Total OOP is $3.61 (savings was $1.24)
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Harris Teeter Trip 5/12
I got a Evic special for Gerber Baby Food for $0.88 at Harris Teeter (limit 4). I decided that I should go and get it since when I went to Target and they were totally out. I grabbed my limit of four and didn't get anything else!!! As you can see from the picture, not a minute too soon because my son grabbed one out of the bag and said...."OOOOHHH, purple bananas. I want to eat these NOW!!!" So he did :)
Safeway Trip 5/14
I planned on going to Safeway to get Ritz Crackers because I was out of them (which is near crisis for my son) but it took me until the last day of the sale to make it there. They were on sale for $1.99 and I used a coupon for $1/2 so I got them for $1.49 a box.
I took my son with me and he decided that he declared had to have the Whole Wheat ones because his friend Sam eats them. I am not really sure if he likes those so I bought two of them. Then I got six of the Reduced Fat ones that he normally eats too.
We are stocked up for Ritz for awhile!!! I am super excited because the normal price on a box of Ritz rang up at $4.29! Total before coupon and card savings was $17.36. I saved $9.20 with my Safeway card and $2.00 in coupons. Total savings of 65%
Total OOP was $12.35 (less than the cost for three boxes normally to put my crazy cracker purchase in perspective). If you come over to visit, we will be having crackers :)
I took my son with me and he decided that he declared had to have the Whole Wheat ones because his friend Sam eats them. I am not really sure if he likes those so I bought two of them. Then I got six of the Reduced Fat ones that he normally eats too.
Total OOP was $12.35 (less than the cost for three boxes normally to put my crazy cracker purchase in perspective). If you come over to visit, we will be having crackers :)
Menu Plan Monday 5/14
Monday-SW Spiedies with rice
Tuesday- Chicken and Rice Casserole (might change to something else depending on how many people)
Wednesday-White Pizza and Buffalo Chicken Pizza with salad
Thursday- Whole Chicken with mac and cheese, corn and scalloped potatoes
Friday- Soy Ginger Chicken and Orange Poppyseed Chicken with brown rice
Saturday-Leftovers/London Broil
Sunday- Keiobsa and hash browns/Rosemary Chicken with egg noodles
Another busy week!! I think that I need to plan for a slow week but I haven't figured out how to do that with a really active three year old. My mother, father, mother in law, sister in law are going to be in town and we are going to be running around everywhere including a yard sale, plant sale, and all together busy week. I hope that you have a less hectic week planned :) Did I mention that it was also triples this week so you might only see a few posting with my great trips but I don't know how much more I will make it online.
Tuesday- Chicken and Rice Casserole (might change to something else depending on how many people)
Wednesday-White Pizza and Buffalo Chicken Pizza with salad
Thursday- Whole Chicken with mac and cheese, corn and scalloped potatoes
Friday- Soy Ginger Chicken and Orange Poppyseed Chicken with brown rice
Saturday-Leftovers/London Broil
Sunday- Keiobsa and hash browns/Rosemary Chicken with egg noodles
Another busy week!! I think that I need to plan for a slow week but I haven't figured out how to do that with a really active three year old. My mother, father, mother in law, sister in law are going to be in town and we are going to be running around everywhere including a yard sale, plant sale, and all together busy week. I hope that you have a less hectic week planned :) Did I mention that it was also triples this week so you might only see a few posting with my great trips but I don't know how much more I will make it online.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Weekly Goals 5/13
Last week:
Family Goals
Family Goals
Family Goals
Go to new indoor park with my son- Done. It was a good experience but would have been better if he had a friend there to play with because he didn't connect with any of- Go to Children's Museum- The plan changed because of the roof repair so we had a playdate with my son's friend at the house instead of going to the museum but we hope to go again soon
Go to library storytime- Done. We went to the library twice this week and storytime :)Pick my cousin up from the airport- Done
Read rest ofA Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial SecuritybyDeborah Owensand Brenda Lane Richardson- DoneStart on next book of choice- started Heat Rises (Nikki Heat 3) by Richard CastleDentist Appointment- Done :(Cut Sunday inserts- That was a lot of cutting but I did it!!!
Clean dishes, counters and floors at least 6 days of the week- DoneRoof repair occurring-Done... not without issues but at least it is done!
Schedule at least 5 posts before the date of publication- Done and got two posts up for next week!!Post Menu Plan Monday and Weekly Goals- Done
Family Goals
- Playdate with son's friend
- Packing and moving with sister in law (or watching son while everyone else does the hard work)
- Spend time with Mother-in-law and Father both visiting
- Get change at bank for yard sale
- Work on getting ready for yard sale
- YARD SALE DAY!!!
- Clean dishes, counters and floors at least 6 days of the week
- Clean dishes one night and not wait until the morning
- Get quotes from two masons on repairs to steps and wall
- Schedule at least 5 posts so that can spend more time with family
- Post Weekly Goals, Menu Plan Monday, and Thrifty Thursday Tip
Happy Mother's Day
Hope you have a great Mother's Day and enjoy the good weather with your family :)
Saturday, May 12, 2012
CVS trip 5/11
I went to CVS today to use up my ECBs and get this weeks deals. I was going to do a few different plans and I gave up and went with the easiest to get it over with quickly since I didn't go on Sunday like I was suposed to and my ECBs were expiring. I got a Milky Way and 2 liter of Diet Coke (they don't carry Cherry Coke anymore which is my husband's favorite).
