My 1st October shopping from Sainsbury's.
I had a £100 Sainsbury's gift card to use that I had acquired by taking out a Pure Cremation funeral plan. Me, Alan and my brother all did this so that Mum would get £300 in gift cards for recommending people. As my Mum doesn't need much these days except soap and shampoo, Graham kept just one of the hundreds as a Sainsbury's card to keep her supplied, and with my permission used the other £200 plus his own £100 for taking out his funeral plan to go towards a much needed new laptop from Curry's. Alan chose a Marks and Spencer's gift card and bought himself all new underwear and a couple of t-shirts.
Well anyway I digress, with far too much background information. Here's what a smidge over £50 of my gift card bought me. After reading so much online and in the news about coffee prices due to really shoot up soon, I thought I would stock up on next years coffee supply, this winter's lip salves and a decent stock of dairy-free cheeses. I also bought a few other things that I had almost run out of.
I didn't want to blow it all in one fell swoop as I wanted to see what I had in my longer term storage cupboard and see if more coffee would be good idea, or did I need something else. When I got home I found I already had one and a half of this sized jars, so at the rate I think I use coffee I reckon that is a nine month supply. I might just hang fire a bit and see if a decent coffee offer appears later this month.
There was a coffee offer on at the moment but that was on the 200g jars, and looking at the shelf edge label in store this was still quite a bit more expensive per 100g than my jars. So not quite the brilliant Nectar offer it proclaimed itself to be.
Tip of the Day: Always check the shelf edge label for the price per 100g, or mls whenever possible.
They didn't have any organic eggs in Sainsbury's for some reason, so I nipped round to Booths for my preferred ones, and managed to find myself two £1 books on the charity book table. These have been on my radar for a while and have been recommended by many people. There were a lot of really good books there but I restrained myself admirably. 😁
Once I got home and put the shopping away, I decided to pick the remaining rhubarb. That's the last from my two plants for this year, and the garden suddenly looks a little bare. Once lightly stewed with a bit of brown sugar, I got another five takeaway sized tubs of rhubarb for the freezer, two for Alan and three for me.
That should keep me going for a while.
Then yesterday I picked the last of the tomatoes. With the weather turning really bad this weekend I wanted them in and out of the way. Now they are in the fridge, while I decide if their fate is chutney or something else. 🍅
Here's to a weekend of mostly staying in and staying cosy as Storm Amy is set to hit our area over Friday night and Saturday.
Sue xx
Wet and windy here. I should get my remaining tomatoes inside. Other than chutney, what can I do with green toms?
ReplyDeleteFried green tomatoes are quite tasty. Slice the tomatoes and dip the slices in breadcrumbs, I use dried garlicky breadcrumbs, then fry for a couple of minutes. It's a nice little side with sandwiches, soup or salad.
DeleteI’m not a chutney eater. I leave my green toms to ripen indoors. They always do, eventually. Once peeled (because the skins tend to be tough) i freeze them in portions equivalent to one tin of tomatoes for use in recipes throughout the winter.
ReplyDeleteBarbara.
I've still got a few jars of green tomato chutney, so I don't know if I want to make anymore. I might see if a few more ripen before I decide. 😀
DeleteJust check the 200 grams coffee when next you go. I checked gold blend last week. It's now 190 grams!
ReplyDeleteI've just checked online and you are absolutely right. I wonder why they have only reduced the contents of the old 200g jars, as the 100g and larger 300g ... which are the ones I bought ... are still at their usual weight. I bet the 200g sized jar was the most commonly sold size, they are very crafty!! This is where it is important to go off the shelf edge label that tells you the price per 100g, no matter what the size the jar or pack is, and not just the main price.
DeleteNescafé Alta rica went down to 95g and 190g ages ago. Sneakily, they kept using the exact same size jars so that when you get them home and stand them next to the original weight jars, you don’t notice the difference. The blighters.
DeleteBarbara.
Storm Amy has scuppered a few plans, but as there is always things needing doing I will still have a busy weekend. Keep warm and safe.
ReplyDeleteWe are both keeping busy too this morning, but I think a nice sit down with a film and copious cups of coffee is on the cards for me this afternoon.
DeleteThat’s a good haul from Sainsbury’s with part of your voucher. I’ ve read and enjoyed both of the books and hope you will too. Been stormy here since last night and we’re not done yet. Catriona
ReplyDeleteYes, it was a wild night for sure. Ironically after getting used to the noise of the storm, it went very silent for about ten minutes and THAT woke me up. It's still blowing like mad here but at least the rain has died right down to a light drizzle.
DeleteWith prices rising almost daily and sizes shrinking, it's good to keep an eye on 'special offers' but sometimes they're not as 'special' as they look. Often, two smaller sizes work out cheaper than the larger 'bargain' size.
ReplyDeleteYes, that exactly why I go off the shelf edge label price for the 100g for everything that I buy, and not the main advertised price. This time the largest jar was the cheapest but in the past I have been known to buy lots of little ones when they have worked out cheaper.
DeleteExtremely windy here but some very welcome sunny spells in between.
ReplyDeleteHuge bowl of apple crumble and custard in front of me as I type - comfort food weather for sure.
It's very satisfying when you have a full store cupboard of the things you use most isn't it x
Alison in Devon x
Oh gosh, enjoy your apple crumble and custard. I've just been making some potato curry pasties, so that's my lunch sorted out. :-)
DeleteIt really is, I've been on a journey to simplify the food that I keep in my cupboard for a while now. Eating up the random things and not replacing them.