July 2025 Grocery Challenge

C_J

Thank you Jings, that's perfect!

Soontobeoap

A shop done today at Aldi. Hopefully see us through the week with what I already have in. DH was at football so I managed to go round on my own.. £19.86 spent. Egg and chips tonight for dinner

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all, I'm back after having a few months off tracking whilst we moved house. Still loads of unpacking to do but the kitchen is nearly sorted. 

Could you put me down for £600 please. 

It'll be tight as I've already spent £394.46 but we've got fruit, some veg, bread, crumpets, meat and storecupboard stuff already. 

K9sandFelines

Officially here now for the month.

No spends as of yet on any shops, apart from my own stores, which I've added to my signature.

Even if I go out, I only need food caddy bin bags, coffee, onions and herbal teabags.
Can't think what else.

I have however got some subscribe and save items on the way, one I couldn't cancel in time as it's being dispatched by Royal Mail; so that's going to put a bit of a dent in the total. It's a big soy sauce. Other times are agave, jackfruit, washing up liquid and cotton buds . So I've added these to my signature.

PipneyJane

Afternoon All

Welcome back, @Mrs_Cheshire,  Did you move far?

I have a small shop to declare from today.  Went to Sainsbugs.  £11.88 spent on 1kg small brown lentils 2x£2, 450ml Yeo Valley Yoghurts 3x£1.50, Sweet peppers £1.95, 632g loose carrots 44p and 450g loose broccoli 99p.  Also bought the paper, but that gets purchased with a subscription voucher.   (Unlike MrT’s, Sainsbugs gives you Nectar points when you pay with a voucher, unless you’re paying with Nectar points.)

This brings our total spend to £121.24/£162.50, leaving £41.26 for the rest of the month.

@themsthebreaks, the key thing for you is to meal plan.  You have a full fridge and freezer; how can you use up the contents?  Also, what is happening over your next three weeks?  Any late evenings?  Is there anything that you can prepare in advance to mitigate those?  HTH

- Pip

TravelCrystal

Just a quickie 
Many thanks @wishus for the chicken in cream cheese sauce recipe. We had that for lunch today and it was delicious, served with french beans, broad beans and Charlotte potatoes from the garden.
We have been eating salads all week, praying for the rain now.
Sorry if you are a sun worshiper 😊

T.C
Hopefully cooler tomorrow 

Soontobeoap

Well we did have roast pork in this heat! Trouble is that there is quite a bit left! I have found a recipe that looks lovely for sweet and sour pork which I will serve with egg fried rice tomorrow. If any one has any other ideas I would be very grateful. 🙂

TravelCrystal

@Soontobeoap you could make it in to a risotto, make a pie and put under mashed potatoes, vegetables and tinned tomatoes in the pie or a stew in the slow cooker or make a barbecue sauce to go on it, or put it in the freezer for another time 😊

PipneyJane

Soontobeoap said:

Well we did have roast pork in this heat! Trouble is that there is quite a bit left! I have found a recipe that looks lovely for sweet and sour pork which I will serve with egg fried rice tomorrow. If any one has any other ideas I would be very grateful. 🙂

@Soontobeoap you could try this Southern Style Pork & Beans recipe from the BBC.  It’s quite yummy.  I do mine in the slow cooker, with cooking bacon instead of gammon.  And I have made it using leftover roast pork.

HTH.

- Pip

C_J

I quite like shredding some leftover roast pork (use two forks) and mixing it with a little homemade barbecue sauce to make pulled pork baps.