Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Weekly Grocery Specials 12-30-09 to 1-6-10

Ralphs www.ralphs.com

Have a New Year Eve party for a gang?

Uncooked chicken wings to spice up your self, 1.79lb sold in 4 lb bag
Cooked meatballs or Hot and Spicy chicken wings 3.99lb
Nabisco snack crackers 2 for 5.00
All pre-made shrimp trays 33% off
Pepsi products 2ltr .79ea
7 Up products 2ltr .99
Haas Avocados 3 for 1.00

Healthier Guacamole:
1 ripe Hass avocado, halved, seeded and peeled
1 small tomato, diced
2 scallions, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
1 small garlic clove, minced
Salt, to taste


Or a New Years Eve party for 2?

Whole lobster tails 6 oz 5.99ea
Cornish game hens 1.49lb
Salmon fillet 3.99lb
T-Bone steak 5.99lb

*Whole chickens .69lb
*Whole tri tip 1.99lb

*Roma tomatoes .69lb
*Bag baby carrots .99ea
Broccoli or cauliflower .99lb
Green onions and radishes 2 for 1.00
* Fresh Selections salad or slaw .99
Private Selection organic vegetables 2 for 5.00


El Mente Market
19th& Placentia
These are the best deals in town!
Thursday only
Chicken leg quarters 10lb bag .39lb
Whole pork picnic roast .69lb
All their beef is Harris Ranch
7 Bone roast 1.49lb
Chuck Roast 1.79lb
Marinated chuck steak 2.29lb
*Beef flap meat (carne asada)
*Pork spareribs .97lb
*Bone-in chicken breast .99lb
Pork stew meat 1.59
*Shrimp 25-30 count (that means you get 25 to 30 shrimp per pound) 3.99
*Tilapia fillet 2.29lb

*Avocados 5 for 1.00
*Fuji apples 2lbs for .99
*Nectarines .99lb
*Red seedless grapes .99lb
*Iceberg lettuce .59 ea

VONS
*Boneless chicken breast 1.47lb
*Pork loin chops 2.47lb
Salmon fillets 5.99lb
Cornish game hens 1.29lb
London broil 3,49lb

*Eating Right or Fresh Express Bag salads buy one get one free
Fuji apples .77lb
*Navel oranges .39lb
*Broccoli crowns or cauliflower .77lb
*Bananas .67lb
*Jumbo cantaloupe 2lbs for 1.00

Party Deals
*Mama Lucia meatballs 10lbs for 10.00
*Lit’l Smokies 2 for 5.00 14-16oz
20 count fresh baked cookies 2.99
Nabisco snack crackers 2 for 4.00
*Signature Café Pizza family size 5.00
Signature Café wings 25 count 7.99

HENRY'S

*Homemade Pollo Asada 1.99lb
Boneless chicken breast 1.77lb
Ring in the New Year with the “Surf and Turf combo!
Boneless New York steak 4,99lb
Wild caught lobster tails 3oz 4.99 ea
*Blueberries 4 for 5.00
*Navel oranges 3 lbs for 1.00
*Bell peppers 4 for 1.00
*Bunched red radishes, green onions or cilantro 4 for 1.00
$.88 cents specials
Fuji, Jazz or Cameo apples, Roma tomatoes, Minneola tangelos, green or red leaf lettuce or baby peeled carrots.

ALBERTSONS

3 day New Years sale Wed thru Friday
Wild raw shrimp 15 count 7.99lb
Large King crab legs 7.99lb
Shrimp ring 20oz 6.99
*Lobster tail 3.99 best deal
Arctic Shores Cooked shrimp 6.99lb
Arctic Shores Raw shrimp 5.99lb
Whole cooked crab 3.99lb
Large sea scallops 8.99lb
Cooked lobster claws 9.99lb
Boneless chicken breasts 1.99lb
Fresh t-Bone steaks 3.97lb
Pork loin baby back ribs 2.99lb
Rib eye or New York steaks 5.99lb
*Hormel seasoned pork loin buy 1 get 1

Pineapples 1.29lb
Clementine tangerines 3.99 3lb bag
Roma tomatoes 1.49lb
Cucumbers .79ea
Avocados 2 for 1.00

*Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt .40ea
*Stouffers Party entrée 8.88 save 3.11
Stater Bros
3 days only Wednesday thru Friday
*SB ground beef 1.25 lb.3lb pack
Top Sirloin steak 2.87lb
Pork spareribs 1.37lb
Whole chicken .99
Wild caught lobster tail 6 oz 6.99
King crab claws and legs 6.99
*Farmer John wieners .99 ea
*New York steak 2.97lb save 4.82lb
*Hillshire Farms Lit’l Smokies 1.99

Easy Pigs in a Blanket
Ingredients
1 can refrigerated crescent rolls (I prefer puff pastry in the freezer section)
Lit’l Smokies
Preheat oven to 375 F. Separate dough into 8 triangles and cut in half lengthwise.
Place each Lit’l Smokies
on the wide end of the roll and roll it up. Space the piggies evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or sprayed with Pam.
Bake approximately 13-15 minutes until the rolls are brown and flaky.

