Pretzels! Warm and fresh right out the oven can’t be beat. They are so tasty and satisfying. I came across this recipe a few years ago at the Hodgson Mill site and have held on to it because it is very simple and fun to make; especially with children in mind.
You mix and knead everything up in a Ziploc type bag . I like that idea! Less dishes, less mess. The hardest part about making these pretzels is trying to decide what to top them with. Or what to dip them in. I just like salt on top and to dip mine in mustard. The possibilities are endless though.
What is your favorite pretzel combo?
1 cup Hodgson Mill Stone Ground Whole Wheat Graham Flour
1 cup Hodgson Mill Naturally White Unbleached Flour
3 tablespoons Hodgson Mill Milled Flax Seed
2 tablespoons sugar
1 package Hodgson Mill Active Dry Yeast
3/4 cup warm water (105-115 F.)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
Topping:
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
Poppy seeds, sesame seeds, coarse salt or favorite topping
Enjoy!!!
4-Day Seafood Sale Feb 25 – Feb 28 I rarely buy fish, so I am not sure what are the best buys. I am going to just list them all.
- Fresh Salmon or Catfish Fillets $3.98 lb.
- Tilapia, Swai, Pollock, Salmon Fillets $2.98 lb.
- 2 lb. package King Crab Legs $19.98
- Snow Crab Clusters 8oz. & up $6.98
- Aqua Star raw shrimp 16 oz., 31/40 ct. $3.98
- Aqua Star raw shrimp 16 oz., 51/60 ct.
- 10 lb. box Catfish nuggets $12.98
- 10 ct. package Ocean Cafe Crab Cakes $9.48
- Chicken of the Sea Tuna 5 oz. 68¢
- Chicken of the Sea Pink Salmon $1.98
- Dole Cole Slaw or Iceberg bagged salad 98¢
- Lemons 4/$1
- Roberts, Hiland, Blue Bunny or Meadow Gold cottage cheese 24 oz. $1.88, use a 45¢ off Hiland Q that will double to make this 98¢
- Country Crock spread 45 oz. $1.88, use 35 off Q that will double to make this $1.18
- Best Choice pasta 3/$1.98
This week’s sale items
- Corn King bacon $1.88
- Dole bananas 38¢ lb. All week long!
- Bud’s Best Vanilla wafers 98¢
- Best Choice Ice Cream half gallon $1.48
- Best Choice yogurt 6 oz. 6/$1.98
- Best Choice Potatoes 5 lb. bag $1.99
- Roma tomatoes 79¢ lb.
- Kiwi 4/$1
- D’Anjou pears 99¢ lb.
- Zucchini or yellow squash 99¢ lb.
That is all I see! Let me know if you find a deal or a coupon that I missed and I will update the post with it. And you can finish off your grocery shopping list by stopping by The Grocery Weekly to see what is on sale this week at Dillons and Hyvee.
No CVS run for me this week! There really wasn’t anything that caught my eye.
If you like smelling good stuff for your home, check out this post Common Sense With Money did, you can get Renuzit Tri-scents free this week.
There were still a few apples lurking in my fridge from this past fall’s bounty that needed to be dealt with. And I am going to be out of town all day tomorrow with out my husband and children. I felt a treat was in order for them while I am away. And what better to use than these apples?! Here is one of my own versions of an apple pie. It is kind of like apple pie and apple crisp all mixed into one dish.
P.S. I cheated on the pie crust this time and used a store bought that I had got on sale for 49¢! And to top it off, I didn’t get fancy with the edging. I just left it the way it laid when I put the crust in to the pie dish. I think it still turned out pretty.
Apple Crumb Pie
- one pie crust, use your favorite
- 1/3 to 1/2 c. sugar, depending on how sweet the apples are that you use
- 1/4 c. flour (used whole wheat)
- 1 t. cinnamon
- dash of salt
- 8 c. of peeled and sliced apples
- 3/4 c. rolled oats
- 1/4 c. flour (used whole wheat)
- 1/4 c. brown sugar
- 1/3 c. butter
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Put pie crust into a 9″ pie pan.
- Mix sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.
- Stir in apples, until well coated.
- Pour apple mixture into pie pan.
