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Hi everyone,
Welcome to the twelth and final Grocery Challenge of 2011:santa2::xmassign::xmassmile :hello: :eek::D
Don't forget we have the Christmas 2011 OS preparation thread. The first post is an excellent resrouce for links and threads, so please do use it
If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your November budget, then keep on posting in the November Grocery Challenge
As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's designed to take you and your grocery spending to a level you are happy with.
If you are new to the challenge I have quoted the advice from Galtizz below which will help you get started.
Please post into this thread for help and advice and support at any time. Good luck to everyone taking part!
For the Grocery challenge Recipe Index please see posts #3, #4, #5 and #6 on this thread.
For everyones totals, see post #7 on this thread
I hope everyone has a great month!
Zip
Welcome to the twelth and final Grocery Challenge of 2011:santa2::xmassign::xmassmile :hello: :eek::D
Don't forget we have the Christmas 2011 OS preparation thread. The first post is an excellent resrouce for links and threads, so please do use it
If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your November budget, then keep on posting in the November Grocery Challenge
As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's designed to take you and your grocery spending to a level you are happy with.
If you are new to the challenge I have quoted the advice from Galtizz below which will help you get started.
Please post into this thread for help and advice and support at any time. Good luck to everyone taking part!
For quidelines on posting in this thread please read the second post in this thread.I have said this before, but for all the newbies to the challenge;
For the first month I took a guess at the budget but I really had no idea how much I was spending.
I found the best thing is to have a guess the first month but SAVE ALL OF YOUR RECEIPTS (and yes, that does include the ones from the local shop when you run out of milk ), then at the end of the month add them all up and have a look if you were on budget, if not, it doesn't matter because your budget was a guess. For the next month you can use the total of your receipts and take a bit off to get a realistic budget, just shave off as much as you think you can, it could be £1 a week or £20 a week.
If you are currently spending £200 a month don't suddenly drop it to £100 - you'll never do it but if you cut £20 a month off for a few months you'll get there eventually without feeling you're missing out on anything.
You might think you've done everything you can in the first month but someone always comes up with a new idea and, if you try it you often find you save a bit more (unless you are SarahSaver who is an expert at this and could only save more if she turned her back garden into a paddy field and lived on rice ) In the first month I thought, I'm planning meals, I couldn't possibly save any more, but then I started double cooking and freezing, and making soup instead of buying it in tins.
I've been doing this since Feb but only saved ALL of my receipts last month, it has given me a much better idea of where it is all going. Budget for next month is £80 for 2 of us, I'll start on 30/4. I could probably save more, by eating different foods but I can afford to live on £80, I have saved a lot of money since Feb. and I don't waste food or money any more. So I'm happy with my budget.
For the Grocery challenge Recipe Index please see posts #3, #4, #5 and #6 on this thread.
For everyones totals, see post #7 on this thread
I hope everyone has a great month!
Zip
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Guidelines for posting on the Grocery Challenge thread.
What is the Grocery Challenge thread?
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Main Meals & Side Dishes
Bacon and Cheese Fritatta with Tomato Salsa
Bacon and Egg Pie
Bacon and potato salad -Warm
Baked potato pizza
Bacon and Onion Dumpling
