Target Deals

Here are a few of the best Target Deals this week:

Fiber One Cereals - $2.50, Get a $5 Target Gift Card when you buy 5 selected Fiber One Products (mix and match)
-Use $0.75/1 here or
-Use $1/2 here
AND
-Use $1/2 General Mills Cereal Target coupon here
TOTAL = $1.25-1.50 each, Plus a $5 Gift Card (when you buy 5)

Fiber One Bars - $2.50, Get a $5 Target Gift Card when you buy 5 selected Fiber One Products (mix and match)
-Use $0.40 off Fiber One Bars from 7/19 Smart Source insert
-Use $0.40 coupon here, here and here
TOTAL = $2.00 - 2.10 each, Plus a $5 Target Gift Card

Market Pantry String Cheese - $0.50/ea
-Use $1 off 2 Target coupon here
TOTAL = FREE when you buy 2

General Mills Cereal Cups - $0.99
-Use $1 Target coupon here
TOTAL = FREE

Chef Michael's Dry Dog Food - $4.49
-Use $3 from 8/23 Red Plum insert
AND
-Use $1.50 Target coupon here
TOTAL = FREE

Dove Visibly Smooth Deodorant - $3.29
-Use $2 here
AND
-Use $1 Target coupon here
TOTAL = $0.29

LeapFrog Tag Reading System - $12.48 (on clearance, varies by store)
-Use $10 coupon here
TOTAL = $2.48/ea

Rimmel Mascara - $2.24-2.99
-Use $2 here or from 8/23 Red Plum insert
TOTAL = $0.24-0.99

(Thanks, Marcy)

Reminder--Take Out: Family Faith on the Go Subscription Giveaway ends Tuesday Night

There will be TWO winners randomly chosen. If you haven't entered--hurry! You have until midnight Tuesday night (September 8, 2009).

If you are one of the lucky winners, you can enjoy the subscription yourself, or give it as a gift!

For more details and to enter, click here. It literally takes about 10 seconds to enter--all you need to do is enter your name and address.

Reminder--No Coupon Inserts

Just a reminder--there are usually no coupon inserts in the Sunday paper on holiday weekends, so this would NOT be the week to buy an extra newspaper! :)

Chicken Spiedies

I found a recipe for Chicken Spiedies in Cook's Country Magazine--even though I love to cook, I had never heard of Chicken Spiedies before. Apparently it is a New York State specialty--marinated chicken chunks that are grilled and served on a bun or hoagie roll. We tried our own variation with ingredients we had on hand and we all loved it! It is a nice change of pace from the usual grilled chicken, and it is very kid-friendly.

Here's what we did (measurements are approximate--adjust to your tastes):

• 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (usually cheapest when purchased frozen in a 3 lb bag), cut into 1 " chunks
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/3 cup oil, preferably olive oil
• 2 cloves chopped garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh oregano, or 1 teaspo0n dried
• 1/2 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or 1/2 teaspoon dried
• 1 teaspoon dijon or spicy mustard
• hoagie rolls, mini-baguettes, or other crusty, chewy rolls

Whisk all the marinade ingredients in a large non-metal bowl, and then add he chicken chunks. Mix with your hands so all the chicken pieces are well coated.

Cover and allow to marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours, up to 24 hours.

Put chicken pieces on skewers (if using wooden skewers, soak first to avoid buring).

Grill the chicken over medium heat until cooked through. Serve on rolls.

Makes enough for about 10 sandwiches.

Helpful Hints of the Week

New uses for the lazy susan/turntable:

I love to cook, and consequently have TONS of herbs, spices, and extracts spilling out of my tiny cabinets. Someone mentioned to me once that they use a small lazy-susan (a.k.a "spinny thing") in their spice cabinet. I do this now, and it is so much easier to find what I need quickly and without removing half the contents of the cabinet to find that lost shaker of salt (anyone get that reference? from Margaritaville). I can just give it a spin and see what I have/need.

I also use a large lazy susan in the fridge on the top shelf to hold all of our various jugs of milk, pitchers of juice, and other frequently used tall items. There is no more reaching way in the back of the fridge for the OJ. This makes it easeir for the kids to get what they need, too.

The large size lazy susan is great for game night, too. Put the game board on and everyone can turn it to face them on their turn. Just don't let the kids turn it TOO fast or the pieces go flying off.

I need ideas for next week. My hints are running dry! If you have any household hints to share on any topic --kitchen, cleaning, storage, laundry... Leave a comment after this post or email me at frugalcatholicmommy (at) gmail (dot) com. (I spell it out to prevent spamming software from recognizing it as an email address).

Previous Helpful Hints of the Week are here.

Lost In Peter's Tomb Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Julie H. who is the winner of the Lost in Peter's Tomb giveaway from Catholic Child Catalog!

Her entry was chosen at random through random.org from all entries received.

If you didn't win this time, try your luck at the Take Out: Family Faith on the Go subscription giveaway (2 winners) and check back soon for other great giveaways.

Thanks for entering, everyone!

Monthly Giveaway--Takeout: Family Faith on the Go Subscriptions

Our Sunday Visitor is offering my readers another chance to win a 10-issue subscription to Take Out: Family Faith on the Go, a publication for families filled with articles, ideas, discussion topics, and links to more online content.


You can see a sample pdf copy here to get a feel for what is in this great little publication.


There will be TWO winners chosen on September 8th, 2009. To enter to win, fill out the form below.


You only need to fill in the name and address fields to enter. For extra entries, choose from the drop-down list and submit the form again. Good luck!

Swagbucks Bonus Code for New Members, September Promotions

By now you probably know I am a fan of Swagbucks! I love getting stuff for free--especially GOOD stuff! We've earned $65 in gift certificates in a couple of months just by doing web searches on Swagbucks instead of Google or Yahoo (the search results come from Google and Ask.com) and by entering their frequent promo codes.

Swagbucks emailed me to say they are having a big September promotion, and they gave me a promo code for new members. If you sign up here and enter the code frugalswag (case sensitive), you'll get a total of 5 swagbucks to start you off. The code expires 9/10/2009.

Also new in September is the Swagbucks toolbar, available here. From their email to me:

The new toolbar that is not only compatible with Safari, Firefox and IE but also has lots of quick links to all aspects of Swag Nation, as well as fun add-on's like games and email notifiers. And on top of all of this you can log into your Swag account and track your SB's all from the toolbar!

EVERY DAY in September a Swag Code will be randomly messaged to their toolbar for them to redeem, providing the opportunity to redeem 30 free bucks this month!

Swagbucks is also starting a new game called Swago in which you can earn more Swagbucks, too. There should be info on that posted on their blog today.

More info:

-they do not spam

-it is free to join

-if you refer friends, you'll get matching Swagbucks when they earn them by searching

-redeem Swagbucks for cash, clothing, perfume, toys, music, books, electronics, and gift cards

Free Baja Fresh Burrito This Afternoon

You can get a FREE burrito today (Tuesday, September 1) at Baja Fresh if you become a Facebook Fan here and then print out and bring the Facebook page with you--there is a coupon on it. You must show a photo ID so the cashier can match you to a Facebook profile.

Valid from 2-5:30 PM only and with the purchase of a large drink.

(thanks, Erin)