Walgreens Deals-Friends and Family!

Normally I am not a big shopper of Walgreen's but it is right across the street from Publix so if I do shop there, I do it right afterwards to save on gas!  I am all about saving where I can =)  I got an email from Walgreens about a friends and family discount of 15%..hey it's not much but I'll take it!  I saw that they had these items for a great price and paired with 15% off it made the deal sweeter!

Charmin was $3.30 a pack
Water was $1.99 a pack
Purex all natural high eff detergent was $1.69 each

Total $ 15.67

Earth Fare Deals-Pantry Revolution

So as soon as I got done shopping at Publix I got an email about Earth Fare's Pantry Revolution..all 5 products for just $5!  Can't beat great Organic products for a $1!  I am TOTALLY a fan of Earth Fare!

Publix Deals

Today I grabbed some great deals at Publix.  Mind you, there are a few items here that are totally unhealthy BUT my kids just love ice cream (which I rarely buy due to it's price). ... Plus I have family visiting this weekend!   My kids also love cinnamon rolls as these are a treat on Saturday mornings =)

TOTAL SPENT $18.96

Here is the breakdown:

Motts Totts 8 pk $1
Tortilla Chips .01 (PENNY ITEM)
Rolls $1
Ground Beef FREE (Since I bought the rolls and guac,I got the beef FREE)
Guac $3.49 (no savings here but the beef was free and I love guac)
Chex Mix $.83
Pickles $.60
Reynolds Foil $2.10
Planters nuts $1.20
Silk Protein Drink $1 (Kendra's fav)
Soft Scrub cleanser $1.50
Pillsbury Cinn Rolls $.60
Sargento cheese $1.50
Breyers Ice Cream $2.00
Vitamins $.17 (I never pay more than that for vitamins, sometimes they are FREE)

Greek Meat Surprise Snacks

I found this recipe on fastpaleo.com  I was already planning to make burgers for dinner so I figured I would use part of the meat to try these out.  I used a mini cupcake pan but you could also use a reg cupcake size.

Ingredients

• 1 lb uncooked meat (pork, beef, lamb, combination of whatever!)
• 2 eggs
• 1 can of whole pitted black olives
• 1c of feta cheese (I used fat free since it was on hand)
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 red onion
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• bunch of cherry tomatoes
• pinch of sea salt and black pepper

Preheat oven to 350.
Stick the onion, black olives and garlic in the food processor and whizz them ’round to chop.
Add in your herbs, salt and pepper and eggs.  I added a little feta to my meat mixture.
Pour all this into a big bowl and mix it up with the minced meat until well combined.

Cut your cherry tomatoes in half and scrap out the seeds/insides using your thumb or finger nails. Don’t waste that bit – just stick the seeds and insides in with the minced meat filling.

Cut the feta into tiny pieces and stick an itty bitty block inside each cherry tomato half.
Spoon (or scoop with your hands – whatever!) the meat mixture into silicone muffin cups.

Press the cherry tomato halves on top.

Cook for about half an hour in the oven. Your time might vary –
These actually taste even nicer once they’ve cooled. So good to keep in the fridge for snacking on!

Publix Deals

Here are my publix deals for this week!  Thankfully one of my "guys" were working the register this week...for some reason they never question or have issues with my coupons..unlike the awful mean lady I got last week!  Note to self--always go to a man's register ;) 

Motts 8pk Juice Boxes (I got 3 packs--super deal) $1

Shave gel $1.25

Aquafresh toothpaste $FREE

Hefty Freezer bags $1.39

Publix cheese Pizza $0.01

Lunchables $1

Chips a hoy $1.19

Gluten Free Chex Cereal (I got 3 boxes) $.84

Cinn Toast Crunch Cereal $.84

Schick Intuition Razor $2.70

Feta Fat Free Cheese Crumbles $1.70

Seattles Best Coffee (I got 2) $2.49

Reynolds Recycled Alum Foil 50 sq ft $2.09

Cover Girl Eye Shadow $.99

Colgate Tooth Brush $FREE

Organic Extra Virg Olive Oil $2.33



Spent $34.55...............Saved $66.45

Spice it up Salmon

This recipe I got from Everyday Paleo!  I checked it out from the library and found SO many great recipes!  This one was pretty easy as I had all the ingredients on hand!  I tweaked the recipe a bit!

2 wild caught salmon fillets
2 pinches of sea salt
ground black pepper to taste
1 tbsp fresh thyme (I was out so I skipped this one)
1/4 tsp ginger **I used 1 1/2 tbsp ginger**
2 pinches of cayenne pepper (I used crushed red pepper)
2 pinches of cumin
olive oil – enough to make a paste (3 tbsp aprox)

In a small bowl mix together all of your spices and olive oil.  Be sure to really smash your garlic...Justin was not home to do it for me so mine was a lil chunky but still good.

Take a baking dish or cookie sheet and place the salmon fillets skin down on a large sheet of tin foil.   Rub the spice mixture on top of the salmon fillets.

 Cook at 350 for about 30 min depending on how big your salmon is making sure it comes out moist and flaky.  Enjoy!

Pork Carnita's

Tonight I made Pork Carnita's...I found this recipe a while back online. It is very good!

　
1 (5-7 pound) pork shoulder
2 tablespoons coarse salt
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
4 whole cloves garlic, smashed
1/2 c. bone suckin sauce
1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup orange juice

Place pork shoulder in crock pot and add all other ingredients.  Cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 5 hours (in my case I got mine in kind of late so therefore I used the high option-Low is better).

Next, use 2 forks and shred the pork.  I put all my spices on top of my pork therefore it looks really dark in this pic!

Place shredded pork back into crock pot and mix well.  I use large romaine lettuce leaves to eat my carnita's.  Enjoy!