Frugal Food: June 1st 2012

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 01 June 2012  |  2 comments
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This week we've got street party food from £2 at Morrisons, instant BBQs for 99p at Lidl, jugs of Pimm's for £5.99 at Wetherspoons, 3 wines for £12 at Sainsbury's and save 25% on all wine and champers at Waitrose.

It’s the beginning of a new month and more importantly an extra long weekend so if you’re in the mood to celebrate check out these deals… 

Best supermarket deals

This week we’re going to kick off with the Jubilee meal deal at Marks & Spencer – you get a main, side, dessert and bottle of plonk for £10. Mains include Rotisserie Whole Chicken, Roast Pork Shoulder Joint, Steak and Salmon With Soy & Ginger. See the full menu here. Offer ends Tuesday 5th June. 

Now the best that Lidl has to offer; save 50% on scotch beef burgers (now £1.14 per pack), watermelons (now £1.99 each), instant BBQs (now 99p) and Manor Vale cheese slices (now 59p per pack). You can also pick up pork belly slices at £1.99 for 500g, chicken stir fry pieces for £2.49 and huge 2-2.5kg boneless pork leg joints half-price at £2.99 per kg. There are also lots of BBQ offers and 20% off British classics including frozen Ocean Trader Cod (now £1.99) and frozen Newgate apple crumble (now 99p). 

At Morrisons check out the Jubilee street party bargains from £2 and party accessories from £1. It’s also BOGOF on Coca Cola 2 litre bottles (£1.98), Tetley 240 teabags for £2.59 (was £5.28) Hellmanns Mayonnaise Squeezy for £1.50 (was £3.69), 3 for £1 on Branston Baked Beans (was 68p each) and 50% off strawberries (400g), now £2, Youngs 4 Chunky Fish Fillets, also now £2 and Haagen Dazs Ice Cream, now £2.50 (excludes Baileys). 

At Sainsbury’s selected meats are half-price (for delivery by 12th June) so look out Danish Smoked Back Bacon at £2, Gressingham Half Aromatic Duck Kit at £4.49, Montorsi Negroni 12 Month Parma Ham at £1.99, Beef Roasting Joints at £4.99 per kg, pork goujons at £2 and Scottish salmon fillets (4 per pack) at £5. 

In the freezer section, Young's Jumbo Scampi is on offer at £2.99 (was £5.99), Taste the Difference Raw Jumbo King Prawns are half-price at £2.50 and Birds Eye Chicken Nuggets are £2.49 (was £4.99). Plus grab Taste the Difference Jersey Royal New Potatoes (1Kg) half-price at £1.50, nectarine punnets for £2 (was £3.50), 1L of Farchioni Il Casolare Extra Virgin Olive Oil for £4.50 (was £6.99), Taste the Difference Ham Mushroom & Mascarpone 12" Pizza for £3 (was £4.70), Kellogg's Rice Krispies Squares Totally Chocolatey for £1 (was £1.99), Cadbury Fabulous Fingers for 94p (was £1.89) and Sainsbury's Bakery Raisin Whirls for 59p (was 89p). 

Heading to Tesco buy half-price Tesco Finest Beef Steak Burgers (10 per pack - 850g), now £3 and Tesco Finest Oak Smoked Wiltshire Cure Gammon Joint, now £4.99, plus get Clover Lighter for 97p (was £1.95), Tesco Homebake Baguettes (4) for £1 (was £1.78), Discovery Tortillas for 63p (was £1.59), Danepak thick cut bacon for £1.59 (was £3.19), Tesco Breaded Chicken Goujons for £1 (was £2), Birds Eye Southern Fried Chicken (4 per pack) for £1.49 (was £2.99). 

On to the fruit and veg it’s 2 for 1 on Romaine Lettuce Hearts, Tesco Sweet Beetroot Leaf Salad is 80p (was £1.60), Tesco Apricots are £1.99 (was £3.99), Ripen at Home Nectarines are £1 (was £3.39), 200g raspberry and 400g strawberry packs are £1.99 (was £3.99) and mixed peppers are £1 (was £1.65). 

At Asda it’s 2 for £1.50 on packs of 3 large onions (was 82p each), 50g packs of thin chillies are 60p (was 67p), Asda Organic Milk 1 Pint is 50p (was 58p), 1L Delamere Dairy Sweetened Soya Milk is £1 (was £1.28), 1kg Asda Sunflower Spread is £1.90 (was £2.14) and Asda British Single Cream 300ml is 90p (was £1). 

