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Hi Moms. Are you planning to be out before dawn on "Black Friday"? Want to share the great deals - or duds - with others? The Sacramento Bee is putting together a group of shoppers (some of them Sac Bee staffers) to provide live updates from the field. Just respond to the blog if you are interested.
Hi Moms. There was a surprise in the Wednesday Bee - a Walmart insert. Here's what the retail giant has to offer for Thanksgiving dinner. Fresh turkey at $1.18 a pound; frozen Butterball is $1.97 a pound. Stove Top stuffing and Betty Crocker potatoes are 98-cents a box; Green Giant canned veggies are 50-cents each and Ocean Spray cranberry sauce is 88-cents a can. Fresh cranberries are $1.67 a bag and sweet potatoes are 38-cents a pound. Sara Lee dinner rolls are $1.78 a dozen and pumpkin pie in the bakery is $5. Other items worth noting: Campbell's cream soups 60-cents each; Swanson's broth 48-cents a can and Birds Eye Steamfresh veggies are $1 a bag. Simply Orange juice is $2.98 a jug and Pillsbury cresent or cinnamon rolls are $1.50. Land O Lakes butter is $2 a pound and Nestle Toll House ready-to-bake cookies are $2.35.
Hi Moms. You don't have to dip into the savings to put a feast on the table this Thanksgiving. Our local grocery stores have lots of sale items that will make for a delightful dinner. Here's the skinny. SAFEWAY: Most stores open on Thanksgiving until 6 p.m. Turkey prices vary and most of the advertised specials are frozen. But there is a price to fit every budget from $5.99 to $9.99. The only requirements: use your Club Card and spend at least $25. More for your Thanksgiving table: yams at 69-cents a pound; bakery dinner rolls 2 bags/$4; BOGO Stove Top stuffing; crisp celery 49-cents; Safeway gravy 2/$3; frozen veggies $2.34 a bag and pumpkin pies - BOGO Sarah Lee, and $4.99 in the bakery. You will need other items to fill out the weekly menu, so here's what else is cartworthy.12 packs of Coca-Cola buy 2-get 2 free; Tropicana orange juice and Dreyer's and Safeway Select ice cream are BOGO and Nabisco snack crackers are 2/$4. Swanson chicken broth is 2/$3; Hunts diced tomatoes are $1 a can; Arrowhead water $3.99 a case; milk remains 2 gallons/$5.19; Navel oranges are 99-cents a pound and 5-lb bag of Clementine oranges $5.88. There are two Friday only specials this week. In the deli, sliced pan roasted turkey and Black Forest Ham is $5 a pound and Van de Kamp's seafood selections and Signature Cafe Mac & Cheese are $5 for both. RALEY'S/BELAIR: Closed on Thanksgiving Day Raley's fresh/natural turkey is 97-cents a pound and the Nob Hill Trading Co. brand is $1.69lb. Frozen turkey up to 16 pounds - $7.87 each; more than 16 pounds - $9.87 each. If you want to splurge on turkey, Raley's premium Diestel is $2.19 a pound. Fresh green beans are 97-cents a pound; C&W frozen veggies are 2/$3; rolls from the deli are $1.49 a dozen; Campbell's gravy 4 cans/$2; Stove Top stuffing $2/$3; and pumpkin pies - Sara Lee 2/$5 and $4.99 in the bakery. Other items: Salad size shrimp meat $3.99lb; Fresh Express salad blends 2/$5; sliced mushrooms 2/$4; Martinelli's sparkling cider $1.79 a bottle; Knudsen sparkling cider 2/$3; 12 pack Coca-Cola - buy 2, get 2 free; Pillsbury Grands! biscuits 2/$5; Ore-Ida Steam n' Mash potatoes 2/$7; Del Monte canned veggies 88-cents; Campbell's cream of mushroom, chicken or celery soup 69-cents a can; Nabisco snack crackers $1.88; Raley's large eggs $1.50 a dozen and Fuji apples $1.49 a pound. SAVEMART: Most stores open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. First, if you spend $99 or more during a shopping visit, your turkey issues have been solved. SaveMart is giving a free turkey to customers who spend $99 at checkout. If you buy the bird at SaveMart, you will pay from $1.49 to $2.19 a pound. To go with the turkey dinner, Green Giant canned veggies are 2/$1; Stove Top stuffing is 99-cents a box; brown and serve rolls are $1.99 a dozen; yams are 