Paul Ivanovsky

25 Delicious Popsicle Recipes from IHTM

Treat the kids to some of these 25 Delicious Popsicle Recipes to beat the heat this summer!

It’s easy to make your own popsicles – but first you need to pick up a good popsicle mold. Here are a few that get great reviews:

This Oversized Popsicle Mold with Stand is a good one for the big kids, while this Nuby Garden Fresh Fruitsicle mold is perfectly sized for little ones.

I like that the Zoku Popsicle Mold looks like it won’t fall over in the freezer and make a sticky mess…

This Popeez Star Shaped set of popsicle molds is just cool looking – the push-up types are a little less messy too.

Now that you got your gear – try out some of these popsicle recipes:

Did you know that an 11 year old kid named Frank Epperson invented the “popsicle” one night in San Francisco? It was 1905 and he left a glass of soda he had made outside with a stir stick in it. Well it froze that night and the next mooring when he saw his glass, he pulled out the frozen treat and ate it!

When he was older in 1922 he started selling them at a local fair, and pretty much the rest is history!

Did you know that you can follow me on Pinterest? You can. I am trying to be cool like everyone else and jump in the Pinterest game, which I might add, is not really that bad! 🙂 With Pinterest I always know what I want for dinner!

We are making the Cherry Nutella pops today. What are you going to try?

Happy 16th Birthday to My Sweet Emma

Apr 20 by Paul Ivanovsky 5 Comments

Screen Shot 2016-04-20 at 2.30.53 AM It’s April 20th and dear sweet Emma, you should be celebrating your 16th Birthday. You should be receiving a Hot Wheels car from us that would have made you mad. We probably then would be taking you to get your license and buying the other half of a nice car because you are so good with money and the best babysitter in the city.

It’s more than eight months later and it only hurts when I breathe or think. I just can’t believe that you are gone, but you really are gone. I miss seeing you every morning at 5:20 and driving you to early morning Bible study. I miss all of our car rides together. The rides to school, to practice, to tournaments and anywhere else you wanted to go. I miss you punching me in the arm and yelling Slug Bug. You actually had started to hurt me, but I wasn’t gonna let you know!

I miss coaching you from the stands even if I am not supposed to. I miss watching you play softball, it’s really hard this time of year. You should be having fun with your teammates and who knows maybe even starting on Varsity this year.

I miss you getting off the bus at the “Littles” school so you could see them, even if you did pretended to just want to get off the bus as fast as she could.

I miss your humor. I miss your sarcasm. I miss your kindness. I miss you pretending you didn’t like attention or other humans in your house. You were so good with the kids and they miss you so much, all of them, they all miss you. Yes, even Tucker and Paige.

We all miss you, so please stay as close as you can. We try to honor your memory the best we can, I hope you are proud of us. I hope that people remember you and what you stand for every time they eat a tootsie Roll or a pair of Converse, every time they hear a song from your playlist or a random act of kindness #forourEmma.

I wish I could write as well as Mom but I hope you get the message that we love you and think about you all of the time. I pray every day that we can feel you with us and ask Heavenly Father to let you watch over the Littles from Heaven.

Have a great Birthday Emma

Love Dad.

All You Recipe: Orecchiette with Broccoli, Tomatoes and Sausage

Mar 26 by Paul Ivanovsky 12 Comments

Tonight I made this dish from the Feb All You Magazine. I thought it was really good. The entire meal cost $11.88 for all the supplies and I even doubled it for my family. So about $.99 a serving.

Orecchiette with Broccoli, Tomatoes and Sausage

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Yield: Serves 6
Cost per Serving: $1.21

Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
8 ounces hot or sweet Italian sausage, removed from casings
1 15-oz. can diced tomatoes, with juice
Salt
1 pound orecchiette or pasta shells
4 cups small broccoli florets (from one head)
Shredded Parmesan, optional

Preparation
1. Warm oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add sausage and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until it loses its pink color, about 6 minutes. Add tomatoes with their juice and 1/4 tsp. salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until most of juice has evaporated and sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes.

