Family of 5 'shop from home'food storage challenge...

morwenna

Can't always respond, as much as I always admire you all... my sister has been diagnosed with an illness which is genetic. I don't exactly know who to worry about now

lil_me

patchwork cat, I don't take them back usually, just off my list, after doublechecking what we have in, then triple checking hiding places. I seem to do a meal plan with what I know we have in, write a shopping list of what I think I need, then find I have several items already in the cupboard or freezer that I have written on the list, previously I would have just bought them then when packing away seen I had them already. I still do sometimes buy things I have already, usually when my hiding places are too well hidden.

When getting deliveries I don't mind Asda substitutions as I buy cheaper stuff and they tend just to send the more expensive one (I got 30 bottles of Pantene for 30p each last year when I put 33 instead of 3, then they only had 3 value shampoo so they sent 30 of the Pantene which was £3 a bottle ish, I paid for the value ) but I refuse if it's something I won't need, like if they sent me celery, yak! They can take it back.

Morwenna, thinking of you, must be very worrying.

taurusgb

Evening all

D&DD Sympathy for your bad day ....sounds like you really had your hands full.

morwenna so very sorry to read your post, hope you're ok.

lil_me so kind of you to share your ice cream with me last night, will return the compliment tomorrow when I MAKE some in my new ice cream maker, bought today on special offer (damaged packaging so half price :j)...Sadly (haha!) I found this wonderful bargain AFTER I had bought the donut maker I went out to get after reading D&DD's posts and looking at her pictures, so ended up spending more cash than I meant to.....had to go to the cinema with DH and DS2 in the afternoon so I could sit in a darkened room and recover from the shock :o:o . Just to compound my spendthrift ways, we passed a Lidl on the way home and felt compelled to have a stock up of flour etc. I am a very bad girl

D&DD

Morwenna so sorry to hear your news have you got to go for tests now too?PM me anytime if you need to talk

Babychick lol I'm the last person to ask for time management tips..I tend to lurch from one crisis to another and run around like a headless chicken *pardon the pun* the rest of the time :rotfl: ..thats when I'm not sitting here reading and scoffing choccie

MrsB lol you're as bad as us with your 'housey' xmas list..it's a relief to know I'm not the only one who does this

Lolly will go vote in a mo

Yategirl ... now come on confess were you really that well behaved :rotfl: Did you really only buy one thing ???;)

Luna re the doughnuts I think when people talk about them being unhealthy it's when they are deepfried in oil..This little gadget works with no oil and is rather like a toasted sandwich maker..you fill it with a batter and can do them with the tiniest bit of sugar so they are actually quite healthy compared to a lot of cakes :DHTH Dee

D&DD

taurusgb wrote: »

Evening all

D&DD Sympathy for your bad day ....sounds like you really had your hands full.

morwenna so very sorry to read your post, hope you're ok.

lil_me so kind of you to share your ice cream with me last night, will return the compliment tomorrow when I MAKE some in my new ice cream maker, bought today on special offer (damaged packaging so half price :j)...Sadly (haha!) I found this wonderful bargain AFTER I had bought the donut maker I went out to get after reading D&DD's posts and looking at her pictures, so ended up spending more cash than I meant to.....had to go to the cinema with DH and DS2 in the afternoon so I could sit in a darkened room and recover from the shock :o:o . Just to compound my spendthrift ways, we passed a Lidl on the way home and felt compelled to have a stock up of flour etc. I am a very bad girl

:rotfl: :rotfl: Taurus but it IS moneysaving as doughnuts and icecream are VERY expensive ...and flour is always handy as you know

lil_me

You two are as bad as each other! Encouraging gadget purchases tut tut. Icecream maker, donut maker and you didn't get me one how mean.............:rolleyes:

Just curious, where did you get them? Not that I want one or anything you see :A

taurusgb

lil_me wrote: »

You two are as bad as each other! Encouraging gadget purchases tut tut. Icecream maker, donut maker and you didn't get me one how mean.............:rolleyes:

Just curious, where did you get them? Not that I want one or anything you see :A

Oh I would have got you one lil_me if there had been another one...really I would. donut maker was Argos £13.32 and the ice cream maker was a Philips Delicia (the one with the disc you freeze instead of a bowl so doesn't take up much room in freezer). That was from Lakeland for £17.49 instead of £35 :j Ooooh and I almost forgot, I got a microwave crisp maker reduced to 99p as well....been a good day all told! Made some donuts and they were gorgeous...used D&DD's recipe though (thanks!!:T) as it was easier to follow than the one in the book that came with the machine, AND she gave it in English instead of that funny foreign language of grams and milliwotsits.

D&DD

taurusgb wrote: »

AND she gave it in English instead of that funny foreign language of grams and milliwotsits.

:rotfl: see you work in 'old money ' like me then much easier
Most of my books are in lbs and oz and I have ancient scales (iron ones)so thats my excuse :Aand I'm sticking to it !
When I sew I always use inches and yards and feet too (although I can convert it to cms at least if needed,no chance of that with kgs unless I look it up!):o

JAMIEDODGER

D&DD wrote: »

Crikey :eek: haven't had a day like that in a while now..started last night when DS1's 4 month old tv conked(cue tantrums all round with all 3..)..and just went on from there.Our poor respite bloke spent most of his 3 hours stood physically between DS2 and 3 to stop them pulverising each other after which DS3 decided the xmas stuff had to come out of the loft RIGHT now..then DS1 lost his bank PIN then promptly blocked his account over the phone AND online when I tried to help him!!!!!:mad: I had to take the old lady I keep an eye on's shopping today then she wanted an endless list of things done..I'm trashed :rotfl:

Sitting here with a large vat of coffee and opened a tin of heroes :rotfl:
Hope tomorrow is a better day..I have so much cooking to get done!!

Popped to Sainsburys earlier for milk and strawbs only to find out its shut for refurbishment til 6th Dec :rolleyes: .....:doh: I forgot...

dee,

how awful! its hard when it goes like that isnt it! and over the smallest thing that starts it off! ((hugs))

hope you got some sleep last night hun!

JAMIEDODGER

morning all!

im glad i got out in the garden yesterday as it is pouring down today! i will probably spend today in the kitchen, i need to make rolls and cake for lunchboxes.

the uniforms need ironing too. luckily i never cook a roast on a sunday as DS1&2 go to their dads all day, so will have to make something else for ds3&dd to eat. dunno what yet though:D

i need to get the bacon out of the freezer today as i want to make a quiche tomorrow, will be making a chilli then too.