All You Printable Coupons

There is a great coupon site that I had not seen before and wanted to share with you! If you click here, you will find some of the following coupons that are fabulous!

$.50 off Lenders Bagels
$1 off Welch’s Juices
$1 off Stacy’s Pita Chips
$1 Off Tazo Tea
$1 off Boca Meatless Products
$1 off 1 newsstand issue of Southern Living Magazine
$1.25 off 1 Slim Fast product
$1 off any (2) 9-lives wet cat food
$1 off any Poise product
$2 off any Carvel Ice Cream Cake
$1 off Arm & Hammer
$1 off Healthy Choice Mixers
$1 off Marie Callendar’s Home Style Creations

I was super excited to see the ice cream cake one since they carry it at our commissary and a little guy at our house will turn 5 next month!

Thanks Coupon Geek!

Target Deals for 2/21-2/27

For all you who live in the states and love Target, hip2save.com has worked up a GREAT deals list for you to take a look at for all your savings!

Save lots of money and walk an aisle for me!

Shopping Trip for Week of Feb. 15th-28th

Since we were gone, I didn't make it to the store until Feb. 18th. I decided then to purchase all I would need until right before Ben comes home. My cost before coupons and sales would have been over $100 ($88.58 not counting sales). After $27 of coupons, I paid $61.37. I must tell you that it is important to count your sales too because that is part of the savings. I don't like that the commissary doesn't calculate this so I do it myself. The biggest sale of all was GM cereal. The small boxes are $1.99. It has been over 4 months since they have had a sale so I stocked up! The other deal was Valentine's Day candy. I scored big and will use it to make cookies and other goodies. The candy can be cut up and used just like a baking bar. Needless to say, I scored several bags for 15-42 cents! So cheap! I have bought a total of 15 bags!

I hope you are finding sales, maximizing your dollars, and increasing your family's savings trip by trip!

Menu for Feb. 21-28

Well, the craziness of being gone has gone back to normal. Ben is TDY (Army business) to Texas this week so our menu is not quite as fancy.

S: Chicken Tacos, Black Beans and Rice

M: Breakfast for Dinner

T: Honey Grilled Tenderloins (click here for recipe)

W: Chicken Nachoes

T: Ham, Green Beans, Sweet Potatoes

F: Beef and Veggie Stir Fry
Recipe: 1 lb. lean beef strips
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 1/4 tsp ground ginger, divided
2 Tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 cups chopped celery
1 lb mixed frozen stir fry veggies
2 tsp canola oil
2 cups cooked instant brown rice

1 Season beef with salt and pepper and 1/4 tsp ginder. Combine soy sauce, water,vinegar,cornstarch, onion and garlic powders, and remaining ginger in bowl; set aside. In another bowl, mix celery and veggies. Set aside.

2 Heat a wok or skillet on medium high heat. Add oil and seasoned beef; stir fry until seared 2-3 minutes. Remove beef from pan; set aside. Add vegetable mixture to pan; stir fry until veggies are thawed about 4 min. Return beef to pan. Stir sauce mixture; add to pan. Cook until sauce is thickened about 2 minutes. Spoon over brown rice. Serves 6

Courtesy of Parents Magazine Jan 2010**Have not made before!**

S: Homemade Waffles

S: Break! End of the month so NO cooking!

Hope you are eating in, eating well and everyone is healthy!

Lumiani Shoes from $9.95

6pm.com is offering some very nice shoes (esp for men) at only $9.95. Considering many of these started out at over $150 and are 90% or more off, you will need to be quick. Shipping is $6.95 no matter what size your order so find a few pairs to add to the cart! You can't beat a great deal on nice shoes!

BATH and BODY WORKS coupons

There are some great deals out there just in time for Valentine's Day!

Get a FREE Antibacterial soap (up to $5 value) with any $10 purchase or more!
Expires Feb 21st!

Get Free Signature Body Care Item (value up to $12) with any $10 purchase or more! Expires Feb 21st!

Get a FREE Signature Body Care Item (value up to $5) with ANY purchase!
Think small items: small hand sanitizer,lip product, clearance between $1-2.
Expires Feb 24th!

Even if you are ready for Valentine's Day, there is always a birthday or anniversary around the corner!

Thanks Hip2Save!

FREE Excederin

If you like FREE as much as I do, you must go here to fill out this survey about pain relievers. It is one question and you DO NOT answer Excederin. Give them your mailing address and a coupon will be sent your way in 3-5 days!

Thanks Hip2Save!

