Sunday Coupon Preview 7/1
This Sunday there will be only one coupon insert--a P&G insert. You can get all the details about what coupons it will contain here:
This Sunday there will be only one coupon insert--a P&G insert. You can get all the details about what coupons it will contain here:
I just got back into town late yesterday afternoon. I'm still tired and very achy from being cooped up in the car for so long, so I've pretty much just been trying to relax and stretch all of my muscles out today.
Then I realized that today is the last day of the month and that I had not even looked at coupons.com for the past 10 days because I didn't have a working printer!
If you are like me and the end of the month snuck up on you, head over here and check out if there is anything you need to print, just in case it disappears tonight!
My husband came down with the flu, so my girls and I moved up our trip to visit my parents. We left yesterday instead of this coming Saturday in order to avoid getting them sick. My mom's internet has been going in and out, and just all around being pretty moody.
So, that is the reason I was not able to post the grocery ads yesterday, as I was driving for 7 hours and then had no functioning internet last night.
It seems to be working ok for the moment, so I just wanted to write a quick post and let you know what's been going on and why I've been so quite.
My girls have had a great time so far. They got to hold baby chickens. (My dad has chickens. Not a farm. Just chickens. And citrus trees.)
I've planned out my menu plan for the week. It's a short week for me, as I'll be heading out of town, but I'm planning on trying to squeeze in some freezer cooking this week (on top of catching up on laundry and packing and whatnot) so that my husband has some easy things to munch on while I'm gone (he's working so he'll be staying home alone).
Here's the plan:
Monday: Catfish & Fries
Tuesday: Gumbo from the freezer (we didn't do this last week. We had BBQ chicken sandwiches instead)
Wednesday: Chicken Pot Pies (will make 4 and freeze 3--didn't get to these last week because Aldi was out of pie crusts. If they still are, this may get pushed back until I return, as I've frozen the cooked chicken.)
Thursday: Homemade pizza (will make dough for 4, cook and eat two and then make pizza pockets for the freezer)
Friday: Burritos (will make up a bunch and freeze the rest--we're down to the last in the freezer right now)
I also plan on making carrot muffins (didn't get to those last week) for the freezer, and last night I made three loaves of chocolate banana bread (delicious!!). We enjoyed the smaller of the three for dessert last night and I froze the two larger ones for breakfasts.
Hmmm....this is looking like an awful lot of kitchen work this week. Perhaps I am a bit too ambitious? Usually am! Ha!
We'll just have to see how things go! I think I can, I think I can! ;) (And if I can't there's plenty of soup in the freezer.....)
Some of you may have noticed that I've been a little bit absent lately. No, I haven't left you! I did want to give you a brief explanation, however.
It's really pretty simple: since summer began I have been very busy trying to occupy my child who is home from Kindergarten now and really, really missing her structured days at school, and really, really not used to having to put up with a younger sibling all day long anymore!
It's nothing that any other parent in the world isn't having to deal with right now, it just takes up a lot more of my time!
We've been doing a lot of reading together, a lot of trips to the library for storytime and other activities (we've seen a clown and a ladies with animals that were endangered species!)
My husband is teaching summer school, and working even more hours than normal at his second job (not all teachers get summers off!) so we haven't been seeing very much of him lately, and my girls are really missing him and that's causing them to need even more of my attention.
I've still been keeping up with making my weekly menus (even if I don't stick to them) and making my weekly goals (ditto), even though I haven't been able to find much time to get them posted.
I'm going to try to keep up with blogging as much as a can this summer, but I won't be able to post as often, so please just understand that my family is needing me a bit more right now.
I've been doing some very frugal, fun activities with my girls, and I think I will try to take some pictures and post about some of them. It's not my usual post topic, but it's what I've been doing lately, so I thought you might enjoy seeing that (as opposed to silence!)
I hope to share a few things we've already done so far this summer with you soon!
But now, I'm off to make Father's Day dinner for when daddy gets home from work! =)
Here are the best prices I see advertised at El Rio Grande this week:
Meat:
Split Chicken Breast $0.79/lb
Boneless Pork Stew Meat $1.19/lb
Produce:
White Onions 5lbs for $1
Small Avocados 5 for $1
10lb. Russet Potatoes $1.99
White Potatoes 2lbs. for $1
Green Cabbage 3lbs for $1
Green Or Romaine Lettuce $0.79 each
Small Golden Apples 4 for $1
Here are the best prices I see advertised at El Rancho this week:
Meat:
Sirloin Ham End Pork Chops $0.98/lb
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.19/lb
Chicken Leg Quarters $0.69/lb.
