Wisconsin

This week we (okay, really just me) are traveling to the state of Wisconsin.  I don't know much about the state, since I'm from TX.  My friends from there really love it.  So this I am posting for them this week.  A few things to note.  Piggly Wiggly in the North is not the same as the Piggly Wiggly in the South.  Also, each Piggly Wiggly in WI has a slightly different ad.  Each store is owned indepently, so check for your local store's coupon policy.  I am including meats, although my friend who am featuring this week has access to her own meat sources.  The only store of these that allows you to create a shopping list is Sav-a-lot.  The others it is old school pencil and paper.

This week's stores are Piggly Wiggly, Pick-n-Save and Sav-a-lot.

Piggly Wiggly
*Ragu pasta sauce with in store coupon $.99
*Wishbone dressing with in store coupon $.99
*Skippy Peanut Butter with in store coupon $.99
*Breyer's Ice Cream with in store coupon $2.49
*Iceburg lettuce $.99/head
*Boneless Pork Country Style Ribs $1.79/lb
*Boneless Rump Roast or Bottom Round $2.49/lb
*Navel Oranges $.79/lb
*Artichokes 2 for $3
*Zucchini Squash $.99/lb
*Food Club Cake mix $.89
*Food Club tomato sauce 8 oz can 3/$.99
*Food Club spaghetti sauce 28 oz can $.89
*Food Club sweet relish 16 oz jar $$.99
*Food Club coffee 34.5-39 oz can $6.99
*Food Club Pretzel bag $.89

Sav-A-Lot
*Hillshire Farms Sausage 14 oz package $1.99
*5lb bag of potaotes $1.49
*Vine ripe tomatoes $.99/lb
*Jumbo Vidiala Onions $.59/lb
*Libby's Steam bag veggies $.69/bag
*Eggs $.99/doz
*Portside Tuna 5 oz can $.59
*Coburn Sour Cream 16oz $1.39
*Cowboy Billy's Baked Beans 16 oz can $.79
*KoolAid 5/$1

Pick 'N Save
*Roundy's Chicken Breast or Jumbo Pack thighs or legs $.99/lb
*Bananas $.49/lb
*Strawberries  16oz (1lb) container 2/$3
*General Mills Cereals 4/$10
*Roundy's Split Top Wheat bread 10/$10
*Asparagus $2.79/lb
*Red Grapes $1.99/lb
*Roundy's cream cheese 8 oz $.98
*Heluva Good Dips 10/$10
*Open pit BBQ sauce 10/$10
*TGIFriday's Skillet Meals $5.99
*Seedless Cucumbers 10/$10
*Butterball Turkey Bacon 10/$10
In Store coupons (these are founf on the local ad):
     *Skippy Peanut Butter $.98
     *Chicken of the Sea Tuna $.49
     *Fresh Express Salad $.88
Meal Deal:
buy one Black Angus Beef Boneless Chuck Roast $2.99/lb get 1 Celery, 1 bog of Carrots, and 1 package of King's Hawaiian rolls (12 ct)

Possible meals might include the following:

Breakfast
Cereal with milk
Chewy Granola bars
Eggs and turkey bacon.
Cereal with fresh fruit salad
Quiche (use the eggs and mix in 8oz cream cheese and one container of the Heluva Good dip)
Coffee

Lunch
BLT's with a salad
Sausage and onions with steamed veggies
Tuna salad sandwiches with salad
Peanut butter sandwiches and fresh fruit salad
Cream cheese and cucumber sandwiches

Dinner
Roasted Chicken with mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus
Roast with potaotes and carrots
BBQ sausage with baked beans and potato salad
Spaghetti with steamed veggies and roasted zucchini
TGIFriday's Skillet meal

Desserts
ice cream with homeade strawberry compote
cupcakes
use the cake mix to make cookies

I hope this week's post is helpful to not only my friend, but gives everyone reading a few ideas to spruce up thier normal menu.

