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Free Pizza, BOGO BBQ, Giveaway Winner Announced

The Chobani Yogurt VIP Giveaway has ended

BUT, we have a winner! Donna has won and has 24 hours to respond to the email. If not, we'll pick another!

The Shock Coffee Gift Basket giveaway is still going on! This is a TERRIFIC gift basket. The coffee is absolutely wonderful, the T-Shirt and Cap are too cool, the coffee mug is now my favorite every morning and the Travel Tumbler is my every day tea glass.

MANDATORY: Go to the Shock Coffee site (ain't it cool?) and tell me what you think about it and say what product you'd like to try and why.

Extra Entries:

EACH ENTRY NEEDS TO HAVE ITS OWN SUBMISSION

1. Fan Shock Coffee on Facebook (1 entry) Tell us HERE

2. Follow Shock Coffee on Twitter (1 entry) Tell us HERE

3. Tweet about this giveaway (make sure you put the @debsfreebies in it) and give the URL (1 entry, per day, per tweet) Tell us HERE

4. Leave a comment on the website about this giveaway

Giveaway ends on July 15, 2010

We've got some really cool giveaways lined up! Coming soon…

Old Navy Flips and at $1 each

This Saturday, July 3rd with this printable coupon on facebook.

There is a limit of 5 per customer and stores open at 7 am. At these prices, I suggest going early for the best selection!

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Free Oven Baked Cheese Pizza At Quick Check.
This is for an 8" pizza, expires 7/5/10.
http://ow.ly/25cCo
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Help Flo Serve Her Customers W/ This Free Game. This is one of my favorite games…yes even at my age I still play games. I enjoy the games that you really don't have to think about you just play..lol (US).

http://ow.ly/25oof

BOGO Coupon For Famous Dave's BBQ.

Give them your email, then select the Famous Dave's nearest you and if you're one of the first 100,000 fans, they'll email you a GIFT OF BBQ certificate good from July 6th through July 13, 2010 for a dine-in entree (up to $15) when you purchase an entrée of equal or greater value. Certificate will be emailed on or around July 6th

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BOGO Coupon For El Monterey-Facebook (US). http://ow.ly/25p6O
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Free Shockwave Energy Drink At Speedway or Super America Gas Stations. Coupon expires 7/31.(US)
http://ow.ly/25pRR
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Free 32oz Fountain Beverage Pilot (US) 8/31 http://ow.ly/25tOP
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Win The Ultimate Grill & $1,000 Cash. This entry will take just a few minutes of your time. (US) http://ow.ly/25uE
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Win A Sleep Number Bed Sweeps. (US)

PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize: One (1) Queen Sleep Number® i10 bed set, including one (1) Queen In-Balance blanket, one (1) Queen In-Balance Sheet set with two (2) standard pillow cases, and two (2) Natural Foam pillows and home delivery. Approximate retail value: $4,925.00.

Entry 1 Time Only
Expires 7/11/10
US Only

USB Rechargeable LED Flashlight Keychain

FREE + $4 S/H

This unique LED flashlight will provide light wherever and whenever you need it. The lithium ion battery can be recharged using the built-in USB port. Just slide out the USB port and plug it in to your computer and you will be ready to go. Perfect for your key-chain!

This is a "daily deal" usually ending the same day but if there is stock left, it moves to "yours until gone". So hurry, if you want one!

ListSquared (free, of course)

You make lists all the time. You make grocery lists. You list ingredients and measurements for recipes. Maybe you're listing volunteers for some project. Who knows? The point is, you make a lot of lists.

Organizing your lists is a lot easier on your computer. Making them is easier too. The best way to do it is with a spreadsheet program. Excel is probably the first one that jumps to mind. But Excel is a very complicated program. It's way more than you need for a simple list.

ListSquared is also a spreadsheet program. But it's been cut down to the bare essentials. You have cells organized into columns and rows. Fill them however you'd like. It's just a dead-simple way to make lists.

It can also import spreadsheets from other programs for simple editing. And you can export your lists to a number of formats. This makes sharing them a snap. You'll be whipping up great lists in no time.

Eggplant Lasagna With Herbed Ricotta and Asiago

This is meatless but can easily be changed! Just add 1/2 lb of italian sausage or even ground sirloin.This is meatless but can easily be changed! Just add 1/2 lb of italian sausage or even ground sirloin.

Serves 4

Total Time: 45m

Ingredients

1/2 pound plum tomatoes, halved and seeded

1 clove garlic

4 tablespoons olive oil

salt and black pepper

2 eggplants (about 3 pounds), sliced lengthwise 1/4 inch thick

1 cup ricotta

1 large egg

1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped1

1/4 cup grated Asiago or Parmesan (1 ounce)

4 cups mixed greens

Directions

Heat broiler. In a food processor, puree the tomatoes, garlic, 1 tablespoon of the oil, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.

In 2 batches, arrange the eggplant on a broilerproof baking sheet, brush with 2 tablespoons of the oil, and season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Broil until charred and tender, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the ricotta, egg, basil, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.

