Bargain of the Day!

Bargain of the Day!

How about V-8 juice? Use it in cooking as your tomato juice.
I bought 6 (64 oz.) bottles for a total of $1.74 WOW!!!
First of all they were are on sale for 2/5.00 So wouldn't this have
cost $15.00? Probably if you planned on buying them. I didn't plan on
buying any swo I stumbled across thisd deal. Yes with coupons. I had
three coupons to save $2.00 on every two I bought. Well, the store had
more than they needed for the sale and pulled a bunch and marked them
$1.29 great price especially when they don't expire til May 2012.
And that is how I got my price. :)

Homemade Raspberry Tea

Making your own Raspberry Tea is easy!

Raspberry Tea

2 cups fresh raspberries
4 tea bag (plain regual tea)
5 cups boiling water
Ice cubes

Rinse off a cartoon of raspberries and put in a carafe.( I bought this cute one at the grocery store from rubbermaid) Pour boiled water over raspberries and place tea bags in. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Remove tea bags; discard. Strain berries from tea; discard berries. Cool for several hours. If desired, chill. Serve over ice cubes.



In the photo you can see the raspberries and the tea bags reach a perfect length.



Here is the finished product. I filled the carafe with ice and it was fabulous!

Salami Olive Penne Salad

Salami Olive Penne Salad
1 2/3 cups penne
1 – 4 ½ oz. Can of sliced olives
1/3 cup thinly sliced red ion
2 oz. Thinly sliced salami, cut into strips
2 tbsp. Fresh shredded basil

Lemon Garlic Dressing
2 tbsp. Lemon juice
2 tbsp. Olive oil
2 tsp. Dried oregano
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. Granulated sugar
1 tsp. Lemon zest
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp. Fresh shredded Parmesan cheese
Cook pasta as her box instructions. Rinse with cold water. Add next 4 ingredients and toss. In a separate bowl whisk dressing ingredients, except for cheese. Pour over salad. Toss and then sprinkle with cheese.
Yield: 4-6 servings

Smoked Polynesian Pot Roast

Smoked Polynesian Pot Roast
Ingredients:

3-1/2 to 4-1/2 pound pot roast
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup sherry
1 cup water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon seasoned pepper
1 cup water

Fill water pan 3/4 full with liquid. Put meat in heavy duty plastic bag or glass baking dish. Combine all ingredients and pour over roast. Tightly close bag and turn to coat meat with marinade, or turn roast in dish and cover.


Refrigerate several hours or overnight, turning meat in marinade once or twice. To cook, lift pot roast from marinade and place on grill. Reserve marinade.


Smoke cook about 4 or 5 hours or until tender.


Meat will not fall from bone as braised pot roast would, but can easily be cut with sharp knife. Heat reserved marinade to boiling and serve as sauce with pot roast.


Serves 6 to 8

We just tried this!

Rice Krispie Beehive!

My daughter had a beehive project due this Friday and wanted to make it out of Rice Krispies. So we made it by using a spring form pan and used Large Gum Drops for the bees. We mixed and stirred, pressed, sliced and rolled out Gum Drops in sugar to make the bees wings. And whoolaa! Our project was done.

Heart Cupcakes

Heart Baked in the center Cupcakes

For the cupcakes you will need
3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
5 cups flour
2 1/2 cups milk
red food coloring
For the buttercream frosting surprise you’ll need:
4 pieces (1.5 oz each)cherry Laffy Taffy candy
4 Tbsp whipping cream
4 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
5 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the butter and sugar together at medium speed until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mix until creamy. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl so everything gets well combined. Add the baking soda, baking powder, salt, and vanilla and mix until the batter is smooth. Alternate between the flour and milk, beating on med-high speed. Pour 3 cups into small mixing bowl and add red coloring. Pour batter into an prepared rectangle baking pan. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees. let cool and use small heart cutter to cut out 24 hearts. Spoon two heaping scoops of batter into each cupcake liner so they are about half filled. Insert heart sticking the point down in the batter. And cover with 1 Tbs of cake batter. Bake 24 minutes. Allow the cupcakes to cool before frosting.

For Buttercream Frosting
Melt Taffy and whipping cream together (may need to use microwave to heat 30 sec and stir and continue til taffy is melted.)Let it cool in fridge. Add room temperature butter and powdered sugar. Beat til nice and fluffy. Frost cupcakes. Remember which way the heary is facing so you can decorate to know what way to bit into them to see the heart. Enjoy!
This recipe was found in http://bakeitinacake.com/recipes/heartinacupcake

Bargains!

I made $3.42 by buying this!

3 Irish Spring Body Wash $3.00 each
3 Irish Spring Deodorant $3.00 each
4 Aussie Hair Spray $2.99 each
2 Aussie Shampoo & Cond. $2.99 each

Over $35.00 on its own. Use coupons and shop ads to get best deals.
That's what I did! Used coupons with sales and got money back at cash register.