Bacon and Veg Risotto
Bacon Roast Chicken with Potatoes (ext link)
Baked Beans (home made) ... Baked Beans (home made)
Baked Bean Pasties
Baked Bean Tart
BBQ Cannelini Beans with sausages
BBQ Sauce
Bean Curry (Slow Cooker)
Beef - Brisket
Beef Casserole
Beef Curry Dopiaza (Delia recipe)
Beef Stifado (Jamie Olive recipe)
Beef - Stir Fried Beef and Onions with Brocolli
Beef Stroganoff
Beef and Root Veg Curry
Belly Pork
Bolognaise (Remoska) .Bolognaise (2) Bolognaise (3) Bolognaise (4) Bolognaise (5)
Brie Burgers
Brisket (Slow Cooker)
Broad Bean and Bacon Tart
Broad Bean Burgers
Burgers ..... Gluten Free HM burgers
Calamari
Calzones
Carbonara ... Carbonara with cheese triangles
Cashew Curry
Cauliflower - Cheesy Cauliflower
Cauliflower Egg and Potato Curry
Cheese and Onion Flan
Cheese and Onion Fryits
Cheese and Onion Pasties
Cheese and Potato Pie
Cheese Pie - School days recipes thread
Cheese Scones
Cheese and Lentil Loaf
Cheesy dough
Cheesy garlic bread (ext lnk)
Cheesy vegetable bake (ext link)
Chicken Adobo
Chicken Bake
Chicken Cannelloni
Chicken - GF Chicken Casserole (slow cooker)
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Cassoulet
Chicken - Chinese Chicken
Chicken and Bacon Pasta
Chicken and broccoli bake
Chicken and Bacon Lasagne
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Lasagne in the SC
Chicken, Cheese, Ham and Brocolli Pie
Chicken and Chickpea Curry
Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
Chicken and Chorizo Pasta Bake (ext. link)
Chicken Curry
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken, leek and bacon pie / pasties
Chicken and Leek Risotto
Chicken - Mango Chicken with Rice and Peas
Chicken - Monker's Honey and Orange Chicken
Chicken - Parmesan Chicken
Chicken Prawn and Chorizo Paella
Chicken - Rubber Chicken (thread)
Chicken - Spanish Chicken (slow cooker)
Chicken - Sticky Chicken
Chicken - Sweet and Sour Chicken with Rice
Chicken with Cannellini Beans
Chicken with Garlic, Cider & Cream
Chicken and Potato Curry
Chicken and Vegetable Slice
Chicken or Quorn with Ginger and Coconut Milk
Chicken in White Wine Sauce
Chicken - SC Chicken with chorizo and bacon (gluten and dairy free)
Chickpea Curry
Chilli....Chilli (2)...Chilli (Remoska) .....Slow Cooker Chilli Con Carne
Chilli Bean Tortillas
Chilli Chicken Ramen
Chilli Cheese Crostini
Chilli chicken with jasmine rice (BBC food)
Chilli-Lime Meatballs
Chilli Meat Loaf
Chilli Pizza
Chinese Stir Fried Noodle or Fried Rice thingy
Chinese Pork Balls & Sweet & Sour Sauce
Chinese style cabbage
Chorizo, Haddock and New Potato one pot
Cobbler (topping) see below for Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Coconut Rice
Cod - Crunchy Topped Cod
Coleslaw
Coq au Vin (SW)
Corned Beef Hash - MrsMCawber's recipe ... Corned Beef Hash
Corned Beef Pasties
Corned Beef Stew
Courgette Fritters (1) Courgette Fritters (2)
Courgette Pie
Courgette and Tomato Layer Bake
Couscous with chorizo & chickpeas (ext. link)
Couscous salad
Cowboy Hash
Cranberry & Soy glazed cocktail sausages
Creamy Chicken and Potato casserole
Creamy Lentil and Rice Dish (Khircheri) (BBC website)
Cumberland Pie
Curry - Bhoona Curry in a hurry LOW FAT
Curry - Fruity Chicken Curry ........ Hurry Curry
Curry Sauce
Dahl
Dairylea Cheese Triangles ideas
Diet Coke Chicken
Duchesse potatoes
Dumplings - Mushroom Dumplings
Easy cheese biscuits
Faggoty Pea Stew
Falafel Burgers
Fajita Seasoning
Falafel burgers
Feta and Potato Patties
Fishcakes
Fish Pie and Fish Pie
Fritatta
Fusilli with Broccoli
Gammon and Leek Crumble
Gnocchi - Baked Gnocchi
Haddock - Grilled haddock on lemon leek and pea rice
Haddock and Pea Risotto
Ham- Glazed Cranberry Ham
Ham Hock (slow cooker)
Ham Salad (sandwich filling) external link
Harry Potter Stew
Homity Pie
Hummus and Garlic Pitta Breads
Indian curried pork patties recipe
Individual chicken pies
Individual Potato Pies
Jambalaya - Cheap and Cheerful Jambalaya
Kale Hash (Boerenkool Stamppot)
Keema and spinach pilau
Lamb curry and paratha
Lamb Hotpot
Lamb Stew
Lamb Tikka
Lasagne .... Lasagne (2) ......Lasagne Mock Lasagne ... Lasagne with sausagemeat .....
