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Outback Steakhouse: FREE $10 Bonus Gift Card w/ $30 Food and Beverage Purchase (Today Only)

Outback Steakhouse: FREE $10 Bonus Gift Card w/ $30 Food and Beverage Purchase (Today Only)

If you are out and about today and wanting a steak or what ever stop in at Outback Steakhouse and give this coupon upon ordering. 

Spend $30 on food and non alcoholic beverages and receive a $10 gift card for future use.

Be sure to come back for more great deals eating out.

Listing On eBay Setting Goals For Store Update May 31 2016

The month of May is almost over, in a few hours June and summer will be here in chilly Minnesota.

My eBay store has been quieter this month than it was a year ago this month.

We now have 1834 items up for sale.  My goal is to hit 1900 items before the end of next week.

Today I am working on vintage postcards.

Great for collectors or maybe to add to family history books.

Example my grandparents lived here in this time period.

Today I am visiting Texas in postcards. Here are two postcards that will be added later today.

Titche Goettinger Department Store Dallas Texas unused linen postcard from the 1940s

Light ends unit and storage tanks at Baytown Refinery Humble Oil a Refining Company.
States they gave free tours at 2 pm daily.  Another nice linen postcard.

Grab Your Printable Coupons Before They Are Gone

If you have not printed this month's coupons yet go and grab them before they are gone.

Print your coupons to save money off paper towels, toilet paper, cheese or what ever you  use.

Saving money using coupons helps the bottom line of our budget. 

Go here to coupons.com to get your savings. 

Filling Our Tummy With Mama's Delicious Hot Dish

Today I am heading to the grocery store and cooking mama's hot dish.

Take a look at a past post to get the story and the recipe. 

I am sharing this at Melt In Your Mouth Monday Recipe Bop

Menu Plan Monday Whats On The Menu Chili A Big Pot Of Chili

This week I am going to make a big pot of Chili.  We should be able to get several meals out of my chili.

There is only 2 of us so what I am cooking this afternoon is our homemade Spicy (to me) Chili and I am dividing it in to 3 containers for 3 different nights.
We can add some crackers or bread for a fast tasty dinner.
My recipe is for 6 servings so would be a nice amount for 4 to 6 people.
1 1/2 pounds of ground beef 85 percent fat free

small amount of onion chopped up
2 tsp of garlic
4 tsp of Chili
2 tsp of basil
1/2 tsp of salt
1 tsp of pepper
2 tsp of cumin
2 tsp of oregano
2 16 oz cans of Chili or Kidney beans
1 32 oz cans of crushed tomatoes
1 32 oz can of Tomato Sauce
1 can of water

Brown ground beef

then add your spices and stir

Add your tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and chili beans

Simmer for about 45 minutes . It is now ready to eat or cool and freeze for future meals.

This pot has been divided into 3 containers for dinner and there was enough for us to each have a small bowl for lunch.

Leaving Las Vegas Heading Back To The Chilly Shores Of Lake Superior

Winter is over or at least in most of the US.  We have spent the winter in Las Vegas and now will leave to return to the shores of Lake Superior.  It is still cool in my home town but time to head back to children and grand children.
I  will return to my kitchen and my appliances.  Time to start menu planning full force and start my project of cutting our eating budget.  We have cooked less here since dining in the casinos is so easy.

At this time we have a weekly budget of $150 for groceries, dining out and gas.  I hope to that we eat out less and cook more. The difference will partly go to paying off our van early.

Watch for future postings on my menu plans and shopping budget.

Good bye Las Vegas... Hello beautiful Lake Superior