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The best laid plans... Day 6
I went into work early this morning so I could leave at 4.00pm and have plenty of time to cook a good roast dinner. However, something urgent came up and I was stuck at my desk until 6.20pm and rather overtired by the time I got in.( Read more... ) -
Day 4 & 5 meals
Yesterday I made myself 6 portions of sausage casserole for the freezer. Today I encountered an unanticipated expense.( Read more... ) -
Shopping
I did quite a big food shop today. I used the budget grocers and Aldi for most of it with the asparagus, carrots and garlic coming from the greengrocers. I'm hoping that I shouldn't need to buy too much before next weekend. I plan to make a sausage casserole for the freezer later today. The turron pudding de frutas is a ( Read more... ) -
Day 3 - Menu and planning
I'm finally going to get the chance to go shopping properly tomorrow! One of the disadvantages of living over a shop in the town centre is that all the food shops around you are shut by the time you get back from work. I often try to have a 4pm finish or a long lunch one day in the week so I can visit the grocer who stays open until 5pm, but some ( Read more... ) -
Day 2 - Meals
Another rather drab day foodwise.( Read more... ) -
Day one - Meals
Not so good on the nutrition front today. ( Read more... ) -
Day 1 - Ground rules and some shopping
Like most people who do a fair bit of cooking from scratch I have a reasonably stocked storecupboard and freezer. I could probably survive for a couple of weeks without buying much of anything. My great-aunt always used to tell me, "Never let the cornershop be your larder!" and I learned from her. However, were I to do this it would rather defeat ( Read more... ) -
My challenge
Thanks for setting up this comm.
This entire month I'm trying to eat from my cupboard, only buying essentials like bread, milk etc. I have a freezer full of meals I have premade (lentil soup, veggie burgers, random veg soup) and a cupboard full of tins. I'm making my own food for work and have already bought multipacks of snacks to take with me - ( Read more... ) -
The £100 a month challenge
My food spending is getting out of control. Last Thursday, I found myself with £8.40 to live on until tomorrow (Wednesday). Is it because I've been unusually extravagant? I don't think so ( Read more... )