...............Vegetarian Lasagne ... Chicken and Bacon Lasagne
Leek and Cauliflower Puree
Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken with basil and tagliatelle
Lemon potatoes
Lentil Shepherds Pie
Liver and bacon pate
Liver and bacon saute with potatoes & parsley
Liver and onions stir fry
Lobby (stew)
Macaroni Cheese
Marrow - Veggie stuffed marrow .... Stuffed Marrow
Meatballs .... Meatballs Spanish Style
Meatloaf (1) Meatloaf (2) Meatloaf (3)
Mediterranean Mince and Potato 'Pie'
Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta
Mince - 1 recipe/2 dinners
Mince & onion pie
Mince and Totties and Dumplings
Minced Beef Curry
Mince - Indian Style Mince with Potatoes and Peas
Mince - Mexican Style Mince
Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Mini Goat's Cheese, Pear & Walnut Quiche
Monday Pie
Moroccan Inspired Braised Chicken (ext. link)
Moussaka
Main Meals and Side Dishes continue into next post... don't throw the string away. You always need string!
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Main Meals and Side Dishes contd.
Nettle Pasta
Nonya Laksa
Onion Bhajis.... Onion Bjahis
Open top 'pizza' pie
Oxtail Stew
Pasta - Cheesy Pasta, Broccoli and Bacon Bake.
Pasta - Cheese and Onion Bake
Pasta with Chicken and Asparagus
Pasta - Cold Pesto Pasta Salad
Pasta with Tomato Sauce ....... Pasta and Sauce
Pearl Barley Broth the old way
Pease pudding
Pizza / Pizza Base Recipe / Pizza Base / Pizza - Home Made Pizza
Pizza Toastie
Pork - Barbecue Pork; . Barbecue Pork
Pork Burgers with Salad
Pork Cheeks - Braised in Red Wine - In Cider
Pork - Creamy Honey, Mustard & Cider Pork for SC or Hob
Pork and Beef Meatballs
Pork Pasties
Pork Ribs - cooking and sauces
Pork Steaks in Mustard and Cider Sauce (SC)
Pork Yuk Sung
Potatoes - ideas
Potatoes - Slow Cooker Jacket Potatoes
Potato, Bacon and Onion Hotpot
Potato bake
Potato,Chorizo and Cheese Quesadilla
Potato Kebabs
Potato layer bake - with cheese, leeks and stock
Potato layer bake - with cheese, onion and white sauce
Potato layer bake - with chorizo and bacon
Potato layer bake (Teisen datws)
Potatoes - Lemon Potatoes
Potatoes - Roast Potato Rosti
Potato Scones
Potatoes - Twice Baked Potatoes
Potato Wedges, Home Made
Prawn and Chickpea Curry
Prawns and Peppers with Saffron and Rice
Quiche
Quiche Lorraine
Quinoa
Refried Beans
Rice and Peas with Mango Chicken
Rice: Summer Rice Salad.....Rice Salad
Risotto:. Easy Risotto with Bacon and Peas .. Risotto - oven baked
Roasted Vegetable Tart
Rumbledythumps Rumbeldethumps
Russian Salad and Russian Salad
Salmon Broccoli and Potato Pie
Salmon and Dill Fishcakes
Salmon - Thai steamed salmon
Sausage and Bacon Casserole (SC)
Sausage and Bean Cassoulet
Sausage and Bean Chilli
Sausage Bean Stew
Sausage, Black Pudding, Bacon & Bean Stew
Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole
Sausage Cassoulet
Sausage Leek and Apple pie
Sausage Meat Patties
sausages - Spicy Sausage Casserole
Sausages - Sweet Chilli Bangers....Sweet Chilli Sausages (SC)
Sausage Stew
Sausage and Pasta
Sausage and Potato Roast
Sausage and Rice bake
Sausage and Stuffing Plait
Sausage and Tomato Spaghetti
Sausage and Vegetable Bake
Savoury Crumble
Savoury tarts - pastry-less
Shepherds Pie
