How to make Garden Art from Junk

I love to go junkin' and the other day I came home with some glass pieces to decorate my garden. Here is the result.

You can watch the video at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KDKzLoSaF8

Raw Food Video Salsa

I still can not load videos from my iPhone to blogspot.com because I do not want to pay.

So if you want to see my raw food Salsa Video please view it on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSog9U8tPs

How to make Raw Almond Milk from Almond Butter

Today I’m making almond milk using almond butter. This is the lazy man’s or should I say woman’s almond butter.

This will be rich in enzymes and oh so yummy. You can even make it chocolate by adding some ground cocoa.

I have 2 types of almond butter and let me start by saying that it must be RAW almond butter it will not work with roasted butters. I have Raw Organic Almond butter that set me back $23.99 for a pint (ouch) and I have non organic Raw Almond Butter that was on sale for $6.99. Buy which ever you like, they will both work.

To make 1 cup use 1 Heaping Tbls Raw Almond Butter, 1 cup of water, dash of vanilla and a pinch of sea salt. If you think you’ll like it a bit sweeter add a date or some raw honey.

Super easy, throw it all in a blender and blend until smooth. You can use as is or drain it through a nut bag. I like it as is.

You can use this in just about any way that you can use cow’s milk. It’s a great base for smoothies. I like it blended with a banana and some cocoa with ice it comes out just like a milk shake. You can use it on cereal, drink it plain, in coffee or tea, soups or cream sauces you name it. Enjoy!

I could not figure out how to upload a .MOV video to this blog so here is the link for the video on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-rwyeLullE

How to Can Vinegared Onions

I just put together this little video on how to make canned vinegared onions. These are great to top off a salad. Be sure to watch the end for a little extra on how to make a complimentary salad dressing. Enjoy!

Couponing at Walgreens

Here was my haul for Walgreens today.

2 - 22 oz jars of Hellmans Mayo
2 - 9.6 oz bags of Hershey Bliss Candies
2 - 16 oz Old Spice Body Washes
1 - 16 oz Gillette Body Wash
2 - 18 oz Soft Soap Body Washes
2 - 4 oz Colgate Whitening toothpaste
1 - Dove Deodorant
2 - Sally Hansen Nail Polishes
1 - 12.6 oz Panteene Shampoo
1 - 12.6 oz Panteene Conditioner

Regular Price would be: $76.84
Items on sale saved me: $23.69
Coupons saved me: $22.83
Add $2.90 for Tax
I paid $33.22 including Tax (I used $11 in rewards from my last trip so my out of pocket was only $22.22)
and received $15 Rewards off my next purchase
Total cost for today was $18.22 (about $1.14 per item)
I saved $58.62

Extreme Couponing

I've been trying to get the hang of Extreme Couponing. I scored very well today at Rite Aid.

Here's what I got:
2- 50 oz bottles of Purex Laundry Soap Reg Price 5.99 ea
2- Oral B Satin Floss for Teeth Reg Price 3.99 ea
2- Colgate 360 Toothbrushes Reg Price 4.99 ea
1-Aquafresh Toothpaste Reg Price 3.99
Total without sales or coupons would be $35.45 including tax
Sale price brought it down to $19.92 (you can save a lot just by watching for sales)
I had $7.00 in coupons bringing it to $12.92
I got $11.00 in up rewards ($11 off my next purchase)

That makes my grand total...drum roll please....$1.92 including Tax

Another way to look at it is that I got them for .28 cents each
Not bad!

My Blooming Bottle Brush

This is the first time I've seen all the stages of bloom in a bottle brush. I hope this video turns out. It's also posted on YouTube under kjsartist1.