69-cents a pound; fresh cranberries are 2 bags/$4 and pumpkin pies are $6.99 in the bakery and $5 in the freezer. Other items: Lindsay pitted olives $1 per can; Nabisco snack crakers $1.87 a box; seedless grapes 99-cents a pound; fresh celery 2/$1; Large eggs $2.50 for 18; Minute Maid drinks $1 per container; Sunnyside Farms cracked wheat bread $1.99 a loaf; English muffins $1.50 a pack; Geisha Mandarin oranges 4/$3; Martinelli's sparkling cider $2 a bottle; Aquafina drinking water $3.99 a case; avocado $1 each; Fuji apples $1.29 a pound; Fresh Express salad blends $2 per bag and large Navel oranges 69-cents a pound. Hi moms. There's still time to get big savings on groceries. Check this out from Saturday: I saved 44% at Raley's and 40% at Safeway. I used the $20 off coupon at Raley's (there still time today) on purchases of bread, produce, cereal, milk, BOGO muffins, turkey breast (I'm going to try the lemon basil recipe tonight), Michelina's frozen entrees and other items that totaled $104. But with the $20 off coupon and two others I had, the final total was $82.28 At Safeway, it was BOGO blueberries and Sara Lee pies; bananas, raisins, yogurt, and the 48-Hour specials on Progresso soups, Nabisco crackers and the pudding cake from the bakery. Now, I'm off to Whole Foods in Roseville to check out the new store . Moms, before you do anything else, go to www.sacbee.com and click on the red Raley's ad (top of right corner of the home page) and print out that $20 off (when you spend $100) coupon. And here's an idea. Take that $20 coupon to to the deli counter this weekend and pre-order your Thanksgiving dinner (details below). Raley's is offering a "premium" dinner for $99.99, which becomes an $80 meal when you use the coupon. Or, you can pre-order the "Butterball" turkey dinner for $49.99 and spend another $50 to get your $20 off. Any way you slice it, the deal is a good one. RALEY'S/BELAIR: Premium Holiday Dinner $99.99 (serves 10-12) What you get: Free range Diestel turkey 12-14 pounds (2.5 hours of prep time) Ciabatta stuffing; mashed potatoes; gravy; green beans almondine; maple orange glazed sweet potatoes; whole berry orange cranberry sauce; dinner rolls; pumpkin pie. Butterball Turkey dinner $49.99 (serves 8-10) What you get: 10-12 pound Butterball turkey (prep time 2.5 hours) Cranberry herb stuffing (2 pounds); mashed potatoes (3 pounds); gravy (24 oz.); broccoli cheese and rice casserole (28 oz.); cranapple sauce; 1 dozen dinner rolls; 9" pumpkin pie. If that's not in the carts, head over to Safeway where you can cash in on their 48-hour sale: Starbucks coffee for $5.99 a pound; Nabisco snack crackers $1.88 a box; Progresso soups 97-cents a can and Pudding rings in the bakery for $1.99. Thanksgiving is all about tradition. But sometimes it's good to mix it up. When it comes to preparing your meal, there are lots of choices. You can buy the whole dinner at the grocery store, prepare the entire meal yourself or ask friends and family to help out with a dish or two. If you who fall into the mix-it-up everyone bring something category, here are a few recipes to get the party started. You can either cook them yourself or tell your guests to go to Shop Cheap and prepare one of the recipes recommended by researcher Sheila Kern. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving. If you are having a small group and can't deal with the whole turkey thing, try this recipe which uses turkey breasts instead of a big bird. Lemon-Basil Turkey with Roasted Vegetables Prep/Cook Time: Prep Time: 20 min. Cook Time: 1 hr. 30 min. Ingredients: 2 medium lemons whole turkey breasts 1 tbsp. butter, melted 24 baby Yukon gold potatoes 1 lb. butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 4 cups) 8 medium beets, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 6 cups) 12 frozen small whole onions OR 1 cup small white onion, peeled 1 tbsp. dried basil leaves, crushed 1 cup Swanson Chicken Stock Directions: Spray a 17 x 11-inch roasting