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I am a full time working mother of three and wife to an amazing man. I started this blog because I was helping some friends with menu planning around their weekly grocery sales ad. They encouraged me to share this with others. So here I am...blogging. Each week my friends from around the country will challenge me to plan a week's menu from their local ad. I will post that challenge here for all to see. I hope you are inspired to try something new each week.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

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


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