January 2008 Grocery Challenge

izoomzoom

Ah, I have just realised the diluted milk business - has anyone cooked with it and how have they found it. Plan on making custard later (with custard poweder) and hope the water in the milk doesn't ruin the taste.

rosieben

diluted milk is fine in cooking and custard, but I only used to buy semi skimmed anyway and cant taste any difference from the diluted. I dont like whole milk but if thats what you're used to you may notice it in custard, if you can notice now iyswim

tattycath

When I'm running low on milk I use morrisons own dried milk. It's great in tea and coffee too. (i once gave OH marvel in tea and he complained, but he doesn't notice when I use morrison's own) if he can't tell in his tea he won't tell in his food either!!! result

JoJoB

Well the OH wasn't exactly restrained in aldis today (breaded camembert with dip!!!!!) and spent £30 on food shopping. So I'm looking way off target already but have a nice full freezer. Maybe I can manage not to go food shopping for a week. I never realised how addicted to the supermarket I was before I tried to stay away!

mrs-moneypenny

i can see why a lot of you advise evening shopping now. i had to nip in tescos last night, hubby wanted a sneeky flick through a console mag to check something about wiis. i had a mooch round got 6 free range eggs reduced from £1.84 to 55p, an apple pie reduced from £2.18 to 65p and treated hubby to a piece of fillet skeak down from £3.40 to £2.70. -well it is his birthday today so he deserved a treat.

taking him to the local pub for a meal tonight meal and a pint for £4.99 and puddings are £1 each. you cant beat that can you its really nice food and generous portions

dd is making him a cake tonight as his pressie from her, another money saver (especially as im supplying the ingredients shes just giving her time

Skint_Catt

£11.60 in Somerfield :rolleyes: but I did get 8 pork loins and 8 chicken breasts for £10 so not unhappy.

Catt xx

charleypink

rosieben wrote: »

diluted milk is fine in cooking and custard, but I only used to buy semi skimmed anyway and cant taste any difference from the diluted. I dont like whole milk but if thats what you're used to you may notice it in custard, if you can notice now iyswim

hi rosieben, do you dilute your milk 50milk/50water?
Iv'e been thinking of giving diluting milk thing a go too.
I can't believe the amount of money saving tips i have found on this thread, you are all so helpful.
Charley:p

belfastgirl23

Another £1.29 in Marks for me (apart of course from the £8 I spent on a top but I did need it).

Been pondering this green fingered thing. I have a very little yard out the back that gets a lot of sun in the summer time. No real soil so could only grow things in pots. What is easy to grow but is financially worth growing? I had thought about tomatos but they're so cheap in summertime anyway that it doesn't seem worth the cost of buying soil and pots etc. I tried salad veg last summer but it took so long to wash the flies off that it wasn't worth it and TBH after seeing the amount of flies I was a bit icky about eating it anyway. Roughly speaking we eat mediterranean veg. Anyone any idea what would be low hassle and financially worth it once you think of the initial outlay...

bananakinz

Can i join in to please, family of 4 aiming for £240 all in this month! Might help if I wrote it down somewhere!

So far I have spent £32.58

Off to update sig!

tattycath

Hi Bananakinz the more the merrier, and if you have any question just post them on this thread and someone will come by and share their wit and wisdom with you!!:D