Where Every Penny Counts
My kids and husband LOVE Carnation Instant breakfast and I love that it helps them all to drink more milk, but it can be expensive, so I dread buying it. I was excited when I got an e-mail about this new $1.25/1 Carnation Instant Breakfast printable on Facebook! If you love Carnation Instant Breakfast, too, hurry and print yours before it’s gone!
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My kids LOVE to help me bake, but during the school year when I’m working full time, I don’t have as much time to bake with them. Now that summer is here, I’m starting a new feature: Tasty Treat Tuesday! I hope you’ll link up some of your favorite treats that you’re cooking up for your family this week, too!
This week’s recipe is Banana Chocolate Snack Cake and it is one of my absolute favorites because it’s so easy to make and it’s very “kid friendly.” For some reason, even though we love bananas, every now and then, they seem to get neglected and so there are a few that are left over and past their prime. This recipe is perfect for dealing with those leftover bananas and we usually have the other base ingredients on hand, too! My kids love helping to stir and mash the bananas while we cook! (You’ll have to trust me on how yummy this is because the picture just doesn’t do it justice!)
Ingredients:
2 very ripe medium bananas
1 1/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Place bananas in ungreased 8-inch square pan; mash with fork. Stir in remaining ingredients except chocolate chips. Sprinkle chocolate chips over batter.
2. Bake 35 to 37 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
1 Serving: Calories 270 (Calories from Fat 100); Total Fat 11g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 210mg; Total Carbohydrate 41g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 23g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 8%
What tasty treats did you make this week? Please link up and share!
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Gap is having a flash sale today: From 12 pm-3 pm ET, you can save 30% off regular-priced items when you enter the code GAPFLASH at check-out. Don’t forget to shop through Shop at Home. You’ll get 4% cash back! If you don’t have a Shop at Home account, you’ll also get a $5 bonus when you sign up for the first time here. If you aren’t familiar with Shop at Home, check out this post here.
Shipping is free when you spend $50 or more. In the past, the $50 has been on the pre-discounted total, but I can’t guarantee that will be the case today!
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The $.30/1 Haribo gummi bears coupon is back here! This coupon always goes fast, so hurry and print yours! I found mine under zip code 77041 when I sorted by “Foods.”
Reportedly, these are on sale for just $1 through August at Safeway stores. If your stores triple coupons, these will be just $.10 after coupons! In my area, we have Randalls, which is a Safeway affiliate, so I’m hoping they have this deal, too!
Here’s the breakdown on this deal:
Buy Haribo gummi bears – $1
Final Price = $.10 if your stores triple (mine do!) or $.70 if your stores don’t triple
(Thanks Krazy Coupon Lady!)
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I am really LOVING all of the deals on movie tickets lately! Buy With Me is a daily deals site like Groupon and right now they have a HOT deal: Get four AMC Silver Experience movie tickets for just $24! I know in my area, tickets are $9.50/each, so this is a savings of $3.50 per ticket! Whether you’re looking for a cheap date night or a fun night out with the family, this deal is definitely worth checking out! There are lots of great movies coming out this summer, so I’m excited about this deal!
Here’s the scoop on how you can take advantage of this deal:
1. Log into your Buy With Me account here (if you don’t have an account yet, you can create one here – you’ll get $5 just for signing up!)
2. Log into your Shop at Home account here – you’ll get 7% cash back for shopping through Shop at Home. If you don’t have a Shop at Home account, you’ll get a $5 bonus if you create one for the first time here. If you’re not familiar with cash back sites, check out this post here.
2. Click on the AMC $24 for 4movie tickets offer (if it doesn’t show up for your city, in the upper left hand corner, change your location to “Anywhere USA”)
3. Click on the blue “Buy Now” button, add your payment information, and check out!The tickets should be mailed to you within 10-14 days of the promotion end date. There is a $5 shipping fee, but if you have the $5 credit for signing up for the first time, you should only have to pay $24! (that’s just $6 per ticket!)
I have ordered from Buy With Me several times before (including AMC tickets) and never had any problems!
Here’s “the fine print” on this offer:
What movies are YOU planning on seeing this summer? We’ve got Cars 2 on our line-up for next week!
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