Groceries and other such dealsEDITTED

Not much for grocery deals this week. We didn't get our superstore flyer.
It's 10/15% Tuesday at Sobey's, Save-On and Safeway this week.
No Frills has some okay deals but not sure if it's worth driving out there.
Mark's (formerly Marks Work Wearhouse) has it's Ladies Night this Thursday (May 5th, Cinco de Mayo!) from 5-11 (check your flyer). Anywho, it's never stated in the flyer but you get 20% off your purchase in addition to the sale prices. Good time to stock up on wrinkle free shirts or Carhardtt's for hubby or cute stuff for you.
Went to Costco yesterday.
Asian coleslaw mix for $4.99 a bag. I love that stuff.
2lb strawberries for $2.98
13lb box of oranges for ~11.50 (not great, but if you eat alot of oranges).
I have also discovered a 6-grain pancake mix that I might love more than the Coyote Creek brand. And it's made in Utah.

Happy Shopping
Liesel

Casual Childcare

Lacey Meyers is offering casual childcare for the summer, whether you want a few hours or the whole day or every Tuesday for a month. Call her at 403-341-6996 for more details.

Fabric

I want to clear my craft room out and still have 3-4 bins of fabric that I won't use. If you want to check it out, call me or come over sometime in the next week. Whatever is left by next Tuesday will go to another home.

Recipe for Chocolate Chip and Chickpeas cookies

First thing - PLEASE do not tell my children, or yours what the chickpeas are, as far as my kids know, they are nuts. :) Yes- my kids do not like their veggies.

1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup trans-fat-free soft tub margarine spread
2 large egg whites
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped walntus(optional)
3/4 cup raisins(optional)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt

I have never added the walnuts or raisins, I find it's a very packed cookie already and I even use less chocolate chips.

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beath the sugar and margarine until smooth, add egg whites and vanilla, then chickpeas and chocolate chips. Add the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt, and mix on low speed until a thick dough forms.
3. Drop the dough by tabelspoons onto baking sheet, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart. Press gently with a fork to flatten. Bake until cookies are golden and just set, 11 to 13 minutes. Do not overbake. Transfer to a rack to cool.

I got the recipe from Jessica Seinfelds book "Deceptively Delicious" which I highly recommend. I've made many many things out of there and smile every time my kids eat:)We've had chocolate cake with beets, oatmeal cookies with banana and zucchini, chocolate fondue with avocado and carrot and many more. You can borrow my cookbook if you'd like to. I'll try to remember and bring it to playgroup for anyone to take a look at.


Enjoy!! Luella

Grocery Deals

Mini-post until I get more time:
Wal-mart
5lb russett potatoes $1
red grapes $1.47/lb
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls $1 each

Superstore
Imperial margerine 12x1/4lb blocks $2.99 limit 4
broccoli $0.97
frozen spinach $1
Dole canned pineapple $0.87 Awesome
Kraft 2 kg PB $3.97
fresh asparagus $1.27/lb (JoAnn)
fresh strawberries $2.99/2lb
frozen strawberries less than $8 for the big bag (not sure of the size, they were out when I got there, JoAnn - remember, your time is worth something -buy frozen) Stovetop stuffing $1/box (you can now get the low sodium for the same price as regular, thank you Kraft)

No Frills
Check out the ad on-line
1L choc milk $0.99
breyers ice cream $2.97 Wowsers!
Betty Crocker or Duncan Heinz (can't remember which) cake mix $0.98
black diamond cheese strings 16 count $3.99
strawberries $2.98/2lbs

I can guarantee you that grocery shopping would have been more successful and fun if I remembered my shopping list. Now I get to stare at red crayon on almost every wall of my home until I get out again to buy Magic Erasers.

Kids Clothing

Two sales coming up:
Sat Apr 16th Delburne sale. 8am-12pm. Get there early for the best selection. Good prices. Everyone puts their stuff together so you don't have to check out lots of tables for what you want. Call me if you want directions. Very easy to find.

Saturday May 14th Everything for Kidz sale. Penhold multiplex.10am-2pm. More like a giant garage sale. Everyone does their own table. I haven't been to this one before but should be good too.

JoAnn's Grocery Picks

Co-op

cheese $7.99 for 900g block. So if you missed getting it at Sobey's last week, you now have another chance.

sugar 4kg bag (smaller bag) 3/$9.99 That works out to $8.32 if you were to buy the big bag. Not too bad.

boneless pork loin- fresh $1.99/lb or $4.37/kg

Superstore You can get a free turkey this week if your purchase is over $250. But if you are in the same boat as me, you don't have room for it in your freezer and it's too warm to sit in the garage now.

asparagus $1.28/lb wow!! that's even better than a month ago at $1.49

lettuce $.76/head

oranges $2.28 for a 5 lb bag ($.45/lb)

NN salad dressing $2.48 for the big 950mL bottle

Canadian Tire

Charmin toilet paper - if you didn't get it a couple of weeks ago, this is even better. $5.97 for 16 double rolls. That's a mere $.37/roll.

Didn't see anything exciting at Sobeys or Save-on and I didn't find Safeway. If anyone else notices anything from there, by all means let us know.

Here's my shameless plug for the BYU Idaho band concert. Friday April 15 (that's next Friday) 7 pm at the Harvest House, Westerner Park. LTCHS Jazz band opens for BYU, so come out and support local and international talent for a mere pittance of $5.00.

7 Days Left to Pre-Register for TOFW

Time out For Women: Just a friendly reminder there are 7 days left to register with a group of 4 or more and get the discounted ticket price. If you'd like to go and need a few more to make a group let Luella Foulston know and she'll try and hook everyone up.

Time Out For Girls is also happening for the Young Women if you have someone that might want to attend.

You can check it out at www.tofw.com

Luella