January 2026 Grocery Challenge

joedenise

I generally add chickpeas to my butternut squash curries to make it got that bit further and also add in some protein.  Would that work for you @ShelivesintheShire?  It's actually my favourite vegetable curry!

Suffolk_lass

joedenise said:

I generally add chickpeas to my butternut squash curries to make it got that bit further and also add in some protein.  Would that work for you @ShelivesintheShire?  It's actually my favourite vegetable curry!

Me too @joedenise - with onion in long slices and frozen spinach - ooh, I need more frozen spinach, now I've typed that!

ShelivesintheShire

@joedenise Yes , good idea. I needed a  reminder to soak and cook up my bag of chick peas ( I do have some tinned too) 
DH just used the last of the clotted cream on the porridge. There are a couple if slices of ham and some coleslaw from Friday that need using up and I have a portion of noodles and tempeh test got pushed to the back of the fridge.

joedenise

Suffolk_lass said:

joedenise said:

I generally add chickpeas to my butternut squash curries to make it got that bit further and also add in some protein.  Would that work for you @ShelivesintheShire?  It's actually my favourite vegetable curry!

Me too @joedenise - with onion in long slices and frozen spinach - ooh, I need more frozen spinach, now I've typed that!

I generally add some frozen spinach to all my curries.  Fresh might be quicker but I can never get through a bag quick enough and I don't find it freezes as well as buying it ready frozen!

mandco

shops totalling £116.75 sains & aldi mostly on essentials/basics but does include a few too good to miss post Xmas reductions including a myo Xmas cake kit £1,30 from £12 gf/df biscuits 89p from £3.50 & df xmas chocolates 35p/49p from £3-£6.

defrosting a portion of cheap Xmas veg soup for lunch & a piece of 1/2 price Xmas salmon I cut into smaller portions for dinner 
trying to keep the spends as low as possible this month so I can put any savings towards a holiday this year.

remmie

My first shop of the year came in at £35.10. £1 in Morries for a pack of cooking bacon and £34.10 in Lids, but this included 2 jars of my favourite lemon tea, and will keep me going until the end of the month. I also got some chicken drumsticks and some sausages, to get back to normal meals after the Christmas fare. Still plenty of meat in the freezer, so hoping spend a lot less this month.

carboot_karaoke

Afternoon all,

I have just received a spend £30 save £5 from Lidl but only 7 days to use it.

For those of you with the App check to see if you have one to. 

I wasn't planning to go any time soon but seems too good to ignore. I will have to work out a careful list to take advantage of the saving without, buying things l don't need or spending more than necessary. 

Pennypincin

£9 spent in Iceland today.
£151 left out of £160.
I'd been picking up treats and some odd stuff out of my money, but back hopefully with shopping normally plus from the shopping budget.

ShelivesintheShire

First food spend of the new year is my milk bill via direct debit £8.04 

Budget remaining  £341. 96

itsthelittlethings

£69 Waitrose.