Well, I'm finally feeling better! That cold was particularly nasty and decided to stay for a full week! Gracious I hate being sick! Anyway, now I'm back and can continue with my regularly scheduled life, which includes this blog.
Yesterday, I went shopping for my weekly groceries and household products. I forgot a couple coupons and had to make a second trip to the store to buy dish soap. I am proud to say that I bought two bottles of Dawn dish soap, regularly priced $1.49 each, for a grand total of $0.66! I was thrilled and had to try really hard to not looked shocked or confused in the store.
Here's what happened: I walked into the store with two coupons each worth $0.50 off 1 bottle of Dawn. Realizing that this made them the same price as the soap I had currently been using also made me happy (the Man of the House had told me before I left to make sure the Dawn wasn't more expensive than the other stuff). I went to the register and handed over my store loyalty card, scanned my items and coupons and the total was $0.66! What I forgot was that I had an e-coupon on my store loyalty card and it scanned with the card. In addition to this, my other coupons doubled to $1.00 each.
Here's the math of it all:
$3.00 in product
- $2.00 in paper coupons
$1.00 remaining
- $0.50 in e-coupon
$0.50 remaining
+ 0.16 tax
$0.66 total bill
I wish I could say that I planned it that way but I didn't. Oh well. It doesn't really matter since I saved over $2.00! Yes, it was a satisfying purchase!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Sick day
I'm sick. All of those lovely little summer colds have been going around and one finally found me. I'm not pleased with it but when can be done? Nothing. Nothing but resting and drinking lots of fluids. I hate being sick. Being sick ruined my lunch plans today.
Today, I was going to make either zucchini latkes (zucchini pancakes) or sweet potato fries and it was going to be wonderful. But I'm sick so those plans got put on hold while I decided between noodles or condensed veggie soup. The soup won out. It was good. Perfect for a sick day.
Today, I was going to make either zucchini latkes (zucchini pancakes) or sweet potato fries and it was going to be wonderful. But I'm sick so those plans got put on hold while I decided between noodles or condensed veggie soup. The soup won out. It was good. Perfect for a sick day.
Do you know the best thing to eat when you're sick? Mamma's Homemade Chicken Soup. The picture isn't one of my mom's chicken soup but I'm sure it will be a close second.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Tasty Tuesday
Well, I didn't get the menu for this week posted yesterday, so I'm doing it today. Welcome to Tasty Tuesday! On the menu this week we have the following:
Monday: Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin with mustard roasted potatoes and onions
Tuesday: Italian Beef Sandwiches with Nanny's Italian Tomatoes and roasted green beans
Wednesday: dinner at church
Thursday: I'm working so Hubby is on his own
Friday: Enchiladas and Tex-Mex Rice with black beans
Saturday: Beef Stroganoff with egg noodles and broccoli
Sunday: Nanny's Macaroni and Cheese adapted for the crock pot
If you will notice, there are a couple meals listed that were also on last week's menu.... that's cuz we went out of town and I didn't get them cooked. It makes planning meals so much easier when that happens :)
You know what makes a foodie like me happy? If you answered "food" you are incorrect. Yes, I like food (especially the cooking part) but that's not what makes me happy right now. The correct answer is "a new knife"! Hubby bought me a new chef's knife! We were at his Uncle and Aunt's house and were admiring their knife block (I know, we're weird) and I mentioned that I didin't have a chef's knife and would like one, so he bought one for me! I love love love it! Good knives make all the difference when working in the kitchen, and they are safer to use than dull knives. I know that may sound crazy because a dull knife can't cut through the skin of a tomato easily but because of the extra pressure you have to use it will easily cut through the skin of your finger. Lesson here: a sharp knife is a safe knife.
Monday: Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin with mustard roasted potatoes and onions
Tuesday: Italian Beef Sandwiches with Nanny's Italian Tomatoes and roasted green beans
Wednesday: dinner at church
Thursday: I'm working so Hubby is on his own
Friday: Enchiladas and Tex-Mex Rice with black beans
Saturday: Beef Stroganoff with egg noodles and broccoli
Sunday: Nanny's Macaroni and Cheese adapted for the crock pot
If you will notice, there are a couple meals listed that were also on last week's menu.... that's cuz we went out of town and I didn't get them cooked. It makes planning meals so much easier when that happens :)
You know what makes a foodie like me happy? If you answered "food" you are incorrect. Yes, I like food (especially the cooking part) but that's not what makes me happy right now. The correct answer is "a new knife"! Hubby bought me a new chef's knife! We were at his Uncle and Aunt's house and were admiring their knife block (I know, we're weird) and I mentioned that I didin't have a chef's knife and would like one, so he bought one for me! I love love love it! Good knives make all the difference when working in the kitchen, and they are safer to use than dull knives. I know that may sound crazy because a dull knife can't cut through the skin of a tomato easily but because of the extra pressure you have to use it will easily cut through the skin of your finger. Lesson here: a sharp knife is a safe knife.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Sunday
Yesterday was Sunday. Sunday mean a very full day. Sunday means time with our church family and our family family. Sunday means my weekly paper. And my weekly paper means... COUPONS! Yes, you guessed it I L-O-V-E coupons! No, I'm not like one of the people on TLC's "Extreme Couponing" but I do like to find ways to save us some money and couponing falls into that category. I can typically save us 25% of our total bill with coupons alone, add to that sales, store loyalty cards and knowing which stores generally have the best prices on what items, and we save probably closer to 40% off out total (although I haven't actually calculated that out, it's an estimated figure).
