Rebuilding My Stockpile…

One sale at a time….

It’s been a while since I’ve done any “big” shopping trips.  I think I am getting a little rusty…lol…

We’ve basically been living off of our stockpile since the beginning of December and just buying a few things here and there as needed. 

As you may already know, Kroger is having their Mega Sale again, which is usually a good time to stock up on a few things. 

I was really wanting to get the Electrasol dish tabs and the Hormel Chili, but someone wiped the shelves clean!  Hopefully there will be some more Saturday.  Overall, it was still a pretty good trip.

Non-Mega deal items:

2 loaves Arnold’s bread $0.99 each

1 dozen eggs $1.19

3  lbs. ground Turkey $2.79 (MGR’s Special)

6.2 lbs. ground beef $9.21

9 Old El Paso Rice Sides $1.25

3 J & J Buddies Bars $0.99 each

toilet paper $0.88

Mega-Deal Items:  I messed this one up.  I forgot to write the Pepsi’s and the Franks Hot Sauce on the paper where I was keeping track of the # of mega items so I ended up with 88 items instead of the 80 I had figured :(  Oh well, Still not too bad.

Prices listed are after coupons & the buy 10/get $5 back

1 pkg Johnsonville Brats $1.99

6 Chex Mix $0.50 each

3 2ltrs of Pepsi $0.79 each

4 Propel Waters $0.24 each

1 Sargento Cheese $0.50

4 Kraft Shredded Cheese $1 each (see kraft note below)

4 Kraft block cheese $1 each (see kraft note below)

6 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spreads FREE

5 Frank’s Hot Sauce $0.19

1 French’s regular mustard $0.19

5 French’s Honey Mustard’s & Dip $0.19 each

21 Hunt’s diced tomatoes  $0.24 each

2 velveeta cheese blocks   $2.79 each (see Kraft note below)

10 Chi-Chi’s Salsa $0.50 each (going back Saturday to get the other 10.  That might last a month here…lol…)

7 Rotel tomatoes Free

4 velveeta Shells & Cheese dinners  $0.50 each

4 Ritz crackers $0.89 each

 

Total # of items:  106  Total OOP:  $70.55

Total Savings $154.74 

plus I received $3 off my next purchase of chicken or beef  :) and I should qualify for this:

************* KRAFT CHEESE REWARDS *****************

And don’t forget about this:  FOR EVERY $20 YOU SPEND ON PARTICIPATING KRAFT CHEESE & DAIRY PRODUCTS YOU GET A $2 GROCERY COUPON. 

Did you hit the Mega Sale at Kroger?  How did you do?

Tide Giveaway

 

How would you like to win a year’s supply of Tide?  I would LOVE IT! 

Tide has generously offered Andrea from Mommy Snacks 3 coupon packets to give away.  Each coupon booklet contains 10 coupons for FREE Bottle of Tide Coldwater Liquid Detergent (26 loads). 

Go HERE to enter for your chance to win.  Better hurry because this giveaway ends Friday @ 8!

We Have A Winner!!

The winner of the Old El Paso “Tackle the Taste” gift pack is:

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Oven Baked Onion Rings

On my last menu plan, I listed Oven Baked Onion Rings for Monday night. I was asked how I made them so I thought I’d share them with you. This recipe must have come from somewhere on t.v. because it looks like I wrote it in my notebook pretty quickly…lol…

Oven Baked Onion Rings

Vidalia Onions cut into rings

4-5 cups potato chips

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (we use a little more)

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

2 TBS flour

Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray. Crush your potato chips either by hand or food processor to make fine crumbs. Place the crumbs in a shallow dish (I use a pie plate) and add the cayenne pepper.

In another shallow dish mix your buttermilk, salt, pepper & 2 TBS flour.

Put 1/2 - 1 cup flour in a big ziplock bag and add your onion rings. Shake to coat. Take them out of the bag and dip them in the buttermilk then into the crumbs. Place them on your baking sheet and spray them with nonstick cooking spray. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Easy Peasey and so much better for you than deep frying them. ENJOY!!

