Wow. It feels good to have finally created a little place for me. It came to me the other day...I have a voice. I have something to share. I have an idea a minute and nowhere to put them. (ahhhh, welcome to my world)
I want to share my coupon deals with family and friends, hoping they can get one too. If it's the only way I can help during hard times, then so be it.

The first thing I have to get off my chest...yesterday I tried my hand at Once A Month Cooking (OAMC). It is an insane effort to prep & prepare all your meals for the month. That's right! Pure Madness. It is a LOT of work, but feel really rewarding. I'm always looking for way to further simplify and un-complicate my life. So I'm always looking for new things to try out. Because I coupon and I already get great deals on things; the two seem to go together. My menu ended up looking something like this...
*Breakfast Burritos
*Orange Baja Chicken
*Lemon Pepper Chicken
*Pulled BBQ Chicken
*Hickory Smoke Chicken
*Herb & Garlic Chicken
*Rosemary Garlic Chicken
*Hickory Mesquite Chicken
*Taco Meat
*Sloppy Joes
*Spaghetti
*Teriyaki Fish
*Turkey Burgers

For the man child and his special needs, not only can he eat most of the items above, I made a few individual meals just for him:
Beanie Weenie
Shrimp & Black Beans (later to be served over rice)
Spaghetti
Chicken Pot Pie
Cherry Pie (which he has renamed the great pie)

So cooking for the rest of this month should be smooth sailing. All I have to do it grab a flavored chicken and add rice and veggies. These meals are in addition to the meals you want to make fresh and hopefully deter me from eating out under the excuse, "I don't feel like cooking." It's already cooked. And now I have another couple of weeks to go find the best deals on next months ingredients. The goal, more meals for less money! For example: I snagged chicken for .99/lb and received $3/off when you buy a McCormick Inspiration Recipe & Zatarains Rice. So for the price of chicken, I got seasoning and rice for FREE (the rice was only $1). Then the McCormick's Grill Mates marinades were on sale for $1/pk and I used a $1/2 coupon making them .50/pack. And finally, Ken's Bottled Marinades were on sale 2/$4. I only got one and used a $1/1 coupon, making that marinade $1.  This month, everyone is eating for about $5/meal, not per person. I think I like it and will try it again next month.

If you guys have any ideas on meals that freeze well. Feel free to share.