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

[Amy :-)]

Uni, i shop in either C or W or IGA.

H

Hally, I've always found IGA to be much more expensive than C or W. Is that just in my town?

[gertbysea]

I must admit that I absolutely love grocery shopping online.  No hastles with the kids or trolleys!!! It is amazing to have them delivered to my kitchen bench.

I did that when I lived in Sydney. greengrocer.com then they sold out to Woolies. I loved it. The guy used to bring it right into the kitchen. Like Christmas . Always included samples and extras and  only quality stuff.

Gert

[Halex]

Aussie Farmers does free delivery.

IGA has good specials & different foods to C & W.

H

[dede]

Yes I love online shopping as well. Now why didn't I think of that? Thursday shopping will now be online. Bigger taking the kids shopping. It's a pain in the bottom

[Amy :-)]

Yes I love online shopping as well. Now why didn't I think of that? Thursday shopping will now be online. Bigger taking the kids shopping. It's a pain in the bottom

Very literally for some mothers Mandi I once saw a kid give his mum a big pinch on the bum because she wouldn't give him any attention when he was trying to show her something he wanted

[mcmich]

I shopped online when I lived on the Central Coast.
Unfortunately they don't deliver to my area now.

[judydawn]

Judy is Hariisa paste morrocan? Which recipe are you using? You dd very well as you didnt spend any money last week. Will you shop again this week?

Yes the paste is for the Moroccan Chicken in the 2012 TMX calendar Hally.  Don't know how hot it is but there's 5 large chillies in it (which cost me $7, no wonder I blew the budget!!) so I might only use a little bit.  It keeps indefinitely in the fridge so that's a good thing.
I hope to not have to visit the shops again Hally - I'm pretty sure I've covered everything. If you are keeping a spread sheet, perhaps pencil amounts in until my new week starts next Sunday and I'll let you know if I have spent anymore.

[Halex]

Oohh I have the calendar, but its hanging on the wall  still open at Jan   Must take it down & have a look through. Love moroccan food

Shame about the chillis I have quite a few atm.  Pity we cant all get together a trade items, we might end up with 0 expenditure

Obbie would do well with her lemons

Jakodai is organising the spreadsheet.

H

[mcmich]

This weeks menu planner:

Chicken Enchiladas
Beef and mushroom casserole
Chicken fried rice
Beef and mushroom pie (from left over casserole) with potato and parsnip mash, carrots and peas
roast pumpkin and corn soup with toast
Caramelised onion and roast pumpkin tart with salad
Roast lamb and veggies + birthday cake for DH

Extras - date scones
Portuguese tarts
no fuss bread rolls.

[obbie]

This weeks menu plan.

Crumbed steak veges,  Pumpkin soup, fresh bread rolls
fish mornay, thermomix fried rice
beef Guinness casserole
chicken with sweet sour sauce, rice in thermomix, steamed veges
Lasagne with veges
T bone steak, chips.

Nigella little lemon puddings, lemon curd aswell...

Robyn

[keiramax]

I looked into online shopping and found the prices more expensive than in the actual supermarket.  Some items up to $1.10 more expensive.  All the basic items were about the same, milk and bread, but apart from that generally they were more expensive.  I kept a receipt for a normal shop and then went online to buy the same trolley load of stuff and it added about $18.00 extra to the bill then on top of that was the delivery fee.

I figure C and W get enough of my money with adding to their profit.

[Halex]

Keiramax have you looked at Ausse Farmers?

Well every weekend I empty my wallet which is full of the weeks receipts. DH could not believe that I only had a few, he sad where dd you put the rest. Remember food chalenge only buying what we need for the week. He was flabberghasted, I think he has been humouring me & not really taking it in.  He is a very happy hubby today

Any others dhs noticed?
H

[obbie]

My DH blew the budget, by shopping with me.
No spend for us next week, except for milk.

Robyn

[fundj&e]

If i was doing this challenge and menu planning i would collect all of the catalogues in my area or on line and menu plan with the special for that week
I have C,W,A,I all within 10mins apart

[Halex]

Uni, i was just thinking of seeing which store had specials on what I need. I have c & w in the same shopping centre, plus iga at auskick.

My other trick was I walked to the shops so I couldnt be tempted to buy too much as I had to carry it home

H