Buy one get one free Deals
SB xl raw shrimp 31-40 ct save 8.99
Great American Tilapia fillets save 6.99
SB Jumbo cooked shrimp save 9.99
Pilgrim’s Pride Buffalo Wings save 9.98

Ambrosia apples .89lb
Limes 4 for 1.00
*Roma tomatoes .89lb
* Clementine “Cuties” 1.99ea save 3.00

Black eyes peas prepared 2 for 3.00
Cook up with that left over Christmas ham. My Father’s tradition was that the first meal of the New Year had to be Black Eyes Peas. It guaranteed a healthy and prosperous coming year. Your choice was to stay up after mid-night or have them for breakfast. 

Martinelli’s sparkling cider 1.77
Mission tortilla chip and queso dip 1.99

How many unwanted presents did you get this Christmas?

Dealing with unwanted presents

Most people don’t do anything! Three in five consumers hold onto gifts they don’t want, according to a survey from Kijiji.com, a free online classifieds site.

The top reasons are:
they don’t want to hurt the feelings of the giver (60 percent)
they think they will eventually use the gift (51 percent)
it’s too much effort to return them to the store (33 percent)

If you can get past these hesitations, here are five things to do with unwanted, ill-fitting holiday presents.

1. Use an unwanted gift card to buy a gift for someone else. Think ahead to any birthdays, parties, or celebrations coming up in the next six months. Anybody retiring? Getting married? Having a baby?

2. Re-gift! Sometimes you’ll come across an appropriate recipient a few days later at another holiday function, but more likely you’ll stash an unwanted gift in your gift closet (a designated area at home for evergreen gifts). Make sure you remove anything that would indicate the item was re-gifted and do not mention you are re-gifting to the recipient, which is extremely rude. Some people feel re-gifting is tacky, but I say it’s better to re-gift than let a present go to waste!

3. Sell gift cards you’re not going to use, especially if you think the store has a chance of closing. Here is the low-down on the best sites to sell gift cards. PlasticJungle.com, GiftCardRescue.com or GiftCardBuyBack.com

4. Exchange the gifts for something you want. If you don’t have a receipt, head to the store ASAP. Without a receipt, you’ll only get credit for the current selling price. Macy’s is one of the few stores that embeds the sale price in a bar code sticker so you can get credit for exactly what the giver paid. A lot of retailers softened their return policies to make it easier on us consumers and some are giving as much as a month after the holiday to return and/or exchange.

5. Sell presents online. Craigslist, Kijiji, eBay, Amazon. The Internet is your oyster.
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Really Big Sales

Appliance dealer, Pacific Sales is having a good After Christmas Sale with 25%-75% off factory sealed, open box, discontinued and floor models in stoves, stove tops, plumbing fixtures, washer/ dryers, dishwashers and more. You’ll also find some substantial rebates on Viking, Kitchen Aid, Dacor and Frigidaire. All locations www.pacificsales.com

The Semi Annual Brooks Brothers sale is on now with savings of 25%-50% throughout the store. All locations www.BrooksBrothers.com thru 1/4/09.

World Market is taking 30%-50% off on all furniture. A 5-pc dinette sets that retailed at $439 is now $199, Tahoe occasional and console tables that were $169-$249 are now $89-$139. Chair and a half club chairs are $299 instead of $599. All locations.

Looking for a new piano?

This may be worth a gander.
Sale Of The Week
Hollywood Piano Company is having a Massive End of Year Clearance sale with savings of 25%-75% both new and used pianos. A New Oak console piano is $1495 instead off $4995. A Roland New F110 digital piano is $1495 instead of $2000. Used baby grands start at $799, used spinets start at $499. A Kawai Console Piano in a walnut finish is $1995 instead of $4995. No sales tax, free delivery, free bench, free tuning, and a FREE MP3 Player included! Whether you have a small budget or are looking for the piano of your dreams. Hollywood Piano’s End of year sale is too good to miss. 1033 Hollywood Way, Burbank and 2084 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena. Cash/ CC/ Financing. Thru 12/31 only.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Weekly Grocery Specials 12-16-09 to 12-23-09


Ralphs www.ralphs.com


Christmas Eve Dinner from specials
*Beef rib roast 3.88lb limit 2, save 6.11 lb
*Russet potatoes 10 lb bag .49, limit 2
*Fresh green beans 2lbs for 3.00
Ranch rolls, 12 count bag 2 for 4.00
*Bakery fresh pecan pie 2.99
*Dreyers ice cream 2 for 5.00

More specials
*Farmer John ham .88lb
*Boneless top sirloin steak 1.99lb
Whole turkey breast 1.49lb
Spiral sliced half ham 1.69lb
Fresh leg of lamb 4.99
*Farmer John sausage links .99 ea

Is your tradition is seafood on Christmas Eve?
Cooked XL(21/25 shrimp per lb) shrimp 6.99lb
Whole lobster tail 5.99 ea
Large King Crab legs 7.99lb
EZPeel XL Raw shrimp 5.99lb
Fresh salmon fillet 6oz. 2.99 ea

