New Giveaway Winner!

Since the previous May winner never contacted me in time I am forced to pick a new winner for the Giveaway.

And the replacement winner is............

Mimi

MimiMay 9, 2020 at 7:53 PM

Mu state is opening back up, but I am staying home except for work and the twice monthly grocery pickup. Looking forward to getting my yard looking presentable.

Congratulations Mimi!

Please email me your full mailing address within the next 48 hours of this post going live/the posting time stamp.

Sluggy

Rite-Aid Shopping

**NOTE**
Still looking for FLORA to claim her Giveaway prizes!  Time is running out so email me asap!!


I bought this stuff on Saturday............

1 x Tide on sale=$4.94
2 x Cover girl BOGO50%=$8.23
2 x Nice and Easy Hair Dye 20% Wellness Disc.=$13.58
1 x Crest Dental Floss on sale=$3.99
1 x Crest Toothpaste on sale=$3.99
1 x Cella cherry 20% Wellness Disc.=.31¢
Subtotal......$35.04

Coupons Used
1 x $10 wyspend $30=$10.00
1 x $2/1 Tide L2CQ=$2.00
1 x $5/2 Clairol hair dye IPQ=$5.00
1 x $4/2 Clairol hair dye In-AdQ=$4.00
1 x $1/1 Crest Dental Floss L2CQ=$1.00
1 x $1/1 Crest Toothpaste L2CQ=$1.00
Coupon Total.......$23.00

$35.04-$23.00=$12.04+.96¢tax=$13.00 paid for this BC(and gift care because of "issues" more below).

Earned back $5 BC for buying 5 select PandG items(Tide, 2 Cover Girl, 2 Crest).

The $10 off $30 L2CQ didn't come off so my total was $23.00(and I had to use $3 off a free R-A gift card along with all $20 of BC on this account)rather than just $13.00 of my $20 BC to pay.
The manager said that had been happening all week....great!

So I had to call Corporate on Monday and she said there was a "glitch" on that Q so she added $10 of BC to my account so I have $15 in BC plus $8 more for a gift card I bought so I am at $23 in Bonus Cash on my card.

Remember if you are using Load2CardQs with any kind of $X off $XX Q whether it's a L2CQ or a paper Q or those ones R-A snail mails sometimes, Your total must be over the $X off $XX Q threshold AFTER using any L2CQs.

SubTotal before any Qs was $35.04.
SubTotal after the other L2CQs came off($4)was $31.04 so still over $30 so the $10 off $30 would still apply, bringing my total down to $21.04 before tax.

I probably will stay out of R-A this week as there aren't any good deals this week and I don't need to roll BC.

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "Holy Cow!" Edition..........

I ran into the local Shursave on Saturday to pick up about $10 worth of foodstuffs and cruised by the meat counter.  No limit signs but at the prices they were asking, Yikes!  $6.99 lb. for 80% ground beef and $9.29 lb. for 90% lean ground beef?  I didn't even hazard a look at the roasts and steaks.

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning-

This is what was planned.........

1. Sunday--Petite Steaks, Sweet Potato Fries, Asparagus
2. Monday--Ham Steaks, Broccoli or Tossed Salad, Baked Potato or reworked au gratin Taters
3. Tuesday--Leftovers

4. Wednesday--Quiche, Salad

5. Thursday--Pork Tenderloin Sammies, Squash and Onions

6. Friday--Hungarian Goulash over Mashed Taters or Noodles
7. Saturday--Leftovers

And this is what really happened........

1. Sunday--Petite Steaks, Sweet Potato Fries, Asparagus
2. Monday--Ham Steaks, leftover Sweet Pot Fries, Stir-Fry Veggies
3. Tuesday--Leftover Beans and Cornbread(all gone now)

4. Wednesday--Mushroom Quiche, Salad

5. Thursday--Roasted Chicken, Stuffing, Brussels Sprouts

6. Friday--Chinese Take-Out
7. Saturday--Pastrami Reuben Sandwiches

Last week saw 4-5 nights of home cooked dinners(5 if you consider a pre-roasted chicken from the deli home cooking lol), 1 night of leftovers/FFY, and 1 night of Take-Out.
The goulash and pork tenderloin sammies didn't happen but roasted chicken, pastrami ruebens and take-out did instead.
I used some of that liquid whole eggs for the quiche and it worked great!

