For those who have been to my home, you have seen my "store". It is the place in my basement where I store all my great buys and stockpile. I was helping my neighbor try to figure out how to save more with coupons. So I showed her the store with the promise that her hubby could come take a look too! I guess I am a dork that I love to help others figure out how to save their hard earned money! I love it!
This week, I was sent a special box of coupons by Sherri from swaggrabber.com. She had gathered over $19,000 worth of coupons. I had a ball going through the box and have some much needed work on my coupon binder! With some super high value coupons and free product coupons, I rocked out this week. My total was $139.83 before coupons and sales. My total was $54.17. I used over 53 coupons. I saved 62%! I was so excited. That will allow us to eat for the next 9 days without making a trip back to the store!
I had to restock our cereal since the boys finished off about 15 boxes in 3 weeks. We had some detergent, meds, and some basics that just needed restocking!
Have a great week. See you after Spain!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Menu Planning Week of March 30-April 8
I am so sorry that I have neglected my blogging for so long. I have gotten super involved around here and don't have as much free time. A good thing but still I have to slow down some!
It has gotten cooler here and we have rain all week. That is why you will see so many soups!
T: Chicken Noodle Soup-too easy not to make homemade (from Progresso Soups and More Recipe book)
1 Tbsp olive or veg oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
8 med green onions sliced (1/2 cup)
2 med carrots, chopped (1 cup)
2 cups cooked chicken
2 cups uncooked egg noodles (4 oz)
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley or 1 tsp parsley flakes
1/4 tsp pepper
1 dried bay leaf
5 1/4 cups Progresson chicken broth (2 32oz containers)
In 3 qt. saucepan, heat oil over med heat. Add garlic, onions, and carrots; cook 4 minutes, stir occasionally
Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occassionally until carrots and noodles are tender. Remove bay leaf.
I did not use bayleaf and cooked in my crockpot.
W: Chicken Stir Fry
From a birthday party this weekend, I was able to use the veggies left from our veggie tray. Serve with brown rice.
H: Chunky Veggie and Brown Rice Soup (from American Heart Association Light and Easy Recipes book)
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 lg white or red onion, coarsely chopped
1 med rib of celery, coarsely chopped
1 med carrot, coarsely chopped
2 sm zucchini, coarsely chopped
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup uncooked instant brown rice
1/2 tsp dried thyme, crumbled
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
In lg saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the onion, celery, and carrot for 2-3 min or until tender crisp, stirring occasionally. Stir in zucchini. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.
Pour in the broth. Increase the heat to med. high and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes, or unitl the veggies are tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes, or until rice is tender and flavors blended.
F: Burgers
S: A birthday party
S: Ham
M: Breakfast for dinner
T: Homemade Pizza
Whole Wheat Crust Recipe
1 pkg dry yeast
1 c water (very warm)
1 Tbsp honey
2 1/2- 3 c whole wheat flour
Sprinkle yeast with water. Add honey, stir and allow to stand for 10 minutes. Add flour, work to form dough. Knead and place in lightly oiled bowl. Cover and let rise 45 minutes. Punch down.
Add your favorite ingredients (load up on those veggies) and cook about 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven!
W: Salmon Steaks with Mustard
Go here for the recipe. I don't think I can copy the recipe onto my site.
H: Chili Dogs
We are living for Spain for Spring Break. I will post when I get back or if I get my menu together before we leave. Enjoy!
It has gotten cooler here and we have rain all week. That is why you will see so many soups!
T: Chicken Noodle Soup-too easy not to make homemade (from Progresso Soups and More Recipe book)
1 Tbsp olive or veg oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
8 med green onions sliced (1/2 cup)
2 med carrots, chopped (1 cup)
2 cups cooked chicken
2 cups uncooked egg noodles (4 oz)
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley or 1 tsp parsley flakes
1/4 tsp pepper
1 dried bay leaf
5 1/4 cups Progresson chicken broth (2 32oz containers)
In 3 qt. saucepan, heat oil over med heat. Add garlic, onions, and carrots; cook 4 minutes, stir occasionally
Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occassionally until carrots and noodles are tender. Remove bay leaf.
I did not use bayleaf and cooked in my crockpot.
W: Chicken Stir Fry
From a birthday party this weekend, I was able to use the veggies left from our veggie tray. Serve with brown rice.
H: Chunky Veggie and Brown Rice Soup (from American Heart Association Light and Easy Recipes book)
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 lg white or red onion, coarsely chopped
1 med rib of celery, coarsely chopped
1 med carrot, coarsely chopped
2 sm zucchini, coarsely chopped
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup uncooked instant brown rice
1/2 tsp dried thyme, crumbled
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
In lg saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the onion, celery, and carrot for 2-3 min or until tender crisp, stirring occasionally. Stir in zucchini. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.
Pour in the broth. Increase the heat to med. high and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes, or unitl the veggies are tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes, or until rice is tender and flavors blended.
F: Burgers
S: A birthday party
S: Ham
M: Breakfast for dinner
T: Homemade Pizza
Whole Wheat Crust Recipe
1 pkg dry yeast
1 c water (very warm)
1 Tbsp honey
2 1/2- 3 c whole wheat flour
Sprinkle yeast with water. Add honey, stir and allow to stand for 10 minutes. Add flour, work to form dough. Knead and place in lightly oiled bowl. Cover and let rise 45 minutes. Punch down.
Add your favorite ingredients (load up on those veggies) and cook about 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven!