To make these healthier, you could substitute the potato chips with baked chips, and use a low-fat buttermilk instead of the regular and you could skip the salt and use a salt substitute if you’d like.

CALIFORNIA MARKETPLACE & KROGER COUPON MATCHUPS FOR THE WEEK OF 1-17

CALIFORNIA MARKETPLACE ON THE AA HWY CALIFORNIA, KY (if you’re not familiar with this store, they also have unlimited double coupons up to $0.50. They are located approx. 15 minutes from Alexandria Village Green Shopping Center)

Center cut Boneless Bottom Round or Rump Roast $2.19/lb

Ground Chuck $1.79/lb

Bone in Split chicken breast $0.99/lb

Boneless Extra Lean Sirloin Pork Chops $1.99/lb

Milk $1.99 gallon

Dole Classic Salad Mix $1

Sargento shredded cheese 5-8oz $2 $0.50/1 in the 1/3 SS = $1

John Morrell Franks or Smoked Sausage $1

tomatoes $0.99/lb

Quaker Cereals (Cap’n Crunch or Life) 4/$7

Red Baron Pizzas 2/$6

Bird’s Eye Steamfresh veggies or veggies & rice $0.99 $.35 MQ from 1/10 SS = $0.29/each

Dannon Yogurt $0.39/each $0.60/6 in 1/3 SS = $1.34 for 6

Pert Plus 6.6 – 12.6 oz $2.50 - $1 PRINTABLE HERE = $1.50

Pamper’s wipes 60 ct. $2.49 $0.50/1 12-27 P&G= $1.49

Aunt Jemima pancake mix 2/$4 and syrup $2.69 $1/2 1-3 RP = $1.50 for the pancake mix $2.19 for the syrup

Minute Rice 14 oz original, brown, or boil in a bag $1.99 $0.50/1 in the 12-13 SS = $0.99

Hunts spaghetti sauce $1 - $0.50/2 printable here (these are from Save-a-Lot’s website but I believe they’re MFG coupons?)= $0.50/each

Hunt’s snack pack pudding $1 - $0.50/3 printable here= (also from Save-a-lot’s website) $0.67/each

KROGER

PRODUCE:

Idaho potatoes $0.99/5 lb

pears $0.88/lb

yellow onions $0.99/3 lb

Dole Salad Blends 10-12oz B1G1F $0.75/1 in the Kroger My magazine Holiday issue

BREAD/BAKERY:

Kroger hamburger/hot dog buns $1

Tender Twist bread $1

Kroger 6 ct. English Muffins $1

MEATS:

Chuck Roast B1G1of equal or lesser valu free

Boneless Pork Loin $1.89/lb

DAIRY/DELI/FROZEN FOODS:

Milk $1 half gallon

Dannon Activia yogurt $1.88 ea.
$1 MQ from 10/4 SS
Final price = $.88 ea.

Danimals yogurt $1.88 ea.
$1 MQ from 1/10 SS
Final price = $.88 ea.

Birdseye veggies $1 ea.
$.35 MQ from 1/10 SS
Final price = $.30 ea.

Oikos greek yogurt $1 ea.
$1 MQ from 1/3 SS
Final price = FREE

EVERYTHING ELSE:
Hershey’s, Reese’s, or KitKats 5/$5 (Buy 4 @$1.25each-get 1 free)

Sunny Delight 64 oz $1

Gatorade G2 $1 ea.
$.55 MQ from 1/10 RP
Final price = FREE

Kroger brand coffee 26-39 oz $3.99

Swiss Miss hot cocoa $1 ea.
$.50/2 MQ from 1/10 SS
Final price = $.50 ea.

Cottonelle bath tissue 12 double rolls/$5.88 $1/1 HERE = $4.88/12 pk.

Ortega Mexican Food 33% off entire line

MENU PLAN FOR JAN 18th – JAN 24th

 

Hello….and thanks for stopping by.  Where did last week go?  Doesn’t it seem like we just did this?  This week is going to be pretty hectic so the meal prep time has to be quick.

