Hump Day Hot Deals - 2/10/10

It looks like a rather slow week at the grocery stores. However, there are some great sales on bagged lettuce and some awesome produce prices at Aldi. Happy shopping everyone!
 

Hy-Vee - click here for weekly ad
Dole bagged lettuce, $.99
Betty Crocker cake mix, $.79
Hy-Vee applesauce, $1.76
Hy-Vee butter, $1.77 (with in-ad coupon)
Hunts Ketchup, $.99
Corn King bacon (3-day sale Th-Sat.), $1.77

Fareway - click here to view ad
Fareway ice cream, $1.49
Dole bagged lettuce, $.79 (GREAT Price!)
broccoli, $.99
cauliflower, $1.49
yellow onions, (3lb. bag) $.99
Hunts ketchup, $.99

Aldi - click here to view ad
navel oranges, (4lb. bag), $1.39 (GREAT price!)
cantaloupe, $.99
Apples, (3lb. bag) $1.69
Pears, (4 pack), $.99
Bacon wrapped beef filet, $1.79
one dozen roses, $16.99

Meal Plan Monday (a day late!) - 2/8/10

Okay, so I had a REALLY busy weekend and quite frankly, I just did not get much of anything accomplished yesterday and I'm okay with that. (After four long days of birthday party preparations I needed a little down time!) Seeing as how we are snowed in (AGAIN) I thought it would be a good idea to go through the pantry and come up with my meal plans for the rest of the month. Here is this week's plan of attack:

Monday- Veggie soup, grilled cheese
Tuesday - Scrambled eggs, whole wheat waffles (4 WW points each)
Wednesday - Enchilada pie (already in freezer - yay!), refried beans
Thursday - Stir-fry veggies and brown rice
Friday - Texas Chili (jar mix that we got at Christmas), cornbread
Saturday - Sloppy joes, oven-fried onion rings (our FAVE and only 2 WW points!)
Sunday - Black bean/green pepper/onion wraps, spanish rice

I'm also going to try and do some OAMC (Once a Month Cooking) today. Typically I'll try to do this the first week of every month but adding any more chaos to last week's schedule was out of the question! I'm sure all of you with little ones know that supper time is ALWAYS crazy! My kids are tired, I am tired, the baby is tired, I can't think of what to make, the kids all want something different (which I DO NOT do) and we are stuck running to the store for some last minute ingredients or putting a bowl full of sugary cereal in front of the kids and calling it good. In hopes that dinner time will run more smoothly, I plan on making and freezing lots of meals and snacks and at the beginning of each month. I can just pull them out as I need them and save myself lots of time and energy during the week. Today I plan on making:

whole wheat waffles- 4 batches
banana/choc. chip muffins - 2 batches
zucchini bread - 2 batches
brown rice - enough for 3 meals
shepherd's pie - 2 meals
cook and freeze black beans, garbanzo beans, red beans (for use in chili, wraps, etc.)

Wish me LUCK!!!!

Hump Day Again???

Could it really be Hump Day again? Already? Where is the time going? What have I been doing? Well, I'll tell you one thing that I have NOT been doing:

Cooking. Notice anything funny about this picture?

Yeppers, just in time for Macy's birthday on Thursday, Macy's friends party on Friday and Macy's family birthday party on Saturday. Yep. Who needs an oven to bake a mini cake, 3 dozen cupcakes, and one Taylor Swift cake anyways? Do you REALLY have to make macaroni and cheese corn in the oven? I know that in the good ole' college days I was able to MASTER macaroni and cheese in the microwave, but I'm pretty sure that it was barely edible and and only really tasted good at two in the morning. Let's hope that our good friend Carl at the fix-it shop can fix it - and FAST!!!!

So, after the oven broke yesterday just as I was trying to bake cakes and cupcakes, this is what I looked like for a while.

