Couponing & Cooking

Bite Sized Birthday Cakes Made With Golden Birthday Cake Oreos

2013-05-16T19:56:00.003-04:00

Today is my sister Corey's 27th birthday and Corey is a girl who loves birthdays. Our family often teases her about drawing out and prolonging her birthday day week month for as long as possible. There are family birthday dinners, friend birthday celebrations, the night she celebrates with her fiance, Dave, pretty much any excuse she can find to celebrate her entrance into this world.

Running Out? Run In Publix Promo & $25 Publix Gift Card Giveaway

2013-05-15T15:30:00.000-04:00

You all know that Publix is pretty much the only place I do our grocery shopping. And while the clean stores, friendly/intelligent employees and multiple locations play a big part in my preference of Publix, the in store promotions and coupons are really my main reason for shopping there. One of the events I always get excited for is the Running Out? Run In event from General Mills and

Quick Publix Trip: Saved 63%

2013-05-14T15:30:00.000-04:00

Due to our crazy week last week and the fact that we would be spending the weekend celebrating with family, I never made it to Publix last Thursday. There were really only a few things on my list from the weekly sale ad anyways so I figured I would wait until Monday to go so I could grab some of the new Advantage Buy Flyer deals and get some fresh veggies for our meals this week. I am

Giving The Gift Of Vision Insurance #VSPCovered

2013-05-13T20:53:00.002-04:00

You all know that I love saving money on pretty much everything in life. And even though I mostly blog about saving money on groceries and household items, I am always looking for ways to get the best value for my money in other areas of our budget. One thing that I am always trying

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2013-05-13T07:00:00.000-04:00

Happy belated Mothers' Day to everyone! Sorry this post didn't get up yesterday but Justin and I spent the day celebrating with our moms and grandmas. This school year is finally winding down and we have two more weddings left in our whirlwind three months of weddings. I am so ready for the summer so I can start blogging and cooking more regularly. Since there has been a lack of

25 Sweet & Savory Grilled Cheese Recipes

2013-05-08T23:15:00.004-04:00

As I child, I was an even weirder eater than I am now but one thing I have always loved is grilled cheese. It was a long standing joke in my family that I would ask for grilled cheese at my wedding. Sadly my mom didn't let us serve them at our reception, but even as an adult I still order them in restaurants on a pretty regular basis. Justin knows that if I have had a bad day, he better

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2013-05-05T21:43:00.002-04:00

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Did you celebrate today? I just got back home from the senior awards dinner at work so no margaritas for me today : ( Hopefully you all enjoyed a few for me! It is short and sweet tonight since it is already late. Make sure you give this week's features some love and be sure to stop by and visit some of tonight's fabulous link ups! Salted Nut Roll Bars from Julia's

Mexican Bruschetta {#iloveavocados for Cinco de Mayo Sweepstakes}

2013-05-03T22:00:00.001-04:00

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Avocado App for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I love a lot of things. I love summer break. I love kitchen appliances. I love throwing parties. I love bite sized appetizers. Oh, and I love my husband : ) That is why I also love Cinco de Mayo. It is the perfect event to incorporate my many other loves. Who doesn't like to

Weekly Shopping Totals Link Up: Cinco de Mayo Sales & Veggies

2013-05-03T07:00:00.000-04:00

Don't forget to enter my giveaway for a $25 Publix gift card before it ends at midnight tonight! This week was a quick and easy shopping trip for us. I needed a bunch of fresh items for an Avocados from Mexico post (Mexican Bruschetta coming soon!) and other than that we basically stocked up on items from the Cinco de Mayo sales at Publix. We are set on tortillas, corn chips and salsa for

Saving Money On Meat With Zaycon Bulk Chicken: Our Experience

2013-04-30T21:21:00.002-04:00

If you follow my weekly shopping/couponing posts, you may find yourself wondering why you don't see us purchasing meat very often. For one thing, we mostly only eat poultry (in fact I don't eat red meat at all). But for the most part, I was stocking up on chicken breasts and whole chickens and turkeys when they were on sale and storing it in our deep freezer. Check out my latest

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2013-04-28T20:45:00.001-04:00

Happy 1st Birthday Mealtime Monday! I can't believe that it is has been a whole year since I officially started this link up! I want to thank you all for helping to make this weekly party so much fun. I truly love seeing what you all link up each week and I am so grateful for each and everyone one of you who stop by each week join in the party. I am looking forward to the school

Weekly Shopping Totals Link Up: Spent $9 On $117 Worth Of Groceries

2013-04-26T07:00:00.000-04:00

Make sure you enter to win a $25 Publix gift card in my current giveaway! This week was an amazing week for me at Publix. I haven't had a trip like this in a long time. I wasn't overly impressed with the current sale ad but as I went though my coupons I realized that I had a lot of high value and FREE product coupons that were expiring soon so I decided to sit down and make a plan to take

