April 2013 Grocery Challenge

hi...last day of the epic turkey today in the form of turkey fried rice, I need to prep some veg and sort out a pudding Im not sure what we are having yet

I plan to make some rock cakes in a minute and do a meal plan and shopping list for next week, I have managed to do very little shopping this week and dont think I have spent much I will add it up later

have a nice day tessa

tessie_bear wrote: »

hi...last day of the epic turkey today in the form of turkey fried rice, I need to prep some veg and sort out a pudding Im not sure what we are having yet

I plan to make some rock cakes in a minute and do a meal plan and shopping list for next week, I have managed to do very little shopping this week and dont think I have spent much I will add it up later

have a nice day tessa

Your post about what you have done with one turkey crown was amazing! I think I'd like to get one next time I buy meat -- did you think it would do so much for that price?

Hey thanks for encouragement re slow cooker,Eyebright and Sheepappar

Looks like I may not go anywhere due to nasty 'orrible painful cough and cold, I have some long life milk and some bread in the freezer so we can make do, no problem eating what's here today, my mum has given us some cooked meat and a red pepper -- bit random but she said she and my dad wouldn't eat it. I bought cheapest hot dog sausages I could find (49p a tin in Aldi) last week as well as chicken in white sauce from Sainsbury's last week -- not particularly good value or brilliant nutritionally but it's a bit of an old family favourite staple and I wanted some 'standby' lunches. So it's reasonable to expect an NSD today, about time I had another one.

Have a lovely day everyone xx

tessie_bear wrote: »

hi Mrs C i am a big fan of rubberizing food (nothing else hee hee) what i do is buy the meat such as
a big chicken
a ham joint
lamb joint
beef joint
turkey crown
cook it sometimes in the sc as is is a very forgiving way to cook meat and you seem to be able to get every scrap of meat off it and then set about making meals for a few days....meat shouldnt be kept for longer than 3 days which i try and bear in mind although am not too precious I then see how far i can get day wise...sometimes imake everything sometimes less . I like to have nice meat for ds packups so not only is the meat good for dinners it reduces the spend on cooked meat for his sarnies

anyone got any other suggestions for food that can get the rubber treatment ? im open to suggestions (hee hee)

hth
tessa

thank you -- definitely going to try this, one of my daughters says now and again she has had enough of sandwiches so I think the turkey could also be nice in a cold pasta salad or just with a summer salad and some crackers or something. I also want to start buying whole chickens rather than portions and make more meals from them. I'm not planning on buying meat for at least a week but will relish this chance to try something new.

liz-paul wrote: »

Thanks Meg - trying to do that with the freezer this month! I'm deffo getting better, but need more work. I hate the thought of running out of food and am a real food hoarder for 'just in case' Don't know what this just in case is as the shops are open all but about 2-3 days of the year. I think I'm preparing for nuclear war/natural disaster My mum is the same and she puts it down to growing up poor.....

Need to get it into my head that there will be other deals the next week!

On the plus side, I've planned out some tasty meals for this month..... And I will work on using things up and only buying what we need.

Yes
I am in the same boat. I went thru a time of depression a long time back after my mum died i went to the a counsellor via a gp
I mentioned once about having full cupboards and she asked me if i ever went without food as a kid.that made me really think what i said after that.

Took kids to cinema too see The Croods and they asked for cinema snacks for a treat - so gave in as it's half term and they've been good. Snacks cost £11.98 for the 3 of us - apart from that didn't spend anything else (cinema tickets and bus fares out of my spending money).

Having Jacket potatoes (regular for DH and kids, sweet pot for me) with beans and/or cheese for tea. Make about 25 large oaty cookies with store cupboard ingredients this afternoon:

225g softened butter
225g sugar
170g condensed milk
200g porridge oats
150g SR flour
pinch of cinnamon or mixed spice
150vg raisins (optional)

Beat butter, sugar and condensed milk, add rest and mix together. Roll into golf ball size pieces and pop (well spaced out - I use 3 trays) on baking paper - mix is sticky, don't worry they don't have to be perfect. flatten down a little then bake for approx 15mins on 160. The paler they are the more chewy they'll be. Don't let them brown too much or they'll be hard - pale golden is good.