Frugal Food - 13th July 2012

by Chiara Cavaglieri on 13 July 2012  |  2 comments
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This week we've got new and extended restaurant deals from Pizza Express, Pizza Hut, Prezzo, Strada, Ask, Wildwood, Café Giardino, save 5p per litre of petrol when you shop at Tesco, and nab free samples in the Krispy Kremes and Ribena summer tours!

Best supermarket deals

Sainsbury’s

Half-price bargains include Sainsbury's Large Unsmoked Boneless Gammon Joints (now £3.99/kg), 225g of frozen Taste the Difference Raw Jumbo King Prawns (now £2.50), Taste the Difference Gressingham Duck Fillets (£5.62 for 450g), 500g of Garden Peas (now £1.50), 1kg of Taste the Difference Jersey Royal New Potatoes (now £1.50), 225g of British Raspberries for £2, 200g of Président Emmental Grated for £1 and Boursin Minis with Garlic & Herbs for £1.

And, handy for lunchboxes, six-packs of Ryvita Minis in Sweet Chilli and Salt & Vinegar are £1 (was £1.89), 5-packs of Soreen The Original Malt Lunchbox Loaves are £1 (was £1.49), Sainsbury's Mixed Roast Chicken Portions 740g are £2.66 (was £4), Premier Deli Breaded Ham is £1.50 (was £3) and Taste the Difference Butter Basted Roast Chicken is £2.19 (was £3.29).

New Sainsbury’s shoppers can use MVC code QPRG-T6J7-Y9GY for £10 off grocery spends over £50, valid until Monday 16th July. Or use code YR6N-3JM4-7DKD to save £15 on a £80 spend, valid until Saturday 4th August.

Tesco

There are lots of offers on fruit and veg this week including 500g Tesco Classic Potato Salad & Creamy Coleslaw for £1 (now £1.50), 520g Tesco Fresh Leaf Spinach for £1.75 (was £2.50), Tesco Romaine Lettuce Hearts for £1 (was £1.50), Tesco Marrows for £1 (was £1.30), Vine Ripened Tomatoes for £1 (was £1.60), Organic Seasonal Green Cabbage for £1 (was £1.30) and Tesco Supersweet Sweetcorn for £1 (was £2).

There’s also 4-packs of Tesco Organic Ripe & Ready Pears for £2 (was £2.50), Tesco Organic Kiwi Fruit for £1 (was £1.40), Large Pineapples for £1 (was £1.97), Mangoes for £1 (was £1.50) and various melons (Cantaloupe, Honeydew and Galia) for £1 (was £2).

Then look out for Breaded Chicken Goujons for £1 (was £2), 380g Tesco Minted Lamb Steaks for £4 (was £6), 2L Cravendale Fresh Filtered Semi Skimmed Milk for £1.50 (was £1.88), Yazoo Milkshake for 50p (was £1), 500g Tesco Butter Me Up Spread for 90p (was £1.19) and 500g Pure Dairy Free Soya Spread for £1 (was £1.40).

At Tesco save £5 on a £40 spend with XXKYYH, and get 1,200 extra Clubcard Points on your first order (of at least £75) with XX4HJT, valid until 15th July.

Get 5p off per litre of petrol when you spend £50 or more in-store or online before Sunday 15th July. The qualifying spend excludes infant milk formulae, tobacco products, fuel, prescription medicines, stamps, lottery, cafe, opticians, travel money, insurance, gift cards, Paypoint and delivery charges.

Asda

Fill up your fridge with Castello White cheese for 90p (was £1.58), four-packs of Nestle Smarties Split Pot Vanilla Yogurt for £1 (was £2), Shape Delights Velvety Chocolate Dessert for £1 (was £1.58), or Chosen by You Coconut Yoghurt for 80p (was £1).

And from the Asda Extra Special range, Parmesan Cheese for £3.15 (was £3.50), Camembert for £1.80 (was £2), Extra Special Rich & Creamy Coleslaw for £1 (was £1.32), Mozzarella di Bufalo for £1.32 (was £1.47)

Elsewhere Glorious! Skinny New England Butternut Squash Soup for £1.50 (was £1.97), Kingfisher Coconut Milk for £1 (was £1.40), Fox's Munch Chocolate Biscuits for 50p (was 98p), six-packs of KP Frisps Variety for £1 (was £1.88) and Branston Relish -Tomato & Red Pepper for £1 (was £1.74).

Get free delivery at Asda on any order worth £99 with the code AMFD2799, valid until 31st August.

Lidl

The half-price weekend deals at Lidl (available on Saturday and Sunday only) are 700g of pork loin chops for £1.84, loose vine tomatoes for 99p, six-packs of McCoys for 94p and Kania ketchup for 34p.

