BOGO Webkinz at Amazon

OOH, these will go fast. Many of these little guys are already down to about $5, so getting two for that price is awesome. Here's the link to the good deals.



You can't beat two for $5!

Amazon Black Friday is HERE

I may be the only person who JUST woke up, but I don't go out for Black Friday. I have a couple of times, but it's just so many crowds for a not very good chance I'll get the things I want.

I am excited that Black Friday is here on Amazon. The pre-Black Friday deals were good, but I have expectations for even better. Here are a couple of hints for this year.

• First, if you have prime, Amazon is offering an incentive to take the slow boat shipping option. You can opt to do the free super saver shipping and you'll get anywhere from $1-3 in free MP3 downloads.  Those download credits can really add up if you normally do a lot of small purchases (like the lightning deals.)
• They are also giving free MP3 credits with a lot of purchases.  Be sure to check all your emails from Amazon so you don't miss out.
• Oh, and I didn't post this last night!  Get $2 in free MP3 downloads with code STUDYBRK.  You can enter the code HERE. 

Here are the best deals I see today:

• The main Black Friday page.  This has all the lightning deals.
• Several TV series are under $20.  This includes True Blood, The Wire, and The Sopranos.  Check the link for all the included ones.

• Black Friday video game deals.  Check HERE for everything.

I've done lots of other gift posts, so let me add them all here:

• Amazon $5 Christmas music MP3s.
• Other $5 album deals for November.
• All these video games are buy one, get one 40% off.
• Some really good digital camera bundles for a great low price.
• Amazon 4-for-3 home items.
• Under $5 movies
• Countdown to Black Friday links
• 4-for-3 Kitchen Items 
• Amazon Camera gift ideas 
• Silly Stocking Stuffers

Thanksgiving Stew Re-do

Now that the Thanksgiving dinner is all done, it's time to start my favorite holiday meal. This post is from last year, but I think it's worth another go.

I call it either leftover soup or Thanksgiving stew.  I think I love it more than the actual turkey dinner.

To start, you have to cook down your carcass.  This is sort of a lost art and slightly gross to me, but it’s necessary for both good stock and the best little bits of leftover turkey.  I immediately package up all the extra meat and freeze it, because one extra turkey meal is all my family can stand.

Then I throw the turkey carcass into a big stock pot with enough water to cover it most of the way; bring it to a boil, then drop the temperature low enough for a nice steady simmer.  I usually let it simmer for about 2-3 hours, and then begin the job of picking bones out.  

 

Once I have my good turkey stock and all the meat cooked off, I start adding in all the leftovers—I do mean all the leftovers.  The amounts aren’t really all that important to me.  This year, we had a big bird and a lot of leftovers, so I actually divided my stock and meat for two meals.  I saved half of it for “chicken and noodles” and used the rest for the soup.  If I had to measure, I’d say it was about 3 cups of stock and meat.   

When I roast the turkey, I stuff an onion and a whole garlic bulb (not a clove, the whole thing) into the cavity.  After it's all cooked down, I dispose of the bones, leave the onion in the pot, and then use a garlic press to get all the roasted garlic out into the stock.

To that I add in everything:

•   About 2 cups of dressing/stuffing.  I make my dressing (I don’t stuff the bird with it, so I don’t call it stuffing) specifically for the leftover potential.  I have a great recipe that uses dried cherries and pecans, and it adds so much to the flavor of the soup.  You can use whatever recipe is your favorite.

• About 2 cups of mashed potatoes.

• About 1 cup of turkey gravy.
• About 1-2 cups of liquid reserved from cooking the turkey the first time.  I rub it with herb butter, so it’s really healthy.  Look at it in all its congealed goodness.

• All the chopped up leftover vegetables from the relish tray.  This depends on what we have left.  I always have carrots and celery, but sometimes I also have cauliflower, broccoli, bell peppers.  You add whatever you have and think would be good. 

• Did you have cooked corn?  Throw it in.  Leftover green bean casserole?  Sure, why not?  I don’t have any sweet potato lovers in my house, so I think they’re the only thing that doesn’t go into the pot.

You don’t need ANY extra seasonings, because everything was seasoned properly when you made it the first time.  Simmer the whole pot full of leftovers for an hour or so, or until it cooks down a bit and the carrots are soft.  Eat and enjoy.

I make a huge pot of this soup.  We eat some, then the rest of it is packaged and thrown in the freezer for later meals.   

 

Amazon 40% off Boots and Slippers

Wow! If you're in the market for boots and slippers, this might be a great sale. It includes all age ranges, and everything from work boots to fashion to snow boots. I'll search through to find my favorites, but you can see all of the boots/slippers that are included HERE. Shoes are tricky, so be sure to sort out the ones sold by Amazon.

The 40% comes off at checkout, bringing these Bearpaw boots from $75 to their sale price of $49.50, down to $29! Phenomenal price!


If you have a particular brand you like, I find this page helpful with sorting out when there are a lot of items on sale.

Remember that sidebar sort. You can sort out for size, color, price range...Everything you do whittles down the amount you have to look through and makes your shopping easier.  Here are some other pages that might help:

• Women's
• Men's
• Girls'
• Boys'

Silly Stocking Stuffers

This was a popular post last year, so I thought I should go off in search of even sillier ones this year. My goal is for under $10 and free shipping with Amazon Prime.

Silly





Bathroom...




Drinkers



Toys



Take off of the Magic 8 Ball



Those should be a good start.  I've found that clicking one item can lead to so many more fun ones when you look at what other people who bought this item might like. 

I've done lots of other gift posts, so let me add them all here:

• Amazon $5 Christmas music MP3s.
• Other $5 album deals for November.
• All these video games are buy one, get one 40% off.
• Some really good digital camera bundles for a great low price.
• Amazon 4-for-3 home items.
• Under $5 movies
• Countdown to Black Friday links
• 4-for-3 Kitchen Items 
• Amazon Camera gift ideas