Pre-Thanksgiving Cooking

Sweet Potatoes were .25¢ a pound are Walmart and Aldi, which is a fabulous price. It's the lowest price you'll find all year in my area. I bought about 30 or so pounds which will be cooked up and frozen to use throughout 2010.

In an effort to prevent feeling overwhelmed on Thanksgiving I pre-prep  some of my dishes in advance. I know from experience that their is no obvious difference in taste if the sweet potato pie filling is made on Thanksgiving or a few days before. I did not have to cook dinner yesterday since we had leftover lasagna in the fridge, so I used this time to work on sweet potato's.

 

This is the filling for the pies.

 

All bagged up to bake on Wednesday night.

 

This is my candied yam casserole. It's smothered in butter, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, sweet milk, vanilla and concentrated orange juice. This will marinate and be baked on Thursday morning.

 

I hope that your holiday plans are coming along well.

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Pre-Thanksgiving Shopping

I wanted to highlight the Muellers pasta deal last week but never got around to it. I have highlighted some great deals from this weeks Publix sales. I also included my CVS trip as well.

Mueller’s Pasta $1
.55¢/1 Whole Wheat print
$1/1 Whole Wheat or Lasagna print
(makes it FREE)

Ocean Spray Craisins, 6-oz bag,  $2.29

$1/1 Ocean Spray 12oz fresh cranberries or Crasins product (peelie)

(makes it .14¢)

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!  $2.49

.75¢/1 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! (blinkie)

.50¢/1; $1/1 11-15-09 RP

$1/1 print(makes it .25¢ ea)

Sara Lee cakes and pies are 50% OFF
$1/1 Q printable

$1/1 Sara Lee Pound Cake, Any 08-23-09 RP

$1/1 Sara Lee Pound Cake, Any  08-23-09 RP

(25) Johnson Buddy Bars (FREE after $3/2 --blinkie)

(2) Complete Eye Solution (FREE after ECB's) Earned $8.99 ECB x 2

Vaseline Renewal Lotion (FREE after ECB's) Earned $7 ECB

(6) Halmark Cards (FREE w/$5 Q from Women's Day and BOGO Publix Q)

(2) Craisins (.15¢ ea w/ (2) $1/1 peelies)

CVS

Started Out With $11 ECB's

Ended with $17 ECB's

Earned $3.08 more in ECB

Total Item Value $60.57
Total Cash OOP $2.92

Publix 

Subtotal $96.68

Total OOP $49.27

Saved $47.41

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Publix Deals 11/27-12/2

Here are the deals and coupon matches for the November 27th through December 2nd Publix sale week. Remember...Publix will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Have a great week.

~Things to Remember~

*You do not have to purchase two items to get the savings on the BOGO FREE Deals

*If you buy (2) BOGO Free items, you can use a manufacturer coupon on each item

*Publix accepts competitor coupons

*Coupons valued at .50¢ or less are doubled except where it states "Do Not Double".

*Publix store coupons can be used together with a manufacturer coupon on any one item (this is called stacking)

*Publix coupon booklets are located at the entrance to the store

*The Publix sale week runs from Wednesday of one week until Tuesday of the next

*Publix 1¢ item coupon can be found in the Sunday paper (look for the Publix insert)

Buy One Get One Free

Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers or Party Mix, Assorted Varieties, 11.5 to 14-oz box,  $3.29

$1.50/2 -- 10-04-09 RP (exp 11/30)

$2.50 off Sunshine Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers and (2) Kellogg’s Crispix cereal (tearpad)

$1/2 (winetag)

Birds Eye Voila! Meal, Assorted Varieties, 21 to 23-oz bag,
$4.99--Up Rebate
$1/2 Print

$1/2 -- 11-08-09 SS
$1/2 Publix Fresh, Flavorful And Frozen and More (exp 11/30)

Scotch Gift Wrap Tape,  $2.49

$1/1 Publix Winter Family Savings

Quick ‘N Eat Charbroiled Burgers Angus, Cheddar, or Cheddar Bacon, 18-oz pkg,  $6.79

.50/1 (tearpad)

Fresh Express Spinach, 9-oz bag,  $2.49

.55/1 (tearpad)

Land O Lakes Cheese, Selected Varieties, 8-oz pkg, located in the pre-packaged Deli Section, $3.59

$1/2 -- 11-15-09 SS

$1/2 (blinkie)

Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt, Assorted Varieties, 4-pk, 4-oz cup,  $2.50

$1/1 -- 10-04-09 SS

Immaculate Baking Co. Cookie Dough, Better Bakes: Chocolate Chunk, Triple Chocolate Chunk or Vanilla Sugar, 14-oz bag,  $3.09

$1/2 Publix Q Greenwise Fall 2009 (magazine)

$1/2 Natural Selections (booklet--Food Lion)

$1/2 Earth Fare Holiday Savings (booklet)

Shedd’s Spread Country Crock Regular or Churn Style, 15-oz tub, or Twin pack, 2 pk, 7.5-oz tub,  $1.75
.50/1 Print

.40/1; .30/1 -- 09-20-09 RP

Red Baron Pizza, Assorted Varieties, 14.76 to 25.35-oz box,  $5.79

$1/2 Red Baron Fire Baked or Thin Crust Multi-Serve Pizzas, 10-11-09 RP

$1/2 Red Baron Fire Baked or Thin Crust Multi-Serve Pizzas (tearpad)

