The BEST Southwest Chicken Salad

This is Seriously the BEST Southwest Chicken Salad EVER!! I could not keep my spoon out of it! :-)

4 cups cooked chicken, cubed
1 can black beans, rinsed
2 cups frozen corn, thawed
1 cup roasted red sweet peppers, chopped
1 cup red onion, chopped
1 cup fresh cilantro, minced

Dressing:
3Tbsp lime juice
3Tbsp olive oil
4tsp honey
1 1/2tsp ground cumin
1tsp salt
1tsp chili powder
1/2tsp coarsely ground pepper


In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients.

In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients; pour over chicken mixture and toss to coat.

Refrigerate until serving. Serve as desired as a salad,pita or wrap.

Yum Yum!
This one is definitely a keeper! Its a great Summer lunch! :-)

Sunday Shopping x2

I am so sorry that I have not been on the ball and got this up earlier.
This is 2 Sundays worth of shopping.

CVS:

CVS Cotton Swabs: On sale B1G1 50% off
$5.98

Pantene 2N1: On sale 2/$6.97
Used 2 $3/2 coupons
Paid $3.92/Received $4ECB

4 Knox Papers $8

Paid:$7.60(Used $15 in ECB)
Tax:$1.94
SAVED:$29.02

WALMART:

Swiffer Sweeper Pads: $4.47 each
 Used 3 FREE coupons

Gallon Milk: $3.29

Swiffer Wet: $6.48 each
Used 3 FREE coupons

Baby Wash: $1.37

Hunts Spaghetti Sauce: .98cents

Claussen Pickles: $3.28
Used $2 coupon
 Paid: $1.28

Fisker Scissors: $2.48
PRICE MATCHED to Walgreens
 Paid .99cents

Gerber Graduate Crunch: $1.98 each
 Used $1/2 coupon
 Paid: $ 2.96

Corn Tortillas: $1.88

2 Butter: $2.98each

Tri-Peppers: $3.88

Borden Cheese Slices: $1.88 each
Used 3 $1/1 coupons
 Paid .88cents each

2 Kielbasa: $2.50 each

Green Peppers: $1.48

Red Peppers: $2.68

Squash: $1.81

Zucchini: $1.33

Crayons: .40cents
PRICE MATCHED to Kroger
Paid .25cents each

*Not pictured: Poster Board: $2.97

Paid:$36.43
Tax:$7.22
SAVED:$40.95

Kroger:Week 1

Kroger- Rotel: Mega event Buy 10 save $5
19 CENTS EACH!!
Paid $1.90

Wisk Laundry Detergent: Mega Deal $3.25
Used $2 coupon
Paid $1.25 each

Ground Chuck on Mark-Down $7.39

Ground Pork on Mark-Down $1.77

Pork Steaks on Mark Down $8.26

2-3Muskateers: On sale 2/$1
Used .50/2 coupon that doubled to $1
FREE

Bananas: .69cents

Apples: $1.86

6 Velveeta Mac and Cheese: Mega Deal .49 each
Paid$2.94

Kroger Shrimp: $6.99

Paid:$40.74
Tax:$3.94
SAVED:$36.38(49%)

KROGER- Week 2

4 Huggies Wipes: Rain Check for $1.49(Mega Deal a few weeks ago)
Used 4-.50cent coupon that doubled to $1
 Paid .49 each

8 Kroger Diced Tomatoes: Mega Deal
 Paid: .55cents each

Hunts Spaghetti Sauce: .88cents

4 Kroger Tomato Sauce: .45cents each

Kroger Cocktail Sauce: $1.89

Kroger Mozzarella Cheese: $6.49
            Cheddar Cheese     $6.49

Carolina Pride Bacon: On sale for $1.99
 Used 4- .50cent coupons that doubled to $1
 Paid .99cents each

2 Bushes Baked Beans: $1.50 each

Ground Italian Sausage: $3.19

Red Onion: $1.53

Kroger Ricotta Cheese: $1.89

2 Egglands Best Eggs: $2.99
Used 2 .50cent coupons that doubled to $1
Paid $1.99each

2 Wamplers Sausage: $2.99 each

Gerber Graduate Cereal Bars: $2.60
Used .55/1 coupon
Paid: $2.05

Gillette Fusion Shaving Cream: $1.43
Used 2 $1 coupons
 Paid .43 each

Premium Smoked Ham: $4.99
Used .55 coupon
Paid $4.44

Lettuce $1.35

Kroger Tortilla Strips $1.69


Paid:$66.45
Tax:$5.83
SAVED:$35.03(36%)

Huevos Rancheros

2 Tbsp Olive Oil
3 cloves Garlic, minced
1/2 cup Salsa
1 (14.5oz) can Black Beans
1 Red Bell Pepper, diced
1 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped green onions
6 eggs
6 corn tortillas, warmed
1 avocado, sliced
Fresh Cilantro, chopped

Saute garlic in olive oil until fragrant. Add salsa, beans, red pepper, cumin and salt. Simmer until thickened, approximately 10 minutes. Stir in green onions.

