Reduced Grub

  • Halloumi Couscous Salad

    This halloumi couscous salad costs only 63p per serving! Who ever said being vegetarian is boring,  needs to seriously jog on to some of the fabflippingtastic Vegetarian restaurants popping up all over the UK. Even the hardest of Carnivores have been taken aback with some of the fantastic dishes offered, that are not only packed […]

  • Media coverage for savvy shopping.

            GMTV 31/09/17     http://www.itv.com/thismorning/food/savvy-shopper-i-feed-my-family-for-20-a-week   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4629804/Top-tips-children-happy-flights.html?ito=whatsapp_share_article-masthead http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-4324222/The-10-easy-ways-reduce-weekly-shopping-bill.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-4226514/The-easiest-kitchen-hacks-time-revealed.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-4222684/Cook-romantic-Valentine-s-Day-three-cotmlurse-dinner-5.h http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3542924/Feed-family-just-20-week-Waitrose-M-S-Impossible-Not-follow-middle-class-mum-Kelly-s-tips-swooping-food-s-discounted-going-date.   http://www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk/food/food-news/this-mum-reveals-her-secrets-to-saving-18000-on-food/   http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07xhpy4   The interview with Right on the Money will be shown July 2016.                                                 […]

  • Lidl wine – a great buy!

    Have you tried Lidl wine before? If you like a decent bottle of red, then this Chatea neuf du pape is a steal at £7.99. You really should give this wine a try. Tried and tested and it was as nice as any £16 bottle !!!!

  • Trolley bag review.

    I have always been intrigued by this strange idea of trolley bags, and after every shop at Lidl or Aldi, I always promise myself that I would buy one, but unfortunately life keeps getting in the way. When I was asked to review Trolley bags, I did a small air punch as it was something […]

  • Fish Pie With Leeks – £1.20 Per Portion

    For just £1.20 per portion, this fish pie with leeks is well worth a try! This is my take on a classical dish using reduced priced food, and it is a fab recipe to have as you will often see fish pie mix reduced on the fish counter. This fish pie with leeks is a […]

  • Day 7 of the challenge ( HURRRRRAYYYYY)

    Poached eggs on toast are a firm favorite of ours ans this only cost £1.10 I picked up some nice panini bread in Asda for 44p, and i had some lovely mozzarella to use up, soi mixed it with some parsley and seasoned tomatoes and they turned out better than any we have eaten before. […]

  • Day 6 of feed my family with £20 for 7 days.

    As a family, we started off the day with some chocolate and coconut porridge topped with a banana. A firm favourite with the children, it is a quick, cheap and filling start . Breakfast 22p Lunch wasn’t the most exciting, but it was made up of left over chicken, red onion, tomato and mayo sandwiches. […]

  • Anything goes lamb curry recipe

    This anything goes lamb curry recipe is exactly what it says on the tin! This is another simple lamb curry recipe, but its got so much stuff in that you don’t need to serve it with anything, it has the curry taste but it looks like a stew. Pop it in your slow cooker in […]

  • Day 5 of the £20 challenge

    Breakfast consisted of wholemeal toast, topped with Ricotta and honey, an unusual yet  lovely combination. This only cost 26p I picked up a pack of three Houmous from M&S for 15p (5p each), and as i had some flat breads aswell, i decided to toast them in some olive oil so that they would crisp […]

  • Day 4 of the £20 challenge

    Ok, so we are now on the hump of the week and we are running a little bit over target, lets hope that i can rein it in  bit !!!! Breakfast 59p We picked up these ready to bake croissants in the chilled reduced shelf at Co -op for 59p, So we ate these for […]

  • My thoughts – Approved Foods Review

    This is my Approved Foods review – my thoughts of the company as a whole. I was contacted by a Gentleman called Jack Walker in April, and he explained that he was from company called Approved food. It is an online company that sell food, drink and household goods that are either from manufacturer’s residual […]

  • Day 3 of feed my family with £20 for a week.

    Day 3 total £2.92! Day 3 has started of with some filling and healthy porrridge which has come in at 40p for the four of us. I used Lidl oats which are only 35p for a bag, i used maybe a 1/4 for the 4 of us, it was topped off with breakfast seeds and a […]