$1 off Cascadian Farm Cereal January 11, 2010

http://www.cascadianfarm.com/coupons/default.aspx

There has been a Target store coupon available in the coupon section of their website for $1/2 Cascadian Farm Cereal that you can pair this with too.  Just print off two of this coupons (link above) and one of the Target store coupons (www.target.com) – then pick out two Cascadian Farm cereals at Target and use all 3 coupons.  They are on sale right now for $2.50 a box – so after the 3 coupons, $1 a box for organic cereal!!!

100 FREE pictures every month +

Artscow.com is offering 100 free 4 x 6’s and 50 free 5 x 7’s every month for a year for new members. There are lots of other freebies they give new members as well. Once you sign up, go to “credits and discounts” to see all the credits you have. Then click on “generate” for the ones you want to use – that will give you a code. You do have to pay shipping. For 100 prints the shipping was $5.99.  

Free 1/2 gallon of chocolate milk

Enter to win free milk for a year.  First 125,000 will get a coupon for a free 1/2 gallon of chocolate milk with the purchase of 2 gallons of white milk.  I didn’t win but at least I got a coupon!

http://promotions.whymilk.com/ggg/

Freebie – Gold Bond Hand Sanitizer Moisturizer

http://instoresnow.walmart.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid83266.aspx

Go to the above link then click the blue box that says “Get Your Sample”.

Time to shop!

Okay, so when you watch every penny, you learn to shop clearance.  Now is the time to start shopping!  On my shopping trip today, I found great deals on toys to stick back for birthdays, Christmas, gifts, etc.  They ranged from 50-75% off!  Then I ventured into the clothing department – more great deals.  The key with shopping clothes clearance is to buy a year ahead.  Yes, you will have to guess on sizes but more than likely, you will guess right.  In my case, with three boys, it should fit at least one of them eventually 🙂  Now is when I buy my Hallmark ornaments too – 75% off!!!  I love clearance!!!

Dinner – Flank steak pinwheels

I checked the sale ads this week for what was on sale in order to plan my meals.  Flank steak (1 lb/$4.98) and cheese (2/$3.00) were two biggies so I did a search on Allrecipes.com (my favorite place to search for recipes) and found a great recipe to try.   I always do some modifying so I typed my changes in blue.  For sides, I made mashed potatoes using red potatoes with the skins left on them and added some feta cheese and garlic salt.  We also had some french bread with garlic butter.  The entire meal was very good.  My husband gave the flank steak pinwheels 5 stars (out of 5).  It was super yummy and very gourmet in taste and appearance even though it was a quick and easy meal to make.  Hope you all give it a try – it is well worth it!!  I included some pictures – yes the one before it is cooked looks pretty gross – just remember, it tastes great 😉  Total cost for this meal was around $11 – pantry staples were not figured into the price, you probably already have it on hand (soy sauce, olive oil, breadcrumbs, etc.).  It fed four with some leftover. 

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup red wine  I did not add this
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds flank steak, pounded to 1/2 inch thickness   Mine was not quite that large
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup chopped onion   My children will not eat onions so I left this out
• 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
• 1 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry  I used a little less just to be able to close it up
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Directions

1. In a large resealable bag, combine the olive oil, soy sauce, red wine, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, lemon juice, 1 clove of garlic, Italian seasoning and pepper. Squeeze the bag to blend well. Pierce the flank steak with a knife, making small slits about 1 inch apart. Place the steak into the bag, and seal. Refrigerate overnight to marinate.  I put in the fridge to marinate this morning – meat was full of flavor!
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Crush the remaining clove of garlic on a cutting board with a large chef’s knife. Sprinkle the salt over the garlic, and scrape with the blunt side of the knife to make a paste.
4. Remove the steak from the bag, and discard marinade. Spread the garlic paste over the top side of the steak. Place layers of chopped onion, bread crumbs, spinach, and cheese over the garlic. Roll the steak up lengthwise, and secure with kitchen twine or toothpicks. Place the roll in a shallow glass baking dish.
5. Bake uncovered for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the internal temperature of the roll is at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees F) in the center. Let stand for 5 minutes to set, then slice into 1 inch slices to serve.

 Flank steak pinwheels, feta and garlic mashed potatoes, garlic bread 

 

 

 

COUPONS!

Three coupon booklets in the Tulsa World this weekend!  Make sure you clip your coupons!!!  Also, be sure to get on the Target website to print off their coupons.  www.target.com – go to the bottom of the page to “coupons”.  Many of their coupons print off as “store” coupons.  Great thing about that is you can pair store coupons up with manufacturers coupons!!  You will save even more when you can use 2 coupons per item!

Slow Start

Okay, so I planned on posting a new recipe yesterday after trying it on my family but then life happened – we all came down with a stomach bug. It has been horrible at our house. SO, instead of cooking up a new yummy recipe, I have been taking care of sick kids and doing lots of laundry!!

Everyone seems to be feeling better today so the recipe plan will continue!! Sneak preview – I have a flank steak marinating in the fridge as I type.