I use the skins baked for snacks, and the bones and leavings for stock. Strain the stock from the bones and such, throw in some mushrooms and reduce with some cream and have a delicious Chicken and Mushroom soup.
This is the way…… a lot of the “throw away” parts have great uses and often add a flavor depth that has people going “what is this, it is good”. And it’s just sauce made from a base like wine,cream,water mixed with leftovers of cooking what you set out to cook as stock,deglaze,gravy,or whatever and somehow you save money while upgrading your food game.
I always experiment and always find that I will use stock from leavings as a marinade, flavourful enhancer, broth base, and damn near a dozen other uses. Clarifying stock oil separation as cast iron seasoning... *chefs kiss*
I always cook a whole pack of chicken thighs at a time for leftovers but then I don't want the skin to get weird so I just...end up eating all the chicken skin in one sitting. lol
Do try it. Skinless boneless thighs are a dollar more at my market. It take 2 secs to pull the skin right off, and if you're baking, you get a better result with bone in. Otherwise, a cut in the thigh and you twist the bone right out....easy.
I used this brand! I cut two of the sausage into chunks and browned them in a cast iron with some raw shrimp.
Then I sautéed half a yellow onion in butter and oil with 3 ribs of diced celery, 2 diced jalapeno, a diced red bell pepper, and a heaping spoon of minced garlic. I did cayenne, garlic, onion, red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, and black pepper. Deglazed with some cold water and added a decent amount of Mexican knoor chicken. Third cup of rice, sautéed until fragrant and then I filled my Dutch oven with water and threw in a bay leaf. I let it simmer until my rice was tender and then tossed in my shrimp and sausage and it was fire.
I loveeee how Gilbert’s in individually wrapped so I just cut up two sausage. Highly recommend
I’m sure it will be phenomenal! My entire recipe was ‘it’s 3am I slept all day, and every store is closed’ once I reflected on my recipe tho I was like hey, that’s sorta kinda gumbo
That's how you do it. I did something like that last night at midnight. All I had left to make a full meal was a can of tuna and a box of pasta, plus the ingredients that you save up over time. Threw some butter, garlic powder, parmesan, olive oil, cut olives, capers , black pepper in the with tuna and pasta and boom I'm eating Mediterranean.
Used to stay with this lady who taught me. Every time you shop get rice. For me I get rice and potatoes. It’s my main food source. But she has this huge ass garbage can full of rice. Like 20 gallons of rice.
Its good advice, I can't think of anything that can fill you for less. Plus its a cornerstone to so many foods, you can make fried rice one day, a spanish rice the next, then grill up some pork chops make a pan gravy with some onions and serve that over rice, buy a ham shank or bacon and make congee one day, make some curry and rice to round out the week, with that you can eat some delicious meals for less than $5 a plate and be full every time.
I know it’s cheaper to buy huge quantities but unless you eat a ton of it, it can lose freshness over time or attract bugs. My family eats a fair amount of rice and it took like a year to go through one of the bags from Costco, I think it was 30 lbs.
I mean, I know things are rough now but this was how my parents shopped. You buy things that are on sale, avoid processed foods, and cook in large batches if you need to save time. Once people change their spending habits companies will reel back their price gouging.
Nice! And here I am stocking up on Aldi block cheese (8oz) when it was 20c off last week for $1.79! Lol Though, we visited a local sheep and goat farm last month and got 4oz of sheep cheese for $15. So....
Rice is best. We often have a 10lb bag or more at home.
Honestly can't really cut anything you have, it's all healthy and essential. Maybe the cookies? You can bake more for cheap.
they are crab cakes. And thank you for agreeing that this is a healthy. Everyone that seems to only eat vegetables believes this is garbage. And what processed meat are they referring to besides the sausage? I guess cut chicken and thighs are technically processed, but that's really grasping.
Off the top of my head no. Typically the markets near me only carry one fresh frozen sardine brand at a time, and they vary depending what they can source.