Broccoli or cauliflower .99lb
Baby peeled carrots .99lb
Raspberries or blackberries 2 for 5.00
Fresh Barlet pears .79lb
Celery .79ea
*Pineapple .49 lb
Fresh Express salad blends 2 for 5.00

*Quaker cereals 1.88ea
*Ralphs chicken broth .69 can
Claim Jumper pies 4.99 ea save 3.00
*Campbells Cream of Mushroom or Chicken Soup 4 for 3.00
Cool Whip 2 for 3.00
*Daisy sour cream 2 for 5.00
*Philly cream cheese 2 fpr 3.00
*Ralphs, Sargento or Kraft cheese 30%off
*Selected Pepsi products 2 ltr .79
24 pack Pepsi cans 2 for 11.00 buy 2

VONS

Christmas Dinner from Specials
* Farmer John shank half ham .77lb
*Safeway spiral cut half ham 1.27 lb
*Safeway Select spiral cut ham 1.99lb
*Large Beauregrad yams .48 lb
Freshline green beans 2 for 5.00
O Organics bag salads 2 for 4.00
Safeway brown & serve rolls 4 for 5.00
Safeway Select NY cheese cake 7.99

* Whole chicken .67lb
Whole boneless pork loin 1.97lb
Large King crab legs 8.99lb
Boneless NY strip roast 4.99lb this can also be cut into lovely steaks
Whole semi boneless leg of lamb 3.99lb
Boneless leg of lamb 4.99lb
Lamb rib roast, frenched 9.99lb
*Johnsonville smoked sausages buy 1 get 1 free

Cutie 5 l box 4.77
Fuji, Red or Golden apples 98 lb
Family pk Black or Raspberries 4.99
Green onion 2 bunch .98
Whole Pineapple 2.49 ea

Lucerne yogurt .40 ea
Lucerne milk 2.39 ea when you buy 2
Lucerne can whipped cream buy 1 get 1 Lucerne cream cheese 99 ea
Lucerne sour cream 16oz 1.49
Lucerne cheese 32 oz 6.99
Safeway frozen vegetables 1.88
Cool whip 1.29
Sara lee frozen pies 4.99
Safeway Hash browns 32oz 2 for 5.00

Super coupons in store ad
Tide 100oz Liquid or 134 to 146 oz powder 10.99
Charmin tissue 24 pack or Bounty towels 12 pack 11.99
All detergent 32ox 3x, 50oz 2x 2.99

HENRY'S

Another Christmas Eve Dinner?
Famous cut standing rib roast 5.99lb
Wild caught lobster tails 3.99 ea
*Russet potatoes 10 lb bag .59 ea
*Kings Hawaiian rolls 12 count 1.99ea
*Henrys Fresh apple or pumpkin pie 2.99

*Fresh Salmon fillets 5.99lb
*Jumbo cooked shrimp 26/30 count 6.99lb
*Red garnet yams .59lb
*Gala apple or Satsuma tangerines .88lb
*Haas avocados or mangos .59ea
*Broccoli crowns .88lb

*Sun Harvest butter 1.88 lb
*Large eggs 1.29 doz
*Cascade sour cream .99 16oz
*Pecan halves 4.99lb


ALBERTSONS


*Hormel or Albs Spiral sliced ham 1.39
Beef rib eye roast 3.77lb
Boneless rump or cross rib roast 2.99lb
Fresh Jennie o turkey 1.29lb
If your tradition is Mexican food on Christmas Eve
*Fresh Pork picnic roast .99lb Best Deal! Great for home made pork tamales or carnitas.
*Farmer John sausage link or roll 1.00
*Farmer John Premium Sausage 2.00
*Farmer John bacon 3.00

*Navel oranges 4lb for 1.00 Beat Deal
*Cucumbers or red bell peppers .79 ea
*Green onion or radishes 2 for 1.00
Cantaloupe .69 lb

Coupons in store ad
Oscar Meyer bacon 1.98
Albertsons Frozen Vegetables 16oz .50

Stater Bros

*Kruse half ham .77 lb
*Ohse or Jamestown spiral sliced ham .99 lb Best Deal but requires $25 min purchase
*Fresh Zacky or Honeysuckle white turkey .99 lb
* Jennie O or Valchris turkey .69lb
*Honeysucklewhite turkey breast 1.39lb
*Pilgrams pride Buffalo wings 2 lb bag buy1 get 1 free
*Hormel pork loin fillet buy 1 get 1

*Fresh green beans .49lb Best Deal
*Navel oranges 3lbs .99
*Red yams .59lb
*Whole pineapple .59lb
*Blackberries 2 for 4.00

*Tillamook baby loaf cheese 32oz 6.99
*Stater Bros shredded or block cheese 1.99 8oz pack
*Pillsbury Grands or Crescents 1.99
Pillsbury cookie or pie crusts 2.99
*Bridgford rolls 1,99

99 cent sale
Stater Bros whipped topping
Jell-o
Stater Bros cream cheese
C&H sugar 1 lb box
Carnation evaporated milk
Stater Bros canned fruit
Pillsbury brownie mix
Stater Bros stuffing
Nestle hot cocoa mix
Stater or Betty Crocker potatoes
Farmer john pork sausage

*Betty Crocker cake mix .69
*Martinelli’s sparkling cider 1.77
Kraft marshmallow crème 1.49
*Nestle Choc morsels 7 varieties 1.99
*Imperial or Blue bonnet spread 1.99
*Stater Bros butter 1.99

Looking for Christmas Menu Ideas?

