June 2020 Grocery Challenge

SJAllicat

£19.27 to add to the total this week so that leaves £13.08 left of budget to last till next Tuesday. Think I may go slightly over. 

Dinner tonight is Courgette Risotto to use 8p courgettes hubby came home with.

£236.92/£250.00

Bluegreen143

Meals today:

B - Weetabix and fruit 
L - picnic out with a friend! Tuna sandwiches (on HM sourdough, it makes the nicest sandwiches), fruit and HM carrot cake
S - gave the kids ice cream cones for snack today as it was lovely and sunny 
D - veggie lasagne with salad from the garden and made pear/apple purée for the kids for after 

£26 on veg box and £10 on milkman bill. I’ve decided (much as I love the glass milk bottles and supporting a local business) we can’t afford the milk deliveries for now. I’ve paused them for a few weeks but I expect I’ll end up calling and cancelling. No point paying £10 for milk that would cost £4 in the supermarket when we are struggling with money right now.

Tesco order coming tonight, I’ll update when I see what’s come.

Bluegreen143

Random question but does anyone know how to edit your signature in this new forum? 

lushlifesaver

three unreported spends of £12, £15 and £26 so will update the signature now.

Need to do a meat stock take and see what i can make from what's in the freezer and then plan a costco shop and then an aldi shop around that

pamsdish

Bluegreen143 said:

Random question but does anyone know how to edit your signature in this new forum? 

Go to your profile, edit profile, then sig settings
, don`t forget to scroll down to save

pamsdish

SJAllicat said:

Dinner tonight is Courgette Risotto to use 8p courgettes hubby came home with

In anticipation of my glut, next week, what`s the courgette risotto please @SJAllicat

Hettyhound

June’s budget out of the window 😟. Still one weekly shop to do and already at £225.  Must try harder.

joedenise

Final small shop for June done this morning in The Food Warehouse and Morries.

£0.65/£250 - left to carry over to next month!  Just made it so pleased with that - didn't think that would happen
£1.32/£30 - left of bulk fund to carry over, although this will actually go into debit tomorrow as need to get some meat tomorrow but I'm OK with that
15/15 - NSDs - I'm definitely going to exceed my target - so I'm pleased with that too

Doom_and_Gloom

£30.08  spent since last post. Between A&C and Mr S.

OHs dinner - cheesy pasta.
My dinner - vegan hash. 

£292.58/£300.
£7.41 left. 

PipneyJane

Afternoon All

Hope you’re coping with the heatwave.  What are you cooking for dinner tonight?  I’m meant to be doing a bacon “carbonara”, but I really don’t fancy it in this heat. (It’s “carbonara” because we cheat and make it with cream cheese.)

I have another spend to declare.  We went to L!dl last night, at about 6.30pm.  No queue.  Not a lot of veg left in store, although I did manage to buy spring onions, regular onions, carrots, mushrooms, an aubergine and peppers.  Carrots were 49p/kg, which I reckon is a good price.  Blew the budget on ice-cream (£1.49) and meatballs (£1.89).  £10.45 spent, which has pushed us OVER by £4.32.  My total spend for June is now

 £124.32/£120.  

I’m tempted to declare, but won’t just yet in case something else comes up.  We have plenty of food in stock:  fresh, frozen, dried and canned, so shouldn’t need to buy anything else.  It’s just my inspiration that is lacking at the moment... Hmmm.... I don’t fancy anything that requires slaving over a hot stove in the oven that is our kitchen.  I might do a bread-and-cheese pudding for tonight, then make pastry in the cool of the morning and use the bacon in Breakfast Quiche....  I can make the whole thing at 7am,  bake it and serve it cold later.  

- Pip (yes, I’ve convinced myself.)