Smoked salmon soda breads
Smoked Salmon - Tagliatelle with Smoked Salmon
Spaghetti Bolognaise ...Easy Spaghetti Bolognaise
Spaghetti with courgettes, tomato and brie
Spicy Bacon and Tomato Pasta
Spicy Bean and Lentil Loaf
Spicy Bean & Sweet Potato Stew
Spicy Mushroom and Bean Chilli
Spicy Sausage Pasta
Spinach pancakes
Steak and Kidney stew/pie filling
Steak Sauce - Quick Steak Sauce
Steamed Oriental Buns
Stifado see also SW recipes below
Stuffed Peppers
Stuffing - MrsMcawber's recipe ... Stuffing
Suet crust pie with quorn
Super Tasty Bacon, Bean and Sausage
Sweet & Sour Chicken/Pork
Sweet Potato Balti
Sweet Potato and Pea Curry
Sweet and Sour Sauce - Easy Peasy Sweet and Sour Sauce
TexMex Skillett
Thai green curry
Toad in the Hole....Mini Toad in the Hole
Tofu burgers
Tomato paste (external link)
Tomato sauce for Pasta Batch cook recipe or Tomato Sauce
Tortellini - Easy Cheesy Tortellini
Tuna Fish Mousse
Tuna Fishcakes
Tuna Lasagne
Tuna Pasta Bake........Tuna Pasta Bake (2)
Turkey and Bubble and Squeak Pie
Turkey Pasta
Turkey Pasta Cacciatore
Vegetable Casserole
Vegetarian Bean Curry
Veggie Chilli and some variations
Veggie Haggis
Vegetable Samosas
Vegetarian Lasagne
Walnut Sables
White Fish with Spicy Beans and Chorizo
White Sauce
Yorkshire puddings .....
Slimmers World Adapted Recipes
12 speed/trumpy soup SW
Balsamic Braised Beef SW
Black Pepper and Lemon Chicken Goujons SW
Braised Lamb Shank SW
Cheesy Bacon Lasagne SW
Cheese Topped Minced Beef and Potato Layer SW
Chilli Beans (SW)
Frittata/Tortilla SW
Leonslaw SW
Luxury Cauliflower Cheese SW
Marinade - Sticky Ginger Pork Marinade SW
Mechado Beef Stew SW
Mushy Pea Curry SW
One Pot Beef and Red Wine Pasta SW
Ox Burger SW
Pork - Slow Cooker Chinese Pork SW
Slow cooker Goan pork curry SW
Spanish Rice with Chicken and Chorizo SW
Stifado (2) - SW
Slimming Eats SW recipes (ext link)... don't throw the string away. You always need string!
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Cakes, Biscuits, Sweets, Snacks & Desserts
All in One Apple Cake
Apple Braid
Apple Charlotte
Apple Cinnamon Cake
Apple Delight
Apple, Lemon and Honey Tart
Apple - Microwave Autumn Apple Cake
Apricot Flapjack bars
Baileys Chocolate Truffles
Bakewell Tart
Banana butterscotch pudding (ext)
Banana and Honey bread pudding
Banana Cake (bread)
Banana Ice Cream
Banana and lemon drizzle cake
Banana Muffins (wholemeal) (1)
Banana Muffins (2)
Banana Muffins (3)
Banana and Oat Cookies
Banana and Walnut cake
Banana and Walnut loaf (Gluten Free)
Banana Ginger Parkin
Biscuit recipes (Owens3116 thread)
Blackberries - Grated Blackberry Bake
Branflake cake
Brownies
Bottom of the Cupboard Bars
Bounty Balls
Bran Fruit Loaf
Bread & Butter Pudding ... Bread Pudding
Bulk pancake mix
Buttercream topping
Butterscotch squares
Caramel Shortbread (Millionaire's Shortbread)
Carrot Cake
Cheesecake - Misers white chocolate cheesecake
Cheese n marmite twists
Chocolate Beetroot Cake
Chocolate Biscuit Thins
Cheesy Biscuits
Chocolate and Pear Upside Down Pudding
Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate Concrete
Chocolate Coookies - Cheap and Easy
Chocolate Courgette Cake
Chocolate Crispies
Chocolate Custard (easy)
Chocolate Fridge Cake
Chocolate fudge
