For those of you that don’t know, I’m a nurse and have been working part time the last few years. With this unusual flu season has come opportunity for me to work more. This is a blessing for my family as my husband is trying to finish his doctorate and we would like to have it paid in full by graduation.

Unfortunately, this has cut into blogging time. I’m going to take a blogging break for a few weeks. I will be visiting Michelle at iheartpublix for my Publix deals and ya’ll might like to do the same. I’m a huge Michelle fan. She has been very generous to share coupon links with me over the last few months.

I have a few classes scheduled this fall that I will post on Facebook and plug into the calendar soon. I know at least one of them will be open to the public.  I’ve also got a notebook full of blogging notes that hopefully will be put into posts as things settle down. 

I will try to get some more meals and recipes up sporadically. We do still have to eat around here! Thanks for all of the positive feedback from those that have known this break might be coming. I’ll be back soon.

Holly

note: I know the picture makes no sense…I’ll explain later!

There will be five manufacturer coupon inserts in tomorrow’s paper – three Smart Source and two Red Plum. To see the preview click here ( use the list to help you determine how many papers to buy).

Remember, the actual coupons vary by region. The larger papers generally have the best coupons.

© Publix Stores

Here are the Publix BOGOs with coupon match ups starting tomorrow (Thursday in some areas). Don’t forget to use the Kellogg’s Fuel for School WYB coupons when you purchase the Keebler products. They make good deals on fruit and milk.

Thanks to Michelle and HCW for help with the coupons.

BOGO Printable List

• Keebler Chips Deluxe Cookies, $3.99
  • $1/2 (8-02 Kellogg’s), makes it $1.50 each
  • $2 off milk WYB (2) Keebler Cookies And/Or Gripz Products, Kellogg’s Fuel For School
• General Mills: Lucky Charms Cereal, Cookie Crisp, Kix, Reeses Puffs, Golden Grahams or Cinnamon Toast Crunch, $3.99
  • $1/3 (8-09 SS)
  • $1/2 PRINT & PRINT
  • $1/1; $1/2 Target IP PRINT
  • $.50/1 (8-02 SS), makes it $1.00 stack with Target Q for free cereal (if your store takes target Qs)
  •  $1/2 Cookie Crisp (8-02 SS)
  • $.55/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch PRINT
  • $.75/1 Kix PRINT
• Publix Deli Home-style Red Potato Salad, $2.89
• Bob Evans Original Mashed Potatoes or Garlic; or Macaroni & Cheese, $3.39
• Banquet Brown and Serve Sausage, Links or Patties,$1.89
• Original Rangoon Crab Rangoons, $7.99
• Newman’s Own Pasta Sauce,$2.69
  • $1/2(8-23 RP) 
  • $.50/1 (8-23 RP), makes it $0.35 each
  • $1/2 PRINT
• Daisy Sour Cream, Original or Light,  8-oz cup, $0.99
• Bertolli Olive Oil,  Extra Light Tasting or Classic, 17-oz, $5.99
• White House 100% Apple Juice, 64-oz, $2.79
• Planters Trail Mix, Assorted Varieties, 5.5 or 6-oz bag, Surprisingly Low Price
  • $1/2 tearpad
• Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta, Assorted Varieties, Whole Wheat Blend or Multi-grain, $ 1.79
  • $1/2 PRINT & PRINT
  • $1/2 (8-02 RP), makes it $0.40 each
• Quaker Instant Oatmeal, $3.89
  • $1.25/2 (8-30 RP), makes it $1.33 each
• Kellogg’s Cereal, Assorted Varieties, Frosted Mini-Wheats 14.5 to 20.4-oz box or Unfrosted Mini-Wheats, $3.89
  • $2 off Fresh Fruit WYB 2 Kellogg’s Cereal Tearpad
  • $1/1 Peelie
  • $1/2 (8-02 Kellogg’s)
  • $1.50/2 PRINT, makes it $1.20 each
• Old El Paso Dinner Kit, $2.95
  • $.60/2 PRINT & PRINT & PRINT, makes it $0.97 each
• Vlasic Stackers or Pickles or Spears, $2.89
  • $1/2 Toss 4 Cash, makes it $0.95
• Pop Secret Popcorn, $4.79
  • $1/2 (8-16 SS), makes it $1.90 each 
  • $.50/2 (8-16 SS)
• Entenmanns Little Bites, $3.99
• Blue Diamond Almonds, $3.39
  • $.50/1 PRINT, makes it $0.70
• Nestle Baby Ruth Fun Size Bars or Butterfinger or Crunch; or Baby Ruth or Butterfinger Miniatures, $3.15
• Keebler Town House or Club Crackers, $3.99
  • $2 off any Deli Meat or Cheese wyb (1) package of Keebler Town House Crackers
  • $1/2 Town House Peelie & Tearpad
  • $1/2 Club PRINT, makes it $1.50 each
• Lenders Bagels, $1.79
  • $.75/1 Toss 4 Cash, makes it $0.15
• Dove Ice Cream Bars, $4.39
• Ray’s New York Bagels,  $3.29
• Stouffer’s French Bread Pizza, $2.99
  • $1/2  Nestle School Days Made Simple, makes it $1.00 each
• TGI Fridays Frozen Snacks, (Excluding Loaded Varieties) $2.99
  • $2/2 Toss 4 Cash Booklet, makes $0.50 each
  • $1/1 Peelie
• Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, $2.49
  • $1/1 PRINT, makes it $0.25
  • $.55/2 PRINT & PRINT
  • $.35/1 (8-30 SS)
  • $1/2 (8-09 SS)
  • $.35/1 (8-09 SS)
  • $.55/2 (8-09 SS)
• All Small And Mighty 3x Laundry Detergent or All 2x Ultra Concentrated, $4.99
  • $1/1 PRINT, makes it $1.50 each
  • $.40/1 PRINT
• Huggies Baby Bath Products, Assorted Varieties, 15-oz bottle or 20-ct box,  $3.29