Roast Pork with Cherry-Almond Glaze Recipe
10 Servings
Prep: 10 min. Bake: 65 min. + standing
Ingredients
1 boneless whole pork loin roast (3-1/2 pounds)
1 teaspoon salt
1 jar (12 ounces) cherry preserves
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves
1/4 cup slivered almonds
Directions
Sprinkle roast with salt; place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes.
In a small saucepan, bring the preserves, vinegar, corn syrup and spices to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Set aside 3/4 cup for serving. Stir almonds into remaining mixture.
Brush roast with some of the glaze. Bake 35-50 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer reads 160°, brushing frequently with remaining glaze. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved cherry mixture. Yield: 10 servings.

Apple-Glazed Cornish Hens Recipe
6-12 Servings
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour
Ingredients
6 Cornish game hens (22 ounces each)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup thawed apple juice concentrate
3 lemon slices
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
Tie legs of each hen together; tuck wings under hens. Place on a greased rack in a roasting pan. In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and apple juice concentrate until smooth. Stir in the lemon slices and cinnamon. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened.
Spoon half of the glaze over the hens. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180°, basting occasionally with remaining glaze. Yield: 6 servings.

Canadian Bacon Onion Quiche Recipe (Make ahead for Christmas morning)
Prep: 30 min. Bake: 40 min.
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons cold butter, divided
1/2 cup 4% small-curd cottage cheese
3 large sweet onions, sliced (about 6 cups)
4 ounces Canadian bacon, diced
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
In a small bowl, combine flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cut in 1/2 cup butter until crumbly. Gradually add cottage cheese, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.
Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges.
In large skillet, sauté onions in remaining butter until golden brown. Stir in the Canadian bacon, pepper and remaining salt. Remove from the heat; add eggs and cheddar cheese. Pour into pastry shell.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Warehouse Sales

Sale Of The Week

Amco Metal, a manufacturer better outdoor and patio furnishings is having a Huge Warehouse Sale on M-F, 12/14-12/18 (11am-5pm). Save 50%-90% on hundreds of samples, overstock and seconds in outdoor dining tables & chairs, sofas, love seats, club chairs, bar stools, day beds, umbrellas, sundials, park benches, patio umbrella torches and more. Products are made out of Cast Aluminum and Synthetic Polytheylene Wicker. 461 South 7th Ave., Industry. 888.322.2626. www.amcocorporation.com Cash/ Carry.

The Travis Mathew Holiday Warehouse Sale is on 12/18 (noon-6pm) -12/19 (8am-2pm) Save 40%-70% on shorts, pants, polos, belts, hats, t-shirts, sweaters, vest, jackets, and more! Deals like polos starting at 20 $! 15547 Graham St. , Huntington Beach,CA 92649. Cash/ CK/ CC.

The Innes Warehouse Sale is on every weekend (Sat/ Sun) now through 12/20. Save 50%-80% on tees, tops, shirts, hoodies, shorts, pants, jackets and more for guys and gals. 3235 Production Ave., #B, Oceanside 92058. Cash/ Cc only.

Permanent AMS Disney Character Outlets:
Orange Fair Market Place
243 Orangefair Mall
Fullerton, CA 92832..
714.870.9363

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Weekly Grocery Specials 12-9-09 to 12-16-09

Ralphs www.ralphs.com

Only OK deals on meat for Ralphs
*New York Steak or Roast 3.49 lb
Boneless chicken breasts 1.99 lb
Boneless chuck roast 2.99 lb
*Fresh Pork ribs 2.49 lb
Boneless rump roast 3.99 lb

Jimmy Dean sausage roll, links or patties or sliced bacon 2 for 7.00
But, there’s more! When you buy 2 you get a free dozen eggs
Boneless stew beef 3.49 lb
Oscar Meyer beef franks 2 for 5.00

Red or Golden apples .99 lb
Red grapefruit 2 for 1.00
Kiwi 3 for 1.00
Iceberg lettuce .99 ea
Mangos .99 lb
Blueberries 2 pks for 3.00
*Cutie tangerines 2lb bag 2.99
Haas avocados 10lb for 10.00

10 for 10.00 Sale
Oscar Meyer Lunchables
Minute Maid drinks
Grands Biscuits
Hunt’s pudding snack
Michelina’s or Budget entrees
Fleischmans margarine
Ralph’s sour cream
Quarker rice cakes
Private Selection ice cream pints
Ralphs microwave pizza
Banquet frozen dinners
Angel soft tissue or Brawny paper towel
American Beauty pasta
Van de Kamp’s bread and much more

*Lean Pockets 1.88 ea
*Post or Ralphs cereal 2 for 4.00


HENRY'S


Weekend Sale Only!
blackberries 5.6 oz. .77
Arrowhead 24 pack water bottles 2.99 limit 4
Wild colossal sea scallops 7.99 lb
*Boneless skinless chicken breasts in family pack 1.77 lb
*Clementines 5 lb box 3.97 Best Deal
Mini watermelon 1.97
*Fuji apples .88 lb
*Roma tomatoes .97 lb
*Russet potatoes 5 lbs .97

VONS
Anyone love Paula Deen? From now to Dec 15 buy an Smithfield Sausage or bacon and be automatically entered to win tickets to see the Paula Deen Show in San Francisco or Los Angeles. Must use Von's card for entry.

