50 Challenges 2017

mansey

Many years ago when my Dad was alive his regular Sunday dinner was a large Aunty Bessie's Yorkshire pudding into that he put a tin of potatoes, a tin of mixed carrots and peas and a tin of stewing steak and banged the lot through the microwave for 5 minutes.

At the time I used to think it was funny, now I think it was a hot dinner many would be thankful for.

jaibaby

Well done all on the recent wins guys! Updated mine today, had a fab win earlier this month of an iPad 9.7 which really boosted my total - only a few pound off £2017 now - fingers crossed I can get that by the end of the year

Also had a lovely win of a Picnic hamper which included a £50 Tesco voucher and 4 cinema tickets, as well as a couple of outdoor game sets - the kids can't wait for the summer to come back around so we can get out and play them.

mansey

jaibaby wrote: »

Well done all on the recent wins guys! Updated mine today, had a fab win earlier this month of an iPad 9.7 which really boosted my total - only a few pound off £2017 now - fingers crossed I can get that by the end of the year

Also had a lovely win of a Picnic hamper which included a £50 Tesco voucher and 4 cinema tickets, as well as a couple of outdoor game sets - the kids can't wait for the summer to come back around so we can get out and play them.

Fab prizes, very well done :T

Moneybot

ikkle87 wrote: »

no prep or waste and a good size for single people etc. Food banks often ask for them as they can't give out fresh foods and the tines don't perish. Same as asking for smash.

The tinned potatoes are actually pretty good for making potato salad or saag aloo with although the spuds have a tendency to explode.

mansey wrote: »

Many years ago when my Dad was alive his regular Sunday dinner was a large Aunty Bessie's Yorkshire pudding into that he put a tin of potatoes, a tin of mixed carrots and peas and a tin of stewing steak and banged the lot through the microwave for 5 minutes.

At the time I used to think it was funny, now I think it was a hot dinner many would be thankful for.

Great now I just feel sad for everybody eating or buying tinned potatoes.

Food banks just make me feel cross that we have let down so many people and they have to turn to charity to eat.

mansey

Moneybot wrote: »

Great now I just feel sad for everybody eating or buying tinned potatoes.

Food banks just make me feel cross that we have let down so many people and they have to turn to charity to eat.

Tinned tatties are just quick, easy and lazy, I can't believe you didn't know about them :eek:

Phudge

Not much doing around here, I've had to cut back on comping due to things being super-busy at home but I had a WEM this morning - I have won £100 to spend at Angel's Face children's clothing :T

stefalfie11

mansey wrote: »

Looking for some help ladies and gents

I am going to make a Christmas Hamper for our selves, I am thinking 100 items, mostly tinned stuff and maybe the odd Christmas/Luxury items.
We are not posh/extravagant folks so mostly basic stuff.

I will buy one tin in the local Spar/Co-Op each day, and put it into a box upstairs.

So name me 10 items 9 normal and 1 a bit nicer

(I bought a tin of Corned Beef earlier so I have made a start) :T

1 Pek
2 Fray Bentos puddings
3 Custard Creams
4 Shortbread
5 Trifle
6 Custard
7 Jelly
8 Cheese biscuits
9 Beans
10 Spahetti
11 Ravioli
12 Tea Bags
13 Coffee
14 Cocoa
15 Corned Beef
16 Pringles
17 Peanuts
18 Jaffa Cakes
19 Terry's Orange
20 Tin of Salmon
21 Match makers
22 Chicken soup
23 Tomato soup
24 Vegetable soup
25 Peas
26 Beans
27 Carrots
28 Potatoes
29 Sweet Corn
30 Nice biscuits
31 Bourbons
32 Half coated biscuits
33 Pickled Onions
34 Crisps
35 Cereal
36 Jam
37 Marmalade
38 Peanut Butter
39 Chocolate spread
40 Beef paste
41 Salmon paste
42 Bar chocolate
44 Dilute Orange
45 Dilute Blackcurrant
46 Tin of Pineapple
47 Meatballs
48 Hot Dogs
49 Sardines
50 Tomatoes
51 Tuna
52 Spam
53 Cans of coke
54 Rice Pudding
55 Christmas Crackers
56 Chocolate coins
57 Christmas Pudding
58 Bag rice
59 Packet of spaghetti
60 Sketty hoops :rotfl:
61 Ketchup
62 Cereal Bars
63 Toblerone
64 Jam Pudding
65 Chocolate Pudding
66 Syrup Pudding
67 Stewing Steak
68 Stuffing
69 Tube of Rolos
70 Jelly Babies
71 Tin of ham

Lots of really good suggestions that I wouldn't have thought of! We always have some mulled wine or mulled cider at Christmas so perhaps some of that? Smoked salmon would have to be my luxury item (lidl do some really nice smoked gravlax at a reasonable price), christmas cake, stollen, walnuts, jam/marmalade, canned cranberries, bread sticks, christmas pudding, sauce for your Christmas meat (cranberry/apple/horseradish). Also mince pies but they'd have to be one of the later bought items on the list

Moneybot

mansey wrote: »

Tinned tatties are just quick, easy and lazy, I can't believe you didn't know about them :eek:

I live a sheltered life and don't go down the tinned aisle much?

Even when I was a student actual potatoes were so cheap I didn't think to look for an alternative.

Biker*Chick

Hello all :hello:

I finally sneaked in a September win!!! :eek: (pm sent to OP) Phew! :j

I won VIP Disney on Ice tickets for me, DH and our 2 mini-chicks - my girls have always wanted to see one of these shows and it's been hard for me to justify the spend I can't wait to see their faces when I present them with the tickets! At times like these, I LOVE this hobby :grinheart:grinheart:grinheart

Congrats on your recent win too, Phudge! :T:T:T

mansey

Biker*Chick wrote: »

Hello all :hello:

I finally sneaked in a September win!!! :eek: (pm sent to OP) Phew! :j

I won VIP Disney on Ice tickets for me, DH and our 2 mini-chicks - my girls have always wanted to see one of these shows and it's been hard for me to justify the spend I can't wait to see their faces when I present them with the tickets! At times like these, I LOVE this hobby :grinheart:grinheart:grinheart

Congrats on your recent win too, Phudge! :T:T:T

MANY moons ago we used to take my boys to see Disney on Ice as part of their Christmas treat back then it was £25 per ticket so £100 for the four of us. So I dread to think what they cost now.

Hint...Take a big handbag and take your own pop and sweets, years ago it cost us £10 for a slush and a candy floss and the merchandise prices are horrendous

On the plus side the shows are REALLY good and worth seeing.

I hope you and Mr and the girls enjoy it, well done on your win :T