Our reader Kelleigh of Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs emailed me a great gift idea for your husband, especially if you're still searching for something personal -- and it's free! Check out her cool 12 Days of Christmas stocking stuffer (because the 12 Days of Christmas traditionally follow Christmas) -- a set of tags you can download, print and put in your husband's stocking!While on Kelleigh's blog, I came across this great idea for another quick handmade gift: Brownies in a Jar. You could also do something similar with the Betty Crocker Cookie Pouches we've been making money on at Safeway. No one has to know you didn't create it from scratch!This got me Keep Reading
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Amazon: Last Minute Gifts for Kids
Still Christmas shopping, but don't want to brave the stores? Amazon has several hot toy deals for little kids. These prices will go up, so order now if you want any of these!LeapFrog Tag Junior book pal-- $14.99 (regularly $34.99)Fisher-Price Little People Spin 'n Fly Airplane-- $7.99 (regularly $19.99)Melissa & Doug Joey Magnetic Dress-Up-- $4.99 (regularly 12.99)Melissa & Doug Primary Lacing Beads-- $4.98 (regularly $12.99)Lil' Movers Vehicles - Tow 'N Pull Tractor™-- $5.99 (regularly $17.99)Fisher-Price Little People Stop 'n Surprise School Bus-- $7.99 (regularly $14.99)Melissa & Doug Large Knob Wooden Farm Puzzle-- $7.99 (regularly Keep Reading
How to Use E-Coupons
Frugal Chic Living has an excellent post explaining how to use e-coupons at Safeway and Fred Meyer. Crystal does an especially great job showing you how to load e-coupons onto your Fred Meyer card, which has been a mystery for many of us. Keep Reading
Menu Plan Monday
It's Monday already? How did that happen? Thankfully, my freezer, fridge and pantries are pretty well stocked so I made a list of all the veggies, fruits and meat I have on hand and was able to make a menu plan without the need to run to the store today. Monday: homemade pizza w/ground beef, spinach, mozzarella, olives, etc.Tuesday: Crockpot Egg, Feta, & Mushroom Casserole plus spinach (breakfast for dinner!)Wednesday: Mexican Chicken Corn Chowder, Awesome & Easy Creamy Corn Casserole saladThursday: dinner at friendsFriday: Out of Town at my sister's (hope she feeds us!)Saturday: Beef Stroganoff over brown rice, Keep Reading
Menu Plan Monday
Did the beginning of the week sneak up on you and you haven't menu planned yet? If not, don't despair! Treat this week as your menu planning idea week and start gathering some recipes that sound good, then begin to make a list of ingredients you'll need and you will be ready for next week's Menu Plan Monday. Now that I have been back on the wagon for the last 3 weeks, the chore of menu planning has been cut down to minutes and setting recipes aside for the next week. It makes life so much less stressful when 6pm rolls around.MY PLAN:Monday: Turkey Croquettes (cooked a turkey last week, need to use it up!)Tuesday: Cashew Tuna (didn't make it last Keep Reading
Menu Plan Monday
Yes, twice in a row now I have a menu planned for the week! Last week went so much smoother with my menu planned ahead of time and I loved having my meal prepared by noon and in the crockpot. Now I am going to try to get back to having my grocery shopping done on either Friday or Saturday as well. That's my goal anyway!Monday: Cashew Tuna Skillet (friend's recipe, thanks Sheri!), spinach salad w/feta & applesTuesday: Tortellini Spinach Soup, Homemade Italian breadsticksWednesday: Slow Cooker Orange Chicken, (I didn't need it last week but really want to make it), over rice, with steamed broccoliThursday: Chicken Enchilada's (sister's recipe!), Keep Reading
Menu Plan Monday
I'm BACK!!! Finally, I have a menu planned before the week begins and I also have all my ingredients as well. Boy does it feel great to be prepared:) Now that my husband is home during the week I am needing to menu plan. When it was just the little boys and I, I could get away with serving ground beef with beans and rice every night, but I am thinking that my husband will want something more than that. So it's back to menu planning for me.Sunday: Beef short ribs in the crockpot w/BBQ sauce, crispy potato wedges, fruitMonday: Crockpot Chile Verde, (this is totally different than chili, with an "i")Tuesday: Clean Out the Pantry Crockpot Chili - Keep Reading