The littlest and I headed to the supermarket on Friday afternoon whilst the eldest was at nursery to pick up our supplies for the BBQ we were hosting that evening.
I even managed to get in front of the camera for our YouTube video!
Seeing as we had a new BBQ to try out from our TK Maxx adventure in Falkirk, we kept our fingers crossed for a dry evening - and it was!! Result!
R's family were joining us, and I was keen to impress, so we went all out getting a massive spread - I totally went OTT as you'll see below!
Loads of bargains to be found in every aisle. Morrisons really have cut their prices on thousands of products... We were loving the Kettle Chips!
I enjoyed a chelsea bun (£1 for 2) before attempting the unpacking!
Making the bean saladThe menu
To nibble on whilst cooking...Kettle Chips, 99pBeetroot Houmous, £1Sour cream & chive dip, 99p
Followed by:Tomato & mozzerella salad, see belowBean salad, see belowGreen side salad, 99p salad bag with orange pepper (79p) and cucumber, tomatoes & red onion
3 for £10Morrisons signature burgers - Scotch beef quarter poundersMorrisons signature burgers - hot & spicy jalapeno beef quarter poundersChicken breasts
Morrisons signature thick prime beef sausages, 2 packs for £5Finger rolls, 72p Burger buns, 72pFlava-it barbeque marinade sachet (for the chicken), 69pCorn on the cob, £4Baked sweet potatoes, £2.27Morrisons signature coleslaw, £1Morrisons deli style potato salad, £1Gherkins, £1Burger relish, £1.09Tomato ketchup, £1.75Cheese slices, £1.55
Washed down with:Diet coke with limeCoke zero cherry(£2.64 for 8 cans - great price!)Robinsons Fruit & Barley, £1.79
For the next again morning:Blueberry muffins, £1Pecan plaits, £1.09Bagels, 90pCream cheese, £1.85Coffee, £3Milk, £1.39Fresh juice, 3 cartons for £4
For the washing up:Fairy liquid, £1.30Finish Quantum, £6Scourers, 69p
The salads & condiments
Tomato & mozzarella salad:Red onions, 69pVine tomatoes, £1.29Buffalo mozzarella, £2Fresh basil, £1.39Belazu balsamic vinegar (from my cupboard)
This salad always reminds me of my mum, who made something along these lines frequently when I was growing up. Basically chop everything and throw it in a bowl with the beans and pour over some dressing. Easy!Bean salad:Cucumber, 49pCherry tomatoes, 99pRed pepper, 79pYellow pepper, 79pKidney beans, 79pChick peas, 59pSweetcorn, 65pCannellini beans, 59pSpring onion, 49pBalsamic dressing, £1.50
Our new BBQLumpwood charcoal, £5Lighting gel, £3Matches, 55pLighting cubes, £2Bacofoil tin foil refil, £2.99BBQ fork, 88pBBQ turner, 98pBBQ tongs, 98p(you'll see the tools in the photo above - absolute bargain!)
GRAND TOTAL = £94.26 (of which £69.89 is food)
I realize this is rather expensive, but as you can see from above it included all the BBQ charcoal etc plus dishwasher tabs (which in themselves are extortionate!) and the food we prepared fed 4 adults and 2 children, plus there were tonnes of leftovers so I had lunch and dinner the next again day, and the day after that (it basically fed me for the whole bank holiday weekend). Plus there's still plenty salad for my lunch at work this week! I've worked out that the food was enough for 9 adult meals (if not more), making it cost approx £7.77 per person.
The end result :-)The burgers were lovely, and I especially enjoyed the BBQ chicken breast. I'll be making that again for sure. The flava-it barbecue marinade sachet that I used was great as it only needed 10 mins to work it's magic.
All the produce was lovely and fresh - lots of nice looking salad vegetables to choose from - as you'll be able to see from our YouTube 'advert'.
Muffins, pastries, bagels and cream cheese for breakfastThank you Morrisons - we had an awesome BBQ (eldest's words, not mine!).
We received £80 of Morrisons vouchers as part of this campaign. Opinions, as always, are my own.
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