pan with cooking spray. Cut 1 lemon into thin slices. Squeeze 2 tablespoons juice from the remaining lemon. Loosen the skin on the turkey breast and place the lemon slices under the skin. Brush the turkey with the butter. Place the turkey and vegetables into the pan. Sprinkle with the basil. Stir the stock and lemon juice in a small bowl. Pour half the stock mixture over the turkey and vegetables. Roast at 375 degrees F. for 1 hour. Stir the vegetables. Add the remaining stock mixture to the pan. Roast for 30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the turkey reaches 170 degrees and the vegetables are tender. Tip : To quickly peel the onions, place the onions in a medium bowl. Pour boiling water over the onions to cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and slip the skins off of the onions. And for the sides.... Broccoli Rice Casserole Ingredients: 1 cup chopped onion 1 stick butter 1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen broccoli 1/3 cup milk 1 can Campbell's Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup 1 small jar Cheez Whiz 1 1/2 cups cooked regular long-grain white rice Directions: Saute onion in butter. Add broccoli and cook until thawed. Stir in milk, soup, Cheez Whiz and rice. Pour into baking dish. Bake at 350°F. for 30 min. Green Rice (Broccoli, Cheese, and Rice Casserole) Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, chopped 1 1/2-2 cups cooked brown rice 2 cups chopped broccoli 2/3 cup grated cheese 1/2 cup low-fat milk Directions Saute onion in melted butter. Meanwhile, steam broccoli until tender; drain. Combine all ingredients and bake in covered casserole at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Green Beans with Toasted Almonds Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed 1 tablespoon (1 turn around the pan) extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon butter Salt Toasted slivered or sliced almonds, for garnish. Cook green beans 5 minutes in 1-inch boiling water, covered. Drain beans and return pan to heat. Add oil and butter pat to the pan. Toss beans in oil and melted butter. Season beans with a little salt and transfer to a serving plate. Garnish green beans with toasted slivered or sliced almonds Garlic Mashed Potatoes Ingredients 4 large russet potatoes, peeled and quartered 5 garlic cloves, peeled Coarse salt 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature 3/4 cup heavy cream Directions In a large pot of cold water, bring the potatoes and garlic to a boil. Salt the water and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, return the potatoes to the pot and mash over low heat with the butter, cream and 2 teaspoons salt. Cranberry Sauce with Raspberry Vinegar www.recipezaar.com (from Bon Appetit) Ingredients 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup raspberry vinegar 1/4 cup water 12 ounces cranberries 1 cinnamon stick 1 tablespoon orange peel, cut into strips Directions Combine first 3 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Mix in cranberries, cinnamon stick and orange peel. Reduce heat, cover partially and simmer until berries burst, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool completely (sauce will thicken as it cools). Discard cinnamon stick. Can be prepared up to 1 week ahead; cover and chill. LIBBY'S Famous Pumpkin Pie Ingredients: 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 2 large eggs 1 can (15 oz.) LIBBY'S 100% Pure Pumpkin 1 can (12 fl. oz.) CARNATION Evaporated Milk 1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell Whipped cream (optional) Directions: Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. Pour into pie shell. Bake in preheated 425° F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving. Hi Moms. First, a coupon alert. If you live in the Roseville/Rocklin area be sure to remove that red sticky from the front of Wednesday's Bee. It's a coupon from the new Whole Foods in Roseville for a free half-pound of trail mix. I'll