I love mixing traditional holiday fare with fun, updated side dish recipes that are healthier, but I never suggest making them for the first time when you have a houseful of guests coming in.
To see more Weight Watchers Menu Plans go here.
I like to test out new recipes a few weeks in advance and see what makes the cut for our final holiday menu! It’s less stressful and your family will enjoy the seasonal recipes too.
*These prices are based off of averages and are subject to change weekly
Stuffed Pork Loin w/ Caramelized Onion-Cranberry Sauce – Recipe
Pork Loin, $2.49-$2.99
Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail, 64 oz, $2
Pears, 99¢ lb
Ocean Spray Craisins, 5 oz, $1.19-$1.99
Onions, 3 lb bag, $2-$2.50
Cranberries, 12 oz, $2
(6 Points Plus)
Spaghetti Squash Gratin w/ Swiss Chard – Recipe
Spaghetti Squash, 98¢ lb
Onions, 3 lb bag, $2-$2.50
Swiss Chard or Other Winter Greens (not a pricy ingredient)
Publix Low Fat Sour Cream, 16 oz, $1.19
Breakstones Low Fat Cottage Doubles, 41¢
Parmesan Cheese
Eggs, 12 ct., $1.40
(7 Points Plus)
Meringue Topped Sweet Potato Casserole – Recipe
Sweet Potatoes, 69¢ lb
Egg, 12 ct., $1.40
Domino Brown Sugar, 49¢
PET Evaporated Milk, 12 oz, 79¢
Del Monte Pineapple $2.99
Chopped Pecans
(5 Points Plus)
Creamy Grape Dessert – Recipe
(similar to Waldorf Salad) Read More→
What better present for Christmas than photo gifts for the whole family and a new printer for the couponer in your life??
If you’re new to the online photo printing world (and the deal world) Snapfish is my #1 website for photo needs & deals! They always have great deals going on so you can get your photos at an unbeatable price! Right now through November 15th you can get BOGO sets of photo cards!.
Holiday Gifts from Snapfish by HP
- Holiday Cards (Starting as low as 29¢ per card) — Personalized cards are the perfect way to tell someone you’re thinking about them during the holiday season. Customize the cards with photos and personal sentiments, then grab a deal so that you can send them to everyone you love!
- Personalized Calendars (starting at $9.99) — The one gift that can is enjoyed 365 days a year!! Calendars make great holiday gifts, and can be customized with photos, special dates and reminders. From the collage poster calendar featuring up to 30 photos, to the various wall calendars (classic, glossy or square), these calendars make a chic home or office accessory.
If you’re a gift procrastinator, you should consider the HP Faux Canvas available exclusively at Walmart which can be ordered and picked up in-store the same day. These start at $20 and you can customize this canvas-like wall decor with your favorite photos and design it in with any room.
You can print anything you want on the fly including lab-quality photos with the HP Photosmart Printer. This printer even comes equipped with ePrint technology that allows you to print from virtually anywhere and from most devises (phone, tablet, computer/laptop). If you can email it, you can print it!
The Giveaway:
To help you celebrate the Holidays and get your photos out of the camera and on your walls, Snapfish by HP is giving away an awesome prize pack to (1) Southern Savers reader:
HP Photosmart Printer
$50 Snapfish gift card
HP Faux Canvas coupon
Blockbuster Express is making a change to their DVD rental program, which means you will have to try a little harder for free movies. Instead of releasing a bunch of multi-use codes for free $1 DVD rentals, they are now requiring you to send a text in order to receive a one-time use code.
***To see more codes go here.***
In order to receive your exclusive, one-time use codes, text any of keywords below to 39777.
There are some positives to this though, the new codes that are sent to your phone are for $1 off ANY DVD rental (so you can get the $1 rental FREE or save $1 on new releases). Also, you have 10 days from the time you text the keyword to use your code, so you can space them out and not feel like you need to rent 5 movies at once.
Blockbuster Keywords
| HERO | CIRCUS |
| CAGE | FAN |
| FAST | MATER |
| BOSS | PILOT |
| STORM | APPLE |
| HONOR | PARIS |
| JUDY | TERRI |
| ZOO | PITT |
| RAND |
There is a max of 5 movies per credit card per day. The previous codes I’ve posted may or may not work up until their expiration date.