Vegas week of 5/11/11 to 5/17/11

I know I am late getting a post up this week and I skipped last week.  My apologies.  It is the last few weeks of school here and between that and working the extra hours after school 3 nights a week, I have been wiped out every night.  Enough excuses.  My friend in Vegas asked if I would feature her store this week.  Of course I had to agree.  I love my friends and I love a challenge.

Below is what I have found looking at the Smith's ad for the Vegas area.  Here is my tip of the week: Don't forget to check out the digital coupons at Smithsfoodanddrug.com under "In Store" and then "coupons".  You can then choose the ones you want and they will be loaded to your store card in about an hour.  No clipping required.

Breakfast:

*Green Onions Bunch 2 FOR $1

*Tender Asparagus $1.99 LB.

*Baby Bella Mushrooms 8-10 oz 2 FOR $5

*Nature Sweet Cherub Tomatoes 10.5 oz 2 FOR $5

*Oscar Mayer Ham or Turkey Lunch Meat 10 oz $1.99 EA.

*Dannon Yogurt Select Varieties, 4-6 ct or 32 oz $1.49 EA

*Quaker Cereal Select Varieties (Cap'tan Crunch), 14-16 oz $1.49 EA

*Kellogg’s Cereal (Select Varieties, 12-20 oz) Quaker Chewy Granola Bars (Select Varieties, 8-10 ct) $1.98

*Maxwell House or Yuban Coffee Select Varieties, 31.5-34.5 oz $7.49 EA. 

*Philadelphia Cream Cheese Select Varieties, 8 oz 99¢ EA

*Mountain Dairy Milk Vitamin D, 2%, 1%, Skim Royale or Fat Free, Gallon $2.59 

Breakfast meals from the above:

Cereal

Granola bars (for those busy mornings when you just don't have time)

Cream cheese on toast

Yogurt with cereal mixed in

Quiche or scrambled eggs with tomato, mushrooms, onions and asparagus.  Prepare the quiche the night before (or on Sunday night) and then you have a quick breakfast during the week.

Scrambled eggs (or omelets) with chopped lunch meat and green onions and mushrooms.  Omelets can be made in a freezer quart size bag.  Recipe will be posted later in this post.

 

Lunch:

*Cheetos or Fritos Select Varieties, 7.75-10.25 oz $2.49 EA

*Nature Sweet Cherub Tomatoes 10.5 oz 2 FOR $5

*Green Beans 2 LBS. FOR $3

*Baby Bella Mushrooms 8-10 oz 2 FOR $5

*Avocados Each 89¢ EA

*American Beauty Pasta Select Varieties, 12-16 oz 49¢ EA.

*Oscar Mayer Ham or Turkey Lunch Meat 10 oz $1.99 EA

*Kroger Cheese Select Varieties, 6-8 oz 3 FOR $5

*Ragú Pasta Sauce Select Varieties, 16-26 oz 99¢ EA

*Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip Select Varieties, 22-30 oz $2.49 EA.

Meals for Lunch could include:

Sandwiches (on the hotdog buns for faux hoagies) with avocados and chips

Pasta Salad with asparagus, tomatoes, mushrooms

Pasta Alfredo with green beans

Green bean salad with lunch meat that has been sliced into strips and heated in a skillet then sprinkle with some cheese

Dinner:

*Green Beans 2 LBS. FOR $3

*Green Onions Bunch 2 FOR $1

*Nature Sweet Cherub Tomatoes 10.5 oz 2 FOR $5

*Tender Asparagus $1.99 LB

*Cheetos or Fritos Select Varieties, 7.75-10.25 oz $2.49 EA.

*American Beauty Pasta Select Varieties, 12-16 oz 49¢ EA.

*Avocados Each 89¢ EA.

*Baby Bella Mushrooms 8-10 oz 2 FOR $5

*Pork Baby Back Ribs Previously Frozen, Moist & Tender $3.49 LB.

