Frugal Food - 11th May 2012

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 11 May 2012  |  4 comments
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This week we've got new and extended restaurant deals from Ask, La Tasca, Pizza Hut, GBK and All Bar One,feed four for £5 each at Domino's, nab a free 500ml tub of Ben & Jerry's all over the UK, a free Brit Kit Kat and try to win a Whittard luxury hamper worth over £200!

Best supermarket deals

This week we’re going to kick off with the best buys at Tesco. In the fridge section, pick up some Clover 500g for 97p (was £1.95), some Tesco Finest Creamy Mash 500g for £1 (was £2), Philadelphia Light for £1.16 (was £2.32), or some Pilgrims Choice Extra Mature Cheddar 350g for £2.24 (was £4.49)

There’s also a Tesco Chicken & Bacon Lattice Pie for £2 (was £3.20), Adams Pork Sausages - 12 per pack - for £1.50 (was £3), Tesco Pork Mince 750g for £2 (was £4), Richmond Skinless Sausages - eight per pack - for 75p (was £1.50),

You can also fill your cupboards with a two-pack of Tesco Finest Peshwari Naan Bread for 87p (was £1.75), Tilda Basmati & Wild Rice 500g for £1.99 (was £3.72), Dorset Cereals Honey Granola 600g for £3 (was £3.99), Tesco Snack Pot Yoghurt Coated Raisins & Peanuts for £1.49 (was £2.99), Walkers Sensations 150g for £1 (was £1.99), or Tyrrells Hand Cooked Potato Chips 150g for £1 (was £1.89).

Alternatively, there’s Hartley's Strawberry Jam, No Bits for 74p (was £1.49), or treat yourself to a big box of chocs with The Collection 400g which are half price at £3!

Next up at Sainsbury’s grab some cheap snacks with pork pies - four per pack - and snack sausage rolls for £1 each,  Cheestrings Spaghetti for £1 (was £1.75), Rustlers Hot Wraps Barbeque Chicken with Cheese for £1 (was £2) and Blue Diamond Wasabi & Soy Sauce Almonds 120g for £1.32 (was £1.99).

You can also pick up some bargain fruit and veg with 400g rhubarb, 250g of bunched asparagus and 227g of strawberries all £1.50 each (was £3).

And, don’t miss other half-price bargains such as Danish Sizzling Unsmoked Back Bacon, now £2, Goodfella's Ultra Thin Sweet Chilli Chicken Flatbread Pizza, now £1.49 and in the freezer section, Birds Eye Fish Fingers with Omega 3, now £1.24, Young's Fisherman's Pie, now £1, Valley Foods Chicken Breast Fillets (750g), now £2.99, and Sainsbury's Butcher's Choice frozen cocktail sausages (30 per pack), now £1.09.

Then at Asda look out for the £1 bargains including huge 1kg pots of Chosen by You Pickled Sweet Silverskin Onions and Pickled Baby Beetroot (was £1.78), Ambrosia Devon Custard (was £1.58), Nestle Ski Smooth Low Fat Strawberry & Raspberry Yogurt 4x120g (was £1.58), Kit Kat Pop Chocolate Pouch (was £1.59), Seriously Strong Spreadable (was £1.32) and Baco Bacofoil Non-Stick Foil (was £1.50).

Also, grab Chosen by You Deep Pan Cheese Feast Pizza for £1.50 (was £2), Country Life British Spreadable 500g for £2 (was £2.68), Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough Ice Cream 500ml for £2.50 (was £4), Organic Mini Raisins five-packs for 50p (was 78p) and Extra Special Wiltshire Cure Smoked Back Bacon for £2 (was £2.84).

On to the half-price weekend deals at Lidl. There’s British lean frying steak 360g (now £1.49), aubergines (now 37p each), 18-packs of Hula Hoops (now £1.49), and Sondey chocolate butter biscuits (now 43p).

Also, look out for 1.7kg whole chickens for £3.89, 540g packs of chicken breast fillets for £3.49, unsmoked rindless back bacon for £1.29, frozen yellowfin sole fillets for £1.49, 250g of fresh spinach for 69p and a massive 5kg of onions for £1.29!

Half-price deals at Morrisons include pork loin steaks (now £4.25 per kg), La Doria Red Kidney Beans 3-packs (now 99p), McVities Jaffa Cakes 36 pack (now £1.57), Sugar Puffs 625g (now £1.49), Weetabix Weetos 500g (now £1.25).

There’s also Maxwell House Coffee Granules 200g (now £2.19), Fox’s Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies (now 89p), Buitoni Eliche/Penne 1kg (now £1.14), Cadbury Eclairs (now 67p) and J20 Orange & Passionfruit or Apple & Mango 10-packs (now £4.34).

Finally, check out the special offers this week from online gourmet butcher Westin Gourmet which includes 29% off 500g of British beef steak mince, now £3.71, 22% off 1kg of diced chicken breast, now £6.04, and 31% off 8-9oz Choice Grade USDA Matured Sirloin, now £8.59.