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Chocolate Krackolates
Chocolate Log - gluten free
Chocolate Mousse Trifle
Chocolate orange muffins see also Muffins
Chocolate Pots
Chocolate pudding (1) (microwave) Chocolate Pudding (2) (microwave)
Chocolate pudding - self-saucing ......Chocolate Self-saucing pudding (ext link)
Chocolate Stuff (see also Tiffin)
Chocolate Trifle
Chocolate yoghurt cake
Christmas cake - baked bean tin size
Christmas cake - Vegan Christmas cake
Coconut Balls
Coconut Cake
Coconut Flapjacks
Coconut ice
Coffee Cake
Coffee Fudge Frosting
Cookie Dough
Cornflake Tart
Courgette Tea Bread/Muffins
Cranberry And Chocolate Brownies
Currant Loaf
Custard Cookies
D&DD’s Apple Braid
Date, Nut and Oat biscuits
Easy Syrup Sponge Pudding
Eggless Chocolate Cake
Fifteens
Flaky Bars
Flapjacks and Flapjacks and Microwave Flapjacks
Fruit Cake .... Fruit Cake
Fruit and Mascarpone dessert
Fruit Mincemeat Drops
Fudge Tart
Ginger Biscuits (ext link)
Ginger nut biscuits (ext link)
Gingerbread Men (1)....Gingerbread Men (2)
Ginger Raisin Crunches
Ginger Refrigerator Biscuits
Golden Syrup Tart
Gluten-free Chocolate Log
Healthy Snack Bars
Honey Frosted Buns
Honey Crunch Bars
Ice Cream - slimmers world - Mint Ice Cream
Iced Buns
Impossible Coconut Pie
Jam Buns
Jammy Buns (1) ...Jammy Buns (2)
Jam Roly Poly
Key lime pie
Krispie marshmallow bars
Lemon and Cranberry Muffins
Lemon cakes
Lemon Curd Cake
Lemon Curd Ice-Cream jenid's / MoneySavingDiva's
Lemon Drizzle Cake
Lemon Flan
Lemon Madiera Cake (easy and cheap)
Magic Lemon Pudding
Malt Bread
Malt Loaf
Mango Cake
Mars Bar Cake (Nigella Lawson's website)
Marshmallow Crunch Bars
Marshmallow Squares
Mascarpone and Lime Torte
Mascarpone Ice-cream
Meringues
Microwave sponge puddings(Spotted !!!!!!) Microwave sponge puddings
Millies Cookies
Mince Squares
Miini Krispie Christmas Puddings
Muffins: Basic Recipe / Chocolate Orange Muffins (1) / Chocolate Orange Muffins (2) / Fool proof Muffins / Gingerbread Muffins / Kiwi Muffins / Sticky Date Muffins / Strawberry Muffins (1) / Strawberry Muffins (2) Toffee Apple Muffins /
No fat sponge
Nut, Apricot & Choc Chip Biscuits
Oatmeal Biscuits (Be-ro Website)
Oaty Pancakes
Oaty Shortbread Biscuits
Orange and Poppy Seed Cake
Palmiers
Paradise Buns
Parkin
Peach Cobbler (Slow Cooker recipe)
Peanut Butter Cookies .... Peanut Butter Cookies (without flour)
Peanut Butter Fudge
Peppermint Creams
Petits Pots au Citron (Little pots of lemon)
Pineapple (or Peach) Pud
Pineapple, Fried
Pineapple Sponge Cake (using tinned pineapple)
Plum Cobbler
Raspberry Frozen Yoghurt Ice Cream
Rhubarb and Orange Jelly
Rice Pudding ....Rice Pudding in the Slow Cooker
Rock Buns
Scones ... Scones
Scotch pancakes
Spiced Apple Bars
Spiced Christmas Cookies
Spiced Christmas Muffins
Spiced Marmalade Cake
St Peter's Mud Pie (no cooking required)
Sticky gingerbread
Sticky toffee apple crumble
Strawberry Muffins
Teacakes
Tiffin (1) Tiffin (2) (see also Chocolate Stuff)
Treacle Toffee
Twink’s Hobnobs
Weetabix Brownies
Weetabix Cake
Weetabix Fruit Loaf
Welsh Cakes
Wonderbites
Xmas Pudding Loaf
Xmas Pudding Scones
Yoghurt: Homemade yoghurt; Slow Cooker Yoghurt; Flask Yogurt; Yogurt
Yoghurt Cake (the easy way)... don't throw the string away. You always need string!
