Greetings All,
First off: Happy Thanksgiving! I am glad to have this, and many other groups of friends and family to help enrich my life.
Now, then. I haven’t posted one in awhile, so I thought I would share a (frugal) Date Night plan that I am all set to do within the next two weeks or [...]
Archive > November 2009
Frugal Date Night: A Lil Sugar and Spice is Nice
How to Carve (and Freeze) a Cooked Turkey_101
In this installment, I want to give you a “quick and dirty” way to carve a turkey. The goal is to get a bunch of meat, and spend as little time doing it as possible….
Now: this is assuming you’ve let your bird cool for about 20 minutes, and you’ve got a decent knife to carve [...]
Talkin Turkey: Where 2 Find the Best Deal
Greetings All (or shall I say, “Gobble Gobble”?),
This year, as in years’ past, I hope to make your turkey shopping trip easier—assuming you live in the Twin Cities Metro, that is. Enjoy!
~Penny
DEALS THIS WEEK:
Rainbow Foods: frozen jenni-o’s for 37 cents per lb; limit one with coupon. Coupon in Sunday ad, mid-week mailer, and last page [...]
Gobble Gobble: How to Cook a Turkey_101
G’mornin,
The following is a breakdown of what to do now that you bought your bird. There are a few steps, so (as always) feel free to email me your comments and questions: penny@radiatortoast.com.
1. THAW
You have two options to thaw. The safe thaw way is to throw it in your fridge—this method requires 24 hours for [...]
$1 Wonders from the Grocery Store
Hi Everyone,
Today at lunch, as I was sharing some “door buster” grocery store deals ‘o the week with a co-worker, we ended up talking about everyday cheap filler items.
While everyone at the table longed for the grocery prices of even three years ago (man have they gone up; and they don’t appear to be slowing [...]
My Momma Told Me….Part II
Greetings Everyone,
Someone asked me how they know when the Autumn deals that I blogged about HERE are actually a good deal.
The easy/universal answer to that question is: use a pricebook. If you keep a simple list with four columns, you can track your most-frequently purchased items, the best deal you were able to get on the item, [...]