MEXICAN CHICKEN CHOWDER from Marcy Ullery

3 Tbsp butter
1 ½ lb. chicken (bite size)
½ c. chopped onion
2 cloves garlic
Brown in dutch oven until chicken is no longer pink and then add:

1 c. water
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1 tsp. ground cumin
Bring to a boil and simmer 5 mins. and then add:

2 c. half and half
2 c. Monterey jack cheese
1 can cream corn
1 can chopped chilies (undrained)
Cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted. Stir in 1 medium tomato finely
chopped and fresh cilantro to taste.

This is the original recipe. I double it to fill a dutch oven or large crock pot. I use a whole stick of butter, rotisserie chickens work great, I use garlic powder or dried minced garlic instead of fresh just because I always have those on hand. I use the juices off the rotisserie chickens, more cumin than it calls for, and I use pepper jack instead of Monterey jack just for a little extra spice and I use more than what it calls for. It will be kind of a thin soup at first, but thickens over time.

Minestrone Soup from Leslie Sharp

1 lb ground beef w/beef bullion browned and drained
3 cans minestrone soup w/water
1 bag frozen california blend mixed vegies
2 cans kidney beans
1 can tomato soup
1 sm can tomato paste
corn and peas to taste (or any vegie)
add all together in crock pot and cook on low for 5-6 hours.

Coupon-ing Lingo

Sunday Paper Coupon Inserts:
P&G: Procter & Gamble insert
SS: SmartSource insert
RP: RedPlum insert
GM: General Mills insert

Coupon Lingo:
$1/1, $1/2: One dollar off when you buy one item, one dollar off when you buy 2 items, etc.
3/$5, 4/$10: three items for five dollars, four items for ten dollars, etc.
B1G1 FREE: buy one item, get one FREE
B2G1 FREE: buy two items, get one FREE
Blinkies: grocery store coupon dispensers with blinking lights found in the store aisles
Catalina: a catalina coupon is one that prints from a separate machine when after your receipt prints out; usually good on your next shopping trip
ea: each (as in “”Final cost $0.50 ea”)
ECB: ExtraCare Bucks, CVS’s rewards system (Now that CVS is in town, I will hopefully start posting deals from there. I don’t live near one, so I’m not getting their ads yet.)
ETS: a coupon that Excludes Trial Sizes
Exp: expires
GC: gift card
IVC: Instant Value Coupon, Walgreen’s store coupons found in ads and their monthly booklets
MIR: Mail-in Rebate
MQ: manufacturer’s coupon
Peelie: peel-off coupon found on the product packaging
RRs: Register Rewards, Walgreen’s catalina coupons
Q: coupon
Stacking: using both a manufacturer’s coupon and a store coupon on the same item
Tearpad: pad of coupons attached to a store display or shelf
TQ: Target coupon
WIAC: with in-ad coupon
WYB: when you buy