The first supermarket shop!

Thank you for sharing your experience Sair. It made me reflect on my fridge and I chuckle everytime someone tells me to eat something green. It seems that everything in my fridge turns green these days as I still have not got the knack of what to buy and consume...yes, grocery shopping is an area of improvement for me too!

Stukadivebomer you are so right Christmas Pudding is made for thick cream & lost of it. LOL - lost the weight now putting it back on!

JJx

Strike that I mean LOTS of it (not lost) LOLX

Hi Sair

I've enjoyed reading this thread - the tips are great! It took me a while before I stopped buying too much, now I tend to write a list - assuming I remember to take it with me.

I had a couple of 'wobbles' in Sainsburys early on and had to abandon the trolley! I don't shop there any more - not just because of that but they're not the best value.

I don't often buy ready-meals but I suppose that might be an idea. I do love the nacho kits - I add jalapenos to spice it up a bit - all done in about 5 mins.

Xx

My budget has shrunk so shopping was/is a chore> What I focus on now is the unhappy looking couples arguing about what to put in the trolley and think "I dont miss that!"

Know what you mean saffamumofthree

My shopping bill for the three of us came to £15 the other week, tis a marvle what you can do with mince!

More this week - monthly shop cos pay day & then thats it Fridge full / Car Full - bank A/C empty

JJx

Hi all

Well it is now week 8 for me since my stbx left and I have braved the supermarket three times now.

I went today and it felt fine. Normal even? I am still not cooking yet - still on the ready meals. I need to set a little target for myself to perhaps make one or two meals myself a week at first to get back into it. I used to love cooking before my husband left and used to make big roast dinners, stews and all his favourite foods I used to bake these enormous family sized cakes full of gooey soft icing or those cupcakes with creamy frosting or a nice apple crumble. It was rare that there was not some home made dessert in our house! Now, it all seems a bit of a waste to do this just for me. Perhaps in time, I will feel differently.

My cooker and oven is pristine and my microwave is over used! I have this enormous American fridge/freezer that used to be full of food. Now I buy loads of bottles of condiments and cans of pop to make it look a bit fuller. How sad is that? It looked a bit empty with one pot of fresh soup and some mullerlight yoghuts in it....

I hope to rediscover my cookery soon and am thinking of taking some one day courses to improve my knowledge and get me interested again. Maybe I will start to bake birthday cakes for family members... That would be a reason to bake....

Our cooking experiences are opposites. I was the one who (pretty much) had to do most of the cooking when I lived with my ex.

Although I'm still living on microwave meals for some of the time, I have some grand aspirations: to roast a chicken. I have never done that in all the years I was married : I need a whole new culinary experience. Plus, when I've finished it on a Sunday (with our without friends), I'll use it in sandwiches and then for soup. It'll probably last me more than a week.

And then I'm going to learn how to either make curry, or to make pasta from scratch, perhaps also making pesto from real herbs. The thing is, I need a kitchen to do it in first!

JJ