I am lucky to have my oldest working at walmart...as far as finding good deals. She looks daily for stuff to add to our food stockpile, I know of several walmarts who have the food markdown cart way back in the back by the dairy sections for those who don't know about it. Well the other night she called and the smaller reg. $2.59 each crystal light pink lemonade canisters marked down to $1.00 I did not have coupons, but hubby loves this stuff so I told her to buy all 15 of them, Unfortunately in the few minutes it took her to call me, people bought all but 3 lol but I got 3 of them. Also they had vermicelli boxes for 10 cents each!!!!!!!!!!!!  She was able to get me 55 boxes, 55 boxes of vermicelli for $5.50, What a great addition to the stockpile. And these are just noodles, I can use these for spaghetti, buttered noodles, chicken noodle soup etc. Plus I have found that there are great recipes online for using it. This is probably the best excuse to save a little money back each paycheck for these "sales" or loss leader sales from your supermarket.  I will take pics of my stockpile and the vermicelli boxes as soon as I get the chance.

I also wanted to pass along that I read earlier today on a few other sites, that the price of sugar is expected to soar in the next month or so. Time to start adding sugar, honey, molases etc to stockpiles at the prices currently. I had noticed that this passed two weeks many grocers had sugar cheap cheap lol wonder what they know haha.

Also walmart will begin marking their summer stuff way way down around $1.00 each piece for clothing and shoes, so keep watch for this stuff. I know I will, With six kids you better beat me there!!!!

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My daughter and I (13) came up with this the other day, All 8 of us loved it. We called it mexi mac and cheese....

Handful of ground beef( I use this only for flavoring, so I just put handfuls in baggies to use)

1 package of taco seasoning

2 boxes mac and cheese

1 can corn

1 cup salsa

handful of tortilla or "dorito" like chips

handful of grated cheese

browned the hamburger, added the taco seasoning (no water)

made the mac and cheese

added the hamburger and mac and cheese, corn and salsa in baking dish, mixed well, topped with chips and then cheese, baked about 20 minutes at 350.

This was soooo easy and really really good, And there are so many add ins you could sub for this, tomatoes, dif. veggies etc. it was really tasty, and a good use for all the .50 cent a box mac and cheese I have stockpiled lol

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I THOUGHT I WOULD START OFF MY BLOG WITH A RECIPE I JUST MADE UP A FEW DAYS AGO THAT HAD EM LINING UP FOR SECONDS AND COMPLAINING CAUSE THERE WERE NO THIRDS LOL I REALLY FEEL THE SECRET INGREDIENT TO THIS RECIPE WERE THE SWEET RED PEPPERS!!! (THAT NOONE WHO DID NOT LIKE THEM, EVEN NEW THEY WERE THERE, MUHAHAUAHAHA)

I WOULD DEFINETLY DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THIS BATCH NEXT TIME I MAKE IT. HOPE YOU ENJOY

POTATO SOUP

8 POTATOES

2 CARROTS

2 CELERY STALKS

1/2 OF A SMALL RED ONION

6 STRIPS OF SWEET RED PEPPERS

2 CHICKEN BOULLION CUBES

A COUPLE PINCHES OF PARSELY(FROM OUR GARDEN) BUT STORE BOUGHT WOULD BE FINE

ONE CAN EVAPORATED MILK

6 CUPS WATER

AND LASTLY COUPLE OF PIECES OF VELVEETA, JUST CHOPPED OFF THREE SLICES AND THREW IT IN AT END LOL

I CHOPPED UP THE POTATOES SMALL BITESIZE, THEN CHOPPED UP THE CELERY, CARROTS AND CHOPPED THE RED PEPPERS UP VERY VERY MINISCULE SMALL( FOR HIDING PURPOSES LOL) CHOPPED UP THE RED ONION. THREW IT IN THE POT, POURED IN THE EVAP MILK AND THE WATER. PUT IN THE TWO BOULLION CUBES AND THE PARSELY AND COOKED TILL DONE. THEW IN THE CHEESE TILL MELTED AND SERVED.  YUMMMMMM YUMMMMM IT WAS SO GOOD.

THIS WAS A GREAT RECIPE MAINLY BECAUSE THE LITTLE ONES JUST GOBBLED IT UP, I DONT HAVE PICKY EATERS, EXCEPT FOR ONE OLDER ONE, AND EVEN HE ATE UP. HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY!!!

FRUGAL TIP; TRY JUST STARTING OFF ONCE A MONTH, AND LOOK FOR SOME THINGS AROUND THE KITCHEN, SAY A PIECE OF MEAT, SOME RICE OR POTATOES OR NOODLES, A VEGGIE, AND SOME SPICES THAT TASTE GOOD TOGETHER, AND MAKING YOUR OWN RECIPE. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO FIND THE BEST INEXPENSIVE MEALS THAT YOU CREATED ALL BY YOURSELF. YOU COULD EVEN TAKE SOMETHING LIKE I DID, POTATO SOUP, THAT YOU HAVE A RECIPE FOR AND CHANGING IT UP A LITTLE, OMITING A VEGGIE NOT ALL LIKE AND ADDING ONE EVERYONE LIKES. TILL TOMORROW MICHELLE

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