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Soups
12 speed/trumpy soup (SW)
Bacon and Carrot Soup
Broccoli and Cheese Soup
Brocolli and Stilton Soup
Carrot, leek and butterbean soup
Carrot, parsnip and lentil soup
Celery Soup
Cheats Minestrone
Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup ... Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup
Courgette & Tomato Soup
Cream of Tomato Soup
Curried Parsnip Soup
Gammon and lentil soup
Ham and Lentil Soup
Iced cucumber soup
Leek and Lentil Soup ... Leek and Lentil Soup
Leek and Potato Soup
Lentil - Golden Lentil Soup
Moniker’s Leek and Potato Soup
Leek and sweet potato soup
Moroccan Chickpea and Broad Bean Soup
Onion Soup
Oxtail Stew + Oxtail Soup
Parsnip & Apple Soup
Pea Soup
Pea & Ham Soup
Pumpkin Soup
Red Lentil Soup
Real Tomato Soup
Red pepper, carrot & lentil soup
Red Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup
Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
Spicy Carrot and Tomato Soup
Spicy Lentil Soup
Spinach Soup
Spinach and Avocado Soup
Split Pea and Courgette Soup
Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash
Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
Vegetable Soup .... Vegetable Soup
Vegetable Soup (quick and easy)
Bread
Bagels
Baguettes
Banana Bread
Bara Brith (Welsh Tea Bread) Bara brith teabread
Basic white bread recipe (makes a 2lb loaf)
Bread - Mrs McC's recipe for Remoska
Breadsticks MrsM's / angelnikki's (No Salt Recipe)
Chapatis
Cheese, Onion and Herb Bread
Cheese and Parsnip Loaf
Cheese & Potato Bread
Cheesy Bread Rolls
Chewy Soft Flour Tortilla
Chocolate Bread
Chollah
Ciabatta
Courgette Flatbread
Focaccia
Fruit Bread
Garlic Dough Balls
Herb Quick bread
HM Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Lahmachun
Malt Bread
Malt Loaf
Naan Bread .. see also .. Curry Queen's ...... Mrs McCawber's ...... OrkneyStar's
Oatmeal bread
Quick Herby bread
soft bread rolls
Soft white baps (ext link)
Super Seedy Bread
White Bread with plain flour
Bread Recipes for Bread Machines (ext link)
Pastry
The best mince pie pastry ever
Pastry economics
Making pastry
Basic pastry
Flaky Pastry (BBC Food)
Dips, Jams & Chutneys and Drinks
Alioli / Traditional allioli
Apple - No cook Apple Chutney
Bean Pickle
Beetroot and Apple Chutney
Broad Bean Dip
Brown Sauce
Chilli Jam
Compost Heap Jelly (using fruit peelings)
Chutney
Elderberry cordial
Feisty Rhubarb Relish
Jams & Preserves
Lemon Squash
Miser's Marmalade
Onion - Caramelised Onion chutney
Onion Marmalade
Piccalilli - Diva's pick a lilly
Pineapple Salsa
Riata - Mint, yoghurt and Cucumber Dip
Red Tomato Chutney
Spiced Apple Chutney
Tomato/Chili Salsa
Tomato Chutney
Tomato, red onion and chilli relish
Mango Chutney
Wine .. Wine
Xmas Chutney
and last but by no means least: How NOT to make marmalade
Useful OS Threads
The Complete Vegetarian Collection
The Complete Cooking Collection
and loads more in the Old Style Indexed Collection
Black Saturn's Evening Meal Planner
Batch cooking ideas
Cheapest recipes? links to various OS threads, thanks Pink!
Complete Menu Plans Collection
Cooking for the Freezer
Frozen food safety - misconceptions
Grocery Challenge Top Tips
Laundry Washing Gel/ Gloop, Fab conditioner, vinegar.....
