I love Birthdays!  Birthdays are so much fun especially when you can say you’re 24 again or maybe 21.  *wink wink*

This past year after reading many blogs about birthday freebies I signed up for several of them.  I took an hour or so off from work and picked them up.   This is what I got:

Sephora – Sign up as a Beauty Insider and get a free gift from Sephora on your birthday.  This year it is a small white eyeshadow, small mascara and small eyeliner.

Cold Stone Creamery – Cold Stone Creamery will send you an email with a coupon for a free ice cream creation to enjoy on your birthday. All ages are welcome!  The server that helped me that day gave me a bigger cup!  I gave him a tip.  Thanks!  It was wonderful.

Auntie Anne’s Pretzels – Sign up for the Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Perks and not only will you get coupons for special offers all year long but you will get something on your birthday.  I got a B1G1 coupon!  Yummy!

Bath & Body Works – As I’ve mentioned in the past, Bath & Body Works sends so many coupons and in this case I combined it with a sale.  The cashier even gave me the coupon back to use again.

Godiva – The same day I was going to the mall to pick up some of my freebies I realized that you can sign up for Godiva Chocolate Rewards the same day and get 1 FREE piece of chocolate and you will get 1 FREE piece each month just by walking in.  If you don’t have the reward card make sure you remember the email address you used to sign up.

Rita’s Italian Ice – Join today and receive exclusive offers year round, a special birthday treat and the latest scoop on Rita’s– all delivered straight to your inbox.  Joining the club is FREE! Click here to sign up today!  I got a B1G1 treat and then if you sign up your kids they too will get a treat for their birthday.

Recently my daughter had a birthday!  We had a great time.  We decided to have a simple family get together but we also included a trip to Toys R Us.  It was so much fun.

Toys ‘R’ Us – Children ages 2 – 10 will receive a birthday card and surprise gift from Geoffrey when you sign them up for Geoffrey’s Birthday Club.

In the mail I got a $5 off a $25 and then a week closer to her birthday she got a $3 off a $3 purchase, the best part is you can combine these coupons!  Woohoo! We ended up getting a baby doll stroller, baby doll bottles, ball, Popsicle holders and a play shopping cart with fake food for $22!

She got there and had a great time playing with the toys. Plus she got a balloon, a crown and her name announced on the loud speaker.  She was a little princess.

Baskin Robbins – Get a free ice cream treat if you sign up for their Birthday Club.  If you also sign up your kids they too will get an ice cream treat.

To see a larger list of Birthday Freebies check out at Hey It’s Free.

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Make sure you enroll in the Bottom Dollar Food Member Card program.  You can sign-up in the store or sign-up online and get the temp. card instantly. They will mail you a card in a week.   Here is Bottom Dollar’s Coupon Policy.

Don’t forget to use your May coupon – $10 off a $40 purchase – expires 5/31/10!

BAKERY

Otis Spunkmeyer Muffins – $1.88 (valid until 05/25)

Toufayan Mini Croissants – $2.88 (valid until 05/25)

BEVERAGES

Food Lion Coffee – $5.27 (valid until 05/25)

Food Lion Orange Juice – $1.94 (valid until 05/25)

Food Lion Soda – $2.19 (valid until 05/25)

Heineken – $10.95 (valid until 05/25)

Liberty Creek – 2 FOR $11 (valid until 05/25)

Miller Lite or Coors – $10.47 EA. (valid until 05/25)

Pepsi Products – 88¢ EA. (valid until 05/25)

Pinecroft – 3 FOR $10 (valid until 05/25)

BREAKFAST

Food Lion Oats & More Cereal – $1.98 (valid until 05/25)

CANNED & PACKAGED

Food Lion Pork & Beans – 55¢ (valid until 05/25)

CLEANING PRODUCTS

Smart Option Fabric Softener – $1.98 (valid until 05/25)

Tide Laundry Detergent – $13..48 (valid until 05/25)

DAIRY

Food Lion Butter Quarters – $2.08 (valid until 05/25)

Food Lion Half & Half – $2.28 (valid until 05/25)

Food Lion Shreds and Chunk Cheese – $1.88 (valid until 05/25)

Kraft American Singles – $1.79 EA. (valid until 05/25)

Yoplait Yogurt – 10 FOR $5 (valid until 05/25)

FROZEN

Food Lion Breaded Shrimp – $3.98 (valid until 05/25)

Food Lion Chicken – $4.28 (valid until 05/25)

Food Lion Ice Cream Sandwiches – $2.78 (valid until 05/25)

Food Lion Pot Pies – 67¢ (valid until 05/25)

Food Lion Self Rising or Thin Crust Pizza – $3.97 (valid until 05/25)

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Dove Soap – $7.14 (valid until 05/25)

INGREDIENTS

Duncan Hines Brownies – $1.69 (valid until 05/25)

Duncan Hines Cake Mix – 88¢ EA. (valid until 05/25)

Food Lion Frosting – $1.06 (valid until 05/25)

Hunt’s Manwich Sauce – 94¢ (valid until 05/25)

MEAT & SEAFOOD

93% Lean Ground Beef – $2.78 LB. (valid until 05/25)

Bottom Round Roast – $1.98 LB. (valid until 05/25)  This is a good price.