Meanwhile, fry eggs sunny side up in a large skillet(I did over-easy). Season with salt and pepper.

Place one warm tortilla on each plate. Top each tortilla with a spoonful of beans, fried egg, salsa, avocado slices and chopped cilantro.

I had this for dinner last night and it was AMAZING!! Very yummy! I also made some Guacamole Dip...well I squashed an avocado and added salsa   :-) Yum!  

Menu 7-18/7-24-11

I'm still here guys! I'm sorry that I haven't been around. We had our yard sale Wednesday-Saturday and I am exhausted! I Finally finished the menu late last night. I am hoping that I will have a lazy day soon and can get some new recipes up! :-)

We don't have anything planned for this week so we will just see what we can get in to! :-)
The menu didn't go as planned last week so I do have some carry over meals...

Here is what's on the menu:

Monday:
Cereal
Sandwich w/Chips and Pickle
Beef and Bean Taco Salad-(New)

Tuesday:
Yogurt w/Granola
L.O.'s
Asian Chicken Kabobs w/Rice (Carry Over)

Wednesday:
Eggs and Toast
Corn dog Muffins (Carry Over)
Lasagna Subs w/ Salad

Thursday:
Smoothie w/Granola
Cheese,Crackers,Turkey w/Fruit Salad
Roasted Chicken w/Veggies

Friday:
Breakfast Bars (Carry Over) from Feeding the Kids Cookbook
L.O.'s
Pancakes w/Eggs and Turkey Bacon

Saturday:
Crustless Quiche(Carry Over)
L.O.'s
Grilled Apple Chicken

Sunday:
Breakfast Burritos (Carry Over)
YOYO
Hamburgers on Grill  w/HM Sweet Potato Fries and Baked Beans

Menu Plan 7-11/7-17-11

Today is a BUSY BUSY day. We have family coming to help get ready for yard sale and then a cook out! :-)   Just stopped by to drop off the menu. Will have shopping results later today!

We are having the yard sale this week so hopefully having a menu will help out. Here is what I have planned...

Monday:
Yogurt w/Granola
PBJ w/Fruit
Asian Chicken Kabobs w/Rice (Carry Over)

Tuesday:
Giant Breakfast Cookies
Grilled Cheese w/Fruit
Low Country Grill(Recipe Soon) w/Grilled Mixed Veggies

Wednesday:
Cereal w/Fruit
Sandwich w/Raw Veggies
Pork Steak w/Eggs and Hash browns (New)

Thursday:
Jelly Biscuits w/Turkey Bacon
Corn dog Muffins w/Fruit
Mari's Turkey Burgers(Freezer) w/HM French Fries

Friday:
Cereal
YOYO
HM Grilled BBQ Chicken Pizza w/Grilled Mixed Veggies

Saturday:
Egg and Veggie Omelet
YOYO
Eat Out

Sunday:
Huevos Rancheros (New)
YOYO
Goulash w/Green Beans and Garlic Toast(Freezer)

*YOYO = Your On Your Own    :-)

Menu 7-4/7-10-11

Hey y'all. My computer is still being repaired, I am trying to use Big Daddy's little notebook but it is SO slow it drives me crazy!

No shopping pictures this week. I was not real excited about ANY of the sales and I went over budget...
(Shopped hungry and with Sissy) Oh well...

Here is the Menu for this week, we have a Cook-Out for the 4th and that's about it! We are going to be working over time trying to get ready for a yard sale!

Monday:
Cereal
Turkey Pizza Burgers w/ salad (Carry over)
**Cook Out**

Tuesday:
Yogurt w/Granola
L.O.s
Chicken Macaroni Casserole (New)

Wednesday:
Giant Breakfast Cookies
Grilled Cheese w/Fruit
Petros w/Corn on the Cob

Thursday:
Cereal
L.O.s
Asian Chicken & Veggie Kabobs w/ Brown Rice

Friday:
Muffins
Cheese,Crackers,Turkey and Grapes
      ?

Saturday:
HM Breakfast Bars (New)
Corn dog Muffins w/Fruit (Carry Over)
   ?

Sunday:
Crustless Breakfast Quiche- (New)
PB Banana& Honey Sandwich (Carry Over) w/Fruit
Steak, Baked Potatoes,Baked Beans, Grilled Mixed Veggies, Mushrooms and Onions

Sunday Shopping

I'm REALLY hoping that the sales pick up soon! It's been VERY slow the last few weeks. I'm only going to show you the two trips that I was excited about(One from middle of the week). The other trips I took I didn't have many coupons and I didn't think the sales were great...

