March 2014 Grocery Challenge

bmma

NSD today =11

skintmum2012

Well so our month runs from the 24th I am ready to declare I got totally lost this month and I think although not Sure I went £50 over budget not bad for my first month. What I am doing this month is is having a budget of 200 for food and 100 for baby milk and nappys. See you all on the April challenge.

Crowdpleaser

Over budget now. Rubbish. Will still have to top up on milk and fruit next week too. Oh well, I was down frpm 275 so just way it is. Loads in freezer for next month so am feelinv ok about it all.

Question. If you make a quiche and then freeze it do you use disposable trays or just wrap in tin foil?

Ys pizza for tea x

Frizzle_2

Mrs_T_M wrote: »

Sorry! My silly American upbringing is coming through. Baking soda = bicarbonate of soda. Exact same thing, just the British use the chemical name for it and Americans use the common name for it.

The apple sauce should work no problem. I've used all kinds of applesauce in it from all sorts of apples.

Ah I see! Thank you

Frizzle_2

NSD yesterday. Popped to shops today as hubby wanted cakes! Naughty. Got a couple of pressies while I was there (different budget) so £1.60 to add to budget!

joedenise

Declaring £16.12 over budget for the month but happy with that as I have actually done most of my monthly shop for April including meat and bread!

Denise

Luiem

£10 spend in Sains today since we were in town for Doctors appointment...can either pay £2 for parking or spend £10 and get "free" parking.
Will still need to buy bread tomorrow and the eggs which I forgot today, so again over budget for this week!

dizzy_lizzie

Crowdpleaser wrote: »

Over budget now. Rubbish. Will still have to top up on milk and fruit next week too. Oh well, I was down frpm 275 so just way it is. Loads in freezer for next month so am feelinv ok about it all.
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Crowdpleaser look at it this way. If you hadn't tried the challenge you'd probably have spent even more so look on it as a little victory
I've gone over as well but not as much as I would if I hadn't done the challenge this month.

Having a total chillout this evening. Hubbie in the kitchen making his special veggie casserole as I've been to the hospital today.
All well, thank God literally, but feeling a bit sore so hubby making tea. Bless him. I've also got a naughty glass of wine to hand...but I deserve it today!
My grocery month challenge will start again on the 22nd and I might just up it a little as it's our youngest DS birthday, he'll be 20 and I'm also going here in April and I'll definitely be spending some pennies.
Hope everyone is well.

Teg-Rem

Florenceem, how do you make apple inside out pudding, it looks yummy and I have loads of apples in the freezer from autumn so use up soon so I can defrost it.

Coxy11

Hi all,

Just on to update sig. It's going to be very tight this month although I did buy chicken breasts and beef mince from Costco and haven't used any yet so this will go over to next month and possibly May too.

NSD today and £1.49 yesterday in M&S petrol station on 4 pints of milk (I know I know) but it was on the way home from school and I needed cash too and their cashpoint is free.

Dinner tonight is sausages, mash and broccoli. Tomorrow we will have haddock, hm wedges, peas and sweetcorn.

Have a good evening all.
Coxy