Check out my Friend Tammy at Haul and Co channel: http://bit.ly/2sb3A0y Heather at the Kneady Homesteader channel: http://bit.ly/TheKneadyHomesteader Here we are with our monthly Aldi grocery Haul! We really needed tuna! Totally out! Pantry bare! I hate running out of things! If you are like me, you love to keep a well stocked pantry. We recently went through a tuna eating spurt. Do you go through those times when you are eating one thing a lot and your kids can't seem to get enough? That is how it is for us right now with tuna. So a side trip to Aldi after a trip to Kinston and a great big circle around Eastern NC! I love going to Aldi for pantry stock as well as great goodies and imported items. This time we even scored an amazing holiday ham for our Easter table! It's that time again! Time for another trip to Aldi. We have to travel about 45 miles from where we live to the next city over to go to this store but we recently found out that they are building one in our town and I am seriously excited that I will just be able to drive up the road to stock up on all my pantry stock and canned goods! This time I really needed tuna, so we picked up 2 dozen cans. With the way my girls are enjoying it, I don't know how long that will last. I really need to get back on my game and stock up to my normal numbers. We got some basics for the pantry like applesauce, pasta sauce and canned mushrooms as well as all those goodies that Aldi entices you with on a regular basis. We love their chocolate bars, crackers and this time they had an assortment of imported German foods that were very hard to resist. This time around we were able to pick up some German Lager beer and a couple of impulse items, one being a deviled egg plate. Can you believe out of all the cool things I own for my kitchen I don't have a deviled egg plate? Well I do now! Aldi had them for $4.99 so in the cart it went. Then Rick found a hose port that he needed for the yard for $4.99 and he picked that up. Garden season is upon us so it is time to upgrade and repair. In total we spent $138.00 and now we have a pantry filled with tuna once again and all is right with the world. Now to keep the chocolate from going the way of the tuna, too fast! I love knowing that I can keep up my food storage on a budget when we do these Aldi trips! I hope you enjoyed our haul today! If you have questions, let me know and I will do my best to answer them! Happy Eating! Check out Gretchen's Bakery Channel here: http://bit.ly/2bfo39g Business Inquiries can be sent to: info@noreenskitchen.com Sign up for my weekly newsletter and get exclusive recipes, video tutorials and articles! http://eepurl.com/TZCV5 Don't forget to subscribe! New videos Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday an ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqMFU6SSyFk

Let's continue with a breakfast theme for our next gift in a jar idea! Today we are sharing this delicious and simple pantry staple buster, chocolate chip muffin mix! These are quick, simple and delicious. They qualify for breakfast, snack or dessert and everyone is going to love them! This is also a versatile base for whatever you choose to use as an add in! Do you want to use some nuts? Add them in. Want cranberries instead? How about dried cherries? You make these yours and everyone will love them! These start off like the rest. Mixing the salt, baking powder and baking soda into the flour mixture, then pouring into a quart jar. Tap this down to level so that all your ingredients will fit in the jar. Then add some old fashioned rolled oats on top along with layers of granulated and brown sugar. I always like to add the brown sugar to the top to sort of seal in the mixture to avoid ruining the layers. The striations are part of the fun and beauty of giving this gift! Next pop in some chocolate chips and you're done! Put a lid on it and decorate as you like! Be sure to include the printable gift tag with your jar or if you are giving this in a gift bag, be sure to slip it in so the recipient knows how to prepare these delicious muffins. You don't have to use a mason jar if they are a precious commodity for you. You can layer this in a gusseted cellophane bag or in a recycled jar that has been washed and cleaned well. You can even spray paint or chalk paint the lid to make it pretty. These muffins are easy to prepare with ingredients that people will already have on hand such as milk, eggs and oil. Just mix them up, scoop them and bake them and boom! Delectable muffins for breakfast, snack or dinner! I hope you give this chocolate chip muffin gift in a jar a try sometime soon, whether it be for the holidays or anytime and I hope you love it. Happy Eating! You can find a printable version of this recipe along with the gift tags here: https://bit.ly/3jUggAi Get my cookbooks here: http://bit.ly/1czqM5R Business Inquiries can be sent to: info@noreenskitchen.com Check me out on social media! Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12bdibt Twitter: @noreenskitchen Instagram: http://bit.ly/12bdqrp Google + http://bit.ly/1o5GMYy ***MAILING ADDRESS**** Noreen's Kitchen PO Box 14173 New Bern, NC 28561 Have a question for me? Send me an email: info@noreenskitchen.com Noreen's Kitchen Community Guidelines (The Rules) http://bit.ly/2i7VocU Any links to Amazon are, in many cases, affiliate links. Produced by Noreen's Kitchen ©2008-2016 all rights reserved All embeds must live link to Noreen's Kitchen channel. No Editorial Excerpts without permission, Violators agree to pay royalties, all court costs, all collectio ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypwsv7MXnjI