April 2008 Grocery Challenge

searching_me

i think you could do a brocoli and potatoes bake, theres a recipe on the complete cooking collection... hmmm... im sure you can freeze them all but just check the freezing section of os.... im sure theres a few meals out of that lot though xx
p.s you could make a batch of carrot cake xx

Cruiksl

Hoping for a nsd here today. Failed yesterday as I spent £22.03 at Asda but saying that did get lots of meat - I normally buy meat at the butchers but they had packs of meat on offer - 3 packs for £10.

You could choose from medallion steaks, chicken breasts, bacon or lamb chops. I took 2 packs of steak and lamb chops so that's us sorted for the weekend. Have got some creme fraiche to use up so will make a pepper sauce for the steak and have some medittarean (sp) vegetables to use with the lamb chops. Yum !

On the downside, lost my mobile phone so will have to get a new one. Had only 6 weeks left of my contract so trying to decide whether to buy a replacement or just get a new contract.

Welshlassie

Yippeee NSD yesterday, we will need bread soon, but hope we can last until tomorrow so another NSD (apart from paying for my car service, but that's coming out of the car account, fingers crossed its only the service and he doesn't find anything wrong).

Last night I spotted someone mention a Chicken and Chirizo (?sp) Cassrole. My DH loves Chirizo any chance of having it posted please, it sounds yummy.

SmellyOldSock

Well yesterday I actually stepped into a Tesco Store! eek! Normal do my shopping online but was going past so thought I'd pop in and pick up some bits to tied us over until Monday when my Asda order comes.

I'm well chuffed only spent $40! thats including some beer for my dear hubbie!

long may it last

Charlotte

week 1 $42.00

ifonlyitwaseasier

well today might be a nsd, fingers crossed. OH spent £4 yesterday on demon weed so i'll be deducting that from his spends:mad:

was about to spend on a breakfast buttie but our fabulous boss has decided he wants to pay for us all :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

see you all later!

Keeping_Positive

nicky1306 wrote: »

Also bought a HUGE bag of sainsburys basics carrots with the online shop, can these be peeled, blanched (how long?) and frozen?

Mrs M told me to peel chop and blanch for two minutes before cooling and then freeze in portions. Cooked a batch the other day and it worked a treat.

Keeping_Positive

mhe wrote: »

Well first day back at work after \easter hols - so a NSD!!!

Wendy24g - glad you enjoyed the lava cakes - they are really nice arent they but i fear its not just going to be MRDt whos going to be getting a little chunky:rotfl: :rotfl: Itll be me as well :eek: . Just going to check out that big jaffa cake thing - have you made and sampled it yet??

Not tried the jaffa cake yet anyone got a link?

ifonlyitwaseasier

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=9645047&highlight=flan#post9645047

here you go , kimbi's giant jaffa cake!

MRSMCAWBER

Morning all

I am having a NSD today :j ..hubby has gone golfing at silly o'clock this morning...and asked if i wanted to go shopping when he got back..his little face lit up when i said NO without hesitating... he now realises that the freezers really are to capacity..hence no shopping -as i have nowhere to put it

Have been in the garden allready this morning filling troughs n tubs and planting out some tomato plants... i know its a litle nippy but they are called "sub arctic" and don't need warmth :j I have some more in the spare bedroom that aren't quite ready...but won't be long ..im running out of room up there.... beans, peas, courgettes, squash, aubergines n allsorts have the run or the spare bedroom -for now...

Im planning a weekend of NSDs as hubby has golf competitions so im going to relax and do some gardening and x stiching and perhaps "concoct" some meals to try and use up some of the stuff we have... mind hubby is back to work on Monday -which means i will make some space by taking his soups out of my freezer
Lost another 2.5lbs this week....5st 11lbs down and 4st 7lbs to go :rotfl: this challenge really helps as it makes me think about how much money i would be eating as well as those cals ... and im not going without..just eating sensibly and have lost every week since i started back in August -even over xmas :eek: . There is a lot to be said for this OS cooking :T ....and not having low fat this that and the other
right i had better get off... keep up the great work everyone..

mrs-moneypenny

well ive just started on this weeks money.
nipped down the hole in the wall
popped in local paper shop, got some cheap (good quality loo roll their last week), this week hes gone one better 12 packs of nouvelle for £2.19 and free range eggs 65p for 1/2 doz

he reminded me stamps are going up on monday so i got some of those as well-might nip back for some more later.

in sainsburys i got a bag of reduced carrots-might make a carrot cake tomorrow, and spotted their seasonal scents w/u liquid on special it was 55p for 500ml

spend £17 in total (but the stamps wont come out of GC money