January 2008 Grocery Challenge

lil_me

Will someone please close the Coop where I live stop me 'popping in' actually I spent under £10 and got lots, lots of reduced things but I didn't need it now, so still felt rather cross with myself.

Other than that not going too badly, my month also finishes on the 27th, I mainly work on 4 week months but my partner is weekly paid and other income is 4 weekly. Occasional 5 week month like March but that month I do have 2 extra payments coming in so not too bad.

Angel, most milk says to keep in the fridge, but I just ignore the labels. Maybe try it with one and see if it's ok....or just a cup full if you are concerned about wasting it

I've never managed to get 'free yeast' but it does usually freeze ok so tend to buy in bulk if I want to use fresh, I freeze it in icecube trays so it's in usable amounts, then once frozen knock them out and put them in a freezer bag, take them out as I need them. Just have to remind DP to be careful when he's looking for ice....fizzy pop with extra yeast anyone...

egon

"oldMcDonald. I went to my local asda and asked for some fresh yeast and they said all their bakery stuff is cooked from frozen and they didn't have any. The asda I went to is quite small, I shall ask at the larger one next time I go. I have just been to morrisons and meant to ask there but i forgot!!!"

Tattycath, I know for sure, that Morrisons sell fresh yeast (If they have it in stock lol!) Don't bother asking the bakery, as they will just point you to the fridge! :rotfl:
Our Morrisions hasn't had fresh yeast on their shelfs for the last two weeks!:mad:

Egon

MRSMCAWBER

Evening everyone...

Well the fritatta for dinner was a hit with hubby :j ..the things a girl will do not to have to go to the supermarket :rotfl: ... and it used up some odds n sods so thats a good thing.. I have come to the conclusion that hubby always loves the stuff i make up as i go along

Im toying with putting shopping off for 1 more day ..well i have a couple of pieces of HM steak n mushroom pie in the freezer, a couple of pieces of HM savoury meat pie and the last of the HM sausages...and loads of veg etc that i blanched and froze ....so technically all i NEED tomorrow is milk.... so i may just get hubby to pick a carton up .

When i do go shopping i need to pick up the things to re-stock hubbies soup supplies in the freezer :rotfl: he has put in a request for:-

• chicken and sweetcorn
• spicy goulash soup
• and broccoli soup

Still i will make a decent sized batch of each and that will be him happy for a few more weeks :T

I think i have actually broken my awful habbit of stock piling everything..i still have stuff like bread flour etc from the UK.. but i now no longer buy stuff because it is on offer... i figure other stuff will be on offer when i need something..

keep up the good work everyone:j

tattycath

Decided to call in at Morrisons for some wash powder and lightbulbs.
I should have written a quick list of what we needed. I ended up buying:
6 Sausage rolls £1 reduced to 39p
Bold wash powder £5.98
Steam & serve chicken breast £2.69 x 4 reduced to 39p x4
Hot dog sausages x 2 tins x2
Red Leicester £2.88
Minced beef n onion roll £1.59 Bogof
Cnt blve its not butter 98p Bogof
Light bulbs £4.58 £
Chicken escalopes £2.19
6 Tins catfood £1.78
Mushy peas 16p x 2
Bacon bits 89p x 2
Thick white bread 59p x 2
1 Tin minced beef 45p
Stardrops 75p
Pecan Plait x 2 77p reduced to 39p
Apple lattice x 3 pk 89p reduced to 49p
Free range eggs 12 £2.45 6 extra free
Toffee cream buns x 2 £1.19 reduced to 59p x 2
Organic yoghurt 1.48 reduced to 29p
4 unwaxed lemons £1.09 reduced to 55p


Total should have been £43.92
I paid £32.03
Saving of £11.89
So I bought £5.00 morrisons savings stamps!!!
Making a total of £37.03
Must update sig.

lil_me

MRSMCAWBER when you have a moment, do you have recipes for the spicy goulash and chicken and sweetcorn soups please we did try a goulash recipe and were not keen but willing to try that one.

kittynortheast

ORCHID-96
Strange but my hubby says that mince tastes funny in the slow cooker as well (no illnesses at the time for him me thinks), I have highly advanced senses (!!) and I can't taste anything different, if anything it tastes better very odd?????

egon

I've spent another £30.02 today. I stocked up in Lidl for Loo-roll as they are on offer (yes, I worked it out and they are margingly cheaper then Tesco own brand :rotfl: )


"MRSMCrawer: I think i have actually broken my awful habbit of stock piling everything..i still have stuff like bread flour etc from the UK.. but i now no longer buy stuff because it is on offer... i figure other stuff will be on offer when i need something.."

That is my problem right now.
Better do a proper stock take for the next grocery challenge! :cool:

Egon

mumsrus

just want to say that i always freeze my milk, i buy enough for the week but hate those big bottles that never fit in the fridge properly, i have bought milk and frozen it from all the main supermarkets so i think you will find it is ok to do

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there lil_me

I don't generally follow a recipe, but when i make them -either tomorrow or wednesday i will get the scales out and make a note of what quantities i use and then post them for you...
The goulash is one i made up as i went along, and the chicken and sweetcorn 1 was in an oriental cook book I have -but i then altered it to be a lot cheaper

better make a note and stick it in the kitchen or i will forget

egon

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Hi there lil_me

I don't generally follow a recipe, but when i make them -either tomorrow or wednesday i will get the scales out and make a note of what quantities i use and then post them for you...
The goulash is one i made up as i went along, and the chicken and sweetcorn 1 was in an oriental cook book I have -but i then altered it to be a lot cheaper

better make a note and stick it in the kitchen or i will forget

Pleeeassssssssssse, they sound good.