Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all the ghouls, witches, vampires, pumpkins, werewolves and their daddies and mummies. Here's to hot apple cider and crisp fall temperatures. Your favorite candy and spending time with the fam. Have a safe and fun Halloween. I know not everyone celebrates Halloween so if you don't make sure to have a great day too.

~ Chelle

Seasonal Sunday

Oh fall how I have a love hate relationship with you. I love all the colors and leaves and pumpkins, but I do not like it cold. And here in NEW it is only going to get colder. And then colder. I don't think we'll see these temperatures again until March or April. So to drown my sorrows I eat Pumpkin Bars. ;)


Grandma's Pumpkin Bars (a family recipe)

Go get it:

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
15oz can pumpkin (I prefer fresh, but have used canned)
2 cups flour
2 tsp b.powder, 1 tsp soda, 3/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp cloves, 1/2 tsp nutmeg (Pumpkin Pie Spice can work in a pinch!)
1/2 cup to 1 cup nuts (optional)
1 bag dark chocolate chips (Who says you can't add a WHOLE bag?! LOL. Semi sweet or milk works too.)

Frosting

3 oz cream cheese
3/4 stick room temperature butter ( may use margarine)
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 T milk
 
Go make it:

1. Mix 1st four ingredients well and add dry ingredients.


2. Fold in nuts and chocolate chips

3. Pour into greased jelly roll pan or for thicker bars a 9 x 13 pan. Bake approx 25 to 30 minutes. Cool then frost.

See how long these last at your house. Bring them to work. Let me know how many people ask you for this recipe. Please feel free to share with all due credit. Grandma would love to know that her bars are well liked.

Lucky me!

As you may know, I like to enter contests and giveaways. I like to enter giveaways after I put the Punkin in bed and am watching TV. I've been pretty lucky over the last year. Knock on wood. I have been keeping track of what I have won. Since October 21 I won the following:

10/22 Springvale Soap Sugar Scrub Cubes

I heart Deb over at Springvale Soap. :) What have you won? I love to hear about other's winnings too. Are you feeling lucky? Enter the giveaways I enter by checking out my Feeling lucky? posts. Good luck!!

Piggly Wiggly deals 10/27 - 11/2. Midwest locations.

These prices apply to Piggly Wiggly stores in the Midwest. See if your store is included here. Don't forget to print out your Online Exclusive Coupons. This week's coupon (for my area) is for 10 count Food Club Hot Cocoa Mix for FREE. You can use this coupon when you spend $10. Since this is a Pig coupon you can stack it with mfr. coupons if applicable. I am also really liking that Piggly Wiggly is participating in the EZ Pic discount program. It's like eco-friendly coupons. No need to clip. No card to load them onto. If you buy the qualifying amount of a product the sale price just rings up at the register. I will try to note when an item is an EZ Pic product.  My Piggly Wiggly (Larry's in Little Chute, WI) accepts IP (Internet Print) coupons up to $2.50 $2.00. They no longer accept any IP coupons that have the word FREE in the title. No BOGO (buy one get one) or just plain FREE coupons. None. Zero. Zilch. Also no % off. These are new rules. Yours may vary.

Produce:

- Premium Dole Bananas $0.29 lb.  Limit 2 lbs. Cheaper than Save A Lot! Only through October 31.

- Vine Ripened Tomatoes $0.99 lb.

- Washington Gala or Red Delicious Apples $0.99 lb.

- Wisconsin McIntosh or Cortland Apples 3 lb. $2.49.

Meat/Seafood/Poultry:

- Butterball Frozen 11 to 15 lbs. Self Basted Hen Turkeys $0.88 lb. with $25 purchase.

- Diamond Lean Beef Semi-Boneless Ribeye Steak $4.99 lb.

- Sanderson Farms Natural - Family Pack Split Chicken Breasts $1.49 lb. Not the greatest price, but if you really need this I would buy some.

Beverages:

- 64 oz. Bottle 100% Apple Cider or Indian Summer Apple Juice $0.99. Limit 2.

- 46 oz. V8 Fusion or V8 Vegetable Juice 2 for $5.00 $1/2 here.

Frozen/Refrigerated/Dairy:

- 6.5 to 9 oz. Package Hot Pockets 6 for $10.00. $1/1 Side Shots here. If included in sale.

- 13 to 15 oz. Size Roma Pizza 6 for $10.00.

- 10-Count  Simply Buttermilk or 8 Count Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits $0.99. $0.50/1 Simply Buttermilk here.

$0.35/1 in 9/12 GM insert.

- 6 oz. Weight Watchers or Blue Bunny Light Yogurt 10 for $5.00. $1/5 in 10/24 SS and September issue of Weight Watchers Magazine (ex: 10/31).

Grocery:

- 3.15 lb. Bag 9 Lives Dry Cat Food $3.49. $1/1 in the November issue of All You Magazine.

- 12 to 40 Count Jumbo Pack Huggies Diapers, Pull-Ups or Good-Nites $8.99. $2.50/1 here. $2/1 in 10/17 SS insert.

- 14.5 oz. Can Red Gold Tomatoes $0.69. $1/4 in 9/26 Milwaukee Journal SS insert (southern WI papers).

In ad coupons for this week:

Piggly Wiggly Gallon Milk $1.69. Skim, 1% and 2%. With a $10 purchase. Limit 1.