Then we went to McDonalds with grandpa and got free bologna at Hy-Vee and got the kids put to bed and the basement cleaned and now I feel like we just might make it through this crisis. And when I say crisis, I am TOTALLY exaggerating! We could have easily had our house burn down yesterday or had to fork out $$$ for a new stove or had this all happen on Saturday with a house full of people ready to eat! When I think about it that way, yesterday was really a blessing. Kind of like the "big guy" up there knew just what he was doing! So, in honor of the lesson that we taught the 3 year-olds in church Saturday night, I pray: "Thank you God for my friend Carl, the fix-it man. Amen."

Week Three - Eat From the Pantry Results

Sorry. Not going to happen. Let's just say I did REAL bad. On a happy note, I managed to add 108 rolls of toilet paper to my stockpile for this year. I think that puts me at just over 1/2 a year's supply. By the middle of February I hope to have 700 rolls stockpiled for the year and all for around $100. Can I do it???? I think I can, I think I can, I think I can! Oh, and I'm doing MUCH better at the Pantry Challenge this week and hope to post my final week's results at the end of the week!

Hump Day HOT Deals! - 1/27/10

Hy-Vee - click here for weekly ad
Ground beef, 16 oz. roll, $1.88
Hy-Vee canned tomatoes, 2/$.88
whole mushrooms, $.99
kiwi, 5/$1
Hy-Vee baking chips, $1.58
Can't believe Its Not Butter or Country Crock, 8-16 oz., 2/$3
    -use $1/1 printable = $.50 each
Knorr sides, 5/$5
    -use $.50/2 MFC = $.83 ea.
Hy-Vee cream cheese, $.99

3 DAY SALE, 1/29-1/31
whole chicken, $.77/lb.
red grapes, $1.48/lb.
french loaf, $.99
M.C.F frozen veggies, $.77
Weight Watchers Smart Ones, 3/$5
     - use various coupons from inserts two weeks ago

Fareway - click here to view ad
Pillsbury cake mix, $.88
Totinos pizza, 5/$5
     -use $.50/3 MFC = $.83 ea.
grapes, $1.88/lb.
broccoli crowns, $.99/lb.
head lettuce, $.79
Russet potatoes, 10lb, $1.99
Knorr sides, 10/$10
    -use $.50/2 MFC = $.75 ea.
Nacho or corn chips, $.99
AE sour cream, $.79
Green Giant Steamers, $.99
    -use $.50/1 printable = $.49
Tombstone, 4/$10
Hellmans Mayo, $2.99
    -use $.75/1 printable = $2.24
Post cereals, 2/$4
    -use $2/1 printable = FREE!
Ziploc bags, $2.49
    -use $1.50/2 MFC = $1.74 ea.

Aldi - click here to view ad

Eat From the Pantry Challenge - Week Four

Meal Plan Monday - Week Four

Monday - Loaded Baked Potatoes
Tuesday - Vegtable Soup, sandwich
Wednesday - Hamburgers, oven fries
Thursday - Sauteed vegetable wraps, bean dip
Friday - Grilled Steak, roasted vegetables
Saturday - Broccoli cheese soup, sandwich
Sunday - Homemade pizza

Happy Birthday Hy-Vee - 12 hour Sale on Sunday!

Hy-Vee rocks this month! They are celebrating their 80th Anniversary by treating us to some great deals! Last week they were almost giving away cheese and this week it is toilet paper and milk! Check out all of the great deals they will be offering up during their 12 hour sale on Sunday, January 24th, from 8 am to 8 pm:

Hy-Vee milk 1/2 gallon, $.88 (limit 2)
Country Pride boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 2.5 lbs, $3.88
Tostitos chips, $1.88
-use $.55 off wyb chips and dip (1/17 SS)
Tony's pizza, $.88
Cottonelle 12 double rolls, $4.88 (stock up, stock up, STOCK UP!)
-use $1/1 MFC or $.50/1 printable
Skippy peanut butter, $.98 (limit 2)

Go here to view the full ad on Sunday at 8 am and please let me know if you find any other coupon match-ups for these deals!