Memorial Day weekend is coming up and the supermarkets have some really nice bargains on all the fixings for backyard picnics. There are deals on ground beef, chicken, produce, paper goods, soda and ice cream.

At Harris Teeter, I especially like the Steamfresh veggies for 19 cents, split chicken breasts for 99 cents per pound and the Breyer's ice cream for $1.
At Lowes Foods, there's free Kraft barbecue sauce and Country Time lemonade or Kool-Aid mix, 20-cent Milky Way candy bars and Sun Drop soda for 25 cents -- all with a little coupon magic.
At Food Lion, be sure to take note of the 20-cent ears of sweet corn and green peppers for 69 cents each.
And finally, Aldi has lots of produce deals, including cantaloupe for just 99 cents each.

For easier price comparisons, I've added the Kroger deals from Sunday to the bottom of the list along with a few new Kroger deals from a new 4-day sale that begins Friday and runs through Monday. Most noteworthy: ground beef for $1.79 per pound and cherries for $3.99 per pound.

Keep reading for all the deals and coupon match-ups. And feel free to add the deals you spot as you're shopping this week.

The big grocery store news this week, of course, is Triples at Harris Teeter. Check my separate Triples post to read my incredibly long list of good deals, including more than a dozen freebies and more than 30 other items under $1.

Beyond Triples, you can score some nice produce deals at Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi this week. Food Lion also has a great deal on whole chicken fryers for just 79 cents a pound. With the help of coupons, Lowes Foods has a great deal on Pepsi 12 packs and Lance Crackers.

For easier price comparisons, I've also added the Kroger deals from Sunday to the bottom of the list.

Keep reading for all the details and coupon match-ups.

Don't forget: Free Cone Day is today at Haagen-Dazs.

Ice cream lovers take note: Haagan-Dazs shops will be giving away free cones on Tuesday, May 8.

That's because Tuesday is "Free Cone Day" at participating stores.

The drugstores are offering some especially good freebies this week, including free children's allergy medicine, free contact lens solution and free energy bars -- not to mention the free chocolate you can score at CVS.

There are also impressive deals on General Mills cereals, Kellogg's cereal bars, Banana Boat sunscreen, Neosporin, Huggies diapers and my favorite deal of the week, 8x10 photo collages for just 49 cents at Rite Aid.

At Kroger, chicken breasts are on sale for $1.79 per pound and milk is $1.49 per half gallon. Check out the produce deals as well: mangoes are just 59 cents each and organic Cameo apples are $1.29 per pound.

Once you hit the aisles, please post any great deals you spot so we can all save more.

If you're looking for a family friendly way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Moe’s Southwest Grill is offering free kids' meals and activities at all of its 15 Triangle restaurants.

Interested in learning how to save money at the grocery store? Or do you feel like you need a refresher course in couponing?

Registration is now open for my next coupon workshop, a half-day class on Saturday, June 16.

Unlike my previous classes, which were held at The N&O's offices, I'll be teaching this class at the Halle Cultural Arts Center in downtown Apex, which happens to be my hometown for the last 19 years.

It's a much bigger venue, which means more folks can take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the class, which will cover basic and advanced coupon techniques, teaching you to save at least 50 percent, if not more, on your grocery bill.

The half-day session will include information on:

If you're a Cool Whip fan, here's your chance to print a rare coupon that could score you free or incredibly cheap Cool Whip.

And just in time for North Carolina's strawberry season.

Head over to the Cool Whip Facebook page and click on the coupon icon.

Two Triangle pharmacies have issued two new prescription deals that will earn you a little extra spending money at their stores.

Starbucks has got a new product and the company wants you to try it for free.

Starbucks Refreshers is a 12 oz. fruit-flavored canned beverage and there's a coupon for a free one in the Pepsi Moments to Save coupon insert inside most Sunday newspapers.

Walgreens has these on sale this week for $1.49 but most of the drugstores and groceries should stock them. The maximum value of the coupon is $2.39.

Big news for coupon clippers this weekend.

Look for four regular coupon inserts -- one Smart Source, one Red Plum, the May P&G BrandSaver  and the Pepsi Moments to Save -- in this Sunday's home-delivered Final Edition of The News & Observer.

Also be on the look out for a bonus Target insert containing 21 coupons good only at Target.

After a few one-insert weeks, it's a bit of a thrill to have a plethora of coupons from which to pick and choose.