For example, buying the lunch meat and cheese helps increase the savings on the salad for dinner. Also, purchase the charcoal even if you don’t use it at your house (give it away). It is part of the free pork deal.

Thanks again to Michelle at I Heart Publix for several of these printable coupon links!

Breakfast Printable List

This week breakfast will consist of some combination of the items listed below. We will also continue to eat our free Aunt Jemima pancakes from last week.

• General Mills Cereal  (BOGO $3.99)
  • $.75/1 Cheerios PRINT 
  • $1/1 PRINT
  • makes it $0.25 when you use $1/1 Target IP’s with  $.75/1 MQ
• Fresh Fruit
  • Grapes $1.29/lb
  • Tangelos, Jazz Apples, Navel Oranges $1.49/lb
• Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt (BOGO $2.49)
  •  $1/1 (8-30 SS), makes it $0.25
•  Oatmeal (I buy the cheapest oats I can find, make the oatmeal with milk and stir in fresh fruit, nuts and honey or splenda)

Lunch

• Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
  • Kraft American Cheese Singles, (BOGO $2.69)
  • $1/2 (8-09 RP), makes it $0.85 each
  • $1/2 pkgs Kraft Singles Western competitor Q, combine with MQ makes it $0.35 each
  • $2 off Bread wyb Kraft Singles and Oscar Mayer Shaved Deli Meat PRINT
• Oscar Mayer Shaved Deli Meat Sandwiches, Fresh Fruit, Oreos
  • $2/2 pkgs Oreo cookies (15-18oz) or Oreo Fudge Rings (free milk with 2 bags oreos tearpad in Publix)
  • $2 off Bread wyb Kraft Singles and Oscar Mayer Shaved Deli Meat PRINT
• Leftover BBQ, Chips
• Leftover Chili, Salad
• Fish Sticks, Fresh Fruit
  • Mrs. Paul’s Fish, (BOGO $4.49) 
  • $1/1 Toss 4 Cash Booklet Publix Q, combining Publix Q and MQ makes it free if you printed the $3/1 MQ when it was available, just using the $1/1 makes it $1.25 each

