FREE Green Bag from Kroger

Log into your Kroger account online and then enter the Design a Reusable Shopping Bag Contest with Kroger and they will credit your Kroger Plus Card with a Free Green Bag. Hey, a green bag cost $.99, but all you have to do is enter the contest to get it free. I had so much fun designing a bag, I did 3! Unfortunately, you only get ONE FREE BAG, but it was still fun. And who knows, maybe they will like my bag and put it in the store! Yeah, right!

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Favorite Kroger Deals 4/5-4/11

There are some pretty good deals at Kroger this week. I need to get some of the butter since I had to get a raincheck at Publix for their Land O'Lakes deal. Here's what I'll be picking up this week:

• Kroger Butter 2/$3 (stock up and freeze)
• Kroger 8 oz blocks or shreds Cheese 4/$5 ($1.25 is good for 8 oz blocks)
• Kroger Sandwich or Hot Dog buns or Brown 'N Serve Rolls $.99
• Kroger Value White or Wheat Bread $.78
• Kroger Gallon Milk $2.58
• Knorr Rice or Pasta Sides 10/$10 (coupon for $.75/2)
• Philly Cream Cheese $.99
• Pillsbury Crescent Rolls $1.69 (there is a blinkie on the shelf)
• Kroger Comfort Jumbo Diapers $6.49 (there is a $3 coupon on Kroger website)
• Fresh green beans $.99/lb
• Dole Gold Pineapple $2.88 (there was an online coupon for $.75)

There are some other good deals but this is what I'll be going after. Check out Southern Savers for more Kroger deals this week.

Enjoy!

Restaurant.com New Savings Code

Restaurant.com has their restaurant gift certificates on sale 50% off. Enter promo code FIFTY to get the $25 gift certificate for only $5. Hurry now, sale ends tomorrow, Monday April 6, 2009.

Thanks to Coupon Mom!

Enjoy!

FREE Cinnastix with delivery

Domino's is offering an order of Cinnastix FREE with a delivery. Use promotion code SWEET.

Thanks to Freebies for Moms!

Enjoy!

Coupons for weekend 4/5/09

Check out Coupon Nerd's link to the right or HERE. Lots of good coupons this weekend...SmartSource, Red Plum and Proctor & Gamble!

Enjoy!

Bible Reading for the Memorial

Don't forget today begins the Bible reading for the Memorial of Christ's Death. The branch has a detailed account of the events leading up to his death HERE. The study article for Sunday (Saturday for us) is very good too.

Enjoy!

FREE Tax Day Bites

Cinnabon is offering a free cinnabon on April 15, 2009 5:00-8:00 pm at participating mall locations. Find one near you HERE.

We love FREE food!

Enjoy!

Atlanta Area Kroger 3-day sale 4/2-4/4

Here's the items that Kroger has during their 3 day sale Thursday - Saturday, April 2-April 4, 2009.

• Kroger Water - 24pk - $2.98
• Kroger Russet Potatoes - BOGO
• Fresh Whole Beef Tenderloin - $6.99lb
• Smithfield Boneless Sliced Quarter Ham - $1.99lb
• Fresh Whole Boneless Pork Tenderloin - $1.99lb
• Starburst Jelly Beans - $1.48
• Lays Potato Chips - $1.88

The water is a GREAT deal. Stock up for your emergency kit!

Enjoy!

Ministry Ideaz Savings

Ministry Ideaz is offering 15% off everything in the store. No minimum or maximum order. Plus they are offering FREE shipping on all orders over $65.00. This offer expires April 30, 2009.

On the screen where you "check out" there is a box to enter your coupon. Enter coupon code SAVE15-2009. The coupon amount will be applied on the next screen. Each coupon code is only valid for one use. Discount excludes shipping and is not valid on eBay orders.

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Easy Ice Cream Sandwiches

The other day I ran across a recipe for an easy ice cream sandwich. It involved graham crackers and cool whip! Publix had their graham crackers on sale the other day and I got a box of chocolate and a box of cinnamon. This week at Publix they have their cool whip on sale. They are offering chocolate and french vanilla flavors. So guess what?! I decided to try those easy ice cream sandwiches and they are delicious! Here's how you do it:

Easy Ice Cream Sandwiches

• graham crackers
• cool whip

Break the graham crackers into 2 squares and put a small dollop of cool whip between them. Press them together and freeze until hard.


You can do all kinds of variations: I did chocolate graham crackers with chocolate cool whip. And I intend on doing cinnamon graham crackers with french vanilla cool whip. Go crazy and have fun with it!

Enjoy!

Southern Style Biscuits

When I think of biscuits, I think of the ones my Granny used to make. They were fluffy and smelled delicious! She made them with buttermilk and hand pinched every one of them. They were beautiful every time she made them. Since she had been making biscuits since she was about 10 years old, she never needed a recipe to follow. Unfortunately for me, I have NEVER been able to make a nice fluffy biscuit. I usually resort to buying the frozen ones at the grocery store and baking them off, seeing as how they taste just as good as homemade, and definitely better than the hockey pucks I end up making...until now.