Sounds like a really healthy trip right (and a little bit of a joke like a Big Mac and a Diet Coke)? Two things that I normally don't buy but it cost me $0 OOP and I got back $0.75 ECBs to use next time. I should have looked for different items to buy that would work out to nothing out of pocket but I am sure that both things will get used with picnics coming up!!! We never had soda around the house so it will be a nice treat for me :) Did you have a good trip to CVS this week??? Want to get into the drugstore game? I will try to post something with upcoming deals and how to get in the game but there haven't been a ton of deals lately to jump on!!
Sounds like a really healthy trip right (and a little bit of a joke like a Big Mac and a Diet Coke)? Two things that I normally don't buy but it cost me $0 OOP and I got back $0.75 ECBs to use next time. I should have looked for different items to buy that would work out to nothing out of pocket but I am sure that both things will get used with picnics coming up!!! We never had soda around the house so it will be a nice treat for me :) Did you have a good trip to CVS this week??? Want to get into the drugstore game? I will try to post something with upcoming deals and how to get in the game but there haven't been a ton of deals lately to jump on!!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Enchilada Smash Casserole "Recipe"
I haven't made this in ages and it was one of my favorites. I had some tomato paste that was near the date so I made a few batches of enchilada sauce and it was time to use it. I thought I would share it so that you can make it for your family.
I got into a rut because this was such an easy dish to make that my husband requested a long time ago that I don't only make "The Smash" and that I make him some normal enchiladas and tacos every once in awhile. I have worked on perfecting not breaking the regular enchiladas through microwaving the shells, coating the pan in sauce, and a rolling method to flip the enchilada upside. After finally getting the hang of it, I haven't made the enchilada smash casserole in ages.
Okay, so I totally forgot to take pictures when I was making everything earlier today because I don't really have a recipe and I just throw it together. Picture the counter with a container of shredded cheese, a container of seasoned meat, plastic bag of corn tortillas, and plastic bag of enchilada sauce. Wonderful, I am sure that your picture in your head was neater then my counter :)
I try to get the ingredient together ahead of time so that I can throw the casserole ahead of the dinner time rush (sometimes the night before but not always). First step is to cook ground beef the way you would normally make tacos- whether with store bought seasoning from Ortega, Old El Paso or homemade seasoning mixture (I use taco meat warm- not cold because it is too hard to spread). Grate cheese or use grated cheese from the store. Third important ingredient is the corn tortillas. Lastly, I took my homemade enchilada sauce out of the freezer or you can use the can from the store mixed with a small can of tomato paste to thicken (the store bought one is too thin on it's own for my tastes plus if you have kids, the tomato paste cools it down). This time I also had a little leftover rice that I put in the top layer to use it up so you can customize to your family by adding beans or veggies but we like ours more plain.
Grab a casserole dish from the cupboard (I use a circle one that is a little bigger than the corn tortillas).
Bake at 400 (or 425) degrees for 45-60 minutes. I normally cook it at the temperature of something else that I am cooking and I increase the heat when it is over so I wait until the top is browned and the inside is hot. It is a really flexible dish because it really is already cooked and you are just melting all the cheese and other ingredients together.
After it is cooked and ready to eat, you can cut it with a long knife or use a pie cutter like I do because it also helps lift out the piece. We cut it into four pieces usually but it makes for a big serving.
It looks like this on your plate- YUM!
The remaining half looks like this... sort of a Mexican lasagna right?
It is a great casserole to make the night before while making dinner so that you have a night off!!! I hope that you make and enjoy soon!!!
I got into a rut because this was such an easy dish to make that my husband requested a long time ago that I don't only make "The Smash" and that I make him some normal enchiladas and tacos every once in awhile. I have worked on perfecting not breaking the regular enchiladas through microwaving the shells, coating the pan in sauce, and a rolling method to flip the enchilada upside. After finally getting the hang of it, I haven't made the enchilada smash casserole in ages.
Okay, so I totally forgot to take pictures when I was making everything earlier today because I don't really have a recipe and I just throw it together. Picture the counter with a container of shredded cheese, a container of seasoned meat, plastic bag of corn tortillas, and plastic bag of enchilada sauce. Wonderful, I am sure that your picture in your head was neater then my counter :)
I try to get the ingredient together ahead of time so that I can throw the casserole ahead of the dinner time rush (sometimes the night before but not always). First step is to cook ground beef the way you would normally make tacos- whether with store bought seasoning from Ortega, Old El Paso or homemade seasoning mixture (I use taco meat warm- not cold because it is too hard to spread). Grate cheese or use grated cheese from the store. Third important ingredient is the corn tortillas. Lastly, I took my homemade enchilada sauce out of the freezer or you can use the can from the store mixed with a small can of tomato paste to thicken (the store bought one is too thin on it's own for my tastes plus if you have kids, the tomato paste cools it down). This time I also had a little leftover rice that I put in the top layer to use it up so you can customize to your family by adding beans or veggies but we like ours more plain.
Grab a casserole dish from the cupboard (I use a circle one that is a little bigger than the corn tortillas).
Cover the bottom of the casserole dish with a layer of enchilada sauce. Layer ingredients starting with corn tortilla, followed by enchilada sauce, meat, and cheese. Make sure to spread the enchilada sauce to the edge of the tortilla because if not it gets super crunchy when baking. Repeat until there is no meat left or the casserole is to the top of the pan. I usually add an extra tortilla topped with enchilada sauce and cheese so that it will have a nice crunchy cheese top. The layers look like this on the side:
After it is cooked and ready to eat, you can cut it with a long knife or use a pie cutter like I do because it also helps lift out the piece. We cut it into four pieces usually but it makes for a big serving.
It looks like this on your plate- YUM!
The remaining half looks like this... sort of a Mexican lasagna right?
It is a great casserole to make the night before while making dinner so that you have a night off!!! I hope that you make and enjoy soon!!!
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