I wanna!

I have been watching these retro soup bowls on ebay and I really like them :)  They look so 70’s would be great with chicken noddle soup in them!! hmmmmm

The frugalista’s

The-Frugalistas-Meet-women-beat-credit-crunch-style, just been reading this article in the daily mail online, wow, it is an inspiration to us all!!! love it, love it!!

Menu plan w/c 12/7/08

just completed this weeks menu plan:

saturday  lunch:  hm curried parsnip soup with wholemeal roll

Saturday tea:  hm chilli, brown rice/tesco wedges & garlic bread

Sunday  lunch : roast beef,  hm yorkies, roasties, carrots and broccoli

sunday tea: hm chicken curry with chips and rice

Monday: tesco’s chicken supreme (working late)

Tuesday: breaded plaice,   pasta & veg

Wednesday: Jamie’s hm meatballs with wholemeal spaghetti

Thursday: lemon fish fingers, mash and peas!! (lemon fish fingers are on offer, 1/2 price in tesco this week, 99p for 12)

Friday: Tana Ramsey’s butter bean chicken casserole in slow cook with tescos’ wedges (on offer 50p)

Just waiting for Mr. T to deliver this weeks order. All housework done for week! I have to collect ds2 this afternoon, as he has been away with school all week!!

Recession!!! expired

According to the news this morning, we are on the brink of an recession!!!  So I am as determinded as ever save money where we can! I have just found these Tesco money off codes on Hot Deals uk and I thought I would share them! 

I have just used the £6 off £40, so very pleased. You can bank the codes about two weeks before they become active, so  I have banked aload!

Discount:

£4 - £6

Minimum Spend:

£40.00

Expiry: varied dates over the next month

Applies to:

Groceries

Instructions:

XXDH8J - until 13/07 - £4 off £40
XXYR8H - 14/07 - 20/07 - £6 off £40
XXF43L- 21/07 - 27/07 - £4 off £40
XX9Q98- 28/07 - 03/08 - £4 off £40
XXFKDT- 04/08 - 10/08 - £4 off £40
XX8DPH- 11/08 - 17/08 - £4 off £40

Discount:

Money £6- £9

Minimum Spend:

£60.00

Expiry: varies over the next month

Applies to:

Groceries And Tesco Direct

Instructions:

XXQ86H - until 13/07 - £6 off £60
XXPFT4 - 14/07 - 20/07 - £9 off £60
XX2TXD- 21/07 - 27/07 - £6 off £60
XX94KY- 28/07 - 03/08 - £6 off £60
XXJMLH- 04/08 - 10/08 - £6 off £60
XXB44P- 11/08 - 17/08 - £6 off £60

Discount:

£7 - £10

Minimum Spend:

£70.00

Promotional Code:

VARIOUS

Expiry:

17/08/2008

Applies to:

TESCO GROCERIES AND ALSO WORKS FOR TESCO DIRECT

Instructions:

XXG8PB £7.00 OFF £70.00 VALID UNTIL 13/07/08
XXHGBL £10.00 OFF £70.00 VALID FROM 14/07/08 TILL 20/07/08
XX6WGR £7.00 OFF £70.00 VALID FROM 21/07/08 TILL 27/07/08
XXJTPN £7.00 OFF £70.00 VALID FROM 28/07/08 TILL 03/08/08
XXY7L6 £7.00 OFF £70.00 VALID FROM 04/08/08 TILL 10/08/08
XXMXZH £7.00 OFF £70.00 VALID FROM 11/08/08 TILL 17/08/08

Discount:

£12.00

Minimum Spend:

£80.00

Promotional Code:

XXB47M

Expiry: various over the next month

Applies to:

Groceries & Direct

Instructions:

£8 off £80 shop valid until 13.7.08 XX8R3M
£12 off £80 shop - 14.7.08-20.7.08 XXB47M
£8 off £80 shop - 21.7.08-27.7.08 XXP6D2
£8 off £80 shop - 28.7.-3.8.08 XXLR8J
£8 off £80 shop - 4.8.08-10.8.08 XXKXGV
£8 off £80 shop - 11.8-17.8.08 XXKPBN

Sunday Sheperds pie!!

Morning

had a little sleep in this morning, so now I am having to rush round to catch up with my chores!

I have put on the dish washer and prepared today’s Sunday lunch, which is Shepperd’s pie:

 

just boilng the carrots and pots:

 the finished pie:

Menu plan w/c 5th July, 2008

Morning,

I ordered food shopping from Mr. T last night. I used this code: XX-KMYX to get £4 off £40 spend, so pleased! Some of the Tesco codes seem quite scare again??

Just completed next weeks menu plan: It will be a little different next week, as ds2 is going away with the school for 5 days, Monday to Friday, so I have adjusted normal shopping a little!

Saturday: Roast chicken and chips.  (ds2 has his final football tournament of the season on sat, so packed lunch needed for him)

Sunday: Shepperds pie with carrots

Monday: nigella’s green thai curry with brown rice

Tuesday:  breaded plaice, pasta and mixed veg

wednesday: Meal out!! just me and oh!! :)  

Thursday: Nursery fish pie and veg

Friday: order pizza for ds2 coming home!!!!

 

 

retro cookery

 

Just back from the hairdressers, which is another job done, however next door to my hairdressers is a charity shop, I always pop in and have a mouch. Here are today finds:

two retro pyrex steak plates for a £1!!!

and a retro cookbook, the complete farmhouse kitchen cookbook published in 1975 by Yorkshire Television! I am just having a quick look through and hope to post some retro recipes on here later!

 

Menu plan w/c: 27/6/08

Morning

Up with the larks this morning and feeling very bright and breezy! I have just scoffed down breakie, free range egg from the farm next door with soliders!

 Mr. T is delivering food shopping this afternoon and I have just finished completing next weeks menu plan:

Friday : Nigella’s nursery fish pie

Saturday: curried parsnip soup (oh favourite)

Saturday tea:  slow cooked Beef Bourguignon with boiled rice

Sunday: roast chicken dinner

sunday tea: chicken omlette with chips and curry

monday: lasanga, wedges and salad

tuesday: plaice, pasta and veg

wednesday: slow cook pork casserole, mash and veg

thursday: pizza, wedges and salad

friday: home made shepperds pie with carrots

 

Tidy up Thursday!

Good afternoon

It’s my first of four days off, I just love this new job! As I have been at work since Monday, I have been playing catch up today. This is what I have done so far:

three loads of washing and is now all hung out under my carport at the side of house

one load of dishes out the dishwasher and put away

a whole weeks worth of ironing done and put away

upstairs walk in closet cleared of unwanted pj’s ( i have  pj obession, especially pink ones :))

baked 15 blueberry muffins!!

and finally coloured my hair ! I always colour my own hair, as its bright blonde, the roots show through every 4 weeks. I buy the goldwell colour that the hairdressers use. It works out at about £2.50 per application!

 

Ds2, has started his induction yesterday to secondary school, which is just over the road and for the first time since he was 3 , I haven’t done the school run!!! Ohh I feel so liberated, yay!!! I have got some of my life back!!!!! 

I used this tesco code last night and saved £6:

Groceries £6 off an £60 Spend (23/06/08 to 06/07/0
  Coupon Code: XX-MBKP
  Expiration: Jul. 6, 2008

 

  

  

Cup winners photo !!

 

mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/    Ds2 latest Wilf Mannion  Cup League win is featured on the Boro page!!!    :) Full story two posts below!