May 2008 Grocery Challenge

JennyBee_2

procrastinator wrote: »

Using 4 leeks and 5 or 6 tatos how much mascarpone do you think I would need?

I apologise in advance for being really unhelpful I would start by stirring in about a tablespoon, wait til it's all melted and mixed and see what it looked/tasted like! I very rarely follow recipes for soup (normally just chuck everything in and see what it ends up like!) so I'm more of a trial and error person, sorry!

angelatgraceland

Phoolgrrrl wrote: »

Thanks. I went for utterly butterly instead as on offer. Will by Tesco soft spread next time. I love baking!
Hurt my back last sat tho standing up from puttin buns in the oven. Spent the eve lyin on my front with frozen wine on my back.

I injured myself baking, on a saturday night. I'm 22!

When you buy fat for cooking you need to look at the fat content. It needs to be 65% fat minimum-same as any standard margarine

JennyBee_2

Well, updated signature to include the last shop (hopefully!) of the month (finishes on Thursday!)

Went on a whoopsie hunt in Asda and got...
Shredded wheat £1.39 from £1.99
Vanilla Organics Yoghurt (OH's favourite!) 88p from £1.18
Organic Butter x 4 83p from £1.27
Cinnamon & Raisin Bagels x 2 89p from £1.27
Hellmans Mayo x 2 64p from 98p

Have also bought some milk and 8p jelly and have a jar of 4p curry sauce. I figure if we don't like it we've only lost 4p!!
By the way, Alpen bars are down from £1.91 to £1 a box with about a year on the BBE date. Might have to stock up!

Ended up spending £18.57 instead of £24.49

JennyBee_2

Just seen that Sainsburys are giving away coupons instore for a pint of their 1% fat milk, or 40p off a larger size between 16-23 May

shelley1977

i tried the 4p curry sauce from asda last night an was surprised how nice it was.it wasnt too hot but wasnt really bland either.going to buy some more jars next shop.thought it was strange though the label on the jar said 27p

frankerooney

As we're switching more and more of our shopping to T Value range, I've recently been using Value tinned tomatoes but we found that they tasted really acidic :eek:. Has anyone else noticed this, or did we just get a bad batch?

MRSMCAWBER

Hi Frankerooney

I always add a pinch of sugar to anything with tomatoes in..it helps balance the acidity ... hope it helps

angelnikki

frankerooney wrote: »

As we're switching more and more of our shopping to T Value range, I've recently been using Value tinned tomatoes but we found that they tasted really acidic :eek:. Has anyone else noticed this, or did we just get a bad batch?

I always add a squirt of ketchup to anything I cook with tinned tomatoes in as I don't like adding sugar. I use the reduced sugar & salt ketchup. HTH

Nikki
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curly_cabbage

shelley1977 wrote: »

i tried the 4p curry sauce from asda last night an was surprised how nice it was.it wasnt too hot but wasnt really bland either.going to buy some more jars next shop.thought it was strange though the label on the jar said 27p

I have tried this one and the the Tesco value one too, i usally cook the chicken and chopped up onions in a pan with a little oil and curry powder, when cooked i added the sauce a few mushrooms, hand full of corriander and its really lovely with rice and a naan bread.

leonlala

I'm sorry for your loss, Searching me,
hugs and thinking of you and oh at this difficult time
be gentle on your self and get plenty of healing rest.
hoping you have lots of support
lala
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