Nothing to Brag About at Shoprite, But Bragworthy Meatballs at Home!

My Shoprite trip is really not blog-worthy due to lack of planning and organization.  I didn't go food shopping at all over the weekend, and we were really in need of some of the basics...  But here it is...

3 SR spring water .79 each

2 Marcal toilet paper .99 each (used 2 freebie coupons)

Gerber baby food .99

6 Alpo dog food 6 for 3.99

SR tortillas 1.50

pampers jumbo pack 8.99 (used freebie coupon I received for complaining about Dry Max) (wanted to use this at Rite Aid this week for +up bucks but the freebie coupon for wipes when you buy diapers expires today and I just couldn't get over to rite aid...)

5 Earth's Best baby food .55 each (used 1/5 from a magazine)

Kraft mac and cheese cup 1.00

4 Campbell's Shrek soup 1.00 each (used 1/4 manu. IP) (*Shrek soup is on clearance still!)

5 cans of Apple Juicy Juice reduced to 1.09 each (*apple juicy juice is the only one I saw marked down)

bimbo wheat bread 1.69

2 SR ground turkey 3.00 each

reduced oranges 1.62

organic apples 2.03

Hillshire farm turkey 3.50 (used 1/1 peelie)

egglands best 1.99

milk 3.21

2 eggos .99 each (used 1/2)

blue bunny ice cream 1.99 (used 1/1)

1 pk rolls 1.74

pampers wipes 2.99 (used freebie coupon when you buy diapers 8/1 P&G)

organic baby carrots raincheck price of .99

total: 45.06, received 1 catalina for Campbell's soup, will submit for $5 Hillshire Farm rebate

I really don't enjoy cooking.  It's one area of my life where I feel really insecure, and my fussy children don't help to boost my confidence in the kitchen.  I'll try out a new recipe, work really hard on it, and it's met with "yuck - can I have spaghettio's instead???"  So I was initially a little hesitant to try a recipe that was stuck on the top of a jar of Ragu that I got during an Extra Bucks deal at CVS a few weeks ago.    

But "Mama's Best Spaghetti and Meatballs" sounded really easy.  My family likes spaghetti, but I'll admit I've never made meatballs before.  I don't use ground beef, hence the ground turkey I got at Shoprite today.  All I needed was 1 lb. of ground turkey, 1/2 cup of Italian seasoned bread crumbs, 1 jar of Ragu, and 1 egg.  And spaghetti, of course.  I used Ronzoni Garden Delight from my stockpile.

First, I cooked the spaghetti.  Easy.

Then I mixed one egg, 1/2 cup of Italian seasoned bread crumbs, and the 1 lb. of ground turkey together.  Shaped it into about 12 meatballs.

Then in a separate pot, I boiled the Ragu sauce.  Dropped in the meatballs, covered, and reduced to simmer for 20 minutes.

Poured it over the spaghetti and Done!  I was hoping for a meatball sandwich for lunch tomorrow, but there are NO leftovers - a sure sign that this recipe is a winner, even in my house o' picky eaters!  And nobody asked for spaghettio's tonight!

Giveaway Winner!

The winner of the 50 custom greeting cards from UPrinting.com is...  slugmama!  I will be emailing you shortly.  Congrats and I hope to have another giveaway soon!

How I Basically Got Free Dog Food at Rite Aid

Rite Aid

9 cans of overpriced Alpo 1.25 each
4 Royal Gelatin .25 each
Tone Bodywash 2.99 (used 1/1 manu.)
Tugaboo diapers trial pack .89 (used 1/1 found in previously purchased trial pack)
Ben Gay 4.94 (used 3/1 manu. IP, 3/1 in-ad, and 1/1 vv)
2 Rolaids (used 4/2 manu.)
Kendall bandages 2.50 (used 2/1 manu. and 2/1 vv *not sure why but one of these went through as 2.99)
2 Garnier face wipes BOGO 50% off 6.29 and 3.14 (used 2 2/1 manu. 8/8 RP., 2 2/1 vv, and 1/10 RA skincare)
used 5/25
 used 3 +up
subtotal: .01
w/tax: 1.49 on gift card, received 2 3+up Garnier, 1 +up Ben Gay, and 1 +up Gelatin, will submit for $2 SCR Tone


**Rite Aid's coupon policy states they do not give overage, but sometimes their registers do anyway.

***Please enter my giveaway!  The chances of winning are very good!

My Rite Aid Transaction for Free Milk

Rite Aid

Milk 2.24

Folgers 2.99 (used 1/1 manu. that I got for complimenting their product)

Tugaboo diapers trial pack .89 (used 1/1 I got from previously purchased trial pack)

Huggies jumbo pack 8.99 (used freebie coupon I got for complaining about tab ripping off diaper)

Ben Gay 4.94 (used 3/1 in-ad and 2/1 blinkie in aisle)

Stopain 6.99

2 Peppermint patties .50 each (used .50/2 vv)

used 5/25

subtotal: 7.44

w/ tax: 7.80 on gift card, received 2 1+up for Folgers*, 2 +up for Huggies, and 1 +up for Ben Gay, will submit for 1 SCR for Tugaboos and 6.99 SCR for Stopain which makes this trip a money maker even before considering the +up bucks!  Also will submit for Stopain $2 rebate.

