May 2008 Grocery Challenge

Flylady_Flower

Just popped on to update siggy - £4.08 in Lidls on onions, sugar & milk and £3.57 in Tesco for cooking apples & 2kg value mince - I know the recipie for Cottage Pie say's very lean mince, but I microwave my mince in a large bowl for 15 minutes or so (until cooked throughout, you might have to stir sometimes if a lot in there) then I rinse with boiling water in the colander and it comes out quite lean, as most of the fat has been washed away - much cheaper too (even though you end up with slightly less mince at the end)

twink wrote: »

nice to see lots of folk making the hobnobs, you know it makes sense
at about 40-50 from the recipe you know whats in them and you can add nuts etc to them

gunsandbanjos must be a good recipe if you have it too

Twink, thank you so much for this recipie. I have now made about 55 from one batch (all different sizes, he he) but everyone loves them so it's great fun, something for all to nibble on when hungry between meals without eating me out of house and home and at a fraction of the cost! how cool is that :cool:

Also made Cottage Pie along with Parsnip and Apple soup - NumNumNumNumNum - it was GORGEOUS. everyone full to the brim when finished and nothing left on plates Plus I have frozen 5 more servings of each.

I just want to say a HUGE THANKS to everyone on here - I used to love cooking, then after 19 years of marriage, you get bored with the same-ol-same-ol of quick, convenient meals and you forget how enjoyable it is to create something.

I now have my old enthusiasm for cooking again, and am driving them all mad indoors now as there is always washing up everywhere (DS has to keep emptying and filling the dishwasher - it's a hard life :rotfl: ) and DH has the housewife he always wanted - Yea, right, well, I'm not THAT enthusiastic.....

Thanks again for all your support, I couldn't have done it without this forum, and I certainly couldn't have gone into Tesco for 2 items and only come out with the two items - twenty more like it! You all deserve a round of applause :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

666paw

Hi everyone

Have been keeping up with the thread just about and have realised I have not added any of this months spends. Currently £117.57 spent so £57.43 left, hopefully I will come in on target this month and not go horrendously over like last month.

Take care

P.

10past6

Sharon_1970 wrote: »

Twink I cant thank you enough for your hobnob recipe my family loves them, and so do all my friends and neighbours

Hi Twink

Can you direct me to your hobnob recipe, I'e been back 17 pages and can't find it

Thx

tq16

Had awful spend day today. Went to mr.T forgot list and then dh phoned saying we would need alcohol for bbq on friday! £50.46 later..... though that did include some clothing for dd-which I am hoping insurance money will cover if it ever arrives! but for now it has to come out of gc money :-( going to be tight rest of month but sure we can do it (working on positive thinking at the moment!)

MRSMCAWBER

angelatgraceland wrote: »

We all want to pinch a tsp of hubby now!!! Made me grin.:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

That would help him lose even more weight ....
I can spell really.... i just can't type

MRSMCAWBER

Here you go 10past6 we can't have anyone missing out on theses little lovelies

Hope Twink doesn't mind me cutting and pasting her recipe, it's brilliant.

8oz sr flour
8oz sugar
8oz porridge oats
8oz margarine
1tbsp golden syrup
1tbsp hot water
1/2 tsp bic soda
mix flour, oats and sugar, melt marg, syrup and water in a pan stir in bic soda and add to dry mix, mix well, make smallish balls and put on greased tray and flatten slightly with a fork, 180oc for 15 mins, cool on the tray, you just want them golden in oven not brown

twink

i dont mind at all as i am no good with links, just to say mind to just melt the marg gently you dont want it too hot and i usually add dried ginger to mine but dd adds cinnamon as her ds is diabetic and the cinnamon is supposed to help regulate blood sugar levels plus the porridge oats make it a good biscuit for him to have at snacktime

arkonite_babe

I've kind of lost track of this past week, have it all scribbled down so really must go and tot up so I can update my signature.

victory

mrsm thank you very much, it really is very much appreciated you taking the time and trouble to explain to me the spoon you use, thank you:D and the best bit of news for me is I have those spoon the only thing my set is plastic but I reckon that will not make a difference so off now to make 42 perfect biscuits:D

ifonlyitwaseasier

morning all,

going to be a sd today, need lunch and have to get coffee and decaf tea for work (but they will be paying for them so not too bad)

went to a bbq last night and took some yog cake muffins and had requests to pass on the recipe to everyone

sadly tho a rellie died tuesday night so i think the funeral is sometime next week. depends on if it's going to be a small affair or all of us can go.