May 2008 Grocery Challenge

mama67

Went shopping yesterday, spent a total of £90.19 :eek: but have got a good stock of branded peach squash for the boys, olive oil, capri sun juice, garlic baguettes, choc wafer bars, all (Mr S bogof), also fairtrade t/towels 99p/ea but 3 for 2.
I also got utterly butt, chicken portions (bogof) and yogurts also silly prices in Mr T.
In Mr A got the Heinz beans 3/£1 and come choc chips for baking as theses are only 38p/100g compared to 64p/100g in Mr S & T.

My larder cupboard and backup are now overflowing with tins and bags of flour, freezers are also fairly full; so will hopefully just have to get some extra milk and fruit, and maybe some cereal if on offer before end of month.
I am still getting my veg/salad box and eggs from the farm so this should hopefully keep me under this month.

clair2305

just went to Mr T's to get missing ingredients for weetabix brownies, giant jaffa cake, herby bread and twinks hob nobs and forgot the oats :mad:

Spent £3.93, my total is creeping up...so 2nite I reckon it's the brownies and maybe the herby bread getting made....hobnobs and courgette muffins will have to wait for another day (and freezer space!)

victory

I keep reading about the giant jaffa cake and can't find the recipe?

clair2305

victory wrote: »

I keep reading about the giant jaffa cake and can't find the recipe?

Victory

this is the giant jaffa cake recipe, not tried it myself yet, need fridge room!!!

GiANT JAFFA CAKE
Dessert - Giant Jaffa Cake - Place the cake flan on a large plate. Drain the mandarin oranges and arrange on the flan case. Add the orange jelly to a jug and add hot water, once slightly cooled pour the liquid over the flan case. Place the flan into the fridge and allow to set for an hour. In a pan boil some water and place a bowl over the pan and melt the chocolate. Pour the chocolate over the flan and place back in the fridge until slightly hard. Serve with cream.

So, basically, a flan case, orange jelly, mandarin segments and dark choc, sounds yummy

Clair

shaz_mum_of__2

Just wondered how everyone here is doing

i appear to be roughly on target not bad as everything except bills/mortgage etc comes out of the grocery budget not many birthdays this month either

Bought a few new craft bits but saved on cards so that payed for itself


Been off sick for 2 weeks so at home more and more organised than usual but less money !!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


What about you?


Shaz

Tashja

Oh no - Giant Jaffa cake

I am trying to diet but home baking is letting my hips down Just tucking into a piece of Yoghurt Cake - I made it with Apricot Yoghurt but put a layer of tinned peaches in the bottom - soooo yummy !!!! I made 2 of them as well - I really need to freewze some before I eat it

T xx

mophead

Just popped on to update my sig. I treated myself to a Strawberry tart today for all my hard work in the garden. I had to pop into the co-op for a few bit's that i forgot to get on my last shop,that will teach me not to check my cupboards before i go. Anyway still on target.

Clare.x

dink1

Hi guys I hope you don't mind me joining in, I'm a newbie but would like to try the GC for may, trying for £250 to see how it goes. I have spent £181 so far this month so am looking for tips. Cupboards and freezer full so here goes

russetred

Funny old day today.Bought a bottle of tobasco for the 2 4 1 pizza meal only to find out local restaurant never even heard of offer never mind participating.However tobasco is giving me £10 cheque instead, not bad for 97p outlay.The odd thing is this is the third time I've tried to use a 2 for 1 meal promotion and the venue either doesn't do it,never heard of it or pulls out.First it was the Times eat for £10, then Brittrips now this.I'm just the kiss of death when it comes to promos.

Sosh

I really can't keep up with this thread!

Had quite a successful few days. I managed to sell my double buggy yesterday for £50, so I now have some more storage space for bulk buys. Today I went to Asda for my weekly shop. I decided to buy enough squash and soft drinks to last the rest of the month. Hopefully that will mean I can walk to the shops for the rest of the month. Was pleased that my bulk drink buy, yoghurts, fresh fruit and a few baking bits only came to £27.70. That leaves me £155 for the rest of the month.

Been invited on to it pays to watch next week to take part in a challenge to save money on utility bills. I'm hoping to go, but I need to sort out a babysitter first. DH is quite happy for me to run the household budget, but is adament we stick with British gas

I don't hold out much hope of him changing his mind, for some reason, he hates Martin. He spends most of the show making sarky comments until I tell him to "shove off" (Or somethinkg like that!)