Great Printable Coupons

I have found several.

Contadina Products 75 cents/3. This will make for cheap sauce or paste!

55 cents/2 Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Reynold's Products

Original Cheerios $1/1

Delmonte Canned Food $1/4

Enjoy! Save money!

Inexpensive Diapers

Money Saving Mom has just shared about a great deal on diapers from diapers.com. They have all the disposable brands that the stores carry as well as cloth diapers for those of you who have choosen this route.

Here is what you need to do!
::Set up a new account with Diapers.com (this offer is only valid on new accounts).

::Add any number of diaper products to your cart which total $50.

::Use the promo code SAVEMOM at checkout to get $10 off your order.

::Your out-of-pocket costs will be around $40 after the coupon code and shipping will be free.

::But wait, there’s more! Print and submit this mail-in rebate within four weeks and you’ll get $14.97 back! (The rebate link looks like it’s only a free magazine subscription at first, but scroll down and you’ll read how you can actually just mail it in for a $14.97 check!)

::So when it’s all done and said and you’ve gotten your rebate back, you’ll have paid only around $25 for $50 worth of products! This can make for incredible deals on diapers or cloth diapers!

If you need more info, just go to the link above to get to her site. Hope this helps you save money!

Mom's Best Printable

Love high value coupons that result in little OOP (Out of pocket) expense. Go here to print out a 75 cents/1 Mom's Best product.

I have heard Walmart and Walgreen's carry these products (Oatmeal for sure). They are very inexpensive and help stock those pantries!

Thanks Money Saving Mom!

Making Cookies?

A new Nestle's Toll House Morsel coupon is available here for your printing. It is a fairly high value coupon at $0.75/1! I know at the commissary that makes them $1.25. That makes alot of Oatmeal Scotchies at my house!

Thanks Money Saving Mom!

Happy Baking!

Quizno's Printable Coupons

Do you love Quiznos sandwiches but not the price. Never fear, there is a coupon near. Go here to print out your BOGO sandwich!

Have a bite for me! Sure do miss Quizno's!

Pampers Gifts to Grow

Pampers offers a program to parents whose children wear diapers. You have to register here
and enter these codes

GTGPLAY2USA2010
GRATUIT89102009
GROWWITHVILLAGE
JOINTHEFUNGTG09
JUSTBECAUSE2009
OHAMANDAAWGTG08
STARTEARNINGNOW
THRIFTYMOMMYGTG
WELCOME2GTG0809
WELCOME2VILLAGE
WELCOMEBONUS089
XKCMYXFVD96VXVK

to rack up 160 points. Now why would you do this? Pampers offers freebies, coupons, etc to those who have this account. If you are buying diapers, I know you want to save money!

Cinnabon Copy Cat Recipe

Jen over at beautyandbedlam.com has just posted an amazing cinnamon roll recipe that is much like the Cinnabons you pay an arm and a leg for at the local store. How do I know? This is one of the places we have over here in Germany. Now, I have to travel to Wiesbaden or Ramstein (2-3 hours) to get one but it can still be found. However, it feels like such a gouging whenever I have to pay. These little babies will take some time (which some of you do not have) but I think they would be very worth it. Hurry over to her site and check it out!

Coupon Roundup

For those of you who are improving your coupon skills or this whole coupon thing is new to you, I just wanted to remind you to check out these websites every few days. Many times they reload coupons or list new ones that you can print out at home. I love this because I don't have to sort through a coupon insert or box, and I can do it at home!

So, check out:
coupons.com
redplum.com
smartsource.com

Lastly, there are some other bloggers out there that list the latest deals at Walmart and Target that are the best bang for your buck. I would check out hip2save.com or swaggrabber.com to see this week's deals.

Have a great day!

Organic Valley Coupons

Love organic products but not the price. This is a great way to become familiar with the products without breaking the bank. We LOVE the milk (having only two choices) and this is all my boys will drink! At $4 a half gallon, I realized that I was going to have to figure out a way to get some coupons. Go here http://www.organicvalley.coop/farm-friends/moo/join-moomom/ and you can register for an Organic Valley Welcome Pack. It includes: Kids’ activity flyer, newsletter, bumper sticker and valuable coupons for Organic Valley products.

Don't miss this one! They have butter, cheese, sour cream as well as milk! Yummo!

Thanks Thrifty Mama!

Crock Pot Bean Dip

I had an FRG meeting (a support group in the army from the same unit) and needed something yummy to take with minimal work. This is definitely a party type dip.

