFelines

£20.78 added to sig. Shopping from HB and Tesc*s. Hopefully won't need to have an ASD* shop delivered til the weekend now.

lushlifesaver

Nipped to the small ASDA near work and the pound stretcher next door; couple of bits are to come from my personal budget but GC wise;
£0.89 in Pound stretcher
ASDA spends:
£1 4pints on milk
£1 2lt bottle pepsi for bf
£1 choc multipack for bf
£1 biscuits for lunch boxes
£0.65 apple juice

£5.54 added to sig


left to buy this month:
Wraps, smoked cheese, a lettuce, crisps, milk, oven chips, a couple of onions and a small piece of meat to roast ... if I can stretch the remaining £15 that far!