Whatz 4 Dinner Day 13

Cost of meals: $2.29 not including sauce price as it was open.

• 1/2 a bag of egg noodles $1.00 per bag so 50 cents
• 1 pound ground turkey on clearance $1.79
• 1 jar open sauce from another meal $1.00 for jar
• 1 loaf of Pillsbury french bread free ($.99 w/$1.00 off coupon)

Yielded 3 meals (1meal to freeze /1 cup of sauce to freeze)

Quick spaghetti sauce w/ ground turkey mixed w/egg noodles and a piece of bread.
Got up at 0830 fried up thawed ground turkey add that to a jar of sauce dd opened the other day dropped that in the crock-pot. Popped Pillsbury french bread into the toaster oven for 30 mins cut the loaf in half for DD & me. Boiled noodles made up then stored food to go..With dinner in hand :O) it was that quick...Less then 1 hour had I been home & did it on the stove top.

Walgreens Shopping

The deals this week..

• 4 rolls of Scott Big Rolls for 50 cents a piece total before tax $2.00
• 4 bottles of Walgreen soda for 39 cents each total before tax $1.56
• 1 Stick of Mitchum Deodorant for $1.99 I had a coupon for $.75 cents off

CVS Deals

They had buy 1 bottle of of Mentos Gum & get one free I also had 2 coupons for $1.00 off when you purchased 2.. I had $2.00 in extra bucks from last week leftover so for a total of $3.28 cash I was able to get a total of 8 bottles for DD..

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 12

This week by really fast & I forgot to post last Sunday lunch/dinner at work.. I made the meatloaf before going to work and pulled the ready made rice out of the freezer. Peas from a can and the BBQ Macaroni came from the store... It just takes a little bit of planning the meat parts..

Zucchini Appetizer

Recipe..Quick side dish to go with dinner to use up to 2 zucchini in the frig however I could only use 1/2 in zucchini so now I am in search of another zucchini recipe to use the other 2 cups of zucchini in. Update: something not sure what went wrong w/ this recipe it was slimy/gooey like it was under baked (I baked it 2 hours)

Veggie Burgers

The first picture is of the burgers prior to baking..Here is where I got the recipe from I had to use ingredients I had on hand to I didn't have any green peppers so I substituted frozen corn and green onions over regular onions :O) Say YUMMY!!! I topped this burger w/ a slice of cheese & some BBQ sauce..




This is a picture of the burger when it was baked them.
I had made them for quick lunch meals. This is what I used in my recipe..

1 large can (27 oz) black beans w/ vidalia onions
1 cup of frozen corn
2 hand fulls of green onions
1 tbsp of Garlic Chili Paste
1 tbsp. Chili Powder
1 tbsp. Cumin
1/2 cup bread crumbs

I mixed together then let the burger mix sit over night then
I shaped into burgers & baked for 375*F for 12 minutes per side.
Yield 6 burgers

6 burgers cost me less then $10 to make around $1.60 per burger...

Whatz 4 Dinner Day 11

I woke up this morning a 9 am going crap I forgot to pull meat out of the freezer last night before I went to work for me to cook this morning for dinner tonight. Well I knew I had the ranch & peppers in my frig and I can get 2 slices of pizza a local pizza place down the street from my house for $4.00 including a drink. So on the way out the house I stopped and got 2 slices for the road. Next time I have pizza for lunch it will be homemade on these pita bread :O) I can bake it at 9 am allow it to cool/slice/pack it to go for less $$.. I guess as of late I have been slacking on getting in the mood for food.Must be this damn hot weather here..

Whatz 4 Dinner Day 10

Spend 30 mins & cook up 2 pounds of ground turkey and taco seasoning. Then divide it into portions you would use per meal each time you eat tacos. This allowed me to create 10 (1/4 cup portions) for quick grab & go lunches/dinners. Extra prep work also includes bagging shredded cheese & 2 tortillas but for me I have these items on hand it take me less then 5 mins to pour shredded cheese/green onions in a to go cup & drop 2 taco shells in ziploc baggie into my lunch they go. I prefer to use containers over (Ziploc baggies ) as much as possible it costs me ZERO to wash them so I have lots of different sizes & jars containers I use to tote my lunch in.