Bean Dip:
Ingredients:
1 16 oz can pinto beans
1 cup picante sauce
3 oz cream cheese
8 oz colby jack blend cheese
1 Tbsp chili powder
1/4 tsp ground cumin

Throw everything into the crockpot. Stir only one to two time during the cooking time of two hours (on low). The pinto beans mash quite easily as you stir it up. Serve with tortilla chips.

It is super yummy, quick and easy, and is gone in a flash! Enjoy!

English Tea Scones

This recipe is unlike any other scone I have ever had and that is why my friend, Krista, shared it with me. You will be grateful as well.

English Tea Scones
Ingredients:
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
buttermilk
1/2 tsp salt
6 Tbsp butter
1/2 cup dried cranberries (or dried cherries, apricots, raisins--CHERRIES are best in my opinion!)
1/2 cup white chocolate baking pieces

Directions:

Place egg in 1 cup liquid measuring cup. Add buttermilk to equal 1 cup (no buttermilk substitute vinegar with milk--check online)
Set aside. Combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter. Stir in cherries and white chocolate pieces. Add buttermilk mixture. Drop approximately 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Devonshire Cream (spread on scones)**I have never used.**
3 oz softened cream cheese
1 T sifted confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/3-1/2 cup whipping cream

Beat cream cheese. Beat in sugar and vanilla. Then, beat in enough whipping cream to make the mixture a spreadable consistency. Do NOT overbeat. Chill 2-24 hours. Makes one cup.

Love these with a great cup of tea or coffee.

Commissary Shopping Trip Feb. 8-14

This weekend and early next week we will be out of town and I have NO cooking responsibilities.

This week's trip was only $38.54 out of pocket. It said I saved 31% but that did not include sales or markdowns. I am thinking more like 40%. I needed some milk (markdown 1/2 price and had a coupon), shrimp, chicken, and got some cereal. Ben and I are really trying to curb the sugar habits in our sons but I do like to buy some goodies every once in awhile. This week, they had "cinnamon cereal" (Cinnamon Toast Crunch) on sale for $1.99 plus my $1 off coupon--$1 is my buy price for this cereal. I bought several boxes.

I didn't see any really great deals this week. Sometimes that is how it is but when you shop the outside aisles of the grocery store (the perimeter) and are cooking most of your food from scratch, it makes it possible to have groceries without breaking the bank.

Looking foward to hearing your success stories. My friend, Allyson, made her goal this week. Do you have a goal to shoot for or are you just aimlessly using coupons? Are you using your list or do you just buy what sounds good? Are you menu planning or do you open the fridge every day and hope for the best? Planning takes time but it will also save you MONEY! Remember that coupons are like cash so use them wisely and you will see the difference! Happy Shopping!

New Recipes

Here are two new recipes that we will be trying in our few days home this week and next. I HAVE NOT eaten these or ever made them myself but I have been very pleased with what I have found in Woman's Day prior to this issue.

Meatball Souvlaki
Prep: 20 min Total: 45 min.

If you don't have time to make your own meatballs, you can buy prepared meatballs. Just roast for the last 10 minutes.

Yogurt Sauce
1 c plain Greek yogurt
1/3 c chopped fresh mint
1/4 c water
1/4 tsp each ground cumin, garlic powder and salt

Meatballs
1/3 c plain dry bread crumbs
1 lg egg
1/3 c water
1 Tbsp dried minced onion
1 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp each garlic powder, salt and pepper
1 lb lean ground beef

1 lb med zucchini cut into 1/2 in rounds
1 med red onion, cut into 1/2 in thick wedges
2 tsp olive oil
3 plum tomatoes, cut into 4 wedges

Warmed pocketless pitas
Lettuce, optional

Directions:
1. Position racks to divide oven in thirds. Heat oven to 500 degrees. You will need 2 rimmed baking pans lined with nonstick foil!

2. Yogurt sauce: Mix all sauce ingredients in med bowl, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

3. Meatballs: Stir bread crumbs, egg, water, minced onion, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper until blended. Add beef; stir with fork until thoroughly blended. Roll rounded Tbsps into balls; place on lined baking pans.

4. Put zucchini and red onion on other lined baking pan; toss with oil. Place veggies on top rack, meatballs on bottom. Roast 20 minutes.

5. Remove pans from oven, turn browned veggies over, then push to one side and add tomatoes; turn meatballs. Roast meatballs and veggies 5 minutes more or until zucchini is tender; toss together.