Monday:   Sloppy Joes, Oven Baked Onion Rings, Coleslaw (the BEST coleslaw dressing recipe below)

Tuesday:  Salmon Patties, Mac & Cheese, Peas

Wednesday:  Taco Salads

Thursday:  Jiffy Jambalaya,(recipe below) Cornmeal Muffins, Tossed Salad

Friday:  Leftovers or Pizza

Saturday:  Breakfast

Sunday:  Paula Deen's Baked Spaghetti Tossed Salad, Garlic Toast

                                                                                                     

And now for some recipes:

Here’s a recipe that my family loves.   It’s been FOREVER since we’ve had this and it’s super quick, so it’s perfect for this week.  This recipe came from a cookbook called “Fix it Fast”. 

Jiffy Jambalaya 

1/2 cup chopped onion                     1/2 cup chopped green pepper

2 TBS cooking oil                                     3 drops hot sauce

1 (28 oz) can tomatoes diced                  1/2 c. water

1 (12 oz) can Spam, cubed                      1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp dried thyme, crushed                  1/2 tsp oregano

1/4 tsp salt (can omit because the Spam has plenty of salt in it.

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1 1/2 cups quick rice

 

In a 3 quart saucepan cook onion & green pepper in hot oil till tender.  Stir in remaining ingredients except rice.  Bring to a boil.  Stir in rice.  Cover; simmer for 5 minutes.  Stir before serving.  Makes 6 servings.

                                                                                                     

Now for the coleslaw dressing:

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1/2 cup Miracle Whip                             1/2 cup evaporated milk

1/2 cup sugar                                         1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper                                       1/4 cup vinegar

Combine all ingredients and pour over your shredded cabbage.  Refrigerate.  This makes THE BEST coleslaw!!  I usually double this recipe because we like our coleslaw with a lot of “juice”. 

That’s our plan for this week.  Want to see more great menu plans?  Head on over to Organizing Junkie.  There are hundreds of them! 

(PS  Since you’re here, you should take a minute to enter my Old El Paso "Tackle the Taste" giveaway .  Better hurry though, this giveaway ends 1/22)

 

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GETTING READY FOR THE BIG GAME…AND A GIVEAWAY!

Are you ready for the Big Game on February 7, 2009? What food/snacks will you be preparing? My DH and boys usually have chips and dip/salsa, hot wings, and plenty of refreshments.

A recent survey conducted for Old El Paso Green Chiles found that the majority of Americans will be gathering around the TV to watch the Big Game at home with friends and family on February 7, 2010.

61% of adults plan to watch the Big Game. Whether you’re planning a huge party or you’re just looking forward to kicking back at home with your friends and family, Old El Paso Green Chiles can help you spice up the festivities!
Old El Paso Green Chiles, which come in 4.5 and 7 oz cans, are a simple way to liven up your go-to favorites. Fat-free and with only 10 calories per serving, Green Chiles are not spicy, but will add a unique flavor to your dishes that the whole crowd will love! According to the survey, Americans will be clamoring for these great game time dishes:

• Chips and dip or salsa 67%
• Wings 57%
• Nachos 33%
• Veggies and dip 29%
• Chili 24%

Perfect for your dips and salsas, as well as your nachos and chili, Old El Paso Green Chiles can help you score a mealtime touchdown with your guests this year. For more ideas, check out these quick (with a prep time of less than 30 minutes each!) and delicious recipes that incorporate Old El Paso Green Chiles and will have your fans cheering for more!

• Nachos
• Green Chile Dip
• Green Chile Cornbread
• Taco Nachos
• Black Bean Dip
• Slow Cooker Salsa Chili
• Seven-Layer Bean Dip
• Skillet Nacho Chili
• Southwestern Dip

…and now for the giveaway:

Old El Paso and MyBlogSpark have provided me with a “Tackle the Taste” gift pack which includes 2 cans of Old El Paso Green Chiles, as well as a football-shaped ceramic serving platter, two sets of football themed plates, cocktail napkins, and a “football field” table runner. Now how cool is that!!

