Share your weekly shopping

[Honeyoc]

Yes I think we do Emsie lol. I went through a budgeting phase but I could't be bothered in the end, it was more like a hobby, bargain shopping. My husband and I love food, nice food and I LOVE cooking. He would go as far as sourcing all kinds of obscure gourmet ingredients from all over the world to make each meal a "gastronomic orgasm" (his words!). I'm a more practical cook but my main concern is quality and variety. It makes SW a real pleasure as I don't feel deprived at all. In fact I cook much nicer food when I'm on plan than when I'm not! I have a big freezer so I can bulk buy and nothing ever gets wasted, we eat everything believe it or not lol!

Ellebear, I want to see pics of your deliveries!!

 

[lentil2]

Another Costco fan here......not only their food but everything else they sell there too.
We have one a few minutes drive away from us so we tend to use it just like another local supermarket which is why we spend a small fortune there because we always come away with some other random purchase also aside from the food that we went there for!!!
We have garden water features from there along with electrical items, garden tools, clothes...the list goes on and the great thing is, if anything breaks, you just take it back, no questions asked. You don't need a receipt even as your membership shows everything you have bought!!
Love, love, love their food......it's not always cheaper so you do have to know what's what where prices are concerned but it's always quality stuff. On the other hand some things are exceptionally cheap!!
I work for the Police which is how how got my membership.

 

[*Emsie*]

Just put am order in for Tesco delivery...as follows.....


Quantity Product Price Total
1 Weetabix 48'S £3.47 £3.47
2 Aquafresh Multi Action Whitening Toothpaste 100Ml £2.40 £4.80
1 Tesco Skimmed Milk 1.136Ltr/2 Pints £0.89 £0.89
1 Tesco Honey And Nut Cornflakes 750G £1.99 £1.99
1 Tesco Cabbage White £0.67 £0.67
1 Tesco Honeydew Melon £1.00 £1.00
3 Tesco Semi- Skimmed Milk 2.272Ltr/4 Pints £1.49 £4.47
2 Tesco Wholewheat Fusilli Pasta Twists 500G £0.85 £1.70
1 Cadbury Mini Fingers Snack Pack 132G £1.59 £1.59
1 Maryland Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie 6 Pack £1.20 £1.20
1 Tesco Cantaloupe Melon Class 1 £1.00 £1.00
2 Batchelors Chicken Savoury Rice 120G £0.40 £0.80
2 Batchelors Beef Savoury Rice 120G £0.40 £0.80
2 T Healthy Living Diced Chicken Breast 377G £3.89 £7.78
1 Baking Potatoes 2.5Kg Tray £1.85 £1.85
1 Fox's Chocolate Rocky 9 Pack £1.59 £1.59
1 Cadbury Chocolate Mousse 4X55g £1.19 £1.19
1 Cadbury Light Chocolate Mousse 4X55g £1.19 £1.19
1 Tesco Twin Pack Garlic Bread 420G £1.45 £1.45
4 Ko-Lee Go Noodles Roast Chicken 65G £0.69 £2.76
1 Fab Bakin' Boys 4 Chocolate King Cupcakes £0.70 £0.70
1 Tesco Mushroom Stir Fry 355G £1.00 £1.00
1 Pom Bear Original Snacks 6 Pack £1.00 £1.00
2 Ryvita Whole- Grain Cracker- Bread 125G £0.98 £1.96
1 Light Choices Natural Fromage Frais 500G £0.83 £0.83
1 Weight Watchers Premium Pork Sausages 400G £2.29 £2.29
1 Walls Classic 12 Pork Sausages 681G £2.00 £2.00
1 Tesco Broccoli Florets 200G £1.00 £1.00
1 Dove Burst Body Wash 250Ml £1.53 £1.53
1 Birds Eye 12 Chicken Dippers 100% Chicken Breast 220G £1.00 £1.00
1 Tesco Italiano 12 Garlic Bread Bites 175G £1.80 £1.80
1 Tesco Butternut Squash Loose £1.00 £1.00
1 Cabbage Medley 200G £1.00 £1.00
6 Muller Light Vanilla Yogurt 190G £0.61 £3.66
2 Muller Light Rhubarb Yogurt 190G £0.61 £1.22
3 Muller Light Raspberry Cranberry Yogurt 190G £0.61 £1.83
2 Muller Light Cherry Yogurt 190G £0.61 £1.22
3 Muller Light Banana And Custard Yogurt 190G £0.61 £1.83
2 Maggi 2 Minute Chicken Flavour Noodles 77G £0.33 £0.66
1 Miniature New Potatoes 750G £1.27 £1.27
1 Burtons Original Wagon Wheels 6 Pack £1.69 £1.69
2 Large Red Grapefruit Each £0.45 £0.90
2 Clementines Pack £1.60 £3.20
1 Tesco Vine Ripened Tomatoes £0.90 £0.90
1 Tesco Broccoli 335G £0.97 £0.97
1 Tesco Deep Crust Spicy Beef Pizza 460G £2.35 £2.35
2 Tesco Thin Crust Cheese Feast Pizza 270G £2.10 £4.20
2 Cucumber Whole Each £0.80 £1.60
1 Tesco Iceberg Lettuce Each Class 1 £0.50 £0.50
1 Tesco Light Choices Cottage Cheese Natural 600G £1.00 £1.00
1 Johnsons 2 In 1 Body Wash 250Ml £1.99 £1.99
1 Tesco Cherry Tomatoes 650G £2.00 £2.00
2 Tesco 10 Unsmoked Back Bacon 300G £2.48 £4.96
1 Fab Bakin' Boys 4 Chocolate Orange King Cupcakes £0.70 £0.70
1 Closed Cup Mushrooms 250G £0.83 £0.83
1 Large Flat Mushrooms 250G £1.00 £1.00
2 Tesco Lamb Shank With Mint Gravy 420G £4.00 £8.00
1 Gala Apple Pack £1.80 £1.80
1 Tesco Four Leaf Salad 90G £1.00 £1.00
2 Low Low Mature Block Cheese 350G £3.49 £6.98

