January Grocery Challenge 2015

joedenise

I've just started making rye sourdough. Once you have your starter it's really easy and doesn't need anything other than flour and water, a good mix with a spoon (or your hands). No kneading necessary which for me is good as I suffer from arthritis.

Denise

p-pincher

I cannot wait to see the end of this month. No disasters or anything it's just a horrible time of year and waiting 6 weeks til the next pay has been a nightmare. 2 more days to go and I'm still under budget but I'm fed up not being able to shop and I'm raring to go in February. Probably not a good thing really as when I feel like this I tend to overspend stocking up in the next month.

2 aldi vouchers to use in the week should help and I'm going to use some of the little vouchers as well. I dont always bother but the smoked haddock, foccacia and walnuts look good. The cupboards and freezer are not quite a bare a I thought they would be. I'm just trying to get rid of all the odds and sods. We've had quite a few odd dinners this week.

Toiletries have been bought this morning and I need to pick up some loo roll and potatoes for tomorrow. Planning a nsd tomorrow as I try not to venture on a Sunday unless I can't avoid it. Good luck everyone xx

Tidy_Up_Tash

Apart from me going to an astronomy evening tonight, weather permitting, none of us have to leave the house today. So, NSD (3 day streak) and, as we're having a good tidy, a clean house!

Wicked_Lady

£5.49 spent today on newspapers, coleslaw and ham.


Will be eating out tonight and have dinner sorted for tomorrow so hopefully no more money to be spent on food until Monday.

miss_try_to_save

hi all oh spent a total of 13.00 in lidl today but has done well for his money omelette for dinner as loads of eggs to use up

zafiro1984

I wish we had an Aldi near us as I don't wish to drive 16miles to the nearest one

bmma

Hi NSD here today x = 11

islandhoppa

£54.70 to report on a full weekly shop at Aldo, have saved my other £5 voucher for next week so will have to shop Thursday, that will be the last shop of the month so I will be comfortably under budget, going to have to make it slightly tougher next month

BrassicWoman

Today I almost drove 5 miles to buy half price at at Lidl but realised petrol to get there was too pricey So I went to the Mr T where I had to go to the optician anyway.

£6.15 on 1kg oats, YS onion hummus, YS mango and ginger cheese, YS gold top milk, YS noodles, YS casserole veg, crumpets, butter. So this evening I'm having a veg and noodle soup with an old pack of miso soup as the base, and rice pud with the packet of dried figs I found in the cupboard.

I also had a clearout of dried herbs. I never use them and had 8 jars!! So I have rearranged the spices which I use all the time so I can find them.

Billie-jo

Spent £14.99 today in Morry's this included some bread, veg, sausage and a paper.
We had some cheese sauce, boiled potato and broccoli left over so I cut up an onion, some mushrooms and sliced the potatoes thinly, heated them up and had them with the cheese sauce. It was delicious and saved wasting a few things.