Pepsi, Mt. Dew, Coke or Sprite $4.99. 24 packs, 12 oz cans. With a $10 purchase. Limit 1.

Charmin Basic Bathroom Tissue 2/$9. 12 count Big Rolls. With a $10 purchase. Limit 2. Stack with $0.25/1 in 9/26 P&G insert. $5.49 w/o coupon.

Oscar Mayer Lunchables $0.99. Select varieties. With a $10 purchase. Limit 3.

Save A Lot specials 10/27 - 11/2. Little Chute location.

• Family Packs of 86% lean Ground Chuck $1.99/lb. Smaller packs $2.19/lb. Decent price.
• Family Packs of Chicken Thighs/Drums $0.99/lb.
• Family Packs of Bone-In Pork Sirloin Roast $0.99/lb. Smaller packs $1.19/lb.
• Family Packs of Bone-In Pork Chops $1.39/lb. Smaller packs $1.59/lb.
• 5 oz. cans Starkist Tuna $0.59.
• 8 oz. Coburn Farms Cheese $1.89.
• Save A Lot Soda 2 liters $0.69.
• 10 oz. Assorted Mrs. Freshley's Snack Cakes $1.00.
• 11 to 13 oz. Tortilla Chips $0.99.
• Globe Grapes $1.19/lb.
• 5lb. Red Potatoes $2.00.
• Bananas $0.39/lb. Cheaper at Piggly Wiggly this week.

Visit Save A Lot's website to see more deals. The deals posted above are local to me, but may not be local to you. :) There are also great printable coupons on their site. Some aren't even specific to Save A Lot. Bring your own bags/boxes to save yourself some $ as Save A Lot charges you for bags, but you can use any of the boxes available for free. Save A Lot accepts cash, check, food stamps, credit and debit cards and WIC.

Tom's of Maine Wicked Fresh Toothpaste Sample.

Get a free sample of Tom's of Maine Wicked Fresh Toothpaste here.  One per household. I haven't tried this brand yet, but keep meaning to. Thanks Deal Seeking Mom!

Coupons! Get your coupons!

Rayovac Batteries
Like Rayovac on Facebook and you can print three high value coupons for hearing aid batteries, rechargable batteries, and Alkaline batteries.

Greenworks Laundry Detergent
$3/1 here. Sign up required.

Marzetti's Carmel Dip
$1/1 12 oz. or larger here.

Silk
$0.55/1 half gallon here.

Oscar Mayer Carving Board Meats
$1/1 here. Look for the yellow Save $1 tab.

Roman Meal Bread
$1 off here.

State Fair Corn Dogs
$1/1 here. Bricks coupon.

A&W Big Taste Meal
$3/1 here. Facebook offer. Must also buy a 32 oz. drink.

Ground Beef
$0.50/1 here. Click Free Code Play way at teh bottom to get your free code. Either win cart full of groceries or you will get this coupon.

Viva Paper Towels
$0.50/2 Big Rolls here.

Advil
$2 off here.

Yankee Tarts and Votives
$1 instead of $1.99 each with this coupon. Valid through November 9.

Feeling lucky?

is giving away Tropical Traditions Moisturizing Cream. Ends November 8.

is giving away an Embody Memory (Memory or Latex Foam) Mattress by Sealy. Ends November 11.

is giving away a bottle of Skin MD Natural Lotion. Ends October 30. Also, a Zippo Hand Warmer. Ends November 15. Also, a My Sweet Angel Moses Basket. Ends November 3. Also, a Bella Materna Nursing Set. Ends November 2. Also, a set of Bummas in Tropical Ones shades. Ends November 8.

is giving away a Moby Wrap. Ends November 3.

is giving away a month supply of cereal to one lucky winner! Ends November 12. Also, a $15 gift card to EcoMom. Ends November 12.

is giving away a KitchenAid Blender and two coupons for Yoplait Smoothies. Ends November 3.

FREE sample Tide Plus Febreze Freshness

Go here to request a sample of Tide Plus Febreze Freshness. This is through the P&Gbrand Sampler so you may need to log in or sign up. You will also be able to request other coupons and samples while here.

I'm still here.

I have been extremely busy the last couple of days as it was my Punkin's birthday party this weekend. It was great. We heart Halloween over here so that was the theme. Sorry I didn't do Piggly Wiggly ad match ups, but I had to decide what was more important. I have to add that my family was great and contributed a great deal. Love you guys! Everything went smooth and now it is back to my normal schedule.

Seasonal Sunday

I am switching over from 'How does your garden grow?' to Seasonal Sunday. This more of a catch all for what's happening in the season. I love to cook and be in the kitchen so it will be lots of recipes and foods of the season. I also like decorating for the seasons so if I find something crafty or just so darn cute it just needs to be mentioned...well, you will find it here.

To kick off my Seasonal Sunday I have a yummy comfort food recipe for you. I love the two lovely ladies over at Our Best Bites and will be sharing plenty of their recipes. Today it's their awesome Chicken Pot Pie. It's real easy if you skip making your own pie crusts. Let me know your fave store bought pie crust as I have yet to buy a store bought one. If it requires a pie crust I feel the need to make it. Yeh, what's with me???

