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denise
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response 112 of 158:
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Aug 1 21:18 UTC 2007 |
Wow, I would've ever have thought to combine grapes with onion; how
interesting!
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cmcgee
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response 113 of 158:
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Aug 7 01:57 UTC 2007 |
This week we're beginning to see the effect of food price increases:
there is only one meat choice that still falls below .15/oz.
Milk 2.50/gal K/M
Fruit < .10/serving
Plums .88/lb M
Grapes .99/lb M
Nectarine .88/lb M
Vegetables
Green pepper .77/lb M
Zuchinni .77/lb M
Green beans .77/lb M
Tomato, Roma .77/lb M
Meat <.15/oz
Pick of the Chick .99/lb M
Other Good Buys:
Sugar 1.97/5 lb M
Spaghetti, macaroni 1.00/2 lb Busch
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cmcgee
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response 114 of 158:
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Aug 7 02:00 UTC 2007 |
SaveALot has a good buy on bottom round, that comes in at .154/ounce.
They've got it on sale for 1.69 a pound until August 11.
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keesan
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response 115 of 158:
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Aug 7 02:03 UTC 2007 |
Zucchini - free from garden. Pattipan, butternut, buttercup, acorn ditto.
Green beans - Cherokee Trail of Tears, Tigre, Fagiolino, Great Lakes Special,
Tucomares runner. Red cherry, yellow cherry, roma, Principe Borghese, large
bumpy red. Kale, beet greens, lettuce, melokhiya, amaranth. Cucumber. Small
pumpkin. Japanese beetles. No more groundhogs. First pears. Grapes almost.
Add rice.
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edina
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response 116 of 158:
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Aug 7 15:31 UTC 2007 |
Is it me or is milk just going through the roof? I've especially
noticed it in cheese prices.
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cmcgee
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response 117 of 158:
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Aug 7 15:42 UTC 2007 |
Milk is going through the roof.
Anything that involves corn in the production cycle is going through the
roof: meat, dairy, corn sweeteners.
Part of the blame is the move to bio-fuels. A lot of corn production is
being diverted to fuels.
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edina
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response 118 of 158:
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Aug 7 15:46 UTC 2007 |
Not to mention that people are drinking more milk. Demand with
lessening supply means going up prices.
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i
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response 119 of 158:
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Aug 8 02:40 UTC 2007 |
Everyday price of skim milk is $2.75 at Washtenaw Dairy; used to be
$2.40.
My impression is that lots of non-corn foods prices are skyrocketing,
because "plant corn instead" is far more profitable for the farmer.
Aren't those *billions* of American taxpayer's dollars being spent to
push up corn prices just so well invested?
Save American - lynch the politicians before it's too late (tm).
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denise
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response 120 of 158:
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Aug 15 02:56 UTC 2007 |
I hadn't been grocery shopping in ages and ages [though I love to eat, I
rarely get fired up to do the shopping for it part, so I only go maybe
every 3-4 weeks for a regular/big shopping and then if needed, I'll run
in someplace for specific/limited needs].
I'm trying to incorporate a lot of Colleen's stuff that she's been
sharing with us: Starting a basic pantry list of inexpensive stuff to
have on hand most/all the time and then supplement the basics with the
seasonal things that are more readily available, thus, often less
expensive during that season. And just taking advantage to stuff as they
become on sale and stocking up as I'm able. [I, too, have somewhat
limited space do to living in a shared housing situation.]
So today, though still feeling somewhat under the weather, I did head
out and did some shopping at Save-A-Lot. Since my cupboards, fridge
and freezer were pretty lean, I did have to buy quite a bit of stuff.
However, by saving on their lower prices on a lot of things compared to
other grocery stores and with taking in some of the sale items, I think
I was able to get more stuff than I usually get in a monthly trip at a
somewhat lesser cost AND a bigger variety of stuff as well [including
getting a few more seasoning/herb type stuff]. Again, I'm trying to
not only shop the inexpensive basics learned here, I'm also trying to
incorporate a lot more healthy foods. So some of the stuff I did
purchase today includes chicken [on sale], macaroni for pasta salad,
rice, canned vegetables [including tomato sauce, spaghetti style sauce,
etc], canned fruits [many of these things ARE less expensive than
fresh, though I did by a cucumber and some raw carrots], cottage cheese
as well as a bit of regular cheese [gotta have that cheese!], whole
wheat bread, beans, flour tortillas, frozen dinners as well as a couple
frozen pizzas for under a buck each, a couple packets of pizza crust mix
[just add water, mix, let rise, prep and bake] for less than 30 cents
IIRC, at least 3-4 spices, sweet relish to go in my egg salad, olive
oil for cooking with, and I'm sure a bunch of stuff I'm not remembering
right now.
Sometime in the near future, though, I do need to get some more eggs
and, for a bit more variety at breakfast--to get into something simple
to fix in the morning, some oatmeal.
So... the next steps include finding new ways to fix what I have, and
MAYBE I'll even take a stab at doing some menu planning, too, to keep
my nutritional needs better covered. Though one step at a time. I'm
*great* in having all kinds of wonderful ideas and even starting a lot
of them but then, not sticking with them because I try too many new
changes at once and/or I just get too overwhelmed...
