March 2008 Grocery Challenge

angelnikki

hi :hello:
I've just had my second shop of the month delivered and it came to £71.26. I'm really chuffed as I'm now half way through my month and I've spent less than half of my budget. I've got loads of meat in the freezer and the cupboards are well stocked so I shouldn't have to spend too much for the rest of the month.:j
Hope everyone else is doing well too.
Nikki
x

mumzyof2

semelina recipe anyone????

candygirl

mumzyof2 wrote: »

semelina recipe anyone????

http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1885177

I just clicked this in my xp search bar so hope it's ok:j

mumzyof2

thankyou very much

Skint_Catt

£36 in Tesco tonight without OH otherwise it would have been £50+. So far for the month I've spent £81. :j Shouldn't need anything until Friday when I'll pick up some fresh veg

Justamum

I used to be good at making semolina years ago. When I was on a kibbutz one of my jobs was working in the kitchen where I made the breakfasts, and one of the things was a HUGE vat of semolina (they eat strange breakfasts - mainly salad!). Some people made it too sloppy, others made it almost solid, but mine was just the right consistency! Haven't had it for a long time. I think I'll have to make some for tomorrow night now.

Frugaldom

We are semolina fiends in this house but had to resort to tapioca last week because I cannot find a shop that sells semolina! It's weird! Even Mr T had none. Mind you, Tesco had no ham stock cubes either, but I could, at least, see where they should have been. Semolina was just completely absent. Have also tried Co-op and Somerfield and there are no other supermarkets nearby. Wonder if Costcutter sells it?

Now I need some advice, please, from anyone who makes ham & mushroom or chicken & mushroom pies. Tomorrow I will be boiling a pack of smoked bacon bits for soup stock and I normally use some of the ham for the soup and some for cheese & ham pasta, but this pack has a lot more in it and I have loads of mushrooms in the freezer. What is the best way of making pie filling when it's ham & mushroom? Do I use a basic white sauce mix then add in the chopped ham & mushrooms? All suggestions & advice appreciated

kunekune

I'm no expert, really really, but I think what I would do is steal some of the stock to make a sauce: use the stock rather than milk when you start your sauce and then add milk later in the process. Then add the ham and mushrooms. Just a guess, but the stock in the 'white sauce' should make all the difference.

brummiebabe

Hi all - don't get much of a chance to post on here at the moment - life is very hectic!!!:eek:

Monthly total spend so far is £185.51!!!! Only need to get bread/milk/bananas this week (my DD has a thing for bananas at the moment:rotfl: )

Two weeks to go until payday, £154.49 left to spend - so we'll see!!

Hope everyone's doing ok - not had chance to catch up properly with the thread as yet!

searching_me

:hello: everyone hope your all good tonight... i was gonna have a nsd today but spent 99P on sausage roll that were on offer for my little uns pack up... so im currently up to £144 but i dont need anything for the rest of the week now (hopefully) xx