Publix Fresh Savings Event & A $25 Publix Gift Card

2013-04-25T20:59:00.000-04:00

One of things I constantly get asked is how to find coupons on meat, fruits, veggies and other fresh foods. If you are looking for ways to save on items like these then you are going to be very excited about Publix's current Fresh Savings event. Starting on April 24th and going on until May 8th at Publix you can save money on items like bagged salad, fresh chicken, eggs, meat, fruit and

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2013-04-21T19:45:00.000-04:00

What a week. I pray that all of you and your families are safe and sound and have been able to spend the weekend relaxing and decompressing from all that has gone on in the last few days. My thoughts have been with those in Boston and Texas all week and I am looking forward to what will hopefully a quiet and peaceful week ahead. On a positive note, tomorrow is senior skip day at the school

Weekly Shopping Totals Link Up: Saved 80% on $100 Worth At Publix

2013-04-19T17:28:00.002-04:00

I want to start out with a story that is just one of the one million reasons Publix is my grocery store of choice. Today it started pouring while I was doing my shopping. Like torrential downpour. I was standing under the overhang outside of Publix waiting for the rain to subside when one of the Publix employees came up to me and told me that he would stay with my cart while I went to get my

25 Homemade Pizza Recipes

2013-04-18T21:07:00.001-04:00

Wanna know something weird about me? I didn't use to like pizza. When I was little it completely freaked me out. Maybe it had something to do with tomato sauce which I am still not a big fan of... However, I am now a HUGE fan of pizza. While Justin and I love going out for pizza or ordering in from Papa John's, we also really love making our own pizzas. We use it as a stay at home date

Glazed Butter Pecan Toffee Cookies

2013-04-15T23:06:00.002-04:00

Finally! A new recipe! Yay! You may have thought I gave up cooking and baking altogether. You may have been wondering what could have possibly kept me away for so long. You might be judging me and thinking that we have been doing nothing but eating frozen meals and fast food. And you would be partially right. Life has been crazy. Crazier than usual. First it was Spring Break, then Easter

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2013-04-14T21:00:00.000-04:00

Happy almost Monday! How is the weather where you are? It is definitely spring/summer here. The weather has been in the 80's almost everyday and we are even starting to get our seasonal afternoon thunder storms so I think it is safe to say that warm weather is here to stay. I am finally getting back in the groove after Spring Break and Easter and it won't be long before my school year

Weekly Shopping Totals Link Up: Saved 60% at Publix

2013-04-11T20:24:00.002-04:00

It was a quick and easy Publix trip for me today. After cleaning/organizing our freezers and getting our Zaycon order in the last few weeks, we really need nothing in the grocery department so I grabbed a few things and the usual milk and salad. I meant to grab some eggs so I am sure I will be back to the store before too long. I barely made it to $30 before coupons so I could use my

Are You Earning Cash Back With The Ibotta App?

2013-04-11T07:00:00.000-04:00

Are you using Ibotta yet? It is an amazing phone app that lets you earn cash back for your regular grocery and household product purchases. What's perfect for me is that you can use this on top of using store coupons and sales which for me has even ended up making some items free or even a moneymaker! I am not normally one to download alot of these apps but what I love about Ibotta is

Stalk My Stockpile: The Contents Of My Deep Freezers

2013-04-09T23:05:00.002-04:00

Did you miss the first installments of the Stalk My Stockpile series? Check them out HERE! A huge part of couponing is having a stockpile of health, beauty products, and household products, a pantry full of food and a full fridge and freezers. A few weeks ago, I mentioned that we were attempting to clear/clean out

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2013-04-07T20:23:00.000-04:00

Whew. This has been an insane last few weeks. I am so sorry for being an absent blogger and I am so happy to say that things in our lives should finally calm down a little bit this week. After two weddings in March, Spring Break, Easter,a crazy week for Justin and I at work this week, a bachelor party, my sister's bridal shower and then an impromptu day trip down to Miami and back

Weekly Shopping Totals Link Up: Saved 61% at Publix

2013-04-05T17:09:00.000-04:00

It was a pretty painless shopping week for me. I only went to Publix this week and really just grabbed the super deals and some salad. We got our Zaycon chicken order last Saturday (post coming soon!) so we are totally set in the meat department. That paired with a very full fridge of Easter left overs and a crazy school week means I needed next to nothing in the grocery

Winners! Enjoy The City $5/$30 Winn Dixie Coupons Giveaway

2013-04-03T20:58:00.000-04:00

And the winners are: Frugal Follies, Deb P, Megan J, and Danielle. Check your emails and please respond within 48 hours with your mailing address so I can get your coupons in the mail! If you are a regular reader here, you know that I love using $5/$30 Winn Dixie coupons to lower my shopping totals at Publix. Many of you have asked where I get those coupons and the answer is Enjoy the

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2013-04-01T12:45:00.001-04:00

Hello! Did you have a fantastic Easter weekend? We were able to enjoy plenty of time celebrating and relaxing with friends and after hosting an Easter dinner at our house last night I just wasn't up to posting so please excuse the fact that this post is a few hours late : ) After tons of Easter and Spring cooking and baking, I am not sure what will be on the menu/blog this