- Using the same bowl mix the oats, flour, and sugar together. Cut in butter, until the mixture is crumbly. I like to use my hands, but a pastry cutter works great.
- Sprinkle the crumb mixture on top of the apples in the pie plate.
- Bake for 50 minutes. You may need to cover your pie with aluminum foil for the last 10 to 15 minutes to prevent your topping from getting too brown.
- Cool in pie plate on wire rack.
- Eat and enjoy!
I have one foot out the door this morning, so this will be real quick! I will come back and do a coupon match up later. Done! If you see a good deal, or one that I have missed please leave a comment and I will update it then, as well.
I also wanted to point out the Always Save brand that Apple Market carries. Alot of their prices in this label are very close to Aldi prices, and even beat some of Apple Market’s own sale ad prices. So keep your eyes open while you are shopping, if you are looking to save even more and you don’t mind trying a new label.
***All coupons are from the Sunday paper inserts, unless stated otherwise.
- Pilgrim’s Pride fresh, 100% natural, boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenders $1.88 lb.. use 55¢ off Q
- Fresh, boneless pork loin roast or assorted chops $1.88 lb.
- Navel oranges or grapefruit 4/$1
- Best Choice cheese 8 oz. chunck or longhorn 4/$5
- Bertolli frozen meals 2/$10, use in ad Q and get a free bagged salad and garlic bread wyb two Bertolli meals, use $2 off printable Q (if you hit the back button after printing it will allow you to print two Q’s ) that make these $3 ea.: that sounds like a cheap and quick dinner to me!
- Wesson vegetable oil 24 oz. $1.99
- 3lb. bag Washington or Granny Smith apples 2/$5
- Banquet pot pies 20/$10
10/$10 Mix and Match Sale (You can buy any amount and the items will still only cost $1 ea., you do not have to buy 10)
- Suave conditioner or shampoo, there are several Q’s out there, here is one $1 off printable and here, making it free! (Thanks goes to Money Saving Mom for the above links!)
- Best Choice 100% Apple Juice frozen concentrate
- Hormel pepperoni
- Bar S franks or lunch meat
- Hormel Little Sizzlers
- Totino’s pizza rolls, use this 55¢ printable Q to make these 45¢ ea., or use 35¢ off Q that will double to make these 30¢ ea.
- Jenos pizza
- Red or White grapes by the lb.
- head lettuce
- Vine-ripe tomatoes by the lb.
- cucumbers
- Extra Large green or Hot house red Bell Peppers
- Aqua Star fish portions
- Allens frozen vegetables
- Best Choice wheat bread
- Hunt’s pasta sauce
- Martha Gooch pasta
- StarKist tuna pouches, use $1 off Q from Vocal Point mailer (If you are not familiar with Vocal Point follow this link, if you sign up they will send you coupons in the mail for different items periodically–even without participating in all of their activities.) or use B2G1 Q
- Lipton sides
- Chef Boyardee canned pasta, use 35¢/3 Q, this will double and make these 76¢ ea
- Duncan Hines cake mix
- Hunt’s snack packs
- Blue Bunny, Hiland, Roberts or Meadow Gold sour cream or dips, use 50¢/1 Roberts Q to make this 50¢
- Best Choice ice cream
- Colgate toothpaste, use this $1 off printable to make this free!
- Banquet frozen meals
Hey now, don’t forget to stop by The Grocery Weekly to see what the best deals are for Dillons and Hyvee this week! Shannon does an excellent job with coupon match ups and price comparisons. So you are sure to fill up your grocery list (and cart) with the best priced groceries!
***Update!!! My sincere apologies! After really taking a good look at the Planter’s Granola Bars coupon, I realized it says you must buy a carton of granola bars to get the $1 off, not just one bar. I am sorry for misleading you all in this deal. Please don’t try this deal with that coupon, as it is not meant to be used in that fashion.
Thanks!
Cara
I stumbled upon a great deal at Dillons (21st & Fairlawn) today! They have a Planter’s Peanuts display set up at the end of the candy isle with Planter’s Granola Bars on sale for 69¢ a bar. The greatest part was there is a $1.00 off Q right on the display making these free, plus 31¢ towards your other groceries! (Don’t worry, I left some Q’s for some of you too, but hurry, they won’t last!)
