June 2008 Grocery Challenge

kittynortheast

Morning!
It looks like its going to be a gorgeous day, might sneak half hour in garden in between tackling my midden of a house - as we would say round here it's minging! Was going to be a NSD as DD is off with a steamer of a cold - yuch hope I don't get it!!! I need to nip and get some nat yoghurt as I'm making a left-over chicken curry tonight and thought I'd posh it up with some homemade naans (Ta very much Mrs MAC just found your recipe- yum). I'm still within target - what you say 2 months in a row - NEVER!! Yup so far so good. I'm also going to make some twinks hobnobs and some caramel shortbread as I've also got a tin of condensed milk rolling round my cupboard (I think Mr T had it in 2 for a while ago and I made a banofee pie with the other one (got recipe from nestle web site). Anyway dust-is-a-calling. Hope everyone is doing ok and good luck for the rest of the month.

gunsandbanjos

kittynortheast wrote: »

I'm also going to make some twinks hobnobs and some caramel shortbread as I've also got a tin of condensed milk rolling round my cupboard also (I think Mr T had it in 2 for a while ago and I made a banofee pie with the other one (got recipe from nestle web sit). Anyway dust-is-a-calling. Hope everyone is doing ok and good luck for the rest of the month.

Have you tried the key lime pie from the Nestle website? It is divine!

mandy_moo_1

just popped into try and catch up on all the posts....can't believe how many there are!!

got an NSD today, with any luck :rolleyes: just got back from my gran's after doing her h/work, changing her bed etc, so the washer's on. should dry in no time, cos its lovely today

then as soon as its hung out, i have to go and see my grans sister. she's 82 and wants me to cut all the bushes back in the garden....not looking forward to doing that in this heat, mind :rolleyes:

then this aft i have to take Missy, my border collie X to the PDSA. over the last couple of weeks i've noticed one of her eyes is looking a bit milky, and i'm praying its not the start of a cataract at least cos i'm on benefits, i can just make a donation to them, and i won't be faced with a massive vet bill. She was a rescue dog, and i'm not sure how old she is...maybe 4 or 5 now, so i'm keeping my fingers crossed for her that she's not gonna have anything wrong

by then the day'll be practically over, so no baking for me today....its too hot to be in the kitchen anyway, especially with the oven on. So i've got some spag bols out of the freezer for tea, cos they'll be quick and easy to do

hope everyone else is enjoying the sunshine, i'm off to hang the washing out, and check if the veggies need any water xx

WelshWoofer

Hello! I'm back:j

Been away for the past week in the US with work but I'm back and raring to go again.
Did a mini shop on the weekend for the fresh stuff (and one or two whoopsies) totalling £12.82 - that should last me through to the weekend, have plenty of "meals" and hopefully enough bits and pieces.

Just noticed that there's over 70 pages now - I think I'll just go back 10 pages and start from there!

Off to update the sig,
Have a lovely day......

earthmother

Just doing my first update of the month. Done some bulk shopping, which is why things look high, but I'm not worried.

Had a stroke of luck in the Co-op this morning - a great stack of bread all sitting there on the reduced trolley at 25p a loaf :j Good job my freezer [strike]is[/strike] was almost empty

So, end of week one (plus half a day) and I've spent £170.01 out of a budget of £315.

I have about £20 to put through the till at Sainsburys this afternoon, and then I should only need milk and fruit the rest of the week, so hopefully only £10-ish there, leaving me over £100 for the last fortnight.

kittynortheast

Thanks GUNSANDBANJOS I haven't tried the key lime pie but it sounds yummy, will certainly have a look (have just taken five out from my cleaning-somehow think I'm not going to get too far today LOL)!!.

newmoneysaver_2

I haven't updated since friday - but I spent £2.37 in Asda and £1 in the local shop on bread. Had a NSD yesterday - YAY!

One questeion - Can you freeze creme fresh?
Ta

SAVVYMUMMY_2

Good Morning everyone:hello: not posted much, but a NSD yesterday and hoping for one today . Need to do a few of these this month as my budget`s gone mad this month. This is down to me doing 1 big monthly shop and topping up daily, but sadly this hasn`t worked out for me. So next month I will go back to doing just weekly/ daily shops and no big monthly shop.

Anyway this thread has gone mad, so congratulations and big hugs who ever needs these.

Might try the `shephardless` pie that MrsM has posted many thanks MrsM for that. But I do have a tiny portion size of raw mince in the freezer and soup broth, so may use these in the pie.

Right off to do another load of washing(3rd) and a bit of cleaning before spending a bit of time in the garden.

Flylady_Flower

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Just added, 2.92 to signature, for milk(needed) and fizzy pop for hubby(not needed) he was very hungover and sprite was all that would help:mad: He offered to make the macaroni cheese for dinner though as i was tired, wish i'd made it my self though as he used a whole 600g block of cheese! !!!!!!!!! Argh, i wonder why i bother sometimes:rolleyes:

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Gunsandbanjos.... my hubby is just the same when making a cheese sandwich.. huge great lumps of the stuff on there :eek: i can't eat it that way..its awful...not to mention the other 2 meals i could probably make out of what he has wedged on there :rolleyes:

Hi Gunsandbanjos and MrsM
My hubby's the same - must be a male thing, plus he always chops a large chunk off the corner to eat while he's making them:mad: - messes up all my nice slices that I do, hehe, I do like my symmetry:rotfl:

turbo5019

Morning all
Just got back from MrT only spent £22.05 with the £5 off and with help from my sister to make it up to £30. Didin't really need to go shopping but I stocked up on all the store cupboard stuff I think I have enough washing up liquid & soda crystals to last me at least 6 months.

Trying to have the rest of the week as NSD's but we'll see.

I have flowers on my beans can't wait but the Bl***y snails ate 11:eek: of my cucumber plant was not happy at least I still have 9 left.

Right off to do some baking

Have a good day everyone