A pleasant surprise was waiting for me

I was cleaning up in the garden yesterday and noticed this! I have tomatoes again. I am so glad I left the plant even after I thought it was long dead from the heat of Texas. There are currently seven tomatoes on it with several more blooms.


This is our lone orange, the only one that made it. I have no idea when it will...

More free stuff! December 4, 2008

I took the girls for a haircut and had to make a run into Kroger after, lol.



2 4-strip Fleishmann's yeast used 45¢ coupons doubled
6 Cheetos used $1 tear pad
1 Lays stackers used $1 tear pad
1 Cracker Jack used $1 tear pad
1 Pedigree Good Bites used FREE item coupon
1 Yoplait Kids Trix yogurt...

OMG, Yummy Mango Bread

When I was a little girl my Hawaiian grandmother used to make this delicious Mango Bread for us. With all the mango I just bought I wanted to make something with it.

Okay, I don't have a Hawaiian grandmother, but if I did, I bet she would have made this for me. It is so good. And if you eat it hot, it is like a cobbler.


2...

Smoothies anyone? November 20, 2008


Thanks to an ad in our local Freecycle Discussion group I was able to take part in a once a year bulk frozen fruit purchase. I ordered 30 lbs of frozen blueberries and 40 lbs of frozen mango. These are individually quick frozen and come in a huge box.

My mother split the cost...and the goods with me. We put 2 cups blueberries...

November 8, 2008


Remember when I said I buy stuff if it is free, even if I don't need it? Again the reason why is that #1 I can always donate it and #2 it will help boost my totals for the gas discounts and other coupons. So I do it.

Kroger

10 Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa
12 Brut deodorant used $1 coupons
2 Armour sausage used 35¢ coupons tripled...