*Saw on Slickdeals that the Folgers is printing 2 +up bucks for $1 each...  not sure if this is a glitch in the system that will be fixed but it worked for me yesterday.

**Rite Aid's coupon policy states they do not give overage, but sometimes their registers do anyway.

***Please enter my giveaway!  The chances of winning are very good!

Free Cheerios, Soup, and Post-its

Target
Campbells Select Harvest 1.50 (used .50/1 Target coupon and 1/1 manu.)=free
2 Red Baron pizzas 2.50 each (used 2 2/1 manu.)= .50 each
5 Post-it Notes 1.00 each (used 5 1/1 pdf)=free
subtotal: 1.00
w/tax: 1.40

*May have to head back to Target after seeing some other great deals on this blog.

Shoprite
4 Multigrain Cheerios (even my fussy eater LOVES these!) 1.49 each (used 4 .75/1, 3 doubled, 1 did not)
12 pk rolls reduced 1.25
organic plums .63
3 SR spring water .79 each
6 earth's best baby food (used 1/7 IP - one must have not been scanned because I did buy 7 but the coupon didn't beep)
bread crums 1.00
4 Muir Glen organic tomato sauce .99 each (used 4 .75/1 - didn't double)
used 2.70 bottle refund
used 3.00 catalina
total: 3.56  


**Please enter my giveaway!  The chances of winning are very good!

My First Giveaway: 50 Custom Greeting Cards!!

I've entered tons of blog giveaways over the past year, and I've won some really fun things!  So I am extra excited to be hosting my own giveaway!  Thanks to UPrinting, a commercial printing company, one winner will get the following:

50 7x5 Folded Cards with Plain Envelopes    
14pt Cardstock Gloss    
4 Color Front, Blank Back    
4 Baronial Blank Envelopes    
Half Fold (Scoring only)    

These would be great as thank you cards or holiday cards... and the best part is you get to design these custom greeting cards yourself with your own images, text, and layout!


Mandatory: To enter this giveaway, just leave a comment on this post.  You can tell me what you would do with the cards, share a great deal going on this week, or just say hi!  Make sure you include your name and email address.  This giveaway is limited to US residents, 18 years old and older.  


Additional entry:  For additional chances to win, become a follower of this blog or blog about this giveaway.  Then leave a comment to let me know you did one or both of these things!


This giveaway will end on Sunday, August 29th at 9PM, and the winner will be announced and emailed the following day.


*I did not receive any compensation for hosting this giveaway.

38 cents for Diapers, Wipes, Dog food, and Cat food!

Rite Aid
*Before I even post my deal, Rite Aid's coupon policy states that they do not give overage.  But sometimes the registers do anyway.  So YMMV.

6 pouches of Friskies .89 each
6 cans Pedigree .79 each
1 c. Booth butter cream bath soap 5.39 (used 6/1 in-ad)
Tugaboos trial pack .89 (used 1/1 from previously purchased trial pack)
Everlast energy supplements 5.39 (used 10/1)
pampers wipes 3.14 (used free wipes when you buy diapers coupon from 8/1 P&G)
pampers jumbo pack 10.79 (used freebie coupon I got from pampers for complaining about the new Dry Max diapers)
used 5/25
total: .38 on gift card, will submit for $2 c. Booth SCR, $2 pampers SCR, and $1 tugaboos SCR

CVS
2 Ritz crackers 1.00 each (used 2 1/1 coupons I found at Shoprite)
2 Pez on clearance for .37 each (stocking stuffers)
Blink tears gel 7.99 (used 1.50/1)
4 SOBE 1.69 BOGO (used 2 BOGO from sobe.com)
used 5/15 from red machine
total: 2.44 on gift card, received 7.99 ECB for Blink

Shoprite
4 Hefty bags 1.24 each (used 4 .55/1 doubled)
4 Chock Full o' Nuts 1.99 each (used 4 .55/1 doubled)
bread 1.79
3 Right Guard 1.99 each (used BOGO and 3/2)
1 reusable bag .99 (used freebie coupon that I got from previous deal)
used .40 in bottle refunds
.05 bag refund
total: 7.27 in cash, received $3 catalina for Right Guard