January Grocery Challenge 2015

xx_Jo_xx

NSD for me yesterday... We did go to the pics but from a different budget and took our own sweets mum treated me and DS to a Chinese afterward so no additional money spent!

I made a load of bolognaise and chilli which has been batched up and frozen alongside the soup... Also made a lemon drizzle (which is in the freezer too) and some chocolate cake!

I'm going to make some lasagnes today -- but I'm not sure about freezing these? I have dry lasagne sheets so I'm guessing I'd need to cook these first before cooling and freezing? Then just defrosting and reheating the lasagne? Or can I just layer it all up and freeze it?

I also have some very ripe bananas so need to find someway of using these up!

Thanks for any advice you can give me

Jo xx

cw18

When I made up lasagne for the freezer I used dried sheets and cooked it to completion, as if I were serving immediately. Then I portioned up and froze, and defrosted and heated through when required. I had to fully cook though, as the intention was for DS1 to take to work - and the only thing he has access to there is a microwave. He wasn't keen on it (he's used to highly processed ready meal ones), so I reheated the second one in a conventional oven, and thought it was just fine.

Bobarella

Hi All
Logging a NSD today. Will be eating up leftover sausage chilli with some rice and melted cheese today.
I am amazed I can stay out of the shops for a day after it has felt like I've needed something every day so far. Horray!
Bob

xx_Jo_xx

Thank you... That's what I thought. I know from experience it doesn't microwave well but the plan is to take it out in the morning and oven-cook when I come home anyway... Thanks

Jo xx

meg72

Bobarella wrote: »

Hi All
Logging a NSD today. Will be eating up leftover sausage chilli with some rice and melted cheese today.
I am amazed I can stay out of the shops for a day after it has felt like I've needed something every day so far. Horray!
Bob

Well done, it took me about a year to wean myself off a daily shop,
kept getting a weird feeling that I had forgotten to do something:rotfl:

rubiesr4eva

Just been to Mr M and spent £9.73


£2.36 of this was on 2 sets of L*nx for men, deo and shower gel. I normally pay more than this for just 1 deodorant. Haven't yet decided if they are for present pile, or for when hubby and boys run out, suppose which ever is needed first. Either way was a good purchase.


Other thing was amazed me, was I went to do a big shop, and felt I couldn't spend as I knew I had food in so didn't really need anything :j


Jan spend so far is £41.81

First_Trouble

4 NSD's in a row. Although now we have run out of olive oil and cream so need to pop into shops to pick up some plus some spinach off the market to go with tonight's tea. I have withdrawn the £50 that I wanted to so now just need to focus on needed grocery spends only!!

DawnW

Love the line in your signature First_Trouble

miss_try_to_save

yay finally back on track nsd today comes to something when oh is saying im buying to much food oops but im back on track after huge kick up bottom from myself I have not been meal planning as oh has been off work but now he is back to work I will sit and work out a plan for the next few days till I do my shopping on Thurs/ Fri and also one for next week as well shouldn't need a lot as have tonnes of food in will def need to buy cat litter and cat food this week but noticed Whiskas on offer in sains for £2.75 so will grab a few of those also im assuming the lidl brochures are country wide here but on sat 10th and 11th they have lighter mature cheese for 87p kiwi 12p each and cereal bars for 69p if this helps anyone

beckie89

Is it still possible to join this? I'm challenging myself to £20 per week for my grocery spend (£80 monthly). In my first week (as was away with the family last week and didn't have to get groceries).

Could I be added to the challenge please?

Thank you!