This month we're looking for tips on food. What's your best ever tip for food/groceries? My best tip is not to do a grocery shop until I have been through my fridge/freezer/pantry and written down all the meals that I could make with what's already there. I do this regularly and I once didn't grocery shop for 2 weeks! I probably saved around $400!! Add your tips to this thread or in the Secret Stash! There will be a prize for the best tip!
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When I had to feed a family of five and my partner wasn't working I found the community food vans a lifesaver. Community centres and Centrelink offices usually have details. Generally they have a minimum $5 spend, but you get as much of the fresh fruit and vegetables they have available that you need. You can then shop for discounted grocery items. Most of the items are things getting close to their use-by date, but can be frozen. For example, I have picked up a carton of 12x1L Zymil milk, a carton of 6 large yoghurt tubs, a carton of 12x300ml tubs of cream and a carton of mini muffin bars for $3 each (all of which I could freeze or share with friends). I have sometimes managed to shop for enough groceries, fruit and veges to feed our family for a week on $30, including meat for a couple of meals. Sometimes you have to be a bit creative with your recipes, but it's amazing what you can come up with when you need to.
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So after being out of the house almost all of last weekend at the
seminar, we decided to have a weekend adventure closer to home. Like
everyone the usual chores had to be done, and of course the lawn needed
a good mow after the week’s rain.
We have been driving past the development of the Kangaroo Point Cliff Park
since it commence a year or so ago, and now that it is finished we
decided to take a picnic and check it out. As luck would have it
parking was a breeze on Sunday afternoon and the park itself was
relatively empty. There is loads of vantage points to view the city
(will be great for New Years Eve and River Fire celebrations),
and of course lots of lovely fresh lawn to relax on. In addition there
are several BBQ’s and it looks as though the cafe is almost ready to
open complete with a liquor license!
We took a very basic picnic of sandwiches and drinks and found a
shady spot to enjoy the surrounds and read. As a side note; that would
be one thing that I would point out, shade at the moment is at a
premium so until the trees become more established I would recommend
visiting at early morning or late afternoon during the summer months.
Why don’t you find a local spot that you haven’t been to before, or
not for a long time, pack a picnic, grab a book or games for the kids
and get out in the fresh air and enjoy the many green spaces Brisbane has to offer, they are pretty much all free!