Dinner

• Digorno Pizzas, Garden Salad
  • $2/2 Digorno Pizzas western competitor Q (12 oz. on sale 2/$10) makes it $3 each
  • Fresh Express Salad Blends 2/$5.00
  • $1.50/1 bagged salad here WYB Kraft Shredded Cheese and Oscar Mayer Deli fresh Cuts or Strips
  • Kraft Dressing (BOGO $2.99) $1.50/1  PRINT, makes it free
  • $1/2 Kraft Dressings Western Competitor Q, combined with MQ above make it a better than free
• Chili-in-a-Bowl, Crunchy Veggies (carrots, celery, cucumber)
  • Publix French Hamburger Buns $2.79
  • Ground Chuck $2.29/lb
  • Rotel tomatoes may be BOGO…I haven’t confirmed
  • Kraft Chunk or Shredded Cheese 3/$5, $1/2 pkgs Western competitor Q, makes it $1.17 each
• Stuffed Chicken Breast, Sliced Cantaloupe
  • Barber Foods Stuffed Chicken Breast BOGO $4.99, $1/1 PRINT, makes it$1.50 each
  • Western Cantaloupes 2/$4.00
• BBQ Pork, Corn, Green Beans
  • Green Giant Canned Veggies BOGO $1.33
  • Corn $0.25/ear 
  • Several cuts of Pork on sale…take your pick try to stay around $4.00
  • $6 off pork WYB Kingsford & 1 other product PRINT
  • Free KC Masterpeice BBQ WYB Kingsford PRINT
  • $2/1 Kingsford Match Light (Get Grilling Booklet) or PRINT 
  • buy 1 Kingsford Charcoal BOGO $7.99 use the above coupons (the Ball Park Franks from below will qualify for the other product ), $3.00 for the hot dogs below then the rest is all free if the pork is $4.00 or less
• Grilled Hot Dogs, Steak Fries, Grilled Peaches (or Lay’s Chips are BOGO)
  • Ball Park Franks BOGO $3.99, $1/2 (8-30 RP), makes it $1.50
  •  or $1/2  here
  • Free Sarah Lee Hot Dog Buns WYB 2 Ball Park Franks tear pad next to hot dogs in some stores, combine with 2 MQ from above for 2 pkgs hot dogs and 1 pkg buns for $3.00
  • Russet potatoes $1.99/5 lbs
  • Peaches $1.49/lb
• On the Grill: Steak, Asparagus, Fresh Rosemary Potatoes
  • Several cuts of steak are 40% off
  • Asparagus $2.49/lb
  • Russet potatoes $1.99/5 lbs

It is my understanding that the Greensprings Publix does honor Western coupons as competitor coupons. I’m not sure about Vestavia and Overton Road. Please leave comments and let us all know if your store will honor these coupons.

Note: the matches to the current sales are italicized.

$2/2 Oscar Mayer meat or beef franks (1lb or larger)
$2/2 pkgs Oscar Mayer Meat Bologna or Cotto Salami (16oz)
$2/2 Oscar Mayer Lunchables complete lunch combinations
$1/2 pkgs Kraft Singles
$1/2 pkgs Kraft or Cracker Barrel Shredded or chunk cheese
$2/2 Digorno Pizzas (12oz) or California Pizza Kitchen crispy thin crust pizza (Digorno on sale 2/$10) makes it $3 each
$1/2 boxes of Capri Sun
$2/2 pkgs Oreo cookies (15-18oz) or Oreo Fudge Rings (free milk with 2 bags oreos tearpad in Publix)
$1/2 boxes of Ritz crackers ( not sure if this will match with the 2/$4 baked Ritz or not)
$1/2 Kraft Dressings
$1/2 bottles A1 Steak Sauce
$2/2 Planters Peanuts, Mixed Nuts or Cashew Halves
$2/2 containers of Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip Dressing

I’m a firm believer in plugging into your local community. I want my children to see a model in our home of me and my husband regularly considering the needs of others. Whether it be giving financially and serving in our local church, taking a meal to a neighbor or supporting local organizations,  there are ways for all of us to reach beyond ourselves to help people in need.  That’s why I was so excited to learn of a way I can support one of my favorite non-profit organizations this month - The Children’s Hospital of Alabama (TCHA).