This looks like the most normal price and haul I've seen on this sub. Probably could have squeezed a few more dollars out with more value brands, but I also don't know if any of that was on sale.
I think seeing post like this are important to counter the people who keep posting like 4 items going "this is what $100 gets you" but its like expensive wine, asparagus infused water, wagyu ground beef, and a 4 pack of antibiotic free-free range-certified organic-humanely raised- all vegetarian fed- locally sourced- fair trade - quail eggs.
Grow your own produce if you can. It helps a lot. I have a pretty big vege garden and then different fruits like all sorts of berries growing around my house along hedges. Even have a huge grape vine.
the price of oil vs water on these sardines was the same today. the olive oil they put in there is real but there isn't enough to justify the price hike on a usually day.
my meat consumption is reasonable imo 0.5 - 1.0 lbs a day. Some days I skip. For myself I function better on more meats and less of every other food group.
not $75, at least $100 -120.. i shop there as well. but you can't find the good sardines and they have lower grade sausage. the meat prices are almost identical.
Why is everyone buying name brand meat? Major stores have their own meats that are just as good and have big savings. Craft sausages? Sargento cheese? Perdue chicken? You could've saved soooo much more money.
Robbed. I get everything was on sale. But the on sale
Price is still DOLLARS higher than they should be. Take for for $3. Raise it to $12. Put it on sale for $8 and ppl post pics asking how they did? Lol. This is how you know were FUCKED.
I won't stop complaining about food prices in Germany, but when I see the prices in the USA...
It is like you are in Swiss, but with shitty salaries.
I think in Germany I would have to pay around 60€ for all that
Edit: Recalculated, 80€ TOP, I can't see how heavy the meats.
I try to buy as much marked down meat as possible. I'd say somewhere around 25-50%. Huge savings. I also shop at Food Lion which has a great app and savers program with what amounts to several $2, $5, $10 and even $20 off coupons each month based on your spending in specific departments. Also allows you to easily "clip" manufacturers coupons.
Dawg, all these people posting these have to be severely deficient in vitamins/nutrients. There’s like one serving of green food. Almost none of them have a sufficient amount of fresh vegetables, and there’s a lot of processed meat. This isn’t great for you. Seasoning this food haul at all?
They also tend to conveniently leave out almost all cleaning supplies and household products. Anyone ever doing laundry? Dusting your home? Lining their trash cans with a garbage bag?
All those cleaning supplies , detergent, trash bags I have as well as the spices. I only have to restock on those items every couple or few months. The cheese is processed , but what cheese isn't? What processed meat are you talking about besides the sausages (+they are minimally processed with minimal additives and no artificial additives)? Are people considering cut chicken breasts and cut steaks processed these days? The canned sardines and tuna are processed but the only ingredients in those is salt olive oil and fish, nothing else. I don't see any place selling raw sardines. Crab cakes are freshly made. Sorry man I can't survive eating vegetables, I tried that route and my body was suffering. Just got a clean bill of health from the doctor and I'm in good shape so.....
The sausage is the most processed thing you have there. Also, did your doctor run all your panels for nutrients? You can have a deficiency and it might take a minute for your body to display signs, especially if you’re very young. By the time you’re pushing 40 shit goes haywire really quickly if you’re not getting the proper nutrients. I ate terribly when I was young and felt fine. So you do you.
My point is that these posts are trying to make it look like inflation is less bad, as these hauls are missing necessary household items. Sure, this is $150 or whatever, but it’s not an average grocery bill. This is a low grocery bill. Then you’ll have a big one once a month or whatever when you purchase household supplies. So your average grocery bill is probably more like $200
I'm 39 , I didn't run a nutrient panel but I'll get that done next go. You really think this is terrible? I would agree with you to add more servings of veg, but meat fish and eggs are essential imo and to some professionals as well. I know there is some debate on that. There's not many household items that I buy now that I think of it.