Chicken Pot Pie (tweaked from Our Best Bites)

Go get it:

1 lb. cooked, cubed chicken
1 12 to 16 oz. bag frozen mixed vegetables
1 medium onion, minced
2 cans cream of chicken soup
5 medium red potatoes, diced
butter
salt and pepper to taste
2 pie crusts (my fave recipe from Christopher Kimball below)

Go make it

Have your pie crust made a few hours before you start this recipe. I advise you to start your crusts and then bake your chicken after your pie crusts are being chilled. You can skip this step by purchasing premade pie crusts and a cooked deli chicken from the store.

Chicken Pot Pie

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until fork tender.
3. Saute onion in butter until translucent.
4. In a medium size bowl mix together frozen veggies and cream of chicken soup. Stir in cubed chicken and onion. Add salt and pepper to your liking. I omit salt due to the high salt content in condensed soup.
5. Roll out pie crust discs and place the larger of the two in the bottom of your pie plate.
6. Fill crust with chicken/vegetable mixture. Place the other pie crust on top and crimp shut. Slice vent holes in top.
7. Bake for 45 minutes or until crust is golden in color.

Foolproof Food Processor Pie Crust (from The Dessert Bible by Christopher Kimball


Go Get it:

10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
10 tablespoons cold shortening
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
8 to 10 tablespoons water (I used a full 10)

Go make it:

1. Cut butter into small cubes. Freeze for 15 minutes. Mix flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor. Place spoonfuls of shortening along with butter cubes. Pulse until dough appears slightly yellow and pebbly in texture. Check dough after every couple of pulses. Put mixture into a medium size bowl.

2. Sprinkle 5 tablespoons of water over the mixture (do not do this in your food processor). With a spatula fold mixture over and press down on broad end of spatula. Do this until dough stick together adding up to 5 more tablespoons. I do this using my KitchenAid stand mixer instead of by hand. Dough should be very wet and sticky. Better to have too much water than too little. Shape dough into a ball. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into two smaller sections. One should be larger than the other (the bottom crust is larger). Flatten into discs and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to one hour before rolling.


I have nice pictures to go along with these recipes, but I don't know why Blogger won't allow me to show them to you. Boo! I'll try again tomorrow.

Lucky me!

As you may know, I like to enter contests and giveaways. I like to enter giveaways after I put the Punkin in bed and am watching TV. I've been pretty lucky over the last year. Knock on wood. I have been keeping track of what I have won. Since October 14 I won the following:


10/20 Annabel Karmel Feeding Line-$61.93 ARV. I am stoked about this win!
10/19 Kidz Gear Headphones-$16.99 ARV.


I'm more than pleased with one win a week so this week I was excited to win twice!! Are you feeling lucky? Enter the giveaways I enter each week by reading my Feeling Lucky posts. :) Good luck!

Save A Lot specials 10/20 - 10/26. Little Chute location.

• Family Pack Boneless Sirloin Chops $1.69/lb. Smaller packs $1.89/lb.
• Family Pack New York Strip Steaks $4.99/lb. Smaller packs $5.19/lb.
• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts $1.99/lb.
• 12 oz. Fairgrounds Hot Dogs $0.69.
• 4 lb. Russet Potatoes $0.99.
• 3 lb. Local Apples (Jonamacs, Empire, Red and Golden Delicious) $2.00.
• Lettuce $0.99.
• 24 Pack Water $2.49.
• 26.5 oz. Hunt's Spaghetti Sauce $0.79.
• 10.5 to 11 oz. Doritos $2.50.
• 50 oz. ERA Laundry Detergent.

Visit Save A Lot's website to see more deals. The deals posted above are local to me, but may not be local to you. :) There are also great printable coupons on their site. Some aren't even specific to Save A Lot. Bring your own bags/boxes to save yourself some $ as Save A Lot charges you for bags, but you can use any of the boxes available for free. Save A Lot accepts cash, check, food stamps, credit and debit cards and WIC.

Coupons! Get your coupons!

Old El Paso
$0.60/2 here.

Yoplait yogurt cup
$0.50/1 here. Bricks coupon.

Reynolds Slow Cooker Liners
$1/1 here. Sign up required.

Lundberg Risotto
$0.75/1 here. Sign up required.

Florida Natural OJ
$1/1 here. Facebook offer. Coupon will be mailed to you.

BIC Mark It Markers
$5/1 24 or 36 count here. Facebook offer.

Gordmans
20% off here. Expires October 31.

Swiss Miss Pudding
$1/2 here. Click on yellow savings button.

Taco Bell Orange and Creme Swirl Fruitista Freeze
FREE here. Expires November 25.

Bath and Body Works FREE Lip Item
FREE (up to $8 value) with any purchase here. Expires October 21 so hurry!

Feeling lucky?

is giving away a copy of Emily Osment's new album Fight or Flight. Ends October 19 at 11:59 pm PST.
is giving away a Soda Stream Starter Kit. Ends October 20.

is giving away a 2 Fl. Oz. bottle of Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract. Ends October 19.
is giving away a Go Pink Prize Pack. Ends October 31 at 11:59 pm EST.

is giving away a $40 gift certificate to 1-800Flowers.com. Ends October 21. Also, a Cookies For the Cure Treat Tower from Cheryl's. Ends October 25.

is giving away a bottle of Tropical Traditions Baby Silk Organic Moisturizing Body Lotion. Ends October 23. Also, Miss Lily's Washing Powder. Ends November 6.







Go Graham Go is giving away a bottle of Perricone MD No Foundation Foundation. Ends October 27. Learn more about Perricone MD at their blog here.

Skin MD Natural Review and Giveaway.