If you haven’t taken advantage of the hot deal on Walmart gift sets, today is your day!! I know that the Olay & Venus sets are shipping for free today, while supplies last!!
***To see more online deals go here.***
These make for awesome presents (or donations) and after a quick rebate are going to cost 1¢ (+tax).
The gift sets include a FREE magazine subscription. If you decide not to keep the subscription, you can submit for a $9.99 refund which makes most of the gift sets almost FREE!
Many of these are also in your local store. If you head out, also keep an eye open for Quilts that have a rebate too! Darcie emailed yesterday that she found the King size quilt below marked down to $10 with a $6 Better Homes & Gardens rebate inside!
Even if you have already done the Olay rebates in the past, you can do these as well. For the items that don’t have free shipping it is around $2 per item. However if you spend $45 or more, it will ship for FREE!
This morning I am on a mission with my dear friends at Operation Christmas Child to take over Manhattan and get the word out about Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes! As I write this I am getting ready to walk to the Good Morning America show, plus we have other members of our team hitting the other morning news shoes. We’ll be walking New York singing carols, taking pictures and talking Christmas.
For more information on Operation Christmas Child go here.
I would love to have you join me virtually today! Follow me on Twitter for pictures and to see who all we bump into, or follow the entire event on ShoeBoxBlitz.com. You can see where all 100 boxes are in NYC, plus videos, tweets and more!
If you haven’t packed a box yet, it is very easy to do. Grab any show box or plastic tub and load it up with everything you think a child would love. These get sent to over 100 countries to children who have never received a gift in their life. I helped pass them out in Haiti earlier this year and still remember crying as we struggled to convince the kids that these were their gifts to keep. To see just how easy it is to pack a box watch a short video I made (with a few personal notes on special things to include).
On a fun note, we have a person dressed as a shoe box for each country OCC sends shoe boxes too. So I’m representing Iraq today!
Just thought I would take a second and let know that Nielsen Home Scan is currently accepting new applications to join their panel. This is an interesting way to be a part of the grocery marketing industry, helping to show what people are buying in certain areas of the country. There are also opportunities to review products and give feedback on various surveys.
You are rewards with cash or other prizes based on your activity level.
Have you done Nielsen?
I love free photo deals this time of year because before I started hunting for deals, we used to actually buy our Christmas cards! At Rite Aid you can get 15 free 4×8 photo cards and 25 free 4×6 photo prints.
***This deal has expired, but to see a complete list of current photo deals go here.***
Here’s how:
- Login or register on the Rite Aid site
- Create a 4×8 photo card and add 15 to your cart
- Checkout and use promo code FREECARDS to make them FREE!
- You can also order (25) 4×6 photo prints and use FREEPRINTS to get them free
- Choose in-store pickup & your total is $0.00!
FREE is fun so hurry now and grab this deal while it’s still around!
Just in time for the holiday season of dry skin, the Burt’s Bees Grab Bag is back for $25. You can also use coupon code FALL11 to get $5 off your $25 purchase, making it $20!
This is a collection of $50 in Burt’s Bees products including 5 full sized products, an assortment of mini-size products, and some special gifts like lip balm, lip shimmer, lotion, soap, and more! If you love Burt’s Bees products this is a great way to get a deal. You could make this into a nice gift basket or separate them into smaller stocking stuffers.
These always sell out fast, so be prepared to jump on it if you want it!
If you haven’t gotten your Operation Christmas Child Boxes packed, it’s time to kick it into overdrive! Collection week starting this weekend at churches all over the country. I’m actually on a secret mission with Operation Christmas Child this week in NYC, tune in tomorrow on Southern Savers, or on Twitter (@southernsavers) to keep up with all the fun!
One other note, you can register your box online and actually track where it is sent now! This is awesome if you haven’t done it before, you & your kids will love knowing what country it went to.
Photo Deals
MyPublisher Coupon: Free Photo Book for New Members
MyPublisher Coupon Code: 10 Free Holiday Personalized Cards
This would make a great greeting card for your box!
Get Free Photo Prints from Snapfish.com (ends 11/13)
This is always a great deal for making a photo album for a child. Animals and other fun things are nice, but no pigs or cows please.