Spread half the tomato sauce in the bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish. On top of it, layer a third of the eggplant and half the ricotta mixture. Repeat with another layer of eggplant and ricotta. Top with the remaining eggplant and tomato sauce. Sprinkle with the Asiago.

Reduce oven to 400º F and bake until bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Divide the greens among plates, drizzle with the remaining tablespoon of oil, and sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Serve with the lasagna.

Make Your Own Beer

OK, let's face it. Many folks drink beer and it is usually one of the first things that gets cut out when you are thinking of being frugal.

Here's a way to make your own, saving a ton of money.

Equipment

The few items you need to brew your own homemade beer can be found at most hardware stores.

- One 10-gallon "food grade" plastic pail with lid. Cost: about $12.00

- Siphon hose. You'll need a 74" length of 5/16" "food grade" vinyl tubing. Cost: $2.00

- Hose clamp for siphon. Cost: $1.00

- Twelve 2- liter plastic pop bottles, with lids.

- Hydrometer - Cost: varies… as low as $5. A thermometer is also useful.

- Large pot, or turkey roaster.

Ingredients

- Malt Extract One 40oz. can of any flavor you like ( light, dark, stout), or a 1.5kg "tall" can of same. The 1.5kg can contains more malt extract so you can make a larger batch or use the same method here to make a richer beer. You can also buy 'pre-hopped' extract which will impart more of a hop flavor to your beer.

- Yeast. 1 tsp brewers' yeast. Note: some malt comes with little packets of yeast included.

- Sugar. 6 – 7 cups of regular white sugar, or 8 – 9 cups of Corn Sugar (preferred).

For even better results, consider using two cans of the malt extract and not using any sugar. This adds to the expense, but further enriches the taste of the beer.

These ingredients should cost between $10 – 15 depending on your choice of malt extract. The yield will be about 23 liters of beer, which equals 65 – 70 bottles or cans of beer, of the regular 345ml size.

How to brew

Sanitize

It has been said that 75% of brewing is good sanitation. First, clean all equipment with warm, lightly soapy water. Rinse well to remove soap residue. Then sanitize using household bleach at a quantity of 1 tbsp/gallon of water. Or you can purchase a no-rinse acid sanitizer such as StarSan, which is effective and leaves no aftertaste.

Brew

1. Pour 10 liters of fresh, cold water into the 10 gallon plastic pail (carboy). If the pail is new, wash it out first with a mixture of water and baking soda to remove the plastic smell.

2. In your largest pot, bring 7 liters of water to a boil.

3. Add one can of malt extract. Stir and cook uncovered for 20 minutes.

4. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve.

5. As soon as the sugar is dissolved, pour contents into the carboy. Pour, or 'splash', the contents quickly, which adds air to the mixture. The more air the yeast get initially, the better. It allows them to rapidly grow and get things going.

6. Top up with bottled drinking water or tapwater until temperature is neutral. (If using tapwater, it is recommended to boil first to kill bacteria, or use an ultraviolet light water filter.) Test using a clean, sanitized thermometer. The carboy will now be a little more than half full.

7. Sprinkle in the yeast, and stir well. Cover with lid. (Set lid on loosely; if capped too tightly, a carboy can explode from the carbon dioxide gas that is produced.)

Keep covered and avoid unnecessary opening. The beer will be ready to bottle in 6- 10 days, depending on ambient temperature of the room and amount of sugar used in the brewing. Room temperature should be 20-24 Celsius at the highest; 16-20 Celsius is better but it will take the beer a day or two longer to ferment.

Test for readiness with a hydrometer. Set hydrometer into the beer and spin it once to release bubbles which cling to it and give a false reading. The "ready to bottle" reading should be about 1.008 for dark beers and 1.010-1.015 for light beers. If you don't have a hydrometer, you can judge readiness by tasting a sample – it should not be sweet tasting. There should be little or no bubbling action in the beer.

Bottle

Set the carboy on a sturdy table and the 12 2-liter bottles on the floor, with newspaper underneath to catch drips or overflows. Using a funnel, put 2 level teaspoons of sugar in each bottle.

Siphon the beer into the bottles, trying not to disturb the sediment on the bottom of the carboy. (One method is to tape a plastic straw alongside the bottom end of the siphon hose with 1" projecting beyond the end. The tip of the straw can touch the bottom of the carboy without the siphon drawing up sediment.) Tip the carboy as you near the bottom.

It is important to not splash or agitate the beer too much when bottling as any oxygen introduced can lead to oxidation and a "cardboard" taste.

As you fill the bottles, keep the end of the siphon tube near the bottom of the bottle to avoid frothing. It is essential that the bottles ar not completely filled – leave an airspace. Screw the caps on tightly. Invert each bottle and shake to dissolve sugar on the bottom. Set bottles in a warm area for the first few days, then store in a dark, cool spot. You can drink the beer within a few days of bottling, but it will improve with age.