June 2008 Grocery Challenge

My Local MR S is closing for refurb for a week so went today purposely to get the whoopsies, what a nightmare:eek:

Word got out that only the dated 30/31 may meat was going to be reduced and the rest to go to another shop so this guy went like a mad man along the meat and grabbed a trolley full of meat and waited for it to be reduced:rolleyes: then there was the chicken fresh sliced meat, the whoopsie lady reduced them and this lady just took the whole lot not caring about us waiting:eek: then the pizzas she did the same and then the pies by that time I said 'oh come on this is not fair' so three of us helped each other, one was after the quiches, I got them for her, the other the steak pies and pasties, I got them for her and when it came to what I wanted they helped me.
It really was disgraceful behaviour, it is not as if we were going to starve, everyone wants a bargain but this was a nightmare:eek:

Get paid tomorrow so bang in on £350 like I wanted for May and hopefully £300 for june as have so much.

Moving soon so I guess will have to use the frozen stuff as the freezer then has to be left 24 hours unplugged.... will still leave me with masses of cupboard stuff

mandy_moo_1 wrote: »

well the one i made the other day was a disaster, i won't be making that one again in a hurry!!
this one is the best one i've found but i haven't microwaved it, only done it in the oven......its absolutely gorgeous!! you don't have to use natural yogurt, any flavour will do, and i used sunflower oil cos i don't have veg oil in my kitchen
i made one today, and i'm dying for a piece, but it tastes more chocolatey after a day or two of being wrapped in foil, so i have to resist

Thanks v v v much mandy_moo I'm gonna make this at the weekend it looks lush!!!:p

OrkneyStar wrote: »

I got the wipes from a website called www.babykind.co.uk, although other places will do them to I imagine. They are fleece on one side, coloured terry on the other. I think there are other types for sale on that website and some people even make their own You can buy special wash concentrate or as a said make your own/use water. I too use reusable nappies.
hth

Thanks for that I will have a look

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Evening all, I would also like to know about the re usable Wipes, even though my daughter is now potty trained in the day (have not took her out without a nappy on as she wets) but last night i put her bed with nappy on to realise she had took it off and was asleep. This was 2 am so i woke her up and she was dry, stuck her on potty..woke this monring and checked her bed and she had not wet!
Im so happy, that i have let her have no nappy on tonight, but she will proberly wet - she has had no drinks though since 6pm and it was only small.
Funny thing is if she is dry most of the nights then i need to work on her brother who is nearly 4 as he still wets at night and has a nappy on.
Oh and my daughter is only just turned 2!

Anyways i only came on to say i amhaving spag bol for tea and used 500g mince and theres enough for me and my DS2 tonight, portion each tomorrow for kids, and 2 portions for kids in freezer.
Will pasta keep till tomorrow for thier tea once cooked, il keep it in
fridge?

Ok back to eating now

Yes I keep pasta in bowl covered with clingfilm otherwise it dries out, and use next day no problem When I usually cook pasta I always do too much and use next day in salad.
I too cooked spag bol today and lasagne and a batch of hobnobs;)

I know what you mean my oldest was still not dry at night at 5 (despite being dry in day since 3) yet her younger sister was dry day and night by 2 and 1/2!!

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Anyways i only came on to say i amhaving spag bol for tea and used 500g mince and theres enough for me and my DS2 tonight, portion each tomorrow for kids, and 2 portions for kids in freezer.
Will pasta keep till tomorrow for thier tea once cooked, il keep it in
fridge?

Ok back to eating now

Hiya, pasta will def keep, I usually make extra of both pasta and spag bol, the stuff not used I mix together and put in lasagne dish, reheat next day with grated cheese on top, delish if I do say so myself . I usually find that if I use 500g mince, 2 tins chopped tom (Lidl, 21c), large onion, mixed peppers, mixed herbs and tom puree, can get two decent dinners out of that for my gang of 4 fussy hoovers.