2 Free Friendly's Cones Giveaway!
Posted by Bargain Becky at Thursday, January 7, 2010 10 comments Links to this post
Labels: Giveaways
Just got back from Staples. I had to buy more printer ink I snagged a ream of Hammermill Copy Paper for $5 with a $4 MIL rebate. I actually did the rebate online and it took about 30 seconds. A check for $4 should be coming within 4-6 weeks. $1 for 500 sheets of paper isn't bad.
I also snagged an Avery Heavy Duty binder since they are giving 100% back in Staples Rewards this week. Go. Get cheap paper!
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Labels: Random Stores and Restaurants
Here's a Weight Watchers recipe that corresponds with the sales at Shaw's this coming week. I took it off the Weight Watchers site. Another good site for "healthy" recipes is Sparkrecipes.com.
Chicken with Broccolli and Garlic Sauce
POINTS® Value: 5
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 17 min
Cooking Time: 15 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
2 tsp olive oil (should be in your pantry)
1 pound(s) uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces ($1.88/lb)
1 tsp dried thyme, or 2 tbsp fresh minced thyme, or to taste (should be in your pantry)
1/2 tsp table salt (should be in your pantry)
1/4 tsp black pepper (should be in your pantry)
3 medium garlic clove(s), minced, or more to taste (a bulb costs about .40 cents)
2 cup(s) broccoli, florets (Part of the Pick 4 deal. Grab a bag of already cut up broccoli for $2 - or you can use frozen with the Catalina deal - cheaper that way)
1 1/2 cup(s) reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided (Grab a reduced sodium can of Shaw's Brand. Should be no more than $1)
1 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch (should be in your pantry)
2 cup(s) cooked brown rice, kept hot (We buy Rice in bulk, so we have rice on hand. Not sure if most people do.)
Cost: $5.28 (assuming you have rice in your home. If not, pick up a big pack and store it.)
Instructions
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place chicken on a plate and season with thyme, salt and pepper. Add garlic to skillet and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add chicken to skillet and cook until browned on all sides, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes.
Add broccoli to skillet, cover and cook 2 minutes. Add 1 cup of broth, cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
In a cup, dissolve cornstarch in remaining 1/2 cup of broth; add to skillet. Simmer until mixture thickens, stirring constantly, about 1 minute; serve over rice. Yields about 1 cup of chicken and broccoli and 1/2 cup of rice per serving.
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Here's a great coupon for $5 off 5 Healthy Choice frozen entrees (that's $1 off 1!). I actually somewhat like the Cafe Steamers. Click HERE for the Coupon!
I actually kind of dislike diet frozen meals. I find they are little portions, full of sodium and taste a little "blah" - but they are sometimes good to have in the freezer for emergencies. I actually don't mind Healthy Choice's Cafe Steamers too much. Those are kind of good - but again, not very big and I like to eat a lot.
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Labels: coupon deals
Here are the healthy deals coming up at Shaw's starting on Friday. You can get a bunch of frozen vegetables for cheap with the backpage Catalina.
- Boneless Chicken Breast - $1.88/lbs
- Blueberries - $1.99 pint
- Gordon's Grilled Seafood - 33% off (use .50/1 MFC from paper for an extra $1 off one package)
- Land O'Frost Deli meat - BOGO Free
- Sargento Shredded Cheese - $2
- Ken's 8 oz Dressing - $1
- Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Noodles - .99 ($1/2 MFC from paper makes these .49 ea)
- Ronzoni Smart Taste - $1.50 (.75/1 MFC from paper - if you haven't used it yet, makes this free)
- Jolly Time Microwave Popcorn - BOGO Free
- Baked Lays - $3.49 ($1/1 MFC from paper)
- Fresh Express Salad Blends - $2.50 ea (Buy 2, get Free Bananas with in-store coupon)
- Ray's Bagels - BOGO Free
- Shady Brook Farms Ground Turkey - BOGO Free
Special K Products - Buy 4, get 1 Free (cereal is $2.50, Bars are $1.99) Coupons from paper.
Pick 4 Produce Sale - Choose from a bunch of items. Get 4 for $7.99 with coupon in flyer
Back Page Catalina
Buy $20 in qualifying products, get $5 Off Your Next Purchase and 50 Box Tops ($5 for your school). Remember, the $20 qualifying purchase is on Pre-Sale Prices. This deal may double (or even triple), but I usually wait for someone to mention it on SlickDeals.net
General Mills Cereal - PSP about $3.49 (check each cereal though), Sale $2.22 (.55/1 Cheerios on Coupons.com)
Fiber One Bars - PSP $3.39, Sale $2.50 (..40/1 on Coupons.com DOUBLES) These are 2 pts on WW.
Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks - PSP $2.99, Sale $2.50 (coupons on Coupons.com) I think this is a double dip product this week but I don't know the details.