On a typical Sunday, I buy one paper but if the coupons are really good then I will buy two. However, yesterday I bought three papers because the coupons were AMAZING! We are talking $200+ in coupons in each one! This only happens about once a quarter so I got it while I could. I haven't clipped them yet, but it's on my list of things to do today/this week.
I love using coupons because it is my way of helping to provide our little family with what we need while being a good steward of what God has given us. This also means that I don't spend all my time couponing, time is a God given gift too and we have to spend it in a conscious manner too.
On a typical Sunday, I buy one paper but if the coupons are really good then I will buy two. However, yesterday I bought three papers because the coupons were AMAZING! We are talking $200+ in coupons in each one! This only happens about once a quarter so I got it while I could. I haven't clipped them yet, but it's on my list of things to do today/this week.
I love using coupons because it is my way of helping to provide our little family with what we need while being a good steward of what God has given us. This also means that I don't spend all my time couponing, time is a God given gift too and we have to spend it in a conscious manner too.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Blog Love
I love blogs! I'm not really sure how we did things before blog posts but my guess is that it involved the telephone and before that, letters and conversations with friends and family. Well, I think that we need to make sure that we continue using the telephone, letter and conversations with family and friends to share ideas and informations (blogs are not a substitute for real people) but I think that blogs are part of how we communicate in this new age of technology. That said, I'd like to introduce you to one of my favorite blogs:
This blog is great because Anna has tips for cleaning and organizing just about everything and anything you can imagine. When I have a cleaning question, her blog is the 1st place I go (well, her blog and calling my mother). If you've got a cleaning quandary, she's got the answer!
Monday, July 25, 2011
The Return of Menu Monday
Well, it's Monday and this means a return of Menu Mondays! Yes, I know you are all anxious to see what I'm planning to cook up for dinner this week... then again, you probably aren't but I believe in sharing so I'm gonna share my menu for this week with you anyway! :)
Monday: Homemade spaghetti and meatballs (with homemade sauce, my FAVORITE part! Actually, I just love that my kitchen and the rest of our apartment smells like an Italian kitchen!)
Tuesday: Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff with egg noodles
Wednesday: Italian Beef Sandwiches with Nanny's Baked Italian Tomatoes (New tomato recipe from Hubby's grandmother and oh-my-gosh it's AMAZING!!!! I don't particularly eat tomatoes but I could eat these all the time! Super simple. Super yummy. Super fast and super cheap. That all makes it a keeper!)
Thursday: Slow Cooked Juicy Chicken with rice Pilaf and broccoli (roasted or sautéed) Note: I will make 2x as much as I need because I will be using 1/2 of it for my chicken quesadillas later in the week.
Friday: Lasagna with salad (and this is a store bought lasagna, folks. It's easier and really cost effective. And I had a coupon.)
Saturday: Chicken Quesadillas (using our second 1/2 of the juicy chicken) with salsa and black beans
Sunday: ????? Right now, I'm not sure what we will eat on Sunday night. To be honest, it might be macaroni and cheese. Then again, it could be something else from earlier in the week.
Our schedule this week is really open to changing very quickly and it is possible that some of these meals won't actually get cooked or eaten this week. As usual, there is also a definite possibility/likelihood that meals will get switched around. I don't believe in having a schedule so ridged that you can't change things up if needed.
Hope this week's menu inspires you to cook up something yummy that makes you smile one of those big-I'm-so-content smiles :)
Happy cooking!
Monday: Homemade spaghetti and meatballs (with homemade sauce, my FAVORITE part! Actually, I just love that my kitchen and the rest of our apartment smells like an Italian kitchen!)
Tuesday: Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff with egg noodles
Wednesday: Italian Beef Sandwiches with Nanny's Baked Italian Tomatoes (New tomato recipe from Hubby's grandmother and oh-my-gosh it's AMAZING!!!! I don't particularly eat tomatoes but I could eat these all the time! Super simple. Super yummy. Super fast and super cheap. That all makes it a keeper!)
Thursday: Slow Cooked Juicy Chicken with rice Pilaf and broccoli (roasted or sautéed) Note: I will make 2x as much as I need because I will be using 1/2 of it for my chicken quesadillas later in the week.
Friday: Lasagna with salad (and this is a store bought lasagna, folks. It's easier and really cost effective. And I had a coupon.)
Saturday: Chicken Quesadillas (using our second 1/2 of the juicy chicken) with salsa and black beans
Sunday: ????? Right now, I'm not sure what we will eat on Sunday night. To be honest, it might be macaroni and cheese. Then again, it could be something else from earlier in the week.
Our schedule this week is really open to changing very quickly and it is possible that some of these meals won't actually get cooked or eaten this week. As usual, there is also a definite possibility/likelihood that meals will get switched around. I don't believe in having a schedule so ridged that you can't change things up if needed.
Hope this week's menu inspires you to cook up something yummy that makes you smile one of those big-I'm-so-content smiles :)
Happy cooking!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Link Party- Boost My Blog
Well, today I'm trying to link up to my first blog party! We will see how it turns out!
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