2. While sauce is cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Stir in pasta and cook according to package label directions. In last 2 minutes of cooking time, stir in broccoli and continue to cook until pasta is al dente and broccoli is tender. Drain, return to pot and toss with sauce. Serve immediately, with shredded Parmesan on the side, if desired.

How To Price Match At Walmart and Save 40-60% Every Month

Feb 20 by Paul Ivanovsky 22 Comments

There are many people who are still intimidated by price matching. They either don’t think you can really do it or they think they will be told no. It really is a super easy way to save money, you don’t even have to clip coupons. Now, if you want to clip coupons I can help you save 40-60% every month.

The video is a little dated, so the BOGO policy has changed since then but it is still a great refresher or starter tool. I will have to make a new video soon!

Here is the Walmart Price match Policy:

Price Matching at Walmart:

Our customers must inform the associate of the price and retailer (local and online)
We reserve the right to verify the price and the availability of the identical item (i.e. size, model, quantity, brand, color)
The item must be currently in-stock at the online retailer’s website* at the time the Price Match is requested
We reserve the right to limit quantities to one-per-customer, per item, per day**
We will match Walmart.com prices for in-store purchases
The Store manager has the final decision on any Price Match
Online Prices will not be matched in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico for in store purchases

The following are guidelines and limitations:

We will match any local competitor’s advertised price.
We do not require customers to have the ad with them to honor a competitor’s ad.
Items purchased must be identical to the ad (size, quantity, brand, flavor, color, etc.)

We do not match the price in the following types of competitor ads:

Items that require a separate purchase to get the ad price
- example: “Buy [item A] to get [item B] for C”
Items with no actual price that require a purchase to get free product
- example: “Buy both [items A & B] to get [item C] for free”
Items that require a purchase to get a competitors’ gift card
- example: “Buy [item A] to get a $B gift card
Buy one, get one free (BOGO) ads with no actual price given
Going out of business or closeout prices
Percentage off
- example: “All mascara, 40% off”
Competitors’ private label price promotions

Walmart.com Price Match:

Walmart.com will match the price of select online retailers
The above conditions for matching prices at a Walmart store also apply to Walmart.com transactions
Walmart.com will not Price Match from Thanksgiving Day through the Monday after Thanksgiving
Refer to Walmart.com online price match policy for the full policy and/or additional details
The Customer Care Agent processing the Price Match request for a Walmart.com purchase has the final decision for matching an online price

We do not honor:

Misprinted ad prices of other retailers or closeout/”going out of business” sales
Private brand Price Matches
Advertisements that require a purchase to receive a gift card
Percentage Off or Buy One Get One Free advertisements without a specific price
Prices from Walmart Marketplace Retailers or the Marketplace Retailers of competitors, third-party sellers, Auctions or sites requiring membership
Bundle offers, Instant Rebates, Mail-in Offers, Offers that include financing

Download Our Ad Match Guarantee

Basically, if you take your local grocery store ad and see a great deal on Blue Bell ice cream priced at $3 a 1/2 gallon, Walmart has it for $6 you can take your local ad and when you check out show them the price and they will override their register to give you the cheaper price. It has to be a normal sale price, no weird sales, B1G1 free that don’t state the price or anything like that.

Price matching alone can save you a ton of money at Walmart. Why price match? Because I don’t want to run all over the city to different stores to get the good deals, I would rather just pick it up all in one place!

Now I have found that when you load your groceries onto the belt at Walmart you HAVE to have your ad ready, when they get to that item you must give them the competitors ad RIGHT THEN so they can change the price. If you wait until they are done ringing you up to show them the price match they will not go back and change the prices. Just a tip!

You may find it helpful to print out and carry a copy of the Walmart price match policy with you.

Sunday Coupon Inserts Deals at Walmart

Feb 17 by Paul Ivanovsky Leave a Comment

sunday insert

We had two inserts last weekend, both were Redplums for us. They had some pretty sweet coupons, overall I would give this week a C+. I am looking forward to the 5 insert weekend! Be sure to check for the deals in RED they are 40% off or better and many will make for great Under a $1 deals. You will also want to check your Walmart for Glade Clearance Deals! Sorry this is late, but better late than never!

