Nanny to Mommy

So I haven't posted this here but I thought I would because I posted it on cafemom and mom365's couponing groups and it seems to be very popular. I guess because I paid less than the box of diapers and got more than a box of diapers. :)

October 20, 2011:



for OOP $21.11!!!!

Here's how I did it:

Publix -

Skippy Peanut Butter $1.99 - I had 4 $1 store coupons (I stocked up because the price of peanut butter is going up and we eat it ALL the time)

Honey Nut Cheerio $1.99 - I had one $1 off 2 and one $0.75 off one (we eat this ALL the time too)

Pampers Diapers $29.99 (terrible price) - I had a $10 off coupon P&G sent me when I had issues with some diapers and their tabs ripping off, plus a $5 off store coupon

Pampers wipes $6.71 - FREE WYB Pampers Cruisers in store ad coupon

Covergirl Blushes $3.56 - I had 4 $8/2 Covergirl Face products

DiGorno Cheese BOGO at $4.79 - 2 $2 off any DiGorno product from their facebook plus $1 off competitior coupon



Walgreens -

Cotonelle is on sale for $5 they have an $1 off in their new October booklet. I had bought two packs the day before and received a $3 off catalina (I had a $0.75 off and $3 off any Kimberly-Clark product that day). I used the store, catalina, and another $0.75 off coupon so I only paid $0.60 for one. :D

I'm so excited because I can use everything I purchased from P&G to get a $40 valued Bake ware set with a mail-in rebate (that's why I bought the blushes)! :D

So I had some left over baby food and infant cereal that I had already opened, so I searched online and found a recipe that I thought sounded good:




Baby Cereal Pancakes Recipe
1 cup whole wheat flour (this will make a dense pancake; you can use 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour if you prefer)
1/2 cup uncooked commercial baby barley cereal from the box (or rice commercial baby cereal)
1/2 cup uncooked commercial baby oatmeal cereal from the box - did not have just used more rice baby cereal
1 cup formula (or another liquid such as milk) - used WHOLE milk
1/2 cup mashed banana (or fruit of your choice) - used left over baby food - applesauce
1 tbsp melted margarine or butter (unsalted type)
3 egg yolks
apple juice (about 1/2 cup) or use water if you prefer - used apple juice

Add cinnamon, nutmeg, dash of vanilla or other flavorings if you wish. - used vanilla

Mix all ingredients together and add enough juice to make pancake consistency. Cook on your cook top in a frying pan as you would with "regular" pancakes. Cooking these baby cereal pancakes on a griddle will work better as you will have more control over the temperature and will be better able to keep the temp. at a constant heat.


They were very yummy! Even my hubby liked them. Be aware that it makes a LOT and if you are going to freeze it, then freeze the batter not the pancake. I suggest freezing it in separate increments in small Ziploc freezer baggies. I hope this helps!

Checked the mail today, as some of you may know my daughter no longer eats baby food. In fact I tried to make baby food pancakes and that was a disaster so I ended up selling them to a local consignment shop. Any who, I received some pretty awesome Beech-Nut coupons!

Here's what they include:
2 $1 off ANY Beech-Nut cereal (exp 12/31/11)
Save $1 on any 6 Beech-Nut Stage 3 jars (exp 3/31/12)
Buy 3 Get 1 Free Beech-Nut Stage 1 jars (exp 3/31/12)
Save $1 on any 10 Beech-Nut Stage 2 jars (exp 3/31/12)
Save $1 on any 8 Beech-Nut items (exp 3/31/12)

So here's what I want you to do:

1. Go 'like' Diana's Deals
2. Then leave a comment saying you would like to enter the giveaway!

That's it! I will pick someone at random on Sunday at 5 pm and post a status on my page letting you know who won! :)

Publix

6 Ore-Ida Tater Tots - $3.55 - 2 store B2G1, 2 Manu B2G1 (thank you IHeartPublix.com for the coupons!)

1 Gallon Milk - $3.19 (it's ridiculous that this is a good price for milk!)

2 Edge Shaving gel - 2/$4 - no coupons but needed

2 Skintimate Shaving gel - 2/$4 - no coupons but needed

4 Texas Bread Sticks - 50% off ($1.29 each) - 4 $0.40 off doubled

3 Stouffers Family Size Lasgna - $3.99 (normally almost $8!) - 3 $1 off coupon

3 Brawny paper towels - Rain check to make them $1.50 (down from $1.99) - 3 $.050 off coupons doubled

2 Philadelphia cooking cream - 2 $1 target (competitior) and 2 $1 off manu

5 Idahoan Instant Potatoes BOGO $1.33 - 1 free, 1 $1 off, 1 $0.75/3

2 Ricola cough drops - BOGO $1.79 - 2 $1 off

2 Tennessee Pride 12 ct sausage biscuits - $4.99 (terrbile price and I had a terrible coupon - $1/2 - but my husband wanted them and they are so he can bring his breakfast to work instead of buying it so it makes money in the long run. And of course when I got home there was a $0.75 off one and $1 off the Dairy department from Kroger. O well.)

$5 off $50 Kroger (competitor) coupon

$3 off $30 Publix coupon

OOP: $34.70

Total Saved: $64.60




Walgreens

4 216 count Huggies baby wipes - $4.99 - Used $2 off Store coupon (Infant Care booklet - Thank you to the Momma who sent it to me!), took off $8, then 4 $0.40 off manu. made them $0.01 per wipe or $0.75 per pack. GREAT DEAL! Plus I picked up my FREE photos! :D



Pretty proud of this trip even if I did buy things I didn't have coupons for and didn't plan on buying. Plus I got a LOT of stuff that we have had to go without that we use to buy because we couldn't afford (i.e. the stouffers lasagnas and tater tots). How many of you have gone without because it wasn't on a good deal/didn't have good coupons for an item you really like? My family will always have food on their plate, a roof over their heads, and clothes on their backs but sometimes will go without the extras. That's called survival.

SouthernSavers.com, IHeartPublix.com, and TheKrazyCouponLady.com helped me plan this trip! :D