 

[*EB*]

Yummy Able and Cole box....and free eggs!!!

 

[Honeyoc]

Looks yummy Ellebear! Is that a melon in there? Love watermelons! I got free eggs too
Do you find that their tomatoes have a thick tough skin? Not so sure I like it

Anyway here are my boxes! 1 large veggie box and a salad box

Salad box

Veggie box

GIANT peppers from another planet!

Chilli jam, and free eggs!

P.S. Why is this thread not a sticky like the food porn thread??!

 

[*Emsie*]

These veggie boxes look very tempting but can't commit to them at the moment! i used to have a delivery a long time ago form Riverford Organics I think it was but back then I used to waste a lot of stuff
Comparing/discussing shopping on here is making me quite fussy! I have just had my delivery from tesco and so unhelpful after the Ocado deliveries...asked him to bring shopping into kitchen as am not supposed to be lifting at the mo and he just put the boxes down in the kitchen with the bags in!
I already sent a negative feedback after my Asda delivery last week can see me doing it again this week with Tesco lol

P.s Honey I love the mug on your stand with the grey/yellow flower! Spotted it the other day and there it is again where was that from?

 

[Honeyoc]

Oh dear, sounds like terrible customer service from Tesco! Stick to Ocado, they know how to treat a customer My first organic veggie box was from Riverford, the veggies were really delicious but I think Abel & Cole is a bit better because you can pick and choose your favourite fruit and veg so you're not stuck with veggies you don't like and not know what to do with them. They're also a lot bigger and you get freebies like eggs this week (got 2 x 8oz steaks last week!)

Since I started getting these boxes, I've been a lot more creative in the kitchen, kind of freestyling a bit which is different from my usual regimented super organised style of cooking lol. Yesterday I made some sunblushed tomatoes, toay I made a fruit compote (pics in recipe thread) Pretty cool hey?! I'm going to go with it, I'm really enjoying shaking things up a bit. And by chance I found an old recipe binder I've had for years and years and years and there are SOOOO many lovely recipes in it, a lot from when my husband and I first started dating (awww ) so I'm inspired to the hilt at the moment. Even ordered two new aprons from John Lewis!

Oh and my mugs are from pip studio, the floral porcelain collection Coffee & Tea I got the early bird and floral ribbon mugs. I like that they're all mismatched and kitsch. Kath Kidson is a little extreme, these are just right amount of floral girly fun!

 

[*EB*]

Ocado is one of the best, but i do think my local Waitrose Delivery were the best!

x

 

[*Emsie*]

Oh dear, sounds like terrible customer service from Tesco! Stick to Ocado, they know how to treat a customer My first organic veggie box was from Riverford, the veggies were really delicious but I think Abel & Cole is a bit better because you can pick and choose your favourite fruit and veg so you're not stuck with veggies you don't like and not know what to do with them. They're also a lot bigger and you get freebies like eggs this week (got 2 x 8oz steaks last week!)