Meal building blocks for the freezer
Microwave Recipes
Mr Badexamples Cooking Index
Store Cupboard Lists/Ideas threads
Mothership's 2nd Purse system - check out these posts
My other purse
Purse/Bank
tip 1
2nd Purse
Bogofs etc
more info
External links
10 Great Tips for starting out with meal planning
Baking Mad (includes loads of bread maker recipes
Batch Bake Minced Beef Recipe
Canned Food UK
Cheap Family Recipes (our own Weezl's excellent site) and the Christmas Menu here
Crockpot365 - includes some gluten-free and some dairy-free recipes
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Annual 2011
2joanne £4680 £377.75
Angelatgraceland £5000
Baileysbabe £5200
Billie-Jo £3000
Carolt2 £1500
Cat04 £3650
CatherineMM £3000
Chloris £4200 £1836.67
elf06 £1400
EllieA £3000
GeorgiGirl2012 £2500/£250
Huxley £3000
JackieGlasgow £3000
Jintyb £2300
Jmf76 £4000
Katenut £1500
Laurent1369 £2400
Lifeintermoil £4680
Lola76 £2500
Moniker £4200
Mrsmcawber €1800 €475
Nickynoo08 £2000
Pavlovs-dog £1920
pepsi-kins £2400 £2364.90
Pip-Squeak £1200
Puss14 $3000
Rosieben £1200
Russetred £4300 £3313.68
Sammyellen £4000
Savingforarainyday £2300
Seductivesmile £912.50
sharonej £3380
Skilly £3700
Snowy Owl £2600
Sueika £1000
Tazzyb £1500
The_Cat £3120 £375.69
youngmummy £2800£1183.36
Monthly
4kids4cats £
666paw £250
Aldahbra £
alexandrasupertramp £
Allie123 £150
allym464 £
almostalwayssmiling £
Annie The Queen £240
Aril £225
BarneyDee £
Becky170 £130
bestill £310
Bex85 £
Big Alf £
bikelesschick £200
Blackandwhitebunny £
BohemianCoast £500
Boultdj £150
Brassic Park £400
budget babe £
Busylizzie76 £
Cat501 £
Cat_Smith £200
Cattymum £
Ceirdwyn £
ChasingButterflies £
cheapskate £400
Ches £200
Chewy62 £
clairesolo £200
Cleggie £220
CompBunny £150
Cookiemum £350
dannie £97.84
Debbiedeejay £225
debtfree future £
Debtfreewannabe321
Dee500 £250
destroyerofdebt2011
Doom_And_Gloom £110
dreamingofmoney £300
EbayQueen £450
elantan £100
elfyh2000 £
Elisheba £
ellanutella £
empy £
eveie189 £328.47
Fiasco55 £200
findingmyownway £
FlatEric
flippin36 £300
flying-fresian £200 [Jan]
Forever saving £250
forgottendreams £200
Franby64 £380
Freakyogre £55
fuddle £
Georgeestwo £450
gien £
GintotMelinda
gonnabedebtfree £450
goobergirl £
Girl least likely to
Glitzer £
Gorgeestwo
Gracie_1827 £150
GreenSaints £160
Greent £
Guccigoo £
hamish222 £
HelenJelly £350
HelenPie £250
Hex2 £500
Hiddenidentity £50
Highland fling
his missus £
hollieinbloom £100
Islandmaid £400
IvfMummy
iwanttogoonholiday £
Ixia
JackieRHE
JackieO £100
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jammy dodger £160
JayJay14 £200
Jedilibrarian £
JIL £
jovichick123
Jpscloud £
Julie Georgianna £
Kahunababy
Kalojac £500
Kaloloke £200
Karenistrying
Katydo12 £
Kdiver
Keith £
kerrirobberts
Kersplatt
Kezlou
Kimsmum
Kippers £300
Kittenkirst £150
kixxie £
KolaKube £150
LavenderBees £300
lemmings1986 £200
LetThereBeCupcakes £
Life in termoil
lilhari £400
lisakay £
LittleMai £100
LittleMissHappy £450
LivingProof £75
Lizzyb1812
l.m.hart
LongTallSally
Looie £100
LosingPatience £
Loveshopping £250
Luckystarr £300
Lulabelle06
Lynnee £
mabbya £
Maitane
Majjak
Mandco £450
Meanmarie €185
Medsdemon £200
Meg72 £100
Mijm0t77
mildredalien £
MillionaireInTraining
millymolly £
Minden62
minicizzybee
Miss Orangey Goodness
Miss-Purple-Hat
MissusAKA
mmmsnow £
mollythewestie
money saving hedgehog £
Mooloo
Mortgagenewbie £200
