Sometimes Smith's has some really awesome deals!! They are running a March mega 10 event. All Ronzoni pasta are on sale and I saved my coupons from the paper about a month ago, so I got 1 box oyster crackers (for Addie), 2 boxes Annie's organic mac & cheese, 3 boxes Rice a Roni, 1 box Pasta Roni, 8 jars Classico pasta sauce, 16 boxes Ronzoni Smart taste pasta, 10 boxes Ronzoni Garden Delight pasta, 20 boxes Ronzoni Healthy Harvest pasta, 2 pkgs. Kraft shredded cheese, 2 Sunny D's. So my total out of pocket cost was $9.65! But I bought 4 boxes of pasta more than I should have, I didn't have coupons for those, so I will take back 4 and get back just over $4, so in the end it will be about $5! This will feed my family for months to come! Does this not inspire you to use couons more? Let me know what kind of success you had at Smith's this week. I love their mega 10 events, I always save so much! Happy Shopping!

I know it has been so long since I posted last. Kids have been sick again and then I didn't have internet for 5 days straight, it was awful.

I decided I need to really lose some weight and stay in shape. I have been exercising now since the beginning of the year, but I guess I haven't really eaten that well since I haven't lost more than 5 lbs. and I just go up and down so much. I did Weight Watchers a couple years ago and decided I would try it again since they have a new fun program. It is different than when I did it last, but I am excited to start on the right path to a better me. I started today, so wish me luck. So for my recipe today, I'm going to share a favorite WW (Weight Watchers) treat that I got from a meeting. I love brownies and cookies and have a hard time stopping when I eat them. This is called Magic Brownie Bites, it has three ingredients, which seems weird, but try them, they are really good. They remind me of a Little Debbie brownie snack as far as the texture goes.

Magic Brownie Bites

1 brownie mix (9X13 size)
1 can black beans (w/o mexican seasonings)
water

Drain beans in collander. Thoroughly rinse beans and can - discarding all liquid. Return washed beans to their can (which is thoroughly washed out). Top off can of beans, to brim, with cold water. Puree beans and water in food processor or blender. Combine dry brownie mix and pureed bean mix. (DO NOT add oil or egg). Bake in sprayed 9X13 pan as box directs. When cool, cut into 72 rectangles. Each brownie bite is 1 WW pt.

I don't know exactly what the new points would be for this, I haven't figured it out yet, but even if you aren't thinking of doing WW this is still a great low fat, high fiber treat and you don't have to cut them this small, that's just what they recommend. Try it out and tell me what you thought of this recipe.

Mystery Package

I ordered something fun about a month ago. At gravyardmall.com you can order all sorts of things for pretty cheap. Every once in a while they have mystery boxes of stuff that you can order. I ordered a kitchen gagdet mystery box. I was kind of disappointed, since some of them weren't what I would consider "gagdets". The things I received are a small metal trash can, silicone round baking pan, silicone 6 cup muffin pan, silicone oven mitt, wooden spoon set, 4 wooden placemats, pizza cutter, set of 4 glasses (one was broke when I opened it) and the one I am excited for: ceramic fondue pot. Kind of fun, not too bad for the price I paid.