What’s Cookin’ Wednesday March 11, 2009

picture courtesy of allposters.com

This week I wanted to do a blast from the past as soon as I saw how pretty the peppers I was cooking looked.  I LOVE the colors.  So, at our house this evening we had Chicken Jambalaya.  The recipe is as follows.

Boil 2 chicken breasts in water (with pepper and Cajun seasoning) for one hour.

Then remove and plate the breasts and stick them in the freezer to cool.  Set aside the broth.

It took me about an hour to cut up all the fruit for the fruit salad and the peppers and onions for the Jambalaya, so at about five minutes before the chicken was done, I started sautéing  the vegetables (one red pepper, one yellow pepper, one green pepper, and one onion) in a skillet.

Aren’t peppers pretty?

Add Cajun seasoning to the peppers/onions as they cook and when the onions are translucent, add them to the set aside broth.  Pull the cooled chicken out of the freezer and tear into pieces, adding them to the broth as well.  Then add about 4 cups of brown rice.

Cover and simmer for 30 minutes and you have Chicken Jambalaya to serve approx. 7-8 people.

Served with fruit salad and a young coconut drink.  Yum!

Ara approved.

Mason Jar Monday March 9, 2009

Picture this in a mason jar.  How cute for St. Patty’s Day!  You could hide them around the house for a fun scavenger hunt.

Walgreen’s Deals

Found at Common Sense with Money

“This is a huge week at Walgreens, for those of us who diaper little ones anyway.  I am hoping to stock up on them.  But if you don’t care about diapers there are a lot of other freebies for you to snag this week.  Here are the best deals for this coming week:

COUPON DEALS

Garnier Fructis Hair Care $2.99
Use $1/1 manufacturer coupon from 2/8 Red Plum Insert
Use $2/1 from Walgreens Easysaver catalog
FREE after coupons

Garnier Nutrisse Hair Color $5.99
Use $2/1 from 12/7 RP Insert
Use $2/1 from Walgreens Easysaver catalog
Pay $1.99 each after coupons

Smart Balance Butter Spread on sale buy one get one or 2/$2.99
Use $1/2 coupon from 2/1 RP insert
Pay $0.99 each after coupon

Butterball Chicken Broth $0.69 each after in ad coupon, regular price $1.19 each
Submit for rebate #29: $5 in savings wyb $10 in select Conagra products

*Deal Idea*
$10.71 when you buy 9 cans
-$4.50 deducted by in-ad coupon
Pay $6.21 after coupon but get back $5 back from rebate

Glade Scented Oil Sense and Spray Starter Kit $7.99

*Deal Idea*
$15.98 wyb two
Use one buy one get one internet printable coupon
Use one $4/1 coupon from March All You magazine and 2/8 SS insert
Use $4 Easysaver catalog coupon (pg 29)
Free plus $4.01 in overage

Glade Lasting Impressions $7.99

*Deal Idea*
$15.98 wyb two
Use one buy one get one internet printable coupon
Use one $4/1 coupon from March All You magazine and 2/8 SS insert
Use $4 Easysaver catalog coupon (pg 29)
Free plus $4.01 in overage

Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste $3.49
Use $1.50/1 form March All You magazine or this $1/1 internet printable coupon
Free plus up to $0.51 in overage after coupons

Lysol Disinfecting Wipes 2/$4
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/1 SS inserts
Pay $1 each after coupon

REGISTER REWARDS DEALS

Right Guard or Dry Idea Deodorant $2.99, Earn $2 in Register rewards when you buy one
Use $1/1 from the 2/8 SS
FREE after coupon and Register Rewards

Gillette Fusion Gamer $8.99, Earn $4 in Register rewards when you buy one
Use $4/1 coupon from 2/8 P&G insert
Pay $0.99 each after coupon and RR

Buy $25 in Participating Kimberly Clark products, Earn $10 in RRs back

Huggies jumbo pks diapers or training pants $10
Huggies Baby Wipes $6
Kotex 2/$6
Scott or Cottonelle $7
Poise or Depends $12
Klennex facial care 3/$4

*Deal Idea*
$30 buy three Huggies jumbo packs
Use three $5/1 internet printable coupons
Use $1/1 coupon from Walgreens Coloring Book
Pay $12 out of pocket and get $10 RR back.  Then submit for Caregivers Marketplace Rebate program, get $0.75 back per pack.

*Deal Idea*
$30 buy five Huggies Wipes Packs (if Walgreens carries Gentle Care type)
Use five $5/1 internet printable coupons
Pay $5 out of pocket and get $10 RR back.

MONTHLY FREE AFTER REBATE ITEMS

Advanced Memory Formula 45 ct soft gels $19.99
Submit for Easy Saver Rebate
FREE after Rebate

Axe Hair Care $5.99
Submit for Easy Saver Rebate
FREE after Rebate

Wal-Zyr 24 hr allergy relief 5ct $3.99
Submit for Easy Saver Rebate
FREE after Rebate

Extra Strength Headache Relief 20ct gel, Walgreens $2.99
Submit for Easy Saver Rebate
FREE after Rebate

OTHER MONTHLY FREEBIES AFTER COUPONS (Thanks Freebie Blogger!)

Colgate Total Toothpaste 4 oz. (priced around $2.99-$3.49)
Use $2.50/1 coupon from Easysaver Catalog
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/22 SS inserts
FREE plus possible overage after coupons

Revlon Emery Boards (priced around $1.59)
Use $1.1 coupon from Easysaver catalog
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/8 RP inserts
FREE after coupons

Sambucol (priced around $12.99)
Use $10/1 coupon from Easy saver catalog
Use $4/1 internet printable coupon
FREE after coupons

Happy Savings!”

Ten P’s in a Pod

Free Download for the month of March from Behemoth.com.  I own this book and admire the Dad’s vision for feeding his children spiritually before feeding them physically.  A great read (or listen as the case may be)!

Download Ten P’s in a Pod: HERE

An Irish Mason Jar Monday March 2, 2009

pictured above: “green juice” fresh from the juicer

My husband is of Irish/Welsh/possibly Scottish decent, our last name thought to be very Irish but now I am finding out it may be more Scottish.  Anyhow, in the spirit of all things Irish, here is a St. Patrick’s Day Craft for your mason jars.  If you happen to have green mason jars or mason jar lids like this:

all the better.

Leprechaun Chowder found here.

Put one package of Pistachio Pudding Mix in a mason jar with a label like this only change 1/4 cup of milk to 2 cups of milk since we are using the whole pudding mix package:

Another fun thing to do around St. Patrick’s Day is to put white carnation flower into a mason jar with water tinted green from green food coloring.  The flower will soak up the green water turning its petals a beautiful shade of green.  Again if you have a green mason jar like this one:

all the better.  You can use this opportunity to talk about botany and study how and why the petals turn colors with your children for a great impromptu science lesson!

Happy Early St. Patrick’s Day!