They have also provided me with an additional gift pack to give away to one of my lucky readers.

To enter, simply post a comment with an answer to this question:

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Good luck!!

MENU PLAN FOR JAN. 11th-JAN.17th

 

                    

Hello there!  Thanks for stopping by.  This week will be a YUMMY week for us.  Not to mention a fairly cheap week since most of the ingredients for these recipes are already in the pantry/freezer.  (Excuse me for a second while I make out my grocery list…Looks like all I need to buy is the lettuce for the salad, onion soup mix for the meatloaf, fresh green beans, a can of apple pie filling, a box of stuffing mix and a bag of egg noodles.)   I love grocery lists like that!     

MONDAY:  Lasagna, (doubling recipe and freezing 1) Salad, Garlic Toast

TUESDAY:  Low Fat Baked Chimichangas (like Chi-Chi’s), Mexican rice

WEDNESDAY:  Meatloaf, (doubling recipe and freezing 1) Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Rolls

THURSDAY:  Pancakes, Sausage links, Scrambled eggs

FRIDAY:  Chicken Satay, (YES honey, I will be grilling in the snow…lol…) Rice,  Sesame Green Beans

SATURDAY:   Pork Chops with Apples & Stuffing

SUNDAY:  Tuna Casserole, Garlic bread, Salad

Want some more great menu plans?  Head on over to Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.  There are HUNDRED’S of them! 

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MENU PLAN FOR JAN. 4-10

This is what we have planned for this week. I am also planning to do some freezer cooking on Friday which includes Freezer French Toast Sticks, applesauce muffins, breakfast burritos, and extra beef & bean burritos. Anyone want to come over and help me?

MONDAY: BAKED CHICKEN, BROCCOLI, RICE

TUESDAY: HAM, CROCKPOT PINTO BEANS, AND CORNBREAD

WEDNESDAY: EASY CHICKEN FRIED STEAK, MASHED POTATOES, GREEN BEANS

THURSDAY: PIZZA

FRIDAY: BEEF & BEAN BURRITOS, SPANISH RICE  VEGETABLE SOUP, GRILLED HAM & CHEESE SANDWICHES

SATURDAY: LIVER & ONIONS, MASHED POTATOES, PEAS

SUNDAY: OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS OR CHILI ?? Still haven’t made up my mind on this one.

For more great menu plans head on over to Organizing Junkie.

Free Snuggle fabric softener sheets and Schick razors

If you have any of the $2 off Snuggle coupons from the 12/6 Red Plum insert, you might want to head to Wal-Mart for some FREE dryer sheets. The 40 count Snuggle dryer sheets are $1.87.  That makes them FREE after coupon.  This coupon expires on 1-10-10.

There was also a $2 off any Schick disposable razors coupon in the 12/6 SmartSource.  Wal-Mart sells them for $1.97.  That makes these free as well.  This coupon expires on 1-17-10

Great for stocking up!!  I think 288 razors should last for a little while…lol…

A NEW YEAR = NEW GOALS

Happy New Year everyone!! Have you made any New Year’s resolutions or goals? I’ve been doing a lot of thinking over the past few days about what I want to accomplish in 2010. Here’s a few of those things in no particular order:

• Plan more family fun time. This has been so hard to do with 3 teenage boys. Hopefully we can change that. (any suggestions for fun filled activities with 2 18 year olds and a 16 year old would be greatly appreciated!!)
• Be more consistent with my meal planning and try to do more freezer cooking.
• Stick to couponing and our $50/week grocery budget and continue adding to our stockpile.
• Have my Christmas shopping done by Dec. 1.
• I have tried so many times to quit smoking and have failed every time so I won’t add that to this list. But I would like to cut down some.
• Finish some home improvement projects that were started but stopped for various reasons. Ex. kitchen and dining room floors, baseboards, window and door trims.
• Be a better blogger. I would like to participate in more blog parties/carnivals.
• and last but not least…continue to make at least one person smile or laugh every day!

What are some of your goals for the New Year?