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That’s good @coupon girl . Glad it’s doable for.
I guess I spoke too soon. Seems like there’s more smoke from the fires this morning :( but at least it’s not like NYC ! Thank goodness I ordered our new air filters for our purifier so it should be here any day. I got the toxin filter which is great for fumes from cars and smoke too.
Off to work shortly so have a great day everyone
Just cut up the watermelon I bought the other day. It's actually a good one!
Eating a big bowl now and the rest is in the fridge- it won't last long!
Kitchen is clean. Now to decide the next thing to tackle.
good morning gals! Ty both @Frugalbigmama and @coupon girl wrt to how you extend the shelf life of your fresh raspberries. In the past I've tried gently rinsing the whole container of berries with my sink sprayer through a strainer, then lay them on paper towel to roll around and pat dry. Back into the clam-shell with a new sheet of paper towel in the bottom, but it made little difference. Washing them off somehow sped up the ripening?? No worries, I'll get through this blip of a First World problem.
I also bought a new watermelon today when I did a top up shop and filled the vehicle with gas, but have not cut it open yet....hoping for the best!
Do any of anyone's family members eat Stagg brand canned chili? Only my 2 guys here eat it, I cannot stomach even the look of it when they open up a can.
They were on sale for $1.99 at NF today and I grabbed them 24 cans! Three different types, Classic, Silverado and one called Southwest style Chicken with beans. When I turned to look over the nutritional label I gasped! Isn't is laughable that they list a serving as 1/2 a can? Neither of my guys eat a 1/2 can, in fact they open 3 cans and split them to make 2 servings for their work meal.
o.k. don't think that my plan is to poison them with high calories, sodium and fat but check out the label and the levels of stuff....it is a shocker.
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@walkonby raspberries never last a day here. But that may change with ds1 gone. But I did try a hack I found on tik tok. Ok it was a tik tok on Facebook because I am not that cool. I washed and dried strawberries and then put them in a mason jar. I told the kids to not eat them for 5 days to see if it really kept them fresh and it worked. It’s supposed to work for grapes and raspberries too.
I have just loaded DS up with snacks and health and beauty stuff to get him through summer. He did ask if we can restock when we see him in August and of course I said yes. Today my sister in law was checking to see what he likes for snacks. This is the one who prefers grape tomatoes to chips so he is pretty easy to please.
Today he did an oil change on his car so I told him to use the CT points. He has a CT triangle card on my account that he pays so I always get the points from his gas, so it was easy to save him some money. And I had an offer for bonus points on an oil change so I earned 12.00 in points.
uh....at this point I can try anything new @lilo0003 !! I have plenty of all sizes of mason jars so the next time I get some raspberries ( right now they're about $4.00 or more ) I will give it a go! Thanks.
I use mason jars too for fruit! The strawberries I washed and dried were in there for a few days this past week and they were fine (I put a small piece of paper towel at the bottom)
Good Morning! A dark start to the day but that is ok because I have tons to get done in the house today.
Have a few deals I want to pick up today! So will do running around later this afternoon.
Have a wonderful day!
Kitchen is clean! Just had a shower and got dressed for the day. Tossed a load in the washer. Will hang it up to dry once it is done.
Now- filling up my water bottle and heading to CT to spend some $$.
Yesterday I was offline because my body said no to a long walk. Yet in the afternoon, after the grasscutting, I knew I had to make it to grocery stores to get some deals with my cart along for the fun so I'd have groceries. Good call, so here I am online today.
Hmm PC frozen raspberry bags only have 300g now? I picked the 600g Superfruit berries and cherries instead for the $4.49 spend! Scored a 1/2 off iogo 16 cups creamy yogurt (june 10 expiry) for $3.49 (lots at Fortinos Ancaster in the yogurt case and refrigerated bunker in front of same area), much better than the $5.48 sale price at Food Basics or Fortinos for the fresher ones.. Grateful that original Palmolive dish detergent was still $1.97 because we ran out yesterday and other two family members never got any on their grocery runs (Bro brought one last night...grr). Got 2 pks of 710ml pop at Food Basics (please expand zero sugar and diet varieties, there aren't many to choose from) for $3.99 each.
Fortinos had passionfruit La Croix water on sale for 50% off , so one case had to come home with me.
OOh, Rexall has 10% off Cdn stamp packs again starting TOMORROW!
Found a $5 bill on ground on shoppping trip too-spent it at Giant Tiger on two treats. Pity the new flyer was not in the community paper bundle (ditto the Sobeys flyer, also absent).
Noticed that both Food Basics and Walmart only have one cashier on checkout duty after a certain time (6pm?). Walmart even closed off the west-side self-checkout to make customers go to the east-side checkouts. T'was a long wait to cash out but I people-watched and a tot was tossing her new beach ball around with a grandparent in the line (ask me how I know-the ball rolled up to me).
I like the cooler wind as it makes walking and outdoor talks bearable under sunny conditions.
Leftover roast veggies and the sauteed zucchini will be part of dinner tonight. Plan to roast some potatoes Greek style (I'll have to peel them as Mom made a point to tell me someone she knows makes them the same way as I do but with peels off the potatoes before cutting into chunks. Fibre is good for us...extra prep time (miffy face here). Hope my stack of Mr Noodles lasts into early next week-they are my staple!
Various things are running out but I am striving not to submit to shopping runs just because one or another thing is used. I kept out of Winners and the surplus stores because I know $ fly out so fast when I cross their thresholds. Impulse buying regret is real and so is the depletion of bill$ on hand!
TGIF and Good Morning! Rainy day here today! Which is ok with me since my veggies needed watering and I didn't get out to do it last night.
Bought a new vacuum and steam mop yesterday so excited to use them tomorrow!
Tonight I am taking my mom and sister out for dinner for their birthdays. It has been a very long time since just the 3 of us have been out alone with no partners/kids etc. It will be nice!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Good morning,
Apparently we have a 60% chance of showers today and tomorrow which is good. Hopefully it won’t bring any lightning to the already fire ravaged areas :(.
Off to work in a bit so just doing some light tidying up before. Short day today (THANK GOODNESS!)
I’m with you @Ciel21 I never peel potatoes. Even when I make mashed potatoes I leave the skins on. All that fibre and nutrients is such a waste to throw away.
@harbie - thanks. Sorry to hear that you have to get crowns and a nightguard done too. Hard to budget these days as too many things are getting so expensive.Quote:
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@walkonby definitely agree! Same with strawberries too. I think they are in distribution centres for too long. Even the ones at Costco last week were going bad. I noticed my oranges going quickly as well.Quote:
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