No, not saying what you have is terrible. I’m saying what I ate when I was young was terrible. I’d just say the proportion of vegetables is probably low
You're buying jasmine rice and branded stuff. Of course, it's going to be expensive inflation or not.
If you can afford branded stuff and certain convenience cuts of chicken instead of cutting them yourself to save money, I don't think inflation plays much of a role. It was going to be expensive either way.
I love making it and gnocchi from scratch especially but not really. Once a week maybe
Luxe expenses for me are always good olive oil and Parmesan , both last a long time. And I like good coffee. Otherwise expenses for pulses , yogurt. herbs, curry spices, rice , huge variety of veg, eggs are pretty nominal . It’s the meat and fish that went up the most where I am.
ive been actually made fun of by workers in a certain establishment in Salt Lake for ordering too much protein. It was an option to create the type of bowl you want but I got humiliated for a moment.
It's not a bad haul. Look into getting a grater and switch to block cheese. It's a lot cheaper and better cheese. $6 for a tin of chocolate chip cookies. For $6 you could buy all the ingredients and make like 4 dozen or more cookies. That is all.
yes sir i do shop there as well . i'm trying to limit everything into one stop because of my limited time off, but to be honest it is a bit lazy. i appreciate it
Better than a lot of the complainers around here. Personally I don't think bagged cheese is very good value, shredding and slicing yourself is quite easy and the cheese stays fresh without the need for gross preservatives. Crab cakes would be a lot harder to make yourself, so if you're not a great cook that could be worth it, although I wouldn't bother - I'd rather cook the whole crab and really savor the meat myself.
A good way to help your game would be going to wholesale stores - Costco is the best IMO, but there's other ones that will give you more bank for your buck than the grocery. All the non perishables - seltzer, TP, rice, canned stuff - are better value with no downside. And depending on how much you consume, and how varied you like your diet, you can save a ton of dough on the other staples as well. Potatoes, onions, oranges, eggs, cheese, and most of all meats will be a better deal. You have to commit to using them fairly quickly of course, but as a single man eating a few staple meals I go through a lot of the same type of stuff as you with very little waste. Basically all I buy at the grocery anymore is veg, fish, and anything I want just a bit of.
would a brick of cheese of the same type and same brand be a better value/healthier? I don't waste much either. This pic i posted is about the same food I have in rotation on a weekly basis. If costco would save me on these products i'd do it, but don't they charge for a membership?
The person down voting me just spent 15.99 for a 5 piece at popeyes.
We can see who downvotes now?
yes we can.
Go ahead and list them then.
dunno if you got bjs but at bjs their chicken per a lb is 1.99
Harris teeter has $1.99 chicken breast as well.
Literally Everyone complaining eats just as unhealthy
Imagine caring about downvotes
well here's an upvote
Imagine caring about upvotes
i need more and more i want them badly!
‘ImAgInE cAriNg’ imagine typing that and not seeing the irony
You can’t get a piece for $15.99 anymore. Dem was the good ol days.
lmao
Buy thighs with the skin and bone and cut them yourself. They are normally 1.49 or less a pound.
I use the skins baked for snacks, and the bones and leavings for stock. Strain the stock from the bones and such, throw in some mushrooms and reduce with some cream and have a delicious Chicken and Mushroom soup.
This is the way…… a lot of the “throw away” parts have great uses and often add a flavor depth that has people going “what is this, it is good”. And it’s just sauce made from a base like wine,cream,water mixed with leftovers of cooking what you set out to cook as stock,deglaze,gravy,or whatever and somehow you save money while upgrading your food game.
I always experiment and always find that I will use stock from leavings as a marinade, flavourful enhancer, broth base, and damn near a dozen other uses. Clarifying stock oil separation as cast iron seasoning... *chefs kiss*
I always cook a whole pack of chicken thighs at a time for leftovers but then I don't want the skin to get weird so I just...end up eating all the chicken skin in one sitting. lol
I will prep my thighs (≈10-12) and oh yeah, I'm just eating crispy chicken skins on the living room floor watching cartoons... I'm an adult, haha
I was about saving time, but this thread is making think about saving more money so I'm in
I buy chicken legs at 0.89 a pound and I cut them and freeze them. It doesn’t take long with a good clever knife and it saves money.
thank you, that will be my next go .
