CHRISTMAS TREE BROWNIES

I love this idea from Betty Crocker for making Christmas Tree Brownies. These look super simple! Why not make some of these with the BOGO Brownie Mixes we just bought!

Aren't they just adorable!!

PUBLIX 12/14/11, SPENT $6.02, SAVED 84%

I ran into Publix again today to get an eggplant and a few more Green Giant Vegetables so I can add them to my Pad Thai that I plan on making again next week!! I figured I'd better buy my K-Y Jelly today for the overage before they all disappeared and got 2 more razors because they restocked them today. My total before coupons was $23.02 and I paid only $6.02 thanks to the $4 overage from the K-Y! I bought:

6 Green Giant Vegetables
Eggplant
2 K-Y Jelly
2 Bic Razors

Don't wait to do the K-Y deal! I still have a couple coupons left to use next week. Also, make sure you cut out the $5 off $50 coupon from todays Red Plum Mailer. It doesn't expire until the 24th of the month so we have 2 ads to use the coupon (three if you count today!)

STEWART'S PRODUCE AD

Stewart's weekly ad is up. Looks like a few good deals again this week!

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

Boneless NY Strip Steaks, $4.99 lb.
Standing Rib Roasts....Order Now!

Also: Duck, Goose, Rabbit, Hams

Indian River Navel Oranges, 5 for $1.00
5 lb. bag Idaho Potatoes, $1.99 each

Haas Avocados, $.79 each

Internet Advertised Specials:
1 lb. package White Mushrooms, $1.99 each
3 lb. bag Onions, $1.49 each
D'Anjou Pears, $.99 lb.

NO COUPONS FOR PAD THAI

After I went to Publix today and spent $12.66, I ventured over to the Asian Market on 207 and spent another $12. I have a serious love affair with the Pad Thai from Mama Fu's in Jacksonville. I was needing a Pad Thai fix but couldn't make it to Jax so I thought I would make it for myself.

After googling Pad Thai and coming up with so many different variations of the recipe (some even included ketchup), I settled on one that sounded very Thai and headed to the Asian store. Talk about confusing! Half of the items are in Chinese and the other half are so wierd you wonder who would even eat it! The nice lady in the store showed me the ingredients I needed. After spending $12 on rice, Tofu, and Pad Thai ingredients I headed home.

You are supposed to put bean sprouts in the recipe but I couldn't see my husband eating bean sprouts so I substituted zucchini instead. I also bought fish sauce and was going to attempt to make my own Pad Thai sauce. Let's just say that will be the last time I will try to do that! The fish sauce stunk up my house sooo bad that I thought my daughter was going to throw up! I luckily bought a bottle of pre-made Pad Thai sauce that was just delicious with just the right amount of spices that I ended up using.

The end result was delicious Pad Thai!! Guess where I am going again tomorrow...to buy more Pad Thai sauce and rice noodles. I can't wait to make it again!

If you are looking for a delicious and different dish, try making it! Publix doesn't have the rice noodles or the sauce so head over to the asian market. Just be forwarned, you can't use coupons there!

K-Y JELLY PRINTABLE COUPON

Go and get your K-Y Jelly coupon from HERE for $3 off!

Oh and there are many alternate uses for K-Y jelly…

Remove Tight or Stuck-on Rings lip gloss
Lubricate Sticky Zippers
Loosen Stick Price Tags and Product Labels
Untangle Knotted Jewelry Chains
Shine your Patent Leather lubricate a Fishing Rod Reel
Skin-So-Soft lotion (great for people with eczema)
Bug repellent,
Brass brightener
Floor wax
Loosening of tight nuts (as in bolts)
Inserting keys into cold locks
Good for getting bubble gum out of your hair
Pre-shave treatment for supersmooth legs
Massage oil
Hair gel (LOL )
Makeup remover
Freeze it in a ziploc bag and use as an icepack or for puffy eyes

So the next time you want to shine your patent leather shoes, break out the K-Y!! Or maybe the next time I go camping with our friends, I will bring out the K-Y to use for bug repellant! I am sure that will get a good laugh!!

I forgot toUPDATE: tell you to stack this coupon with the $2 PQ from the green advantage flyer

MY PUBLIX SHOW AND TELL, SAVED 86%

My mind hasn't been on couponing lately and Publix sales have been so lackluster but I couldn't let a few of the good buys pass me by! I hope everyone printed the BOGO Bob Evans side coupon and paired it with the sale. I also hope you printed the Kikoman Ponzu Sauce coupon for $3 that gave you $.50 overage per bottle and the $.40 Diamond Crystal Salt coupon that paired with the $.55 PQ from the Winter Savings Book you paid only $.05 per container. I was able to use a $5/$30 WD Enjoy the City Book coupon and a $5/$50 PQ. This is what I bought:

4 Bob Evans Mac & Cheese/Mashed Potatoes
2 Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers
2 Green Onions
Pkg. Zucchini
Eggplant
3 Limes
Romaine Lettuce
Cantelope
Bananas
Potato Rolls
1 Gold Medal Flour (used yell. adv. flyer q and $.50 MQ)
1 10X Sugar
2 Bic Soeil Razors (used 2 $2 q's)
4 Diamond Kosher Salt
Sweet-n-Low
4 Kikoman Ponzu Sauce
2 Theraflu
4 Sundown Vitamins (used MQ and green adv. flyer q)

My total before coupons was $77.86. My total after coupons was $12.66, a savings of 86%

LEAPFROG LEAP PAD

The Leapfrog LeapPad is the hottest item this year on most parents' lists. They came back in stock on the Leapfrog website only to go out-of-stock very quickly! They are selling on e-bay for much more than the $99 asking price.

If you are in the market for one of these, check Books A Million. My daughter found one there and I called and found some in stock at the Regency Store.

There are so many people checking Target, Walmart, K-Mart, Toys-R-Us, etc., that they forget about Books A Million. So if you are in the market for one of these, give them a call and I hope you get one!