OK, between my most recent postings in tea this evening as well as here,
I've rambled enough for one day. :-)
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keesan
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response 121 of 158:
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Aug 15 04:39 UTC 2007 |
Sounds like you are becoming a much more adventurous cook.
At some point you can try making pizza crust by adding water AND YEAST to
flour. Is there anything else in the mix? Maybe salt?
We have oatmeal for breakfast nearly every day, with a different fruit if
there is any around. This week dried Chinese jujubes. Nuts are good too.
Jim put dried haws in - they are VERY sour and are meant for sweetened tea.
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denise
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response 122 of 158:
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Aug 15 12:58 UTC 2007 |
I don't remember off the top of my head what else is in the pizza-crust
mix. It probably does have salt in it [but I do like salt to add
flavor]. Though I don't use very much salt on a day to day basis [and
only add salt to stuff maybe once a week, if that. And I've reduced
the amount of stuff that already has added salt, so my salt intake at
this point doesn't concern me. :-) ]
Growing up [and periodically on my own since then], we had a lot of
oatmeal. And it IS something that's easy and quick to fix and it tastes
good; especially with some of the added fruits, nuts, cinnamon, etc.
Anyway, I guess you can say that I am becoming a more adventurous cook.
:-) I hope it sticks!
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cmcgee
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response 123 of 158:
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Aug 15 15:17 UTC 2007 |
I could have sworn I posted this yesterday, but when I went online last
night at someone else's computer, I couldn't find it.
This Week's Shopping List
Item is one of 50 listed on Cheap Eats shopping list.
Meat is less than 15 cents an ounce.
Vegetables and fruit are less than 10 cents a serving.
Lists are ordered lowest to highest.
Meat
Peanut Butter .99/18 oz Kroger
Eggs 1.00/doz Meijer
Chicken Thighs, bone in .96/lb Kroger
Chicken, Whole .79/lb Meijer
Chicken Breast 1.20/lb Busch
Vegetables
Cabbage .25/lb Meijer
Celery .77 Meijer
Zucchini .99 Kroger
Green Beans .99 Kroger
Fruit
Peaches .88/lb Meijer
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cmcgee
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response 124 of 158:
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Sep 4 13:05 UTC 2007 |
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cmcgee
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response 125 of 158:
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Sep 7 15:59 UTC 2007 |
I got bored being such a nerd, so I made a simpler rule to follow:
don't pay more than 15 cents a serving for your main protein source.
I posted those maximums in the other item.
As long as the meat is on sale for that price per pound (or can, or
whatever) or less, you won't be paying more than 15 cents a serving.
This obscures the really cheap, good buys, but at least makes perusing
the weekly ads a bit easier.
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slynne
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response 126 of 158:
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Sep 8 01:17 UTC 2007 |
Looks like someone is going to be eating a lot of peanut butter ;)
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slynne
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response 127 of 158:
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Sep 8 01:18 UTC 2007 |
Actually, now that I think about it, that someone is *me* because I am
kind of short on money because of changing jobs and stuff and I happen
to LOVE peanut butter :)
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cmcgee
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response 128 of 158:
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Sep 8 01:21 UTC 2007 |
Peanut butter, eggs on sale, and I'll try to get back to posting the
best buys for the week.
Notice that tahini is the same price as peanut butter. Tahini and
garbanzos and garlic = hummus.
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slynne
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response 129 of 158:
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Sep 8 01:43 UTC 2007 |
Yeah. I like Tahini a lot too but I am more likely to make a peanut
butter and jelly sandwich than I am to make hummus. Although I really
like hummus and garbanzo beans are pretty cheap.
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denise
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response 130 of 158:
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Sep 8 12:54 UTC 2007 |
What IS tahini?
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cmcgee
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response 131 of 158:
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Sep 8 13:07 UTC 2007 |
ground up sesame seeds
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denise
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response 132 of 158:
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Sep 9 00:30 UTC 2007 |
Ah, ok; cool, I like sesame seeds [and hummus, as well].
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edina
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response 133 of 158:
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Sep 10 16:01 UTC 2007 |
I never buy hummus anymore. It's too expensive, considering that it
costs maybe $1.50 to make a good pint of the stuff.
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mary
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response 134 of 158:
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Sep 10 17:44 UTC 2007 |
Recipe! Recipe! (said to the tune of Author! Author!) ;-)
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edina
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response 135 of 158:
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Sep 10 17:56 UTC 2007 |
For hummus?
Lord...I think I can remember it - I make it enough.
Drain one can of chickpeas.
Toss into food processor.
Add 1/4 cup of water
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup of tahini
Cumin and Salt to taste
My secret ingredient is that I take 1 head of garlic, cut off the top,
wrap foil up around it after pouring about 1-2 TB of olive oil into
the cut top. Roast it for about 45 minutes and then let it set. I
squeeze the softened garlic into the rest of the ingredients, flip
that puppy on and let Cuisinart do the work for me.
I get raves every time. I've made it with raw garlic (as the recipe
calls for) but it gives it the bite at the back end that I just don't
like - almost horseradishy. Roasting the garlic really gives the
recipe some depth.
But see now why I won't buy it?
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cmcgee
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response 136 of 158:
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Sep 10 21:23 UTC 2007 |
I use 1/2 cup of tahini and leave out the olive oil.
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