W: Salmon Steaks with Mustard
Go here for the recipe. I don't think I can copy the recipe onto my site.
H: Chili Dogs
We are living for Spain for Spring Break. I will post when I get back or if I get my menu together before we leave. Enjoy!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
High Value Coupon for Fruit Snacks and Skinny Cow
The Story of Coupons
Collin, at hip2save.com, has done a marvelous piece to inform you about how a coupon works. Go here to read the full story!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Scotties High Value Coupon
Go here to receive a high value coupon on Scotties tissue. This should make for free or very cheap tissue! When you put in your info, make sure to answere "NO" to the question! You can print out your coupon!
Love those free tissue. Store them for the winter even if you don't have seasonal allergies!
Love those free tissue. Store them for the winter even if you don't have seasonal allergies!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Commissary Trip on March 16th
Short week for me due to our trip to Prague this week. I still have meat in the freezer and just needed to pick up a few things. There were so HOT deals at the commissary!
HOT DEALS:
Gold Medal Flour $1.25 (cpn. 75 cents)= 50 cents!
Cookie Mix $1.25 (cpn. $1/2)= 75 cents
Dawn Dish Liquid $1.49 (cpn $1.50)=FREE!
Ziploc Easy Zip Bags 99 cents (cpn. 55 cents)= 44 cents
My youngest asked for breaded fish fillets for his birthday in a couple of weeks. They were down from $4.29 to $2.99 plus 50 cent hanging coupon! Yippee! Not my favorite meal but it is what he wants!
I saved 58% with coupons and sales today and only spent $28.72 out of pocket! I sure wish that $2.42 surcharge would take a hike though!
Have a great week!
HOT DEALS:
Gold Medal Flour $1.25 (cpn. 75 cents)= 50 cents!
Cookie Mix $1.25 (cpn. $1/2)= 75 cents
Dawn Dish Liquid $1.49 (cpn $1.50)=FREE!
Ziploc Easy Zip Bags 99 cents (cpn. 55 cents)= 44 cents
My youngest asked for breaded fish fillets for his birthday in a couple of weeks. They were down from $4.29 to $2.99 plus 50 cent hanging coupon! Yippee! Not my favorite meal but it is what he wants!
I saved 58% with coupons and sales today and only spent $28.72 out of pocket! I sure wish that $2.42 surcharge would take a hike though!
Have a great week!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Lettuce Wraps
While I don't usually post friends' recipes, I thought that this was one that I must pass on. My friend, Melissa, made these for her family and said they were delicious! It is nice to have something to remind us of PF Chang's for those of us overseas who won't get any for awhile!
Turkey and Lettuce Wraps
1/2 C. water
1/2 C. instant brown rice
2 tsp. sesame oil
1 lb. 93% lean ground turkey
1 tbsp. minced fresh ginger
1 lg. red bell pepper, finely diced
1- 8 oz. can water chestnuts, rinsed and chopped
1/2 c. chicken broth
2 tbsp. hoisin sauce
1 tsp. five-spice powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 heads boston lettuce
1/2 C. chopped herbs*
1 lg. carrot shredded
I will annotate changes I made due to what I had on hand
1. Bring water to boil in saucepan. add rice, reduce heat to low and cover. cook 5 minutes. remove from heat, set aside.
2. Heat oil in large nonstick pan over med-high heat. add turkey and ginger (I used powder instead of fresh), cook 6 minutes, stirring and crumbling. stir in cooked rice, bell pepper, water chestnuts, broth, hoisin sauce, salt and five-spice (couldn't find at commissary so made my own; anise, clove, cinnamon, szechwan pepper and ground fennel seed-i didn't use the fennel seed, didn't have any). Heat thru for 1 minute.
3. to serve, spoon portions of mixture into individual lettuce leaf (couldn't find boston lettuce, just used regular iceberg and it worked fine) top with herbs and carrot
* suggested herbs: cilantro, basil, mint, chives
Says it makes 4 servings, but it was enough for my hubby and I to have dinner 3 wraps each and lunch the next day in spinach tortillas.
Hope you enjoy it!
Turkey and Lettuce Wraps
1/2 C. water
1/2 C. instant brown rice
2 tsp. sesame oil
1 lb. 93% lean ground turkey
1 tbsp. minced fresh ginger
1 lg. red bell pepper, finely diced
1- 8 oz. can water chestnuts, rinsed and chopped
1/2 c. chicken broth
2 tbsp. hoisin sauce
1 tsp. five-spice powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 heads boston lettuce
1/2 C. chopped herbs*
1 lg. carrot shredded
I will annotate changes I made due to what I had on hand
1. Bring water to boil in saucepan. add rice, reduce heat to low and cover. cook 5 minutes. remove from heat, set aside.
2. Heat oil in large nonstick pan over med-high heat. add turkey and ginger (I used powder instead of fresh), cook 6 minutes, stirring and crumbling. stir in cooked rice, bell pepper, water chestnuts, broth, hoisin sauce, salt and five-spice (couldn't find at commissary so made my own; anise, clove, cinnamon, szechwan pepper and ground fennel seed-i didn't use the fennel seed, didn't have any). Heat thru for 1 minute.
3. to serve, spoon portions of mixture into individual lettuce leaf (couldn't find boston lettuce, just used regular iceberg and it worked fine) top with herbs and carrot
* suggested herbs: cilantro, basil, mint, chives
Says it makes 4 servings, but it was enough for my hubby and I to have dinner 3 wraps each and lunch the next day in spinach tortillas.
Hope you enjoy it!
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