Kroger:

5 Huggies Wipes- On Sale buy 5= $1.49

 Used .50cent coupon that doubled to $1

 Paid .49 each

15 Powerade Zero 32oz- On sale .69 each

 Used a Buy 10 get 5 FREE coupon

 Paid .35each

(I got 30 of these earlier in the week, I found the coupons at Kmart)

Root Beer: .69cents

Wavy Lays Chips: $1.99

Cream Cheese: $1

Oatmeal Cookies: $1.25

Pillsbury Pie Crust: $3.19

Paid: $17.92

Tax: $2.00

SAVED: $21.29 (57%)

CVS:

**Please keep in mind that I did MULTIPLE transactions to get these savings...

4 Huggies Diapers: On sale 2/$18
 Used 4 $2 coupons

4 Finish Gel Packs: On sale $2.99
  Used 4 $1 coupons

2 Schick Razors: On sale B1G1 $8.99
 Used 2 $4 coupons


Paid: $4.62
Tax: $5.66
SAVED: $67.96

**I rolled LOTS of ECBs!!  Great Price for ALL of that!!  :-)



Menu 6-27/7-3-11

Well my computer is still messed up but, I am going to try to use this old one until it gets fixed.

Sissy and Big Daddy had a Daddy/Daughter date today so they went to see Cars 2! I got all my shopping done this morning so just me and Brother hanging out...although truth be told my Cars obsessed little boy would rather be at the theaters too!!  :-)

Nothing going on this week, so going to try to get things done around the house!
This week is a bunch of repeats and newbies on the menu...

Monday:
Cereal
HM Chicken Nuggets w/Mac and Cheese (Carry Over)
Tortellini Marinara w/Green Beans (New)

Tuesday:
Smoothie w/Granola
Enchilada Stuffed Shells (Carry Over)
Corn Crisped Chicken & Potato Dinner (New)

Wednesday:
Cereal
Eat Out
Taco Casserole w/Corn on Cob

Thursday:
Omelet w/Toast
Corn Dog Muffins w/Fruit Salad (New)
BBQ Chicken w/Potato and Corn Salad (Carry Over)

Friday:
Breakfast Bars (New)
Sandwiches w/Chips and Pickles
Turkey Pizza Burgers w/Salad (New)

Saturday:
Breakfast Burritos
Grilled Hawaiian Pizza (This has been on the menu for weeks b/c I haven't made the dough yet!)
Low Country Boil (New..Recreation from Savannah Trip)

Sunday:
Biscuits and Gravy w/Sausage and Eggs
Picnic
Meatloaf and Taters w/Peas and Rolls

The Winner

And the Winner is....

JOSH OGLE!!!!!


I want to thank everyone that entered my giveaway!

Hopefully I will have the laptop fixed soon and can get back to blogging!  :-)

Keep checking back because I am going to do more giveaways for Cookbooks and whatever else I come up with.

Sunday Shopping

With it being Fathers Day I cut back this week on shopping...

Brother got up at 5:30 and we hung out until Sissy got up at 7:30 and we were on the road by 8am.
 Big Daddy worked 9 days in a row(from where we went on trip) and he was VERY tired! So I thought the best present was to let him sleep in!

I didn't see anything I needed at Walgreens, so I just ran in real quick and used some Register Rewards to buy my papers.
3 Knox Papers $1

Then we decided to check out the Double Coupon Event at K-Mart

Finish Gel Packs: On sale $3.49
 Used .75 cent coupon that doubled to $1.50
 Paid $1.99 each

Weber Marinade Pouch: 10/$10
 Used .55cent coupon that doubled to $1.10
 Paid .45cent each

Paid $7.90
Tax: .93
SAVED:$6.18

I possibly could have got these cheaper at Walgreens or CVS but, I needed them now  :-)

As we were paying it started storming like crazy! I couldn't even see my car in the parking lot let alone navigate two kids there...Needless to say the kids got an extra 15 minutes to look at toys!

After that we went to CVS

4 Pantene 2N1: On sale 2/$6.97
 Used 2 $3/2 coupons
 Used $8 ECB


Paid:
Tax:$1.36
SAVED:$19.96
Received $4 ECB


Then we went to Kroger, I only had 5 coupons for there this week so everything else is just stuff that we needed. Not really a "saving trip" just normal groceries  :-)

Dixie Plates:$2.25
 Used .50cent coupon that doubled to $1
 Paid $1.25

Johnson's Curly Shampoo:$3.19
 Used .50cent coupon that doubled to $1
 Paid $2.19

10lbs Potatoes $3.59

Red Potatoes:$2.99

Bananas: .78

Celery: $1.39

Corn on Cob: $1.52

Parsley:  .89

Red Onion: $1.33

Thyme: $1.99

Sweet Potatoes: $1.49

Tomato:$1.35

Yellow Squash: $1.01

Zucchini: $1.07

Cherry Tomatoes: $2.49

Cucumber: $1.99

Arugula: $3.25

2 Ground Beef: $6.35

Skillet Steak: $5.38

Wamplers Sausage: $2.99

2 Chicken Breast: $7.22

Chicken Tenders: $3.88

Beef Gravy: $1.04

2 White Vinegar: $1.79
 Used .50 coupon that doubled to $1
 Paid .79

Apple Cider Vinegar: $2.19
 Used .50 coupon that doubled to $1
 Paid $1.19

Kroger Milk $3.29

Paid: $69.55
Tax: $5.56
SAVED: $14.19(18%)

TOTALS for the day:

Paid: $80.21
Tax: $7.85
SAVED: $45.33
With $4 ECB for next week  :-)