What got put into the freezer last week....
* 1 lb. ground chicken breast
*  1+lb. of bottom round roast

What got taken out of the freezer and used.....
* Petite Steaks
* Ham Steaks
* 1/2 bag of Stir-Fry Veggies
* 1 pie crust
* 1 bag of brussels sprouts

3 trips--Hubs picked up cheese at Walmart for me($7.21), 1 trip to P and R for $60.28 and $9.98 spent at the local Sursave Market had me spending $77.47 this past week and brings my May Total spending on food to $307.43.

I am at $2.10 earned in Ibotta rebates in May after Saturday's trip to Rite-Aid.

My savings percentage last week was 53.46%(without Rite-Aid trips)for May and the  monthly savings total comes in at 41.96%(w/out R-A).  Not too bad and just like the old days savings totals because of the Amish Outlet and P and R Discounters trips.

I have 13 more food shopping/spending days in May.

Leftovers going into this week........chicken w/Korean sauce, 1 ham steak, quiche, some roasted chicken.

I have fresh produce of lettuces, celery, carrots, onions, 1 tomato, broccoli to use this week.

Here is this week's "food plan".....

1. Sunday--Fend for Yourself
2. Monday--Beef and Broccoli, Rice
3. Tuesday--Stuffed Shells, Salad

4. Wednesday--Chicken Pot Pie
5. Thursday--Leftovers or FFY

6. Friday--Breakfast for Dinner
7. Saturday--Rigatoni  w/Meat Sauce, Squash and Onions

What needs buying for this menu?  Nothing that I can think of.  But if I find a deal on something I will definitely pick it up!

What's left on my master list of meals we can make from what's here...........
*Shrimp Tempura
*Kielbasa sandwiches
*Tuna Casserole
*Chili Dogs, Beans
*Roasted Chicken
*Chicken and Dumplings
*Shrimp Ravioli
*Cheese Ravioli
*Hungarian Goulash
*Spaghetti and Meatballs
*Haddock Fish Dinner  new
*Chicken Tenders  new

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week?  

Sluggy

May's Giveaway Winner

Here is what was up for grabs in this month's box o' goodies...............

Every entrant who hasn't won yet got two entries per entry.
After writing it all down and toting it all up, the winner picked at random is.............

Flora

FloraMay 10, 2020 at 11:34 PM

Our state should begin opening up this month but we want to stay safe so we are not going to be joining large groups for a few months at least! Going to be enjoying the sun and good weather and taking some long walks.

Congratulations Flora!

I need you to email me your full mailing address(my contact info is on my side bar under "About Me")within 48 hours of this post going live on the blog.

If I don't hear from you in time I'll have to draw another winner.

Thanks to everyone who plays along on the Giveaways.

June's Giveaway will be coming up in June sometime so stay tuned til then.

If anyone has any ideas on what to put into June's box, feel free to leave a comment on that.

Sluggy

It Happened in the Kitchen & Last Day for Giveaway

* Last Day to enter the Giveaway. Go HERE or see the link on my sidebar.
NOTE-And if you are "Michele C" please either email me your email info privately(my email is in the side bar under "About Me")or leave a comment on the blog with your email because you've entered multiple times but your Google account that's linked has no email information.  If you want your entries to be valid you need to get me your information. thanks

No this isn't a Clue game scenario.
It's the title of one of the YouTube videos I've been watching.
Basically they are advertising films from various companies, touting the modern all-electric kitchens from the 40's to 60's.

This particular one is from 1941 by General Electric.




These things are a hoot!

And I've also been watching a vlogger called "Prepper Princess".
Her backstory is she lived in California then she inherited a little fixer-upper house in Arizona(not paid off yet), sold her expensive CA house and moved to AZ into that house.

She got "all in your face" lately with some hard truths on this vlog..........


Watch especially before minute 4.
Do you follow her videos?
What do you think about what she talks about?

I need to get up to R-A this morning and roll some Bonus Cash then get my butt out in the yard and work on the garden.

Later gators!

Sluggy