*Pork Shoulder Butt Roast Moist & Tender, Bone-In, Sold Whole in Bag $1.69 LB.

*Smith’s Split Chicken Breast, Drumsticks, Thighs or Whole Fryer Chicken Fresh, Super *Value Pack 99¢ LB.

*Boneless Petite Sirloin Steak Beef Loin, Super Value Pack $3.99 LB.

*Ground Beef Fresh, 85% Lean, 2 lb or More $2.49 LB.

*New York Strip Steak Bone-In, Beef Loin, Super Value Pack $5.99 LB

*Kroger Cheese Select Varieties, 6-8 oz 3 FOR $5

*Ragú Pasta Sauce Select Varieties, 16-26 oz 99¢ EA

*Kraft Barbecue Sauce Select Varieties, 18 oz 59¢ EA

*Smith’s Buns Select Varieties, Hot Dog or Hamburger, 8 ct 10 FOR $10 

Dinner meals

Steak with mushrooms and steamed asparagus

Steak with mashed potatoes and green beans

Ham with roasted asparagus and tomatoes

Spaghetti with green beans

Hamburgers with chips

chicken cacciatore in the slow cooker (recipe to follow)
Oven BBQ Baby Back Ribs with a cold green bean salad (there are many recipes on the net)
BBQ Pork sandwiches (Pork shoulder and buns)

Dessert:

*Chips Ahoy Cookies (Select Varieties, 9.5-15.25 oz) Ritz Crackers (Select Varieties, 7.5-16 oz) $1.99 EA.

*Breyers Ice Cream (Select Varieties, 48 oz) Klondike Frozen Treats (Select Varieties, 6 ct) 2 FOR $5

For a fancy dessert take vanilla ice cream and let it soften enough to scoop easily then place a scoop between two of the cookies.  Place in the freezer on wax paper until frozen, then you can store them in ziplock bags for easy access.  If you want to get really fancy you can roll the outside in mini chocolate chips or sprinkles before freezing.

Other:

*Bounty Paper Towels (Select Varieties, 6 Big or 8 Regular Rolls) Bounty Paper Towels (Select Varieties, 12 Regular or Double Rolls or 16 Basic Double Rolls) 5.99 EA.

*Cheez-It Crackers Select Varieties, 9.75-14 oz $1.99 EA. 

These are just good deals I thought I would include.

*Remember this is a $5 off 10 participating items event so be sure to get ten participating items to get the prices I quote.*

Recipes:

Omelet in a bag

Ingredients:

2 eggs

2 tbsp milk or water

3 tbsp chopped ham (or other meat of your choice)

1 tbsp chopped onion

1 tbsp grated cheese of your choice

1-2 tbsp of other ingredients of your choice (mushrooms, tomatoes, asparagus, jalapeno, avocado)

Directions:

Crack eggs into freezer bag.  Add milk (or water).  Seal bag and squish eggs until well mixed.  Open bag and all all other ingredients except cheese).  Drop bag into a large pot of boiling water.  Boil about 10 min or until no egg comes out when bag is squeezed with tongs.  Turn omelet out on plate and sprinkle with cheese and top however you like.

salt and pepper to taste

Chicken Cacciatore

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs. bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed
• 14 oz. can diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning
• 6 oz. can tomato paste
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 onion, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup dry red wine(this could be omitted)
• 1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 3 Tbsp. water

Preparation:

Place all ingredients except cornstarch and water in 4-5 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours until chicken is thoroughly cooked and tender. If you want a thicker sauce, combine cornstarch and water in small bowl and mix well. Stir into crockpot; cover and cook on low 15-20 minutes until thickened. Serve with hot cooked pasta, if desired. 6 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 7 hours

Total Time: 7 hours, 15 minutes

 *this recipe is from: http://busycooks.about.com/od/chickenthighrecipes/r/cpcacciatore.htm