Kroger Spring Dinners

I was recently given the opportunity to try several products from the Kroger Brand and make a great spring dinner. 

I tried out: Kroger Refrigerated Mashed Potatoes, Refrigerated Mac & Cheese, Cake Mix, Icing, Crescent Rolls, & Moist Tender Pork Tenderloin.

Pork Tenderloin- Was very good, I did have to cook it longer than the directions stated but, it was a large one so no big deal. It was very juicy and I only added a little brown sugar & mustard glaze before cooking it.

Crescent Rolls- They were very good, flaky & delicious.

Mashed Potatoes-  these weren't very good. I found them to be very bland and very fake tasting.

Mac & Cheese- This was by far our least favorite item. They tasted like cardboard and the sauce was VERY runny. I would hope we just got a bad batch and that they are really much better.

Cake Mix-I used this to make a pudding poke cake and it turned out really good.

Icing- We just used this as a filling for graham crackers. Very good and rich.

Overall I was very pleased with 4 out of 6 items and they made a very good meal for my family.

I was given products for free to faciltate my review. These are my honest opinions.

Nescafe Memento Coffee Drinks

I was given the opportunity to try out all three of Nescafe Memento's flavors from Bzzagent. I love that each of these boxes which retail for around $4 makes 8 coffee drinks. They are very good but my favorite is the Mocha.

These drinks are very tasty and rich just like thier expensive coffeehouse counterparts. And they are so simple to make just mix with hot water.

I was provided with free products to faciliate my review. These are my honest opinions.

Week 1 of $20 Challenge

In the 6 weeks leading up to our vacation I have challenged myself to spend no more than $20 a week (for $120 total) to not only save some money for vacation but also use up my stockpile. Here's how week 1 went:

$.69 at Aunt Millies Outlet for buns
$7.05 at Meijer for a few items needed for my Easter dinner contributions
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$7.74 spent $12.26 carried over to next week :)

CVS Good Deals 3/31-4/6

*Clear Shampoo $4.99...$4.99 MCM
*Dawn Dish Detergent $.99...$.25(any) or $.50(hand renewal) (3/31 P&G)
*Spend $10 on the following Suave products...Get $3ECB
     Suave Deodorant 3/$3
     Suave Professionals, Kids, Stylers, or Body Wash 2/$4
     Suave Shampoo, Conditioner, or Naturals Lotion 2/$6
*28ct Rescue Sleep or Recue Pearls Stress Relief $8.99...Get $8.99ECB
*Oral-B Cross Action Battery Powered Toothbrush $5.99...Get $2ECB...$3MQ (3/31 P&G)
*Oral-B Pulsar Toothbrush $5.99...Get $3ECB...$1MQ (3/31 P&G)

Walgreens Good Deals 3/31-4/6

*Sunny Smile Single Roll Paper Towels or Bathroom Tissue 2/$1 (Limit 6)
*2lt TEN Soda (7Up, Sunkist, Dr Pepper, Canada Dry) $1...Get $1RR
*Fixodent 2-2.4 oz or Crest Pro-Health Rinse 16/33.8 oz $4.29... Get $2RR...$1.50MQ (3/31P&G)
*Dove/Mars Single Candy Bars $.59 W/IAQ (Limit 6)
*W Diapers, Training Pants, or Wipes Buy 1 Get 1 50%
*Speedstick or Lady Speedstick BOGO
*Arizona Tea or Drink 20 or 23oz 2/$1 W/IAQ (Limit 6)

Aldi Deals 3/27-4/2

*10# Bag Potatoes $1.49
*1# Bag Baby Carrots $.69
*1# Package Broccoli $.99
*4# Bag Navel Oranges
*Bananas $.44/lb
*Fresh Pineapple $1.49
*40ct Mini Bagel Pizzas $5.99

Marsh Good Deals 3/28-4/3

With Easter coming this weekend this is really not a great deal week at Marsh :(

*Lays Potato Chips BOGO
*Act II Microwave Popcorn $1
*Fiora 24 roll Toliet Paper or 16 roll Paper Towel $6.99...$2MQ in insert
*Aunt Millie 6ct Cake Muffins $1.99