Wags

I went to Walgreen's tonight. Nothing overly exciting. I picked up 3 bottles of Gatorade for $3. Stuff is nice to have on hand for all sorts of stomach illness emergencies. I bought a thing of Axe conditioner, free after rebate. I also picked up a tube of toothpaste (I know, I know), and made a profit of $1 on it. I just have to remember to use my register rewards now!

Mid-Town

I did it. I bought more cereal. I'm justifying it by saying it was Johnny's favorite.
3 boxes of General Mills Cereal (2 Cinnamon Toast, 1 Lucky Charms) Extra big sized, originally $3.79, on sale for $2, $1 coupon off 3, price: $1.67.
12 containers of Yoplait Yogurt, originally 83 cents (who pays that???), on sale for 3 for 99 cents, 40 cents off coupon on 6, price: 26 cents.
2 cans of Hills Brothers Coffee, originally $11.99, on sale for $5.99, 75 cent coupon, price: $5.24

Riding around in the car shaped carts for 30 minutes, priceless.

Again!

I swore, I was done. But Kari sucked me back in.

Highlights:
Aveeno shaving gel: Originally $4.49, clearance $2.19, $1 coupon (from Kari) doubled, price: 19 cents.
Halls cough drops: Originally $1.49, sale $1, 50 cent coupon doubled, price: FREE.
Carvers dog treats: Originally $3.79, sale $3, $1.50 coupon doubled, price: FREE.
Vaseline Lotion: Originally $3.29, $1.50 coupon doubled, price: 29 cents
Men's Vaseline Lotion: Originally $2.99, $1.60 coupon doubled, price: FREE.
Nivea Lip Balm: Originally $2.29, on sale for $1.99, $1 coupon doubled, price: FREE.
Soleil Razors: Originally $5.49, $2 coupon doubled, price: $1.49.

What am I going to do when double coupon days are done? I am fully stocked on razors, tooth paste, lotion, cough drops, cereal and lip balm. For meow.

More, More, More

I can stop anytime I want to.

Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie mix: Originally $2.79, on sale for $1.67, 40 cent coupon doubled, final price 87 cents.
Gushers fruit snacks: Originally $2.99, on sale for $2.00, 25 cent coupon doubled, final price $1.50.
Cheerio/Chex mix: Originally $3.29, on sale for $2.50, 50 cent coupon doubled, final price $1.50.
Gum: originally 96 cents, coupon for free.
I also was able to get Schick Quattro razor originally $8.99, on sale for $5, $2 coupon doubled, final price $1. Bandaids and medical tape for free as well.

I really think I'm done for the week now. Double coupon days at K-mart, better than Black Friday!

Chicken Spinach Lasagna

This is a crazy recipe, but it is good! I adapted it from Redbook or Good Housekeeping, or something like that...

1(10-oz.) frozen spinach,thawed and drained
2c cooked chicken,shredded
2c grated cheddar cheese
1Tbs cornstarch
1/2tsp salt
1/4tsp black pepper
1Tbs soy sauce
1(10oz) can cream of mushroom soup
1c sour cream
1(41/2oz)jar sliced mushrooms,drained
1/3c mayonnaise
6 lasagna noodles,cooked
1c grated parmesan cheese
1c chopped pecans


Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine spinach,chicken,cheddar cheese,onions,cornstarch,salt,pepper,soy sauce,soup,sour cream,mushrooms and mayonnaise. Put a layer of noodles in bottom of greased 9x13" lasagna pan. Spread half of spinach mixture over noodles. Place another layer of noodles on top and cover with remaining spinach mixture. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese,then pecans on top and bake for 1 hour.

For the chicken, what I normally do is the dinner the day before I roast up a whole chicken, then save the leftovers. Yumm....whole chicken. John said the whole chicken tasted better than Sammy's Pizza's chicken. That is quite the compliment!

Brown Butter Toffee Blondies

Holy smokes. Yummie. Very good. Bake time said 35 to 40 minutes, mine was done at 32 minutes. Also, there was no salt in this, seems like a bit could be added.

This is the first time I've ever (purposely) made brown butter. AKA beurre noisette. Simply, heat butter on stove over medium heat. And burn it. Kind of. I used a black bottom pot, next time I'll use a silver bottom, to see when the butter is starting to turn a nice golden brown. Once it began to change, I set the pot into icy water. Not too deep, you can't get water in your butter!

Check it for yourself.

Another....

I bought some more today, thanks for the coupons Kari!!!

Stuff for my stinky cat.
3 more Renuzit Triscents, orginally $7.99, sale $5, final price of $1 each.
3 more Glade Carpet Sprinkles, orginally $2.39, sale $1.50, final price FREE.

You do have to pay sales tax on these items. The sales tax is calculated off whatever the marked "price" is. The orginal price, or if it's on sale, the sale price. Keep that in mind, because even thought it's "free" I still have to pay 9.75 cents per sprinkle, and 32.5 cents per Triscent.

So, the point is, remember the tax. Don't go to the store without money, you still need to pay the tax on free items!