Make it Italian tonight?
Barilla pasta 10 for 10.00
Lean ground beef 2.29 lb
Italian sausage 2.99 ea pack
Fresh Express or Eating Right salad kits 2 for 6.00
Wish Bone salad dressing 2 for 5.00
Classico or Bartilla pasta sauce 1.99
Safeway Select garlic breads 1.49

Boneless cross rib roast 1.97 lb
Foster Farms chicken breasts .97 lb

raspberries 5.6 oz pkg 1.88
pears or baby peeled carrots 1.00 lb
Navel oranges .47 lb

Lucerne shredded or chunk cheese 6 to 8 oz size 1.49 ea. limit 3
Lucerne cream cheese .99 8 oz.


Stater Bros

*Whole chicken .77lb Best Deal

Crock Pot Chicken
1 whole chicken, skinned (4-5 pounds)
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp black pepper
4 whole garlic cloves (optional)
1 yellow onion, quartered (optional)
In a bowl, combine all of dried spices. Rub the spice mixture all over the bird, inside and out. Plop the bird breast-side down into the crockpot.
Do not add water.
Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours, or on low for 8. The meat is done when it is fully cooked and has reached desired tenderness.

*Top Sirloin steak 1.99lb save 1.90lb
Boneless pork loin chops 1.99lb
Jennie O ground turkey20oz 2 for 6.00
OM wieners or turkey franks .99

*5lb box Clementines 3.99
*Broccoli .59lb
*Cantaloupe 1.00 ea
*Jazz apples .77 lb

Holiday Entertaining

Jumbo cooked shrimp but one get one free save 9.99
Whole cooked Dungeness crab 3.99lb
Raw jumbo shrimp 5.99lb
Mission tortilla chips 1.59
Keebler crackers 2.49
Saltine crackers 1.99
Stater Bros sliced cheeses 2.99
Tillamook cheese 3.49 lb
Simply Elegant plate 2 for 5.00

Holiday Baking

Stater Btros eggs 1.45 doz
Gold Metal flour 5 lbs 1.99
Parchment paper 2.99
Pillsbury cake mix .99

Yoplait yogurt .50 ea
Post and Quaker cereals 1.99ea

ALBERTSONS

Boneless skinless chicken breasts 1.77 lb when you buy 3 lbs or more in the service deli.
Boneless beef chuck roast 1.99 lb
*Salmon or trout 6 oz. 3.99

*Avocados .50 ea.
Blackberries 5.6 oz. 1.50
*Fresh Express salad blends buy one get one free

challenge real butter 2.49 lb
Progresso soups 18 to 19 oz. 1.00
Best Foods mayo 30 oz. 2.49
Swanson Broth 14 oz. .59 a can
Albertson canned veggies .75 each can
Ghiradelli or Nestles baking chips 11.5 oz. bag 2.50
carnation canned milk 1.00 12 oz can
M&M's 9 to 12.6 oz bag 2.00 ea.
Bob's candy canes 6 oz. 1.00

Chanukah candles..59 for 44 candles. If you have no light in storage this is a cheap way to start. Each candle is about the width of 4 birthday candles together. They are small, but they provide light! Each candle lasts about 45 minutes.


10 for 10s Betty Crocker cake mix, Green Giant 10 oz box veggies in sauce, Betty Crocker Specialty potatoes, SoBe 20 oz bottles. If you buy $15 of them.

Cream cheese Albertson brand 1.00
50% off holiday trims
25% off kitchenmate bakeware

