Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge

[Jude59]

I was reading somewhere yesterday about someone who said they did mass amounts of caramelised onions every now and again and froze them in portions for adding to cooking. Great idea I thought.

[obbie]

If I run out, I run next door.

[Halex]

It is amazing what we all can create from nothing

I must admit I do love the challenge, plus dh is so proud.

 

[obbie]

Its amazing what we have in our pantry's and freezers that we forget about.

[Halex]

Obbie, havent even  looked through 1/2 of my pantry yet. So many things at the back & in the middle.

My plan was to clean it out ths week, but it can wait

One week I might do a dairy chalenge, whch will mean buying milk, cheese,  yogurts & creams only, see if I could last a week. 
This way I would use up a lot more tinned & frozen products. Not to mention packets too.

I think it is possible, as I have so much stuff. What do you think?

Have to look at doing a menu & seeing how it goes.


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[obbie]

Great Idea Hally.
I need to menu plan for next week.

[astarra]

Well this week I went over, but considering my mum has stayed on (she got the flu and didn't feel up to travelling like that) I don't think I was too bad...$111.11    - for 3 Adults and 3 girls.

[Halex]

Obbie i think its doable.

Should be able to get  through the week, my problem will be the following week as  my fruit  & veg comes thursdays. Will just have to get a few things from the shops the following week if needed or see what I can create. I have a lot if fresh veg atm. Plus I have about 30 eggs

I have a fair bit of tinned fruit. Lots of creamed corn, better start googling recipes for corn. Canelini beans, chick peas.
Frozen mixed  veg, at least 2 bags that I know of, peas, spinach, not sure what else.

Will be fun to try for the week.
Pizza is def on the menu.

Looking forward to seeing your menu.

H

[ElleG]

Good week, only spent $49 for the week  . We bought $35 worth of coffee beans, but didn't count that, as we bought it from the Club with bonus points - I didn't even realise my husband had that many points on his card.

Have 100g chicken breast and one roast left in the freezer. Four tins of beans and one tin of tomatoes left, certainly have been using up bits and pieces! We are going camping for the weekend - no shops, so no more spending except on diesel.

Halex, I am sure a dairy challenge would work well - quiches, pizzas, chicken in yogurt etc  Yum.

[Halex]

Fantastic week ElleG

Ok Obbie here we go, the only advantageof being sick, lots of time on my hands.

Breakfast, cereals, toast & eggs

Lunches, sandwiches, chicken & corn soup, pizza, nuggets, meat or chicken pies, left overs, just guage as we go. Thursday is the only dodgy day, but must get through the tins, maybe dh an have some for lunch

Dinners
Sun pork belly & veg
Mon quiche, potato bake & coleslaw
Tues sausages, frozen wedges & frozen veg
Wed chicken & chorizzio paella with veg
Thur tinned curry paste with meat & rice, spinach curry too?
Fri  meatlovers pizza,  chicken pizza, plus garlic pizza
Sat beef dianne or spag bol from freezer

Rice pudding, steamed lemon puddings
Home made breads

[obbie]

I'll have to meal plan.
 i'll do it and post later..

[Halex]

Obbie, it wasnt that hard. If I stick to it

Just organised tuesdays milk, 5 litres & some spreadable butter. Cancelled the rest of the weeks deliveries, see how I go during the week counted my eggs, I have 39

I seem to all of a sudden feel a lot better

Thought about going to bank & library but changed my mind, will stay home & play with pc

Going to make thermomixers chicken & sweetcorn soup.

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[obbie]

Hally. ok.
 
I have heaps of eggs, even after I gave another dozen away today.

Fri          Fillet steak/veges
Sat         Sausages on BBQ/ salad
Sunday    Roast Pork ,   make cakes and quiche for work lunches 
Monday    Bacon and egg pie   
Tuesday    Curried chicken in PC
Wednesday   Coral trout, chips, veges
Thursday     Lasange from freezer

Breakie is toast or bacon and eggs.
Will make cup cakes, and birthday cakes tonight
Nigellas little lemon puddings, with lemon butter
 

[obbie]

Gretchen, whats left in your freezer..

[Halex]

Gert, do you  have anything eft in the freezer. Your last photos it looked bare. What did you spend this week

I cooked a chicken which cost me just over $13 in the pc, it weighed 1.8kg.  Shreded it & decided to weight it, just over 500g of meat, breast, thigh & drumstick. Not very economical at all!!!

It is nearly all in the soup, apart from enough for 1 pizza & the frame is now making stock. Still a bit if meat on the frame in the pc.

We are now having the soup for dinner.