Wisk detergent for $1!

This week, the Sunday coupon inserts had a HOT $3/1 Wisk coupon. Hopefully you were able to get your hands on some because it’s on sale at Family Dollar for $4 this week, which means it will be just $1 after coupon!  If you didn’t get any, Collectable Coupons still has some available (they are $.21/each) and you can also find them in auctions on Ebay. 

(Thanks Money Saving Madness!)

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Printable coupon round-up!

Since it’s the last day of the month, there are several printable coupons you may want to print today because they may be gone tomorrow (and even if they’re not gone, they’ll re-set, which means you can print them again!)

COUPONS.COM

$2.50/1 Benefiber Orange (no size restrictions!)
$3/1 Claritin-D
$1/1 DiGiorno Deep Dish pizza
$3/1 Glade Sense & Spray starter kit
$2/1 Huggies Little Snugglers
$1.50/2 Kellogg’s Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, or Corn Pops
$4/1 Leap Frog Tag book (over $9)
$1/1 Listerine
$1/2 Oscar Mayer hot dogs
$1.50/2 Ziploc containers

REDPLUM

$1/2 Cap’N Crunch
$1/3 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts
$1/1 Nutella
$1/2 Quaker Life cereal
$1/1 Tums

SMARTSOURCE

$1/1 Baby Magic
$1/3 Hershey’s, Reese’s, or Kit Kat snack size bags (you may want to print this one and save it for upcoming deals on Halloween candy)
$2.50/3 Huggies baby wipes (64 ct+)
$1/1 Playtex Gentle Glide
$3/1 Schick Xtreme3 disposable razor package (4 ct)

OTHER PRINTABLES:

$.75/1 Best Foods/Hellman’s mayonnaise
$2/2 Carnation Instant breakfast
BOGO free Lean Cuisine (you have to “like” them on Facebook)
$1/1 Downy fabric softener (you have to “like” them on Facebook)
$1/1 Kikkoman Teriyaki sauce

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GIVEAWAY: $25 gift card to the Safeway Family of Stores!

Since I work in a school and I now have a school-aged child, I am a HUGE fan of the Box Tops for Education program.  The Safeway family of stores (which includes Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, and Genuardi’s) is making it simple to give back with “2 Ways 2 Earn” cash for your schools with Box Tops for Education and the “10% Goes Back to Schools” program.

Box Tops for Education has already given away over $320 million to help the more than 69 thousand schools participating. And if that wasn’t enough, earning Box Tops is even easier this year with four new brands participating in the program: Progresso Soup, Totino’s Pizza, Betty Crocker Cake Mixes and Gold Medal Flour.

To help your local schools even further just look for the “10% Goes Back to Schools” yellow school bus tags on over 2,000 of your favorite items throughout Safeway from August 11th – September 14th. When you purchase participating products with your Club Card, Safeway will give 10% of the purchase price to the local school of your choice.

Here’s how it works:

* Check your receipt from August 11 – September 14. The total will be updated each time you shop.

* Beginning on September 18, a redemption code will be printed at the bottom of your receipt.

* Visit backtoschools.escrip.com before October 13 to choose your favorite participating local school, then simply enter your redemption code to make your donation.

To learn more about Box Tops for Education and Safeway’s “10% Goes Back to Schools” program, visit www.2ways2earn.com. And while you’re there, don’t forget to enter the Safeway Bonus Box Tops Sweepstakes for a chance to win 1,000 Bonus Box Tops for the participating school of your choice!

To promote Safeway’s “2 ways 2 earn” promotion, Safeway and General Mills via My Blog Spark have provided me with a $25 Safeway gift card and another one to give away.  One lucky reader will also get a $25 Safeway gift card AND a bonus box tops certificate worth 50 box tops!

The giveaway starts today, August 30th, and will end on Thursday, September 9th at 11:59 p.m. CT. I will announce the winner on Friday, September 10th. The winner will be chosen randomly using random.org.

You will have 24 hours to provide me with your contact information (when you post to enter, you must leave your e-mail address or some other way for me to contact you!).

Here’s how you can enter to win:

1. Visit Box Tops for Education on Facebook and “like” them.  Create a post to let me know that you did and share some of your favorite box-top earning products!

2. Subscribe to my blog (You must activate your subscription to validate your entry). Please post a comment letting me know that you subscribe.