I’m due for an oil change and in a few days I’ll be stopping by Express Oil and participating in the Changing Oil, Changing Lives campaign benefiting The Children’s Hospital. Express Oil’s thirty-three Central Alabama locations (in Jefferson & Shelby counties) will be donating $1 from every oil change or service repair preformed in September to TCHA.

Can you think of an easier way to give? I believe we are often paralyzed into inaction when we compare our efforts to those that appear to have bigger bank accounts or more recognizable accomplishments (at least I have been guilty of such). Collaborating with larger groups in joint efforts to give is a great way to participate in supporting your community. If your not in central Alabama, seek out opportunities like this in your home town or better yet start one yourself.

Note: Click the Express Oil Picture for a link to  coupons

© Publix Stores

Here are the Publix BOGOs with coupon match ups starting tomorrow (Thursday in some areas). It looks like we will be buying more Popsicles this week. The kids will be thrilled.

Thanks to Michelle and HCW for help with the coupons.

BOGO Printable List

• Publix Deli Tea, 1-gal bot, $2.39
• Hellmann’s Mayonnaise, 30 oz $4.69
  • $1/2 here
  • $1/1 “Raise Your Hand For Savings” Unilever Booklet, makes it $1.35 each
  • $1/2 (8-02 RP) & (6-28 RP) 
  • $.60/2 (8-02 RP) & (6-28 RP)
  •  $.60/1 (8-02 RP) & (6-28 RP)
  •  $.50/1 (8-02 RP) & (6-28 RP)
• Curly’s Chicken or Pork with BBQ Sauce, $5.69
  • $1/1 here, makes it $1.85
• Ball Park Beef Franks (excluding Angus), $3.99
  • $1/2 (8-30 RP), makes it $1
  •  $1/2  here
  • $2 off Ball Park Franks WYB one 8 oz. or larger Lay’s Kettle Cooked Potato Chips and one Sara Lee Hot Dog Buns Tearpad
  • $2 off Sara Lee Hot Dog Buns, wyb 2 Ball Park Franks Tearpad
  • $3 off 2 Ball Park Franks and 1 Heinz Tomato Ketchup Hangtag
• Barber Foods Stuffed Chicken Breast, $4.99
  • $1/1 here, makes it $1.50
• Original Rangoon Bacon Wrapped Scallops, 8-oz box, $7.99
• Publix Baked Potato Salad, 16 oz container, save up to 3.19
• Publix Deli Salsa, $3.29
• Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt, 6-ct multi-pack, $2.49
  • $1/2 (7-26 SS & 8-09 SS)
  • $.60/1 (7-26 SS & 8-09 SS), makes it $0.65
• Helluva Good! Sour Cream Dip, $2.00
  • $.75/1 (8-23 SS)
  • $.50/1 here, makes it free!
• Kraft American Cheese Singles, $2.69
  • $1 off Ground Beed WYB 2 Kraft Singles Peelie
  • $3/5 Tearpad
  • $.50/1 tearpad (if 2% included), makes it $0.35
  • $1/2 (8-09 RP)
• Popsicle Ice Pops or Fudgesicle or Creamsicles, $3.99
  • $.75/1 Target IP here
  • $1/1 “Raise Your Hand For Savings” Unilever Booklet, combine with Target Q makes it $0.25
• Boca Foods,  $2.99
• Fat Boy Ice Cream Sandwich or Fat Boy Jr., $4.49
  • $.50/1 (8-23 RP), makes it $1.25
• Stouffer’s Skillet Meals, $4.99
• Superpretzel Soft Pretzel, $2.99
  • $.50/1 (8-16 RP), makes it $0.50
  • $.30/1 Tearpad
• Hungry-Man Dinners,  $3.59
  • $1/2 Toss 4 Cash Booklet, makes it $1.30 each
• Mrs. Paul’s Fish, 8 to 11.4-oz pkg, or Clams, 8-oz pkg, $4.49
  • $1/1 Toss 4 Cash Booklet, makes it $1.25 each
• Kraft or Seven Seas Dressing or Good Seasons, (Excluding South Beach Living), $2.99
  • $2 off produce WYB 2 Kraft Dressing Tearpad
    -$1.50 off Kraft Dressing (16oz+) when you buy Kraft Shredded Cheese Peelie