Since I started getting these boxes, I've been a lot more creative in the kitchen, kind of freestyling a bit which is different from my usual regimented super organised style of cooking lol. Yesterday I made some sunblushed tomatoes, toay I made a fruit compote (pics in recipe thread) Pretty cool hey?! I'm going to go with it, I'm really enjoying shaking things up a bit. And by chance I found an old recipe binder I've had for years and years and years and there are SOOOO many lovely recipes in it, a lot from when my husband and I first started dating (awww ) so I'm inspired to the hilt at the moment. Even ordered two new aprons from John Lewis!

Oh and my mugs are from pip studio, the floral porcelain collection Coffee & Tea I got the early bird and floral ribbon mugs. I like that they're all mismatched and kitsch. Kath Kidson is a little extreme, these are just right amount of floral girly fun!

Oooh loving that site!
Great that you are all inspired I am actually missing cooking at the moment and hoping to get more into it when I move and have a more organised kitchen!

 

[*Emsie*]

Am trying to work out what the postage is for things on it but can't seem to Have you an idea at all Honey? x

 

[Honeyoc]

Am trying to work out what the postage is for things on it but can't seem to Have you an idea at all Honey? x

I bought 6 mugs and paid 12.95 Euros postage. You can get them at John Lewis as well, just not the whole range

 

[Honeyoc]

Went shopping for Afro foods yesterday, went to Brixton and got plantains, white flesh sweet potatoes, seasoning tubs (I put this in everything!), yam and some dried whole and ground shrimp! Yum!

 

[Tracy831]

Went shopping for Afro foods yesterday, went to Brixton and got plantains, white flesh sweet potatoes, seasoning tubs (I put this in everything!), yam and some dried whole and ground shrimp! Yum!

That's the only thing about not living in London anymore are the shops that sell all this kind of stuff, im in the middle of the countryside now and they definatly do not sell this here. lol

 

[Mrs.S.]

Wow!

Been to the Market this morning for fruit & veg.

Spent about £50 quid and here's what I got:

2 pineapples
Galia melon
Honeydew melon
6 kiwis
4 grapefruits
5 pink lady apples
5 bananas
20 satsumas
1lb green grapes
1lb red grapes
1lb cherries
4 nectarines
7 yellow plums

2 kg white potatoes
1lb baking potatoes
1/2lb green beans
Lettuce
Cucumber
1lb cherry tomatoes
Red pepper
Green pepper


2 chicken breasts
1lb extra lean steak mince
1lb extra lean diced pork
1lb BBQ ribs (hubby's)
Small beef roasting joint

Certainly going to be making it a weekly run.

Going to nip to Morrisons later for Yoghurts and bread and kids snacks but hoping to spend no more than about £30!!

 

[NumNumPigsBum]

I live in the country too and can't seem to find anything like that either. This may be a stupid question but if I were to google farm shops etc do you think anything would pop up? Or is there somewhere you can go to to find out if there are any in your area?

Feel free to slap me with a wet fish if im talking rubbish

 

[NumNumPigsBum]

Anyhoo, first week back on the wagon and I bought

2 x bananas
2 x apples
1 x pears
1 x peaches
1 x pineapple
1 x strawberries
1 x grapes
1 x blueberries
1 x cherries
cherry tomatoes
salad tomatoes
cucumber
2 x bags of salad leaves
spring onions
peppers
baking spuds
satsumas
carrots
butternut squash
sweet potatoes
garlic


e/l mince
chicken breasts
healthy living bacon
lean ham

cathedral city lighter
2 x e/l laughing coo
s/s milk
muller lights
natural yoghurt
baked beans
wholemeal pasta
alpen lights
curly wurlys
monster munch (num num pigs bum!!!!)

 

[NumNumPigsBum]

veg boxes

After reading in the "show us your weekly shop" (or something along those lines ) thread I had a nose on google for veg boxes/farm shops. I was wondering for those who buy them could you give me an example of what you get in one and how much they cost please if you wouldn't mind? So far the 2 I've looked at seem pretty expensive for what you're getting. Just wondered if they were average prices or if I should delve deeper and see if there are others about.

Fankoo!!

 

[Shirleen]

I think they're expensive but I like the idea of getting stuff you wouldn't normally choose.

Why not give a friend the money and ask them to do you a box from the veggie shop? You could return the favour!

 

[Mrs.S.]

I looked into them too a while back and thought they were expensive too!!

Have you got a local Market or a monthly farmers Market you can get to? xx

 

[pixislim]

I get a veggie box every week. Yes, it is on the dear side, but the quality of the veg is really good and I haven't ever thrown anything away because it was rotten. My box is £16 and the last box I got tomatoes, spinach, courgettes, salad leaves, cauliflower, cucumber, apples, melon, red currents. I am sure I am leaving a couple of things out, but can't think what. Hope that helps.