June 2008 Grocery Challenge

Kaz2904

Now anyone with 1/2 a brain knows that the loo rolls are stood on to enable you to reach the bargains more easily. Why else would you need that extra 2 inches of height?

Tea was lush- had it with bagguette and fresh salad leaves. Followed by twinks.
Tonight it will be potato cakes with shredded cabbage. I'll get it ready as I get home in the morning so I can just shove it in the fridge when I start the school run. Then I can come straight home to bed. I've got a ward meeting at 2pm so will have to be up at 1 to 1.20. Then I'm back in tonight eurgh.
Anyhoo, also going to have the stroganoff and salad bits.

DD is going in with french stick sarnies today because we noticed tonight that her front tooth is actually through but her milk took still hasn't come out. Worried that she'll end up with a big overbite (which will give us a big orthodontist bill later in life!) or that they'll need to yank it out.
Amazing really as she's been trying to knock it out since she grew the darn thing! TTFN peeps!

mandy_moo_1

Originally Posted by SAV3R
Yesterday, I made yoghurt, using the last of the easiyo mix (already made), with a carton of UHT semi milk. I put in the maker like I would usually but it did not thicken. Any ideas what I did wrong?

did you add any dried milk? i usually add a couple of tablespoons to thicken it up....either that, or the yogurt that you put in to make it wasn't 'live' anymore?
mine sometimes goes thick, then other days it stays like milk......still haven't figured out what i'm doing wrong cos i do it the same way every time!!

SAVVYMUMMY_2

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Now anyone with 1/2 a brain knows that the loo rolls are stood on to enable you to reach the bargains more easily. Why else would you need that extra 2 inches of height?

Tea was lush- had it with bagguette and fresh salad leaves. Followed by twinks.
Tonight it will be potato cakes with shredded cabbage. I'll get it ready as I get home in the morning so I can just shove it in the fridge when I start the school run. Then I can come straight home to bed. I've got a ward meeting at 2pm so will have to be up at 1 to 1.20. Then I'm back in tonight eurgh.
Anyhoo, also going to have the stroganoff and salad bits.

DD is going in with french stick sarnies today because we noticed tonight that her front tooth is actually through but her milk took still hasn't come out. Worried that she'll end up with a big overbite (which will give us a big orthodontist bill later in life!) or that they'll need to yank it out.
Amazing really as she's been trying to knock it out since she grew the darn thing! TTFN peeps!

Don`t worry too much Kaz, both my DS had this with their teeth and their teeth are fine.

Well I couldn`t manage my 3rd NSD yesterday , but did make the shephardless shephards pie last night for dinner and still have enough for 2 smallish portions. Anyway back to the HW, catch u all later.

tattycath

Well Inearly managed a no spend day yesterday. I jist had to buy a carton of milk for DD for school (cookery/domestic science, whatever they call it these days!!!) So I spent about 40p. But that was excellent for me, coz I normally can't go in a shop and just buy the one item. I did cheat and got the milk when I got my petrol, so I didn't really have time to go hunting for something to much on etc. I didn't even get a paper (iI'm a real newspaper addict...)
I'm really pleased so far this month, only spent £50.40 and we're a third of the way through!!!

searching_me

morning chucks im gonna have a sort of nsd i need to get some loo rolls but found a couple of quid in my jean pocket so im not actually spendin anything well i hope that counts anyway :rotfl: i'll let you know how it goes later... shops manage to grab i must say no :rotfl: hope you all have a good day xxx

queenpig

Right. I know I think I only plonked the spen of the day yesterday that is so I wouldnt forget:mad: .
Anyway what we bought was eggs for the cakes and other cooking I needed lunch snadwhich meat cat food and the pegs(now watch it rain), did pick a few other bits but mainly need those.

I'm making curry to night thanks to Mr A's 4p curry lol seen a few jars when I went shopping sat so picked up a few more, its the left pork of the roast so will chuck all that in the slow cooker later today and make that with boiled rice or nice rice in the childrens case (rice cooked in a chicken stock cube)

Am I doing this right the GC and posting that is?

QP. x

ifonlyitwaseasier

morning all!

nsd today, went and got some petrol as the gauge was chouting at me and at 7:30 this morning there was a MASSIVE queue, then i remembered the talk of a possible strike, now i'm glad i filled up

Queenpig - looks like your doing fine, and i like the nice rice idea, OH might eat more if i do it that way

victory

denisefowler wrote: »

:j :j Whoo Hoo, Just found my tesco receipt and it's not £44.50 but £41.52, so an extra £2.98, making £3.15 to last till the end of the week... (how sad is it that I'm happy about that!) :rotfl:

I know exactly what you mean, every little helps:D I was the same yesterday with a scrathcard, you should have seen me I was pathetic:rotfl: :rotfl: it was one that you could win 100k but the first one I scratched off was £1 so there I am willing another £1, please let there be another £1 so that I HAve not wasted my money, pleaaaaaase:rotfl: :rotfl: (not there is a chance of 100k, oh no just £1 will do me:rotfl: ) there were three in the end I won and got it back, phew:rotfl:

NSD again today, having hm pie with veg, don't need anything not going to the shops because that is lethal, will make do with what I have:D

Yesterday I went to boots and ended up buying a load of toothbrushes for 25p each in the bargain bucket and whitening toothpaste for 95p, completely not what I went for but will do for the future:D

razra

Originally Posted by SAV3R
Yesterday, I made yoghurt, using the last of the easiyo mix (already made), with a carton of UHT semi milk. I put in the maker like I would usually but it did not thicken. Any ideas what I did wrong?

Ive found with my easiyo yog maker that if this happens I need to sterilise the jars. All I do is a v weak solution of bleach top it up with boiling water and leave it to soak for 20 mins then wash up as normal. Also give the large flask thing the same treatment.
Then the next few batches of yog turn out fine again.
Might be worth a try and if you have that baby steriliser stuff that would work too:D

Well I will be having a NSD today, decided to bike to work last night for my pilates class, OMG ! its 8 miles there and 8 miles back but I got lost on the way there (decided to follow the back roads as thought it would be safer) after 3 massive hills and getting lost I came back via the normal way took 1hour 15 going and 50 mins coming back. Don't think I'm quite ready to do that daily for work:o I feel very bruised where you shouldn't feel bruised:o so will stay in and do some cross stitch and feel sorry for myself:rotfl:

Going to try Jamies bacon and courgette pasta for tea with my first homegrown and picked courgette:T

Quite enjoying this weeks leave definitely seem to have picked a very good week to be off work:D

Hugs to those that need them and :T to all with good news/being on budget

vickster0304

Spent 83p on SR flower yesterday so nearly a NSD, but just had to fill the car up. Am averaging 10MPG more by turning Air conditioning off and driving at 55 max on 60 roads. Thanks to MSE.