3. Follow my blog through Blogger or become a fan on Facebook. Leave an entry letting me know that you’re following!

4. Blog about the giveaway on your blog. Be sure to come back and post a link to your post!

Please create a separate post for each of your entries. If you win, you need to provide me with some way to contact you. (Remember, if you post a comment as “anonymous” you need to include some sort of identifying information or your entry will not be valid). If you’re accessing this through a live feed somewhere else, you will need to actually come here to enter the giveaway.


Thanks again to Safeway, General Mills and MyBlogSpark for this giveaway opportunity! (Please note that although I did receive a gift card from Safeway, General Mills, and My Blog Spark, they did not influence my comments in any way.  Please refer to my disclosure policy for more information.)

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Menu Planning Monday: My menu for the week of 8/29

HAPPY MONDAY!  This week is “bearable” for me because I know that I have a three day weekend just around the corner 🙂

For those of you who may be doing Weight Watchers, I have included the points per serving calculations for most of my recipes this week. I used the “Recipe Builder” feature on the WeightWatchers.com e-Tools program to input all of the ingredients and calculate the points, so it should be pretty accurate.

You can read more about my $40 weekly budget in this post here.

If you’re new to menu planning, check out my post about how I do my menu planning.

SUNDAY:

Breakfast ~ Waffles

Lunch ~ Chili cheese dogs

Dinner ~ Bourbon chickenKeli shared this recipe awhile back in a Menu Planning Monday post on her blog.  Our family loves it!

Ingredients:
1 1/2-2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite size pieces)
1-2 T olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/4 tsp ginger
3/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 c. apple juice (in the comments section on Recipezaar, some people substituted pineapple juice or orange juice – we tried pineapple juice this time because I had some left from my teriyaki chicken last week and it was good!)
1/3 c. light brown sugar
2 T ketchup
1 T cider vinegar (in the comments section on Recipezaar, some people substituted balsamic vinger or did half and half – I tried half and half and it was good!)
1/2 c. water
1/3 c. soy sauce

Directions:
Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned. Remove chicken. Add remaining ingredients, heating over medium heat until well dissolved. Add chicken and bring to a hard boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve over hot rice.

NOTES: On Recipezaar, some people mixed cornstarch and water and added it at the end to thicken the sauce.  We also doubled the sauce recipe because the sauce is just soo yummy!  We serve this with rice and steamed broccoli.

WW points = 7 points per serving (add 2 points for 1/2 c. rice or 4 points for 1 cup)

MONDAY:

Breakfast ~ Toaster strudel

Dinner ~ Rice meatballs – This is a recipe from my mother in law.  I’m going to make the meatballs before I go to work so all I have to do is cook them when I get home!

Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked minute rice
1 lb ground beef (I use 93/7)
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 t. grated onion
2 t. salt (I cut this in half)
1/8 t marjoram
dash pepper
2 1/2 cups tomato juice (or two 8 oz cans tomato sauce mixed with 1/2 cup water)
1/2 t sugar

Combine rice and all other ingredients except tomato juice and sugar. Form balls and arrange in skillet. Pour tomato juice & sugar over meatballs. Bring to boil. Reduce heat & simmer uncovered 15 minutes. 
Sides = green beans and green salad

WW points = 7 points/serving

TUESDAY:


Breakfast ~ Scrambled eggs & bacon

Dinner ~ Red Chicken Chili with Cornbread Muffies – when I make this, I put all of the ingredients in my crockpot on low for the day

Ingredients:
1 bag sliced white mushrooms
1 can (15.5 oz) light red kidney beans, rinse and drain
1 16 oz jar chipotle salsa
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
3 chicken breasts, boiled and shredded
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup sour cream
6 oz American ale beer (I’m going to omit this)
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons minced garlic (not dried)
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons flour

Boil chicken breasts in water for 40 minutes, shred with fork.

Combine all ingredients except flour. Mix flour with just enough hot water to make a paste. Add to ingredients. Bring to a simmer and continue for 1 hour. Cool for 15 minutes. Top with extra cheese and sour cream.

Notes:  Since I made mine in the crockpot, I didn’t do the “paste” part.  I just dumped everything in the crockpot (including the chicken breasts, which were frozen) and let it cook on low for the day.  I shredded the chicken, mixed it all together, and let it cook on low for about 15 minutes before serving.