I have been using Skin MD Natural Original for the last couple of months. I had never heard of this product before I was contacted by Skin MD Natural. I love trying new things and I love to tell people what I think so I quickly agreed.

Skin MD Natural is a shielding lotion that allows your skin to restore it's protective layer. Each and every day you put lotions, makeup, fragrance and cleansers on your skin. These contain ingredients that rid your skin of the important layers that protect you. Skin MD Natural is a shielding lotion designed to duplicate our own protective barrier.

Skin MD Natural is different than other lotions because it doesn't contain inexpensive ingredients like petroleum and allows your own natural oils to be retained. It also lasts a long time. You should only need to apply a little bit once or twice a day unless treating a dry skin condition. This allows your own body to aid itself.

How is this lotion natural? I don't usually look twice at a product that proclaims it is natural because there is no regulation regarding the definition. I see this word quite a bit on hardly natural products. Skin MD Natural has defined their lotion as 93% natural. Anything not natural is food or medical grade safe. The lotions are vegan, cruelty free, eco-friendly, free of parabens, petrochemicals, dyes and other irritants.  I really liked to hear that it is manufactured in the USA using 100% solar power. No animal testing either.

I noticed right away (I'm talking within minutes here) that it left my skin feeling silky and soft. Not greasy at all. I had read some of the reviews of the Skin MD Natural site and was a little skeptical. They were right, though. I don't care for heavy lotions that leave your skin greasy feeling until they are absorbed. I even went as far as to use this on my face under my makeup. I didn't break out like I usually do. I even think that it felt like a foundation primer. It made my mineral makeup effortlessly go on. I LOVED that it dried in about 30 seconds flat. No more waiting for lotions to dry to go onto the next step in my beauty routine. There was no strong scent to this lotion either.

There was little I disliked about this product. I did notice hours later that when it came time to do the dishes that my hands felt slimy after they became wet, but I realize that technically this was good. It meant the lotion was doing it's job. I liked everything about it except I can't seem to find it in stores in my area, but can order it through most drugstores or the Skin MD Natural site. It is also a little pricey in my book, but if you shop around you can find better deals on it than directly ordering from the Skin MD Natural website.

Buy it: You can find this at drugstores like Walgreens or you can order it direct from Skin MD Natural. Right now if you use coupon code FPP at the checkout you'll receive 20% off your order!

Win it: One lucky winner will receive one bottle of Skin MD Natural and one bottle of Skin MD Natural + SPF 15.

To Enter: Mandatory - You must visit the Skin MD Natural Store Locator and tell me the closest location to you that you can buy this lotion.

If you do not do the mandatory entry all further entries will be deleted. You must leave your email address in each comment. I need an email address to contact you if you win big. I recommend leaving it in this format: iwannawin at hotmail dot com so you do not receive spam. Leave a separate comment for each method of entry. If all of your entries are put into one comment you will only have one entry in the giveaway. More entries equals more chances for you.


Extra Entries: You may do any or all of the following after the mandatory entry is completed.
 
1. Publicly follow my blog using the Google Friend Connect (right side of blog). Leave one comment telling me you are a new follower or that you already do. I luv you guys!
2. Like Skin MD Natural on Facebook and leave a comment there telling them that I sent you. Come back here and leave one comment letting me know you did so. Please leave your Facebook name so I can take a peek. If you don't want to leave your Facebook name out in the open you can email me your name privately.
3. Share this giveaway on a linky/forum/blog/website. Leave one comment for each place with the link so I can take a peek. Please leave your comment after the post has been published.
4. Grab my button. Leave one comment with the link so I can see the button love.
 
Note: Giveaway open to US and Canada only. Giveaway ends November 8 at 10 pm CST. Winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be picked. Comments are moderated so if you don't see them right away they are just patiently waiting for me to publish them. Thanks so much to Amber at Skin MD Natural for supplying me with a complimentary bottle of lotion. I was not paid in any way and under no obligation to leave a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine and mine alone. Good luck!

FREE Green Mountain Coffee!

All you need to do is like Green Mountain Coffee on Facebook. Each Monday they are offering up free samples of their coffee. Then click on the Sign Up Form tab. I'm not exactly sure what time, but keep checking and I'll try to remind you when I see it. Hopefully I don't miss it. There are 2500 to go around, but they go quick. Thanks  Turning the Clock Back!

How does your garden grow? Part 30: End of season gardening.

This is my final 'How does your garden grow?' post. I will continue to do a weekly seasonal post, but it won't be garden talk. It will be anything that pertains to the season. I have posted before about what the next steps you should be taking to get your yard, garden and houseplants in shape, but it's now or never as the ground will be frozen soon here in NEW.

It is time to let your Christmas Cactus dry out between watering. Also, place in a cooler spot than it has been in all summer. This will allow the flower buds to set properly in time for your guests to ooo and ahh.

Plant spring/fall flower bulbs now. If it seems like a huge chore you can put off the fall bulbs until spring, but make sure to take care of them as soon as you can work the ground. It is best to get them all done this fall for good root development.

The Brassicaceae family (cabbage, brussel sprouts and the like) do well after a light frost. You don't want them frozen, but the taste will be accentuated by a frost.

Fertilize your houseplants for the last time until Spring.

Dig up bulbs that need to dug up (dahlia, gladiolus, cannas, etc.).

Wait to add mulch for the winter until the ground has frozen.

