A Bountiful Dinner

Wondering how to use up your Bountiful Basket this week? Well here is how I used up quite a bit of it tonight. Cut up 1/3 pound bacon and brown. Remove, retaining grease in pan. Add small onion and saute with salt. Remove onion to the bowl with the bacon. Sear chicken breast seasoned with salt and pepper. Place chicken in glass oven pan. Place cored, halved Brussels sprouts in pan with a little olive oil. Saute briefly then add bacon and onion back to the pan. Saute then add a few squirts of Dijon mustard and 2 tbsp water. Heat to bubbly and pour over chicken breast in baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees until chicken is done. Serve with corn on the cob and green salad of leaf lettuce and Brussels leaves.
For dessert I used the pears with brown sugar and cinnamon wrapped in pizza dough and brushed with butter. Yummo!!

Taste the Rainbow

This past Tuesday, silly me, went to Walmart to use some double coupons. This time it worked in my favor, however disappointed I am in the workforce of America. I purchased 6 boxes of Mac n'Cheese-$.79 ea., a bag of Cheese Puffs (not for me, and they are not free or cheap-$2.49), and a can of Cream of Chicken soup, $.95. I had 2 coupons for $1 off 3 boxes of Mac and 2 doublers. So my math told me that would be a total of $.66 off per box of Mac, making them $.13 ea. Well when I got up to the register the twenty-something cashier was eating Skittles while checking people out. REALLY, eating at the register, that is so wrong, for so many reasons. 1. Eating while waiting on people, RUDE. 2. You are handling money, GROSS. 3. You are regularly coming in contact with your mouth, then touching my stuff and possibly me when I pay....ughhh!! Apparently she heard Skittles make you smarter. Guess what, they weren't doin' it. My coupon for a $1 off of 3 boxes confused her. So she had to ask a supervisor come assist. He was puzzled too, he needed some Skittles. So he said to charge me $.01 for each Mac then take the coupons off. So $.06 minus $4. Good thing I bought those other 2 things, I walked out only paying $1.78.

Jilted men=best crap, best prices

Recently hunting with Sarah, we came across our favorite type of sale host, a jilted man. The first time I took her saling the first stop was a divorcee selling just about everything. Sarah must of gotten greater than 20 items. She paid $10. This include a Gameboy with 6 games and a Breast Cancer Society planner. The planner sold on Ebay for just over $10, making everything else free gravy. Our second gentlemen had a wife, now ex, who loved to buy collectibles. He had so much to unload, the 2-day event had completely different merchandise each day. We went twice of course. My best fine: 3 Portmeirion Botanic Garden canisters. I bought them for $3, he called them crap. These are ceramic with wooden lids. One had a mismatch lid, so I listed them on Ebay in 4 different listings. Within 24hrs. I had a $19.99 bid on one and several watchers on the others. We also found a set of Franciscan Ware Starburst dishes for $45. Two days into the listing that purchase has almost broke even and has several watchers. See items here and here. Chow!

Wendy, I'm home!

After a long sebatical away from blogging, I am back!

Surprises are the best!

So I went to Albies this evening. Bought the usual sale items with coupons and doublers. Greatest thing was a Catalina I didn't know I was gonna get, for 12 pack of free soda. I asked the cashier how I got that and she said for every 3 Chex mix one pops out. So on the current promo, buy 10 save $5, also get 3-12 packs of soda. I used it right away and the Dr.Pepper had $1 off peelies that I was able to use as well. Bottom line: 12 pack Dr. Pepper...77 cents. Whoohoo!!

PYP Blog: $1/1 Philadelphia Cream Cheese ~ printable coupon

PYP Blog: $1/1 Philadelphia Cream Cheese ~ printable coupon

Thank Goodness!!

I painfully made my trek to Walmart last night with my doublers and coupons not worth using on Albies prices. I haven't shopped Walmart in years. I hate the lines, the people, the lack of service, the fact that I have to walk a half mile to get one thing real quick-ya right. Anyways, now that they honor doublers I go to Albies first and Walmart next. I was pleasantly surprised to see they have fixed their previously mundane system of having to price adjust every item individualy for the doubled amount. Now they just key it in as a vendor coupon, much like Albies. Took me an hour to get in and out for 19 items. I could do 3 times that at Albies no problems.

Stock up on Ketchup now

Heinz 40 oz Ketchup is $.98 at Winco. I could not locate any coupons but this is still a major stock up price.