WW points = 5 per serving (makes 4-6 servings)

WEDNESDAY:

Breakfast ~ Cold cereal

Dinner ~ Cheesy rigatoni bake – this recipe came from this cookbook: Girlfriends on the Go: A Busy Mom’s Guide to Make-Ahead Meals (it can be frozen although I have never tried it that way)

Ingredients:
1 16 oz pkg rigatoni noodles
2 Tbsp butter or margarine (we use I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter)
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 c. milk
1/4 c. water
4 eggs, beaten
2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (we use fat free or reduced fat cheese)
1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to package directions. In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour and salt until smooth. Gradually add milk and water. Bring to a boil, cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

Drain pasta and place in a large bowl. Add beaten eggs. Spoon into a greased 9X13 pan. Top with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. Spoon white sauce over top and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
(I prepare this in the morning and refrigerate. I just pop it in the oven when I get home).

WW points = 10 points per serving, serve with green salad and a “green” veggie (broccoli or green beans)

THURSDAY:

Breakfast ~ Waffles

Dinner ~ Kahlua Pork – I got this recipe from a BabyCenter Crock Pot Cooking board – we had it once before and it was YUMMY (plus, there were lots of leftovers!)

Ingredients:
6-7 lb. bone in pork shoulder (I’m using a 4 lb boneless one that I have on hand)
1/2 cup soy sauce (we’re using low sodium)
1/4 cup worchestershire sauce
fresh garlic
salt
2 capfuls liquid smoke

Directions:  rub pork with garlic and toss it in the slow cooker with all the other ingredients.  5 hours on high, or 9 on low will create a super tender pulled pork, hawaiian barbecue tasting pork.  YUMMY!  I threw some rice in the rice cooker to accompany it or you can put the pork and some bbq sauce on a bun and have sandwiches

WW points = 7 per serving (makes 8 servings), add 2 points for 1/2 cup rice or 4 points for 1 cup rice

Serve w/ sliced pineapple and broccoli

FRIDAY:

Breakfast ~ Omelettes – I got an “omelet maker” for next to nothing at Walgreens after Thanksgiving – all you do is add a mixture of eggs and toppings and let it cook!

Dinner ~ Enchilada casserole – This is a recipe that my sister came up with. She uses canned chicken when she makes it. I came up with a little bit of a variation.

Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts (shredded) – or 1 can chicken
1 large can red enchilada sauce
corn tortillas
shredded cheese – I use reduced fat

Directions: (this is what I do) – I put my chicken and the enchilada sauce in the crockpot the night before and then shred it when I get up in the morning. If you are using canned chicken, you can just shred it as you are making the casserole. I spread some of the chicken/sauce mixture along the bottom of the casserole dish so it doesn’t stick. Break corn tortillas into four pieces and layer across the bottom of the casserole dish. Spread a layer of the chicken/sauce mixture and cheese. Add another layer of corn tortillas. Continue until you are out of the chicken/sauce mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cheese is bubbly.

WW points = 8 points per serving (for 4 servings) – serve w/ green salad and grapes

SATURDAY:

Breakfast ~ Pop Up Pancakes – This is a “new” recipe for us that I took from Make & Takes (I love this blog!) – it’s another one that’s easy to do if you need a quick breakfast fix.

Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
6 eggs
1/4 cup melted butter
dash salt

Preheat oven at 400*. Blend all ingredients in blender. Grease muffin tins. Bake for 15 minutes or until puffy and golden on top. Use a knife to “pop” them out. Add desired toppings.

Lunch ~ Grilled cheese sandwiches w/ tomato soup

Dinner ~ Cheesy ham pasta bake – This recipe originally comes from Finding Joy in My Kitchen

Cheesy Ham and Pasta Bake – Inspired by Tiffanee at One Crazy Cookie

1 lb. whole wheat penne pasta
2 C extra sharp cheddar cheese
1 1/2 C diced ham
8oz. mushrooms, sliced
4 T white wheat flour
3 C milk* (divided)
1/4 tsp. pepper. 

