August 2014 Grocery Challenge

PennyGrabber

Frizzle wrote: »

Another £1 spent. Needed bananas and tomato pur!e to make pizzas for dinner so mum got me some when she went to aldi!

Banana and tomato pizza? Not sure I fancy that!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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Frizzle_2

PennyGrabber wrote: »

Banana and tomato pizza? Not sure I fancy that!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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Lol! :rotfl:

Solstice_3

Feeling a bit OS today (well and yesterday ~_^). My Mum offered me some veg from her garden and freezer (overflow) and I said yes please whatever you have spare - she brought me 1/2 a huuuuuge cucumber (I've never seen one so big!), red lettuce, runner beans, tomatoes, cooking apples and blackberries. I made crumble with half the apples and blackberries, I'm making tomato soup tomorrow (getting free basil in our veg box), going to slice and blanch the runner beans and we can have salad at some point. Today I am making a chicken, tomato and orzo pasta soup with my leftover chicken and homemade stock from Sunday's roast dinner.

NSD yesterday, need to go out today to get some lunch things for tomorrow, got a friend and her children coming over and we're having a picnic (possibly indoors).

Updated signature with current total.

joedenise

Payday tomorrow so I've just updated my total for the month and have come in under budget again - 3rd month in a row:T; am at £223.01/£250. As we go away next weekend I'm hoping that the remaining £26.99 will be enough for fresh fruit & veg during next week - may also need some more eggs but not sure at the moment.

I won't be joining the September challenge as I will be away for most of it but will rejoin again in October. I'd really like to be able to get our monthly budget down to £200 but I just don't seem to be able to make it (it doesn't help that DH likes to have meat every day but I'm gradually getting him round to a meat free meal from time to time!)

Denise

maman

joedenise wrote: »

Payday tomorrow so I've just updated my total for the month and have come in under budget again - 3rd month in a row:T; am at £223.01/£250. As we go away next weekend I'm hoping that the remaining £26.99 will be enough for fresh fruit & veg during next week - may also need some more eggs but not sure at the moment.

I won't be joining the September challenge as I will be away for most of it but will rejoin again in October. I'd really like to be able to get our monthly budget down to £200 but I just don't seem to be able to make it (it doesn't help that DH likes to have meat every day but I'm gradually getting him round to a meat free meal from time to time!)

Denise

Just out of curiosity denise, does the £200+ cover drinks or just food and general groceries? I try to come in at £200 but booze is in the er....entertainment budget.;)

joedenise

maman wrote: »

Just out of curiosity denise, does the £200+ cover drinks or just food and general groceries? I try to come in at £200 but booze is in the er....entertainment budget.;)

It includes the odd bottle of wine but most wine comes from the holiday budget as we stock up when we go to France!

Denise

Lizling

Another £2.20 spent. I bought butter, which I needed, and chocolate, which I didn't. Whoops.

£43.10/£90
(still waiting to find out how much last Saturday's shop came to so that I can add that on.)

Ryuu

Sorry I haven't posted sooner, but I didn't have too much time to check out all my expenses till now.

CZK953/1400 so far, so I'm hoping to make it this month :-). However I'm getting sick of pizza / pasta almost every day :-D. JK, but I eat them more that I would have liked. But they are cheap and tasty...

I made HM anko (Japanese red sweet beans) - I love it and often have it instead of sweets.

To save money, I started making my own spreads. I use Czech alternative of Ricotta (its more creamy and milky, it was called spread butter, but nice EU forbade the usage of that name, since it might confuse customers and didn't contain enough % of fat) Well, the same nice example as it was shown in Yes, Minister (or PM?), I love that sitcom.

K9sandFelines

Lots of little spends today as was out of town.
£1.89 in FF. Drinks for dinner and poppets for weekend.
£2.59 , YS bagels x 3 and pain au choc x2.
£1.00 on apples in Tesc* as part of dinner
£1.50 in Aldi n Flapjacks
£0.89 in M*rrsons on sliced loaf and can't make out other item.

SchmooSquidge

Tomorrow is our shopping day so we officially start trying to get down to £50. Plan is as follows...


MEAL PLAN
BREAKFAST: Cereal, Toast or Porridge

LUNCH: Cheese Sandwich, Chicken Tikka Sandwich, Pasta Shapes On Toast, Egg On Toast, Ham Sandwich or Chicken & Potato Salad

SNACK: Red Seedless Grapes or Fromage Frais

DINNER:
Mammy's Chilli & Rice, Cornedbeef Hash, Bacon Casserole, Cottage Pie, Burger, Sweet & Sour Pork or Pork Dinner

Chilli & Rice – Clove Garlic, Onion, Red Kidney Beans, Chopped Tomatoes, Chilli Con Carne Sauce, Cumin, Beef Stock, Dark Chocolate, Beef, Rice
Cornedbeef Hash - Onion, New Potatoes, Eggs, Cornedbeef, Mixed Herbs
Bacon Casserole – Garlic Clove, Onion, Root Vegetables, Rudolph Potatoes,Cooking Bacon, Chopped Tomatoes, Mixed Herbs
Cottage Pie – Garlic Clove, Onion, Root Vegetables, Rudolph Potatoes, Cheddar Cheese, Chopped Tomatoes, Beef Stock, Beef


AL** £11.69
2x Bread £1.50
2x Meaty Chunks In Gravy £3.78
3x Whole Milk £2.85
Cheese 99p
Granulated Sugar 69p
Spring Onions 39p
Cornedbeef £1.49

AS** £22.04
Sm**tprice Red Kidney Beans 23p
Vanish Gold £4.00
Colour Catchers £3.00
2x S**rtprice Fromage Frais 90p
Smar**rice Cooking Bacon 80p
Garlic 30p
Free Range Eggs 97p
4x Sm**tprice Chopped Tomatoes £1.24
Nappies £4.50
Frozen Beef £3.00
2x Sandwich Filler £2.00
Wafer Thin Ham 60p
2x Pasta Shapes 50p

T**CO £8.37
2x Baby Wipes £1.80
Ev**yday Value Chilli Con Carne Sauce 57p
Eve**day Value Dark Chocolate 30p
Ever**ay Value Rice 40p
2x Onion 36p
Root Vegetables £1.00
Rudolph Potatoes £1.16
Ever**ay Value Complete Dog Food £1.47
Ever**ay Value Beef Stock 20p
New Potatoes 67p

TOTAL £42.10