Farm Raised Tilapia Fillets – $2.97 LB. (valid until 05/25)

MEAT & SEAFOOD cont.

Food Lion Meatballs – $1.97 (valid until 05/25)

Fresh Split Chicken Breasts – 97¢ LB. (valid until 05/25)

Gwaltney Bacon – $2.27 (valid until 05/25)

Holly Farms Chicken Wings – $1.79 LB. (valid until 05/25)

Jamestown Brand Ham Slices – $1.49 LB. (valid until 05/25)

Land O’ Frost Sub Kit – $5.47 (valid until 05/25)

Pork Tenderloin – $3.97 LB. (valid until 05/25)

Smart Option Chicken Nuggets – $2.47 (valid until 05/25)

Tastee Choice Salad Shrimp – 87¢ (valid until 05/25)

T-Bone or Porterhouse Steaks – $6.97 LB. (valid until 05/25)

PRODUCE

Cabbage – 47¢ LB. (valid until 05/25)

Hass Avocados – 88¢ EA. (valid until 05/25)

Red Potatoes – $2.99 EA. (valid until 05/25)

Sliced Mushrooms – $1.69 EA. (valid until 05/25)

Strawberries – $1.98 EA. (valid until 05/25)

Tomatoes – $1.47 (valid until 05/25)

SNACKS

Food Lion Variety Pack Chips – $5.99 (valid until 05/25)

Lay’s Chips – $1.78 EA. (valid until 05/25)

Nabisco Chips Ahoy! – $2.50 (valid until 05/25)

Zesta Crackers – $1.99 (valid until 05/25)

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I can’t believe it is Wednesday already the weekend went by so fast.  I’d been trying to get these pictures downloaded so I could show off my shopping trips and now I can.

Back when they had the Shopper’s Promotion I was trying to decide when I should use the 2 $5 catalinas.  This weekend was when they were to expire so on Saturday I went in and got all of this after using the catalinas it came to under $3!  Not bad.  We had a funny picnic on Sunday in the garage eating salad.  Will be making salads tomorrow night.

I’m excited to say that I got to do the Nivea deal more than once.  This is my favorite body wash.  I’m so glad I got introduced to it a while back when CVS had a buy 1 get 100% ECBs back to make it free.  My skin has been less dry and I haven’t had to use that many lotions.   Now I have a supply that will last me for a long time.   If I ever get any more body washes it is for gifts or donations.   Plus, the Nivea Lip Moisture is a new favorite of mine too.  I left one of them in the car, which is why it isn’t in the picture.  Everything in the above picture cost me under $3.

Made these 05/05/10

All I can say is Wow!  These are truly the best scones I’ve ever made and eaten.  In the last year I was introduced to the amazing Pumpkin Scone at Starbucks but at $1.95 a piece, it’s not the frugal way to go.

I found this recipe on MomsWhoThink online and made it.  A couple changes that I made include using pumpkin pie filling instead of regular pumpkin (hard to find regular pumpkin at some stores) and I also used heavy cream instead of half and half.   They came out so well I tried the recipe yesterday a couple more times, I used the self-rising flour and only used a 1/2 tablespoon of baking powder and omitted the salt.  I then did another batch with cooking margarine and my hubby preferred those.  I recommend cream for the icing because milk seems to make it too “watery”.

Starbucks Pumpkin Scones Recipe

These pumpkin scones are so moist and flavorful you’ll be wanting to make them all year round. They taste just like the ones you get from Starbucks. Make them on a fall morning and they’re the perfect fit with hot tea or coffee. Save yourself the hassle of waiting in line for your breakfast and shelling out big bucks for the same wonderful scone you can easily make at home.

Scones Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
7 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
6 Tablespoons cold butter
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
3 Tablespoons half-and-half
1 large egg

Sugar Glaze Ingredients:

1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons whole milk

Spiced Glaze Ingredients:

1 cup powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons whole milk
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch ginger
1 pinch ground cloves

Scones Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2.  Lightly grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.

3.  Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices in a large mixing bowl.

4.  With a fork, pastry knife, or food processor, cut butter into the dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly and no chunks of butter remain. Set aside.

5.  In a separate mixing bowl, whisk pumpkin, half and half, and egg.

6.  Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Form the dough into a ball.

7.  Pat out dough onto a lightly floured surface and form it into a 1-inch thick rectangle (about 9 inches long and 3 inches wide).

8.  Use a large knife to slice the dough into three equal portions. Cut diagonally to produce 6 triangular slices of dough.

9.  Place on prepared baking sheet from step 2.

10.  Bake for 10–16 minutes until scones turn light brown.

11.  Place on wire rack to cool.

Sugar Glaze directions:

1.  Mix the powdered sugar and 2 Tablespoon milk together until smooth.

2.  Brush glaze over the top of each cooled scone.

Spiced Glaze Directions:

1.  As sugar glaze firms, combine the spiced icing ingredients.

2.  Use whisk to drizzle over each scone and allow to dry before serving.

Makes 6 pumpkin scones.

My guess this cost me about $2 a batch to make, if that. Obviously, a container of cream is about $2.50 and you won’t use it all even if you make several batches so I suggest making home made ice cream with the left over cream and mixing with milk.  Yummy!  Perfect with the scones.  I’ll post that recipe later.

What do you think?  Any suggestions for other recipes to try?

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Limit 20 coupons per day per household.

If you live in the NOVA or Washington Metro Area, you may notice that we don’t have a lot of under $1.00 coupons so here is a list of match-ups I found to make the most sense for a trip to Harris Teeter.

This is just a start so please feel free to add more match-ups.

Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter w/ Olive Oil, $2.19
-.75/1 Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter, SS 4/11

McCormick Spices $1.89-$2.00
McCormick Premium Quality Imitation Vanilla Extract $2.99
-.75/1 McCormick Perfect Pinch Seasoning Blend, RP 4/11
-.75/1 off McCormick Seasoning Blend, Spice, Herb, Extract or Food Color RP 4/25

Coffee-Mate 16 oz Creamer $2.00
-.75/1 Coffee-mate printable

Reese’s Peanut Butter Dark Cups 89¢
-.55/1 Reese’s Dark Cups SS 3/14

Shedd’s Spread Country Crock Spreadable Sticks $1.39
-.50/1 Shedd’s Spread RP 3/7
-.40/1 Shedd’s product printable

Old El Paso Green Chiles $1.65
-.55/1 Old El Paso Chiles printable

Frank’s Red Hot Sauce 4.5 oz., $1.25
-.50/1 Franks Sauce SS 3/7 (exp 4/30)
-.75/1 Franks Sauce printable

Heinz Worcestershire Sauce $1.79
-.75/1 Heinz Worcestershire printable

Nescafe Tasters Choice, 7 ct, $1.19
-.50/1 Nescafe Tasters Choice Product, SS 2/28
-.75/1 Nescafe Tasters Choice printable

Reese’s Peanut Butter Dark Cups 89¢
-.55/1 Reese’s Dark Cups SS 3/14

Mahatma White Rice 16 oz $1.69
-.75/1 Mahatma White or Whole Grain Brown Rice, RP 2/7

Stonyfield Organic Yogurt Cups, 6 oz- 50 cents
Use .50/3 coupon = all 3 FREE

Breakstone’s Sour Cream 16 oz $1.99
-.55/1 Breakstone’s Sour Cream SS 3/21

Tetley Tea Family Size Bags 24 ct $2.29
-.60/1 Tetley Tea SS 3/14 (makes it 49¢) I bought the $2.29 and $2.99 with the printable = $.79 and $1.49

DanActive $2.50
-.75/1 DanActive Drinks SS 2/28 (makes it 25¢)

Ziploc Storage Bags with Slider Lock 15-20ct $2.59
-.55/1 Ziploc Slider Bags SS 3/21
B1G1 Ziploc Slider Bags SS 4/11(buy 2 makes it 35¢)

You can always purchase the “cents” off coupons from The Q Hunter.  You get 20% off your first order by entering the Promotion Code “20offFirst” at checkout. (Excludes shipping, good once per customer) Click HERE.

I am a customer and affiliate of The Q Hunter.

I made it to Shoppers today.  When I got there the first thing I did was look for the Double Deal Washington Post newspapers which this particular store didn’t carry and then off to the ad rack to pick up an ad.  To my surprise was an ad for this promotion spend $25 and get $10 back.  I didn’t have all of the coupons with me.  That’s a bummer since it was double $1 and triple up to $.50 but I still got some great deals and you can still too since it ends 4/28/10. (I apologize I put the wrong date down earlier.)

I bought the following:

11 Healthy Choice All Natural Entriees $1.99 ($1.99-$2.00 is my best price) Healthy Choice Frozen Meals, Any – 03-28-10 SS (Wish I had those with me.)

2 Dannon Activia $1.99 Dannon Activia 4-Pack, 8-Pack, or 12-Pack, or 24 Oz. Tub (DND 5) – 03-28-10 SS $1.00/1 Doubled = FREE

OOP = $21.87

Received 2 $5 coupons to use on my next trip.  It states I can only use 2 coupons during each visit/transaction.  However, it is pretty cool that 2 $5 coupons print out because that means I DON’T have to spend $10 on a transaction!

If you can get to Shoppers tomorrow which is after the double and triple coupon event you can still get some good eals.

Healthy choice complete meals $2.49 Healthy Choice Frozen Meals, Any – 03-28-10 SS $1/2

Healthy Choice All Natural Entries $1.99 Healthy Choice Frozen Meals, Any – 03-28-10 SS $1/2  Click HERE for a coupon

Poppycock Glazed Popcorn $3.49

Chef Boyardee Canned Pasta $1.00 Chef Boyardee (15 oz. cans) any DND9 – All You, April 2010 $1/5

Alexia Natural Crunchy Stancks 2 for $3

Hunt’s Tomatos $1.29 Hunt’s diced tomatoes (14.5 oz cans or larger), any DND9 – All You, April 2010 $1/3

Hunt’s Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce $1.25

Hunt’s Snack Pack Pudding $1.29

Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix $1.79

Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers $2 for 5 Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers, Any – 03-28-10 SS $1/2 (some papers it is $.50/1 or $1/3)

Blue Bonnet Spread Quarters $1.00

Orville Redenbachers’s Popcorn $2.69 Orville Redenbacher’s Cheese Flavored Gourmet Popping Corn, any 3-pack+ – 03-28-10 SS $1/2 or $.75/1

Pam Non-Stick Cooking Spray $3.69 Pam Cooking Spray any – 03-28-10 SS $1/2 or $.35/1

Wesson 100% Natural Pure Oil $4.19 Wesson Oil any – 03-28-10 SS $1/3 or $.25/1

Activia 4 pack $1.99 -  Dannon Activia 4-Pack, 8-Pack, or 12-Pack, or 24 Oz. Tub (DND 5) – 03-28-10 SS $1.00/1 = $.99

Marie Callender’s Pot Pies, Entriess or Dinners $2.49

Marie Callendar’s Home Style Creations 2 for $5 Marie Callender’s Home-Style Creations, Any – 04-18-10 SS $1/2 or $1/1

Marie Callendar’s Pasta Al Dente Entries $2.99 Marie Callender’s pasta al dente or Asian recipes entree, dnd – All You, April 2010 $1/1

Hunts’s Pasta Sauces $1.29

Chef Boyardee Microwave Pasta $1.25

Fleischmann’s Margarine $1.98 Fleischmann’s original margarine (11.4 oz. tubs or larger), any DND9 – All You, April 2010 $1/2

Gulden’s Spicy Brown Mustard $1.78

Healthy choice Cafe Steamers $2.99 Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers, any – All You, April 2010 $1/2

Healthy choice Soup 2 for $4

Rotel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chillies $1.39 RoTel , any DND-9 – All You, April 2010 $1/3 and RoTel – All You, September 2009 – valid up to $1.00 B2G1

Hunt”s Tomato Ketchup $1.69 Hunt’s Ketchup, Any – All You, April 2010 $1/2

Did you go to Shoppers?  Are there any other deals that I missed? Please comment!

Here are all of the deals at Bottom Dollar this week 3/10/10-3/16/10

ITEMS

BAKERY

Creme Twirls – $1.77 (valid until 03/16)

BEVERAGES

7 Up or Diet Rit – 88¢ (valid until 03/16)

Corona or Heineken – $10.47 EA. (valid until 03/16)

Food Lion Soda – 2 FOR $3 (valid until 03/16)

Livingston Cellars – $8.97 (valid until 03/16)

Natural Family – $10.55 (valid until 03/16)

CLEANING PRODUCTS

Glade Air Freshener – 88¢ (valid until 03/16)

DELI

Fresh Cuts Presliced Meats – 2 FOR $4 (valid until 03/16)

FROZEN

Armour Lunch Makers – 87¢ EA. (valid until 03/16)

MaMa Rosa’s Pizza – $5.47 EA. (valid until 03/16)

MEAT & SEAFOOD

Birchwood Pure Beef Patties – BUY 1 GET 1 FREE (valid until 03/16)

Boneless Beef Chuck Roasts or Value Pack Steak – $3.98 LB. (valid until 03/16)

Boston Butt Pork Roast – $1.27 LB. (valid until 03/16)

Corned Beef Brisket – $2.88 LB. (valid until 03/16)

MEAT & SEAFOOD cont.