Begin by boiling the pasta according to package directions.  Then, mix together 1 C milk and flour in a large measuring cup. Meanwhile, saute the mushrooms in a large skillet with a little olive oil, if necessary.  When mushrooms are cooked, remove from the pan and toss with diced ham. In the same skillet, pour the milk mixture into the pan. Stir constantly, adding additional milk to reach desired thickness (I ended up adding ~1C milk to the mixture) while warming the mixture so that it thickens. Simmer about 3 minutes.   Add in the ham and mushroom mix, and simmer until ham warms.  Then, add in 3/4 of the shredded cheese.  Spread the pasta into a 9×13 glass baking dish. Pour the cheesy sauce over the pasta.  Stir to coat. Then, sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Stick the dish into a warm oven… about 300 degrees, for 10 minutes, until the cheese on the top melts.
Dinner ~

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

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Target deals for the week of 8/29


Keep in mind that pricing may vary by area. Always check your local ad to confirm that they have the “weekly deals.”  Many of these deals were not listed in the weekly ad, which means YMMV in terms of pricing.  Thanks to Totally Target for the heads up on many of the price cuts!


Electronics trade-in ~ Trade in your new or used iPod or iPhone for a Target gift card.

Get Text Alerts from Target: receive coupons, deals, and weekly ad reminders on your mobile phone – use a barcode that can be scanned at check-out for multiple one time only coupon deals throughout the month.  The text alerts for mobile coupons appear to be released on Sundays and appear to be valid for one week only (when the new round is released on Sundays, the old round disappears).

Target now offers price matching. You can check out their policy here.

At Target, you can use one Target coupon and one manufacturer’s coupon per item. The printable Target coupons now state “one per transaction” meaning you can only use one “like” coupon per transaction. The Target coupons from the inserts do not have this wording and neither do the Target toy coupons. You can read/print their coupon policy here.

They are also offering a .05 credit when you bring in your own reusable shopping bag!

Regular Markdown Schedule in other Departments
Monday – Electronics, Kids Clothing and Stationary (Cards, GiftWrap, etc.)
Tuesday – Domestics, Women’s Clothing, Pets and Market (food items)
Wednesday – Men’s Clothing, Toys, Health and Beauty, Lawn & Garden items
Thursday – House Wares, Lingerie, Shoes, Sporting Goods, Movies, Music, Books, Decor and Luggage
Friday – Auto, Cosmetics, Hardware, & Jewelry

BABY DEALS:

Huggies Snug & Dry or Little Movers diapers – $8.99/each
$2/1 Huggies Little Snugglers printable
$2.50/1 Huggies Little Snugglers printable (must register)
$1.50/1 Huggies diapers – 8-22 SS
Final Price = as low as $6.49

Johnson & Johnson Baby lotion – $1.97
$1/1 Johnsons baby lotion – 8-15 RP
Final Price = $.97 after coupon

Kandoo flushable wipes – $1.65
$1/1 Kandoo – 4-4 PG
Final Price = $.65 after coupon

Pampers Baby Dry, Cruisers, or Swaddlers diapers – $8.99/each
$1.50/1 Pampers diapers – 8-1 PG (expires 8/31)
Free Pampers wipes WYB diapers – 8-1 PG (expires 8/31)
Final Price = $7.49 for diapers and wipes

CLOTHING:
*Circo infant and toddler girl knit dresses or 2 piece legging sets – $8/each
*Circo infant/toddler boys athletic tees or pants – $5/each
*Circo toddler mix and match playwear – $3.50/each

GROCERY DEALS:

Campbell’s tomato and chicken noodle soup – $.50 (on price cut through 9/4)
$.40/3 Campbell’s condensed tomato/chicken noodle/great for cooking soups)
Final Price = $.37/each after coupon when you buy in multiples of 3

Hunt’s Snack Pack (4 ct) – $1/each
$1/3 Hunts Snack Pack pudding Target printable  
$.30/2 Hunts Snack Pack pudding – 8-1 SS
$1/4 Hunts Snack Pack puddings – August 2010 All You Magazine
Final Price = $.57 each after coupons

Kellogg’s pop tarts (8 ct) – $1.88
$1/2 Kellogg’s pop tarts Target coupon – 8-1 RP
$1/2 Kellogg’s Pop tarts – 7-11 RP
Final Price = $.88/each after coupons (in multiples of 2)

Buy 4 Kellogg’s Special K items ($2.99/each), get 1 free
$1/2 Kelloggs cereals Target coupon – 8-1 RP
$1/2 Kellogg’s cereals printable (must register)
$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K – 7-25 R
Final Price = 5/$7.96 ($1.59/each)

Buy 4 select Quaker items ($2 each), get one free
$1/2 Quaker Chewy granola bars – 7-25 RP
Final Price = 5/$6 ($1.20/each)
**The signs in my stores listed these at $1.82 on price cut through 9/11, so we’ll see what they actually ring up at in the store!