BLUE = FREE At Walmart
RED = 40%+ off or Under a $1
GREEN = 30%+ off or Better

Red Plum #1 2/14

Advil Sinus: $8.98
Advil $3/1 sinus congestion & pain, allergy & congestion relief, cold & sinus or allergy sinus product (2/22)
Total: $5.98

Advil Infant Drops: $4.96
Advil/Robitussin/Dimetapp $3/1 infants’ advil, children’s advil, children’s robitussin or children’s Dimetapp product (2/22)
Total: $1.96

Aveeno Exfoliating Cleanser 5oz: $3.50
Aveeno $1/1 product excluding cleansing bars, moisturizing bars, trial sizes and 2.5oz lotion sizes (3/12)
Total: $2.50

Covergirl Lip Slicks: $4.32
Covergirl $1.50/1 lip products ets (2/27)
Total: $2.82

Covergirl Flamed Out: $5.94
Covergirl $2/1 mascara ets (2/27)
Total: $3.94

Downy April Fresh Refill: $3.88
Downy/Bounce/Dreft/Gain $1/1 downy fresh protect, bounce bursts, dreft blissfuls or gain fireworks excludes unstopables and trial (2/27)
Total: $2.88

Downy April Fresh Refill: $3.88
Downy/Bounce/Dreft/Gain $2.50/2 downy fresh protect, bounce bursts, dreft blissfuls or gain fireworks excludes unstopables and trial (2/27)
Total: 2.63 each

Gain Dryer Sheets: $1.97
Gain $.50/1 detergents, liquid fabric enhancers or dryer sheets excludes dyrer sheets 20ct
Total: $1.47

Gain Dryer Sheets: $1.97
Gain $1/2 detergents, liquid fabric enhancers or dryer sheets excludes dyrer sheets 20ct or smaller, fireworks, flings and trial (2/27)
Total: $1.47 each

Oral-B Complete Toothbrush: $2.43
Oral-B $.50/1 adult or kids manual toothbrush excludes healthy clean and trial (3/12)
Total: $1.93

Oral-B Complete Fresh Scope Toothbrush: $5.83
Oral-B $1.25/1 manual toothbrush 3d white, pro-health or complete twin pack excludes cavity defense, healthy clean, indicator and trial size (3/12)
Total: 4.58

Pantene 3 Minute Miracle Deep Conditioner: $4.97
Pantene $1/1 3 minute miracle deep conditioner (2/27)
Total: $3.97

Pantene Pro-V Hairspray: $3.50
Pantene $1/1 hairspray ets (2/27)
Total: $2.50

Pantene Expert Pro-V Age Defy Shampoo or Conditioner 8.7 oz: $3.50
Pantene $3/2 expert shampoo or conditioner products excludes 6.7oz and trial (2/27)
Total: $2.00 each

Pantene Expert Pro-V Age Defy Conditioner or Shampoo 8.7 oz: $3.50
Pantene $3/2 products must include shampoo and conditioner or styler excludes 6.7oz and trial (2/27)
Total: $2.00 each

Robitussin Variety: $5.27
Robitussin $3/1 product (2/22)
Total: $2.27

Shwarzkopf Ultime Products: $6.62- $6.97
Schwarzkopf $2/1 essence ultime hair care product (3/5)
Schwarzkopf $2/1 styliste ultime hair care product (3/5)
Schwarzkopf $3/1 color tltime or keratin color hair color product (3/5)
Total: $4.62- $3.97

Red Plum #2 2/14

Allegra Childrens Liquid 4oz: $10.78
Allegra $4/1 children’s allergy product (2/27)
Total: $6.78

Allegra 24 ct: $17.96
Allegra $5/1 allergy 24hr 24ct+ product excluding d and children’s (2/27) $17.96
Total: $12.96

Dial Omega Moisture 6 ct Bar Soap: $2.50
Dial/Tone $1/1 dial, dial for kids, dial baby, dial acne, dial for men or tone body wash 12oz+; dial, tail for men, dial advanced or 6 bar soap 6pk+; dial or dial for men lotion 12oz+ (3/5)
Total: $1.50

