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zippychick
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Hi Everyone,:wave:
Welcome to the second Grocery Challenge of 2011:beer:
This is my first time starting the thread so EEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK! It's a bit scary.:eek::p
Pink, you're not going to shout at me are you?:p Just thought I would have try to help you out and have a bash at it myself this month. :j:A Credit where it's due Pink - this thing has pickled me brain!
If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your January budget, then keep on posting in the January 2010 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 everyone's targets and totals for the month please read posts #3 and #4 on this thread.
For the Grocery challenge Recipe Index please see posts #5, #6 and #7 on this thread.
I hope everyone has a great month. Hope it's a good one for all of us.
Zip
Welcome to the second Grocery Challenge of 2011:beer:
This is my first time starting the thread so EEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK! It's a bit scary.:eek::p
Pink, you're not going to shout at me are you?:p Just thought I would have try to help you out and have a bash at it myself this month. :j:A Credit where it's due Pink - this thing has pickled me brain!
If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your January budget, then keep on posting in the January 2010 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 everyone's targets and totals for the month please read posts #3 and #4 on this thread.
For the Grocery challenge Recipe Index please see posts #5, #6 and #7 on this thread.
I hope everyone has a great month. Hope it's a good one for all of us.
Zip
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Main Meals & Side Dishes
Bacon and Cheese Fritatta with Tomato Salsa
Bacon and potato salad -Warm
Baked potato pizza
Bacon Roast Chicken with Potatoes (ext link)
Baked Beans (home made) ... Baked Beans (home made)
Baked Bean Tart
Balsamic Braised Beef (adapted for SW)
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
Broad Bean Burgers
Burgers
Calzones
Carbonara
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
Chicken Adobo
Chicken Cannelloni
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Cassoulet
Chicken and Bacon Pasta
Chicken and broccoli bake
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Lasagne in the SC
Chicken, Cheese, Ham and Brocolli Pie
Chicken and Chickpea Curry
Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken, leek and bacon pie / pasties
Chicken - Monker's Honey and Orange Chicken
Chicken - Parmesan Chicken
Chicken - Rubber Chicken (thread)
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
Chickpea Curry
Chilli....Chilli (2)...Chilli (Remoska)
Chilli Bean Tortillas
Chilli Chicken Ramen
Chilli Cheese Crostini
Chilli chicken with jasmine rice (BBC food)
Chilli Meat Loaf
Chinese Stir Fried Noodle or Fried Rice thingy
Chinese Pork Balls & Sweet & Sour Sauce
Chinese style cabbage
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)
Cowboy Hash
Cranberry & Soy glazed cocktail sausages
Creamy Chicken and Potato casserole
Creamy Lentil and Rice Dish (Khircheri) (BBC website)
Curry - Bhoona Curry in a hurry LOW FAT
Curry - Fruity Chicken Curry
Curry Sauce
Dahl
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
Haddock - Grilled haddock on lemon leek and pea rice
Ham- Glazed Cranberry Ham
Ham Hock (slow cooker)
Ham Salad (sandwich filling) external link
Harry Potter Stew
Hummus and Garlic Pitta Breads
Indian curried pork patties recipe
Individual chicken pies
Individual Potato Pies
Jambalaya - Cheap and Cheerful Jambalaya
Keema and spinach pilau
Lamb curry and paratha
Lamb Hotpot
Lamb Stew
Lamb Tikka
Lasagne ... Mock Lasagne ... Lasagne with sausagemeat
Leek and Cauliflower Puree
Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken with basil and tagliatelle
Lemon potatoes
Lentil Shepherds Pie
Liver and bacon pate
Liver and onions stir fry
Lobby (stew)
Macaroni Cheese
Marinade - Sticky Ginger Pork Marinade (adapted for SW)
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 - Mexican Style Mince
Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Mini Goat's Cheese, Pear & Walnut Quiche
Monday Pie
Moroccan Inspired Braised Chicken (ext. link)
Moussaka
One Pot Beef and Red Wine Pasta (adapted for SW)
Onion Bhaji ....... Onion Bjahis
Open top 'pizza' pie
Pasta with Tomato Sauce ....... Pasta and Sauce
Pasta Cheese and Onion Bake
Pasta with Chicken and Asparagus
Pearl Barley Broth the old way
Pease pudding
Pizza / Pizza Base Recipe / Pizza Base
Pork - Slow Cooker Chinese Pork (adapted for SW)
Pork - Barbecue Pork; . Barbecue Pork
Pork Burgers with Salad
Pork and Beef Meatballs
Pork Ribs - cooking and sauces
Pork Steaks in Mustard and Cider Sauce
Pork Yuk Sung
Potatoes - ideas
Potatoes - Slow Cooker Jacket Potatoes
Potato, Bacon and Onion Hotpot
Potato bake
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
Prawns and Peppers with Saffron and Rice
Quiche Lorraine
Refried Beans
Rice: Summer Rice Salad.....Rice Salad
Risotto:. Easy Risotto with Bacon and Peas .. Risotto - oven baked
Rumbledythumps Rumbeldethumps
Russian Salad and Russian Salad
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.
