March 2010 Grocery Challenge

Could I climb back on the wagon please? I need to sort out my accounts for February and figure out what my total was, but for March I'm going for £150 again.
Thanks!
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Did my weekly shop on Wednesday and spent £12.72. There hasn't been any whoopsied veg over the past few weeks and what was there this week was already mouldy so not worth buying.

I managed to re-stock the freezer with several portions of soup last week, but still need to get some meals put in there for days when I am too tired to cook.

I have several pears and apples in my fruit bowl which are softening so need to cook those and freeze over the weekend as I really don't want to get back into the bad habit of leaving things to go off and then throwing them away.

On to update my siggy.I've spent loads this week mostly stocking up on easter eggs and bacon.I wanted to use my FF vouchers as well as all the odd ones I keep in my purse.Big tub of Dairylea is down to a £1 in Tesco and there's a 30p coupon in the Tesco mag for it too.HTH

jintyb wrote: »

I got a Lidl BM a while ago and I didnt like the way the bread turned out - it was a bit brick like! Maybe it was just me tho. I ended up Freecycling it so not very MS. Id like to try a BM again but I'd like someone to recommend one ( tried and tested!)

Thank you jinty, I think I will wait until some recommends one too then

I kind of like doing it by hand as I can take my aggression out on the dough :rotfl:

Just been out on a trip to poundland for some garden tubs :j got lots and a few other bits too but thats a different budget altogether.

Nipped into MrS for one of the chickens that are on offer but the shelf was stripped bare i also wanted broccolli and that was a bit manky so i put the basket back and didn`t buy anything

Got dog treats and sanitary stuff from wilko as the sans were on offer so stocked up and then went to PAH and bought dog food etc.

For anyone who feeds felix to their cat the 48 packs of both normal pouches and as good as pouches are on offer for 2x48 for £20

I`ll update my total later when i`ve dug the receipts out.

Breadmaker - I have had a panasonic SD254 for the last 2 and a half years and wouldn`t be without it. I had a cheaper one before which was awful and i freecycled that one. The SD254 is expensive but is on offer at Amazon at the mo. I love it to bits and its paid for itself many times over, i also paid about the same price as its on offer for now and the only thing i`ve had to do is buy a new paddle. I use it for loaves (french and 50% wholemeal are awesome) and pizza dough as well as fruit loaf for toast for breakfast and the sun dried tomato and parmesan recipe in the booklet is stunning. Hope this helps peeps out who were asking. There is a thread somewhere on breadmakers - in fact more than one somewhere.

SD

EDIT Alidads you beat me to it, the 254 is identical to the 255 but without the raisin dispenser. I just wait for it to beep and throw the raisins in.