This week’s grocery deals: Week ending 6/2/12

Aldi –

·         Whole Pineapple - $1.79 each

·         Strawberries, 1 pound - $1.69

·         Blueberries, 1 pint - $1.69

Dash’s –

·         Pillsbury Devil’s Food, White or Yellow Cake Mix, 18.25 oz. – 2/$3.00

·         Duncan Hines Angel Food Cake Mix, 16 oz – 2/$4.00

·         Duncan Hines Brownie Mix, assorted varieties, 19.8 oz. - $1.99

·         Duncan Hines Frosting, assorted varieties, 16 oz. - $1.99

·         Shurfine Vegetable Oil, 48 oz. - $3.99

Tops –

·         Peter Pan Peanut Butter, assorted varieties, 13 to 16.3 oz. - $1.99

·         Tops Butter Quarters, 1 pound - $1.99

·         Tops Cake Mix, all varieties, 18.25 oz. – 4/$5.00

·         Tops Vegetable Oil, 24 oz. – 2/$4.00

Around the web – May 25th, 2012

Some fun foods for your Memorial Day picnics and throughout the summer:

·         King Arthur Flour’s Baking Banter – Baked Coconut Shrimp for starters?

·         Tracey’s Culinary Adventures – some Fresh Lime Sherbet for dessert?

·         Spicie Foodie – no recipe here, but some good tips for photogs like me on food photography and submitting photos to sites.

·         Bake at 350 – Peanut Butter Cup Push Pops…sigh…

For more inspiration from the Buffalo Baking Examiner, visit and follow my Pinterest Baking and Fun Foods pages.

Baking bits: Week ending 5/19/12

May 15^th was National Chocolate Chip Day – what better to celebrate with than the original Toll House Cookie recipe? May 19^th was National Devil’s Food Cake Day, and this recipe from allrecipes.com feeds a crowd.

This week’s grocery deals: Week ending 5/26/12

Dash’s –

·         Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 8 oz. – 2/$3.00

·         Shurfine Sugar, 5 pounds - $2.99

·         Shurfine Powder Sugar or Brown Sugar, 2 pounds - $1.88

·         Bison Sour Cream, 16 oz. – 2/$3.00

·         Dash’s Large Eggs, 1 dozen - $.99

Tops –

·         Domino Sugar, 5 pounds - $2.79

·         Tops Chocolate Chips, 12 oz. - $1.89

·         Kraft Shredded Cheese, 7 to 8 oz. – 4/$10.00

·         Bison Sour Cream, 16 oz. – 2/$3.00

·         Sorrento Ricotta Cheese, 32 oz. or Mozzarella Cheese, 16 oz. – $3.99

Around the web – May 18th, 2012

A few good things from the web this week:

·         The Wimpy Vegetarian – these Strawberry Cream Cheesecake Tians are so cute for a party!

·         Boulder Locavore – Chocolate Truffle Cookies…look like brownies… :)

·         King Arthur Flour’s Baking Banter – danger ahead!!!!! Pull-Apart Pepperoni Biscuits and Pretzel Sandwich Buns…totally unfair!

For more inspiration from the Buffalo Baking Examiner, visit and follow my Pinterest Baking and Fun Foods pages.

Baking bits: Week ending 5/12/12

Looking ahead to next week, get ready to celebrate Apple Pie Day on Sunday, May 13^th with these mini pies from Pillsbury, and make some delicious biscuits on Monday, May 14^th for Buttermilk Biscuit Day.

This week’s grocery deals: Week ending 5/19/12

Dash’s –

·         Fresh Boneless Chicken Breast - $1.88/pound

·         Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin, 15 oz. - $1.88

·         Shurfine Baking Soda, 16 oz. - $.79

·         Amish Valley Butter Quarters, one pound – 2/$5.00

Tops –

·         Tops Grade A Large Eggs, one dozen – 10/$10.00

·         Duncan Hines Classic Cake Mix, 16.5 oz. – 10/$10.00

·         Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Starter, 16 oz. – 3/$5.00

·         Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Flavor Mix, .10 to .17 oz. – 10/$10.00

·         Tops Sour Cream, 16 oz. – 2/$3.00

·         Tops Ricotta Cheese, 15 oz. or Mozzarella Cheese, 8 oz. – 2/$4.00