baking day

 

Ever since Clare at Green Valley Crafts made this post, I've been thinking a whole lot more about our grocery bill and how I can make it smaller. I've always been one for baking but I think that maybe in order to save a bit more I need to dedicate a whole day a fortnight (our budget is a fortnightly) to baking a few things and then an hour here and there making muffins or bikkies further through the week as things run out.

This week I made strawberry and rhubarb pie as a treat (using frozen starwberries from our garden and rhubarb from the mother in laws), Strawberry and rhubarb muffins for lunchboxes (yeah, it's a good combination!), breadsticks for snacking on, spicy fruit bread for breakfasts and a coconut loaf (recipe later in the week). I had also planned to make muesli bars also, but somebody took the jar of peanut butter with him fishing. why? who knows. 

It's left me feeling quite satisfied knowing that I've saved quite a bit off our grocery bill AND I only used 100 grams of butter, powdered milk and only 5 eggs! admitidly the pastry was pre-rolled from the supermarket but every time I've tried to make it myself it's been a huge fail!

So yeah. This fortnight we spent $190 at the supermarket. I have $10 left to buy some fruit at the beginning of next week.  Thats $100 a week. pretty good I think!