Produce:
Red Grapes $0.99/lb
Ataulfo Mangos 5 for $1
Tomatoes 3lbs. for $1
White Onions 3lbs. for $1
Cilantro 4 for $1
Yellow Peaches $0.88/lb
Watermelon 4lbs. for $1
Oranges 8 for $0.99
Other:
Imperial Sugar $1.88 each (Limit 2 with $10 purchase)
18ct. Eggs $0.98
Scott Extra Soft 12 Double Roll $4.29
Always Save 4qt Assorted Ice Cream $3.50 (Saw these just the other day for $7.99)
Here are the best prices I see advertised at Aldi this week:
Meat:
Chicken Leg Quarters $0.69/lb
Produce:
Blueberries $1.39 per pint
Strawberries $0.99 per 1lb. package
Blackberries $0.69 per 6oz. package
Bananas $0.39/lb.
Grapes (Green/Red) $0.89/lb. (Sold in 2lb. packages for $1.78)
I'm a little late posting this week's menu plan, and I pretty much gave up trying to match the foods to the letters we are learning (which I'm not really sure how that's going over anyway--the little one doesn't really seem interested at all, and the big one spends half the day telling me what we can do when we get to ___ day...)
Yesterday (Monday), I cooked up 10lbs of chicken split breast--I thought they were boneless but when I thawed them, they were not, so my plans became a little more messy and complicated. I boiled half and deboned it last night, and put the rest in the crock pot with BBQ sauce and let it simmer all night, then I deboned it today.
Monday: "Clean Out The Fridge" Stir Fry. --posted about this on fb last night.
Tuesday: Was BBQ chicken, but as I now have shredded BBQ chicken, I'm actually preparing a box of Suddenly Salad from the pantry to toss some into.
Wednesday: Gumbo from the freezer (this may change because I have lots of cooked chicken to use up!)
Thursday: Pepper steak (I'm actually going to cook the beef shank I just bought for $1.49/lb at El Rancho and use that for the meat in this)
Friday: Soup from the freezer (I have a few types to choose from)
Saturday: Chicken Pot Pies (will use some of the shredded non-BBQ chicken in these)
Sunday: Leftovers
After I deboned the BBQ chicken today, I washed out my crockpot, and I now have some pears that were getting soft simmering down into pear butter (using the apple recipe, but less sugar since pears are sweeter). No one else around here will touch the stuff, I have no clue why, but I love it slathered on buttered toast. It's a favorite midnight snack of mine. ;)
I also have plans of making more banana bread and carrot muffins this week because I'm out or nearly out of both of those in the freezer.
I haven't really posted much about my garden this year, but I have attempted some container gardening in pots (our garden soil is not the best).
Here are my plants:
I've just received word that these coupons will only be around about another week on coupons.com, so grab them while you can:
Here are the best prices I see advertised at Fiesta this week:
Meat:
Boneless Skinless chicken breast $1.49/lb (limit 2 w/$10 purchase)
Pork Spare Rib Cubes $1.29/lb (limit 2 with $10 purchase)
Produce:
Strawberries $1.69
Grapes (red/white) $1.49/lb
Watermelons $3.88
Red/Yellow Bell Peppers $0.69 each
Green Onions 2 for $1
Mangos $0.69 each
Peaches $0.99/lb
Fresh Express Garden Salad $1.59
Cucumbers 3 for $1
Yellow Onions 2lbs for $1
Green Beans $0.99/lb
Baby Red Potatoes $0.99/lb
Here are the best prices advertised at El Rio Grande this week:
Here are the best prices I see advertised at El Rancho this week:
Meat:
Beef Bottom Round Steak $2.09
Drumsticks $0.69/lb
Whole Pork Ham with skin $0.99/lb
John Morrell Hot Dogs $0.88
John Morrell Bacon $1.88
Produce:
Cantaloupe $0.98 each
Avocado 5 for $1
Tomatoes 3lbs. for $1
Calabacita Squash $0.58/lb
Jalapenos 2lbs. for $0.99
Green Bell Peppers 3 for $0.99
10lb bag Russet Potatoes $2.49
Pineapple $1.50
Key Limes 2lb. bag $0.99
Globe Grapes $1.88/lb
Oranges 8 for $0.99
Bosc Pears 4 for $0.99
Other:
Best Choice Sugar $1.50 (Limit 2 with $10 purchase)
Always Save Mayonnaise 30oz $1.77
Here are the best prices I see advertised at Aldi this week:
Meat:
Boneless Pork Butt Roast $1.59/lb
Produce:
Pineapple $0.99 each
Strawberries $0.99 per 1lb package
Cantaloupe $0.79 each
Blueberries $1.59 per 1pt container
Kiwi $0.89 per 1lb. package
Bananas $0.39/lb
This week's menu plan was a little bit difficult to make because I'm trying to go with some alphabet themed days around here this summer. I jotted it down last night and I've been sitting staring at it all day trying to figure out how to make it better. I forgot to type it up this morning, and also forgot to put my stew on in the crockpot, so I ended up making it on the stove this afternoon, and just cooking the entire 5 lbs. of stew meat I had since it fit in my big stock pot, so I guess I got some freezer cooking accomplished today!
