St. Patricks day muffins/Green muffins/ Popeye muffins

Staying with my frugal ways I made some muffins from scratch this morning.  I have made similar muffins before and my kids 4 and 7 loved them.  B my youngest ate 2 normal sized muffins for lunch plus a mini muffin.

St. Patrick's Day muffins

This makes about 2 dozen normal sized muffins or in my case this morning 12 normal size muffins and 24 mini muffins

2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt 
1/4 cup canola oil
3/4 cup milk
1 large/jumbo egg
8 oz. - 10 oz. frozen spinach thawed
1 very ripe banana ( used one I had in the freezer)
2 tsp imitation vanilla flavoring or vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees f and line muffin cups with paper(I also spray them with nonstick spray)
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl set aside.  In a blender put the egg,spinach, canola oil and milk combined till thoroughly mixed about 30 seconds add banana and vanilla combine till banana is pureed add the wet ingredients to the dry.  Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full.  Bake 16 - 18 minutes for regular sized muffins till a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  FYI prior to baking my kids add 3 candy coated chocolates to the top or sprinkled with green sugar. 

Enjoy! This recipe will be frozen and last my kids about 2 weeks.  Left out they only make it about 3 days before they grow there own green in the form of mold.  I freeze in zip top freezer bags for up to 6 months.

Been forever and pizza dough

So I am still living a frugal lifestyle for the most part I continue to be a SAHM.  I love it for the most part we all have our days.  I started making pizza dough a few months ago cause I was told how much cheaper it was.  My MIL gave me a bread machine so I use that on the dough setting after months of tweeking I think I have found a favorite.  I don't like a yeasty taste in my dough so if that's something you like you won't like this dough.  It makes 1.5 lbs dough or one 15 inch thick crust or 2 smaller pizzas.

Mommy S Pizza dough

1 1/8 - 1 1/4 cup warm water(100-115 degrees)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey
1/3 cup dried potato flakes 
3 cups flour (I prefer white all purpose)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp bread machine yeast

Combine ingredients according to manufacturers instructions.  Mine says add liquids first then dry adding yeast last.

Not adjusting well to having 2 children :(

Still trying to adjust to having 2 kids :(.  I am not the super mom I used to be.

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WOW 7 months since last post!

Been super busy being the best mom I can.  C started preschool in July due to the fact that he is still about 6 months behind in his speech.

Found out in June we are expecting #2 in February 2012.  This baby is very planned just like C was.  Though we forgot how fertile I can be....  got pregnant 3 months sooner then we wanted but all is good.  Just want a healthy baby.

I am still super couponing!   This weeks freebie is cinnamon sugar land o lakes butter at Shaw's on sale for $1.50 till 8/11.    You can get the .75 off coupon that  will double at
http://www.landolakes.com/Offers/boxtops/
and here
http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/coupons.aspx

Today's RA Trip Sunday 1/30/11

Todays RA trip: total $3.15 5 lays stacks, 2 ice cream edy's,1 complete eye solution(found a BOGO pack woo whoo), 2 corcidin, 1 afrin, 3 bags bagel crisps, 2 newspapers, 2 packs dixie plates, 1 colgate TP I will submit the contact solution for a MIR of 7.99 so $4.84 for shopping sooooo cool.

I continue to super coupon!

So super couponing takes up a lot of my free time so I have no time to write on here much.  I also just started swagbucks last week its a rewards program that you earn "bucks" and can spend them in their store for various things I am saving for amazon gift cards.  To join use this link .....
http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/serissa21
I am loving it.