How I Pinch A Penny

Please check your local flyer to be sure they are running the same deals as my paper. Need help with the abbreviations? Click HERE to see what the HECK I am talking about!!

Here is my coupon match up list for Giant Food stores. I am using an ad from South Central Pa. As always check your local flyer for participation. Also There are a lot of match ups for Martins. There are some great printable coupons! We also are earning those gas rewards points again! We all love those!

• Arnold Whole Grain Classic Or Grains & More Bread B1G1F
• .55/1 10-11-09 RP Use 2 coupons
• savings vary

• Juicy Juice 100% Juice 8 Pack 2/$5.00
• $1/2 printable found HERE
• 2/$4

• SoBe Life Water 10/$10
• $.55/1 printable found HERE Print 2
• 2/FREE

• Progresso Vegetable Classics Soup 10 for $10
• $0.50/2 10-04-09 GS
• 2/$1

• General Mills Cereal 2/$4
• $1/2 printable found HERE
• 2/$3

• Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Family Pack 2/$5
• $1/1 09-13-09 RP use 2
• 2/$3

• Post Cereal 2/$5
• $.55/1 10-11-09 SS use 2
• 2/$2.78

• Chock Full O’Nuts Ground Coffee 2/$4.00
• $0.75/1 08-30-09 SS (use 2)
• 2/$1

• Mrs. Dash All Natural Seasoning Blend $2.39
• $0.50/1 10-04-09 SS
• $1.39

• Smart Balance Peanut Butter $2.69
• $1/1 10-18-09 RP
• $1.69

• Nature Valley Granola Bars 2/$5
• $1/2 10-04-09 SS
• 2/$4

• Pepperidge Farm Cookies $3.19
• $.55/1 09-27-09 SS
• $2.09

• Del Monte Fruit Naturals 10/$10
• $1/3 Printable found HERE
• 3/$2

• Frigo Cheese Heads String Cheese $5.99
• $.40/1 08-09-09 RP
• $5.19 each

• Heluva Good Dip $1.49
• $.50/1 printable found HERE (print 4)
• $.49 each

• Maggio Ricotta Cheese $2.29
• $.50/1 10-04-09 SS
• $1.29

• Nestle Refrigerated Cookie Dough 2/$5
• $1/1 10-11-09 SS use 2
• 2/$3

• Suave Lotion 2/$5
• $.50/1 10-25-09 RP use 2
• 2/$3

The frost is starting to set in at night so I took that as a sign to pull the rest of the jalapeno peppers from the plants before they got nipped too much.  I was so surprised as too how many were still on the plant!  Check it out:

Now it is time to make the poppers!  I cut off the stems and a bit of the rounded part of the pepper to make a flat opening. Then I insert a sharp knife into the pepper and cut our the seeds and the veins. I kind of twist the knife in the pepper till all the membranes are gone. If you like a bit more kick don’t completely remove the membranes. The membranes and seeds are where all the capsaicin (the heat) resides.

Next step is to blanch them in boiling water. Drop them in boiling water for 3 minutes.  This will partially cook them and make them softer to eat once you fry them with out over cooking them.

Plunge them into ice water to stop the cooking.

Beat cream cheese till fluffy. You are welcome to add shredded cheese or crispy crumbled bacon to the cream cheese. But I didn’t have any in the house so it is just cream cheese.  

Fill a pastry bag with your mixture and use a round open tip to fill the jalepenos. If you don’t have a pastry bag you can use a sandwich bag with the corner snipped off.

This is how many a 8 oz. block of  cream cheese makes. It will all depend on how big your jalepenos are and how full you fill them as too how many you will get out of a batch.  I think this one made about 35.

Pop them in the freezer and pull them out when you are ready to get ready to fry them.

How to fry:

1. Heat your oil to 350*.
2. Coat your frozen poppers in flour.
3. Roll them in beaten egg thinned with about 1T water.
4. Roll them in bread crumbs.

Repeat in egg and then bread crumbs.  You don’t have to do this step but I like a thicker coating of breading on my poppers.  

Fry till golden brown.  Enjoy!

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Please check your local flyer to be sure they are running the same deals as my paper. Need help with the abbreviations? Click HERE to see what the HECK I am talking about!!

Here is my coupon match up list for Giant Food stores. I am using an ad from South Central Pa. As always check your local flyer for participation. Also There are a lot of match ups for Martins. There are some great printable coupons! We also are earning those gas rewards points again! We all love those!

Don’t forget to pick up your free customer appreciation coupon book  Worth $30. See store for details.