Salmon Broccoli and Potato Pie
Salmon and Dill Fishcakes
Salmon - Thai steamed salmon
Sausage and Bean Chilli
Sausage Bean Stew
Sausage, Black Pudding, Bacon & Bean Stew
Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole -
Sausage Meat Patties
Sausage Stew
Sausage and Pasta
Sausage and Potato Roast
Sausage and Rice bake
Sausage and Stuffing Plait
Sausage and Tomato Spaghetti
Savoury Crumble
Savoury tarts - pastry-less
Shepherds Pie
Slow cooker Goan pork curry (adapted for SW)
Smoked salmon soda breads
Smoked Salmon - Tagliatelle with Smoked Salmon
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Spaghetti with courgettes, tomato and brie
Spanish Rice with Chicken and Chorizo (adapted for SW)
Spicy Bacon and Tomato Pasta
Spicy Bean and Lentil Loaf
Spicy Bean & Sweet Potato Stew
Spicy Sausage Pasta
Spinach pancakes
Steak and Kidney stew/pie filling
Steak Sauce - Quick Steak Sauce
Steamed Oriental Buns
Stifado (1) .... Stifado (2) - SW
Stuffing - MrsMcawber's recipe
Suet crust pie with quorn
Super Tasty Bacon, Bean and Sausage
Sweet & Sour Chicken/Pork
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet Potato and Pea Curry
Sweet and Sour Sauce - Easy Peasy Sweet and Sour Sauce
TexMex Skillett
Thai green curry
Toad in the Hole
Tofu burgers
Tomato paste (external link)
Tomato sauce for Pasta Batch cook recipe or Tomato Sauce
Tuna Fish Mousse
Tuna Fishcakes
Tuna Lasagne
Turkey and Bubble and Squeak Pie
Turkey Pasta
Turkey Pasta Cacciatore
Vegetable Casserole
Veggie Chilli and some variations
Veggie Haggis
Vegetable Samosas
Walnut Sables
White Sauce
Yorkshire puddings
Soups
12 speed/trumpy soup (SW)
Bacon and Carrot Soup
Broccoli and Cheese 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 & Ham Soup
Pumpkin Soup
Red Lentil Soup
Real Tomato Soup
Red pepper, carrot & lentil 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
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
Courgette Flatbread
Focaccia
Garlic Dough Balls
Herb Quick bread
HM Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Lahmachun
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Malt Loaf
Naan Bread .. see also .. Curry Queen's ...... Mrs McCawber's ...... OrkneyStar's
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soft bread rolls
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Super Seedy Bread
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Elderberry cordial
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Wine .. Wine
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... don't throw the string away. You always need string!
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Fifteens
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Lemon Curd Ice-Cream jenid's / MoneySavingDiva's
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Magic Lemon Pudding
Malt Bread
Mango Cake
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Marshmallow Squares
Mascarpone and Lime Torte
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Palmiers
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Raspberry Frozen Yoghurt Ice Cream
Rhubarb and Orange Jelly
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List of conversions
Love Food Hate Waste website
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Show Jamie How To Cook On A Budget Champagne Contest
10 Great Tips for starting out with meal planning
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Hi peeps :wave:
Can`t believe its almost February :eek: January just flew by.
Thanks Zippychick for starting the thread - all seems well :A
Thanks also to MrsM and Rosieben for all your hard work :A
I`ve just updated my siggy as my February started last week due to paydates, i`m pleased to say that the red leicester cheese is still on offer at Sainsbugs 1 kilo for £4.00 (2x500g) this is my fave cheese for sandwiches so long may it last, i have 4 in the fridge
Good luck for Feb peeps x
SDPlanning on starting the GC again soon0 -
Was hoping to last a few days before spending in Feb's budget, but bread & milk are essentials!
May not actually do a "big shop" this month. Even though I've been very organised and done a list, I don't actually "need" any of it.
And shock horror, I've done a meal plan! First one ever :rotfl:
OK, it may not be that organised as Wednesday is "freezer surprise"!!
But the rest of the days are actual food from the contents of my kitchen.
Hoping to get closer to my budget this month, good luck everyone
:beer:My name is CherryPie and I'm addicted to grocery shopping!!
Grocery Challenge
Feb 2016 - £46.73 / £100.000 -
Hi peeps :wave:
Can`t believe its almost February :eek: January just flew by.
Thanks Zippychick for starting the thread - all seems well :A
Thanks also to MrsM and Rosieben for all your hard work :A
I`ve just updated my siggy as my February started last week due to paydates, i`m pleased to say that the red leicester cheese is still on offer at Sainsbugs 1 kilo for £4.00 (2x500g) this is my fave cheese for sandwiches so long may it last, i have 4 in the fridge
Good luck for Feb peeps x
SD
hello! can i ask what pets your feeding? we have 5 cats... it seems we spend alot on them!DFW - Debt Free Date July 2013, LBM Oct 2011
Total Debt Sept 2011 £23,708.39
Paid so far £2,383.91 :money:
Current Debt £21,560.56
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Thanks to everyone involved in running this thread - it makes a huge difference to a lot of people, me included :T
Mrs MCawber could you please put Hippeechiq down £250 for the February GC - thank you
See you all on Tuesday :wave:Aug11 £193.29/£240
Oct10 £266.72 /£275 Nov10 £276.71/£275 Dec10 £311.33 / £275 Jan11 £242.25/ £250 Feb11 £243.14/ £250 Mar11 £221.99/ £230 Apr11 £237.39 /£240 May11 £237.71/£240 Jun11 £244.03/ £240 July11 £244.89/ £240
Xmas 2011 Fund £2200
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