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Stock Up Grocery Shop

Posted on September 14, 2017September 14, 2017by Vanessa Smith

It has been a while since I’ve done any of my grocery posts on here. Mostly because I tend to buy the same(ish) stuff each fortnight, I’m not prescriptive in “teaching” you want to do like a “real” shopping and meal planning blog (plus I don’t meal plan or follow receipes because ugh who lives […]

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The Stock Shop

Posted on June 8, 2017June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith

I used to post my grocery shopping on here pretty often. It all started with my very tight budget post when I was working part time and struggling financially. Then I did it regularly, sometimes along with photos of the meals I had made. But I stopped, partially out of laziness and partially because what […]

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DIY Bhuja Snack Mix

Posted on August 3, 2016June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith
The individual items

DIY Bhuja Snack Mix   Anne from Domesblissity let me know on Instagram recently that she has a recipe for Bhuja Snack Mix on her blog – I love these snacks but find them very expensive to buy. I thought they would be cheap to make but hadn’t ever tried. So on the weekend I decided […]

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Grocery Guessing Game

Posted on March 18, 2016June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Top Trolley

This fortnight, I thought I would change it up a little.   I want you to have a look at my trolley photos, a look at some old posts if you want (like this one, this one and that one) and tell me what you think I spent on groceries in Coles this week.   […]

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A Sort Of $89 Grocery Shop

Posted on March 4, 2016June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith
$109 Coles Shop

I paid electricity and rego this fortnight. Yay for having a car and electricity, boo for the cost of them, am I right?   Anyway, with those slight dents to my bank balance, I wanted to do a smallish shop. But again, when I wanted to do a smallish shop, it fell on a bit […]

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$142 Grocery Shop

Posted on February 19, 2016June 8, 2017by Vanessa Smith
$28 Coles grocery receipt

I had hoped to do a bit of a small shop this week, but it turned out to be a bit of a stock up cycle. Le sigh. We did our big grocery shop in one hit, but also went back the next day for a few things because I knew they were going to […]

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Slow Cooker Beef Chilli

Posted on January 29, 2016June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Adding beef onion and red capsicum to the slow cooker for beef chilli

Ever since I scored a $3 slow cooker at a garage sale last year, I’ve been a bit slack at using it. I figured making chilli was probably a pretty safe first timer thing to try and make (I’m not counting a gooey botched batch of rice). As I usually do, I skim the internet […]

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$206 Grocery Shop

Posted on January 22, 2016June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith
$206 grocery shop for the fortnight

Go me, because not only did I manage to spend an entire day at work yesterday, but I also managed to go out after work and buy food! It’s a good sign that the virus that has been kicking my butt for a week is finally starting to leave my system. Even better, this fortnight […]

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Questions About CostCo

Posted on January 20, 2016November 16, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Questions About CostCo

Seeing as the Brisbane CostCo isn’t too far for me, I’ve wondered if I should join and do my shopping there. But I have a lot of questions about what would be worth it or not.   Questions About CostCo   Is it really cheaper? Firstly, we don’t spend much overall on grocery shopping, so […]

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Spicy Asian Style Dipping Sauce

Posted on January 19, 2016June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Ingredients For Asian Style Spicy Dipping Sauce

I first made this sauce a few years ago when some friends & I had a dumpling party. I realised I hadn’t ever gotten around to blogging it in any kind of detail*.   *Detail being kind of a vague term for someone like me who makes up cooking as they go along.   Spicy […]

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