April 2008 Grocery Challenge

Little_Belle

Well after coming in by £10 up in the March challenge *woop* I want to see if I can come in at £225 this month... there is only 2 of us and a couple of animals, surely i can get it in there??... so put me down for £225 please. Thanks

Blairweech

Okay, I know I post every month but this time I have taken out my £150 budget, spent some of it and the rest is in a seperate purse with NO CARDS, so that money is IT

Please can I join again

£150 for me please.

mhe

I wasnt supposed to be having these for my dinner tonight but on sorting through the fridge this morning I found a rather sad looking butternut squash so changed my mind. Thet were rather nomnom even if I do say so myself.

SPICY SQUASH CAKES

200G SQUASH
20G POTATO
1 EGG
1/4 TSP CORRIANDER
1/4 TSP ALLSPICE
1 TBSP FRESH CORRIANDER
2 SPRING ONIONS (OR A CHUNK OF ORDINARY ONION)
DRIED CHILLI FLAKES - I USED CHILLI IN A TUBE STUFF
1 TBSP WHITE WINE VINEGAR
1 TSP SUGAR
2 TSP TOMATO PUREE
SEASONING

1. peel and chop veg - cook until tender
2. hard boil the egg
3. drain veg and rinse in cold water to make it umm.. cold! Then mash.
4. peel and chop the egg - add to pots and squash along with herbs, spices and seasoning - mix and shape into 4 small cakes/burgers
5. heat a frying pan with a little oil and lightly fry the cakes - about 5 mins either side.
6. Meanwhile mix chilli, vinegar sugar, puree and 2 tbsp cold water together to make a chilli dipping sauce.


Been back to Aldi for 2 more packs of 49p red grapes - 3DSs have eaten half a box between them tonight!!

Well done MikeD on trying to kick the habit!! How are you other quitters doing so far???

Purple_Sparkles

I've been and stocked up on everything I need for the month and spent £14.14 in Holland & Barrett, £18.14 in Lidl and £29.38 in Tesco = £61.66 so far. All I need to buy is fresh fruit & milk over the rest of the month so I'm hoping I'll be on budget.

Good luck everyone.

bails

Blimey, I'm well behind already! I've posted my total on the March thread but I'm so excited I have to post it here too - we've done it!! :j:T:j:T £136.35 out of £160 budget for 35 days :D
April budget (1st-30th) is £130 for 2 adults, 3 cats, 2 guinea pigs. We can do it! Thanks Mrs M.

Hope everyone's doing well so far, I'm off to try and catch up with you all x

funkyfunkymonkey

Bails, just left you a message on March thread - they're a talkative bunch here :rotfl: aren't we all :rotfl:

FFM

ubamother

OK, could someone [FONT=&quot]tell luddite old me how to put that clever bit at the end of my posts so i can put my challenge amount and update it as I spend? thanks!
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bails

Ubamother, I go into Quick Links at the top of the page and click on Edit Signature - then you can write whatever you like, click save and it'll appear at the bottom of your posts.

Mollymop5

I've made it here and so looking forward to another month

meanmarie

Went shopping yesterday morning and spent a whopping €147.08 of my April budget...hopefully only milk, fruit and veg to buy and maybe a couple of meat dinners...if it is not there they can do without for April, fed up spending so much money!

Good luck everybody

Marie