I looked up a recipe on cooks.com and they ended up hard as bricks. So I read the comments about the biscuits and realized I needed to add more milk and handle them less. They should be sticky like canned biscuits.


Here is the recipe:

Southern Style Biscuits

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 tablespoons chilled butter flavored Crisco
• 1 cup buttermilk

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In food processor, add flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Pulse it to combine and fluff up the flour. Add Crisco and pulse until it looks like wet cornmeal (about 6-8) pulses.
2. Add the buttermilk and pulse 5-7 times, dough will still be crumbly and very sticky.
3. Pour out dough and crumbs onto a well floured surface. Gather edges and using just the tips of your fingers, push to the middle and turn. Do this a few times (maybe 5 or 6 times) adding flour to the sticky parts.
   
4. Pat dough to about 3/4" to 1" thickness. I used a glass dipped in flour to cut out the biscuits but you can use a biscuit cutter or even cut them into squares for less waste (I saw a restaurant on food network that makes square biscuits). Place them on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Continue lightly gathering the dough and cutting out more biscuits.
5. Bake them until golden brown 12-15 minutes. Brush the tops with butter and serve hot.
6. Freeze leftovers (if you have any) and reheat in microwave on defrost setting.

By the way, these are by no means like British Biscuits which are more like an American cookie. These are American Southern Style Biscuits, fluffy and yummy. Eat them for breakfast smothered in sausage gravy, for dinner dripping with butter, or snack with jelly or honey. Any way you have them, they are good!


Enjoy!

New Publix BOGOs 4/1-4/7

Don't forget to check out Fiddledeedee for the latest Publix deals for buy one get one free items and the special sales this week. My goal is to not spend more than $40 this week. I hope I can do it!

Enjoy!

FREE Food at Publix

This week at Publix they are again offering their brand free when you purchase the national brand:

Buy these:

• Quaker Rice Snack Cakes, Ranch flavor
• Tostitos Natural Yellow Corn Tortilla
• Newman's Own Organic Salsa

Get these FREE:

• Greenwise Yellow Corn Tortilla
• Publix Rice Snack Cakes, Ranch flavor
• Greenwise Salsa

Check out the in-store display at your local Publix.

Enjoy!

CVS Printable Extra Bucks

Don't forget to log into your CVS account online to get your winter quarter extra bucks! Today is the first day they are available. Go to "my account" then in the section "ExtraCare Information" click on "Go to my ExtraCare account" then ExtraCare Rewards tab and there you can print them.

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Emergency Kits

Kevin was telling me about this book called One Second After. It's about an electromagnetic pulse weapon that disables everything that relies on computers or electronics. Of course, he was telling me this on our trip back home from visiting Austin and asked me what I'd do if something like that happened to us while we were traveling. The car would not work anymore because of its computer. He proceeds to tell me that it would probably take us 2 weeks to get home (walking). When I suggested a horse, he said who would let us keep a horse when there would be others needing some form of transportation. What would keep them from taking it from us, using whatever means they deemed necessary. So after talking about this for about an hour, I decided we really needed to gather emergency supplies to keep stored in the garage, and pray that we are home or near home when something happens. The branch has encouraged us to have a kit in our homes in case of a disaster. After the friends in Kentucky were hit by the ice storm and were without power and water for days, I thought I needed to get some water. Then I saw an episode of The Unit where someone tampered with the water supply and pumped chlorine gas through the water pipes and killed people. I thought I needed to get some duct tape. Then Kevin was telling me about that book and I thought, I really need to get something together. So last night after the meeting, I searched the web for a list of practical items to keep in a kit. I found it on the ready.gov site. It's a very practical list of items we all can get at our local grocery store and Wal-Mart.

Our CVS has plastic storage containers on clearance 50% off so check out your local stores to see what's on sale. Keep everything in the totes, so in case of an emergency you can grab the whole thing in a hurry. That may mean you will need to rotate canned food items that might expire.
Leave a note on the door with information about where you are going and who it with you.

Recommended Items to Include in a Basic Emergency Supply Kit:

• Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
• Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food, manual can-opener
  
• Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
• Flashlight and extra batteries
• First aid kit
• Whistle to signal for help
• Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
• Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
• Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
• Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
• Local maps

Additional Items to Consider Adding to an Emergency Supply Kit:

• Prescription medications and glasses
• Infant formula and diapers
• Pet food and extra water for your pet
• Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records in a waterproof, portable container
• Cash or traveler's checks and change
• Emergency reference material such as a first aid book or information from www.ready.gov
• Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person. Consider additional bedding if you live in a cold-weather climate.
• Complete change of clothing including a long sleeved shirt, long pants and sturdy shoes. Consider additional clothing if you live in a cold-weather climate.
• Household chlorine bleach and medicine dropper – When diluted nine parts water to one part bleach, bleach can be used as a disinfectant. Or in an emergency, you can use it to treat water by using 16 drops of regular household liquid bleach per gallon of water. Do not use scented, color safe or bleaches with added cleaners.
• Fire Extinguisher
• Matches in a waterproof container
• Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
• Mess kits, paper cups, plates and plastic utensils, paper towels
• Paper and pencil
• Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children

Hope this helps!