• Betty Crocker Hamburger, Tuna or Chicken Helper 10/$10
• $.75/3 Printable found HERE  (Print 2)
• 3/$1.50

• Hillshire Farm Deli Sliced Meat  3/$10
• $.55/1   09-27-09 RP (use 3 if you have them)
• 3/$6.70

• Ballpark Meat Franks B1G1F save $3.29
• $1/2  10-18-09 RP
• 2/$2.29

• Perdue Chicken Shortcuts B1G1F  save $5.99/2
• $.75/1 10-04-09 RP (doubles) (use 2)
• 2/$2.99

• Snapple Green, Red, White or Black Tea 
• $.55/1 printable found HERE  sorry.. (only one print allowed)
• FREE

• Deer Park Spring Water 6 pack 2/$4
• $1/2  09-27-09 RP
• 2/$3

• Mission Flour Tortillas 2/$5
• $.75/1  08-09-09 SS  (use 2)
• 2/$2

• Utz Potato Chips 2/$4
• $.75/1  or $1/2  08-23-09 SS
• 2/$1 or 2/$3

• Edy’s Dibs 2/$6
• $1/2  08-23-09 RP
• 2/$5

• Wanchai Ferry Dinner Kit  $5.99
• $1/1  09-13-09 GM
• $4.99 each

• Breyers Inspirations Yogurt 4 pk.  2/$4
• $.50/1  10-11-09 SS  (use 2)
• 2/$2

• Del Monte Tomatoes 10/$10
• $1/5  09-20-09 RP
• 5/$4

• Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup  4/$3
• $.30/4  09-20-09 SS
• 4/$2.40

• Barilla Pasta Plus 2/$3
• $.50/1  08-23-09 SS (this is a whole grain coupon but it should work)
• 2/$1

• Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta 4/$5
• $1/2  Printable found HERE Print 2
• 4/$3

• Comet Cleanser $1.79
• $.35/1   10-11-09 SS
• $1.09 each

• Sobe Life Water 10/$10
• $.25 printable found HERE (print 2)
• 2/$1

• Heluva Good Sour Cream $1.29
• $.50/1 Printable found HERE (print 2 )
• $.29 each
• Sunny D  $1.39
• $.55/1  found HERE  (print 2)
• $.29 each
• Marzetti Salad Dressing  2/$5
• $1/1   Marzetti Salad Dressing (use 2)
• 2/$3

Please check your local flyer to be sure they are running the same deals as my paper. Need help with the abbreviations? Click HERE to see what the HECK I am talking about!!

Here is my coupon match up list for Giant Food stores. I am using an ad from South Central Pa. As always check your local flyer for participation. Also There are a lot of match ups for Martins. There are some great printable coupons! We also are earning those gas rewards points again! We all love those!

Clip the 50 extra turkey rewards points w/$50 purchase

• Knorr Lipton Sides 10/$10
• .45/1 printable found HERE Print 2 (doubles)
• 2/.20

• Weight Watchers Smart Ones Entree 5/$10
• $1/1 printable found HERE print 2
• 2/$2

• Welch’s Grape Jelly $1.59
• .75/1 Printable found HERE (print 2)
• .09 each

• College Inn Chicken Broth $1.99 each
• $1/2  09-27-09 RP (varies by area)
• 2/$2.98

• Newman’s Own SaladDressing  $2.79
• $.75/1 08-23-09 RP  (varies by area)
• $1.29 each

• Barilla Pasta  $1.19
• .50/1  08-23-09 SS
• $.19 each

• Musselman’s Apple Sauce 10/$10
• $1/1 Printable found HERE (Print2)
• 2/ FREE

• Progresso Rich & Hearty Soup  2/$3
• $1/4 10-04-09 SS
• 4/$5

• DiGiorno Pizza  $4.99
• $1.50 Printable found HERE
• $3.49 each

• I Can’t Believe It ’s Not Butter  $1.79 each
• $1.25/2 09-13-09 RP
• 2/$2.33

• Jimmy Dean Frozen Breakfast Sandwiches$4.49
• $.75/1  09-20-09 RP
• $2.99 each

• Cabot Cheese Bar or  Slices  $2.29
• $1/3 08-02-09 SS
• 3/$5.87

• Turkey Hill Ice Cream 2/$5
• $1/1 09-20-09 RP (use 2)
• 2/$3

• Smucker’s Uncrustables Sandwiches  $2.29
• $.75/1   08-09-09 RP  (varies by area)
• $.79 each