More Frugal things you can do to celebrate Christmas

1. Make candy. Our favorites are fudge and peanut brittle.
2. Make a Paper Mache snowman.
3. Simmer some hot cider. Or if you’re lazy like me buy it at Trader Joes, or just heat up some bottled cider.
4. Have a birthday party for Jesus. Make a cake, invite the neighborhood kids over, and have a party. For gifts, you could give time or make a commitment to read your Bible, pray…whatever you can think of!
5. Watch the Christmas specials on TV. My personal favorites are Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and A Charlie Brown Christmas.
6. Send a card with a Christmas postmark to someone special. You can have letters postmarked at the North Pole, Bethlehem, Noel, and many more interesting places.
7. Read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever with your family. If you’ve never read it, you should. It’s really funny!
8. Hang mistletoe. Then kiss your sweetie.
9. Make your own Christmas cards. Have everyone pitch in. Family Fun has some good ideas.
10. Write a Christmas letter, with everyone in the family telling their own story of the past year. Our friends do this. They start the letter with “Dad’s Turn” and work their way down to the youngest child’s turn. It’s fun to read everyone’s differing perspective on the past year.
11. Make a video and send it to far away relatives for Christmas. We did this for years. We’d sing songs, tell stories, and just have a good time. Our relatives appreciated seeing how the kids had grown over the year.
12. Make Christmas ornaments.
13. Take a walk and collect pine-cones, acorns and the like for decorations.
14. Make an Advent Calendar. You could make a simple paper calendar. Or if you’re more crafty, you could make something more complicated. There are many options.
15. Make a Jesse Tree.
16. Fix a special Christmas breakfast. I usually make the Land of Nod Cinnamon Buns and Christmas Breakfast Sausage Casserole. I like these recipes, because the bulk of the preparation is done the day before.
17. Hold an open house. Send invites to all your friends, telling them to stop by your house between the hours of two and five. Set out simple finger foods, and enjoy socializing.
18. Take your family’s picture in front of the Christmas tree. Make it a yearly tradition.
19. Send a card to a recovering U.S. Soldier. The soldiers have given so much for us. Help make their holidays a bit brighter by thanking them. The address is: A Recovering American soldier, c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue,NW,Washington,D.C. 20307-5001. Boomeyers, one of my commentators, has informed me that cards addressed to Any Soldier (as opposed to a real na me) will no longer be delivered due to security concerns. So I’m going to amend #48. Send a card to a U.S. soldier that you know. If you don’t know a U.S. soldier, consider making a donation to an organization that supports the troops. Or contact your local National Guard to see how you can help. Thanks, boomeyers, for correcting me.
20. Record your children singing their favorite Christmas carols. Children’s voices change so much over the years. Twenty years from now, you’ll be glad to have the recording.

Warehouse Sales

The OC famous Boutiquing Sale is on 12/12 (10am-6pm). Find over 25 Orange County Boutiques with savings of 30%-70% under 1 roof. You’ll find denim, dresses, shoes, jackets, handbags, jewelry, accessories, home furnishings, gifts and so much more from these boutiques! Scout 3, Tres Chic, 5 Seas, Patina, Carmen Parks, Macalistaire at 1850, Hannah Bean, Ladonna, Glitter Girl, Amelie, Dali Boutique, Bohemia, Tattle Tailes, The Passionate Collector, Shop Moderne, Hollywood Million Denim, Lucky Leona, Liz Larios, Moda Viajando, Plum Pretty Sugar, Dove Chocolate, Anything Canine, Petit Plum and Foot Petals. The Village - Cambria Lawn, 21 Prism, Irvine, 92618. Entry is $10, but mention BargainsLA.com and you save $5!

The Travis Mathew Holiday Warehouse Sale is on 12/18 (noon-6pm) -12/19 (8am-2pm) Save 40%-70% on shorts, pants, polos, belts, hats, t-shirts, sweaters, vest, jackets, and more! Deals like polos starting at 20 $! 15547 Graham St. , Huntington Beach,CA 92649. Cash/ CK/ CC.

California Closeouts is having their Holiday “Liquidate the Liquidator” Sale on 12/11-12/13 (9am-6pm). Save 50%-80% on housewares, electronics, food & grocery, toys, and more. Remingoton Razers are $14.99, Eureka Vaccums at $29.99, Radio controlled cars at $10-$74, Dolls at $2-$30 and much more. 6821 Watcher St., Commerce, 90040. Cash/ CC. CaliforniaCloseouts.com

Mor Cosmetics is having a Warehouse Sale on Friday 12/11 (9am-6pm) Sat/ Sun 12/12 -12/13 (11am-4pm) and Monday 12/14 (9am-6pm). Save 50%-80% on soaps, body butters, candles and more. Mention BargainsLA.com and receive a FREE – Provincial Candle in either Cassis Noir or Fig & Olive while supplies last. MOR Cosmetics Warehouse, 10869 Portal Dr., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 – 800.978-4667. Cash.

The VOX Warehouse sale is on 12/11-12/12 (9am-4pm). Save 50%-80% with footwear starting at just $10 and clothing starting at $5. Vox Warehouse Sale, 3131 Scott St., Vista, CA 92081. Cash.

The Obey Sample Sale is on 12/11 (8am-7pm) and 12/12 (8am-1pm). Save 50%-75% on tops bottoms, hoodies, sweats, tees and more for guys. 3500 W. Carriage Dr., Santa Ana, 92704. Cash/ CC only.
The RVCA Holiday Warehouse Sale is back again on 12/11-12/12 (9am-6pm). Save 50%-80% on tops, tees, swetaers, boardshorts, pants and more for guys and gals. 960 West 16th St., Costa Mesa 92627. Cash/ CC only.

