PHILADELPHIA COOKING CREME

If you guys are like me and got the deal on Philadelphia Cooking Creme way back when for $.50 each, you still have a few in your refrigerator that you need to use. Here are a few good recipes to use them up. And when you pair PHILADELPHIA's new Cooking Creme with the slow cooker, you've got the ultimate in lazy cooking.


SUNDRIED TOMATO AND ARTICHOKE DIP

1 (10-ounce) container of Savory Garlic PHILADELPHIA Cooking Creme
1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1/4 cup sundried tomatoes, soaked, then drained and chopped
chips for dipping

The Directions.

Use a 2-quart slow cooker. Scoop out the Cooking Creme and put it into an empty slow cooker. Lick the spoon.
Add the chopped artichokes and sundried tomatoes. Stir (but not with the spoon you licked, because that would be gross). Cover and cook on low for 3 hours, or until fully hot.
Serve with your favorite chips.

Life just couldn't be better.

SLOW COOKER CREAMY TACOS
serves 4-6

2 pounds chicken breast pieces (mine were frozen solid)
1 (14.5-ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes (you can use garlic-seasoned, or plain in a pinch. I wouldn't do tomatoes with chiles if feeding kids)
1 (10-ounce) container PHILADELPHIA Cooking Creme--- Santa Fe flavor
taco shells or corn tortillas

Optional fixins': sour cream, avocado slices
optional add-ins to stretch the meal to feed more people: 1 cup frozen corn, or 1 can corn, drained, 1 can black or pinto beans, drained and rinsed.

Put the chicken into your cooker. Add the entire can of tomatoes. Scrape out all the Cooking Creme (lick the container. It's GOOD!)
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until chicken shreds easily with a fork. Stir well and serve in taco shells or corn tortillas with your favorite toppings.

CHEAP GAIN LAUNDRY DETERGENT AT WINN DIXIE

The current Winn Dixie ad for this week (7/20-7/26) has a great deal on Gain Laundry Detergent (31-40 powder) or (24-32 load liquid) @ $3.99 with the Winn Dixie members card (regular $8.99) ~ save up to $5 with card only

Deal:

Buy: (1) Gain Laundry Detergent Total: $3.99 + tax

Use: (1) $2/1 Tide or Gain Powder Detergent, any – 07-17-11 SS ~~ Exp. 8/31/2011

Grand total: $1.99 + tax

TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STOCK UP ON SOME LAUNDRY DETERGENT!

NEW BOOKLET SPOTTED

Be on the lookout for peelie booklets that are on Dasani Water packages. These booklets have coupons printed back to back so you could only use one side or the other. I spotted them at the Publix at Cobblestone on the water displayed in the front of the store.

STEWART'S PRODUCE WEEKLY AD

Stewart's weekly ad is posted and again there are a few good deals.

Fresh, never frozen Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts,
5 lbs. or more, $1.99 lb.

Boneless RibEye Steaks, $6.99 lb.

EZ Peel 26-30 count Shrimp, $4.99 lb.

Jumbo Florida Avocados, $.99 each

Green Peanuts, $.99 lb.

3 lb. bag Onions, $1.49 each

CHEAP POPSICLES

I don't know if this is a match yet but Popsicles are going BOGO starting Thursday and there is a FLIP that just came out for $1/2. If it is a match the popsicles will be $1.79 each! This is a pretty good price if you keep your freezer stocked with popsicles!

BEST DRUGSTORE BUYS

Again on the Today Show Allure Magazine unveiled their top picks for the best drugstore products. A few of the products are on every time they do one of these segments...Olay Regenerist Micro Sculpting Cream $24.99 makes it every time. I personally use this product and love it! Maybelline Fit Foundation $7.99 was thier pick for foundation, Loreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara $8.99, Neutregena Rapid Wrinkle Repair for $20.99 (women saw results in as little as one week), John Freida Mousse, Garnier Fructis Shampoo (also Pantene, Loreal) Freeman Facial Mask $1.99, and Cover Girl Eyeliner Liquiline Blast $6.00. I did learn one thing that I did not know which I thought was very interesting. When buying eyeliners, look for the ones that are made in Germany. All of the high end liners are made there and the drugstore ones are made in the same plant right beside the expensive ones. You can bet I will be looking at all the makeup to see if it is made in Germany!

WHERE TO SAVE

If you watched the Today Show this morning, they had information on where to save money starting with food. Stores like Costco are best for your meat and seafood. Did you know that Costco works on a margin of .55%. In fact, their profit for 2010 was 1.3 billion (yes, that is billion) and made 1.7 billion in membership fees. (Walmart's margins are about 6%). I have always said it was a great gimmic to actually charge people a membership fee to come into a store to have to buy in large quantities! I love Costco, but I don't buy grocery items anymore. I can get things cheaper using the BOGO sales and coupons.

They also said canned goods and cereal are best bought at the Dollar Store. While that may be true for some, again they don't know the value of a BOGO sale and a coupon. Vegetables and fresh fruit are best bought at a farmers market. I have to agree with that. You can get the best prices and freshest produce at your local farmers market.

Are you looking for a new TV? According to this the best time to buy a TV is after the superbowl. Makes sense to me...it must be a man thing to want a new TV to watch the game on. All I personally care about is the commercials!

Need a new laptop? Now and next month are actually the best time for this. You will see many back to school sales this time of year. We have actually bought our daughter a new laptop last week with a great deal we found at Staples.

Looking to buy a new car? First check out www.edmunds.com and www.kbb.com. Another good site is www.truecar.com to find out what other people are paying for a particular vehicle. New sites like www.carwoo.com and www.zag.com will let dealers haggle among themselves to give you the best price. Now that is the way to buy a new car!