March 2008 Grocery Challenge

lauradora

betterlatethannever wrote: »

umm can you eat an african violet:rolleyes:

I thought i was doing really well this month with just a little over £6 spent, but just checked out the freezer and apart from 8 chicken breasts theres no meat in there:eek: so am going to have to do a huge meat shop which will cost me dearly:mad:

go vegie for the week its easier than you think and it'll save you a fortune, trust me i've tried it!

£1.26 for me today on bananas

WelshWoofer

Just a quickie to celebrate my NSD yetserday - first time in ages!
Probably have to take customers out for dinner this evening so I could have my second NSD in a row - unheard of!

fallen_angel_shelley

will fresh breadcrumbs keep o.k for a few days, if i put them in air tight container in the fridge?

Janeryan

Hi all

Just a quick visit to say have spent £61.12 this week so have £138.88 left until 28 March-freezer still quite full and have dinners planeed for next week from there so just need a few fresh bits-veg box will come next Tuesday so that's £7.50 gone straight away so have £31.38 to spend next week so stay on traget-need to get some Easter eggs though-have seen them on BOGOFF at Mr S as well so will pick up two next week.

Keep going everyone!

Janeryan

Sorry about the dreadful spelling-have got a stinking cold which must be affecting my brain?

mrs-moneypenny

having an NSD today, yesterday ran out of bread and cat food????????? dont know how i brought 4 loaves at the weekend, cat has had to go on dried food (i'll add a bit of gravy) as it was on special and i'd only got £4 left so wasnt blowing £3.50 on sachets.
im determined to come in nearer my budget this month.

lingojingo

mrs moneypenny our co-op has whiskas pouches 2 boxes for £5 and felix 2 boxes for £6, I think they both end on Sunday though

mouche

Grocery delivery is on Saturday between 11 and 1 and I've just been told by my doctor that she can fit me in at noon on Saturday. She'll be away for weeks after that so I've to take the appointment. Luckily, OH has Saturday off and will be able to take delivery. Still - I did so want to be home since it's the first time I've ordered online & I'm afraid they'll ruin my carefully thought out order by sending expensive substitutes.

On the spending side, we ran out of salt last night and OH refused to have his dinner without extra salt. So he went and bought some from the local shop for 69p even though we have salt coming in on Saturday for 42p. Oh well...at least it's not something that will go bad. On the bright side I do like to buy a few things from the local shop - they're a lovely couple and their business has been hit hard by a competing local shop that's undercutting them fiercely. And OH took the garbage out since he was going out for the salt anyway - usually I have to nag at him to do it!

cheerfulness4

fallen_angel_shelley wrote: »

will fresh breadcrumbs keep o.k for a few days, if i put them in air tight container in the fridge?

Yes they will, although I tend to freeze mine and get them out just before I need them. They defrost in no time.

fallen_angel_shelley

cheerfulness4 wrote: »

Yes they will, although I tend to freeze mine and get them out just before I need them. They defrost in no time.

thanks for that. still not got a frezzer yet. i will use them by making burgers at weekend, mind you think i will still have loads left after that :rotfl: