Meals Using Deals

Right now you can snag this deal at cvs:

Mars Chocolate Singles (buy the Milky Ways!), 1.08-2.15 oz $0.50
Buy 2, Receive $1.00 Extra Bucks, Limit 1
Pay $1.00,
Get $1.00 ECB’s
Final Price: FREE

so here is a dessert that looks amazing:

Photo credit: Tasty Kitchen

Ingredients

• 11 whole Milky Way Bars (regular Size), Divided Use
• 3 sticks Margarine, Divided Use
• 2-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 cup Buttermilk
• 3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract, Divided
• 2 cups Sugar
• 4 whole Eggs
• 2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1 dash Salt
• 1/2 cup Milk (more If Needed)
• 1 cup Finely Chopped Pecans

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

In a double boiler or in a saucepan over very low heat, melt 8 Milky Way bars together with 1 stick margarine, stirring to combine. Once melted, remove from heat and set aside.

Sift flour and salt together and set aside.

Mix baking soda with buttermilk, then add 2 teaspoons vanilla and set aside.

Cream 1 stick of margarine with the 2 cups of granulated sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to the creamed mixture, mixing after each addition. Add melted candy bar mixture and mix to combine.

Pour into a greased jelly roll pan or 9 x 13 baking pan and bake for 1 hour or until cake is done in the center. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

To make the icing, melt the remaining 3 Milky Way bars with remaining 1 stick margarine (in a double boiler or in a saucepan over very low heat). Add powdered sugar, dash of salt, milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and chopped pecans and stir over low heat. Add more milk if needed.

Pour over the cooled cake and allow to set. Cake will be very sticky! Don’t expect neat, perfect slices.

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream, then go run five miles!

YUM YUM YUM!

Thanks, Tasty Kitchen

Great Chow for Little Money!
by:  L.A. O’Neil

I always look forward to long holiday weekends because it means I’ll have some time to cook – and to take advantage of the great sales.  Holiday sale shopping usually isn’t a ‘quick trip to the store’ for me and I take my time sorting through the best buys.  This weekend I’m going for the grill!
Meijer’s has great sales this week – pork shoulder country-style ribs for $1.69/lb., jumbo cantaloupe for $2.50 each and sweet corn for 14¢ each!  For under $10, I’ll be feeding my family for at least a couple of days.

Here’s my menu:

• Grilled Ribs with Homemade BBQ Sauce
• Grilled Sweet Corn
• Cantaloupe with Yogurt Honey Dressing

You’ll love these recipes – they’re so easy!

Ribs & BBQ Sauce

Ingredients:
Country Style Pork Ribs (value pack, about $6.00)
1 C. ketchup
½ C. chili sauce
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 palmful brown sugar
2 TBSP. honey
1 TBSP. dark molasses
1 TBSP. maple syrup
Salt to taste
Dash Liquid Smoke (optional, but it does make a difference)

Directions:

Combine all of the BBQ sauce ingredients and mix well.  Set aside.

Heat grill to medium and grill ribs on both sides until nearly done. (Because of the sugar content in this sauce, it will burn if you put it on the ribs too soon.) Brush with sauce until it begins to caramelize and then take them off the grill.  Let stand for 5 – 7 minutes for the juices to redistribute.

Cantaloupe with Yogurt Honey Dressing

Ingredients:

Cantaloupe
¼ C. plain yogurt
1 TBSP. honey
Fresh mint (optional)

Directions:

Scoop out melon with a melon baller or, if you don’t have one, just cut it into 1-inch chunks.  Combine honey and yogurt and drizzle over melon.  If you’re using fresh mint, snip it with kitchen scissors and add to cantaloupe.  Toss gently and refrigerate until chow time!

Grilled Corn

4 ears of corn, shucked (break them in half for better $$ mileage)
melted butter
½  lime

Grill corn for the last 10 – 12 minutes of the cooking time for the ribs.  Turn when grill marks appear.  While the corn is grilling, melt the butter and squeeze in the lime juice.  Brush butter/lime mixture on corn.  Serve.

I’m hoping you have the ingredients for the BBQ sauce in your pantry – if not, holiday sales is a great time to pick up some of the extras.  I have to confess that I don’t measure out any of the BBQ sauce ingredients – I just dump them in a bowl and mix it well.  I’d also be lying if I said I didn’t love this sauce!

I nearly forgot – this meal will cost you about $1.75 per person (one rib per person is plenty when you serve them with the cantaloupe and corn – trust me, you’ll be full!)  And, you’ll have leftovers!  Yay!
Have a safe holiday weekend and happy cooking!

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