June 2008 Grocery Challenge

Flylady_Flower

mrs_moneyspinner wrote: »

since I took up the challenge this month I have achieved zero - can't believe how expensive everything is getting and despite doing a massive online shop with my free MrTdelivery voucher have still 'popped out' for extras twice and it's only Thursday - can't bear to confess to this week's spend - ok I was about £40 over budget but did get enough meat and fish for the freezer to last next week as well - does that redeem me? - but what is good is that reading everyone elses posts boosts me up for another crack at it. I haven't been here for a week so got lots of posts to read up. Well done everyone.

Don't be so hard on yourself... You haven't achieved zero, you have achieved something as you are now looking at what you are spending which is HUGH! - imagine what you would have spent if you wern't...:eek:

It's a learning curve that we all have to go through - We can't all be perfect and we all have our slip-ups, but the overall goal is to save and I think most of us acomplish that - even if it's not always as much as we want to! :j

cookinmummy

Hi all,

Hope everyones doing well as we move into the second half of the month.

Mrs Moneyspinner do not fret :beer:- this is my first month too and this month I have been able to start making changes and actually properly take note of how much we really do spend. Next month I hope to implement more of the fab ideas on this thread and hopefully do better.

I tried searching the thread but can't see it anywhere so Mrs M could you please post your recipe for hm coleslaw?

Away to catch up on the posts in the thread and to update my sig. Spent £6 in mrA yesterday - but Haagen daz was down to £2 so it would have been rude not to...;)

Anitaj73

helloooo everyone
I've been off for a few days as been unwell with tonsilitus

mrs moneyspinner Don't be too hard on yourself this is my first month and i am quite surprised how much i have spent and what i have spent it on especially. Just keep with us all here and keep it up i'm sure you will see it improve in time, i am determined to make a difference for us as a family

Sig updated with all spends that have taken place whilst ill and i am very close to that target but i have done alot of cupboard/freezer filling & ofcourse the baking stuff which i wouldn't have normally brought

Have now got spag bol portioned & frozen and also 3 portions of chilli in freezer for myself which i am pleased about coz i hate cooking for myself. MrT delivered last night so will be making more twinks etc for the weekend

My Aldi doesn't do bread flour and don't have a lidl i only have a co-op and MrS and delivery from MrT as we don't have one of those local either :eek: which of those bread flours could anyone recommend please??

Right need to get back to hoovering so i can get on with baking

Keep up the good work everyone....It's all worth it in the end
Anita xx

MRSMCAWBER

Hi Cookinmummy

No problem.. i just shred white cabbage, finely slice onion and grate carrot into a large bowl.... then i use a good dollop of mayo and greek yogurt, a squeeze of lemon juice if i have it and seasoning mix it up and shove it in the fridge..it keeps for quite a few days.. but you may need to add a litle more dressing ... but you can use a combination of - mayo, salad cream, yogurt, or what ever you have in...
Its also nice made with red cabbage/red onion and carrot

BigMummaF

£10:25 in the Farm Shop for F&V, plus £7:99 in MrT for today's pud.

But I went to the self serve c/o & just kept offering up my ood moc for a daily newspaper & the till took 80p worth, so it was £7:19 to pay:T

No1 offspring has chosen roast lamb with black forest gateau for their b'day dinner tonight. The lamb was bought in a deal in a butchers back before crimbo & has been in the freezer; spuds came from a local farm, as did the other veg & one of MrT's frozen desserts complets the menu:p I was contemplating making the BFGat mesen, but you can bet that cuz I wanted it to look good, the sponge would've come out like a paving slab...plus I wasn't gunna pay out for kirsh just to make a bit of cake;)

To be serious tho...has anyone seen tins of black cherries lately? Other than a 'specialist' type supermarket? We don't have any of those wonderful sounding asian/eastern type supermarkets anywhere near & I didn't think to look in MrA when I was there the other week.

cookinmummy

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Hi Cookinmummy

No problem.. i just shred white cabbage, finely slice onion and grate carrot into a large bowl.... then i use a good dollop of mayo and greek yogurt, a squeeze of lemon juice if i have it and seasoning mix it up and shove it in the fridge..it keeps for quite a few days.. but you may need to add a litle more dressing ... but you can use a combination of - mayo, salad cream, yogurt, or what ever you have in...
Its also nice made with red cabbage/red onion and carrot

Thanks Mrs M - will definitely give it a go - probably with your tortilla recipe

lil_me

Hello, haven't been in for a while, been rather busy but thought I had better make the effort. Hope you are all doing well. I'm doing VERY well so far this month because I am working my way through the freezer still so all I have bought is fresh items I have needed etc, amazing what's been eaten and what is still left. For example this week so far all I have paid for is milk and bread, I will need fruit and veg this weekend but still not a great deal. So far spent £35.69 and under 2 weeks left for my month so far so good!!!

newlywed

BigMummaF wrote: »

To be serious tho...has anyone seen tins of black cherries lately? Other than a 'specialist' type supermarket? We don't have any of those wonderful sounding asian/eastern type supermarkets anywhere near & I didn't think to look in MrA when I was there the other week.

Yes!!! Sainsbugs do them - black cherries in juice at about £1.05 a tin. I've been eating them every morning on my oats and down to my last tin


Our local tesco only does red cherries in syrup in jars, as does Lidl

angelnikki

Anitaj73 wrote: »

My Aldi doesn't do bread flour and don't have a lidl i only have a co-op and MrS and delivery from MrT as we don't have one of those local either :eek: which of those bread flours could anyone recommend please??

I use MrT's bread flour 48p for 1.5KG

BigMummaF wrote: »

To be serious tho...has anyone seen tins of black cherries lately? Other than a 'specialist' type supermarket? We don't have any of those wonderful sounding asian/eastern type supermarkets anywhere near & I didn't think to look in MrA when I was there the other week.

MrT does John West Black Cherries In Syrup 425g for £1.02 if thats any help?

Nikki
x

newlywed

angelnikki wrote: »

MrT does John West Black Cherries In Syrup 425g for £1.02 if thats any help?

Not in my MrT Or it'd make my life easier :rolleyes: