March 2022 Grocery Challenge

joedenise

With you @Ginmonster on the brioche buns!  Really can't understand why restaurants are using them now rather than burger buns.  Sweet buns don't belong with dinner.

atrixa

Completely agree re the brioche, far too sweet.

£7.42 spend in Mr M tonight:
Non-Dairy Ice Cream 85p (reduced to clear, absolute bargain)
2x tofu block £2.10 each 
800g bananas 63p
Mushrooms 99p
Bread YS 75p

Brings my monthly total to £90.17/£123. Not sure if I'm going to make it but I'm certainly going to try. I might have to switch to Mr S for tofu as it's actually cheaper in there at the moment, plus they have their own brand.

nannygladys

Money spent today:
Community pantry £7.00
Tesco £2.40
Total £9.40, Sig. updated.
Nannyg

Smoosh

£1.59 on milk today. Brings the total monthly spend so far to £90.93/£200

QueenJess

joedenise said:

With you @Ginmonster on the brioche buns!  Really can't understand why restaurants are using them now rather than burger buns.  Sweet buns don't belong with dinner.

Lol. Made me laugh as my DH is obsessed with these for burgers. I have to admit I am baffled why this seems to now be a thing. Why can’t I have a normal burger bun from Aldi?!

_Moving_On_Up_

I actually don't mind brioche buns, wouldn't have bought them in the past but always have them leftover from my olio collections and actually quite like them now!

Well I'm almost embarrassed having to come in with another spend despite vowing to stay away, I just can't seem to help myself! Youngest wanted to bake this morning and needed a couple of things for that, also needed to replace the bottle of wine we drank last night which was meant for the weekend and ended up buying two

Was very chuffed though to see they had reduced their XXL pork loin joints down to £2 each and couldn't resist so bought two which I'll portion up and put in the freezer. The two joints are almost 4.5kg in total so will do us a lot of meals. Bought some yeast and their cheap chocolate I use for baking to put away in my stores too and used a voucher for a free bakery item to get a baguette which will be used at lunch.

Total spends £22.61 taking my running total to £150.03/£460

bargainbetty

My budget just went out of the window for the month. My fridge freezer lost its chill and started leaking compressor oil over the floor. I managed to salvage as much as I could to the mini freezer, but I can't get a replacement delivered until Monday and I can't cook and eat everything left before it goes off. Replacement freezer ordered and food waste being calculated. 

Really could have done without the extra cost right now. 

Suffolk_lass

bargainbetty said:

My budget just went out of the window for the month. My fridge freezer lost its chill and started leaking compressor oil over the floor. I managed to salvage as much as I could to the mini freezer, but I can't get a replacement delivered until Monday and I can't cook and eat everything left before it goes off. Replacement freezer ordered and food waste being calculated. 

Really could have done without the extra cost right now. 

how awful for you @bargainbetty - Is there a street or VillageFB page you could ask on if anyone has any spare freezer space ? I'm probably too late with this suggestion but it worked here just recently when we had no electric after the storms and mine was back before the other end of the Village so I turned on our bee freezer and the most expensive stuff got moved here

Suffolk_lass

I'm with you on brioche buns for anything savoury 🤮. They belong in trifle or bread and butter pudding... just saying

boxofpaws

2nd March - Sainsbo
£69.34 groceries 
£1 toiletries.

8th - Discount shop
£10.80 coffee 
£35.95 cat food
£2 h/hold

Doing well with making do with what we have in the house. Fridge is a little bare, but trying to get it really empty before the next shop.

£119.09 of £400 

Edited to add, I couldn't agree more on the brioche bun. Blurgh

I also don't get sourdough. Just seems dry and chewy to me. Give me a white sliced loaf any day of the week and soft white baps.