Walking into another chapter ...

TallGirl

Nice haul both Tesco and TGTG. Well done on the batch cooking you’ll soon be thankful for that when work starts and you’ll rather spend time with puppy. 

benbenandme

Thanks Tallgirl, I'm trying to save some money on the food bill while also eating heathier. I snack a lot and skip proper meals, so hopefully this will men I will get back on the right track a bit. Sausage casserole made and in the oven, the chicken thighs are getting frozen for another day

pixiechick99

Excellent shopping bargains there! 

benbenandme

So dinners all parcelled up and in or on the way to the freezer. I've worked out how much each portion has cost:

6 portions of Fish Pie - £1.05 each
4 portions of Lemon Chicken - £1.15 per portion (needs rice when served)
10 portions of Sweet and sour chicken - £0.90 per portion (needs rice when served)
 5 portions of sausage casserole - £0.60 per portion (needs jacket potato / mash when served)

I've eaten a portion of fish pie for dinner as I can't take those to work (smell), off now for yoghurt and pear for pudding and then I promise I'll stop talking about food

benbenandme

Oh my goodness, only just realised that this months mortgage payment, that went out yesterday, has taken my mortgage total sub £50k It now sits at £49,992, very happy

pixiechick99

That's amazing - what an achievement!💪🏻

benbenandme

Update to the freezer inventory I did on Boxing Day:

• Viennetta
• Vanilla ice-cream
• Mint cornettos
• Ice cubes

• Peppers
• Onions (3 huge bags) used half a bag already
• Broccoli
• Mushrooms
• Butternut squash chunks
• Spinach
• Green beans
• Peas (nearly used the bag)
• Raspberries x 2 bags
• Blueberries (2.5kgs plus a 300g bag)
• Mango

• Beef joint x 4
• Half leg lamb x 2
• Pork joint
• Salmon fillets x 7
• Pork mince
• Fish fingers x 30
• Chicken & Chorizo kebabs
• 6 pack sausages x 1 (used 1 pack)
• Shepherds pie x 4 (batch cook)

• Pizza x 2
• Garlic bread
• Hash Browns
• Chips
• Chicken stock x 4 big cubes
• Chilli
• Ginger
• 4 x lemon chicken
• 10 x sweet and sour chicken
• 5 x sausage casserole
• 1 x bag chicken thighs
• prawn parcels
• snowman bao buns
• 2 x bags of roast potatoes
• 4 x bananas chopped up for porridge
• 5 x uncooked chipolatas

benbenandme

Morning all, last day of the holidays here so I'm up early or I won't sleep tonight and then I'll be tired and grumpy at work tomorrow. Chicken thighs didn't make it to the freezer last night (oops!) so I'm making a chicken casserole this morning which we will have for dinner today. 

I have stripped my bed and bedding is in the washing machine, I filled up the screenwash and oil in the car (it was sooo cold!), and today will be spent pottering about, getting stuff ready for the week ahead, going to collect a puppy playpen from someone on marketplace and watching football, with hopefully some pennies being made along the way as I haven't really looked at that yet this year. 

benbenandme

Casserole is in the slow cooker, kitchen has been cleaned and tidied. Coffee o'clock

Sun_Addict

I’ll be grumpy at work tomorrow however much sleep I get 🤣