Crockpot Pulled Pork

I've never liked pork. I've always been more of a chicken breast sorta gal. But when I found pork for $1/lb. a few weeks ago, half the price I pay for chicken breasts and cheaper than ground beef, too, I decided to give it a try. (Gulp.)

In my very first crockpot post last fall, I asked for some tried and true crockpot recipes. Jennie left this one for Easy Pulled Pork:

* 3lb pork butt
* 1 cup brewed coffee (leftover from the morning pot... whatever) - (if you don't ever have coffee in your house, then use a cup of rootbeer)
* 16oz can beef broth
* BBQ sauce

Season the pork with some salt and pepper. Place in the crock pot with the coffee and broth. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. The biggest effort involved in this meal is pulling the pork apart after it's finished cooking. After doing so, mix with your favorite BBQ sauce and serve on hamburger buns.

It was SO good! I don't like coffee, so I used the root beer. I didn't know how much to season it with the salt and pepper, so I might have overdone it there just a bit (but it was still good!). It honestly was VERY easy. By the end of the day, it was very tender and practically fell apart, so there wasn't even that much effort involved in shredding it. I actually thought it tasted good plain, so I only mixed BBQ sauce into half of it. The whole family liked it both plain AND with the BBQ sauce. My kids don't eat buns, so we just ate it with forks and mashed potatoes on the side. Thanks, Jennie, for making pork a meat my family will eat!

Do you have an easy crockpot recipe? I'd love to try it if you're willing to share!

Huggies Deal

If you haven't been able to get to Walgreens yet this week to take advantage of the diaper deal, I'd suggest calling ahead to your store to make sure they have some diapers and/or wipes. I called around to five stores and did finally get some yesterday (we picked up Ted for lunch and I spotted a Walgreens truck unloading at the nearby Walgreens, so after we ate I ran over and picked up some diapers while Ted waited in the car with the kids! Good thing I had my coupons with me!).

I know some of you are out of the diaper stage, but Jennie had a good suggestion. This is such a good deal, if you'd be willing to buy some to donate to a local shelter, I know they would appreciate it. Linda suggested buying some for a friend who is pregnant or has a little one. I'm sure they would be blessed! Good ideas, ladies! I hope you are all able to take advantage of this SUPER deal!

If you haven't printed out the coupons yet, go to my blue coupon bar and do so quickly, before they are gone! (I'm surprised they aren't gone already!) If you don't plan on using them, pass them along to another mom who will (Thanks Lisa!), or you can hang onto them until April 4th, when CVS will be having the same type of deal, buy $25 of Huggies, get $10 ECBs.

Goldfish and Applesauce at Target

Guess what we're having for snack at my house?

There's a great deal on Goldfish crackers and Mott's Applesauce at Target. Go to A Full Cup and print off the $1 off Goldfish and $1 off Mott's Applesauce coupons (you can print 5 per page with the Target coupon generator). At my store the Goldfish are $1.79, making them .79 each after coupons. The Mott's 6-pack is $1.69, making them .69 after coupons. I bought a bunch to use for playdate snacks and to donate to our church nursery. Churches would welcome donations of Goldfish, because they are always a favorite snack! My kids were especially excited to find that Goldfish now come in chocolate, cinnamon, and honey flavors, in addition to lots of other kinds! I like that some are now made with whole grains.

*The Goldfish coupon expires this Saturday, so run out and grab some this week!
*The Renuzit pictured was also free after combining a $1 Target coupon and a $1 coupon from the 2/22 paper.
*The Mott's coupons are good until the 28th, so you've got some time on those yet! And make the deal even better by printing two of these .55/1 Mott's printables! Thanks Tara!

Redbox Wednesday

Wednesdays in March you can get a free Redbox rental with a promo code! The code for today is JBG123. Never rented with Redbox? Go here to find one near you and check out which movies are in stock. At your local Redbox, touch the box that says, "Rent with a Promo Code" and then enter the code. Then you will be able to choose your movie, add it to your cart and check out. Swipe your credit or debit card and enter your email address and your movie will dispense! It's that easy! They will email you a rental receipt and also a confirmation when you return the movie. As long as you return it by 9pm the next day, your card will not be charged. Enjoy your free movie!

Great Mail Day!

It was a fun day to open up my mailbox! I received a sample of Selsun Blue (with $1 coupon), Cream of Wheat (with $1 coupon), Huggies wipes, and the Colgate Travel Bag I ordered back in January after saving my UPCs. It contained a toothbrush, toothpaste, 2 deodorants, body wash, and $8.50 in coupons!

I love free samples! They are perfect for traveling, including in shoeboxes, making a guest basket, donating, or even using yourself! My favorite sources for freebies are Freegrabber and Freebies 4 Mom.

Redbox FREE Monday

Get a free rental at Redbox with the code F3T9L6, Monday, March 9th only.

Renting at Redbox is easy, and there is a free rental code every Monday. PLUS, in March, there are free rental codes on Wednesdays as well! They have new releases and have now started stocking some older movies (like Steel Magnolias--one of my favorites!) as well. You can search online for the movies at your local Redbox and you can reserve them online as well, but I've heard you can't use the free rental code in that case. It's still only $1, though, so not a bad deal!

Last Wednesday I took the free rental code to my local Walgreens to get High School Musical 3. A lady asked if she could watch how the process worked since she had never done it before, so I told her about the free rental codes. After I was finished, another couple went up to the Redbox so I asked them if they knew about the free rental code. They didn't, so I handed over the code. They thanked me and I said with a smile, "hey, if I can help someone save one dollar, great!"

I get my weekly codes from Tara at Deal Seeking Mom. If you are interested in me posting them each week, please leave a comment. If there's interest, I don't mind posting them every Monday (and Wednesday in March). If I can help someone save a dollar, I'll do it! :-)

Guest Basket

One of the things I like about staying in hotels is the complimentary shampoos and lotions. (How many of you are with me?) Back in the day (before cost saving measures started taking hold), hotels used to offer quite an assortment of goodies, usually in a basket in the bathroom. I know they weren't really free since we had paid for the hotel room, but it still made me feel like I was getting a little extra something. Or maybe I have a thing for cute, small bottles! :-)

I've made up a basket that sits in our guest room to try to capture that feeling, and to help out any guests that stay with us, just in case they forgot something (I know I've been there!). I started with a cute basket, put in a couple of washcloths and then filled it with any goodies I could think of: toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorants, lotions, hair gel, razors, shave gel, shower gel, soap, bandaids of different sizes, feminine products, a comb, a sleeping mask, and ear plugs. This is a perfect way to use some of the free samples I receive in the mail.