Souper bargains

Last night I popped into Tesco just as it was closing and picked up these amazing yellow sticker soup mixes.

I was thrilled to find them so cheap, but also found myself wondering who on earth pays £1.30 for them?! I know it's more convenient than chopping oneself but it's just root veg, which is dirt cheap. Anyway, luckily no one was buying them so I could grab 3!

I used 2 to make Sophie some vegetable soup and the 3rd mixed with some split peas and spices to make another soup for my lunches.

Sophie's was pretty bland initially so I panicked and added beans, chopped tomatoes and more potatoes. It made the price of the soup much higher, 74p instead of 9p but actually we're still coming in at around 6p a portion. And she loves it.

Les and I also went for a lovely walk in some local woodland last night and brought home some wild garlic. I stuck a few leaves into each soup and it'll be useful to add to bolognaise, risotto etc too.

Breakfast was pancakes. (Followed by soup for Sophie!) They weren't the best but the kids threw sugar all over them and thought they were delicious. And at 18p for the batch they're a super thrifty option.
I used 2 small eggs, approx 100g flour and water instead of milk.

Lunch was eclectic. Matt had a sausage sandwich, Sophie and I had soup and bread/toast. I also made some croutons from the bread crusts. And snuck the ends of Les' 9p spring onions.

Today has felt ok. Lazing around in the sunshine has definitely helped, we haven't had to exert much energy, although a cold beer or some ice lollies would have gone down a treat. I made do with some homemade lemon ice tea. Teabag left over from this morning's cuppa, a bit of lemon juice and sugar. It was pretty nice! And added just 2p to our total.

I was worried that starting this on a bank holiday would be harder. But the kids have been busy and I've managed to potter about without too much worry over the rest of the week. I think Les' laidback attitude might eventually be rubbing off on me a bit! But it is only day 1, and we're back into busy normality tomorrow. I have a meeting first thing so we need to be super organised with breakfast and lunches.

Dinner is risotto for the girls and bolognaise for the boys. We chipped in for a packet of celery between us, which is an extra 27p each.

Boys are on £9.85. I bought some cut price doughnuts for 16p but we'll call it a present as they don't really have enough to contribute. The girls are on £8.66 after factoring in yellow sticker items, lemon juice and spices for the soup. Actually that looks a bit scary now!

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