Menu Plan Monday 3/16

Ahhh, Spring Break. I think Spring Break is to remind parents what it's like to have the kids out of school. Kind of a summer preview. I don't usually post all 3 meals until summer but since we will be home I need to plan ahead to avoid the drive-thru. Here's the plan:

Monday- (B) scrambled eggs
(L) grilled cheese sandwiches & fruit
(D) grilled hamburgers & hot dogs
(S) cupcake pops (Thanks, Bakerella!)

Tuesday-(B) cold cereal
(L) frozen pizza & fruit
(D) Farmhouse Chicken casserole
(S) oranges

Wednesday-(B) granola bars
(L) spaghetti o's & fruit
(D) Roast, potatoes, carrots
(S) apples

Thursday- (B) pop-tarts
(L) beef hot dogs, chips
(D) BBQ ribs, mac & cheese, green beans
(S) fruit

Friday- (B) eggs & toast
(L) chicken nuggets, mac & cheese
(D) shredded beef burritos, beans & rice
(S) fruit

Saturday- (B) cold cereal
(L) grilled cheese
(D) spaghetti & garlic bread
(S) pretzels

Sunday- church all day
(D) beef stroganoff, egg noodles & green beans

Have a good week!

Stay tuned for my multi post "Frugal Spring Break"!

CVS & Walgreens 3/15

The deals are slim this week. Looks like a good week to roll your ECBs or Register Rewards that are about to expire.

CVS
(Sunday- Tuesday) Buy 1 Irish Spring Body Wash 15-18 oz. at $4.99, Get $4.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
-.50 coupon from the 3/15 SS
Free plus $0.50 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Dry Idea deodorant at $2.99, Get $2 ECB (Limit 1)
- $2 coupon here http://print.coupons.com/Couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=13306&zid=iq37&nid=10
Free plus a $1 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Colgate Max Whitening Toothpaste (4.6-6 oz.) at $2.99, Get $2.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
-.75 coupon from the 2/22 or 3/15 SS
Free plus .75 overage after coupon and ECBs

Walgreens
Reese’s candy bar--$0.49 each after in-ad coupon
Buy two and use $1/2 coupon from 1/4 insert
Free after coupons

Trident Xtracare Gum--on sale 2 for $2
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 3/8 inserts
$0.25 each after coupon

Duncan Hines Brownie Mix--$1
Use $1/2 coupon from 2/1 inserts
$0.50 each after coupon

Register Rewards deal:

Buy selected Dove Products (on sale 25% off): Get $2 Register Rewards when you buy 4, Get $6 Register Rewards when you buy 6, Get $10 Register Rewards when you buy 8


*Deal Idea*
Buy 8 Dove soap single bars on sale for $1.04 (regularly priced at $1.59)
Spend $8.32 plus tax out of pocket
Get $10 Register Rewards
Free after Register Rewards

Saturday shopping.....

I love taking pictures of particularly good shopping trips. I'm sure some think it's strange that the only pictures that make it to my blog are of groceries, but I love saving! I spent 54.68 w/ tax but I saved 61.58! That isn't including what I saved on the 1/2 gallon of organic milk (marked down to .99/ expires the 17th) or the gallon of Homeland milk (marked down to .99 as well). With this coming week being Spring Break, I will have both kids home all day so I knew we would need more snacks, quick foods (in case of a babysitter) and lots of milk. If I would allow it, they would go through a gallon a day! If I could always get it for .99, I would probably let them. So, here is what we bought.....

V8 Splash x2
Tylenol x2 (This is for Mommy. It may be a long week!)
Dairy .99 (milk)
Choc/Van pudding (clearanced for 1.21)
Hefty trash bags
Honeycomb cereal x4
Choc pudding (clearanced for 1.21)
Jello x2 (I promised Peyton we would make 'Jigglers')
Kraft singles x2
PB crackers
Cat Chow .19
dog food can free
cat food can x2 b1g1 (I buy these when I get them super cheap to supplement the pets)
velveeta x2
chicken nuggets x2
milk .99
simply orange OJ
dz. eggs
Freshcetta pizza x2
whole fryer (.99/pd)
beef roast (1.99/pd)
pizza rolls x2
cucumbers x2
1/2 gal. milk (1.29 expires 3/30)

My basket was full to the brim. Along with the underneath. This is how I seperate my transactions. The bigger one goes in the main part and the smaller one goes to the underneath.

Check back tomorrow for the CVS and Walgreens deal for the week!

Freebie Friday

I'm sorry that these links aren't working. You can copy and paste them into your tool bar and it will take you to the spot. Sometimes my computer illiteracy is annoying!

The buddies soaps coupons have been reset! I use these at Target or Wal-Mart where they run about .97.
$1/1
http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=sdtledk37508219&bt=wi&o=9778&c=JB&p=YVciHM3r&xpsp=xpsp
$2/2
http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rgardzu38101945&bt=vi&o=51057&c=JB&p=LvUgYxHB
$2/2
http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rgardzu38101945&bt=vi&o=51057&c=JB&p=LvUgYxHB
$3/3
http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rkrpeos84985850&bt=wi&o=51049&c=JB&p=fJEldFXL

That, my friends, is 8 free bars of soap. I use these for baby gift baskets and put them in with pre-school bday gifts. But my favorite thing to do is sell them for .50 at my garage sales!

Iams kitten food
Wal-Mart has the 2 lb bags priced at 4.97 so with the $5 off coupon in the 3/1 P&G insert, that's free kitten food.

Gillette Shampoo,conditioner or body wash at Target is on sale for $2. Use the $2 off coupon in the 3/1 P&G insert to get them free. Pick up your buddies soap at the same time!

