Holly Hits Walgreens

A picture's worth 1000 words: What a shopping trip! Total Spent: $62.42 Total Saved: $135.53

Tight Budget? Afraid of R.J. Comitment?

We have all been there. When the budget is tight it isn't easy to shell out even if it is to save money. Start using the grocerysmart.com today. You will start saving. When you have saved as much as it would cost you for your subscriptions, give me a call and you will watch your savings go up from there! My cute friend paid for hers in the very 1st week.

Sweet Deals at Walgreens

I'm just back from Walgreens and it was a great shopping trip. I Spent $44.01 cash and got $117.98 of product. Thats a savings of 63% I needed Allergy Medicine for my daughter and decided if I was going in I would see what fun deals I could find. So I got1 box of 30 Clariton normally $22.95, 4 boxes of Kotex pads (24 count), 4 boxes of Kotex tampons (18 count),

1 box of Kotex Pantyliners, 1 Gillette Razor w/ 1 refill cartridge normally $9.79, 3 bottles Garnier Nutrisse Shampoo, 3 bottles Garnier Nutrise Conditioner, 6 packs Orbit gum.

Sweet Meals Using Our Sweet Deals 3/11 - 3/17

Taco Soup and Corn Bread - 1 lb Ground Beef (Smith's), 1/2 Onion (Smith's), 2 packets taco seasoning (pantry) , 1 can each: diced tomatoes (pantry), tomato sauce (pantry), kidney beans rinsed (pantry). Saute beef and onion, add taco seasoning, and cans. Heat through. Serve with Sour cream (last week at Smith's), Grated Cheese (Smith's)

BBQ Chicken Pizza - But pizza dough at local pizza parlor (I love Don Antonio's $3.00 or 18") BBQ sauce (Pantry), Mozzarella (Smith's), Grilled Chicken Breast (Smith's). Preheat oven to 425. Stretch out dough to fit baking sheet, top with BBQ sauce sprinkle on chicken, top with cheese bake for 10 - 12 min.

Lasagna- It is a great week to make up some lasagnas and throw them in the freezer. Pasta (Smith's) Classico Sauce (Smith's) Mozzarella (Smith's) Ground Beef (Smith's) or Italian Sausage (Freezer from a few weeks ago) eggs are even on sale (Smith's) All you needs is some parmesan and ricotta.

BBQ, Coleslaw and Baked Beans - OM Hot Dogs or Hamburger (Smith's), (Buns in freezer from last week) Cabbage (Smith's), Baked Beans (Pantry)

Pork Chops, Rice and Asparagus - Pork Chops (Freezer) Marinated for a half an hour and grilled. Marinade: in 1/4 C vinegar, 1/4 C soy sauce, 1 clove garlic minced, 1 T olive oil. 2 T sugar. Asparagus (Smith's)

St Patties - Corned Beef, Cabbage and Potatoes - All on the Smith's add.

Omelets (Breakfast for Dinner) - Eggs, Sausage, Cheese, Onions, Asparagus, Red Peppers - all on the Smith's add this week. If omelets are too much do a scramble or Breakfast Burritos Tortillas are on sale as well.

Going Out? Feed the kids - Pasta Roni, Sauteed Chicken (cube and saute with s & p) and Peas. For my 4 plus 1 extra kid (there are always extras) I used 2 packages of Pasta Roni (Albertsons last week), 2 chicken breasts (Smith's) and 1/2 CW Peas (Von's last week)

Coming Soon!! Vons- Food 4 Less and CVS

I am so excited! We are expecting to have 3 new stores hit the G.S. list in the very near future! I have shopped the Von's add the last couple of weeks, just to see what is coming (we have a Von's just around the corner.) I have had so much fun. Last week I transferred a prescription there and received a $30 gift card. Then I shopped the add I paid $9.07 out of pocket for $68.73 in groceries. I bought tons of veggies so I was able to put off my Food 4 Less trip another week. (As most of you know I do much of my produce shopping at Food 4 Less)

P&G Trial in Sunday Paper

The folks at Procter and Gamble (PG) are doing a trail run in the RJ this week. Notice that you received a P&G insert in the paper. Use the coupons because if the redemption's are good, P&G are talking about a year contract. Then we would get the P&G insert every Sunday, for those of you with multiple papers that means that we will have multiple P&G as well. So use those coupons ladies!!

Davis Family Menu for this Week

I always have tons of fresh fruit and veg I buy every 2 weeks at Food 4 Less. Add whatever vegetables your family likes. I buy broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, asparagus, and all the salad basics and fruit.
Biscuits and Gravy - Yes, its breakfast for dinner Grands and Farmer Johns sausage from last week, crumbles and sauteed with a flour gravy.
Beef and Bean Soup with Grands Biscuits - Onion, carrot and great northern beans, (still have from the Smiths case lot sale,) with beef broth and left over roast. The kids loved it.
Pasta Al Forno - pasta coated with spaghetti sauce, in the bottom of a 9x13 pan top with a white sauce seasoned with a bit of nutmeg (bachamel sauce). Bake for 40 min. With salad and veg.
Pizza Pockets and Warm Delights - Date Night for us, fun cheap food for the kids $1.60 (sounds good.)
Left overs- Pasta al Forno again
Chicken Parmesan- chicken breasts from last week, cut thin or pounded breaded with egg and progresso bread crumbs free at Albertsons, spray with olive oil. Bake at 400.
Fajitas with Pico de Gallo and Chips- chicken or beef marinate in Kens Marinade grill and slice, cut onions into rounds brush with olive oil s & p skewer and grill with meat. Serve with lettuce, cheese smiths last week, serve in tortillas top with sour cream.
Sirloin Steaks, Mashed Potatoes and Asparagus -Sunday Dinner - Steak at Albertsons, Asparagus at Smiths.