Frugal Food - 15th June 2012

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 15 June 2012  |  2 comments
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This week we've got new and extended restaurant deals from Pizza Hut, Pizza Express, Ask and Bella Italia, Plus dine in for £10 at M&S, £5 off a £40 spend at Morrisons with The Sun, Taste of Italy bargains at Lidl, and a free pint for Dad on Father's Day!

Best supermarket deals

This week we’re going to kick off with the new meal deal at Marks & Spencer – as always, you get a main, side, dessert and bottle of plonk for £10.

Mains include Giant Pork Conchiglioni, Ready To Roast Honey Glazed Gammon and Salmon with Tomato Marinade. See the full menu here. Offer ends Tuesday 19th June.

Over at Morrisons the latest better than half price deals are: Tilda Basmati Rice 1kg for £2 (was £4.50), giant pineapples for £1 (was £2.50), Hellmanns Light/Real Mayonnaise Squeezy 750ml for £1.50 (was £3.69), McVities Jaffa Cakes 24 pack for £1 (was £2.19), Philadelphia for £1 (was £2.32) and Beverley Manor Chocolate Fudge Cake for £3 (was £6.49).

There’s also a Ramadan Meal Deal with 5kg Onion Nets for £1.49 (was £1.99), 1kg KTC Pure Butter Ghee for £5 (was £6.99), 5kg Salaam Basmati Rice for £4 (was £5.79), and 5L KTC Sunflower Oil for £5 (was £6.96).

You can also get your hands on 10kg Laila Light Atta Medium Flour for £3 (was £6.99) and KTC tins of chopped toms, plum peeled toms, chick peas and kidney beans for a mere 20p (was 38p).

Moving on to the half-price weekend deals at Lidl (available on Saturday and Sunday only), there’s two gammon steaks for 84p, cucumbers for 39p, Lucozade for 99p and Fin Carre milk chocolate with hazelnuts for 19p.

There’s also 540g of chicken breast fillets for £3.49, two frozen Trawlic salmon fillets for £2.39, 1kg of nectarines for £1.29 and two 500g Bertolli tubs for £3. Plus, this week there’s a Taste of Italy promotion, so keep an eye out for Italiamo, Combino, Salumeo and Ital d’Oro bargains.

Next up at Sainsbury’s, you can buy frozen Freshlink Sausage & Bacon Rolls (10 per pack) for 62p (was £2.49), Birds Eye Chicken Nuggets (36 per pack) for £2.49 (was £4.99), McCain Home Chips Straight Cut for £2 (was £2.80), or 600g of McCain Smiles for £1 (was £1.71).

Birds Eye Mini Potato Waffles (26 per pack) are down to £1 (was £1.99) Birds Eye Field Fresh Garden Peas have also been cut to £1 (was £1.25), four-packs of Nestle Smarties Ice Cream Cones are down to £1.24 (was £2.49) while various 900ml Wall's Carte D'Or are available for £1.74 (£3.49).

In the deli section look out for own-brand Manzanilla Olives & Corn for £1.50 (was £2), a great starter for a dinner with Napolina Quick Cook Spaghetti (500g), now reduced to 77p (was £1.55) or Napolina Fusilli Bronze Die Pasta for £1 (was £2.09).

Then stock up on Heinz Tomato Ketchup Squeezy for 97p (was £1.95), 400g Taste the Difference English Vintage Reserve Cheddar for £3 (was £4.25), Pink Lady Apples for £1.45 (was £2.90) and treats for the family like McVitie's Jamaica Ginger Cake Bars and Mr Kipling Mini Battenbergs for £1 (was £1.50).

At Tesco pick up a bag of Jersey Royal Potatoes for £1.24 (was £2.49), loose pomegranates for 75p (was £1.50), or Vine Ripened Tomatoes for 85p (was £1.70).

For £1 there’s also Tesco Organic Cherry Tomatoes (was £1.25), Tesco Satsumas (was £1.37) and Organic Kiwi Fruit (was £1.40), while Tesco Rhubarb packs are £1.30 (was £1.80).

Other discounts include four tins of Princes Tuna Chunks for £4 (was £6.99), four tins of Parioli Chopped Tomatoes or Peeled Tomatoes for £2 (was £4.29), Princes Mini Hot Dogs in Brine (20 per pack) for £1 (was £2.19) and tins of Branston Spaghetti and Baked Beans for 49p each (was 69p).

And don’t miss Chunks of Pineapple in Syrup for 69p (was 84p) and Del Monte Peach Halves in Light Syrup for 79p (was 93p), plus  Tesco Pickled Silverskin Onions for £1 (was £1.49) and Hot'n Spicy Silverskin Onions for 66p (was 99p).

In the dairy section of your local Asda you will find plenty of deals. They include 142ml Fresh Single Cream for 46p (was 52p) and 150ml Double Cream for 58p (was 65p), massive 1kg Lurpak Slightly Salted Spreadable for £4.98 (was £5.64) and Primula spreads for £1 (was £1.30).

