12-14-09 ALDI RECIPES

I never knew til now that Aldi's website has recipes for food sold in their stores.
Check It Out!
http://www.aldimeals.com/home/find

When you sign up you have access to:

-6,648 recipes
-Submit a recipe
-My cookbook, recipes you save
-Meal calendar
-Shopping list
-Food tips

And I thought I would mention this here also since Save-A-Lot is similar
to Aldis.

Save-A-Lot now has printable coupons on their web site for their store!

http://offers.e-centives.com/mcp/pd.cfm?encp=7YG4Y%2B3s70QEE2IB2VsJGffh%2BMWXVEHgB60jFdJ01Lmqdc1rJ9KFUbUKD6449yHhe1LTXAqPVTgP%0D%0AS9dI4F4H5Q%3D%3D

12-14-09 FIRST BETTY CROCKER COOKIE BAR ENTRY

I started my Christmas baking tonight. Ahhhh!
I started it off good by branding myself with a HOT metal casserole pan.

I got word from Tony tonight that his work is having a pot luck and gift
exchange WEDNESDAY! It's MONDAY!
What is wrong with people having no consideration!!!
I have a total of 1 DAY to make a potluck dish and go out and find
a unisex gift!!!
Then I have all these cookie trays/baskets to make by Thursday
for Tony's work and school.

And people wonder how I burnt myself. I am running in 10 different directions
at the moment!!! We won't talk about still having to do more Christmas shopping,
wrapping all presents and going grocery shopping for Christmas dinner, this week along with what was mentioned above.
CALGON TAKE ME AWAY!!

I made one bar cookie with a Betty Crocker cookie mix.
I love this time of year when I can experiment with different cookie mixes and send the results away as gifts and cookie trays for work and school.
Then I can get feedback on how others like it. I have lots of guinea pig
testers come Christmas time!
This bar cookie is something I made up and will enter in the Betty Crocker's cookie
contest in Januarty.
They are very sweet and gooey! I will cut the bars again in half because of this.
Photos show full sized bars. Let's just say it tasted something like a candy bar without the full coating of chocolate.
Butterscotch cookie bottom with toasted coconut mixed with a caramel type topping.
Then a chocolate drizzle on top.

12-14-09 MONDAY SHOPPING

There was 2 coupons in the Columbus Dispatch for a free flashlight
from Harbor Freight. One was in Harbor Freights ad while the other
coupon is found in the US Weekend section.

HARBOR FREIGHT

2 FREE Flashlights. (Might take mom back tomorrow so she can use her coupons
to get another 2 FREE!)
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WALGREENS

Coffee 34.5 ounce (large can) originally $7.99
On sale for $4.99
I had a $5.00 on your next order Walgreen coupon
So coffee was FREE!!

Splenda 100 count packages originally $4.80
on sale for $2.99 minus .55 cent coupon is $2.44

Jello Gelatin originally 3 for $3.00 bought 6 so $6.00
Walgreens sales ad coupon for .39 each times 6 is $2.34
2 Coupons for $1.25 off 3 Jellos made it -.16 overage (made them FREE)

ORIGINAL TOTAL PRICE BEFORE SALES AND COUPONS $18.79

TOTAL PRICE PAID: $2.28

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OHIO THRIFT

House/Bakery Gift Box Set with candy, hot chocolate and cookies .90 cents!!
The best part was that inside this gift set was a free subscription to
Better Homes And Gardens which I discreetly snuck out of the packaging for myself!!
Merry Christmas to me!
.90 cents for a teachers gift plus a one years subscription, CAN'T BEAT THAT!!
(doing a happy dance, lol)

These next few items I've gotten over time for my in-laws who live at Indian Lake.
So I decided to go with a lake/fisherman theme.

A coffee cup of a fisherman that says "Fishing Is For Reel Men" .50 cents (thrift)
A pair of fisherman bear slippers .50 cents (yard sale)
A boat shaped basket .99 cents (thrift)
2 chocolate shaped fish .20 cents for both (Big Lots clearance sale)

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2 pair of thermal long john's for Tony $1.99 and .99 cents

Wallet for Damien .99 cents

4 Matchbox car crates .50 cents for the boys

2 snowman Christmas bowls .60 cents for both.
Will put cookies and goodies in these for Tony's work.

2 baskets $1.80 for 2
Will use these for the kids teachers to put cookies in.