Have you bought any food/goodies yet?

[Shitfuckoh]

Who's already started on their 'treats' for Christmas?
I like to start buying a few things with the weekly shop and whenever I see anything on offer that we always eat, means it doesn't seem as bad looking at the receipt discovering I've spent £££s on junk!

So far I've got:
2 x Cheeselets (Treeslets) caddys
2 x Victoria biscuits box
1 x Cadburys & oreo biscuit box
2 x Matchmakers
3 x Chocolate Oranes
1 x box of chocolate covered lebkuchen
1 x Quality Street bag

What's your favourite Christmas treat?

Nothing yet it's October 😆😆 actually my best laid plans have been pulled up to the railings by I'll health so i.m virtual planning. I have bought some of the big tubs but to go in the general sweet jar. I like the Sainsbury bakery mince pies. Twiglets. Jus-rol l cinnamon buns.....I should stealth buy and hide things but I end up with a trolley full of nice things and ignore any judgey looks

Yep, I'm almost done, actually. I've got all the crisps, Pringles, peanuts, cheese twists, crackers etc. Plus plenty of biscuits. Alcohol (loads!).

I've made mincemeat and have plenty of ingredients for the pastry as well as other sweet treats.

I've also got a Booths' order placed and will get just a few bits (party food, fresh bits, dips etc) from Sainsbury's on Christmas week.

Oh, I've a ham and side of salmon in the freezer, plus smoked salmon too.

I've also got part-baked rolls.

So much already bought!

Only the Lindt figures and some other Belgian wrapped chocs for the advent calendar - I put 3 pieces in each day, so 75 in total.

I've bought some pigs in blankets! They're in the freezer. I bought them as part of my brexit stockpiling. If we have no deal it'll be chicken soup, tinned tomatoes and pigs in blankets for Christmas dinner!

I have bought and eaten a tub of Cadbury Heroes

Everytime I go into Markses now I buy one item. I've got 3 tins of shortbread, some thick chocolate ho ho biscuits, the snow globe gin, some salt and pepper twists.

Got my eye on a yard of Jaffa cakes and chocolate sprouts and potatoes. Oh and the Belgian biscuit tins.

I keep buying sweets and eating them. Wish I hadn’t bought a bottle of Baileys because I’m tempted to open it every single night!

Lots of Lidl Mini stollen

No because I would eat it before Christmas and have to replace. Probably more than once.

No, not yet. I made that mistake once before

Had to go out and buy another lot of chocolates, biscuits and other goodies because the first lot got eaten by about mid-November

Those Christmas cheeselets may not survive this week

@NoWordForFluffy I am in awe. I much prefer the pringles / crisps etc over chocolates so they defo would not last in my house!

They're on top of a cupboard, @shitfuckoh! Not easily reached. 😂😂

Not treats as such but I've started adding bits to my weekly shop now as I do every year to spread the cost. So far bought
Cranberry sauce
Apple sauce
Paxo
Mustard
Matchmakers
Elf ice cream

Elf Ice cream? How did I not know about this?!

It's from Asda, @shitfuckoh.

Made my Christmas Cake and Pudding at the weekend. And got some chocolate coins at Hotel Chocolat. Rest of the food won't be bought till December, I don't really stock up on shop bought stuff, it's all about the homebaking here. Will bake some shortbread and chocolate crinkles (dairy free chocolate cookies that look really christmassy) to freeze nearer the time and buy mince pies from a local delicatessen (can make my own but theirs are amazing). MIL always sends us a tin of homemade Alfajores. Need to order booze at some point though.

Only two things so far, some matchmakers and a big tin of chocolate covered nuts & fruits. :D

I’ve got:

• a tin of Twiglets
• a panettone
• box of fake After Eights
• box of Turkish Delight (bleurgh, but DH likes it)
• some lebkuchen
• box of Monty Bojangles chocolate truffles
• marzipan
• jar of mincemeat
• gammon joint in the freezer

I had a pre-Brexit panic that Christmas foods would shoot up in price so have started early!

We bought a few more things:

Turkish Delight
Tiny Melba toast squares
Small Crostini toasts (tomato and olive)

We’ll be making our own mincemeat for pies/tarts this year, will probably do that in the next couple of weeks. Decided to get some rum as well so that’s on the list for next time!

I’m not buying any goodies this year. I’ve lost 3 1/2 stone since March and last year we had SO much left over we definitely didn’t need it all. I’m usually given chocolates as presents from people at work and my parents will buy us a tin of quality street so I’m going to be good and refrain. By now I would have probably bought matchmakers I’ve seen on offer for £1, Terry’s chocolate orange and celebration pouches at the very least!

So far:

• Quality street tub
• Mint matchmakers
• Oreo biscuit tin
• Baileys chocolate truffles
• Chocolate coins x 2

Think thats it so far, its all kept out of sight in the wardrobe to avoid eating it all early.

@Mummyilovejokes1 ooh where did you get your Baileys truffles please and how much? I love them 😋😊

Just a jar of special mincemeat & some cherries in kirsch - both from M&S. The cherries make a great pud with meringues, cream & ice cream.

@mummymayhem18 i got them from B&M, they a small but nice range of Baileys treats and they were around £3.99 i had them last year too and they are delish, they also have crispy rolls which are similar to the kids crispy chocolate rolls made by milkway(?) but baileys, they are very moreish!

So far treat wise I have:
2xbottle of presseco
2x chocolate oranges
2x matchmakers
And a box of white chocolate covered oreos
I'm having a trip to Mark's and Spencer's next week for biscuits and anything else that takes my fancy.
I also need to visit Aldi at some point.

I have other non treaty Christmas bits as well. Food is not allowed to be touched till the 1st Dec in our house.