6. Serve on pitas with lettuce if desired. Top with yogurt sauce.

We have found a love of greek food over here in Germany but I don't like the price tag so much. I am excited that this will be a yummy alternative to going out!

Tuscan Chicken and Bean Stew
Prep: 10 min Total: 35 min.

1/4 c all purpose flour
1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
1 pkg (about 2 lbs) chicken thighs, skins removed *I will substitute white meat since my family won't eat dark meat!*
2 tsp oil
1 med. onion, diced
2 carrots, cut into 1/2 in chunks
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, drained
1 14.5 oz can reduced sodium chicken broth
1 19 oz can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

1. Heat oven to 350. In a bowl, combine flour with salt and pepper. Coat chicken in flour mixture. Heat oil in Dutch oven. Add chicken and brown. Remove chicken to a plate.

2. Stir onions and carrots into Dutch oven with drippings. Cook, stirring 4 min or until onions soften. Add garlic and cook 1 min. Stir in diced tomatoes. Top with chicken. Pour broth over chicken. Bring liquid to a boil. Cover and cook in oven for 20 minutes.

3. Mash some fo the beans and stir into the Dutch oven. Cover and cook for another 10 min or until chicken is done.

Thanks Woman's Day Feb 2010 Issue!

Have a great time cooking for your families! Hope you are finding recipes that you like! If you need help with a certain type of meat or dish, leave me a comment and I will help you out!

FREE Movie Ticket

Do you love going to the movies but hate the price of movie tickets? Do I have the deal for you! Collect codes from any (2) specially marked boxes of General Mills cereal. Offer ends 6/30/2010.


Go to this link: http://new.emoviecash.com/gmills/ and type in those codes!

Have a great time on a cheap date or just take in a movie by yourself. Don't forget to check out the website of your favorite restaurant so you can also score great deals for a fabulous date!

P & G Rebate

Go to this link:http://www.pg.com/en_US/brands/all_brands.shtml?utm_source=eds&utm_medium=crm&utm_campaign=February10Newsletter
It will let you know which brands will quality for this upcoming rebate! Buy $50 worth of participating products and you’ll be eligible to receive a coupon booklet full of $100 in P&G coupons by mail. It will appear in this weeks paper(overseas: find a friend in the states to grab you one)! I will be begging my sister or mom (check the library)! This is a great way to use coupons, get your products cheaply, and then get more coupons. Most rebates take the price BEFORE coupons. We will have to read the fine print but I am so excited!

Printable Pet Coupons

If you are a pet owner, you must go to coupons.com and see all the pet product coupons available for you to print out at home!

Here are the coupons that I see:

■$5/1 Greenies Dog Chews
■$1/1 Pedigree Marrobone Dog Treats
■$2/1 VitaLife Product (16, 20 or 32 oz)
■$1/1 VitaLife Product (5 or 8 oz)
■$2/1 Purina Moist & Meaty Dog Food (72 oz)
■$1/1 Pedigree Good Bites Treats
■$1/1 Pedigree Dentastix Dog Treats
■$1/1 Purina Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats
■$1/1 Pedigree Jumbone Treats for Dogs
■$1/1 Milk Bone Essentials Plus Biscuits or Chewy Dog Treats
■$2/1 Milk Bone Essentials Plus Long Lasting Chew Item
■$1/1 Cesar Treats

You can print out two per coupon!

Great Freebie Coupon Booklet

Go to this link: http://freecouponbooklet.boxtops4education.com/BTFECouponBooklet/Default.aspx
and sign up to receive the Box Tops for Education Newsletter and qualify for a $10 coupon booklet!

Yeah for free coupons!

Saving Money While You Travel

Well, we just got back from skiing this weekend and had so much fun. We are tracking our money this month very carefully so we saved some money by making dinner Saturday night. Yes, we did ski so I knew I would be exhausted. Hence, the crockpot made the trip with us. I made Chicken Tortilla Soup and it was so nice to have it already ready when we got back. Not to mention that we saved at least 30 euro by eating in. Leftovers came home and will be frozen for later use.

We also tried to save some money by renting our skis on post. I think that to ensure a better fit, we will rent where we ski next time. The skis and boots are in better shape and can be adjusted if there are problems (like Easton's bindings being tooooooo tight!).

We took snacks with us as well as water and apfel schorle (like apple soda). Since I get great deals on all my snacks or make my cookies from scratch, I know that I have saved money.

