June 2008 Grocery Challenge

Flylady_Flower

princess_loki wrote: »

hello all!!

want to make these but dont have cocoa powder - just drinking chocolate... i guess i will need to use more drinking chocolate but less sugar... anyone tried this????

cheers!
loki

I always use drinking choc when it says cocoa powder as we only ever have that and I never reduce the suger, but then we all have a sweet tooth.....:D Mmmmm, may be why I'm putting on weight.....:rotfl:

Sunnyday

jediteacher wrote: »

Thanks for the tip. I've also got a strawberry pot that my brother bought me for my birthday last year and have put some herbs in it - how do you stop the slugs eating it all? I don't really want to put the blue pellets down as I'm worried my daughter will pop them in her mouth - everything goes in the mouth at the moment.

Hi Jedi,
i`ve started doing this after reading it on one of the other boards.

Chop a bulb of garlic and boil in about a pint and a half of water, let it cool & strain it and keep it in the fridge or freeze some. Dilute into a spray bottle i use a third of a bottle to two thirds water and spray your strawbs with it, i do mine after tea before dark.
HTH
SD

galadriel

Just popped on to update my signature, don't have time to catch up with all posts as my computer has died and I am borrowing DS laptop.

Hope all goes well with your visit to your sister Mrs M. I am sure seeing you will perk her up.

Many thanks to Angelnikki for stepping in whilst you are away.

I have had a couple of small spends this week, bananas and strawberries from the local market, and household stuff from Wilco. Am still well in budget and to be honest if I wasn't going away on holiday this weekend I would declare now as I wonuldn't need to buy anything before payday on Monday. However as we are going on holiday next week, I am off to Asda tomorrow to buy some goodies to take with us, already have a boxful of basic stuff. Also have to buy a load of noodles, savoury rice etc to leave for DS to eat while we are away.

Think I will keep my budget at £200 for next month as I am going away for a week again at the end of July and although self-catering again, holiday food always seems more expensive - extra treats and alcohol bump it up I think.

zoe260373

try a ring of salt around the pot to stop the slugs getting at it,pretty vile but they dissolve when in contact with salt,yuk

Sunnyday

zoe260373 wrote: »

talking of dog food,if its any help..i buy 30kg at a time for £26 delivered to the door,think thats pretty good?? although i bet someone on here will soon set me straight,:ROTFL: you lot are fab!

Oooo c`mon then share:D
What type, where from

If it`s a bargain i always look at whats in it and try to guess whether or not the monsters will eat it.
SD

zoe260373

it is similar to bakers,cheekily called 'rakers' :rotfl: i get it off ebay and i think its next day delivery,my two are pretty fussy,(japanese spitz) but they love it,i also get my cat food from them,can send you a bit to try if you like,or forward the sellers name,think they do samples.

Flylady_Flower

jediteacher wrote: »

Just like to say a big thank you for the warm welcome and the tips on trying to cook!

As I'm not a great cook I do look things up in recipe books but I never have any of the essential ingredients and they cost a small fortune to buy. What have other people done? How do you know which items are essentials and every household should have? To do this challenge I need to make sure I'm not over my head with the cooking - needs to be cheap, nutritious and suitable for a 18 month old baby.

Am looking forward to it though. Although it's not July yet I did have my first no spend day today! :j

Hi Jediteacher
Glad you are finding this thread helpful. If you want some really good advice on cooking, what to have in your cupboards, etc. you're in the right place.

For some extra advice, there was a mention on last months challenge about a great book with a massive long name. Here is the link: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=10742305&highlight=how+to+feed+your+whole+family+a+healthy+balanced+diet#post10742305

It really is a fantastic book. I got it out last month from the library and have kept it for another month, but think I am going to try to get a copy from Amazon instead as it's got so much good stuff in it, it's worth keeping (might pass it down to my daughter when she gets her own place!)

Hope you find it useful,
Denise

jediteacher

Sunnyday wrote: »

Hi Jedi,
i`ve started doing this after reading it on one of the other boards.

Chop a bulb of garlic and boil in about a pint and a half of water, let it cool & strain it and keep it in the fridge or freeze some. Dilute into a spray bottle i use a third of a bottle to two thirds water and spray your strawbs with it, i do mine after tea before dark.
HTH
SD

Oohh, that sounds a lot safer and would make my garden smell nice!!!

Thanks for that will give it a try this weekend. :T

Sunnyday

Thanks soo much, would you pm me the seller and i`ll have a nosy whilst i`m not busy. Thats unless ebay`s been blocked lol i`m at w*rk atm:D
Thanks again
SD

jediteacher

denisefowler wrote: »

Hi Jediteacher
Glad you are finding this thread helpful. If you want some really good advice on cooking, what to have in your cupboards, etc. you're in the right place.

For some extra advice, there was a mention on last months challenge about a great book with a massive long name. Here is the link: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=10742305&highlight=how+to+feed+your+whole+family+a+healthy+balanced+diet#post10742305

It really is a fantastic book. I got it out last month from the library and have kept it for another month, but think I am going to try to get a copy from Amazon instead as it's got so much good stuff in it, it's worth keeping (might pass it down to my daughter when she gets her own place!)

Hope you find it useful,
Denise

Wow, you guys are really fantastic on here. :A Loads of excellent advice. I'll have to see if they have the book in my local library and see if I can make some sense of the recipes. Blimey it really does have a long title!!!!

Thank you.