June 2008 Grocery Challenge

poppyoscar_3

Well - I have been shopping now and kept in budget £18.03 which will definitely see me through the week, and brings the total to £27.93 for the month so far. I'm happy with that, but did end up buying some tinned fruit instead of fresh to stay within the £20. However, I now have a lot of 'potential meals' in the freezer and fridge so i won't get bored.

PO xx

MRSMCAWBER

Afternoon all

Ladyroughneck.."im not looking" :rotfl: i closed my eyes quickly when i saw those tins (the baguettes looked yummy by the way...well through squinted eyes whilst trying to NOT look at the tins )... temptation is all around me.... the baguette recipe i used is fandabbydozey.. just can't let myself have any more bake/kitchen gubbins

I have lots of stuff that has really earnt its keep -but probably an equal amount of stuff that doesn't get used often enough the biggy being and electric pasta maker..where you chuck in all the ingredients...it mixes them and then pushes it through the cutters at the end..just like a play dough machine :rotfl: ...last time i used it i miss read the recipe..made the dough to stiff so the cutter fired off the end and shot my mum who was watching :eek: :rotfl: ...good job it wasn't a kiddy -it would have whacked em right between the eyes and left them looking like a cyclopse:o

Another NSD for me..have been sat on my behind x stitching and knitting ...well its rainy outdoors so i don't even need to water the veggies at the moment...Although when i went out to check everything this morning i ate 3 more strawberries mmmmmm..glad hubby doesn't like strawbs :T

I have a loaf of bread under way as hubby wants "chucky eggs on toast for tea tomorrow".....

i think i have made 5NSDs in a row so im slowly clawing back the budget :j ... i have loads of meals that haven't needed using from this months meal plan too -so that [STRIKE]will[/STRIKE] should give me a couple of cheap months ..... i really need to pull my socks up again and get a grip.. so please feel free to form a queue and kick me if i start buying stuff left right n centre
Well i had better get off and get the bread in the oven and then get on with some more crafting..just can't decide which to do ..mums x stitch for xmas or more little knitted stockings for my tree
oh well... have a great day everyone :T

dink1

Hi Guys,

So far so good, only 2 weeks to go and about £40 in the pot left for bread F+V (havent found a hm bread hubby likes yet!) been out to a car boot today and bought a couple of cook books and some cake tins, rareing to go. You lot have a lot to answer for :rotfl:

NSD on GC have promised dh faithfully that i will do those 3 piles of ironing that have been sat in the living room all week! (does anyone else have problems with motivation?)

Barneysmom & Poppyoscar welcome the guys are great and no one minds if you ask questions and if you come up with any recipes that work let us know.

Kaat Lady - loved the comment about the mice :rotfl: join in when you feel you can

Anne Louise - Thanks for the recipe will try it out

Big Mumma F - sorry to hear about the puppy hope things get better soon

Have a great day - Dink1

smetf

Hi all
Can I join in too please?
Been lurking and picking up helpful tips for a while but only managed to organise keeping receipts in May- am hoping to come in under £400 budget as unexpected car bill of £175 will make things pretty tight this month :eek:
Off to make Chocolate cake for Father's Day now (much cheaper than pressie and will be v. appreciated )

Smetf

findingmyfeet

hi smeft - welcome , hope you enjoy this as much as i do .

Been in to town for more fruit today- my lot are suddenly into healthier eating and fruit just disappearing everyday. only spent £3.96 though so not so bad.

the sun has just appeared here- hope it stays a while.

have a good evening

Pip-squeak_3

Hi
Another weeks spending and now up to £53 (signature is £100 for month) Would have been less but Wilco's doing 3 bags of sugar for £2 and need to stock up as we have been making wine and will soon will be making jam.

Picking mange tout, asparagus, broad beans and salad leaves from the allotment so that helps with the budget.

Wilco's are selling some of their seeds for half price so picked up some broad bean, runner bean, parsley and cucumber seeds for next year.

have a good week everyone.

poppyoscar_3

dink1 wrote: »

Barneysmom & Poppyoscar welcome the guys are great and no one minds if you ask questions and if you come up with any recipes that work let us know.

ok - here's one i made up, but it may be a 'proper' recipe somewhere.
it's a good recipe for chicken thighs which are nice and cheap, and it always works! For me i use:

2 chicken thighs
Part of a bottle of sweet chilli dipping sauce
a red pepper
a little olive oil

Just rub the thighs over with olive oil.
Put them in a small oven-proof dish.
Pour over a generous amount of sweet chilli dipping sauce so they are well coated.
Cook in a preheated oven at 220°C for around half an hour, turning a couple of times.
Add a sliced red pepper and cook for a further 10 or 15 minutes.
Serve on a bed of boiled rice with watercress.

Sorry the times are a bit vague - it's not an exact science!!

PO xx

JennyBee_2

tq16 wrote: »

Hey JennyBee,
sorry you have had a rotten day, How far into pregnancy are you? gutting about sponsor money, there are some wierd people around-makes me so angry. hope days improve. sending huge hugs

Hiya - thanks for that. Only 9 weeks along so ages to go yet - just finding it difficult to get used to being so tired! OH keeps telling me to have a nap if I'm tired because there's a reason for it, but I feel guilty doing it! Having said that, I've had a couple of hours sleep this afternoon! Naughty isn't it!!

Judellie

Thanks periwinkle for the banana and lemon drizzle cake recipe, will give it a go tomorrow. Today I've done a load of banana muffins and 2 loaves of the most delicious banana bread I have ever tasted today.

Jude xx
PS. the all in one mince with rice is delicious, have it all portioned up cooling to put in the freezer.

MRSMCAWBER

JennyBee

I fell asleep on the sofa for an hour earlier..and im not even pregnant :rotfl: sat there merrily knitting and wake up an hour later with my needles still in my hand :rotfl:
Have to say though it happens every time i eat bread...10 mins later im gone zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz but i STILL insist on eating it every so often :rolleyes:

go and get your feet up...you need to get plenty of rest..don't think you will get much once the little bump arrives