Water For Elephants

I am excited to pass on that Water For Elephants (one of my favorite books) is in movie production and to be release on 2011. I can't wait!

Albertson Doublers

Albertson doublers came out Sunday. I confirmed tonight they are now doubling "do not double" coupons as well. The Trident coupon for $1 off 3 packs I was able to double. They are on sale for $1, so I got 3 packs for $1. The best part is someone had earned 4 Redbox movie rental codes and left them in the cart. I snapped those up and they're good until June 5. SCORE!!

New Twilight Book!!!

Available for pre-order is this cute little novella. Meyer was working on this story of one of the newborns while editing the main books. She wanted to include it in the movie companion for Eclipse. Definately a must read before the next movie.

The Help-UPDATE

In March 2010, it was reported that Emma Stone was in negotiations to play the role of Skeeter Phelan.

Free Starbucks Pastry & Free Scoop Day Ben & Jerrys this Tuesday!

Free Pastry when you purchase any drink at Starbucks, before 10:30

Thanks Coupon Saving Game!

Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerrys, 12-8:00

Thanks MomsByHeart!

The Hunger Games

"Lionsgate Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution rights to a film adaptation of The Hunger Games, which will be produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force production company. Collins will adapt the novel for film herself."

The Help

Film adaptation
In December 2009, Variety reported that Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan and Michael Radcliffe will produce a film adaptation of The Help, under their production company 1492 Prods. Brunson Green of Harbinger Productions will also co-produce. The film will be written and directed by Stockett's childhood friend Tate Taylor, who optioned film rights to the book before its release.

Trick or Treat?! No, REALLY...

WARNING! The jelly beans you are about to consume may be highly disgusting. Be a little wary if your prankster friend hands you a tin of jelly beans -- you could get BEANBOOZLED. Jelly Belly's BeanBoozled candies come in twenty flavors... but only ten colors. Each color has a good-tasting version (like Chocolate Pudding) and a bad-tasting version (like Canned Dog Food). You can personalize tins and include one color or the full array. Why do it? Who knows. People are weird. We just know that if any Rotten Egg flavored beans end up in our office, there's gonna be trouble. Each bean clocks in at 4 calories. P.S. Rumor has it, the formula for the Barf flavor is based on Jelly Belly's failed attempts at making a pepperoni pizza flavor back in the day...

Can't Say I never win!!

From the Yard Sale Queen's website:
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Congrats to Zhu Zhu Pet Winner
Thanks to all who entered out of the 39 entries (I deleted the last entry since it was submitted after October 17), it was Leslie in Idaho whose number got chosen. She has already responded back, and was thrilled since she says she never wins anything.

See the details of what I won on her blog: http://yardsalequeen.blogspot.com/2009/10/zhu-zhu-pets-review-contest-giveaway.html

Check Your Outdates

With all the items we have been buying, don't forget to check the expiration dates. I got one box mix that is only good til the end of the month. It is a good idea to check them at the store before they go in your cart. I will next time. So I organized the pantry and put everything away with the shortest date in front. Everything that expires this month stayed out on the counter. We have enjoyed brownies, angelfood cake, and soon oatmeal. YUM!! Might need to look for some recipes for all the oatmeal I have. LOL.

Also since cancelling cable and joining Netflix we have seen some great movies:
Little Manhattan
Soloist
and at the theatre: Orphan

My trip to Albs

I went to Albs did 2 transactions. I could have done 3 if I was paying attention and had a calculator.
Transaction 1:
18 jars Ragu
1 loaf bread
Reg price: $64.75
Used 9-$1 Ragu coupons, doubled 7 of them
and one $1 coupon on bread.
Paid with a $10 catalina from the Dr. Pepper promo and part of a $15 gift card my husband won at the Safety thing in the park Saturday.
Bottom line was $6.44, zero out of pocket.
Got $15 Catalina.

Transaction 2:
Everything else in the photo.
Reg. price: $97.41
Had $27.60 in coupons
Doubled 7, for another $7 off
Used $15 catalina,
Used remainder of gift card.
Total out of pocket $11.27 and still have another $15 Catalina.
And I am up to $.40 off per gallon of gas.

My Rite Aid trip

After coupons: $26.18
Applied remaining
giftcard: $24.85
After rebates: $1.14 money maker
Plus I'll get the cute bag full of samples.