The Innes Warehouse Sale is on every weekend (Sat/ Sun) now through 12/20. Save 50%-80% on tees, tops, shirts, hoodies, shorts, pants, jackets and more for guys and gals. 3235 Production Ave., #B, Oceanside 92058. Cash/ Cc only.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Weekly Grocery Specials 12-2-09 to 12-9-09

Ralphs www.ralphs.com

Quick meal from specials
Asian Salmon
For the marinade:
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons good soy sauce
6 tablespoons good olive oil
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Roast the salmon for 18 to 20 minutes, or for about 12 minutes per inch at the thickest part of the salmon. The internal temperature will be 120 degrees F on a meat thermometer when it's done. Remove from the oven, wrap tightly with aluminum foil, and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
*Pacific Salmon fillet 2.99lb
*Fresh chicken breasts .99lb
+Fresh ground beef 50% off
*Beef back ribs .99lb
Country style pork strips 1.69lb
Top round beef roast 2.99lb
London broil 2.99 lb
Pork blade or loin chops 1.99lb

*Bananas .39lb
*Red raspberries or blackberries 2 lbs for 3.00
Gala, Granny Smith apples or Navel oranges .99 lb
*Red grapefruit .79 ea
*Fresh Selections salad .99 ea
Ralphs ½ gallon milk 2 for 3.00

Thursday Only
50% off Kelloggs cereal or bars and Sunshine cookies and crackers
HENRY'S www.henrysmarkets.com
*avocados or mangoes 3 for 1.00!
*gala apples .88 lb
*navel oranges .50 lb
*eggplant or bell peppers .88 each

boneless skinless chicken tenders 1.99 lb in the family pack
extra large eggs 1.79 doz.
mild cheddar or jack cheese 2.99lb

Stater Bros

Tried of Turkey?
*T-bone steak 3.77lb save 4.02lb
*Chicken thighs or drums .89lb
*London Broil 1.77lb
*Pork Butt roast .99 (time to throw in crock pot for pulled pork sandwiches or carnitas tacos or burritos)
*ground beef 1,25lb
*Foster Farms whole or cut-up chicken .99lb
*Ambrosia apples or navel oranges .89lb
*Bartlett pears .39lb
*Blackberries 1.00 ea. Pack
*Roma tomatoes .79lb
*Stater Bros yogurt .39ea
*Shedds Country Crock 1.99
Tina’s burritos or chimichangas 10 for 3.00, I love these things.
*Mission Tortilla chips 2 for 3.00
*Stater Bros saltine cracker .99 ea
* Hunts tomatoes or Manwich 10 for 10.00
*Bounty paper towels 8 giant rolls 10.99 save 5.00
*Barilla pasta .79 ea stock-up
*Lean Cuisine Entrees 1.77 ea

Smart and Final

*First Street ground beef 1.39 lb, 5lb pack for 6.95
*Jennie-O ground turkey 1.69 lb
*First Street party wings sold in 4 lb pack for 6.76 (easy appetizer for Ward Christmas party. I just sayin’ it would be nice.)
Mix 1 cup hot sauce, 1/2 cup honey, 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Brush on wings.
Lay the wings in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes at 40 degrees or until the skin gets crispy and the wings are cooked through.
*Foster Farms chicken thighs .89lb
*First Street cheese 2 lbs for 4.49

ALBERTSONS

FHE Treat. Monday Meal Deal. Feed 4 for 7.99. Includes: 1 baked chicken or 8 pc. fried chicken, 1 lb potato, macaroni or coleslaw salad, 1 lb potato wedges and 4 Kings Hawaiian dinner rolls plus one 2 liter Coke product.

Foster Farms whole chickens .99 lb
Country Style Pork Ribs 1.59 lb.
Jimmy Dean bacon 12 oz or sausage roll 12 to 16 oz. 2.50 each

avocados 1.25 ea.
Key limes 1 lb pkg. 1.50 ea.
Del Monte Fruit Naturals 1.00 each
Fresh Express complete salads 3.00 each

*Bumblebee solid white tuna 5 oz. .99
*Albertsons white or wheat bread.99

Yoplait yogurt 4 to 6 oz. .50 each
Albertsons whipped topping 8 oz. .99
Egg Nog 32 oz. 2.00 each
Shoppers Value 1 gallon milk 2.39 ea. when you buy 2
Albertsons Evap milk .99 12 oz can great for food storage!!
Albertsons 5 lbs sugar 2.59

VONS

Quick Meal from Specials
Have Leftover cranberry sauce?
Cranberry-BBQ Chicken Breasts
Mix equal parts canned whole-berry cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce. Brush on boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Broil on nonstick foil– lined baking pan, turning once,
until cooked through (about 7 minutes).

Get a $10.00 reward when your purchases reach $250.00, between 12-2 and 12-13

boneless skinless chicken breasts, London Broil, 80% lean ground beef or whole pork loin 1.77 lb

*blackberries 6oz .97
fresh Express clamshell 10 oz 3.99 ea.
Eating Right bag salad 1.99 ea

real butter 1 lb 1.99
Yoplait 4 to 6 oz. .50
Buy any 5 participating Kraft cheese products in a single transaction and get 45.00 off at checkout!

BAKING SALE
General Mills flour 5 lbs 2.00
Betty Crocker Brownie Mix .89
Skippy Peanut Butter 15 to 16 oz. 2.00
Nestles Toll House morsels 2.00

Safeway chunk light tuna 5 oz. .79 each

chunky soup selected varieties 1.25 a can

Frugal things you can do to celebrate Christmas

Christmas is quickly approaching, and it’s time to start planning a frugal Christmas, to get less caught up in the urge to spend and put our focus where it belongs.