You can also use this coupon to get fresh broccoli or cauliflower for .50. Not free, but cheap for fresh veggies. This coupon expires Saturday and the sale ends Saturday. http://www.afullcup.com/?vbseourl=cmps_index.php&page=coupon_generator

One last Target deal. Mott's applesauce cups are on sale for 1.77. Use this coupon to save $1
http://www.afullcup.com/?vbseourl=cmps_index.php&page=coupon_generator
then stack it with this coupon for .55
http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qcilcjq3772653&bt=wi&o=55722&c=SL&p=iWbF7cGm
That makes each pack .22. Again, not free but cheap!

Last one for today is the Arby's roast burger. You get it free with the purchase of a small drink. This would make for a cheap weekend lunch. These expire Saturday so hurry! (BTW, we had these for dinner Wednesday and they are YUMMY!) http://www.arbys.com/arbyscoupon/?cid=bn_yahoo300x250030509

Homeland deals 3/11-3/17

There is a 3 day sale Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Best Choice large dozen eggs .99
1/2 gallon milk 1.29
Kraft singles 1.29 (there are $1/1 cpns in the kraft booklet recently=FREE)
Simply Orange 2/$5 - $1/1 1/25 SS = .50
Promise supershots 1.99- $1/1 2/08 RP = FREE
Totinos pizza rolls 1.00- $1/2 2/08 GM = FREE
Freschetta pizza 4.25- .75/1 2/08 SS = 2.75


These deals are all week:
Smart ones 5/$10 - $1.50/7 = 1.79 each
ozarka 24 pk 3.99-.75/1 2/08 RP = 2.49
Honeycomb cereal 1.99 -.55/1 3/01 SS = .89
(There is also a manf cpn for $1/2 honey bunches of oats, shredded wheat, etc in the homeland ad. This coupon should double.)
Hormel top loin or butterfly pork chops 3.99/lb - $1/1 2/08 SS = various
Hormel entrees 5.99-$1/2 2/08 SS = 4.99
Healthy choice dinners 2/$5 - B5G1F = 2.00 each
Kraft shreds/chunks 2.39- $1/1 from kraft booklet = .39
Coffee mate 3.49 - .50/1 1/04 SS = 2.49 or $1 IP= 1.49
Velveeta 3.39 - $1/1 IP= 1.39
Bounty 6 roll 5.99- .25/1 3/01 P&G = 5.49
Tide 10.99- .35/1 3/01 P&G = 10.29
Quilted Northern 6.99 - $1/1 1/18 RP = 4.99
Hefty trash bags 3.99- $1/1 1/25 RP = 1.99
chinet plates/platters 4.99 - 1/1 1/25 SS = 2.99
Garnier shampoo, etc 3/$8 - $1/1 3/08 RP = .67 each
Tylenol extra strength 2.99-$1/1 IP = .99
Vaseline lotion 4.99 - 1.50/1 3/01 RP = 3.49
Venus or Mach 3 razor 5.49 -$2/1 3/01 P&G = 3.49
wish bone dressing/spritzer 2/$5 - .75/1 IP = 1.00
V8/V8 Splash 2/$4 - $1/1 IP = FREE
Ocean Spray 2/$5 - $1/1 1/11 RP = .50
dinty Moore stew 2/$4 - $1/2 1/25 SS = 1.00
Hormel compleats 2/$4 - .75/1 2/08 SS = .50
GM chex cereal 2/$5 -.75/1 3/08 SS or IP = 1.00
Ritz crackers 2.99 - $2/2 1/25 Ss = 1.99
Ragu 2/$3 - .50/2 1/18 RP = 1.00
Lance crackers 2/$4 - $1/1 2/22 SS = FREE

Thanks to Jenny at www.afullcup.com for the match-up! Happy Shopping!

Bargain meal of the week- Homeland

I love this recipe. It is so good, my hubby asked for it again this week. We just had it on last week's meal plan and he is phobic of eating the same thing too close together.

Buy:
1 lb. boneless beef rump roast= 1.99
1 large bunch broccoli= 1.39
1 red bell pepper= .79
dozen eggs (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday)= .99

Make:
Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry

1 lb roast cut into 1/4 in. thick strips
4 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tbsp. worsterchire
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp vegetable oil or sesame oil
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp. minced ginger (I don't buy fresh ginger so I just sprinkle some ground ginger into the sauce.)

4 c. broccoli florets
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
2 tsp cornstarch

Combine first 7 ingredients and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

Cook broccoli in a small pot of boiling, salted water until almost crisp-tender, about 2 minutes; drain. Rinse under cold water to cool.

Heat vegetable oil in large skillet over high heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer beef to pan- RESERVING MARINADE. Stir-fry beef until just no longer pink- about 2 minutes. Remove beef from pan. Add broccoli and peppers. Continue stir-frying until vegetables are just crisp tender about 3 minutes. Stir cornstarch into reserved marinade. Pour marinade over veggies in pan. Add beef and cook until liquid boils and thickens, about 2-3 minutes.

Serve over white rice.

And make this: (My kids LOVE this soup and it is so easy!)
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Restaurant-Style-Egg-Drop-Soup/Detail.aspx

I omit the green onions, FYI.

Have a good week! Homeland deals to follow soon.

Menu Plan Monday 3/9

I think I should plan my menu when I'm hungry b/c if I do it right after a meal I can't think of anything! Here it is:
M- Beef & broccoli- again. It was so good!!
T- Jersey Mike's subs (I have coupons for a free sub when you donate a dollar to the boys and girls club.)
W- Jambalaya (First coupon class tonight. Think of me. I am so nervous!!)
T- Slow cooked beef fajitas
F- Taco ring
S- Arby's roastburger (Free with drink purchase coupon)
S- Mexican lasagna ( Ihave had this on every week for 3 weeks now and have yet to make it!)

Check out www.orgjunkie.com for more menu plans.