Mambo Sprouts Coupon Books

Mambo Sprouts has good coupons for the types of products that are sold at our local natural foods stores, and unlike the coupons in The Whole Deal, which can only be used at Whole Foods, Mambo Sprouts coupons are good everywhere. The new fall coupon book is out, and I've seen it recently at the cashier stands at both Sprouts and Sunflower. If you see one, grab it, as they tend to disappear quickly. Mambo Sprouts coupons are also available online, but the hard copy ones are good all the way through December 31st, and you'll find that the online ones rotate around more quickly than that.

Mambo Sprouts Coupon Books

The summer edition of Mambo Sprouts' very useful coupon books is out, and I've seen copies recently in the checkout lanes at our Boulder Sprouts and Sunflower stores. Grab one while you can, as the supply usually disappears pretty quickly. Mambo of course always has online coupons, but the coupon book ones are all good through the end of September, so you might find one in the hardcopy book that's no longer available online.

And don't forget that Whole Foods publishes its own exclusive Mambo Sprouts coupons in its Whole Deal newsletter, good only at Whole Foods. Again, even though the coupons are online, it helps to have the hard copy too, since the current ones (in the May/June/July issue) are good through the end of August.

Crunchmaster Crackers Deal

I've become a rabid fan of Crunchmaster's fabulous crackers, which also happen to be gluten-free. Sprouts is doing a gluten free jubilee this week, with a vast array of gluten free products 25% off, including the Crunchmaster crackers. Even better, use this Mambo Sprouts coupon for $1 off a bag of Crunchmasters, and you'll be getting your crackers for a steal. (It does require downloading Mambo Sprouts' coupon printing software, but that's a one-time deal.)

Last Call for Current Vitamin Cottage Specials

A heads up that you only have through Wednesday to catch the current batch of long lasting sales at Vitamin Cottage. Who knows what the next batch will bring, but it's hard to beat the five pound bags of organic russet potatoes for just $1.50 each, one pound bags of almonds for $2.99, excellent deals on Organic Valley half & half and sour cream, and Imagine broths at just $1.99 each. If you happen to have the Mambo Sprouts coupon book from last month, you'll also find some matches that will bring your cost to next to nothing, good deal.

Mambo at Baseline Whole Foods Today

The nice folks from Mambo Sprouts Go Mambo! tour will be at the Baseline Whole Foods today from 3 to 6, giving out their fun packages full of samples and coupons. And I know that these guys do show up, which isn't always the case with other advertised events.

Getting Started on This Week's Dinners

Looks like this weekend will be a particularly warm one, with highs tomorrow and Sunday in the mid to upper 90s. (With little signs popping up everywhere that fall is just around the corner, we should relish the heat while we still have it.) That will mean grilling both those days, so I'll move our big double-duty chowder day to tonight.

We could do another corn chowder in celebration of our local corn season, but there's plenty more corn on deck this week, and we only recently made corn chowder, so instead, I'll opt for cod chowder with saffron and fingerling potatoes from Bon Appetit, using the cod on sale for $4.99/lb at Sprouts. I don't usually go for previously frozen fish, but the "flash frozen at sea" technique sold at Sprouts has always been surprisingly good in my experience. Also, this recipe adapts well, and is perfectly delicious without the saffron and even skipping the cream. Much cheaper chicken broth can also be substituted for one or two of the three bottles of clam juice, too.

Then, on to the grilling. While at Sprouts, I'll also pick up their fresh coho salmon for $7.99/lb, for a spin on grilled salmon with nectarine salsa from Bon Appetit. You could do it as written, with nectarines easy to find these days, but with its being the height of the peach season, I think substituting peaches would be the thing to do right now. (Don't forget the Lafayette Peach Festival tomorrow, 30,000 pounds of organic peaches.) As a side, to enjoy some fresh, local corn, we'll try succotash of fresh corn, lima beans, tomatoes, and onion, also from Bon Appetit.

With temps in the upper 90s on Sunday, some bone-in New York strip steaks for $4.97/lb at Sunflower will hit the grill. We'll experiment with seasoning them with Chef Paul Prudhomme's Blackened Steak Magic Seasoning Blend, a packet of which was in the big bag of sample I got yesterday from the Go Mambo! tour folks. (They'll be at the Pearl Street Whole Foods today from 10 to 1, undoubtedly giving out more of those sample bags.) For a side, we'll do sauteed zucchini, cherry tomatoes, olives, and basil. It's from Bon Appetit, but doesn't have a link, so just look at its name, which tells you just about everything you need to know to make it. Add a little garlic and rosemary while sauteing the zucchini, and finish with sliced fresh basil and a touch of balsamic vinegar, and you have it. Organic on the vine cherry tomatoes are $2 for 12 oz at Sunflower, and you can't turn around right now without bumping into a zucchini.

That at least gets us through the weekend, with extra chowder to take care of one midweek dinner. More planning to come.

One-Day Sale at Whole Foods Tomorrow

If tomorrow's Wednesday, it must be time for another one-day sale at our Rocky Mountain region Whole Foods stores (yeay!). This time, they'll have fresh, wild sockeye salmon from Washington for $9.99/lb (possibly the finest you'll see, but deal-watchers should look to the left column for a better price on fresh wild salmon at Sprouts). Also, Rocky Ford cantaloupes will be 99 cents each (Safeway has them at that price with card through 8/24, and they're 3 lbs for $1 with card at King Soopers through 8/24), and 32 oz of Dr. Bronner's liquid castile soap will be nearly half off at $7.99. Think about catching these deals by going out to the Ideal store on Alpine (actually a Whole Foods), and checking out the Mambo Sprouts touring van there between 10 and 1 for coupons and samples at the same time.

Mambo Sprouts Coming to Boulder

Mambo Sprouts, the folks who bring us fine coupons (both online and printed coupon books in stores) for some of our favorite natural products, will bring their road show van to Boulder this week, stopping at several Whole Foods stores. Their Go Mambo! tour offers natural and organic product samples, information, and coupons from their mobile van. You can check their full schedule online, but they'll be at the store on Alpine on Wednesday from 10 to 1, same hours Thursday at the Baseline Whole Foods, and at the Pearl Street store on Friday. Sunday the 22nd, they'll be back at the Baseline store from 3 to 6, and Sunday the 29th at the Superior Whole Foods from 2 to 5. Other days they'll be visiting Whole Foods stores elsewhere in Denver and farther afield. Go Mambo!