Here's my plan:
Monday (A day):
Breakfast: Cereal & Apple Slices (They opted for apple toaster strudels and I decided not to fight it.)
Lunch: Breaded Fish Fillets & Avocados (they did not go over very well....)
Snack: Applesauce....which somehow morphed into Doritos...yep, it was on of those days.
Dinner: Pork Stew with carrots, potatoes, and dinner rolls from the freezer that I forgot to take out and let rise so they were dense as....I dunno, something dense!
I should interject that my husband didn't have to go in until 1pm so it kinda threw off our routine (in a good way of course because we're always glad when he can be home a bit!) Thinking that tomorrow will go much better!
Tuesday (A day):
Breakfast: Apple Muffins from the freezer
Lunch: Peanut Butter Sandwiches and some fruit we have on hand
Snack: I planned Ants on a Log, but I didn't go buy celery, so ??? Freezer Fruit Cups
Dinner: Maybe leftovers, maybe do something for our anniversary?? Not sure yet.
Wednesday (B day):
Breakfast: Breakfast Burritos (these are ham & egg)
Lunch: Baked Potatoes
Snack: Banana bread
Dinner: Biscuits, Bacon & Eggs
Thursday (B day):
Breakfast: Bagels
Lunch: Hot dogs & broccoli
Snack: Blackberries
Dinner: Burgers?
Friday (C day):
Breakfast: Cheerios
Lunch: Chicken Pot Pie
Snack: Celery
Dinner: Chicken Soup
Saturday (C day):
Breakfast: Carrot Muffins (which means I need to bake some more!)
Lunch: Corn Dog Muffins
Snack: Carrot sticks (goodness...I put those in my stew tonight *sigh*)
Dinner: Spaghetti & Corn
Sunday (Review day):
Going to be a raid the fridge sort of day...I think we'll have lots of leftovers to use up. Alternatively, depending on the sales this week, I may be cooking something I bought.
I plan to start doing my shopping on Friday mornings, and starting my menu plan with the weekend, which I will likely do this coming week.
Check out more menu plans.
I have been absolutely so busy around here with houseguests and school ending, I happened to realize that all my ECBs were expiring tomorrow! I gathered up my coupons and made a quick trip there this morning to do one deal: DOVE! Then, I totally forgot that I was supposed to grab a deodorant for myself, but that's ok!
Here's what I got:
I saw a blog post recently that contained some easy lunch ideas. One of the ideas was so intriguing, i just had to try it out! You see, my kids love corndogs. Personally, I've never been a fan of the batter on the store-bought kind. Plus, those are pretty expensive.
I used to buy the cheap Jiffy cornbread mixes. They were the cheapest and our favorite, but I've recently been trying to make more things from scratch, and I found this recipe that we all LOVE! I just had to try these out with our favorite new cornbread!
My oldest daughter and I made a quick run to Albertsons this afternoon while the little one was sleeping. Mostly, I wanted to get $0.88 blackberries, but there were a few more items on sale or that I had some coupons for that I picked up while I was there.
Here's what I came home with:
I just used this coupon to snag some cheap cereal at Albertsons!
Tons of new coupons in fact! And some really great ones at that!
There are too many to put all of the pictures, but here is a list of some of the newest coupons available:
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