    -$2 off Bagged Salad WYB 1 Kraft Dressings And 2 of the other products: Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese (8 Oz.) Or Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon Tearpad
    -$1 Off Produce WYB 2 Kraft Dressing Tearpad
    -$1/1 Sunset, August 2009
• Kraft Barbecue Sauce, $1.39
  • $.35/1 Tearpad & peelie
  • $2 off meat WYB 2 Kraft Products Tearpad
  • $2 off Bagged Salad WYB 1 Kraft Dressings And 2 of the other products: Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese (8 Oz.) Or Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon Tearpad
  • $1/2 Traditional Family Recipes with a Twist”
• Mt. Olive Pickles, $2.79
  • $1/1 (8-16 SS)
  • $.75/1 (8-16 SS)
  • $.50/1 (8-16 SS)
  • $.75/1 Blinkie & Hangtag
• Pam Cooking Spray, (excluding Organic and Professional), $3.39
  • $1/2 (6-21 SS)
  • $.35 (6-21 SS)
• Lawry’s 30 Minute Marinade, Assorted Varieties,  $2.85
  • $.50/1 (8-30 RP)
  • .50/1 (7-26 RP exp 9/6)
  • 1/2 (6-28 RP)
• General Mills Cereal, $3.99
  • $1/2 (8-30 SS & 8-16 SS)
  • $1/2 here
  • $.55/1 Honey Nut here & here
  • $0.75/1 here
  • $1/1; $1/2 Target IP here
• Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Cake Mix, (excluding Angel Food and Decadent Carrot Cake), $1.65
  • $1/2 Toss 4 Cash
• Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, $2.67
  • $1/2 (8-09 SS)
  • $.40/1 (8-09 SS)
  • $.40/1 here & here & here
  • $.50/1 Peelie
• Kellogg’s Cereal Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks or Rice Krispies, $3.99
  • $2 off fresh fruit when you purchase any two Kellogg’s cereals 12 oz or larger Tearpad
  • $2 off milk WYB 2 Kellogg’s cereal tearpad
  • $1/2 (8-02 Kellogg’s)
    -$2/2 (8-30 RP)
  • $2 off 2 Dannon Danimals Crush Cup, 4-Packs Or Smoothie 6-Packs Save $2.00 WYB (2) Kellogg’s Cereals: Corn Pops, Cocoa Krispies, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Or Frosted Flakes, Any 10 Oz. + Mix & Match – Kellogg’s Fuel For School
• Gatorade Thirst Quencher, 64-oz,  $2.50
• V8 100% Vegetable Juice,  46-oz, $3.25
• Green Giant Canned Vegetables, Assorted Varieties, 11 to 15.25-oz can (Excluding Specialty Corn Varieties, Three Bean Salad and Asparagus), BOGO $1.29
• Emerald Deluxe Mixed Nuts or Almonds or Cashews, Assorted Varieties, 10 or 11-oz canister, $5.79
  • $1.50/2 (8-16 SS & 7-26 SS)
  • $1/1 (8-16 SS & 7-26 SS)
• Lay’s Potato Chips, Assorted Varieties, 10.5 to 13.25-oz bag (Excluding Baked!, Light, and Natural), $3.99
  • B2G1 tearpad
  • $1/2 All You – July 2009
• Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Candy Bars Plain or With Almonds; or Special Dark, Kit Kat, or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups with Milk Chocolate, 6-pk, 8.7 to 9.6-oz pkg, BOGO
  • $1/2 (6-28 SS)
  • $1 off Nabisco Honey Maid Grahams WYB (1) Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows, Any 10 Oz. + And (1) Hershey’s Milk Chocolate, Any 6-Pack Tearpad
  • B2G1 Tearpad
• Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers or Party Mix, $3.29
  • $.75/1 Whole Grain here
  • $1/2 Tailgate Like A Pro Booklet
• Thomas’ English Muffins: The Original, Plain, $2.99
• Kodak Power Flash Camera, One-Time-Use, 27 exposures, $7.09
• Glade Candle, 4-oz jar, $3.49
• Lysol Disinfectant Bathroom Cleaner 32-oz bot, $3.69
  • $1/2; $.40/1 (8-09 SS)
  • $1/2; $.50/1 (7-12) SS (exp 9/7)
  • $.55/1 here
• Publix Gas Relief Softgels, ES $5.49