1. Read a Christmas story or book every day.
2. Celebrate Advent with an Advent Wreath. You can even make the wreath yourself. That’s more frugal than buying one..
3. Pray for people who send you Christmas Cards. A good time to do this is after dinner. Or pray for them during your advent time, if you’re using an advent calendar.
4. Attend the Crèche at the Orange Stake Center and your other Ward and Stake Christmas events.
5. Have a family slumber party in the living room. Pull out the sleeping bags and turn on the Christmas lights. Just enjoy being together as a family.
6. Go Christmas caroling. Grab some friends or just go as a family. Get to know your neighbors as you bless them with Christmas carols.
7. See the Christmas lights. Drive around your town and look at the decked out houses. Vote on which neighborhood has the best display.
8. Look at pictures from Christmas past. Pull out the photo albums. Tell your children about your Christmas celebrations as a child.
9. Do a Christmas puzzle together.
10. Bake Christmas cookies.
11. String popcorn.
12. Read the Christmas story. Read it straight out of the Bible, or use a bible storybook if you have young children.
13. Pick up some library books and study Christmas Traditions in other countries.
14. Make your own gifts. My personal favorites are gifts in a jar. Gift baskets are also fun. There are a ton of gift mixes at Food Gifts From Your Kitchen.
15. Participate in a charity. We like to fill shoe boxes for children the same ages as our children. Our children learn that Christmas is about giving, not getting.
16. Make paper snowflakes with your kids. If you want a real challenge, make a 3-D paper snowflake.
17. Make a paper chain to count down the days until Christmas. Alternate green and red construction paper. You can attach the chain to a paper cross or Christmas tree and hang it up on your child’s wall. Each night before bed take off a link. On Christmas Eve, the child takes off the last link, and then gets so excited that she can’t sleep. Oh wait…that happened to me. Hopefully it won’t happen to you. :)
18. Have a Christmas movie marathon. Get the movies from the library if you want to be really frugal. Some favorites are The Polar Express, Miracle on 34th Street, and A Christmas Story.
19. Invite some friends or family over for dinner. It doesn’t have to be formal. Just enjoy the company. Make it a potluck. Or have a soup night. Have everyone bring their favorite soup in a crock-pot.
20. Make a gingerbread house. You can try the ambitious way, or you can make one the easy way.
21. Visit a nursing home or an elderly shut in. The holidays can be a difficult time for those who have lost loved ones. Visit an elderly person with no family nearby. Bring some flowers, food, or a homemade Christmas card. It will brighten their day…and yours.
22. Attend your community tree-lighting ceremony. Many communities have them, and they are festive occasions. If you don’t mind the crowds, tree-lighting ceremonies can be a lot of fun.
23. Put on some Christmas music and dance with your spouse and children.
24. Learn the history of Santa. It’s pretty fascinating.
25. Track Santa on NORAD.

Warehouse Sales

The RVCA Holiday Sale is on 12/4-12/5 (9am-6pm), 12/11-12/12 (9am-6pm). Save 50%-80% on skate/ surf tops, tees, bottoms, dresses, accessories and more for guys and gals. RVCA Warehouse Sale, 960 West 16th St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627. Cash/ CC
The Tavik Warehouse Sale is on 12/4(11am-6pm)-12/5(9am-3pm). Save 50% on tees, tanks, flannels, jackets, denim, boardshorts, surf and paddle boards etc for guys and gals. 760 W. 16th St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627. Cash.
The TYR Sport, Inc. Winter Tent Sale is on 12/4 (8am-4pm)-12/5(8am-1pm). Save 50%-80% on Swimwear, goggles, shorts, footwear, and more TYR Sport, Inc. Winter Tent Sale, 15391 Springdale St., Huntington Beach, CA 92649. Cash/ CC.
The Vox Warehouse Sale is on 12/5 (9am-4pm) and 12/11 (9am-4pm). Save 50%-70% on shoes, apparel and accessories. Footwear start at just $10 and clothing starts at $5. 3131 Scott St., Vista, CA 92081. Cash/ CC only.
Kids design labels, Neige is having a Warehouse Sale on 12/4 (10am-4pm)-12/5 (9am-2pm). Save 50% on samples and overstock in better tops, bottoms, jackets, sweaters and more for your favorite little one up to 8 years old.The Doubletree Club Hotel Orange County Airport, 7 Hutton Centre Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92707
The Vestal Holiday Sample Sale is on 12/4 (10am-6pm)-12/5 (10am-5pm). Save 40%-60% on watches, belts, clothing and accessories. 730 W. 17th Street, Costa Mesa, 92627. Cash/ CC.
The Paul Frank Warehouse Sale is on 12/5 (9am-4pm). Save 25%-60% on signature tees, tops, hoodies, hats and accessories. 686 Warehouse, 20 Goodyear, Irvine 92618. Cash/ CC.
The Innes Warehouse Sale is on every weekend (Sat/ Sun) now through 12/20. Save 50%-80% on tees, tops, shirts, hoodies, shorts, pants, jackets and more for guys and gals. 3235 Production Ave., #B, Oceanside 92058. Cash/ Cc only.