Great deals for nursing Mom's

Thanks KM for the tip!

go to http://www.uddercovers.com/shop1.php use the code ONEFREE and you can get one of these for $7.95.

EDUCATE YOURSELF

Ed and Arlene Williams are going to be doing a gardening class this Saturday at Valley Wide Co-op from 1-3 p.m. They have so much information to share, and are so happy to share it. Take the time and go learn a little!!!

Patterson's 5 MIN Chocolate mug cake

So personally my focus is on feeding a bUnCH of people at a time, but my dear cousin Jill P. posted a recipe on her blog from her mum-in-law that I think might be a lot of fun for those out there that are cooking for one or two people at a time. It is inventive, inviting, and looks incredibly indecent!!! Try it and let me know how it was! All credit where credit is due.... Jill and her dear MOL.

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil ..or try real butter...worked very well

3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high). The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).So we all have 5 mintues and we can make a cake and eat it to in that time so that's why this is so DANGEROUS HAHA!

PYP

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Morning Glory

I am not an expert gardener. I probably will never get a pretty sign in my yard for the most beautiful yard in the town....and I am ok with that. I would be happy with a pretty green patch with my old fashioned flowers sitting prettily in their corners waiting for someone to notice them.
I have a huge bed of lilly of the valley, pink and white bleeding hearts; tulips, iris, and day lilies galore; and a row of 17 BEAUTIFUL peony bushes. Every spring I rejoice in seeing their little starts come through the yuck in my yard, nad have an amazing show of color that makes me soooo happy! THEN up comes my nemesis. MORNING GLORY!!! I have it in my lawn, all of the flower beds, the garden in my lilac bushes, it is EVERYWHERE!!! I cringe when I go to home and garden stores and see seed packets for the noxious and vile organism. I honestly detest it!!!

I have had three years in this house and have lost the battle with it every spring. My master plan this spring in my yard was drastic, but as I have become a little sinister when it comes to my need to eliminate the STUPID weed, I don't care. I was going to ROUND UP the whole dang thing, even if it meant killing my pretty flower beds.

I do however have another plan....Tree Mama tells me she has a secret. We are going to try it and cross our fingers, I will post the plan on a later date, as I need to call her for details, but I am sick and don't want to talk a lot right now, and certainly can't go visit her for instructions but hang tight if this is something that you are battling too and we will see if the advice of the garden Masters pay off!!!

Spring time planting advice from A. W. aka "Tree Mama"

(1)As soon as the peppers put on the third leaf tranplant them deeper--up to 1/2 inch from the leaves-- in a bigger pot. They will put on new roots even on the stems and be much heathier! When they are abouat 6 inches tall, snip the bottom leaves off and put them in bigger pots again! One gallon is about right. You will be surprised at how much better they will produce for you! About Memorial day plant them outside with a hot cap or something to protect them. If you use a one gallon milk bottle, take the lid off or you will cook them! They will be crispy critters and that is all you will have!
(2)Do the same for the tomatoes!
(3) Before the snow melts go to Valley Wide in Rexburg and get a bag of fertilizer that Ed had them mix especially for people in our area and put it on the garden. As the snow melts it will go into the soil and make you garden perform much better!Love to all! Thank you again for all the goodies everyone brings, the cheery phone calls and personal visits...Thank you, Thank you. Blessings on you all!

Garden web sites

Free $20 at Springhill Nursery - Just pay shipping!
Gurneys.com (Get $20 off when you spend $40 through this link)
HenryFields.com (Get $20 off when you spend $50 through this link)
MichiganBulb.com (Get $20 off when you spend $50 through this link)
SpringhillNursery.com (Get $25 off when you spend $50 through this link)
DutchGardens.com (Get free shipping when you spend $55 through this link)
Gardeners.com

Albertson's sale 18-24th

http://pinchingyourpennies.com/coupons/store_sales.php?id=ID_Albertsons_Mar18_Mar24

here is the link for the Albertson's sale. Cheese will end up being cheaper than last week's Kraft promo IF you didn't have coupons to use.

I am not feeling so great, so browse through and let me know if there is anything SCREAMING and I will post it.

www.pinchingyourpennies.com

Smiths MEGA EVENT PROMO

Check out this link to the Pinching your Pennies forums in Idaho. The great deals I am seeing are the Betty Crocker Speciatly potatoes 59 cents; Colgate toothpaste is a quarter ; Dixie napkins for 49 cents; Kens salad dressings will be 50 cents (for those that missed that price on last weeks Albertson's promo); power ade will be 49 cents;and the screamer of the day QUAKER RICE CAKES = FREE. ( all with coupon + promo)

Look through the feed, join the web site, and find great deals! http://pinchingyourpennies.com/coupons/store_sales.php?id=ID_Smiths_Mar11_Mar17

coupon doublers

Ok, so in Sunday's paper Albertson's ran coupon doublers. What that means to you is you can find an item on sale, use a coupon, and then the Albertson's doubler (up to a $1.oo) and you get a GREAT deal. If you take the paper and get the 5 on Sunday's then you should have 15 available for you to use through March 17 ( tommorrow ). This was in the Post Register in the Sports section (C-3).

My sis in law went and got a few things free. Will try and get a list from her to share, but won't be able to post til the a.m. Pretty last min. but totally worth the panic button if you can get stuff FREE.

Every day low price...WINCO

I am not a huge fan of WINCO, but there are times that I can't beat the prices. This is something that I don't see getting a better price for in the near future....BROWN SUGAR.

50 lbs for $24.50 (PLEASE let me know if you can do better than that!)

