Category Archives: Shopping Snapshots

Every once in a while we like to pop up a ‘weekly shop’ post, detailing what we bought and how much it cost – this is a great way to see how our budgets and habits are changing during these ‘austerity’ years. Hopefully in a couple of years we’ll read these and smile with nostalgia over our fillet steaks and vintage wines! One can live in hope! :)

Shopping Snapshots – March 14th 2011

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 14th March 2011, in Shopping, Shopping Snapshots
I was a super-duper good girl this week. Not even €40 for 14 meals! This week has been one of my "more calories, less cost" notions, partly because I was beavering away at Irish-style recipes such as Steak & Guinness Pies and Whiskey Cake for the week that's in...

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Shopping Snapshots – 7th March 2011

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 7th March 2011, in Shopping, Shopping Snapshots
The weekly shop this week is actually fairly reasonable, due in no small part to the fact that as I slaved at the stove for hours on Monday, we’re having galettes for lunch all bloody week.  The Sunday roast (becoming quite a habit now!) was an absolutely...

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Shopping Snapshots – February 26th 2011

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 26th February 2011, in Shopping, Shopping Snapshots
Ok so I was a wee bit more frugal this week, despite the fact I got a notion to cook cassoulet of all things (My Mum’s fault, we’ve just come back from a short trip to the Aude region!), which is a very traditional country dish in France, but...

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Shopping Snapshots – February 20th 2011

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 21st February 2011, in Shopping, Shopping Snapshots
My weekly shop yesterday involved a bit of a wild card – Mother in Law coming to dinner. This meant that my usual hasty lazy thrown-together stir fry of a Sunday evening would have to be replaced by a proper meal. Involving effort. No problem, I thought, tearing through...

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Gastronomics.ie is a fully independent food and shopping blog, updated daily, bringing tips and hints on how to cook, eat and drink like a true recessionista. We are mother and daughter, catering for six people and two respectively, and in this blog we share our efforts to lower the grocery bills, while keeping the tummies satisfied! Have a look at the news section for some industry gossip, check out our recipes if you’re looking for inspiration, or have a look at our ‘weekly shop’ and ‘special offers’ menus to see how we’re saving the pennies this week. If you’ve got any tips or hints just drop us a line or leave a comment – we’d love to hear from you!

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