June 2021 Grocery Challenge

MissRikkiC

Morning everyone. Somehow already over half way into our budget here, but it was DHs birthday so we had some steaks from the butcher at the weekend. I also restocked the freezer with some meat so i imagine that swallowed a large chunk of Junes budget. Also DH is at home this week so will no doubt want chicken and other 'fancy' items for his lunch instead of bog standard cheese sandwiches! 
I decided id bake some bread yesterday, using the warm weather to my advantage for adequate proving but it didnt work. It was very dense after being cooked so not sure if if over worked it, if the water was too warm when i added it and activated the yeast too early/too quickly or if simply i didnt bake it for long enough. Any ideas anyone before i try again tonight?
Have a wonderful day x

Fiona236

Wk 1 so far spent £28.76 
Leaves £21.24

Wraithlady

MissRikkiC said:

I decided id bake some bread yesterday, using the warm weather to my advantage for adequate proving but it didnt work. It was very dense after being cooked so not sure if if over worked it, if the water was too warm when i added it and activated the yeast too early/too quickly or if simply i didnt bake it for long enough. Any ideas anyone before i try again tonight?

When a bread is dense, either it didn't rise enough or the dough was too wet. Assuming it wasn't the liquid, either your yeast was old and therefore not up to the job, or the water was too hot and killed enough of it to make a difference. 

MissRikkiC

Wraithlady said:

MissRikkiC said:

I decided id bake some bread yesterday, using the warm weather to my advantage for adequate proving but it didnt work. It was very dense after being cooked so not sure if if over worked it, if the water was too warm when i added it and activated the yeast too early/too quickly or if simply i didnt bake it for long enough. Any ideas anyone before i try again tonight?

When a bread is dense, either it didn't rise enough or the dough was too wet. Assuming it wasn't the liquid, either your yeast was old and therefore not up to the job, or the water was too hot and killed enough of it to make a difference. 

Ah thank you, I think it was the water maybe. Tried again with slightly cooler water and longer kneading tonight ready for morning so fingers crossed. NSD for me today! And used something from the freezer! 

Does anyone know if there are files created anywhere in old style of price lists for supermarkets? I’ve started one tonight for the things we buy every week etc and want to use it to plan a little tighter but just curious if such things already exists

flossyblog

grocery budget €250 per month for 2 adults. year budget €3k.  going into June and inventory listed 

freezer

6 chilli con carne (new batch)

5 steaks 

4 burgers

1 pizza

5 butter 

1 petit pois 

1 haricot verts 

1 portion passata

4 portions roasted onion 

6 portions chillies

8 portions ginger

5 portions garlic

4 sesame buns

store cupboard

2 pkts tea bags

1 tins black beans

4 tins melange de haricots

2 tins haricots geants

2 tins chickpeas

1 jar garlic

1 jar ginger

3 pkts spaghetti

1 wok oil 500ml

1 thai fish sauce 200ml

3 jars thai green curry paste

6 pkts basmasti rice

4 pkts coffee capsules

5 pkt all bran cereal

2 pkts fried onions

2 lemons

acacia honey

red lentils

rice wine vinegar

soy sauce

Tamarind paste

limes leaves

rice flour

Hendricks gin & tonic gift Box (2016) still unopened

Herbs & spices )

salt 

peppercorns

cayenne pepper

cumin seed

cumin powder

turmeric powder

coriander seed

coriander powder

mustard powder

ancho chillie flakes

chipotle chilli powder

kashmiri chilli powder

chilli flakes

fennel seeds

garam masala

cinnamon sticks

carom seeds

black cardamom

green cardamom

bay leaves

cloves

Cleaning supplies (16)

6 ariel liquid 

2 dettol bath cleaner

3 glorix bleach

1 viakal 

1 boxes tissues

23 toilet rolls

dreft washing up liquid*

dishwasher tabs *

dishwasher rinse aid*

5ltr cleaning vinegar

4 scourers

85 bin liners (3 pkts !!!!!!)

freezer bags

kitchen roll

Toiletries 

3 Toothpaste

3 shower mousse

1 shower gel

1 shampoo

1 conditioner

2 body mouse lotion

2 nivea creme

2 bottles lavender essential oil

1 bottle teatree essential oil

1 rexona deodrant

1 ear buds

goldfinches

Spent £4.60 on pitta bread, f/f yoghurt, porridge oats and organic milk so total so far is £4.60/£120.

Sallyp2

Spent £20.01
Aldi £14.41 / Iceland £5.60. Had to pop into Iceland to get some more 'Funny Feet'. They are back from the 80's but only available in Iceland. They are smaller than I remember ... or perhaps I need to shrink

elsiepac

Budgets updated to here

Welcome new and old!
I've put my budget in now - at £260 it seems high but I've been terrible the last few months and my shopping has been all over the place, so I've run out of some things totally and have loads of others - need to try and sort it out!  Currently have £95.31 left - I know I know, my only defense is that I did buy a lot of stocking up things, just not the sensible ones I actually need (I'm looking at you chickpeas!), rather things like vegan ice creams and snack bar things.  Still, I need such essentials as tins of beans, oats, vegan butter, maple syrup, and so on.  I have a full. fridge right now so will be trying not to buy much if anything for a few days.  

Sallyp2

elsiepac said:

Budgets updated to here

Welcome new and old!
I've put my budget in now - at £260 it seems high but I've been terrible the last few months and my shopping has been all over the place, so I've run out of some things totally and have loads of others - need to try and sort it out!  Currently have £95.31 left - I know I know, my only defense is that I did buy a lot of stocking up things, just not the sensible ones I actually need (I'm looking at you chickpeas!), rather things like vegan ice creams and snack bar things.  Still, I need such essentials as tins of beans, oats, vegan butter, maple syrup, and so on.  I have a full. fridge right now so will be trying not to buy much if anything for a few days.  

Don't fret pet we've all been there. I've spend a fortune on 'Funny Feet' in the last 4 days! I'm going to look like a pink foot if I don't stop eating them

pamsdish

Spent £1.30  on 2 packs y.s mussels, will record in sig later date.
Just started my June spread sheet and had to remove my pet exes column, quite upsetting.