April 2008 Grocery Challenge

meanmarie

Spent the last of my April money yesterday in Lidl...spent over €50 but most of that was for May.

Declaring Spending for April as €320, which I think is about right

Marie

tq16

This was my first month and have spent £174.39 I really need to get this down to £150 a month so don't have to go back to work at end of maternity leave :-) Hoping May will be chance to do this as have lots of meat in freezer waiting to be cooked up (very good deal from local butcher on mince so stocked up). Just wanted to say thank you to everyone , although this is onlt my 2nd post I have been reading everyones posts and getting some great tips. I have planned meals for May in hope that this will keep costs down-no more panic buying for me :-)

BigMummaF

Hey Guys....a quick 'thing' I did last summer.

Cut rhubarb into small chunks & 'stew' in enough water to prevent burning.
Allow to cool slightly, then add cubed strawberries/ tin strawbs in fruit juice.
Mix well together & allow to cool completely.

Spoon into meringue nests, dribble over 'sauce' & serve with cream/ice cream.

The sweetness of the strawberries & meringue was enough for us, but of course you might want to add sugar to the cooking rhubarb. Hope you enjoy it:D

lainz

Right - must stop lurking on here - get a nap (see earlier post!) and then head to the kitchen - need to replenish my supply of bread sticks - nom nom, might make some muffins as my sweet tooth has awoken!

In the sunday telegraph mag today they have a recipe for chapatis I might try as well, here it is:

knead together 2 cups (500ml) of wholemeal or chapati flour (atta) with 1/2 tsp salt and about 2/3 cup (165ml) lukewarm water. After half and hour of resting, covered with a damp cloth, the dough is ready to use. You knead small pieces and roll them into thin circles. Cook them one at a time in a hot, lightly oiled pan until bubbles form; flip and cook for a minute more.

If anyone else trys them before me, let me know how you get on!

tq16

lainz wrote: »

In the sunday telegraph mag today they have a recipe for chapatis I might try as well, here it is:

knead together 2 cups (500ml) of wholemeal or chapati flour (atta) with 1/2 tsp salt and about 2/3 cup (165ml) lukewarm water. After half and hour of resting, covered with a damp cloth, the dough is ready to use. You knead small pieces and roll them into thin circles. Cook them one at a time in a hot, lightly oiled pan until bubbles form; flip and cook for a minute more.

If anyone else trys them before me, let me know how you get on!

They sound great-out of flour for month but will def give them a try in May-Thank you

searching_me

hello everybody ..... nsd for me.... although wanted to ask you lovely lot a question .... i love elderflower in drinks but find it quiet expensive.... where can i buy elderflower and how (when i find some) do i turn it in to a drink? thanks xxx

Sunnyday

Hi searching_me
is this any help to you?

http://www.selfsufficientish.com/elderflowercordial.htm

SD

Angelraesunshine

almost the last spend of the month got shopping arriving on Tuesday so should be able to make do until then. bought milk £2 need fruit for lunches boxes as there is only 1 apple left so going tomorrow to aldi to get apples and some veg they can have died fruit for tomorrow. Already made a start stocking up for next month ( will come out of next months money thanks to the overdraft) but happy to say i should still be coming in under budget for this month. good luck everyone on your last few days will let you know what i am in for for next month.

carolt2

chocolateteddy wrote: »

Hi all.
Was just wondering being a newbie do all these lovely recipes you mention appear in one place somewhere or is it a case of needing to cut and paste the ones I fancy trying as they are posted. I have noted down a few.

Hi,
Some of the recipes that appear on here are listed in the indexed collections which are usually found at the top of the forum page.

Personally i find it easier to copy and paste them into a word document as i go along then i think its easier to find.;)

Zend

Tried to not spend for next week but OH decided he needed a few things. Result-overspend of £30, thats a £40 over budget this month:eek: . I really need to get a hang of this budgetting. OH says its ok because it's a 5 week month. Mind we did buy lots of bread reduced by 40p.

Have sewn lots of seeds today, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, mange tout, so hopefully will have a slightly cheaper summer if they all grow.