Oreo Brownies! YUMMM

Do you see the creamy white center of the oreo in this brownie! Man Alive! It is so tempting to not eat every single one of these brownies!

I have been seeing this recipe on other blogs like Make It-Love It and wanted to try them. Every New Year's eve, we meet with my family and eat, eat, and eat at midnight. You know....to be able to have a fresh start at 12:01am! Of course that was last year's resolution that was broken!

You can see instructions on these other blogs, but simply prepare your brownie mix as normal. Then grab and grease a muffin pan. Dip the oreo's very generously with brownie mix, add a little extra to the muffin cup. Bake for 20-25 minutes and enjoy while warm! I promise you will not be let down! Let me know what you think! Happy New Year!

Fred's Coupon Match Ups

This is my first post regarding Fred's and coupon match ups. I have emailed Fred's to get a copy of the OFFICIAL coupon policy and rain check information. I know that they will double all coupons up to 70 cents on Saturday ONLY. Now....these are just the deals that I see and that I have coupons for. The ad is long and can be found HERE. This is the first Fred's post, so if you see anything extra or have questions, please comment and we will learn together. Have a great day!

Current Ad 12/27/10-1/9/10

• Folgers Classic Coffee 33.9 oz $8, use 25 cent coupon from 12/5 RP, will double on Saturdays, FP $7.50
• Pine Mtn Fire logs 3lb 2/$5, use $1 coupon from 12/12 RP, FP $1.50 each
• Tylenol Cold liquid $5.25, use $1 coupon from 11/7 RP, FP $4.25
• Robitussin Cough liquid $5, use $1 coupon from 12/12 RP, FP $4
• Aleve 24ct $3.25, use $1 coupon from October SS, FP $2.25
• Phillips Milk of Mag $4, use $2 from October SS, FP $2
• One a Day Vitamins $5.75, use $1 from October SS, FP $4.75
• Hormel Compleats $2.15, use $1 Kids Compleats from January All You mag, FP $1.15

I am sure there are several Proctor and Gamble coupons from the 12/26 P& G insert that match the sale, I did not get that paper or insert. Hear are some sale prices worth mentioning!

• Charmin Basic Towels and Tissue $5
• Pepsi 12pks 3 for $9
• Herbal Essence and Aussie assorted hair care $2.50
• Gain & Downy Fabric Softener $3
• Gain 11oz & Dawn 14oz dish liquid 85 cents

Here are some explanations of coupon abbreviations:

• FP=Final Price
• RP=Red Plum insert that comes in Sunday paper
• SS=Smart Source insert that comes in Sunday paper
• MQ=Manufacturer coupons

Local Bi-Lo deal

My local Bi-Lo has Bailey's coffee creamer on sale 3 for $5 ($1.67ea). They also had a blinkie with a coupon for $1.00 off the purchase of 1....making it 66 cent each. Great deal! Having some right now and bought extra to freeze! Go check it out for yourself!

Trash to Treasure Thursday

With the cold weather facing most everyone, we recognize a cold draft more! When we moved into this apartment, we were excited to see a coat closet in the living room. Recently I noticed how cold it was in there every time I opened the door. It was then when I discovered this.....

 

This my friend is a cold air return for our furnace, and man is it cold! Our coat closet also had a door with about an inch and a half space at the bottom that was allowing all of that cold air right into our living room. I knew the fix was to block the bottom of the door, but I didn't want to always be kicking a towel back and forth.

Then I saw the infomercial on the draft protectors and my mind started going. I found an old pillowcase and a pool noodle that we were about to toss out....we had used it to level the car seat for our daughter. Total cost for this T to T....around $2. Great savings compared to the $19.99 infomercial! 

Click on the picture to enlarge and see step by step instructions.

***added note, you can cut and sew the pillowcase so as not to have all the extra sticking out, and I will be doing that eventually. I just needed a quick fix on this 30 degree morning!

Do you have any drafts or cold air spots in your home? Hope this can help! Check out other T to T's HERE!