After your Mums are spent mound up the dirt around the bottom and cut back stems. You can mulch after the ground has frozen.

Garlic should be already planted or planted soon.

I hope you enjoyed the series of gardening posts. It has been a great 30 weeks. I enjoyed sharing my knowledge along with learning quite a bit as I went along. Gardening is definitely one of my passions. I hope you continue on with me every Sunday as I bring to you a seasonal post that will include recipes, fun activities, decorating ideas and much much more.

Homemade Invigorating Coffee Scrub.

I drink enough coffee that I should be able to pull off this mask a few times a week. I'm sure once a week would be beneficial. I just loved that it contains one of my favorite things (COFFEE) and it can be made at home using your own ingredients. Coffee has many benefits from wakin' you up to shrinking blood vessels.

Invigorating Coffee Scrub (adapted from Noreen Finneran and 3 fat chicks on a diet)

Go get it:

3-4 T. freshly brewed coffee grounds
1-2 T. salt and/or oil*


Go make it:

After brewing coffee and enjoying some mix the grounds with salt and oil within 20 minutes of brewing. If you wait longer the coffee starts to oxidate and loses it's benefits. *Pick the correct oil for your skin type. If you have dry skin you may need to use olive oil. If you have sensitive skin use grapeseed oil. If you have acne prone skin try using apricot kernel oil. Try using organic products if you have them around. Any other favorite beauty recipes you use coffee in? I'd love to hear about them.

Lucky me!

As you may know, I like to enter contests and giveaways. I like to enter giveaways after I put the Punkin in bed and am watching TV. I've been pretty lucky over the last year. Knock on wood. I have been keeping track of what I have won. As of October 7 I received the following:

10/13 CamelBak Kids Bottle-$14

Hey I'm more than pleased with one win a week!! Are you feeling lucky? Enter the giveaways I enter each week by reading my Feeling Lucky posts. :) Good luck!

Piggly Wiggly deals 10/13 - 10/19. Midwest locations.

These prices apply to Piggly Wiggly stores in the Midwest. See if your store is included here. Don't forget to print out your Online Exclusive Coupons. This week's coupons (for my area) is for 18.25 to 18.5 oz. Food Club Cake Mix $0.59 and 16 oz. Food Club Frosting $0.59. You can use these coupons when you spend $10. Since these are Pig coupons you can stack them with mfr. coupons if applicable. I am also really liking that Piggly Wiggly is participating in the EZ Pic discount program. It's like eco-friendly coupons. No need to clip. No card to load them onto. If you buy the qualifying amount of a product the sale price just rings up at the register. I will try to note when an item is an EZ Pic product. I have not been doing so in the past. My Piggly Wiggly (Little Chute) accepts IP (Internet Print) coupons up to $2.50 $2.00. They no longer accept any IP coupons that have the word FREE in the title. No BOGO (buy one get one) or just plain FREE coupons. None. Zero. Zilch. Also no % off. These are new rules. Yours may vary.

Larry's Piggly Wiggly 4 Day Sale!

October 14th - 17th.

- 2.5lb. box Klement's Brats, polish or Italian Sausage $4.99.

- 1lb. Supreme Choice Cooked Shrimp 41/50 $4.99.

- Dozen Roses $9.99.

- 8" Apple Pie from the bakery $1.99.

- 16 oz. Father's Table Cheesecake from the bakery $2.99.

- 750ml Andre Champagne $3.99.

- 80% Lean Ground Beef $1.99/lb. Smaller packs $2.19/lb.

- 3 lb. bag McIntosh, Cortland, Spartan, Empire or Red Delicious Apples $1.49.

- 8.6 to 12.8 oz. Hershey's Mars or Nestle Fun Size Candy Bars $1.89. $1/3 here. $1/3 in 9/26 SS. Expires 10/16!! $1/2 here.

- 10.75 oz. Campbell's Tomato or Chicken Noodle Soup $0.39. Limit 4.

- One Gallon Indian Summer Apple Juice or Cider $2.49.

- 12 pack, 12 oz cans Pepsi, Diet Pepsi or Mt. Dew 3/$10.98.

General Mills Mix and Match Sale!

$0.50/2 Crescent Rolls here and here.

$0.50/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts here.

$1/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookies here.

$0.40/2 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls here. $0.40/2 in 9/12 GM insert.

$0.50/1 Bugles or Chex Mix here. $0.50/1 Chex Mix or Gardetto's here.

$0.50/1 Betty Crocker Muffin Mix here.

$0.60/3 Green Giant Frozen Boxed Vegetables here. $0.50/2 in 9/12 GM insert.

$1/3 General Mills Cereal here. $1/3 in 9/12 GM insert. $0.75/1 Cheerios here.

$1.50/1 Wanchai Fery in 9/12 GM insert. $1.50/1 here.

$0.40/2 Totinos Rolls in 9/12 GM insert or here.

$1/1 Yoplait Smoothie here or here.

$0.50/1 Yopait Delights here or here.

$0.75/1 Macaroni Grill Entree here.

$0.50/2 Toaster Strudel here.

$0.75/2 Betty Crocker Supreme Brownies or Bars here.

In ad coupons. All may be used with a $10 purchase. Looks like the only one not in the ad is the milk coupon. Did you remember to save last week's ad (4 weeks of coupons)? You can find it there.