You can also pick up a Mattessons Smoked Pork Sausage Family Pack for £2.24 (was £2.49), two packs of 10 Extra Special sausages for £10, two 1kg packs of chicken thighs and drumsticks for £7, 1kg of frozen McCain Crispy French Fries for £1.70 (was £1.89), Aunt Bessie's Homestyle Mashed Carrot & Swede 500g for £1.52 (was £1.69) and Homepride Potato Bake sauces for £1 (was £1.30). 

Finally, check out the special offers this week from online gourmet butcher Westin Gourmet which includes 24% off 2.5kg joints of boneless pork loin, now £13.06, 15% off.

2.27kg packs of Sweet Cure Smoked Back Bacon, now £11.96 and 16% off 5x 227g Chicken Supremes, now £9.65. 

To round-up all the supermarket vouchers and coupons:  

• At Tesco spend £20 in store or have food delivered online by Friday 1st June and get a £5 off voucher for your next £40 shop. If you’re buying at Tesco Direct or Wine you just need to place an offer of £20 or more. Get the details here.
• Otherwise new Tesco shoppers save £10 on a £50 spend with XXPPC valid until 30th June.
• If you spend £40 or more at Asda and check the Asda Price Guarantee online they will send you a £5 off £40 bonus (available until 3rd June a) which you must redeem by 17thJune. Click here for full terms and conditions.
• If you’re new to Waitrose you can save a total of £75 on your first five online grocery orders. You'll need to make your first order of £75 or more by 30th June 2012 entering the code Q2A75EMGPR1 to save £5 and then complete all five orders before the 31st August 2012. Get all the details here.
• First-time Sainsbury’s customers can use the code JNNN QJQK NLVK to get £15 discount on a £75 shop, valid until 2nd June. Or enter CX33-D77L-FQJN for £10 off a £50 spend, valid until 6th June.
• First time Ocado shoppers can use VOU1304996 for £10 off first orders over £50 (expires 31st Dec) and VOU0057129 for £15 off a £75 spend (expires 30th June). 

Cheap tipple

At Sainsbury’s you can buy three bottles for £12 from this selection online and in-store until Tuesday 12th June. There are lots of Jubilee offers too including Antoine De Clevecy Champagne for £10 (was £24). 

Morrisons has some decent deals this weekend for the Jubilee weekend including 25% off 6 bottles of wine (including Champagne, Sparkling Wine, Port and Sherry) until Sunday 3rd June, 3 for £20 or £8 each on beer and cider pack and selected summer spirits such as for £15 each. 

At your local Wetherspoon you can share a pitcher of Pimm’s for only £5.99. 

You can save 25% on all wine and champagne at Waitrose Wine Direct, including 5% case discount but excludes gifts, spirits and en primeur service. Offer ends midnight 6th June 2012. 

First-time customers can save £10 off your first £50 spend at Tesco Wine with the code XXMML4 at the online checkout by Friday 31st August 2012.

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 coupons 

• Like Anchor Cream on Facebook for a voucher saving you 50p on your next purchase of any can of Anchor Squirty Cream! Expires four weeks after you print it off.
• Like Mission In Your Kitchen on Facebook for a free voucher entitling you to 50p off on the new Mission Mexican range at Asda. Expires 15th June.
• With the Metro newspaper you save 50p on your next purchase of McCain Crispy French Fries (go to page 26 and print the voucher). Expires 6th June.
• Save 50p on a 6 pack of Tennent’s Original Export (only valid in Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s). Expires 15th July. 
 

Freebies and comps

Check out the latest freebies and comps for foodies! 

• Visit Subway and keep the receipt then enter the store code from this receipt here for a code entitling you to a free cookie!
• Every Friday on Facebook, Discovery Foods will be giving away products from their Mexican range
• Angel Delight now has an ice cream range and if you Like their Great Little Ideas Facebook page, they will give you a £1 voucher that you can redeem for a free pack!
• Stella has 1000 pairs of their Stella Chalices to giveaway on Facebook so Like them and answer the question to be in with a chance.
• Get a voucher now for a free bowl of pasta at the new London Wall Coco di Mama.
• Celebrate the Jubilee Celebrations by winning one of 60 bottles of Crabbie’s Celebration Alcoholic Ginger Beer.
• Friends of the Classic Malts have thousands of drams of whisky to give away so enter here now to see what you could win – I managed to nab three drams and a £3 off voucher for a bottle. 

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

Whittard is now offering £5 off when you spend £20, or £10 off when you spend £40 – use the code TEATIME. 

For a limited time only all online orders at Thorntons will have 10% deducted automatically at the checkout. 

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

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.