Top Donation Deals
- Publix – Reach Advanced Design Manual Toothbrush, 1 ct., $1.79
-Free Phenias and Fern pencil case WYB (3) Band-Aid bandages, Neosporin, Listerine Smart Rinse or Agent Cool Blue, or Reach toothbrush by 12/31/11 Mail in Rebate
-.50/1 Listerine Antiseptic Mouthwash, or Reach toothbrush, floss or access flosser, 500 ml +, SS 1/09
-$1.50/2 Listerine Antiseptic Mouthwash, or Reach toothbrush, floss or access flosser, 500 ml +, SS 1/09
-$3/3 Listerine Antiseptic Mouthwash, or Reach toothbrush, floss or access flosser, 500 ml +, SS 1/09
-$2 off Reach toothbrush, tearpad
-$1 off Reach toothbrush, July All You magazine
-$1 off Listerine Total Care mouthwash 1 L +, or Reach toothbrush, floss or access flosser, SS 4/17
-$2.50/2 Listerine Total Care mouthwash 1 L +, or Reach toothbrush, floss or access flosser, SS 4/17
-$1 off Reach By Design toothbrush, 1-2 ct, SS 4/17
-.50/1 Listerine mouthwash 50 mL +, or Reach toothbrush, floss, or access flosser, SS 7/31
-$3/3 Listerine mouthwash 500 mL + AND Reach toothbrush AND Reach floss or access flosser, SS 7/31
-$1.50/2 Listerine mouthwash 500 mL +, or Reach toothbrush, floss or access flosser, SS 7/31
-$1 off Listerine Smart Rinse or Reach toothbrush, SS 7/31
(makes it 79¢) - Walmart – Aquafresh Extreme Clean, Travel Size 97¢
-.50/1 Aquafresh Extreme Whitening Action toothpaste, trial size printable
-$1 off Aquafresh Extreme Clean toothpaste printable
-$1 off Aquafresh Extreme Clean Breath Action or Iso-Active product, RP 9/11
(makes it FREE) - Walmart – Colgate Wisp, 4 ct., 94¢
-.50/1 Colgate Wisp printable
-.50/1 Colgate Wisp, 4 ct + printable
(makes it 44¢) - Walmart – Crest Complete Toothpaste, 97¢
-$2 off Crest Complete toothpaste, Scope Dual Blast rinse, or Oral-B Complete floss or toothbrush, SS 9/11
(makes it FREE + profit) - Staples – Staples fashion notebook or composition book, $1
- Staples – Staples 3.25″ x 4.25″ side-coil hardcover memo book, 140 sheets, $1
- Walgreens – $1 RR WYB Crest Deep Clean, Whitening Expressions or Whitening Plus Scope Toothpaste, 5.8-6.2 oz, or Glide Floss, 32.8-55 yds, at $2.99
-.75/1 Crest toothpaste 4 oz, + or liquid gel, excl Cavity, Baking Soda and Tartar, PG 10/16
-$1 off Crest toothpaste or liquid gel, 4 oz+, November Ebony magazine P&G Coupon Booklet
-.50/1 Crest toothpaste 4 oz, + or liquid gel, PG 10/30
-$1 off Crest toothpaste 4 oz, + or liquid gel, excl Cavity, Baking Soda or Tartar, PG 10/30
-$1 off Crest toothpaste or liquid gel , 4 oz, +, excl Crest Cavity, Baking Soda, and Tartar, P&G Everyday Solutions home mailer
(makes it 99¢) - Walgreens – $1 RR WYB Crest Toothpaste, 6.4 oz, or Oral-B Indicator Toothbrush at $1.99
-.75/1 Crest toothpaste 4 oz, + or liquid gel, excl Cavity, Baking Soda and Tartar, PG 10/16
-$1 off Crest toothpaste or liquid gel, 4 oz+, November Ebony magazine P&G Coupon Booklet
-.50/1 Crest toothpaste 4 oz, + or liquid gel, PG 10/30
-$1 off Crest toothpaste 4 oz, + or liquid gel, excl Cavity, Baking Soda or Tartar, PG 10/30
-$1 off Crest toothpaste or liquid gel , 4 oz, +, excl Crest Cavity, Baking Soda, and Tartar, P&G Everyday Solutions home mailer