be taking my coupon to the store on Saturday. The other coupon worth mentioning is on page D2 of the Food&Wine section. It's a Foster Farms coupon for $1 off a package of boneless, skinless chicken breasts. The only Foster Farms items advertised this week are BOGO whole chickens at Safeway. The expiration date on this one is Dec. 12, so you have time to wait for a sale. Let's start at Raley's/Belair because they have Michelina's frozen entrees for 88-cents; General Mills cereal 2/$4; store brand stone ground wheat bread $1.99; raw, shell-on shrimp $3.99 lb.; 3lb bag of Clementine tangerines $3; tri tip roast $2.97 lb (with a recipe for tri tip tortilla soup with avocado - $1 each) and a coupon for 2-liter Coca Cola 88-cents. In the bakery, you will find soft iced cookies for $3.99; dream cake for $4.99 and bread for two $1.29 each. Minute Maid Lemonade or Punch is $1 a carton; Raley's whipped topping is $1.19; Keebler, Cheeze-It or All-Bran crackers are $1.99 a box; Raley's spring water is $3.88 a case and Ramen is 8 packs for $2. In produce, York apples are $1.47 a pound; large hot house tomatoes are $1.99 a pound and whole or sliced mushrooms are $2 a container. Safeway's 48-hour specials get top billing this week. On Saturday and Sunday, you can get Progresso soups for 97-cents a can; Nabisco snack crackers for $1.88 a box; pudding cake for $1.99 and a pound of Starbucks coffee for $5.99. BOGOs are also big. Choose from Foster Farms whole chicken; pomegranates; blueberries; Safeway wheat breads; orange juice; stuffing mix (Safeway brand and Stove Top); Heinz homestyle gravy; Sara Lee frozen pies; Pop-Secret popcorn; Chex Mix; Ritz and Saltine crackers; Bigelow tea and Nature Made vitamins or Osteo Bi Flex. If you can't wait until Thanksgiving, the Friday $5 special is oven roasted turkey breast, Add Safeway cranberry sauce at $1 a can, the BOGO stuffing and Sara Lee pie and you've got a quick meal. Get a head start on the holiday baking with coupons for raisins ($1 off); chocolate baking chips (2/$3) and paper plates and napkins. Safeway brown or powdered sugar is 79-cents a bag; navel oranges are 99-cents a pound; Ocean Spray cranberries are $1.99 a bag; Fuji or Granny Smith apples are 88-cents a pound; Arrowhead or Refreshe water is $3.77 a case and best of all General Mills cereal is $1.99 a box. Remember if you shop Savemart, spending $99 at the checkout will get you a free bird. Here are a few items to get you going. Yoplait yogurt 10/$5; avocado 69-cents each; Del Monte veggies $1 a can; whole Foster Farms chicken 99-cents a pound; boneless roast $2.99lb; Sargento shredded cheese $3 a bag; a dozen large eggs $2; Sunny Select drinking water $3.50 a case; Quaker cereals $2.50 a box; cranberry sauce or olives $1 a can; bakery french bread $1.49 a loaf; and chicken tenders from the deli $4.99lb. In produce 12 oz. blackberries or blueberries are $3.99 a carton; apples are $1.29lb.; hothouse tomatoes $1.69lb and Fresh Express salads are 2/$5. Swanson broth and Campbell's cream soups are $1 a can; Sunny Select whipped topping is $1 per container; Pillsbury Grands! biscuits are 3/$5 and bags of Marei Callendar's croutons are $1 a bag. Foods Co. has a great price on eggs- $2.38 for 18 Grade AA large; Van de Kamp's sliced bread is 99-cents a loaf; Donald Duck orange juice is $2 a carton; Fuji or Braeburn apples are 67-cents a pound and Maruchan lunch cups are 25-cents each. Limes are 10/$1; grapefruit is 68-cents each; Ocean Spray cranberries are $1.98 a bag and Yoplait yogurt is 10/$5. Vic's in Folsom has boneless, skinless chicken breasts (not Foster Farms) for $1.77 a pound; Swanson broth for 75-cents a can; Newman's Own brands are on sale with salad dressing $2.99 a bottle; salsa and pasta sauce $2.50 a jar and popcorn $2 a box. Fuji apples are 99-cents a pound and grapefruit is 2/$1. Blueberries from Argentina are $2.99 for a 4.4oz. package and be sure to clip the coupon on page 2 to save $3 when you buy 3 boxes of Chex cereals.
