Light the Candles, Grill Some Asparagus for a Romantic (and Thrifty!) Night

This week, Frugal Family scoured local sources to come up with great deals for fresh veggies, batteries, cereal, even fanciful scented candles!

As always, if you don't see a deal you know is out there and want to make sure your neighbors can enjoy it too, just add it to our comment box below.

Remember to check with the merchant for additional conditions:

, Morristown
Deal: Two pounds of green asparagus for $5.
Good through: March 10

Morristown, Hillsborough, Parsippany, Madison
Deal: 50 percent off Avery heavy duty and durable view binders; 20 percent off Staples one-touch staplers.
Good through: March 12. Good with coupon from Staples flier.

Radio Shack, Madison
Deal: Buy one, get one free four pack Enercell 9V batteries.
Good through: March 12

, Morristown
Deal: Now until April 24, every time you spend $300 you earn a coupon for 5 percent off a future purchase. Earn up to 20 percent off. Reddi gourmet flat cut corned beef $1.99 a pound. Coke 12 packs three for $9.99, get a free coke eight pack; limit one. American Mac & Cheese $.39 each. America’s Choice Meal deal for $9.99: contains 16-inch pizza, salad for two and Coke two-liter. Spend $75 or more on frozen foods between Feb. 25 and March 31 and receive a certificate on your receipt for $10 off a future purchase between April 1 and April 14. Free Healthy Choice Entrée when you buy four.
Good through: March 10

Stop & Shop, Morris Plains, Madison
Deal: General Mills Cereal: Save $6 when you buy four, plus Get a free gallon of milk. Duncan Hines Brownie, $1.25.
Good through: March 10

Shoprite, Morris Plains, Chatham
Deal: Starting March 6, there was a new Catalina deal. See page three of the flier. The deal is Buy $20 in Kraft, Nabisco, Planters, Coke, Hershey’s and Reeses and get $20 in Catalinas. You will receive four $5 catalinas to be used as following: $5 Catalina to be used during the week of March 13-19; $5 Catalina to be used during the week of March 20-26 3/20 – 3/26; $5 Catalina to be used during the week of March 27-April 2; $5 Catalina to be used during the week of April 3-9. Note: The catalinas are to be used for your next Kraft, Nabisco, Planters, Coke, Hershey’s and Reese’s Purchase on the dates shown above. General Mills Cereal (must buy four),  $2 each. Butterball Turkey Bacon 6-ounce, use $.55 off one Butterball product coupon that expires April 17 (Smart Source insert dated Jan. 16).
Good through: March 12, 2011

Target, Rockaway
Deal: Online Target coupons to print here.
Good through: Weekly

, Morristown
Deal: Here is another Walgreens Coupon Book to keep your eye out for. It’s the
Walgreens Spring Beauty Guide and there are over $25 worth of coupons inside.
Good through: April 30

Yankee Candle, Rockaway
Deal: 25 percent off Best Spring Scents – Midnight Jasmine, Vanilla Cupcake, and Lavender Vanilla.
Good through: March 15

Every weekday, 8:30 a.m. is "Mom's Time" on Patch, when we aim to bring you a feature useful to mothers and families overall. Monday is Moms Talk, when we pose questions about the issues facing moms in our community. Tuesday is the Grab & Go Kids planner, to help you find the best avenues for family fun nearby. Wednesday is Frugal Family, in which we hunt down deals to help you make the most of your family budget. On Thursdays, Great Escape offers local suggestions for how to get away from the day-to-day stresses of managing a family, even if just for a little bit. On Friday, we feature our Whiz Kids, showing off the great accomplishments of kids in our community (got a suggestion for Whiz Kids? See here.)