Remember, you can work out where your basket will be cheapest, and order online, by heading over to MySupermarket.

Cheap tipple

Don’t miss the better than half price wines at Morrisons if you’re shopping this weekend, Lagunilla Rioja Reserva, now £4.99 (was £12.49), Hardy’s Crest White/Red, now £4.99 (was £10.99), Berberana Reserva Classico, now £4.99 (was £10.39), Campo Rojo Gran Seleccion, now £4.19 (was £8.49).

You can also grab two Staropramen 4 x 330ml packs for £7, two Pilsner Urquell 500ml bottles for £3, two Peroni 4 x 330ml packs for £9 and two Kopparberg Strawberry & Lime 500ml bottles for £3.50.

And if you want the hard stuff, Martini Extra Dry 1 litre bottles are now £8.45 (was £10.45), Aberlour Malt Whisky 70cl is now £17.99 (was £25.99) and  Croft Particular Sherry 75cl is now £8.35 (was £9.25).

Remember if you’ve never shopped at Tesco Wine before and you spend at least £50 you can knock £10 off your bill with the voucher code XX4PFX, valid until 31st May.

Best restaurant deals

As always, new and extended deals appear at the top of the table. For the section covering regular and ongoing deals, go to the bottom of the page.

Foodie deals and coupons  

Shop at Tesco by Sunday 13th May and get a '5p off per litre of fuel' coupon at the till (excludes Express and Esso Express stores). You need to spend at least £50 and some items are excluded including Infant milk formulae, tobacco products, fuel, prescription medicines, stamps, lottery, cafe, E-Top-up, opticians, travel money, insurance, gift cards, Paypoint and delivery charges.

Domino’s Pizza has launched a new deal to feed four people for just £5 each – you get two medium pizzas, a garlic pizza bread, potato wedges and a 1.25ltr bottle of Coke for £19.99.

Remember you can save up to £25 at BHS with offers such as free fish and chips when you purchase a drink. Download and print this booklet of vouchers, all valid until 26th May but note that some offers are on only available on specific days of the week.

Foodie freebies and competitions

Check out the latest freebies and competitions for foodies!

• Get a free 500ml tub of Ben & Jerry’s on weekday afternoons until Friday 8th June at various locations. The new ‘Core range’ (worth £4.99) is being given away on Core Tour vans all over the UK. Find your nearest location on the Core Tour Facebook page.
• Win one of 1,000 bottles of Heinz BBQ sauce (Rich and Smokey or Smooth and Sweet) are up for grabs when you fill in your details here.
• Nab a free limited edition Kit Kat “Brit Kat” from the Facebook page. There are 250 to give away each day.
• Win a fishy recipe book from the Saucy Fish Co chocked full of recipes for fish fans when you like them on Facebook and enter your details.
• Shop online at Tescos and you can put add Kelloggs Mini Max to your basket for free with orders until 14th May.
• Whittard has teamed up with Party Pieces to offer the chance to win a Luxury Tea Party Hamper worth over £200.

Plus…free recipes from celebrity chefs

Big fan of Jamie Oliver, Fay Ripley or Bill Granger? Head over to our sister site, www.lovefood.com where you can find heaps of free recipes from your favourite celebrity chefs.

Voucher codes

Get £10 off £30 online orders at Domino’s using the code AKUQDQTL, valid every day until Sunday 27th May and includes drinks, sides and desserts at most stores but check before you buy.

First-time Sainsbury’s customers can use the code 3MDX-DMHD-JT6X to get a £15 discount on an £80 shop, valid until 12th May.

For other supermarket voucher codes use VOU3646498 for £20 off an £80 spend at Ocado (expires 6th May) or use the ongoing code VOU1304996 for £10 off first orders over £50. You can also save £10 on first-time grocery orders over £75 at Waitrose using the exclusive myvouchercodes code WMVC10 which expires 31st May.

Knock 10% off orders over £25 at Hotel Chocolat with code VCSUM10, expiring 31st August.

Get two for one pizza at Pizza Hut Delivery using code the VCHHGTYNT, valid until Sunday 10th June. Or, get £10 off when you spend £25 or more using EMADTENGI and get 50% off when you spend £35 or more using EMAFPCDSK (both expire 30th April).

Voucher code promotions tend to be withdrawn quickly. You can use the following websites to track down new voucher codes as and when they come up:

HotUKDeals

MyVoucherCodes

Promotionalcodes.org.uk

RestaurantVouchers

SavaCode

SupermarketVoucherCodes

ShoppingCodes

VoucherCodes

Regular deals

This is where you’ll find the restaurant and retail deals that run on a permanent or ongoing basis. 

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Every effort is made to source voucher codes which are valid at the time this article is published. However, please be aware that lovemoney.com cannot guarantee that every voucher will be valid or that it will not be withdrawn by the provider immediately.