-$1/2 Indicator or Cavity Defense toothbrushes, P&G Everyday Solutions home mailer
-.75/2 Oral-B Indicator or Cavity Defense manual toothbrush, PG 10/30
-$1/2 off Oral-B Indicator or Cavity Defense toothbursh, November Ebony magazine P&G Coupon Booklet
(makes it FREE)
(odds are the Crest that is participating are the excluded items from the coupons) - Rite Aid – $3.50 +UP WYB Colgate Advanced, 5.8 oz, or 2-in-1 Toothpaste, 4.6 oz, $3.50 Limit 4
-.50/1 Colgate toothpaste, 4 oz +, SS 10/30
(makes it FREE + profit) - Rite Aid – $3 +UP WYB Colgate Sensitive Pro Relief Toothpaste, 4 oz, at $4.99 Limit 4
-$1 off Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothpaste printable
-$1 off Colgate Sensitive toothpaste, 2.7 oz +, SS 11/06
(makes it 99¢) - Rite Aid – $2 +UP WYB Colgate 360 Surround Manual Toothbrush at $2.99 Limit 4
-.75/1 Colgate 360 toothbrush printable
(makes it 24¢)
Food Bank Ideas
- Kroger – Campbells Cream of Mushroom or Chicken Soup, 10.75 oz, 49¢
-.40/4 Campbell’s great for cooking soups, SS 9/18
-.30/4 Campbell’s great for cooking soups, SS 9/18
-.25/4 Campbell’s great for cooking soups, SS 9/18
-.40/4 Campbell’s Great for Cooking Soup, SS 10/09
-.40/3 Campbell’s soup, excl chicken noodle or tomato, SS 9/11
-.30/4 Campbell’s Great for Cooking Soup, SS 10/09
-.30/3 Campbell’s Great for Cooking Soup, SS 10/09
-$1/5 Campbell’s Condensed Great for Cooking soup printable
(makes it 29¢ ea.) - Publix – Progresso Soup, 18-19 oz, B1G1 at $2.39 ($1.19)
-.50/2 Progresso Light soup, September Weight Watchers magazine
-$1/4 Progresso soup printable
-$1/4 Progresso soup printable
-$1/4 Progresso canned soup, SS 10/02
-$1/4 Progresso soups printable
-$1/4 Progresso soups, SS 10/23
-$1/4 Progresso soups printable
(use .50/2, makes it 69-94¢) - Publix – Campbell’s Condensed Soup, 10.5-11.5 oz, $1
(excludes Cream of Mushroom, Chicken or Shrimp, Won Ton, & Oyster Stew)
-.25/4 Campbell’s condensed soups, SS 10/09
-$1/5 Campbell’s Condensed Great for Cooking soup printable
-$1/5 Campbell’s Condensed soup, excl Great for Cooking printable
-$1/4 Campbell’s condensed Great for Cooking soups, Share Something Delicious booklet
(makes it 75¢) - Kroger – Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna, 2.5 oz pouch, 69¢
-$1/2 Bumble Bee products (print), Recycle Bank coupon printable
(makes it 19¢ ea.) - Kroger – Pringles, 5.7-6.7 oz, $1.15
-$1/4 Pringles Super Stack cans, 180 g +, PG 10/30
(makes it 90¢ ea) - Bi-Lo – Progresso Classic Soup, 18.5-19 oz, $1
-$1/4 Progresso soups printable
-$1/4 Progresso canned soup, SS 10/02, SS 11/13, SS 10/23
-$1/4 Progresso soup printable or printable or printable
-.50/2 Progresso Light soup, September Weight Watchers magazine
(use .50/2, makes it 50¢ ea.) - CVS – $3 ECB WYB (2) Jif Peanut Butter or Smucker’s Preserves or Fruit Spread, 18-20 oz, $2.50 each Limit 1
-.35/1 Smucker’s jam, jelly, preserves or fruit spread, RP 11/06
(use (2), makes it 65¢ ea.)
(getting Jif for $1 is awesome too!) - CVS – Kashi Go Lean, Heart to Heart Cereal, TLC Bars, 6 ct., or Crackers, 9 oz, $3
-$2 off Kashi product (print), Recycle Bank coupon (zip 28203)
-$1.50/2 Kashi TLC bars printable
(makes it $1)