For some of you, vacationing means not cooking. I am the same way but after spending 30-40 euro ($50-60) on a meal, it makes me look at cooking in a whole new way. Use your crockpot, buy a premade lasagna, or other short cuts that you might not normally. In the end, you will still have a great vacation with more money to spend and get to eat well.

We will be gone this weekend and early next week for some retreats. I will post some new recipes, but needless to say, I won't be cooking myself!

Commissary Shopping Feb. 3rd

Well, I couldn't go shopping yesterday for groceries because someone at my house was SICK. Shocking I know since we have all been so healthy recently. Pardon me while I pick myself up off the ground and try to control my laughter. Sunday was to be my break from cooking day but due to another child sick and the weather so bad, I created some pizza rolls from some on hand ingredients.

Last night, I called Ben and told him to stop and pick up some food on the way home. I think I was just so overwhelmed with sickness that I couldn't contain myself!

This week's shopping trip was incredibly profitable! My total was $92.24 before and $54.40 after coupons and sales. I saved 42%. Now I am not trying to half my budget but I guess my great habit from January are creeping into February. Not that I mind.

A great deal that I found was online you can print out a coupon for $2/2 Nabisco crackers. Ritz are $2 a box so I bought 4 since I had coupons for that. $1 for a box of crackers is great!

There is also a clearance on Whole Grain Cheese Its. They are $1.13 and I had 75 cent off coupons. They are so good and good for you!

Now if we can only get the chicken on sale. However, I did speak with a bagger today who said that there is a meat market down by KFC. She said the meat was very inexpensive. Sounds like a trip that I will be planning next week!

Have fun shopping and as always, share your good deals too!

Great Coupons Online!

There is a great coupon from Pepperidge Farm for goldfish. Go to this link, http://www.pepperidgefarm.com/ and find the 75 cents off goldfish coupon. You will have to enter your email address. I entered two different addresses and got two coupons(that is the limit). I found them for $1.25 for plain ones at the commissary so I got two bags for only a $1! Great since Easton threw up today and needed something to calm his stomach.

If any of you are Kashi fans, I had some coupons that were hanging a few weeks ago. It was 75 cents off a box. The Kashi Crunch is on sale at the commissary for $2.12! This is an amazing deal for Kashi cereal! I found it kept me full and satisfied unlike many other cereals!

Heinz Vinegar is offering a coupon for 50 cents off any white or apple cidar vinegar ANY size! Get the smallest size and pay very little! Go here http://www.heinzvinegar.com/. You do have to fill out a short survey!

$1 off 1 I Can't Believe It's Not Butter product. Last week, the sticks were $1.29! This makes for a great deal! It does not look like it has a print limit so have fun! Go here http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qkpfezl77362200&bt=wi&o=59584&c=IC&p=DtuPHF0Q

For all those moms or soon to be moms with small children in diapers, this one is for you! Go here http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=zasmbtx77899695&bt=wi&o=61293&c=WM&p=x1noivPl for a coupon for $2 off any Huggies Diaper Product! That is a great deal!

Another moms coupon is $1 off 1 Balmax Diaper Cream! Go here http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=zbaieqx42843491&bt=vi&o=61119&c=BA&p=mxzPDjuQ

Woot Woot for all these great coupons!

Free Sample of Yogi Tea

Have a friend, family member or yourself who loves tea? Send an ecard care of Yogi tea and included will be two samples of tea. You can choose from quite a few although I chose relax. Here is the link: http://www.yogiproducts.com/ecard

What a great idea on this very cold day here in Germany!

Kikkoman Play and Win Game

If you like free and want a chance to win some fabulous prizes, go to this link: http://promotions.kikkomanusa.com/chinese_new_year/ and enter pin code 0996753 to play. I won a basting brush! Let me know what you win!

Prizes you could win include:
Silicone basting brush
Spoon rest
Stainless steel tongs
Cookbooks
Buy One Get One Free
Coupon for $1 Off 10 oz. bottle of Kikkoman Soy Sauce
Coupon for $1 Off 10 oz. bottle of Kikkoman Curry Sauce

You will have to enter your address as APO, NY if you are stationed overseas!

PX Razor Deal

For all of you who are military, you may want to check out your PX for this deal. I found the Schick Quatro Titanium Power on clearance for $4.27 down from $8.49. Pair this deal up with a $4 off any Schick Quatro Titanium Razor purchase and get it for 27 cents (25 cents since they don't take pennies :))!

My cashier just kept blinking because she couldn't believe what a great deal I got. I just picked up my bag and walked out. I figure she was going to be blinking for awhile!

Hope this can be found for you! Happy Shopping!