Hi Moms. With two weeks to go, it's time to start planning Thanksgiving. To help the stressed cook, we have compared prices on pre-made Thanksgiving dinners from the local grocery stores. We called Nuggett but they didn't respond. SAFEWAY: Complete turkey dinner $39.99 (club price, serves 6-8) What you get: Fully cooked turkey 10-12 pounds (heat and serve). Two pounds of stuffing. 3 pounds mashed potatoes; 24-oz gravy; cranberry sauce; 1 dozen dinner rolls; 8" pumpkin pie. RALEY'S/BELAIR: Premium Holiday Dinner $99.99 (serves 10-12) Order online, save $5 What you get: Free range Diestel turkey 12-14 pounds (2.5 hours of prep time) Ciabatta stuffing; mashed potatoes; gravy; green beans almondine; maple orange glazed sweet potatoes; whole berry orange cranberry sauce; dinner rolls; pumpkin pie. Butterball Turkey dinner $49.99 (serves 8-10) Order online, save $5 What you get: 10-12 pound Butterball turkey (prep time 2.5 hours) Cranberry herb stuffing (2 pounds); mashed potatoes (3 pounds); gravy (24 oz.); broccoli cheese and rice casserole (28 oz.); cranapple sauce; 1 dozen dinner rolls; 9" pumpkin pie. WHOLE FOODS: Traditional pre-roasted turkey dinner $129.99 What you get: Fully cooked Diestel turkey (10-12 pounds) serves up to 8 Fresh green beans with shallots; stuffing; garlic mashed potatoes; gravy; cranberry relish; 1 dozen dinner rolls; pumpkin pie. SAVEMART: Complete turkey dinner $49.99 (heat and serve) What you get: Fully cooked 10-12 pound turkey Stuffing (22 oz); mashed potatoes (32 oz.); gravy (24 oz.); broccoli and cheese casserole (22 oz.); spiced apples (23 oz.); 1 dozen dinner rolls; 9" pumpkin pie. For Savemart shoppers, spend $99 or more at the checkout and get a free turkey (up to 15 pounds).
Hi Moms. I just came across this website and thought you would be interested. It's called SustainLane and my favorite item on the site so far is "top tips for going green on Thanksgiving." There's lots of other interesting content and ways to interact with others who are "going green." Here's the link: http://www.sustainlane.com/
Hi Moms.
If you are grocery shopping on Monday or Tuesday and Safeway is your destination, be sure to clip the $10 off coupon (on the purchase of $50 or more) on page A13 of Sunday's paper. If your are already thinking about the holidays and ways to save money, here's one: The Grocery Outlet has a 4-pack of Martinelli's sparkling cider (apple-cranberry) for $5.99. The very same sparkling cider is at Safeway for $2.89 a bottle. For a Grocery Outlet location in your neighborhood, go to www.groceryoutlets.com Be sure to scan the ads in the Sunday Bee. If you have young children on your list, set aside the thick Target toy insert. Inside you will find a coupon book that offers $5, $10 and $20 off Playskool, Fisher-Price, Leapfrog and Lego items. There's also a $10 off coupon on a Tony Hawk, Mongoose or Schwinn bike. The coupons expire on Nov. 26. Walmart has an insert that focuses on holiday entertaining. It includes lots of party trays at reasonable prices and a great recipe for Sparkling fruit punch. Longs Drugs has a great price on Campbell's cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soups - 69-cents a can. If you need eggs, a dozen large are $1.50. BOGOS include Progresso and Campbell's Select Soups; Max Factor makeup; Longs brand of Radiance vitamins and Mitchum or Almay deodorant. Over at Walgreens, you can get a 12-pack of Lipton Green Tea with citrus for $4.99. If you take the time to clip the coupons, you will save even more. Check out these coupon offerings: Progresso soup 4/$5; 5lb. bag of Domino sugar $1.99; Nabisco pie crust BOGO; Coffee mate creamer and Quaker oats are also BOGO coupons |
