Cooking the Deals of August 7-13

As my due date approaches (August 13th), I wanted to let you rest assured that I have asked my wonderful mother to post some ways to cook the deals. She has agreed, and let me tell you (cause the hubbs tells me!) that she is a much better cook that I. So I'm sure you're in for some great meals and recipes! 

Chicken Spaghetti

6 chicken breasts
1 cans cream of chicken soup
1/2 c. milk
1/2 stick butter
1 package spaghetti noodles
parmesan cheese
Optional: mushrooms

In a lined crock pot, put chicken, soup, milk, and butter in and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Cook noodles according to the package. Serve noodles topped with chicken mixture and parmesan.

How to Avoid Freezer Burn

Having freezer meals on hand can save you time and money. But if you pull out your meal, and find it has freezer burn, well then, it tastes funny and is a waste of your time and money. Keep reading to find out how you can best avoid freezer burn...

Today's Mail 8/4/11

Free Nursing Cover & Baby Sling

Alright, so you have to pay shipping, but it's still cheaper than buying one elsewhere.

Make Your Own Breast Pumping Bra

With our first daughter, Danielle, I would not be able to breastfeed her until after her first heart surgery, so I decided I would pump until I was able to feed her myself. I knew I didn't want to waste time sitting around holding the pump to my breast while I could be doing something else (like eating lunch, or updating people on her progress, or even sleeping... yeah, that happened once!), so I checked out what I could do to hold the pumps in place. On Amazon, the cheapest hands-free breast pump bra I could find was around $30. Well, they looked simple enough that I figured I could probably rig one up on my own.

My Rainbow Buys 8/3/11

The first transaction may not look that impressive, but my overall savings rate for the day was 80.1%!