June 2008 Grocery Challenge

yellowmonkey

Hi

Can I set my target for July at £300 please Mrs Mc. Slow steps for me I think and was not to sure how to set target for following month so many thanks ladyroughneck

ym

patentgirl

Afternnoon eveyone
not managed to come on here much lately and my June balance is definately way over probably £350 all together maybe even £400 I am hanging my head in shame but have really fallen of the wagon lately, but hopefully and looking at my bank balance need to really get back into MS and baking more, planning a big baking session tonight after work got everything ready had my tesco delivery last night which was £64.51 which I have written down a menu plan for meals for 17 days out of that and what I had in freezer so fingers crossed I am back!!!!!

Mrs Mc sorry to hear about your sister hope your flight goes ok can you please put me down for £300
thanksxx

FelineFantastic

Mrs M-- *waves*-- don't suppose you have any update on the fan oven/ bread question do you??! Or anyone else?!DeniseF- am having veggie box salad lunch and have to say that the veggies are the tastiest I have had in ages and ages- the rocket is especially scrummy-- benefits of not being frozen and shipped a zillion miles I guess

MRSMCAWBER

Sorry feline

Must have missed that question ..what was it?.... not that i can promise to have a clue:rotfl:

angelnikki

FelineFantastic can you turn the fan off on your oven? might solve the prob.

I've got my last shop of the month coming tonight. I've ordered loads of pasta & rice which I will deduct from July's GC budget instead of including it in June's, so I should be under/on target this month. I'll update my total tonight.

Take care everyone :grouphug:

Nikki
x

mumzyof2

Hello all, instead of oats can i use red lentils to bulk out mince meals?

Mrs M can you put me down for £150 for next month please?

FelineFantastic

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Sorry feline

Must have missed that question ..what was it?.... not that i can promise to have a clue:rotfl:

I have a fan oven and if I bake the outside of the bread gets really crusty and inside is still a bit stodgy- is there anyway round this??

Thanks! didn't mean to be pushy

AngelNikki-- sorry missed your post-- no its integral- so has to be fan all the time-- its great for most things just baking is a bit of an issue!

MRSMCAWBER

Hi feline...

No need to appologise ..i read every post..but at the moment i have the memory of a flip flop :rotfl:

The first thing i would think of is where do you let it prove/rise once it is in the tin? do you put it somewhere warm to speed it up? only i find when i did that i had the same problem ..doughy middle.. now i leave it on the worktop away from the oven/window with a carrier bag over it (like a tent) and let it rise longer and slower ...you get a better texture and flavour that way too

The only other thing i could suggest is that you put the bread in as you do normally and then once it has crusted over..drop the heat down a little bit so it cooks for longer and slower...

Using milk instead of water also gives a softer crust..

sorry i can't be of more help

Scenic_Route

Hello!

Mrsmcawber hugs for you and your family.

I've utterly failed this month. I'm over by a whopping £103.24 :eek: and I've had 2 ciggies today. Though I did quit for a whole day last Thursday.

I am not taking my OH with me to any grocery shops next month. :mad: Have gone thru my cash book and the overspends are linked to him being in Asda with me. Why did I even go thru the doors? I've set up my menu planners so I need an Asda delivery once a month, I shouldn't need to go there!. Next time we arrive in the car park I'm not getting out of the car. If he wants something he can darn well buy it himself :mad: :mad: :mad:
I am now a smoke free zone from this moment forth.:o

My Bread and butter pudding tasted like scrambled eggs and sweet bread. I never got round to making the lettuce soup either.

Next months GC for me starts on Saturday and I will be sticking to £150

SR

brendam_2

Have you noticed that products that are being tracked by price tracking websites are becoming part of a price war. Poppets sweets have come down to 14p in Asda. They used to be 28p