Although my homemade wine costs 33p/bottle, here's something else we've taken advantage of https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8#hl=en-GB&q=hotukdeals tesco wine glitch chardonnay We bought several cases of the Ogio Chardonnay (RRP £9.99/bottle) using a 'Helping Hand' £5 off £40 shop voucher, the ones where if you spent £40 you got a voucher for £5 off your next £40 shop and we had more than we could use because we found a few blowing around the car park, left in trollies, etc., so we got the price paid down to £1.31/bottle for decent Chardonnay. The last bottle was drunk at New Year. That was a bit of a treat for us. I think we also paid for the wine by doubling up clubcard vouchers, but it was a while ago, although I seem to remember we got it down to about the same cost as homebrew.
Only done three pages so far!!!! Totally agree. Modern cars are not cheap to maintain. The low profile tyres are dear and parts are through the roof - fuel filter for the latest Fiesta diesel is over sixty quid!! That's just one example. No harm in that. Just make sure that you go to the bargain bins first. Waitrose at bargain time is the best value shopping in town. Wait until the clutch needs doing, the cambelt is due for replacing or the radiator is leaking. If it develops an electrical issue prepare to re-mortgage! Hate to say it, but I know for a fact that cars are designed to have a life expectancy of eight to ten years now. Nooooooooooo Yes! By broccoli etc from the market (three large heads for £1.50 here. Mix 'n match with collie) and blanch it before bagging up into meal sized bags and freezing. Mushrooms freeze well sauteed. Lots of other veg too. Agree again. See above. Also, the fruit is actually edible! Disagree. Ketchup is nasty in my opinion. Good puree is not dear. I will confess that ketchup is essential in a sweet and sour sauce. They do extra thick bacon for 99p (I think). Nasty stuff as bacon proper, but diced up makes good (and cheap) lardons. Yorkshire, Thompsons or, at a push, Tetley I'm afraid. Crayfishing? Licences are free. Good point. Your local Asian supermarket is a good source of cheap herbs, spices, pulses etc. Also you'll find that the rice is far better from there.
Longk.....I've not had any major issues with my Clio or any of them, this is my third! The cam belt was changed last year. It's six years old (I've owned it for three) with 25,000 genuine miles on the clock. However, I had a Megane before this and in the three years I owned it we had the steering column replaced twice because of manufacturing faults.
Puree is dearer for the amount you get compared to if you used ketchup though. I only see it in toothpaste like tubes and never really jars or bottles. Recipes always ask for a tbsp of the stuff and you always seem to run out really quickly and when you most need it
A couple of points. I'm not skint, but last year there was a few weeks were my business partner and I had to go without wages after a major client went belly up. Towards the end I couldn't justify a couple of quid for seeds (as Kristen knows). We could have got an overdraft extension, but having been shafted on that one before we figured we could get through it without kissing butt. As it was we built up a relationship with the receiver (we had four of what were now "their vehicles" in bits at the time that the plug was pulled on our client) so we made our money back in the end (by helping to dispose of about a third of the 100+ vehicles in the fleet). My point is Clueless, stick at it - with a little fortitude it will work out in the end. Second thought. Is your employer large enough to operate a car pool scheme? My Dad did. Made sense to me until I found out how cheap they were if you bought them by the kilo. Here's a tip that a chef gave me. Add the puree to the onions/garlic/empty pan and heat so that the oil separates. The flavour is better and you'll use less. From a personal point of view I dislike the taste that ketchup adds, but were are all different. In closing, and back to food, keep a bottle of Lea and Perrins in the cupboard. A splash of that added to the most basic ingredients will make the dish taste a whole lot more expensive. Also...................when making a tomato sauce add half an anchovy fillet (mashed up with a knife) per tin of tomatoes. Lifts the flavour no end but doesn't taste fishy. Some brands are stronger than others so you'll need to experiment.
Well I've taken the great advice on here and started saving. Just retirement (isa), Christmas, emergencies and 1 each for the kids. (Instant access online) Putting a pound a week in to start. Let's see how I do :/ How about joining me clue?
I very rarely shop in Lidl, but they sell packs of cooking bacon 1-99 a kilo, bought 3 it`s got a long shelf life, as I was passing on Sunday, rifle through and look for the ends of gammon, I slice it up for sarnies and when it gets too bitty ,lardons.
@al n has already touched this. Poundland, 99p Shop, Poundstretcher etc for household cleaning items and bogroll. 99p Shop sells Original Source shower gel - used in conjunction with those fluffy nylon scrubber thingies shower gel lasts ages (soap used with them lasts forever).
Ketchup doesn't contain all that much tomato. It has lots of sugar, salt and vinegar to help preserve it, however, most of which you won't want in your recipes unless it is a sweet and sour one. Branded ketchup would be a very expensive way of buying your tomato flavour, although Aldi/Lidl would be better value. Tomato puree is 100% tomato with a concentrated tomato flavour. Just a small amount should give the same tomato flavour as a pile of ketchup, with a better colour and texture too. I agree that tubes of puree are not cheap, though very handy. The local Asian supermarkets sell jars and tins in a range of sizes (up to bucket size!) and are very good value. If you open a jar and don't use it all in one go, tap it on the worktop to level the remaining puree down, then add a thin layer of oil, preferably cold-pressed extra virgin but any old oil will do. This helps it to keep well and stops any tendency for mould to form. It lasts for weeks in the fridge after that. Last time I was in our local international supermarket I bought 70gm mini tins at 6 for £1. Alternatively, you could get a giant tin, dollop it out in to ice cube trays and freeze, bringing the price per portion down from about 16.5p to about 2p, I should think. Been reading too many of Scrungee's posts!
Interesting. Just checked the ingredients and you're spot on, so where does the oil come from when it's heated? 29p for 200g tube in Lidl, so at an average of six meals (to serve four) 5p a meal. Just what I add to tinned toms to make a sauce, but in the amount that I want.