Dial Foaming Hand Wash- $1.84
Dial/Tone $1/2 dial complete, dial kids or tone foaming hand wash 7.5oz+; dial complete or dial refills; dial, dial for men or tone bar 3pk+; dial advanced bar 2pk+; dial acne products (3/5)
Total: $1.34 each

L’Oreal Powder, Blush Concealer or Primer: $7.97
L’Oreal $1/1 paris cosmetic powder, blush, concealer or primer excluding magic perfecting base .17floz mini size (3/12)
Total: $6.97

L’Oreal Paris Advanced Shampoo 12.6 oz: $3.97
L’Oreal $2/1 advanced haircare shampoo or conditioner product excludes 1.7 or 3oz trial (2/27)
Total: $1.97

L’Oreal Paris Advanced Hairstyle Sleek it Frizz Vanisher Cream: $3.97
L’Oreal $2/1 advanced hairstyle product excludes 1.7 or 3oz trial size (2/27)
Total: $1.97

L’Oreal Paris Face Products: $7.97
L’Oreal $2/1 paris cosmetic face product excluding magic perfecting base .17floz mini size (3/12)
Total: $5.97

L’Oreal Paris Root Cover Up: $9.97
L’Oreal $2/1 paris root cover up spray (3/12)
Total: $7.97

L’Oreal Paris Excellence Hair Color: $7.97
L’Oreal $2/1 paris superior preference or excellence haircolor product (3/12)
Total: $5.97

L’Oreal Paris Excellence Hair Color: $7.97
L’Oreal $5/2 paris superior preference or excellence haircolor product (3/12)
Total: $5.47 each

L’Oreal Advanced Haircare Shampoo 25.4 oz: $5.97
L’Oreal 3/1 advanced haircare family size 25.4oz shampoo or conditioner product excludes 1.7 or 3oz trial (2/27)
Total: $2.97

Nasacort: 60 spray: $12.94
Nasacort $3/1 children’s or adult allergy 24hr 60 spray (4/9)
Total: $9.94

Nasacort 120 Spray: $17.96
Nasacort $5/1 allergy 24hr 120+ spray (4/9)
Total: $12.96

Ore-Ida Potato Products Variety: $2.42
Ore-Ida $1/2 frozen potato products 15oz+ (4/14)
Total: $1.92 each

Persil 40 oz: $5.24
Persil $1/1 proclean laundry detergent ets (3/31)
Total: $4.24

Persil 75 oz: $9.97
Persil $2/1 proclean 75oz+ power-liquid, 2lbs 12oz+ power-pearls or 40ct+ power-caps laundry detergent (3/13)
Total: $9.97

Purex Crystals Coconut Waters: $3.47
Purex B2G1 free 18oz crystals in-wash fragrance booster excluding scentsplash up to $3.99 (2/21)
Total: $2.31 each

Purina Beyond Superfood Cat Food 3lb: $5.00
Purina Beyond $2/1 dry dog or cat food (5/30)
Total: $3.00

Purina Beyond 13 oz Cans: $1.88
Purina Beyond B2G1 free wet dog food and/or nat puree meal enhancements, get 1 free up to $2.49 (5/30)
Total: $1.25 each

Purina Beyond Wet Cat Food: $1.07
Purina Beyond B3G1 free wet cat food cans up to $1.15 (5/30)
Total: $80 each

Tyson Chicken Nuggets: $4.97
Tyson $1/1 chicken nuggets bag (4/10)
Total: $3.97

Users mostly browse Kroger Ad, Ralphs Weekly Ad and Frys Ad ad for fresh groceries which is also very popular in Albertsons Ad.

Cents of Style Daily Steal: Blanket Scarves just $12.95 shipped

Feb 10 by Paul Ivanovsky Leave a Comment

Cents of Style is offering an awesome Style Steal Deal available today only on these fun and beautiful oversized blanket scarves. Available today only in an array of 15 lovely color combinations, and countless ways to style them. You can pick out a few for yourself, your sisters, your mom, and your best friend. It can be worn in a variety of ways as displayed below and we have also seen it used for fabulous home decor.

Quantities are extremely limited quantities at this low price of $12.95 plus free shipping! To get this deal simply use promo code BLANKET16 at checkout!