- 2 Heartland Pastas 3.00, used $1.60 in Q’s
- popcorn kernels $1.99
- 2 Russell Stover chocolates 2.98, used BOGO Q
- 15 Planters bars 10.35, used 15 $1 off Q’s
Total OOP: $1.54! That was a 98% savings!
I only got a couple of things at CVS this week, but I plan on going back since I finally got a $/$$ Q! I have not had one of these since Thanksgiving time frame. I’ll keep you posted.
Keep an eye out on your clearance section. I found nylons marked down to 50¢, bags of underwear for $2.58 and bras for $1.50. Sounds like a good price if you are in need of these items.
And don’t forget to ask for a rain check if CVS is out of a sale item while you are there, so you can still take advantage of the sale at a later time when they get the item stocked up again.
- Colgate $2.99 (get $2.99 ecb)
- 2 packages of panty hose $1.00
- used $4 ecbs adjusted down to $3.99
Total OOP: 0, with $2.99 in ebs for next time!
There are a couple of other really good deals this week, like free pads, a moneymaker on Neutrogena soap, and free Mylanta stop by Money Saving Mom to see more details and check out the other CVSer’s scenarios for the week! See what else is on sale this week at The “Cent”sible Sawyer too for more ideas.
Peanut butter wontons?
Never heard of them myself, until I spotted them at Kate’s blog, A Simple Walk.
I really enjoy peanut butter and knew right away that I was going to give these a try. At this writing I have made these twice now, and know I will make them again, and again.
These are a really fun and extremely tasty snack, that is, if you like peanut butter.
You don’t need a recipe to make them either. Take as many wonton wrappers as you desire to fry up and put a dab (1 teaspoonful) of peanut butter in the middle. Dip your finger in water, run it around the edges of the wonton and fold over pressing firmly to close securely. Slip them into some hot oil. They only take a few seconds to fry up, turning once.
Take a peek at the gooey yumminess found in the middle. I used crunchy peanut butter in this batch. These are great dipped in your favorite fruit jelly.
If you don’t like peanut butter, Kate has another recipe for Cream Cheese Wontons. I hope to try that one sometime too!
What about you? Do you think you are going to give them a try? Or have you had something like this before?
Here are the best deals I see for Apple Market this week. All coupons are found in the Sunday’s newspaper coupon inserts unless otherwise stated. Apple Market doubles coupons up to a 49¢ value; not to exceed cost of the item. Also, take a peek in the ad to see how you can get a $5 gas gift card via mail-in rebate this week.
4 day sale 2/11 – 2/14:
- Best Choice Bath Tissue 6 premium big rolls $2.88
- Best Choice canned veggies 6/$2.98
- Birds Eye frozen veggies (including Steamfresh variety) 88¢, use 35¢ off Q to make these 18¢ ea.!
- 24 oz. Roberts, Hiland, Blue Bunny or Meadow Gold cottage cheese $1.88, use 45¢ off Hiland Q to make this 98¢! or 50¢ off Roberts Q to make this $1.38
- 8lb. bag, Texas Ruby Red grapefruit $2.98
- 24oz. Best Choice ketchup 88¢
- Best Choice saltines 88¢
- 96 use regular liquid Era 2X laundry detergent $8.88
This week’s sale items:
- bananas 39¢ lb., Tuesday only!
- Aqua Star Raw White Shrimp 1lb. bag $4.88
- Yoplait yogurt 2/88¢, 40¢/6 off Q to make these 30¢ ea.
- Pilgrim’s Pride split chicken breast 88¢lb., use 55¢ off Q to save even more
- 15lb. bag red potatoes $2.98
- 5qt. pail Best Choice ice cream $3.98
- Suave body lotion, use $1 off Q to get this for 49¢
- Always Save 4 roll bath tissue 89¢
- Green asparagus $1.99lb.
- Jumbo sweet onions 99¢ lb.
- Roma tomatoes 69¢lb.
That’s it! If you see anything I missed, please let me know and I will update the above info. Also, stop by The Grocery Weekly to see what the best deals are this week at Hyvee and Dillons!
Thanks for stopping by!
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