9.6 to 18 oz. Oreo Sandwich Cookies $1.89. Limit 1. Stack with $1/2 Nabisco Cookie or Crackers in 9/26 SS. **One will be regular price or pair with one box of $2.99 Ritz crackers.

12 oz. Food Club American Singles $0.99. Limit 1.

2.1 oz. Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon $1.49. Limit 1.

Gallon Piggly Wiggly Milk $1.69 1%, 2$ and skim.

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Grocery:

- Progresso Soups $0.99. $1/4 in 9/12 GM insert or here.

- 24 oz. Piggly Wiggly White or Sandwich Bread $0.49.

- 12 to 13 oz. Grande Tortilla Chips $2.50. $1/1 in 9/26 SS.

Meat:

- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts $1.79/lb.

- From the deli Patrick Cudahy Ham $2.99/lb.

- Untrimmed Whole Beef Tenderloin $4.99.

- Chicken Leg Quarters $0.99/lb.

Frozen/Dairy/Refrigerated:

- 24 count Food Club Frozen Juice Pops $0.99.

- Banquet Frozen Dinners $1.00. $1/4 in certain issues (newsstand) of August All You.

- Healthy Choice Frozen Entrees 3/$4.98. $1/2 here.

Produce:

- Green Bell Peppers $0.99/lb.

- Cabbage $0.39/lb.

Save Up To $3.00 On A Future Order

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BUY (2) AND GET $1.00

BUY (3) AND GET $2.00

BUY (4) OR MORE AND GET $3.00 COUPON TO BE USED ON A FUTURE ORDER

All items must be purchsed in one order. No cash back. Limited to items in stock.

Offer expires 10/31/2010.

Don't forget to bring in your green reusable bags for a $0.05 discount. Happy saving!

Save A Lot specials 10/13 - 10/19. Little Chute location.

• Family Pack Ground Beef $1.69/lb. Smaller packs $1.89/lb.
• Family Pack Pork Steak $1.29/lb. Smaller packs $1.49/lb.
• 10 lb. bag Chicken Leg Quarters $4.99.
• 19.76 oz. pack Johnsonville Brats $3.19.
• 16 oz. Spaghetti $0.79.
• 23 oz. Chase & Sanborn Coffee $3.99.
• Assorted Squash $0.39/lb.
• 3 lb. bag Yellow Onions $0.99.
• 5 lb. bag Red Potatoes $2.00.
• Gallon Save A Lot Milk (Skim, 1%, 2%) $2.00.
• 7.25 oz. Macaroni & Cheese 3/$1.00.

Visit Save A Lot's website to see more deals. The deals posted above are local to me, but may not be local to you. :) There are also great printable coupons on their site. Some aren't even specific to Save A Lot. Bring your own bags/boxes to save yourself some $ as Save A Lot charges you for bags, but you can use any of the boxes available for free. Save A Lot accepts cash, check, food stamps, credit and debit cards and WIC.

Coupons! Get your coupons!

V8 Fusion + Tea
$1 off here. Sign up required.

Idahoan Potatoes
$1/1 here. Facebook offer.

Nabisco Cookies
$1/1 Oreo Fudge Cookies
$1/2 Chips Ahoy

Suave Professionals
$1/2 here. Sign up required.

Lever 2000
$1/1 here. Bricks coupon.

Filtrete Water  Pitcher
$10/1 here. It's pdf.

FreshAire Cat Litter
$1.50/1 here. Found at Pet Smart.

Pepperidge Farm Cookies
$1/1 here.

Congrats to the winner of The Rattles CD!

A winner has been picked by Random.org for The Rattles CD. Congrats to lucky number 3. I will be emailing you shortly.

Feeling lucky?

The Kings Court IV is giving away a HearthSong Balance Bike! Ends October 16 at 10 pm CST.

is giving away a Frito-Lay Prize Pack. Ends October 12.

is giving away an Ergo Baby Carrier. Ends October 28. Also, a Sleepy Wrap. Ends October 20. And, a $50 gift certificate to Idioma Jewelry. Ends October 26.

is giving away a $25 gift card to Home Depot. Learn more about Glidden here. Ends October 22. Also, a $40 gift certificate to CSN Stores. Learn more abour CSN Stores here. Ends October 22.

is giving away a 4 pack of Mrs. Renfro's Salsa products. Ends October 23.








The Retro Housewife: The Remix  is giving away a 6 pack of Zevia. Ends October 30. Also, a Kidorable umbrella. Ends October 28.

is giving away a North Face Pumori Jacket. Ends October 28 at 9 pm. Also, a set of Ty and Lumi Organics burp cloths. Ends October 19.
 is giving away Avon's Anew Rejuvenate Cream. Ends October 21.
is giving away a Britax B Ready Stroller. Ends October 13.
Learning to be thrifty is giving away a sampling of Ella's Kitchen products. Ends October 16.
is giving away a Thomas Zip, Zoom, & Logging Adventure Playset by Fisher Price! Ends October 13 at 11:59 pm EST. Also, Toddler or Baby Shoes by Shooshoos. Ends October 20. Also, a Supper Saver Kit by Pyrex.
Best Selling Gifts is giving away a Deceptively Delicious cookbook. Ends October 15 at 9pm PST.
Lily of the Valley  is giving away one pound of bulk foods, herbs or a scarf from More Than Alive. Ends October 26 at noon.

Good luck!!

Play the Starbucks Flavor Match Game to get a 4 pack sample of Via.

