March 2014 Grocery Challenge

Soworried

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.

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

I freeze mine in cling film as I find foil sticks. Then I just defrost in the fridge over night and warm through in a warm but not too hot oven.

It is payday tomorrow, I made it :j I made budget by £9, that's close

Thankyou dizzie lizzie :A

Zippy001

Spent £9.75 today this is what i got

Whole chicken half price £2-75
Mr Kipling apple pies and cherry bakewells £1.00 each
Triton Bars £1.00
dandelion & burdock £1.00
5 packs fox cream biscuits 30p each
Florette lettuce bag £1.00
YS Warburtons rolls £0.50p

I have updated my signature, need more NSD's will be more strict next week.

Florenceem

Teg-Rem wrote: »

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.

Here you go -

http://www.giventodistractingothers.co.uk/2014/01/devonshire-apple-in-and-out-pudding.html

Soworried

Does anybody know when the next Aldi voucher is in the paper please?

Busymumofthreeplusdog

Ready to declare as my month goes from 14th-14th.
£407.21/£400.00:T I'm rather pleased with that! Last month was around £475. Sadly the car fuel bill was £80 more than last month but that's due to all the city trips!!

Will try for the same next month but might have to ban hubby from any kind of food shopping:eek::j:eek::j:eek:

Florenceem

NSD.
For dinner we had HM wedges + poached egg + baked beans.

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lovefullshelves

£48.41 in aldi:D Super stock up as I'm challengin the family to live on my wages and whats in the house for groceries next month! Should be interesting as my hours drop this month and then won't go up again till June!

Sequeena

Today was my last day of March's pay. I've done well I cut my budget to £240 and spent £225 See you in April's thread

Crowdpleaser

Thank you dizzie and soworried. Am just annoyed really as I know I could have come in under. Grr. Never mind! X

Ali-OK

Week 3 of 4 weekly shop done and spend was £19.68, so am nicely on track to come within budget this month.

Even more pleased as teenage DS came with me. Cue a plan of action to stop him slipping things into the trolley unnoticed - gave him a list of the things he had to go and get, whilst I did the rest. It worked!

We've gone slightly off our meal plan this week, but swapped with items already in the freezer/cupboard, so haven't had to pop to a shop for anything inbetween the main shops.

Excellent local radio debate and phone-in yesterday asking if the headline in the Guardian this week of 'Middle Class Mums from Maidstone move to discount supermarkets' was indicative of a sea change in shopping and why Sburys figures released showed a 3% drop in profits. I think it probably is!