Green Giant Steamers - PSP $2, Sale $1.50 (coupons from paper and coupons.com)
Green Giant Boxes - PSP $2, Sale $1.50 (coupons from paper and coupons.com)
Warm Delights - PSP $2.99 or $2.50 (minis vs. reg), Sale $2 (coupons from paper and coupons.com)
Potato Buds - Sale $2
Green Giant & LeSueur Veggies - Sale .99
Fiber One Yogurt - PSP $2.99, Sale $1.99 ($1/1 from paper and coupons.com)
YoPlus Yogurt - PSP $2.99, Sale $1.99 ($1/1 from paper and coupons.com)
Big Bags of Green Giant Vegetables - Sale $2.99
Just For One Veggies - Sale $2.99 (coupons from paper and coupons.com)
Cascadia Farms Bars & Cereal - PSP $4.99 (cereal), Sale $2.99 (coupons at coupons.com)
Bisquick - Sale $2.99 (coupons from paper and coupons.com)
Fiber One Muffin Mix - PSP $3.29 (?), Sale $2.99 (copuons from paper and coupons.com)
8 Pack Poland Spring AquaPod - Sale .99
Progresso Soup - PSP $2.50, Sale $1.49 (coupons from paper and coupons.com)
Fiber One Muffins - Sale $3.49 ($1/1 coupon from paper and coupons.com)
You can also find coupons for most of these products at Bettycrocker.com, Boxtops4education.com, and Smartsource.com.
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Labels: Shaw's Deals
This weekend, Michael's will give you 20% off your entire purchase with THIS COUPON.
It only applies to certain hours though - Saturday the 9th - 1pm-9pm & Sunday the 10th - 1pm-7pm
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Labels: Random Stores and Restaurants
Head on over to coupons.com to print coupons for Betty Crocker, Green Giant and select GM items because Shaw's is having a $20/$5 Catalina next week. Not only do you get a $5 Off Your Next Purchase coupon, you get a 50 Bonus Box Tops coupon which is great if you collect them for your child's school. I do, because I'm all Polly Homemaker like that.
Posted by Bargain Becky at Wednesday, January 6, 2010 2 comments Links to this post
Labels: Shaw's Deals
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Labels: A Whole Lot of Babble
Posted by Bargain Becky at Tuesday, January 5, 2010 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: 2010 Grocery Goal, Roxie's, Shaw's
I just wanted to give you an example of the things I cut coupons for. If you're looking to eat healthy, January is a great time for "healthy" coupons. Of course, my version of healthy is someone else's version of junk food. Here are the coupons I cut from today's paper:
$1/1 Yoplait Frozen Smoothie (the husband)
$1/1 Fiber One Muffins
$1/1 Fiber One Pancake Mix
$1/1 Fiber One Yogurt
$1/4 Progresso Soups
$1/2 Green Giant Steamers
$1/3 Green Giant Boxes
$1/1 YoPlus
2 Yoplait "Buy 6, Get 1 Free"
$1/2 Special K
$1/1 Uncle Ben's Rice
$1/2 Penn. Dutch Egg Noodles
$1/5 Campbell's Condensed Soups
$1/10 Campbell's Condensed (Tomato & Chicken Noodle)
$1/4 Campbell's Select Harvest Soups
$1/4 Campbell's Healthy Request
$1/2 Chunky Soups
$1/2 Healthy Harvest
$1/2 Sargento Cheese Snacks
.55/1 Healthy Ones Lunch Meat
.50/1 Gordon's Grilled Fish
$1/2 Boca Burgers
$2/Crystal Light & 100 Cal. Snacks
$1/10 Dannon Yogurts
$1/2 Healthy Choice Soups
$1/2 Healthy Choice Frozen Meals
$1/1 Tyson Grilled & Ready product
$1/1 DiGiorno 200 cal. Pizza
$1/2 Jennie-O Turkey products
$1/2 Barilla Plus Pasta
$1/1 Fiber One Cottage Cheese
Okay. So there you have it. Now am I running to Shaw's tomorrow to buy all this crap? No. Truth be told, I'll probably toss half of these coupons when they pass their expiration date. Somethings I probably will use - the Yoplait & Dannon yogurt ones for sure. Most of these don't expire for over a month - so the key to really save at the grocery store is to use these coupons on these products when the product is on sale. The 200 Cal DiGiorno thing - I probably won't buy that unless it goes on sale for like $2 - which is unlikely. But I'll allow it to sit in my bin for a month to rot away. Just some wishful thinking on my part.
Which ones would work this week at Shaw's?
- Dannon Yogurt - .40 cents ea on sale. $1/10 makes them .30 ea. - I think these are normally about .80 ea not on sale.
- Campbell's Condensed Soup - .69 ea on sale. $1/10 or $1/5 (not sure which varieties are on sale), makes these .49 or .59 ea. These are normally $1 or $1.50 ea (depending on variety)
- Progresso Soup - .99 ea. $1/4 makes them .74 ea. These are $2.50 not on sale.
- Crystal Light & 100 Cal. Packs - Crystal Light is $2. 100 cal Packs are $1.99. $1 ea with the $2 coupon. Both over $3 not on sale.
- Fiber One Pancake Mix - $3.29. $1/1 makes it $2.29. This might be the normal price - I have no idea.
- Special K Cereal - $2.50. $1/2 makes it $2 a box. Normal price is probably in the high $3s or $4s.
Remember too, it's not a good deal if you aren't even going to eat the products - $1 for a thing of Crystal Light is a great deal - but if you don't drink it, you just flushed a buck down Shaw's toilet.
Posted by Bargain Becky at Sunday, January 3, 2010 2 comments Links to this post
Labels: A Whole Lot of Babble, Shaw's Deals