Peter Pan peanut butter – $1.60 (on price cut through 8/28)
$.60/1 Peter Pan peanut butter – 8-1 SS
Final Price = $1/each after coupons

Skippy peanut butter – $1.79/each
$.75/2 Skippy peanut butter Target printable
Final Price = $1.42/each after coupon when you buy 2

Spaghetti-Os – $.50/each (on price cut through 9/25)
$.50/2 Spaghetti-Os printable
Final Price – $.25/each after coupon

Tony’s Pizza – 5/$5  (on price cut through 9/25)
$1/2 Tony’s Pizza printable
Final Price = $.50/each after coupons

Buy 2 Tostitos chips – 2/$6, get free queso
$1/1 Tostitos tortilla chips – 8-1 SS
Final Price = 2/$4

Buy Tyson Fully Cooked chicken strips – $6.49/each, get FREE Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing
$1/1 Tyson frozen bagged chicken – 6-20 SS, 7-25 SS, 8-15 SS
Final Price = $5.49 after coupon

Wishbone Salad Spritzers – $1.69 or salad dressing – $.189
$.75/1 Wishbone dressings – 8-1 RP
$.75/1 Wishbone Target printable
Final Price = $.19-$.39/each

HEALTH & BEAUTY:

Reach floss – $1.12
$1/1 Reach floss – 10-18 RP, 1-3 RP
Final price = $.12

Schick Hydro razor – $6.99
$5/1 Schick Hydro razor – 8-8 SS
Final Price = $1.99 after coupon

Suave shampoo – $.99
$.75/1 Suave shampoo/conditioner/styler Target printable
Final Price = $.24 after coupon

Vaseline lotion – $2.99
$1.50/1 Vaseline lotion Target printable
$1/1 Vaseline lotion – 8-1 RP
$1/1 Vaseline Aloe Fresh printable
Final Price = $.49 after coupons

HOUSEHOLD DEALS:

Bounce Dryer sheets (45 ct) – $1.94
$.75/1 Bounce fabric softener – 6-27 Target regional insert (expires 8/30)
$.20/1 Bounce – 8-29 PG
Final Price = $.99 after coupons

Dora paper plates – $2.04
BOGO free Dora paper plates Target printable
Final Price = $1.02 each after coupon (when you buy 2)

Glade Tough Odor Solutions room sprays – $2.99
$1/1 Glade Tough Odor Solutions Target printable
$1/1 Glade room spray – 8-29 RP, 8-22 SS
Final Price = $.99/each after coupons

Ziploc food storage bags – 3/$7
$1.50/2 Ziploc – 8-8 SS
Final Price = $1.58/each after coupons (when you buy 2)

TOYS:

Leap Frog Tag books – $9.99
$4/1 Tag book printable
Final Price = $5.99 after coupons

GIFT CARD DEALS:

Buy 2 Gillette Fusion ProGlide razors – $8.99 or Venus Embrace razors – $7.99 (you can mix & match), get a $5 Target gift card
$4/1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide – 8-1 PG (expires 8/31)
$2/1 Venus Embrace/Breeze – 8-1 PG, 8-29 PG
$3/1 Venus cartridges – 8-1 PG (expires 8/31)
Free Olay body wash WYB Venus cartridges (expires 8/31)

SCENARIO #1:
Buy 2 Gillette Fusion ProGlide razors – $8.99

Use 2 Gillette $4 coupons

Spend $9.98 OOP, get a $5 Target gift card
Final Price = $4.98 after coupons/gift card ($2.49/each)
**Save your receipts for the P&G coupon book MIR offer!

SCENARIO #2:
Buy 1 Venus razor – $7.99
Buy 1 Venus cartridges – $19.99
Buy 1 Olay body wash – $5.79

Use $2 Venus coupon
Use $3 cartridges coupon
Use free body wash WYB cartridges coupon

Spend $20.98 OOP, get a $5 Target gift card
Submit for $10 MIR
Final Price = $5.98 after coupons/MIR/gift card

Here are some links to the clearance deals online: (don’t forget to shop through Shop at Home to get 5% cash back)  Use TGTSHOES1 to get $5 off a $20 online shoe purchase through 9/6

Want to get on the Target mailing lists? This isn’t a sure thing, but it’s worth signing up here. (Thanks A Full Cup!)

This post is part of Becentsable’s Grocery Gathering.

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