May 2008 Grocery Challenge

earthmother

mandy_moo_1 wrote: »

my grans just given me a couple of fresh pears this morning....apart from juicing them, is there anything i can make from them? wasn't sure if they could be stewed, and maybe make a sponge that can go on the top? can you stew pears?

Yes, pears can be stewed - if they're ripe, they'll soften faster than apples so keep an eye on them.

They'd go under sponge, although I prefer crumble - a few raspberries thrown in will keep it a little tart if you like it that way


By the way - only 2 pints of milk? We're lucky if a 6-pinter lasts the day out! :eek: (2 adults, 3 children)

gunsandbanjos

Added another £4.08 to my total, but hopefully that should be me til june, fingers crossed:o Got nice cheap lettuce in lidl, 47p they are reduced to:beer: and other salady stuff. Got some blueberry muffins and shortbread in the oven:D They should last us the week.

Bargain_Rzl

As you can see I'm a bit over budget already and with nearly a week still to go...

BUT the good news is that I'm not anticipating a pricey week this week. I think it's realistic to assume I'll be bringing the month in somewhere between £60 and £65.

After that, I'll be off my "storecupboard challenge" budget and back to my "normal" one: June will be a 5 week month and I will be starting at £100 (i.e. £20/week) which should be EASILY achievable.

Bobbykins

mandy_moo_1 wrote: »

before i start, i have to ask....what does FM stand for? Furry Monster? Funky Monkey? Foxy Momma? :rotfl: :rotfl::rotfl:

Hi Mandy, I hope MikeD doesn't mind me answering on his behalf (he MAY be too modest to answer himself)but the FM stands for Frog Meister.......it's a long story but some of our longer term members will remember the background and it's all to do with the fact that he is....................

"as mad as a box of frogs!!!!"


........right, hello again all, sorry I've hardly posted this month. Have been on holiday and then been frantically busy so have hardly had time to keep up with everyone's posts, let alone contribute any of my own!.

Anyway, I think I am doing reasonably well against budget and have been a good girl and kept track of all my spends, just haven't had time to add it all up properly. I PROMISE myself I will add it up and declare my month's total before the end of the week.

Keep up the good work everyone,

cheers
Bobby

jackk_2

After being inspired by you lot , i decided to plant a few seeds, i had 2 pkts of tom seeds given to me, i planted about 1/4 pk of each, not expecting them all to grow, ive just planted them on to individual pots.........i have ended up with 75 tom plants :eek: , goodness knows what i'm going to do with them all :rotfl: :rotfl: .

x

MRSMCAWBER

jackk wrote: »

After being inspired by you lot , i decided to plant a few seeds, i had 2 pkts of tom seeds given to me, i planted about 1/4 pk of each, not expecting them all to grow, ive just planted them on to individual pots.........i have ended up with 75 tom plants :eek: , goodness knows what i'm going to do with them all :rotfl: :rotfl: .

x

That makes me feel soooooo much more "normal" I thought i was bad as i have ended up with 38 tomato plants... once again..someone on the grocery thread has made me feel average :j THANKYOU :rotfl:

Fi27

I have just been on Mr T's website and they are doing the milk promotion too, aswell as Asda!

2 four pinters for £2 or 2 six pinters for £3. Bargain!! (thats a lot of numbers in one sentence, i hope you get wot i mean tho!)

HTH

Fi

Skint_Catt

Gone over this month as we got seduced at OH's dads house with a man in a fish van. We bought £63 of fish inc a huge bag of prawns, 6 smoked haddocks pieces, 4 cod pieces, 2 red snapper and two stuffed sole. Not the cheapest but we don't eat enough fish (we both love it) so it'll keep up going for a fair while inc fish pies and kedgeree. :rolleyes:

£150 for June should be quite achievable I think.

Catt xx

taplady

evening all!
I have decided to declare a few days early as I'm well stocked till the end of the week. £281.72for May which means I am under budget for my first month:j :j :j I have decided to make things a bit harder next month and try for £290 for June. Thanks MRSM :T want to do it in little steps!

281273

Im declaring for May at £190

Please put me down for £220 for June as we are away for a week so need a little more in the budget.

June will be my last month for a couple of months as im due to have my colon removed in july and will be in hospital for 2 weeks and then gradually recovering after that.