June 2008 Grocery Challenge

mumzyof2

Good Morning Everyone

Today is a bit off a overcast today but i do hope the sun comes out soon

I have spent over £10 off my GC budget on absolute cr*p, Im quite upset by that as all I have spent is money on dinner's and food out something i hardly ever do!!

Im off to MrM today to get my Fruit and Veg as I now have my tokens but should not be that much as my mum has ordered for Fruit and Veg to come on the Tesco Delivery on Sunday :cool:

Off to cook shepards pie and hopefully Spag bol sauce for the freezer in a minute if i can stretch the mince that far :rotfl:

Got to tidy up and sort kiddies out ready for 1pm when it will be time for Nursery for DS3.

Also need to find a cheap 6 year old present online for my Nephews Birthday at some point today - He is in to Ben Ten - whoever that is :rotfl:

I will update my spends later, I have also decided to quit smoking once again :rotfl: Must be one good thing about having very little money - cant buy Cig's :rotfl:

Have a good day everyone and hope everyone is well and has a good day.. Hugs to anyone who needs them

Mumzy

PS: Forgot to say that Netto have a big tin of Quality Streets for £4.99 on offer this week - I know this as my Mum had me looking round for them and I happened to re read the Netto weekly specials leaflet - She is craving them bless her Must not have them in Cyprus im guessing

ifonlyitwaseasier

morning all,

should only be spending a couple of quid today, forgot my lunch

have to make some more bread later and probably some twinks too

jackk_2

Just updating my sig, did manage to get quite a few whoopsies :j .

Also, i got some whoopsied minced turkey (90p for 450g), but i have never used it before, so do you all just use it in the same recipes as you would minced beef?

Jackie x

Cornishpixie_2

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Good Morning Everyone

Today is a bit off a overcast today but i do hope the sun comes out soon

I have spent over £10 off my GC budget on absolute cr*p, Im quite upset by that as all I have spent is money on dinner's and food out something i hardly ever do!!

Im off to MrM today to get my Fruit and Veg as I now have my tokens but should not be that much as my mum has ordered for Fruit and Veg to come on the Tesco Delivery on Sunday :cool:

Off to cook shepards pie and hopefully Spag bol sauce for the freezer in a minute if i can stretch the mince that far :rotfl:

Got to tidy up and sort kiddies out ready for 1pm when it will be time for Nursery for DS3.

Also need to find a cheap 6 year old present online for my Nephews Birthday at some point today - He is in to Ben Ten - whoever that is :rotfl:

I will update my spends later, I have also decided to quit smoking once again :rotfl: Must be one good thing about having very little money - cant buy Cig's :rotfl:

Have a good day everyone and hope everyone is well and has a good day.. Hugs to anyone who needs them

Mumzy

PS: Forgot to say that Netto have a big tin of Quality Streets for £4.99 on offer this week - I know this as my Mum had me looking round for them and I happened to re read the Netto weekly specials leaflet - She is craving them bless her Must not have them in Cyprus im guessing

Hi, I was in Argos yesterday and seen Ben 10 in a display basket at front of the shop. They were around £3.49. God luck finding something.:D

mumzyof2

Cornishpixie Thankyou very much i will go and look on the Argos website i didnt think to look in Argos

Ps: Found some action figues x 10 for £3.99 10 cm high or 15cm high for £7.49 Thankyou very much

Lucifa73

jackk wrote: »

Just updating my sig, did manage to get quite a few whoopsies :j .

Also, i got some whoopsied minced turkey (90p for 450g), but i have never used it before, so do you all just use it in the same recipes as you would minced beef?

Jackie x

Pretty much the same as any other mince. Its much leaner though so may need a touch more oil/liquid to cook.

One of Hubbles fitness mags gave us this lovely recipe for turkey chilli:
grate 2 carrots, an onion and 2 sticks celery and saut! until soft. Add chilli powder to taste (recipe says 3tsp but I find that too hot so use just 2) add mince and once browned add a tbsp tom puree, tin of kidney beans (with liquid) and tin chopped tomatoes. Cook on a low heat until suce thickens. Tastes goog on day one, even better on day 2 and freezes really well.

HTH
Lucifa73

vickster0304

Well, I had a NSD yesterday. Stupidly set my alarm for 5.40am this morning instead of 6.40am and did not realise until I had showered so took the opportunity to make cookie dough to bake later. At work now and suprisingly feel great. Also went to Tesco earlier and spent £16.00, got a bott of wine and (half price) pizza for me tonight plus some £1.00 ham, cheese etc

jackk_2

Lucifa73 wrote: »

Pretty much the same as any other mince. Its much leaner though so may need a touch more oil/liquid to cook.

One of Hubbles fitness mags gave us this lovely recipe for turkey chilli:
grate 2 carrots, an onion and 2 sticks celery and saut! until soft. Add chilli powder to taste (recipe says 3tsp but I find that too hot so use just 2) add mince and once browned add a tbsp tom puree, tin of kidney beans (with liquid) and tin chopped tomatoes. Cook on a low heat until suce thickens. Tastes goog on day one, even better on day 2 and freezes really well.

HTH
Lucifa73

Thankyou, i'll give that recipe a go :T .

Jackie x

moanymoany

Gave myself a bit of a clothes budget this summer. Yesterday went to brighton to do the oath for mum's probate, looked in a few charity shops but SOO expensive.

Opposite TKMaxx there is a charity shop which has nice stuff, but has always been expensive. I went in and as they haven't put their prices up any more they are now reasonable.

I got:
M&S gored denim skirt - very good condition.
Black knitted top - still had the plastic clip in the label - very good condition
White cotton cardigan with black stripe around the front border so very nautical and trendy. Needed a little bit of repair, but looks good.
Suede belt, lovely buckle, nice and long (:o )

Total cost £15.50

I put it on as a set and DH thought it was a new outfit and showed suitable amazement at the price (bless!)

Sosh

2 nsd's in a row. Took kiddies to the park yesterday for a picnic and we are off to the caravan for the weekend. I have made a spare loaf to take with me, so I shouldn't have to buy anything until Monday.

Made ratatouille, which didn't look all that, but tasted nice. Last night I tried tomato & Marscarpone sauce which went down really well. I made enough for another 2 meals.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.