I heart coffee as you may know. I really think Starbucks Via is the best instant coffee out there. At least so far that I have tried. Play the Starbucks Flavor Match Game to score a free sample pack of their Via in Mocha, Carmel, Vanilla and Cinnamon Spice. Thanks Deal Seeking Mom!

How does your garden grow? Part 29: Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin and more Pumpkin!

I grew pumpkins in my garden this year. I made the mistake of growing two types. Maybe this wasn't a mistake, but something happened. I blame nature. The pumpkins I grew to cook and puree didn't grow into perfect little edible pumpkins. They sure were cute, but not edible by any means. Grr. My Long Island Cheese Pumpkins turned bright orange and they are supposed to be a tan kind of color. I'm not even going to attempt to cook one of those up. Here are my favorite pumpkin recipes anyway.

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Go get it:

4 eggs

2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
1 3/4 cup pureed pumpkin or a 15oz can pumpkin
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 bag of dark chocolate chips

Frosting

3 oz cream cheese
3/4 stick margarine or butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 T milk

Go make it:

1. Mix 1st four ingredients well and then add dry ingredients.
2. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts
3. Fold in chocolate chips.
4. Pour into greased jelly roll pan or for thicker bars a 9 x 13 pan. Bake approximately 25 minutes.
5. Cool then frost. After spreading on bars sprinkle with chopped nuts if desired.


Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Icing

Go get it:

3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. each nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon
1 1/2 c. each granulated sugar and packed brown sugar
1 c. oil
1 3/4 c. pureed pumpkin or one 15 oz. can pumpkin
4 eggs
1 c.  nuts (optional)

Icing

1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
milk or water


Go make it:

1. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices. Add the sugars, mixing well.

2. Mix dry ingredients with the oil and pumpkin, stirring until well combined.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, blending thoroughly. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 1/2 x 5 1/4-inch loaf pans.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pans. Place on wire rack to cool.
5. Make icing. Add water/milk until you reach desired consistency. Pour over bread once fully cooled or it will all melt and pool at the bottom of your loaf and not stay on top where it belongs. 


Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Go get it:

3 cups fresh pumpkin seeds

4 cups water
3 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoons paprika

Go make it:

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place pumpkin seeds, water, and 2 teaspoons of salt in a large saucepan and bring to a boil for 15 minutes. Drain seeds, blot dry, and toss with olive oil, paprika, and remaining teaspoon of salt. Spread the seeds in a single layer on a nonstick baking pan; roast until lightly golden and crisp -- about 30 minutes. Store in the freezer for freshest taste.

What's your favorite savory or sweet pumpkin recipe? I'd love to share your recipes here. :)

Buying a SnugRide 35? Buy it from Walmart for $58 right now.

Grab a Graco SnugRide 35 in Clairmont pattern from Walmart for only $58! This is a great deal. The Graco SnugRide listed right next to this one in the Brunswick pattern is going for $144.54. That's quite the savings. Use Site to Store to save on shipping costs. Thanks The Thrifty Thumb!

Piggly Wiggly deals 10/6 - 10/12. Midwest locations.

These prices apply to Piggly Wiggly stores in the Midwest. See if your store is included here. Don't forget to print out your Online Exclusive Coupons. This week's coupon (for my area) is for 32 to 36 oz. Food Club Ketchup $0.49. You can use this coupon when you spend $10. Since this is a Pig coupon you can stack it with mfr. coupon if applicable. I am also really liking that Piggly Wiggly is participating in the EZ Pic discount program. It's like eco-friendly coupons. No need to clip. No card to load them onto. If you buy the qualifying amount of a product the sale price just rings up at the register. I will try to note when an item is an EZ Pic product. I have not been doing so in the past. My Piggly Wiggly (Little Chute) accepts IP (Internet Print) coupons up to $2.50 $2.00. They no longer accept any IP coupons that have the word FREE in the title. No BOGO (buy one get one) or just plain FREE coupons. None. Zero. Zilch. Also no % off. These are new rules. Yours may vary.

Larry's Piggly Wiggly Truckload Sale! October 6 - 12.

- Boneless Rump or Bottom Round Roast $1.99/lb.

- Regular or Thick Cook's Bone-In Ham Steaks $2.49/lb. (With card + 3 or more steaks.)

- Boneless Petite Sirloin Steak $2.99/lb.

- Boneless Petite Spoon Roast $2.99/lb.

- 8 lb. bag Russet Potatoes $1.29.

- Bakery Italian Bread $0.99.

- 3 lb. bag Sunchef Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts $4.99.

- 50 oz. Bottle Tide Laundry Detergent $4.99. Limit 2. $1/1 in 9/26 P&G.

- 16 oz. Zesta Saltines BOGO ($3.19).

- 14 to 35 oz. pack Frito Lay Family Size Snacks $3.50.

-  12 to 16 oz. Select Varieties Creamette Pasta 6/$5.

- 23.5 to 24 oz. Prego Pasta Sauce 3/$4.

- 10 count Simply Buttermilk or 8 count Pillsbury Grands Biscuits $0.99. $0.50/1 Simply Grands here.

- 6.5 to 9 oz. pack Hot Pockets 6/$10. $1/1 Side Shots (if included) here.

- 6 to 11.5 oz. Lean Cuisine Frozen Entrees 6/$10.

- 6 oz. Dannon Fruit on the Bottom or Light'n Fit Yogurt 10/$4. $0.50/6 here (zip 10003).

