May 2008 Grocery Challenge

Angelraesunshine

Sharon_1970 wrote: »

Flavoured water - I know this is kind of obscure but go with it for a moment. My kids, as I expect most schools do now, are allowed a bottle with them in lessons but they are only allowed water not squash. My lot don't like plain tap water so I have been giving them flavoured water which works out quite expensive. Anyone know if there is such a thing as a non coloured squash that I could use to flavour the water please?

The only thing i can think of is the high juice Apple flavour will come out very light or make your own, Cut up a fresh orange, lime or lemon and place in a jug of water so it will infuse keep chilled in the fridge.

or put a little honey in the water to flavour it but these things should not really colour the water

Angelraesunshine

clair2305 wrote: »

just spent my £3 Iceland vouchers....should I add them to my Grocery spend, just asking cos technically I haven't spent anything and I wouldn't have gone in there if I didn't have the vouchers?

no if it was vouchers and thats all you spent did not go over then i would not add them

angelatgraceland

The easiest way I find of lasting out a five week month if you have same budget as the normal 4 weeks is to have an 8(or 9) day week-if that makes any sense? If you do your shop normally on a Sat-last until Sun or Mon and the following week til Tues or Weds. This evens it out a bit. Also its good if you can have a little over from the previous month-too late for May but it may help for the future.

taplady

Hello everyone!

have been and made a list of both freezers and we seem to have quite a stock so shouldn't need too much this week. Today I've spent 69p on some cottage cheese. This months total is now £68.29.

Fi27

Sharon_1970 wrote: »

Flavoured water - I know this is kind of obscure but go with it for a moment. My kids, as I expect most schools do now, are allowed a bottle with them in lessons but they are only allowed water not squash. My lot don't like plain tap water so I have been giving them flavoured water which works out quite expensive. Anyone know if there is such a thing as a non coloured squash that I could use to flavour the water please?

Same at my sons school so i bought a non-see through juice bottle and he takes juice in it, the teachers are none the wiser The bottle is black and has his name printed on it which i bought in debenhams but i have seen cheaper ones since in the camping shops or try Mr T's.

HTH

Fi

belfastgirl23

Hi guys, just popping back in to do an update...only spent another £3.77 at the weekend out of grocery budget which is unsurprising considering we ate out 4 times :eek: (visitors!).

Anyway this brings my total to £54.32 although I do seem to be running out of strange things at the minute - I'm down to my last half bag of SWB flour and I suspect I'm nearly out of raisins for scones this is what happens when you lose track. I'm also overloaded with eggs and yoghurt which were stupidly bought really. I can figure out what to do with the eggs but if anyone has any tips for 2 big pots of yoghurt let me know. I'm currently dolloping it in the soup I made from the spinch I also stupidly bought but that won't get it all used by Monday.

Hope you're all doing well too.

Fi27

Sharon_1970 wrote: »

How do you slice HM bread evenly? I either have wafer thin or doorsteps

I have just read on another thread that someone cuts their warm HM bread with an electric carving knife to get it sliced evenly.

This maybe something you already know/do but it would never have crossed my mind not being a HM bread maker person myself!!!!

Fi

Natty68

MrsM can you put me down for £50.00 a week please - we mustn't go over a monthly total of £250.00 if we can help it..

Thanks This is the second time I have gone in for this challenge and the first time I failed miserably so am going to try harder this time.

Edited to add this is for me and DH, plus two dogs and three cats..

curly_cabbage

Afternoon all
went to Mr T's yesterday to get fresh salad stuff and the half priced walkers crispes so i spent £6.35 not too bad. Had NSD today. A big thank you to the person who posted the Lemon Madira cake it was delish. Had a very productive weekend in the garden ready for the estate agent to come and value the house on friday. Going to look at a new house this evening which is a little out of our price range but, i'm hoping we can come to an agreement about the price.
Not doing to bad with the menu this month, got h/made corriander & lime marinade on chicken with Mash. Boys have h/made pizza as long as i put the ingredient in the bread maker in time. Right off to put washing out and put those ingredients in the BM.

CC

Tashja

Belfastgirl

Have you seen the Yoghurt Cake recipe on here. Should come up on a search but it should use some of the yoghurt and some of the eggs.

It is really yummy cake and really easy to do.

T xx