We ate Shrimp Primavera for dinner tonight and will be eating take outs tomorrow night thanks to a nice treat from my Mom.

I hope you all are staying well and that I don’t get any calls from you about having the flu! Don’t forget to check out this meal plan and other great meals ideas here on Menu Plan Monday.

Breakfast Printable List

• Cinnamon Toast, Peanut Butter Apples
  • McCormick Grinder Seasoning  BOGO $1.99
  • $1/1 “Nothing Goes To Waist” (exp 8/31)
  • The $1/1 means FREE bottles of seasoning!
• Aunt Jemima Blueberry Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs
  • $1/2 (8-16 SS)
  • $1/1 Toss 4 Cash Booklet (Use with manu Q for FREE pancakes!)
• Post & Quaker Cereals
  • Post $1/2 (7-26 SS)
• Fresh Fruit, Yogurt, Oatmeal

Lunch

• Turkey Sandwiches (Hillshire Farm Deli-Select Meat)
  • $1/1 Target IP here
  • $.55/1 from 08-16-09 RP
  • FREE Sara Lee Classic Bread (up to $2.89) wyb any (2) Hillshire Farm Deli Select Lunch Meats (8 oz or larger) tearpad
• Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs
  • $1/2 (8-23 SS)
  • $1/2 here
• Kraft Mac & Cheese and Ham
  • $1/2 Velveeta Shells & Cheese, Kraft Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese or Easy Mac Box products (8-09 SS)
• Chicken Salad and Keebler Crackers
  • Keebler $1/2 here
• Campbell’s Soup
  • $.40/2; $.50/2 (8-16 SS)

Dinner

• Shrimp Primavera, Garden Salad
  • Contessa Shrimp, 50% off
         -$1.50/2 here
  • Medium Cooked Shrimp, Previously Frozen, Farm-Raised, 41 to 50/lb, $4.99/lb
  • Large White Shrimp, Previously Frozen, Farm-Raised, 31 to 35-per pound, $4.99/lb
  • Fresh Express Salad Blends,  2/$5
  • $.55/1 Fresh Express Sweet Tender Greens, Tender Ruby Reds, or Gourmet Cafe Salads (6-14 SS)
• Pizza Rolls from Leonardo’s (a local restaurant…Thanks, Mom), Garden Salad
• Ham & Cheese Omelets, Fruit Salad
  • Smithfield Shank Portion Ham $1.29/lb
  • $1/1  All You, 8/9
  • Cabot Vermont Cheese Bar 2/$4
  • 1/3 (8-02 SS & 6-21 SS)
• Alabama White BBQ Chicken, Baked Beans, Slaw
  • Publix Chicken Thighs or Drumsticks, $.99/lb
  • Bush’s Best Baked Beans or Grillin’ Beans, 3/$5
• Country Style Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus
  • Beef Cubed Steaks, $2.99/lb
  • Asparagus, $2.49/lb
  • Russet Baking Potatoes, 5-lb bag, $1.99