Cupcakes,Cakes,and more Cupcakes...

Orders from last week....

Zebra Cupcakes

Banana Cake w/ Cream Cheese Frosting
I loved making this Cake.....

Softball Cupcakes I made for my Neice's team

Weekly Menu Plan

Sorry I haven't posted in a while

I have been so busy w/orders

The boys are done with school this week...

and the boys sports  have been just nonstop

so here is my....

Weekly Menu Plan

5/30-6/5

Sun:

Cereal

Grilled cheese w/tomato soup

Memorial Day BBQ

Mon:

Egg sandwich

PB&J

Leftover BBQ

Tue:

Poptarts

Salads 

Smoked Sausage Jambalaya

fried okra

w/corn bread

Wed:

Cinn Rolls

Chicken Salad w/ crackers

Chicken and Asparagus Kbobs

w/rice

Thurs:

Cereal

Ravioli

Enchilada Casserole

Fri:

Last Day of School

Blueberry Muffins

Buy School Lunch

Lasagna

tossed salad

w/ garlic bread

Sat:

Sausage and Egg Bake

Eating @ sports field

Birthday Party

Gerber Daisy Cupcakes

12 Dozen Gerber Daisy Cupcakes

I did a Bridal Shower for my Friends Cousin....

Week 5

Week 5:

 Giant Eagle

5/9/11

4 String Cheese
1 Viva Paper Towels
8 Colgate Toothbrushes
8 Colgate Toothpastes
4 Men Deodorant
4 Women Deodorant
4 Bob Evans Sausage Rolls
2 Bob Evans Sausage Links
5 Chef Boyardee Can Ravioli
1 Dill Relish
6 Lysol Wipes
2 Toliet Cleaners
6 Cubes of Pepsi (for Memorial Day Party)
Total Before Store Card and Coupons:
$168.28
 Total Saving:
$99.17
Total OOP:
$69.11
($30.00 of that was Pepsi Cubes)

 

Walgreen's:
5/11/11
3 Double Roll 4 pack Toliet Paper
Total Savings:
$2.13
Total OOP:
$3.87

Walmart:
5/11/11
1 10lb. bag potato
2 packs gum
1 travel deodorant
2 shout wipes
1 clean and clear face wash
3 3 pack bar soap
Total OOP:
$13.43

Shop n Save
5/11/11
2 doritos
16 Nestle Candy Bars
Total Savings:
$16.15
Total OOP:
$7.67

                                                                                                            Aldi's

5/11/11
1 English Muffin
1 pack Roma Tomato
1 Pepperoni
2 Bagged Lettuce Mix
1 cubed mild cheedar cheese
1 3 pack cucumbers



Total OOP:
$9.03

CVS:
5/11/11
4 Laundry Detergent
3 24pack Bottled Water
Total Saved:
$16.31
Total OOP:
$7.80

Giant Eagle:

5/11/11
3 Ritz Crackerfuls
1 Chips a hoy Cookies
1 frozen burritos
1 BBQ sauce
3 Homestyle Mac and Cheese
5 Sobe life Water




Total Saving:
$19.01
Total OOP:
$10.79



Total Spent:121.70
Now that is for the last 2 weeks and I won't go back unless my raincheck items have come in...or if I need milk or bread



What to do?

Ok you "Coupon Virgins"

You have been asking 

Where do I begin?

How do I know what is on sale?

What is "rock bottom" prices for things?

When do I use those coupons?

Where do I go for the best prices?

Here is where I start...

1. I get my sales flyers out of the sunday paper

               2. I get my weekly sales flyers from the grocery stores

               3. I get "My Coupon Binder"

               4. I figure out my "Weekly Menu" based on what I have @ home and what is on sale @ the grocery store,(usually the front page of the ad will show you what meats are on sale that week @ "rock  bottom" prices)

(Because of My Stockile I am able to do a "Monthly Menu Plan") but when you are starting out just do it weekly or for 2 weeks depending on your "Family Budget"

               5.Go to http://www.thekrazycouponlady.com/

(I use her for the Drugstores Rite Aid, CVS, and Walgreens)

               6. Go to stretchingabuck.com 

(I use her for Giant Eagle ads, but also look in the flyer)

               7. Go to iheartthemart.com

(I use him for Walmart, but he lives on Texas and his prices can sometimes be WAY different from ours, So just double check @ the store)

               8. I make "The List"

               9. Then I Organize

-Which coupons with what sales?

-What store am I using them in?

-I like knowing what is My Total gonna be?(I like having a figure but sometimes that can change once your in the store       I will see a deal on other things,  

or 

They are out of the item,(in that case ALWAYS get a raincheck for how many you want....)

Using the internet really saves me from running store to store.Start out small, Figure out what you want to have extra in your house because you know you hate running out to the store because you hear your kids or your husband say we're out of toothpaste, deoderant, toliet paper, cereal, bread, eggs, things for supper or kids lunches,etc...

When My Family says they are out of something I love saying alright then go to the Pantry.... and if we don't have it then they know to put in on "The List"(we will get to that another day). Before I would just  reach for my keys and say I'll be right back in an hour and spending full price for that item and going to the store for 2 things and leaving with 20.... You will get there if you want to trust me when my kids we're smaller I couponed a little bit here or there but I wasn't really seeing any savings so I stopped, but know they seriously eat me out of house and home if I let them..LOL. I don't know why I haven't been doing this the whole time, Ladies just get to know the stores, plan out your meals, make a list,and you will be in and out before you know it even with a screaming 3 yr old.....

And it doesn't end when you are done shopping (Sorry ladies)

When you get home put your stuff away neatly and organized so you can always see what you have hand.. 

Also you could seperate your meats into ziploc bags this helps to know how many meals you have stocked so that you can just pull it out the night before put in in the fridge( I have a container that I put my raw meat into to defrost because it could leak and I would rather clean the container than it leak all over other items) 

 Hope this helps ....Tammy     

Week 4

Walmart

May 1

Splenda (100pack) 

Total      $3.98

Coupon -$3.00

       OOP   .98 each x 3= $2.94

Ivory Bar Soap (3 Pack)

Total         $.97

Coupon    - $.50

OOP          $.47

GE Reveal Light Bulbs  (4 pack)

Total        $2.88

Coupon  -$1.00

OOP       $1.88

Reach Dental Floss

Total   $.88

Coupon   -$1.00

(They pay me .12 for every one I buy because the coupon is greater than the price of the item)

OOP  $ FREE + .12x3=.36

Total Before Coupons $18.43

Total in Coupons and Overage $13.26

Total OOP $ 5.17

When life gives you lemons,make waffles.....

My weekend didn't really go as I planned,

so my Sunday breakfast plan didn't happen

so I made it for Supper instead

and just doubled the recipe

and bagged them up into individual breakfast packs

so all the boys have to do is pop them into the toaster...

Homemade waffles are better than

 boxed frozen waffles

 any day..... 

Banana Chocolate Chip Waffles

Daisy Cake

Cake I did for my mother in law

for her Birthday

It was a Vanilla Cake w/

pineapple cream cheese filling w/ toasted coconut....