I found:
.50 cents head of cauliflower (.15 cents a pound)
.50 cents head of cauliflower
.50 cents head of lettuce (.27 cents a pound)
$6.81 for 7.15 pounds Pork Shoulder Blade Ribs
(.95 cents per pound)
$8.06 for 8.47 pounds Pork Shoulder Blade Ribs
(.95 cents per pound)
.96 cents 1/2 gallon Orange Juice
.96 cents 1/2 gallon Tangerine Juice
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I threw 5 chicken breasts in the crock
once home from Meijers.
I bought a 5 pound package
of split chicken breasts for $6.46.
This should make at least if not more
than 5 meals.
About $1.29 a chicken breast.
I added water and the leftover chicken
seasoning packet from a package of
ramen noodles that I used last night.
I skinned all the chicken first.
I plan to use a little chicken on
our pizzas tonight then put the
rest in zip bags and put in the freezer.
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I don't know if y'all saw the news last night
saying the price of meat is going up, up and up.
The reason being is farmer's are reducing
their livestock and planting more corn
fields for ethanol.
So if you can find meat for around a
$1.00 to $1.50
or less a pound marked down better snatch
it up before someone else does!
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I made my own chocolate syrup this morning
for either ice cream or chocolate milk.
I tripled the recipe but cut way back
on the sugar! I taste tested it along
the way to test for sweetness.
1 1/2 cups cocoa (.75 cents, manager special)
3 - 3.5 cups water
2 to 2.5 cups sugar (.50 cents)
(to triple the recipe would have been 6 cups sugar!)
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla (.02 cents)
see recipe directions from yesterday.
It made about 5 cups.
TOTAL COST $1.27 for 5 cups
or .25 cents a cup.
Kroger choc. syrup is about $1.29 for 2.5 cups
or .51 cents a cup.
Hersheys choc. syrup is about $2.79 for 2.5 cups
or $1.11 a cup.
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I was tinkering with my chairs today.
I figured out how to remove the seat
and and cut a piece of fabric and draped
over it to see what it would look like.
Now I'm wondering what way the stripes should
go, across or front to back? I kind of like
the front to back.
Oh and of course I had my furry helper
rummaging on and under my fabric!
I'm not going to get much done at this rate.
Looks like she's got the right idea....
NAP TIME!!!
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I personally get my fluorescent bulbs free
and here's how. When my husband punches
out an apartment (that means to get
an apartment ready for a move in),
they are required to remove any fluorescent
bulbs the resident have left behind
and put in regular bulbs. I have him
bring home all those bulbs to put in
my collection :0)
That alone saves us bundles on light bulbs
and the electric bill by using them!
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IT'S NOT DELIVERY, IT'S HOMEMADE
Here's my homemade pizza's I made
for supper tonight.
pizza #1 chicken, bacon
pizza #2 chicken, bacon, onion & mushrooms
Both have a combination of these cheeses on them:
mozzarella, smoke flavored provolone,
romano, parmesan, montery jack, queso quesadilla
and asadero cheeses.
both homemade pizza crusts from the bread machine.
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Well I got one chair reupholstered.
I went with the stripes going front to back.
It took a lil longer than normal because
me and the staple gun weren't getting along.
I showed it who was boss!
Only 5 more to go. That'll be tomorrow
and/or Friday though.
I would like to find a chocolate or rusty
brown colored rug for the dining area.
I'll be patient and wait it out to
find the best deal.
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I've been wanting to make some jelly or jam
but every recipe I read has soooo much sugar
in it. I found a recipe I clipped from
the Good Housekeeping magazine 2009.
It has less than half the sugar that other
recipes call for. It can be refrigerated
for up to 3 weeks or frozen for up to
a year.
I've been saving plastic peanut butter
jars to put my jam or jellies in.
They seem to be just the right size.
JAM (raspberry makes 2 1/4 cups or strawberry makes 2 1/2 cups)
3 cups raspberries (or 16 ounces strawberries)
1 T. lemon juice (2 T. lemon juice for strawberries)
5 tsp. pectin (2 T. for strawberries)
1/2 tsp. margarine or butter
1 1/4 cup sugar
1. In 12 inch skillet, combine raspberries,
lemon juice, pectin and margarine. Heat to boiling
on high, blending and mashing with potato masher
or back of spoon; boil 1 minute. Stir in sugar;
return to boiling. Boil jam 2 minutes longer,
until syrupy, stirring occasionally. Remove
from heat. Cool at room temperature for 15 minutes.
2. Pour into 2 or 3 (depending on jam made)
clean 1/2 pint jars with tight fitting lids.
Cover and refrigerate until jam is set and cold,
about 8 hours. (jam will thicken as it chills)
Keep jam refrigerated and use within 3 weeks.
For fresh fruit jam year-round, pack into
freezer-safe containers, leaving 1 inch of
headspace, and freeze up to 1 year.
Raspberry Jam
1 Tablespoon
35 calories
0g protein
8g carbohydrate
0g total fat
1g fiber
0mg cholesterol
1mg sodium
Strawberry Jam
1 Tablespoon
20 calories
0g protein
5g carbohydrates
0g total fat
1g fiber
1mg cholesterol
1mg sodium
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I have also made Ball's no cook freezer jam.
Here is a video of how to make it.
You need to use Ball's Freezer Jam Pectin
to make this recipe.
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Here is a freezer jam made with Jello.
I have read that the consistancy might
be a little looser than regular jam.
Freezer Jam with Jello
* 3 cups sugar
* 4 cups strawberries
*1-3oz. box of strawberry Jello
Stir together:
Ingredients
* 3 cups sugar
* 4 cups strawberries
Directions
Stir the strawberries and sugar over a low medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
Turn the heat up to medium and boil the mixture for 10 minutes.
Remove it from the heat and stir in the jello powder, stirring until the jello dissolves.
Let the strawberry jello jam cool and pour it into containers.
Freeze it until you are ready to use it, then thaw it and keep it refrigerated.
(Makes 3 Jars)