There are some more fruit and veg discounts too this week, with 33% off Oaklands nectarines (now £1.32 for 1kg), bags of Oaklands apples (now 66p) and honeydew melons (now 99p).

Plus save 50p on 540g of chicken breast fillets (now £3.49) and pick up half-price gammon joints (now £3.99) and boneless pork leg joints (now £2.99).

Morrisons

Buy Lake District Extra Mature for £1.80 (was £4.29), Heinz Ketchup for 95p (was £1.95), Heinz Baked Beans 6-packs for £2 (was £3), Muller Light 6-packs for £1.64 (was £3.28), Hellmanns Dressings for 74p (was £1.49), Honey Monster Waffles 375g for £1.09 (was £2.19) and BOGOF on Cheestrings Cheddar 8 pack (was £2.88 each).

See more deals here.

Aldi

The new Super Six are: 6-pack oranges, pineapples, 250g of cocktail vine tomatoes, 8-pack kiwis, 4 or 5-pack nectarines, 3-pack peppers – all for 69p each.

Then for the meat deals, 400g packs of British Pork Minute Steaks are £1.99 and 340g packs of beef Grill Steaks are £1.49. Offers end Saturday 21st July.  

M&S

The dine in for £10 deal is back!

Mains include whole Oakham chicken, spiced pork belly, moussaka, open salmon and cod lasagne and mushroom risotto, while you can nab jubilee straberries, jelly terrine, tarte au citron slices or berrymisu, among others, for the dessert.

Westin Gourmet

Finally, check out the special offers this week from online gourmet butcher Westin Gourmet which include 15% off unsmoked streaky bacon (now £9.99 for a 2.27kg pack) and 20% off a matured Argentinian roasting joint (now £18 for a 1kg joint).

Voucher codes and coupons

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

• This printable coupon will save you £1 on any box of Nestle Cereals, expires 25th July.
• Follow this MumsSurvivalGuides link and turn to page 39 to download and print a free voucher saving you 40p on any Green’s Baking product. Expires 31st December 2012.
• Another MumsSurvivalGuides deal lets you try the new Warburtons Gluten Free breads on the cheap with a voucher entitling you to 50p off (head to page 23 and use the print button on your tool bar). Expires on the 31st August 2012.

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

• Vouchercodes.co.uk has an exclusive deal to save you 20% on orders at Moko Chocolates – use code VCJULY by Sunday 15th July.
• Knock 10% off orders over £25 at Hotel Chocolat with code VCSUM10, expires 31st August.
• First time Ocado shoppers can use VOU1304996 for £10 off first orders over £50 (expires 31st Dec).

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

Cheap tipple                  

Take a look at the Tesco Wine Summer Warehouse Clearance with bargains such as 62% off Cape Peak Heritage Shiraz Pinotage Rosé, now £18.96 per case(was £51.24), 61% off Ogio Spumante Pinot Brut, now £28.50 (was £74.04), 59% off The Post Unoaked Gisborne Chardonnay, now £27 (was £66) and 53% off Barossa Drive Reserve Shiraz, now £36 (was £78).

If you spend £66 or more, you get free next-day delivery (the minimum spend for this is usually £99). If you’re a first-time customer you 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.

Regular deals

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

Takeaway discount codes and coupons

Check for any money-saving coupons or codes:

• Get any pizza for £9.99 when you add a side at Pizza Hut Delivery and use the code VCFTEY5RZ before it expires on 22nd July.
• 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).
• Register now for a Bite discount card before it goes and you can use it to save 20% at rail station eateries like Upper Crust, Delice de France, The Pasty Shop, Burger King and Millies Cookies.
• Buy 12 doughnuts, get 12 original glazed doughnuts for free at Krispy Kremes every day until Monday 16th July with this voucher from VoucherCloud.
• Use up your Burger King 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 July.

Freebies and comps

Here are the latest freebies and comps for foodies:

• Join the Ribena Tasty Tour for a free 100ml glass of the red stuff – turn up at a location near you between 10am and 6pm. The tour ends on Friday 31st August so check the map to see when it’s coming your way.
• There’s also a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts summer trip celebrating 75 years with free doughnuts up for grabs – check the Facebook page for dates and locations.
• Like Gamma Labs on Facebook for a free G Fuel Energy Boosting sample pack.
• You can try Kenco Millicano for free too. Fill in the form and they’ll send you two free samples (over 10,000 samples a month to give away) within 28 days.
• Or, head here to Redbush Tea to request a sample of their tea – they’ll send you two tea bags each of their Original Redbush and Redbush Citrus.

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.

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