• Hot Pockets  5/$10
• $1/1 09-27-09 RP (varies by area)
• $1 each

• Aunt Jemima Waffles  2/$3
• $1/2 0-04-09 SS  (varies by area)
• 2/$2

• Alpo Canned Dog Food    $.66
• B2G1F   09-20-09 RP
• 3/$1.32

• Finish Automatic Dish Detergent  $3.49
• $.50/1  10-11-09 SS
• $2.49 each

• Herbal Essences Shampoo 2/$5 MUST buy 2
• $1/1 09-13-09 RP (use 2)
• 2/$3

• Playtex Gentle Glide or Sport Tampons(16-18 ct)  2/$8
• $1/1  10-11-09 SS 
• $3 each

• Tone Body Wash  $3.49 each
• $1/1 Printable found HERE  (print 2)
• $2.49 each

• Yoplait Smoothies Multi-Pack $2.29
• $.75/2    10-04-09 SS
• 2/$3.08

• Frigo Cheese Heads String Cheese  $2.99
• $.75/1  08-30-09 RP (varies by area)
• $1.49 each

• Truvia Sweetner  $3.44
• $1/1   08-23-09 RP
• $2.44 each

• Campbell’s Select Harvest Soup  3/$4
• $.50/2  10-04-09 SS
• 2/$1.66

Please check your local flyer to be sure they are running the same deals as my paper. Need help with the abbreviations? Click HERE to see what the HECK I am talking about!!

Here is my coupon match up list for Giant Food stores. I am using an ad from South Central Pa. As always check your local flyer for participation. Also There are a lot of match ups for Martins. There are some great printable coupons! We also are earning those gas rewards points again! We all love those!

Giant Split chicken breasts .99 lb

• Birds Eye vegetables  3/$4
• $1/2  09-13-09 SS (use 3)
• 6/$5

• Giant Butter 3/$5

• Nabisco snack crackers 2/$5
• $1/1 printable found HERE (Print 2)
• or HERE (print 2)
• 2/$3

• Campbell’s V-8 Splash 2/$4
• $1/1 printable found HERE (Print 2)
• .50/2  9/20/09 SS
• 2/$2 or 2/$3

• hunt’s Canned Tomatoes 4/$5
• $1/4  10-04-09 SS
• 4/$4

• Herr’s Potato chips 2/$4
• $1/1 BAKED CRISPS  10-04-09 RP(use 2)
• 2/$2

• Skippy Peanut butter  3/$5
• $1/2 10-04-09 RP (use 3)
• 6/$7

• SPAM  $2.19
• .35/1  09-20-09 SS
• $1.49 each

• Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice  3/$5
• $1/1 Printable found HERE (print 2)
• $1/3  09-13-09 RP
• 2/$1.33 or 3/$4

• General Mills..honey nut cheerios, Lucky charms, Cookie Crisp, Trix 2/$4
• $1/3   10-04-09 SS (varies by area)(use 3)
• 6/$9

• Healthy Choice Complete Meals 5/$10
• $2/1 Printable found HERE 
• 1/FREE

• Freschetta Naturally Rising Pizza $5.99
• $1/1  - 09-13-09 SS
• $4.99

• Red Baron 12″ Pizza $4.99
• $1/1   09-20-09 SS
• $3.99

• Tony’s Pizza $2.99
• $1/2  10-04-09 SS
• 2/$4.98

• Gorton’s Frozen Fish Sticks  $3.99
• $.40/1  09-13-09 SS
• $3.19 each

• Aunt Jemima Pancakes 2/$4
• $1/2  10-04-09 SS
• 2/$3

• Tropicana OJ  $2.99
• $1/1 09-13-09 RP
• $1.99

Based on my coupon match up found HERE for Giant this is my shopping this week.  Now normally my shopping trip does not bring home this many items but Giant is having a stock up sake and I am taking advantage of the sale!  Everything pictured here does not have a coupon attached to it.  If you only see one of the item chances are I didn’t have a coupon or just flat out needed it.

Sarah!  What are you going to do with all that yogurt!!  It looks like there is 58 of them there….or something like that.  Well, I am going to freeze it.  And then pack it in lunches or pull it out as a frozen low cal treat as I need it. it was $.39 each PLUS I had a coupon for a free one for every 6 I purchased.  believe me I could have gotten more to fulfill my coupons I had in my hand but I wanted to leave some on the shelf for the other penny pinchers in my area.

plus at the end of my trip this is what printed out. $4.50 off my next $50 purchase, (3) $1 catalinas from General Mills ( don’t know how I got these) and more free yogurt!!

My starting balance was $157.38, total savings was $75.56 and with tax I paid $83.71.  I saved $53% on this trip.  I like to shoot for 50% but will consider it a success if I get to 40%.