June 2008 Grocery Challenge

WelshWoofer

Just realised that I haven't spent any money on groceries since Friday! That's 4 NSD's in a row - unheard of for me!
Will try to keep it up - shouldn't really need anything until the weekend - maybe some squash/pop?

Does anyone know if Tesco accept the Morrison £5 off vouchers and if so do they have to be used during the correct week IYSWIM? i.e. the week that it says on the voucher for use in Morrisons?

It woudl be much easier for me if Mr T takes them, its just round the corner and much bigger than Mr M.

Thanks!

Lucifa73

BigMummaF wrote: »

3. Love the idea for making the coconut gloop easier to handle Lucifer...I'm also debating getting one of those silcone sheets to help with rolling out pastry & stuff--have you tried them?

Haven't tried the silicone sheets - I keep thinking about it but the price puts me off. I might get it now I'm doing more baking. Until recently I only really cooked savoury from scratch on a regular basis but that has changed since joining this challenge!

gunsandbanjos

rachelmk wrote: »

Does anyone know if Tesco accept the Morrison £5 off vouchers and if so do they have to be used during the correct week IYSWIM? i.e. the week that it says on the voucher for use in Morrisons?

It woudl be much easier for me if Mr T takes them, its just round the corner and much bigger than Mr M.

Thanks!

Yes they take them, but its still the same T&C's as Mr M so i would assume you have to use the right week

Angelraesunshine

been to aldi and as normal spent way more than i intended to £21.79.

have got tons of fresh fruit, veg a few toiletries i needed and found a great bargain on chopping boards the 5 colours plastic mat type ones quite strong for £1.99 for the 5 took that out of my misc money for the month as well as £2.99 for 9m of wrapping paper with tags was very nice.

sashanut

I use the silicone sheets all the time - bought a set of them when I had money to burn (!) - a round one, a few flat ones including a couple that are cut at the corners so they go in deep dishes IYSWIM (you could do this yourself though of course). Wouldn't be without them, never have to grease/line a baking sheet/tin & am convinced I would not do so much baking if I had to. Just bear in mind not to cut your tray bakes etc with a sharp knife - after cutting slits in mine I now use a plastic 'lettuce knife' that does the job brilliantly.

Lucifa73

Ooo - I think a trip to the shops might be in oerder for lunchtime. If they're that good it'll save in parchment/grease in the long run right???

sashanut

yes definitely you will save in the long run - also just a quick wipe over w/kitchen roll & they are ready to use again, I still use mine all the time although they have been cut (by me & other family members!:mad: )

Lucifa73

I'm surprised all you MSE'ers still use kitchen towel. I've got a bunch of old tea towels chopedd into 4 that I use and just bung in the wash basket every day. Its years since I bought kitchen towel and I can't say I miss it.

Olliebeak

Last week Lidl had silicon baking sheets for £1.99 - unfortunatley only 1 left when I got there - but it jumped into my trolley double quick!

Lucifa73

applemella wrote: »

thanks everyone some good potato recipies!!
will be trying some of them out!
and who said potatoes are boring?????:?

meant to say you can add chunks of potato to any curry (par boil and finish in curry sauce when cooking it) to bulk it out. Utterly delicious!

I( know I've mentioned this earlier in the thread but at nearly 180 pages it might be hard to find;) )