Family Dollar Store Deal

Dawn Dish Soap $3.00 for 56 oz $1.00 off coupon

The price of $3.00 is the regular price at Family dollar but if I had gotten this at Walmart right next door where I got other groceries today it would have been$5.99 before coupon..So that was the deal it only took less then 5 mins to run in & out :O)

Walmart Shopping

I didn't get lots of deals here but I also had to purchase products
here that were cheaper then other places & they carry my dd milk.
Total Price $23.59 this will last 2 plus weeks.

DD Lactose Free milk $2.58
2% Milk $2.18
4 cans of Tomato Sauce $.26 each (4 batches of enchilada sauce)
BBQ Lays Chips $1.00 each
2 package of Egg Noodles $1.25 each (4 meals of soup)
Large bag Animal Crackers $1.94
1 bag Croutons $1.00
1 jar Pasta Sauce $1.22
Tortillas $1.84
Philly Crm Cheese 4 mini cups $1.84-$.50 off coupon (2 meal uses per cup)
1 Plain Greek Yogurt $1.00-$.30 cents off coupon
1 bag Mints $1.00 in place of anti-acids works better for me

CVS DEALS

First things about coupons/sales/deals/MONEY & me I will only use them on things we use & must be on sale as well or they don't get used/bought. That is the true way to save sale plus coupon = SAVINGS...

The following are deals I got this week at CVS w/ sale prices & coupons & reward bucks. I started out w/ $15.00 cash and a hand full of coupons.

Kellogg Cereal 3/$10 $1.00 off coupon=Paid $10 got back ($5 buck rewards & $5.00 off if you spend $15.00 buck rewards)

Dial Bath Soap Gel 2/$8.00 had 2 $1.00 off coupons (use bucks from above $$)

Degree Deodorant 2/$5.00 had 2 $1.00 off coupons (use bucks from above $$)

Dawn Dish Soap 97 cents had 25 cent off coupon (use bucks from above $)

Head & Shoulders $4.99 bucks back $2.00 had $1.00 off coupon (use bucks from above $) Total for this was $4.25 would have been less if I had purchased as 2nd trans action.

I have $2.00 in bucks left over due to messing up above would only have had to pay $2.25 but I will use the buck next week maybe I have a month :O)

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 9

This was a nice quick meal w/ a packet of BBQ Sauce from a recent outing at work. I saved it just for uses like this :O) The shredded cheese & onions went on my burger.

Fry's Deals 2

Picked up ground turkey on sale $1.79 a package for 8 packages in the freeze it went
3 rolls for $1.00 for me from the bakery
Total $15.59

Fry's Deals 1

Crazy 8 Deal Days ( purchase 8 of selected items get discounted sale price & $4.00 off)

8 cans of Pillsbury canned products 4 cinnamon & 4 biscuits
(99 cents each w/ 80 cent off 2
(had 6 coupons) $7.92-$4.80 coupons-$4.00 off =
Total Price Free food w/ credit of +$.88

3 boxes of cereal for $2.99 each =$ 8.97 plus $1.50 off coupon=$7.47
2 cans of Pillsbury canned products (99 cents each w/ 80 cent off 2) $1.18
2 boxes Fiber One Bars $1.99 each= 50 cents off a box had 2 coupons $1.98
1 Kraft Sliced Cheese for $1.79
$4.00 off plus the other coupons above
Total price=$12.42-4.00 off=$ 8.42

2 packages of ground chicken on clearance $1.89 each
3 bottles of conditioner .69 each
2 packages of oyster crackers $1.39 each
1 packages of Animal crackers $ .99 each
2 packages of Gold Fishes $1.00 each

Total out the door was $22.77 !!!!!! ($64.27 - discounts/coupons/sales $41.50)

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 8

The other night we had homemade soup I froze 3 containers for quick meals/lunches but what I also found out it keeps those noodles fro expanding in the soup as well sucking up all that nice broth so when I make soups w/ noodles even if I am going to eat it the next day I freeze it to stop the noodles for getting out of control