The trick will be in keeping THAT much sugar fresh. A couple 5 gallon buckets with the air tight seal should do the job.

Standard Journal

In the Standard Journal's effort to become more coupon friendly they are announcing today:

New Easy Pay Subscription

One paper on Tuesday
One paper on Wednesday
Five papers on Saturday

$11.75 per month

To start your subscription call the Standard Journal at 356-5441 and ask for the New Coupon Subscription Offer.

Walmart Case Lots

Walmart in Rexburg had a price list for their case lot sale. The sale starts March 7th-21st. I believe this will be in Idaho Falls also. The following is the list that they had....however they didn't include the quantites for any of the items. I tried calling this evening and the manager had already left. So I have to wait until tomorrow to find that info out. But here is the list of what they will have. They also had a disclaimer on it that the prices might change slightly.
ITEM Price for the case
GV Whole Kernal Corn $13.00
GV Cut Green Beans $13.00
G French Cut Green Beans $13.00
GV Chunk Light Tuna in water $28.00
GV MD Pitted Olives $10.50
Campbell's Spagettios $13.50
GV Long Grain Rice $31.50
GV Dry Pinto Bean $31.50
GV Spaghetti $16.50
GV Elbow Macaroni $10.00
GV Chicken Noodle Soup $11.00
GV Cream of Mushroom $11.00
GV Cream of Chicken $11.00
GV Tomato Soup $11.00
Kraft Mac and Cheese $14.00
Hormel Chili no bean $13.50
Hormel Chili w/bean $10.50
GV Chicken Broth $10.50
GV Tomato sauce $10.00
GV Petite Diced Tomato $10.50
GV Wide Egg noodles $15.50
GV Extra Wide Egg Noodles $15.50
GV Chicken Breast $18.75
Hormel Spam Lunch Meat $20.00
GV Apple Juice- 96oz $10.00
Hunts Spaghetti Sauce Meat $9.00
Garlic Herb $9.00
Traditional $9.00
Mushroom $9.00
Maruchan Instant Lunch-chicken $3.00Maruchan Ramen***
$3.50Van Camp Pork Beans $14.50
GV 25lb Sugar $9.50
Capri Sun Asst. $7.00
Campbells Chunky Soup-asst $16.00
Chef Boyardee-mini Ravioli $17.50
GV Applesauce $13.00
GV Ketchup $10.00
GV drinking Water $2.45
GV Peanut Butter $25.00

This weeks Albertson's deals

Here is the link for the Alberston's deals from Pinching Your Pennies @ http://www.pinchingyourpennies.com/

http://pinchingyourpennies.com/coupons/store_sales.php?id=ID_Albertsons_Mar04_Mar10

There are a few great things in there, the web site will tell you where to find the coupons if they were in inserts, or give a link for printables.

After promo's and coupons:
Pringles 65 cents
Gillette body wash 99 cents
Crest toothpaste 88 cents

P&G / Quaker Promo
spend 20 get a $5.00 catalina check for your next purchase

ANOTHER MENTOS DEAL

This time the deal is at Broulims. Their Mentos Mints are on sale for $.99, they accepted the gum coupons today with NO issue, I had 10 $1.00 off coupons, and 5, $ .45 off coupons. The total came out at $2.50 for 15 packages of mints. This worked at the Broulims in Rigby. YAY!!! ( I think the sale is over today....they still have them in stock - Albertson's does NOT ) Good luck!!!

The joy of a rain check...

Albertson's had their Mento's gum packs on sale a few weeks ago. My Mom couldn't get hers because they didn't have the gum in stock. She simply asked for a rain check, and she put it into her purse.

Now the sale is for 10 packages of gum for 10 bucks. Ok, so not a FAB deal, but ok. Add the fact that she had 45 cents off coupons makes it worth buying some....HOWEVER in today's paper the Smart Source popped out a $1.00 coupon, with 2 coupons in each insert. She gets 5 Sunday papers thus giving her 10 coupons....she can take that rain check in, and add her coupon and PRESTO...she has free gum. The store doesn't lose money, because they get the money back from the manufacturer. AWESOME. She will have to pay tax ONLY. Can't beat that!

Christmas Shopping....

A little early yes. HOWEVER I picked up some toys on Friday evening at the Walgreen's on 17th street in AMMON. They have all of their Christmas toys on sale 75% off. I got some really good things. So I covered 2 birthdays, and 1 Easter, and the best part is I got some things to donate for the Bishop's Christmas drive we will be doing. I did my part and spent PENNIES on the dollar. I even found some things that would be appropriate for boys 12-15 years old, and that is a HARD age bracket to shop for.

Just a thought if you are in the giving mood!!!

Getting that years supply of food...

So here is a thought ... manufacturers run sales in 12 week cycles. So in theory if Tide is going to be on sale through Associated Foods, it won't be again for another twelve weeks. Why do you care? Because you don't want to pay RETAIL!!!

So what do you do when you don't have the money to splurge and stock up for a 12 month supply of a product? What if it is something that you aren't sure if you will use a lot of, or afraid it will go stale or "bad"? What if the sale is a good sale, you need the product, but you are hoping for an amazing STEAL?

Figure what you might use in a 3 month period and strive for that, until you have a better idea of how much you need, what it should cost, and if you like the product.

It's just a thought on strategy.

Also if you don't have a lot of room, it might help to buy non essentials in 12 week cycles when trying to maximize the use of your space. It would be a questionable decision to forgo your long term food storage for a years supply of fruit snacks, and chalk it up to lack of storage space.