The February 2012 Living off Your Stockpile Challenge..WINNER ANNOUNCED!!!

[kbullsexy07]

Really going to try and keep up on this for the month of Feb but I have so much to stock up on ... Took a few months off from couponing need to stock up on dog food, toilet paper this month but hoping for $300!!

[actvmom]

I had RAVE reviews from the whole family last night. I used lasagne noodles instead of egg noodles. Egg noodles never seem to be n sale when there is a Q for them.....

I hope ya'll like it as well as we did.

[jenrose]

Hey Kbull......Long time no see.......How's it going?

[actvmom]

Glad your back, kBull!

[SouthernBelle5]

It's still early.

I filled the small space I had w/ the ground deer meat we processed last week (ended up w/ 48- 1 lb. pks.)

So, is deer meat more like beef? (Sorry for silly question)

Really going to try and keep up on this for the month of Feb but I have so much to stock up on ... Took a few months off from couponing need to stock up on dog food, toilet paper this month but hoping for $300!!

Kbull! You're back!

[Lucky1307]

Trying for $200 again this month, would have made it last month but I stocked up on some Finish. Very excited to start the month with all the new changes hopefully we get a schedule down pretty quick.

[VivaciousJewelz]

I'm in! Gonna try for $200 again. I really need to find time to take inventory of my HBA stockpile so I know what I need.

Flying back home to DC from San Diego in about 40 min. Man, I will miss this beautiful Cali weather!

[vbc99]

So, is deer meat more like beef? (Sorry for silly question)

In my opinion, it is. It's like really lean beef. I use ground venison instead of hamburger for everything. I use it when I take my Girl Scout troop camping and make chili and walking tacos with it and none of them can tell the difference unless I tell them. Of course, once I tell them, some of them get squimish and won't eat the food so I've learned not to say anything!

The venison tenderloins are really good if you get it from a young deer; if it's an old buck, not so much. The other cuts are good if you slow cook them like in a stew.

[actvmom]

Its been a GREAT day so far, but man I feel like I could close my eyes & fall asleep right now.

DH is suffering from a migraine, o hopefully we will be having a very quiet night tonight.

[to1drland]

Really going to try and keep up on this for the month of Feb but I have so much to stock up on ... Took a few months off from couponing need to stock up on dog food, toilet paper this month but hoping for $300!!

So, is deer meat more like beef? (Sorry for silly question)

yes...some what, but very lean....I usually use ours for spicy stuff like spaghetti, chili, sloppy joes, tacos etc. When the super picky eaters are around I mix it 1/2 & 1/2 w/ ground beef & they never seem to notice. I've taken sloppy joes to work for several baby showers & retirement parties & nobody ever seems to be able to tell. I think a lot of it is a mental thing.

Trying for $200 again this month, would have made it last month but I stocked up on some Finish. Very excited to start the month with all the new changes hopefully we get a schedule down pretty quick.

how's your DS's recovery going?

I'm in! Gonna try for $200 again. I really need to find time to take inventory of my HBA stockpile so I know what I need.

Flying back home to DC from San Diego in about 40 min. Man, I will miss this beautiful Cali weather!

It could very well be nice at home for you too...it was 56 here today. are you liking the new job? I bet Cara will be happy to have her mommy back home from the trip.

In my opinion, it is. It's like really lean beef. I use ground venison instead of hamburger for everything. I use it when I take my Girl Scout troop camping and make chili and walking tacos with it and none of them can tell the difference unless I tell them. Of course, once I tell them, some of them get squimish and won't eat the food so I've learned not to say anything!

The venison tenderloins are really good if you get it from a young deer; if it's an old buck, not so much. The other cuts are good if you slow cook them like in a stew.

yep....just better to never tell them.

Its been a GREAT day so far, but man I feel like I could close my eyes & fall asleep right now.

DH is suffering from a migraine, o hopefully we will be having a very quiet night tonight.

so does that mean your dh is getting out of cooking tonight?


My parents are coming for dinner tonight...making lasagna & garlic bread, and mom is bringing my fave childhood dessert (banana pudding)

found out results from the doggie's fecal tests.... that they are both positive for different types of worms. so now I have to treat everybody. Not happy about this, as they were suppose to have been dewormed.