Mrs De Bris £
Mrs Good Life
mrs-night-ryder £50
Mrs-Moneypenny
mrs mum £
mrso1972 £
MrsRobertson
Mrs Sparrow £200
mum26 £120
mummy2jack
MummyEm
Mummygems £
mummyjane£300
mummyroysof3 £
Mumof2
nannygladys £
Naomim
Nataz
Natty68
Natterjack88
Need2bthrifty £
needtosavE £150
Newlywed £
Nicky2905
NickyNoo08
Nimeth £220
njk1012 £
Nmlc £
NoMoneyHoney £150
nomorespending £260
notsogrumpymum £
Outdoorlass £
PaddyPaws £250
PennyGrabber £150
Pennywisepoundstupid £
Pepsi-Kins £
Perrywinkle
philsmum £
Picklepud £
pimpom
PinWheel
Pipersky £350
PipneyJane £250
pixiedust09 £
PixieFairydust £250
plan for Chaos £
PolkaDotsAndLace £200
Poppy-Glos
positivelypurple £370
p-pincher £240
prepareathome £
prettypaula £
Prophecy-grrl £200
PurpleJay
purplespex £185
Puzzledbubbles
Queenie68 £200
Quintwins £250
Rachel021967 £
Rachbc
rachelww1 £400
Ragz £500
Rainy-Days £200
readyforchange
Recoveringspendaholic £420
redbaileys
redkids1972 £
Reg-c £150
Retepetsir
Risingfromtheashes £150
Rose7
Runnerbean17
SallyHat £150
sausages £
Save Dosh £100
Saving4life
SavingJane £
Savysaver
Scotsdebs £
Seductivesmile
September1986
Shell2001
ShrinkingSavingKaren £400
SiannieLaz £60
silaren £45
sistercas £400
slbhill £
sls1365 £
skf28 £
Skint-Catt
Slowandsteady
smartcat04
snowlilly
Sock-knitter
sonastin
Sparklysaver
spendaholic £160
Spiggle £250
SpikyHedgehog £
spinmerightround £
Sproggi £450
Starflower
stephga23 £200
Stourbridge Saver £
Sue14 £200
sugarcube84
Sulevia £
SuperSally01 £300
suzybloo £
tessasmum
TheBees
the cake
The-Cat
thegirlintheattic
TheThriftyScrumpers £360
Thorndrop £30
threemuttleys
Thrivingonthrift
thumbelina-
tigerfeet2006 £450
tink1981 £135
Tinkerbell1982
Tizzercat
tjak £200
totallybored £
Tracey12 £350
TrixieB
trulymadlyhannah
Twiceblessed £250
valerie57 £400
wannabehermit £520
Want-to-be-free
welshlovebiscuit £
WelshWoofer £150
Westlothianlass £450
Willgetorganised
Winchelsea £
Winged One
why not
wmf
Wonderfulllife £
wouldbequalitymoneysaver £
Xspender £500 [Jan]
XxLauraXx
xxlouisexx56 £300
zepsgirl £250
ZoeGirl £
weekly
ches £50
lou33 £
Kaloloke £
nannygladys £50
saving4life £Projects made for craft fair - 40
1st fair on 13/4/14 :j0 -
Thank you for starting this post early
I'll be trying again for £160. I'm sure that there'll be plenty of naughty foods in there!DEBT FREE SINCE 25.07.14!
Debt at Highest (November 2010) - circa £40k
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Thank you Zip, you're a star!
Good luck everyone!... don't throw the string away. You always need string!
C.R.A.P.R.O.L.L.Z Head Sharpener0 -
GreenSaints wrote: ».... I'll be trying again for £160. I'm sure that there'll be plenty of naughty foods in there!
remember though, if you don't enjoy them they aren't fattening
I've learnt to hate mars bars many times over the years :rotfl:... don't throw the string away. You always need string!
C.R.A.P.R.O.L.L.Z Head Sharpener0 -
I am going to join in this month instead of lurking ... aiming for £200 and starting with well stocked cupboards and freezer. Wish me luck! There are three of us, and my budget includes all cleaning/toiletries.
Tonight's dinner is Pad Thai (veggie version) for me and OH
DS had quorn sausage, chips and beans
We rarely eat meat and my meal plan is done once the veg box arrives (most weeks, but sometimes I skip one).Debt free and saving :j0
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