A few good grocery deals for next week (4/10) at Tops

So, Tops will have Starkist tuna on sale next week for $1, so be sure to print the 50-cent coupon available on their Facebook page today.
Also, Breyers ice creams will be $3 each. There's a coupon available for 75 cents off one Breyers "Blasts." $1.50 for Breyers isn't a bad price.
I don't see much else in their ad that I'm personally too excited about.
And here's a late addition: Heluva Good dips will be $1.69. There's a 50-cents-off coupon to print here. Note that their French onion dip would be perfect in the best casserole you've probably never tried. YUM.

March 13: A few good Tops deals this week

As you're heading out to do your shopping, a few deals to keep in mind:

• Better Oats oatmeal is on sale 4 for $5 ($1.25 each.) There's a printable buy 1, get 1 coupon available here, which would make each item 63 cents when you buy two.
• Stonyfield Farms Greek yogurt cups are $1 each. There are some coupons available when you're registered at Stonyfield.com.
• Hidden Valley Ranch Farmhouse Dressings and Salad Kits are both 2 for $5 ($2.50 each). There were coupons in today's paper for $1 off each, so $1.50 each in the end.

A few good deals coming up at Tops—week of 3/6

Starkist Tuna pouches will be $1 each. There was a printable coupon recently (no longer available) for 50 cents off one pouch, which, when doubled will score you free tuna. I won’t eat it—but my cats will be thrilled!!! Rumor has it there’re also some Starkist tuna coupons coming out in Sunday’s paper. So, you might want to keep an eye out.

Kellogg’s Raisin Bran will be on sale for $2/box.  If you register here, you can print a coupon for 70 cents. When doubled, that’ll be 60 cents for the box. I love Raisin Bran, but could finish off the box in two sittings, so I will be skipping this one myself.

I’m hoping to pick up some BOGO blackberries. And cabbage will be 33 cents per pound. I’m making a new stuffed cabbage recipe next week, so that works well for me.

Oh, and I see Tribe hummus will be $2.99. Don’t know if this will include the “Origins” variety. There was a coupon for $2 off one tub awhile back, and 99 cents for hummus isn’t bad.

Looks like Simply Orange juice will be $3 each. There was a $1 printable coupon last month that doesn’t seem to be available now, but if you printed it, $2 for this juice is a pretty good price.

A few good grocery deals for next week at Tops

I am lucky to get my Tops circular in the mail on Thursday or Friday, giving me a chance to plan ahead. After scoping it out, here are a few things I'll be picking up:
Rosetto ravioli, stuffed shells or tortellini or manicotti: on sale 2/$6. You can save $1.50 off 2 with the printable coupon here (should be able to print 2 coupons from each computer.) You might want to stash these in the freezer in case you need to make a quick dinner for guests or a potluck. In that case, I suggest trying this recipe for ravioli lasagna.
Duncan Hines brownie mix: on sale 4/$5 ($1.25 each). You can save $1 on each box of selected sale varieties with this 50-cents-off coupon (which will be doubled to $1). 25 sents for a brownie mix isn't bad at all!
Always: Certain types will be on sale 2/$6 ($3 each). I know I have at least one $1-off-one coupon in my stash. And it looks like there are rumored to be some Always coupons in tomorrow's Sunday newspaper coupon circulars. Tops has 4 $1 coupon doublers in this week's ad (meaning they'll double 4 $1 coupons for you) so, $1 for these necessities isn't a bad deal. Whether I buy will depend on which types are included in the sale.

If your're a cereal eater (I love cereal, but don't believe in eating small bowls of it so I usually don't buy it) there are a few decent deals you might want to consider.
Golden Grahams and Cinnamon Burst Cheerios will be on sale 4/$10 ($2.50 each).
Coupon Network has a printable coupons for 75 cents off one box of Golden Grahams and one for 75 cents off one box of Cinnamon Burst Cheerios. Once the coupons are doubled, that'd be $1 for each box, which isn't a bad price.

Note that these sales and prices are based on the ad for the week of 2/27/2011 for the Rochester, NY area.

For more Tops deals, check Coupons for Your Family, Tricia's Frugal Finds and/or Money Saving Mom.

Menu plan and shopping list for 2/21

Well, I am again endeavoring to get my shopping an meal-planning put together for two weeks at a time. Last night, I was looking for a particular recipe (which I never did find) and found a bunch of recipes I've been meaning to try, or had forgotten about. So the plan for the next two weeks is a little more exotic than it would normally be. Instead of "curried 'chicken' salad with blackberries", you'd normally see "spaghetti with jarred sauce."
Here are the meals I plan to have:

• Hearty Meatless Sauce (aka crockpot spaghetti)
• Curried "Chicken" Salad with Blackberries (I'll swap out Quorn tenders for the chicken)
• Broccoli Chickpea Ragout
• Spinach and Tofu Quinoa
• Hearty Country Stew
• Peanut-Broccoli Pasta

Here's the adventageous menu plan:

And the shopping list:

Co-op

ð      8 oz firm tofu

ð      1/3  cup  crunchy peanut butter

ð      12 oz faux beef strips (??)

Target

ð       Bertolli pasta sauce

ð       Seventh Generation dishsoap

ð      10 oz frozen peas

ð      10 oz frozen corn

Tops

ð       Baby spinach

ð       Scotties tissues

ð       Stonyfield yogurt cups

ð      2 bags frozen  broccoli florets

Wegmans

ð      Green onions

ð      1-1/2  cups  blackberries

ð      Parsley

ð      5-6 carrots

ð      3-4 potatoes

ð      Bananas

ð      mango

ð      1bag Quorn tenders

ð      1 can chickpeas

ð      3 cans 28 oz cans whole plum tomatoes in puree

ð      1/3  cup  light mayonnaise

ð      lemon juice

ð      1/4  cup  raisins

ð      Handful golden raisins

ð      1/2  cup  roasted salted cashews

ð      ¼ c sliced almonds