May 2008 Grocery Challenge

angelatgraceland

Started my cooking at 7.30 this morning! Sausage casserole in the slowcooker. Yoghurt maker on.Lemon sorbet started. Custard made for trifle. egg mayo for salad.Made the branflakes cakes and the Herb bread-I had some herb bread for breakfast-very nice!Now I think ive done enough for a while-getting a cuppa and going to read my book!

chocolateteddy

Lemon Sorbet
Could do with some of that at 9am this morning it was already 20 degrees I think we are in for a scorcher.BBQ maybe (Turbo5019 welcome to come but bring you're own food!!! it's not coming out of my budget!!;) )

I was hoping some one could post recipe for both Lemon Sorbet and Herb Bread(I remember reading it but can't find it- in future will copy and paste to a folder for future ref;) )

Just been to asda as run out of fruit Oh No managed to spend over £11 (no not all on fruit but they were things I now don't need to buy next week)

Oh well off to plant the lettuce seeds I said I would do last week;)

angelnikki

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Herb Bread

Nikki
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mumzyof2

chocolateteddy wrote: »

Lemon Sorbet
Could do with some of that at 9am this morning it was already 20 degrees I think we are in for a scorcher.BBQ maybe (Turbo5019 welcome to come but bring you're own food!!! it's not coming out of my budget!!;) )

I was hoping some one could post recipe for both Lemon Sorbet and Herb Bread(I remember reading it but can't find it- in future will copy and paste to a folder for future ref;) )

Just been to asda as run out of fruit Oh No managed to spend over £11 (no not all on fruit but they were things I now don't need to buy next week)

Oh well off to plant the lettuce seeds I said I would do last week;)

I would like the lemon sorbet recipe also.. does anyone know if it is cheaper buying it outright or homemade?

catnap53

Well I manage to read this thread about 2 or 3 times a day, but by the time I have read the new posts I don't have time to post, (slow typist, or rather no typist).

Went to Aldi last Saturday as we hadn't been for ages, so thought we would catch up. It is in the process of being refurbished and was very busy, so it was a nightmare to get round, people blocking the aisles etc.

It should have been cheap as the teenagers wouldn't go in case they are seen, (can't get them to understand that if anyone they know is there, then they are in the same boat!). However DH was with me. i would have spent about 12 pounds, but with his help it came to 50.14! He picked up things that we didn't need because we already had enough, or I didn't want, including two bottles of wine that fell into the former category.

Lesson learned!

So we didn't need anything else.........until Monday when we needed a printer cartridge, got two spares of every other colour, but not the darker blue one. So as PC world was near Asda, I was asked to get fruit juice, and they all decided to come so they could choose what they wanted!

Lesson two!

Spent 62.72 :eek: , and PC world didn't even have the cartridge in stock.
Anyway did get some bargains, seeded loaf at 30p, 6 granary rolls for 20p (but were only 5p at the door as we were leaving :mad: ) cheap jellies and strawberry whip (haven't had these for ages). Got some cereals that Aldi don't have or they don't like from there, Fruit and fibre pound a box, Kellogs crunchy nut 2 for 3 pounds.

Stocked up on baking ingredients too, so got myself plenty to do.

Made trifle from waffles past their BBD, and even made the custard as the egg yolks were over from orange sorbet.

The sorbet didn't do well, (too icy) so I made up some gelatine and mixed it all together with the last of a big tub of vanilla yoghurt. It ended up like a tangy milk jelly and was very nice.

No spends for the rest of the week, took lunch to work every day, so may have a chance of getting back on the level now.

Total now 123.42

Thanks to all those who post recipes, we are definitely getting more variety in our food.:A

gunsandbanjos

I hate supermarkets and their cunning tactics!!!!
I went to Mr S yesterday to get a few household things, was very good and only bought what was on my list. Still cost me £18 though, i had my LO with me and didnt check my receipt til i got to the car as she wanted to have it. Anyway, Mr S in his cunningness had bounty 'printed' rolls on 2 for £1.99, i spent a couple of minutes comparing prices and this offer was cheaper than own brand stuff so i went for it, however what i picked up must not have been on offer even though it was in the middle of all the 'printed' rolls It really makes me mad:mad: I have now spent nearly £6 on bl00dy kitchen roll:mad: Should i take it back? Will they let me take it back, cos i dont want to pay £6 for 4 kitchen rolls!!!!

Rant over:D

angelnikki

gunsandbanjos I'd take it back - bl00dy supermarkets!

I've just updated my sig. OH spent £1.52 on 6 eggs! He also spent £1 on choc & a bottle of water but I'm not gonna give him the money for that!

Nikki
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turbo5019

chocolateteddy wrote: »

Lemon Sorbet
Could do with some of that at 9am this morning it was already 20 degrees I think we are in for a scorcher.BBQ maybe (Turbo5019 welcome to come but bring you're own food!!! it's not coming out of my budget!!;) )

Thanks Chocolate teddy for the offer but no food in the freezer that I could bring round and I'm trying to have a NSD might see what mum's cooking :jas she is feeding DD.

I'm off to plan some more seeds in the veg patch.

lil_me

Bah spent more than I probably should yesterday, then I still need to go get pet stuff and meats, I think I might struggle this month

taplady

hello all!

condolences to MrsSnowy and family x

today so far i have bought some milk £1.15 for 4 pints from local veg shop and some mushrooms for 69p, got to pop out later and get some washing up liquid and toilet roll.
Just made a lemon drizzle cake and soem of Twinks hob nobs - nomnomnom:drool: