June 2008 Grocery Challenge

carolt2

Good afternoon everyone,

Just thought I would pop in and update signature.

Went to MR M yesterday to use my other coupon for £5 off.
Managed to get quite abit for our money which included 2 tins of condensed milk to make some more bounty bites, Some fish that was on offer, steak, etc, so was very pleased.
Managed to get a free loaf using a coupon that was in the sun and got another coupon in my purse.


Total spend £26.55

Also made the ginger nuts that were posted earlier in the thread, OH think they are really yummy. Only made 1 batch and got 20 out of it.

tq16

angelatgraceland wrote: »

2/4 pint boiling water? Well thats half a pint but would normally be writen as 1/2. Is that the correct amount?

or 1/2 pint!!!! not sure what planet brain on yesterday :-)

fluffysox- can't see why honey wouldn't work, please let me know if you try it :-) actually made bread without the milk yesterday as it was still defrosting-seems to have come out just as well :-)-will have no ingredients left soon if i take much more out!

annelouise_2

denise

Thanks for the recipes,I'm going to sub precooked cauli instead of spinach and add strong cheese maybe parmesan to see if I can get a combo going.

Have written out next weeks shopping list to find I'll only need 5 items -:j

eggs,bread,sweetcorn,cucumber,butter.

Received an invitation to inauguaration supper on Tuesday at our new Supermarket Eroski ,this will mean we can have a picky tea and a good look at the prices before opening.

I will take my comparison chart with me to see what is better value / cheaper than Lidl and Consum.Haven't managed to source yeast yet so will make an effort to look tomorrow when I go to Murcia shopping at Primark with neighbours.There is a big supermarket there but I'll only buy yeast if they sell it.

Am down to my last 2 teaspoons of coffee but will not buy any until next week so it's hot water for me all the way.I have 6 litres of milk and 3 boxes of cereals,croissants and baking ingredients so that'll see us through the week.

Will also make the pastryless quiche again to freeze in portions for my lunches.

annelouise:rotfl:

annelouise

catznine

Went to a car boot sale today and on the way out couldn't resist stopping at the fruit and veg stall and buying 2 huge cauliflowers and a butternut squash for £2.50. Cauliflower cheese is on the menu now for dh and also a vegetable curry, and later in the week a butternut squash risotto. yum!

mumzyof2

I cant fidn the bakewell tart recipe and even used search this thread. Could any one know of it?

Confused_Newbie

Ok disaster! Tried baking my first EVER cake and while it looks lovely only outside it is still raw on the inside! Am raging now as hubby thought the very fact I was trying was hilarious! Feel like smacking him round the head with an egg or something! lol

Any ideas where I went wrong.............oh wait think I went wrong by even trying! lol

searching_me

confused newbie im guessing you had your oven to high or need to move it down to the middle shelf rather then the top...
been a nsd as ive been baking all day i planning on not spending anything apart from milk and bananas this week i love bananas i have them on my breakfast every morning :rotfl: as suggested my bounty ball are setting they look lovely cant wait to eat them neither can my 5 year old dd :rotfl: hope your all good xxx

gunsandbanjos

I got 2 packs of puff pastry for 20p each and i was wondering what to do with them? One is in the freezer and will be used for a pie. However with the other one i was wanting to do something sweet? Maybe like a cinnamon swirl/twist thing that you get in the bakery. Would any of you lovely people know how to make them:D

kiwi88_2

Confused_Newbie wrote: »

Am raging now as hubby thought the very fact I was trying was hilarious! Feel like smacking him round the head with an egg or something! lol

Any ideas where I went wrong.............oh wait think I went wrong by even trying! lol

Don't use the eggs use the cake :rotfl: Half the fun of trying is going wrong because that's when you create masterpeices Use the cooked bit with custard and the uncooked put into fairy cake cases and bake again that's if you haven't thrown it

Rowan9

Spent about £19 in Morrisons on a mixture of things including ice cubes for OH - don't even ask gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
However, am beginning to see that I might make it this month as he is on healthy eating kick so not eating much food (no, he won't be told that his body will start storing fat)
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