- Half Liter Bottles 24 pack Absopure Spring Water 3/$6.99.

- 13 to 15 oz. Roma Pizza 7/$10.

- 24 pack, 12 oz. cans MGD Light 64 Miller Lite or Genuine Draft $15.96.

- Assorted Pork Chops $1.99/lb.

- Boneless Bottom Round Steak $2.69/lb.

- Center Cut Rib Pork Chops $2.29/lb.

- Brats, Italian or Rope Sausage $1.99/lb.

- Ground Chuck $2.69/lb. 3 or more lbs. Smaller sizes $2.89/lb.

- 6 to 8 Count or 11.75 to 16 oz.  Select Varieties Campione Frozen Garlic Bread, Toast or Breadsticks $1.99.

- 12.6 to 36.8 oz. - Garlic Bread Crust, Thin, Flatbread, Stuffed Crust, Ultimates, DiGiorno Original or Pizza with Breads 2/$11.

- 12 Count Package  Select Varieties Frozen Novelties or 48 oz. Frozen Yogurt or Dean's Ice Cream 2/$6.

- 28 to 32 oz. Package Food Club Frozen Potatoes 3/$5.

- 12-Inch Size Red Baron Classic or Fire Baked Crust Pizza 3/$10.98.

- Food Club Tomato or Chicken Noodle Soup $0.50.

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SAVE $5 INSTANTLY WHEN YOU SPEND $25 ON NESTLE FOODS PRODUCTS IN ONE TRANSACTION USING YOUR PIG CARD.

- Hot Pockets 6/$10.
- Nestle Hot Cocoa $1.00.
- Lean Cuisine Entrees 6/$10.
- 64 oz. Juicy Juice $2.50. $1/2 here.
- Nestle Chocolate Morsels 2/$4.50. $1/2 here.
- Stouffer's frozen Entrees $6.49. $1/1 here (if included).
- Carnation Evaporated Milk $0.99. $0.50/2 here.
- 7 oz. Taster's Choice $7.59. Decaf $7.99. $0.75/1 here.
- Coffee-mate Liquid Creamer $2.00. $1/3 or $0.75/1 here.
- Coffee-mate Powdered Creamer $3.49.
- Nestle Nesquick $3.49. $1.25/1 here.

Meat/Poultry/Seafood:

- Ocean Eclipse Wild Salmon $3.99 for a 1 lb. pack.

Produce:

- Iceberg lettuce $0.99.

Grocery:

- 4 oz. Idahoan Mashed Potatoes $1.00. $1/1 here.- 22 to 30 oz. Miracle Whip $2.49. $1/1 here.

Check out the great coupons in the weekly ad. Make a point to hold onto it! Click on ad page here to download and print. May need to select your store location before you print. Don't forget you can stack these with manufacturer coupons too unless noted :)

Bring in your green reusable bags for a $0.05 discount!

Lucky Me!

As you may know, I like to enter contests and giveaways. I like to enter giveaways after I put the Punkin in bed and am watching TV. I've been pretty lucky over the last year. Knock on wood. I have been keeping track of what I have won. As of September 30 I received the following:

10/2 Bath and Body Works-$


10/2 Trop. Traditions Laundry Detergent-$21.99

10/7 Balboa Shopping Cart Cover-$45

I have been trying to keep a rough estimate of the dollar amount just so at the end of the year I can look back and say HOLY COW that is awesome. :) You can win these types of items too. You can't win if you don't enter.

Save A Lot specials 10/6 - 10/12. Little Chute location.

• Whole Beef Tenderloin $3.99/lb. Will trim.
• Family Pack New York Strip Steaks $4.99/lb. Smaller packs $5.19/lb.
• Family Pack Bone-In Pork Sirloin Roast $0.99/lb. Smaller packs $1.19/lb.
• 15.8 to 16.9 oz. Orv's Tasty Toppings Pizzas 5/$9.
• 6 Pack Ramen Noodles $0.99.
• 11 oz. Cocoa or Fruity Pebbles $1.99.
• Save A Lot 2L Soda $0.69.
• 12 Pack, 12 oz. Cans Coca-Cola 4/$11.
• Roma Tomatoes $0.88/lb.
• Locally Grown Baker's Dozen Bi-Color Sweet Corn $3.00.
• 3 lb. Bag Cortland Apples $2.00.

Visit Save A Lot's website to see more deals. The deals posted above are local to me, but may not be local to you. :) There are also great printable coupons on their site. Some aren't even specific to Save A Lot. Bring your own bags/boxes to save yourself some $ as Save A Lot charges you for bags, but you can use any of the boxes available for free. Save A Lot accepts cash, check, food stamps, credit and debit cards and WIC.

Coupons! Get your coupons!

Hobby Lobby
25% off here.

Bic Mark It Markers
$2/1 here. Facebook offer.

Cheerios in the yellow box
Sign up here and receive four $1 off coupons.

Kikkoman
BOGO Soy Sauce
$1/1 Teriyaki Sauce
BOGO Ponzu Sauce

Perdu
$1/1 Cornish Hen here. Bricks coupon.

Martha Stewart item at Michaels
50% off one item here. Valid through October 16.

Trident Layers
$0.75/1 here. Facebook offer.

Similac
$3/1 here. Bricks coupon.

Uncle Sam Cereal
$1/1 here. Sign up required.