Yes… Neighbor #2 was asking about cabbage soup. It is still $.68/pound at this one grocery store near me (they call it their “everyday low price”), and they’ve kept it at that price.
I picked up a head (recently) and was going to make a potato and cabbage casserole, but since soup was suggested, I’ll probably go that route – and pick up another head for that casserole at a later date.
In checking the sale previews, there is absolutely nothing on sale this week (that I can use). So, I wandered up to the grocery store looking for clearance items. Right as I got there the Meat Dept. guy lowered the price on these two packs of brats. I grabbed them both, not a great deal as it works out to about 1.50/pound, but I’ve learned I can do a lot with brats.
I’ve been getting creative – Brat Fried Rice, Brat Quiche, Cabbage & Brat Soup and I think I might try to make a Brat & Pepper Pizza.
Again, I’m thankful to have some type of protein to use for dinner.
I’ve been doing a sheet pan sausage and gnocchi meal lately. I don’t use a recipe much but I think the original was the ny times.
Last night I did this with a mango habanero sausage, refrigerator gnocchi a shallot and then a roasted red pepper that was hanging out in the fridge. Little olive oil, salt and pepper and a bit of garlic.
They would be good with pierogi, too.
I’ll definitely agree with the author regarding:
“The savings are rendered moot once you factor in gas,”
90%-95% of my grocery shopping is done by bicycle - no gasoline involved. If I do grocery shop by car, it is usually paired with another necessary errand or trip.
I try to do most of my shopping for me and my 2 DCs in 2 trips to the store each week, usually Tue and Fri.
Those trips are usually 2 to 4 full grocery bags each. I fit in other errands around the grocery shopping or vice versa.
When I’m in Toronto, I usually walk to get all my groceries, and I only buy as much as I can carry comfortably on my 25 minute walk home from my favourite store. I usually bring a backpack and a couple reusable shopping bags.
Good for you!! Walking is such good exercise!!
My doctor wanted me to get my cardio up a couple of times a week, so my bicycle shopping “kills two birds with one stone”.
I also enjoy how peaceful it is. It seems (nowadays) other drivers are so aggressive when I’m in the car, but leave me alone on my bike – as they can fly past me. I stay in the bike lane and give them the road.
I have always been too anxious to ride a bike for errands, due to the road risks here, but I admire ppl who manage to do it!
it seems to be getting worse with each passing day.
For some reason, my town put it bike lanes on just about every street. I am thankful!!
I know its just paint on the road, but it really seems to make a difference (in my opinion). If a car does have to wait for me to pass to make a left, I always smile and wave (as a Thank You).
In the many years that I’ve been riding my bicycle, I’ve only had one (semi) close call with a vehicle. It was a very old man that really should not have been driving. Luckily, I was able to push off his fender with my hand and avoid injury. And yes, I had two blinking lights on my bike (one in the front - one in the back).
100% Agree –
And I really don’t understand, as there are traffic lights they have to stop at. Whatever few seconds they saved by driving aggressively is lost at the first red light.
I’m guessing these drivers are just angry at everything. Their job?? Their home life?? Who knows??
i started noticing it after the covid-19 lockdowns ended, and as mentioned before, it’s getting worse.
the amateur psychologist in me sez - if that’s the way you drive, i don’t really want to know or be around you f2f.
LOL!! I’m not quite that bad, but I do have a bicycle cargo trailer.
I probably look fairly silly with the cargo trailer fully loaded and my backpack tightly packed with other items. Yes, toilet paper or paper towels are bulky in the trailer, but not heavy.
OMG!! I complete forgot about snow.
I haven’t seen snow since 2003… (when I lived in Maryland)
I’ll continue shopping at BJ’s, Market Basket, and Wegmans in my area vs. Walmart. MB is virtually tied with Walmart for prices; BJ’s is much better (but you’re also buying in bulk there, so I’d never do ALL of my shopping there).
And I don’t think anyone is surprised at Whole Foods being the worst of the lot when it comes to pricing, but I was surprised at Shaw’s (a local New England supermarket) being almost as bad as WF.
I didn’t mind paying the prices in Whole Foods when they were Whole Foods, before Amazon trashed the place. I never go there now. They don’t have The Good Stuff anymore. Everything is super pre packaged too. The prepared food used to be wonderful. Now it’s like an automat/vending machine.