Country Style Pork Ribs – $1.37 LB. (valid until 03/16)

Food Lion Imitation Crabmeat – $1.77 (valid until 03/16)

Food Lion Meatballs – $2.49 (valid until 03/16)

Ground Chuck – $1.77 LB. (valid until 03/16)

Gwaltney Premium Sliced Bacon – 3 FOR $5 (valid until 03/16)

Holly Farms Chicken Drumsticks and Thighs – $1.19 LB. (valid until 03/16)

Holly Farms Chicken Whole Fryers – 67¢ LB. (valid until 03/16)

Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Shaved Lunch Meats – $2.87 (valid until 03/16)

Sea Best Tilapia Fillets – $1.97 LB. (valid until 03/16)

T-Bone or Porterhouse Steak – $4.77 LB. (valid until 03/16)

PRODUCE

Cabbage – 33¢ LB. (valid until 03/16)

Mangos – 98¢ EA. (valid until 03/16)

Peeled Carrots – $1.48 (valid until 03/16)

Russet Potatoes – 97¢ (valid until 03/16)

Strawberries – 2 FOR $5 (valid until 03/16)

Yellow Onions – $1.59 (valid until 03/16)

I’m a huge fan of Reuben sandwiches.  It all started about 5 years ago where I had a very good one at a restaurant near my work and I started to looking for other good Reuben sandwiches.

Thanks to Redemption Unlimited ladies for mentioning that corned beef is $1.49 lb at Giant this week.   I got a 5 lb brisket for under $8.  That right there is the cost of 1 sandwich at a nice restaurant here in the NOVA area.   I made this recipe for the brisket and then I made this recipe for cabbage, potatos and carrots.   Wow!  This is amazing.  My husband wants another sandwich right now.  I better go make it.

I updated my version a little bit.

Crockpot version

Here is the scoop.  I spent $34.96 at Giant today and saved $36.12.   Plus, I got a $5 and $3 catalina to use on my next trip.    I saved 50%!

I used coupons from the Small Victories magazine available at Giant. Ask customer service for this booklet.

There are 4 – $1 double coupons in the Giant circular. Check your Giant circular because it is only available in those ads sent home.

I did 2 catalina deals on this trip.

Spend $15 of frozen food and get $5

Spend $15 of Nature’s Promise (Giant’s Organic brand) and get $3

This is what I did:

1 – Cornbeef Brisket point cut $1.49 lb = $7.69  (I will make it this week and have for dinner and a couple lunches)

1 – 5 lb bag All purpose potatos = $2  (Perfect for the cornbeef and homemade fries)

1 – Green Cabbage $.29 lb = $1.09  (Same as above)

1- Gold Fish Peppridge Farm = $1.47 (Used $1.00 coupon from Small Victories booklet)

1 – Thomas Bagels $2.50 (Used $1.00 coupon March All You magazine)

1 – Dried Goya Lima Beans on clearance $.84 (Not a huge lima bean fan but they are very healthy and I’m hoping I can find a good recipe besides my daughter loves to play with the bags of beans in the kitchen.)

1 – Taco Seasoning in container on clearance $1.60

Spend $15 of frozen food and get $5

1 – Giant Pepper Strips = $1.25 each  (Used FREE coupon from Small Victories booklet)

2 – Broccoli Cheese Birds Eye box  = $1.00 each (Used $1.00/2 coupon from 2/7 ss + $1 double coupon)

4 – Peas bag Birds Eye  = $1.00 each (2 – Used $1.00/2 coupon from 2/7 ss + $1 double coupon)

4 – Corn bag Birds Eye  = $1.00 each (2 – Used $1.00/2 coupon from 2/7 ss + $1 double coupon)

4 – Spinach Birds Eye Box  = $1.00 each (2 – Used $1.00/2 coupon from 2/7 ss + $1 double coupon)

Spend $15 of Nature’s Promise (Giant’s Organic brand) and get $3

3 – NP Mac & Cheese $1.33 each

1 – Garbanzo beans $1.00 (Used FREE coupon from Small Victories booklet)

1 – NP Raspberry Syrup $3.49 each (saved $.50)

1 – NP Edamame $2.50

1 – NP Gallon Whole Milk $5.99

Total before savings $70.09

Your Total Savings $36.12

Total after savings $33.97 + tax $.99

Total OOP $34.96

+ $8 catalina coupons to use on my next trip