Then fill your basket with store cupboard classics including Bird’s Instant Custard for 30p (was 56p), Hellmann’s French Dressing for £1 (was £1.48), 2L Flora Pure Sunflower Oil for £3 (was £3.48) and four-pack Heinz Cream Of Tomato/Chicken/Vegetable for £2.86 (was £3.18).

There’s loads of snack on offer too. Look out for Chosen by You Tomato & Herb Savoury Slices for £1.17 (was £1.30), McVitie's Cheddars Cheese Biscuits for £1 (was £1.25), Butterkist Microwave Popcorn Salted and Butter for £1.78 (was £2.09), Extra Special Artisan Bakery Soft Baked Apple Cookies for £1.75 (was £2) and Nestle Aero Bubbly Peppermint 3-packs for £1 (was £1.49).

Other bargains include various Asda Extra Special Hand Cooked Crisps for £1 (was £1.40) and any two for £2.50 on various KP multipacks (which are usually £1.88 each) including Nik-Naks and Discos.

Finally, check out the special offers this week from online gourmet butcher Westin Gourmet which includes 20% off 1kg of diced chicken breast fillets, now £6.21 (was £7.76), 18% off a 2kg boneless leg of lamb, now £31.50 (was £38.64) and 12% off 500g of sliced pancetta, now £9.98 (was £11.40).

To round-up all the supermarket voucher codes:

• This week Morrisons has teamed up with The Sun to give you £5 off a £40 shop to use before this Sunday 17th June. Collect your coupon in the paper today.
• First-time Sainsbury’s customers can use code GR34 YH4P MJXX to get £15 off a £75 spend, valid until Sunday 17th June. After that you can use R3C7 Q6YF RJVT for £10 off a £60 spend, valid until Saturday 23rd June.
• Also, if you spend £50 at Sainsbury’s this month, you could win the prize of 100,000 Nectar points - five other customers have the chance to win 10,000 Nectar points each.
• You can order your food online at Tesco and then collect if for free with the code GRFFKH, valid until 24th June in participating stores.
• At Tesco new shoppers save £10 on a £50 spend with XXPPC valid until 30th June.
• 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 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                  

Morrisons has some decent wine deals this week including better than half price First Cape Winemakers Selection and at Campo Rojo Gran £3.99 (was £8.99), or grab a case of Masterpeace Reserve Cabernet Shiraz, also better than half price at £26.94 (was £56.34).

You can also find 15 exclusive better than half price wines at Tesco Wine. They include Redwood Creek Pinot Noir, Faustino Rivero Rioja Tempranillo and Long Country Merlot for £27 per case (was £60), Maison des Princes Sauvignon Blanc for £30 per case (was £66) and Storks Landing Fernão Pires Chardonnay for £24 per case (was £54).

If you’re a first-time customer you can save £10 on 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.

Freebies and competitions

Check out the latest freebies and comps for foodies!

• Become a member of the Cook Italian tasting club and every month you’ll be invited to review the latest products for free.
• Play the Walkers Bit’o'Meter Facebook game to win one of 26,000 free bags of Walkers crisps or money off coupons.
• Get a free pint of John Smith’s Extra Smooth or Carlsberg for Dad on Father’s Day. Available at participating Real Local Pubs with this voucher.
• Like Nectar Fuel on Facebook then fill in your details for a free sample.

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 and coupons

Before you hit the supermarkets, check for any money-saving coupons:

• Like Häagen-Dazs on Facebook for a voucher saving you £1 on your next purchase from the new Secret Sensations range. Valid until 30th June 2012.
• Over on the BP website print your free voucher saving you 50p on either Wrigley’s Extra Peppermint Bottle Pack (60 pieces), Extra Spearmint Bottle Pack (60 pieces) or Extra Cool Breeze Bottle Pack (60 pieces) Voucher expires 2nd July 2012.
• Save 50p on Walkers Sensations Nuts with this voucher, valid until 4th July 2012.

Remember Burger King has released its Summer Sizzlers with vouchers (enter your email and the random text) for BOGOF Angus burgers, two Whopper or Chicken Royale meals for £6 and King of the Day for £1.99, all valid every day until Monday 23rd June.

Or if you’re shopping online, cut costs with these codes:

• At Pizza Hut you can save a massive 50% on collection orders when you spend £30 and use the code TWY55TGRZ online or over the phone (valid until 15th July). And for Pizza Hut Delivery you can still use VCFJYTRJS for £10 off a £25 spend (ends Sunday 22nd June). See others here.
• There’s a new Vouchercodes.co.uk code saving you £15 on orders over £15 at Thorntons (use FDVC before Sunday) but there’s not much between this and last week’s code JBRW for 17% off when you spend at least £20.
• Vouchercodes.co.uk also has an exclusive code for 15% off the Father’s Day gift range at both Cadbury Gifts Direct (excludes p&p) and Green & Blacks. Enter WEBGAINS15 at the checkout before Sunday 17th June.
• 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.