$1/1 Red Baron Singles -- 10-18-09 SS

.75/1 Red Baron French Bread Product , 05-03-09 SS

Musselman’s Apple Sauce, Assorted Varieties, 6 pk, 4-oz cup,  $2.33

.75/1 Publix Winter Family Savings

Fisher Fusions Snack Mix, Assorted Varieties, 4.75 to 5.25-oz bag,  $1.79

$1/1 -- 11-22-09 SS or 11-15-09 SS or 06-21-09 SS or 06-07-09 SS

McCormick Pure Ground Black Pepper, 4-oz can,  $2.79

.55/1 All the Trimmings Booklet

$1/1; .50/1; $1/2 -- 11-01-09 RP

Taco Bell Home Originals Dinner!, Assorted Varieties, 10.75 to 16.35-oz box,  $2.69

$1 off Kraft Cheese wyb Taco Bell (tearpad)

.75/1 (peelie)

Crisco 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 16.9-oz bot,  $6.49

$1/1; .75/1 -- 11-08-09 RP and 09-13-09 RP

.75/1 (tearpad)

Kraft Barbecue Sauce, Assorted Varieties, 16.25 or 18-oz bot, $1.69

.35/1 (tearpad or peelie)

Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popping Corn, Assorted Varieties, 6 or 10-pk, 12 to 19.8-oz box, or 30-oz jar, $4.89

$1/2; .75/1; .40/1 --11-15-09 SS

$1/1 All You, December 2009

$1.50 off Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popping Corn 3-Pack + And M&M’s Brand Chocolate Candies (tearpad)

Nestle Fun Size Bars or Miniatures, Assorted Varieties, 11 to 12.5-oz bag, $3.15

$1/1 (tearpad)

Alexia Natural Crunchy Snacks, Assorted Varieties, 4.5 or 5-oz bag, $2.00

$1/1 from All You, November 2009

.50/1; $1/2 -- 10-04-09 SS

$1/1 (tearpad)

Shout Laundry Stain Remover with Trigger, 22-oz bot, $2.99

.55/1 (tearpad)

Electrasol Automatic Dishwasher Detergent Gel: Lemon or Fresh Scent with Jet-Dry 2 in 1 power, 75-oz bot,  $4.39

.50/1; .25/1 -- 11-15-09 SS

.50/1 Print

Dixie Plates or Bowls, Assorted Varieties, 20 to 48-oz pkg,  $2.99

$1 off Dixie napkins AND ultra plates – People, October 2009

.55/1; $1/2 -- 10-18-09 RP (if ultra included)

FREE Dixie Napkins (up to $3.50) when you buy (2) packages of Dixie Ultra Paper Plates 40 ct. or larger (tearpad)

.55/1 (blinkie)

Bic Disposable Razors Comfort 3 Advance or Bic 3 Triple Blade Sensitive Skin for Men or Soleil: Bella 4 Blades or Triple Blad Sensitive Skin for Women, 3 to 8-ct pkg, $5.49

$2/1 -- 10-18-09 SS

Kotex Maxi Pads 14 to 24-ct pkg, or Lightdays Pantiliners, 40 to 64-ct pkg, Assorted Varieties, $3.39

$2/2 -- 11-08-09 SS

$1/1 All You, October 2009 and All You, October 2009

$1.50/2; $2/2 -- 10-04-09 SS

$1.50/1 CVS $100 Coupon Book

$1/1 Print

Willow Lane Premium Scented Candle, 19-oz jar, $9.99
Pepperidge Farm Three Layer Cake, Assorted Varieties, 19 or 19.6-oz box, $3.99
Thomas’ Bagels, Assorted Varieties, 18 or 20-oz bag, $3.99
Entenmann’s Little Bites, Assorted Varieties, 6.6 to 11-oz box,  $3.99
Quaker Cereal Life, Assorted Varieties, 21-oz, Squares, 16-oz, or Cap’n Crunch, 20.7 to 22-oz box,  $4.49
Post Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal, Assorted Varieties, 13 to 17-oz, Vanilla Clusters, 18-oz or Just Bunches!, 17-oz box, (Excluding Family Size)  $3.99
Bantry Bay Mussels, Assorted Varieties, 16-oz pkg, $4.99
Pomegranates,  $2.99
Publix Deluxe American Cheese sliced, 12-oz pkg,  $3.49
Mrs. Paul’s Fish, Assorted Varieties, 8 to 11.4-oz pkg, or Clams, 8-oz pkg, $4.49
Whitman’s Sampler, Assorted Chocolates, 12-oz box,  $9.99
Kodak Power Flash Camera, one-time-use, 27 exposure, $7.09

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Wright On Time - Arizona Book 1

Author: Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley
Illustrator: Tanja Bauerle
Published: August 2009
100 pages, 5.25" x 8", paperback
Children's Chapter Book, Ages 5-12+
Price: $12.99

Put out by: Wright on Time Books

My seven and nine year olds both read "Wright On Time Arizona" and loved it. I was so amazed at how much that learned from reading the adventures of the Wright family.

The book is about a family, dad Harrison, mom Stephanie, and kids Aiden and Nadia, who roadschool. They the Wright's educate their children while traveling in a RV. In book 1 of the Wright On Time series, the family lands in Arizona on a quest to learn about rocks. They have planned a trip to a underground rock quarry.

The book is great for reading to your children and for them to read alone. Whether read by parent or child, each of you will get to experience what the family experienced throughout the reading.

Author, Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley captured the vantage point of each member of the family which was exciting.

This book brings to life the study of rocks for your children on a level that they can understand. Don't be shocked if your children ask you to buy an RV and educate them on the road.

This book is packed with education and adventure. It's a great investment for children ages seven through ten. The book is a paperback, chapter book with several illustrations to help aid in following the underground journey.

If you'd like to learn more about the book or the author please visit this link and check out the video below.

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