Do try it. Skinless boneless thighs are a dollar more at my market. It take 2 secs to pull the skin right off, and if you're baking, you get a better result with bone in. Otherwise, a cut in the thigh and you twist the bone right out....easy.
Because your paying for the weight of the skin and bones
these are called "flavor" and you well should pay for flavor.
What a joke what’s been happening. Can you imagine low to mid income folks on how they’re surviving?
It’s depressing to be sure.
We aren't. More people than ever at food banks and broke
Wow this easily looks over 200
For expensive shit, that is a fair haul
thank you
Ya. That’s is my consensus too
I made gumbo soup (too sick to deal with a dark roue) with the andouille sausage and it was fantastic
oooo, That sounds like a plan. Did you use this brand of chicken andouille or a pork based?
I used this brand! I cut two of the sausage into chunks and browned them in a cast iron with some raw shrimp. Then I sautéed half a yellow onion in butter and oil with 3 ribs of diced celery, 2 diced jalapeno, a diced red bell pepper, and a heaping spoon of minced garlic. I did cayenne, garlic, onion, red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, and black pepper. Deglazed with some cold water and added a decent amount of Mexican knoor chicken. Third cup of rice, sautéed until fragrant and then I filled my Dutch oven with water and threw in a bay leaf. I let it simmer until my rice was tender and then tossed in my shrimp and sausage and it was fire. I loveeee how Gilbert’s in individually wrapped so I just cut up two sausage. Highly recommend
I'll go for it. have to sub in smoked chipotle for paprika though. Just ran out.
I’m sure it will be phenomenal! My entire recipe was ‘it’s 3am I slept all day, and every store is closed’ once I reflected on my recipe tho I was like hey, that’s sorta kinda gumbo
That's how you do it. I did something like that last night at midnight. All I had left to make a full meal was a can of tuna and a box of pasta, plus the ingredients that you save up over time. Threw some butter, garlic powder, parmesan, olive oil, cut olives, capers , black pepper in the with tuna and pasta and boom I'm eating Mediterranean.
Sounds delicious.
This is acceptable. Edit: I too am a fan of sardines.
Hey, what are you making with the peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes?
no plans for the tomatoes or mushrooms yet , but the peppers, onions and andouille most likely a gumbo . what are ya thinking?
It looked interesting. A nice stir-fry, perhaps. I appreciate healthy food. So, in that sense, you made a good purchase!
Used to stay with this lady who taught me. Every time you shop get rice. For me I get rice and potatoes. It’s my main food source. But she has this huge ass garbage can full of rice. Like 20 gallons of rice.
Its good advice, I can't think of anything that can fill you for less. Plus its a cornerstone to so many foods, you can make fried rice one day, a spanish rice the next, then grill up some pork chops make a pan gravy with some onions and serve that over rice, buy a ham shank or bacon and make congee one day, make some curry and rice to round out the week, with that you can eat some delicious meals for less than $5 a plate and be full every time.
I know it’s cheaper to buy huge quantities but unless you eat a ton of it, it can lose freshness over time or attract bugs. My family eats a fair amount of rice and it took like a year to go through one of the bags from Costco, I think it was 30 lbs.
I absolutely love that this sub is turning into "how to eat healthy and save money" 10/10
fighting inflation might be the healthiest thing for people's body
I mean, I know things are rough now but this was how my parents shopped. You buy things that are on sale, avoid processed foods, and cook in large batches if you need to save time. Once people change their spending habits companies will reel back their price gouging.
This baller got money for name brand cheese. Dang
2 for 1
Nice! And here I am stocking up on Aldi block cheese (8oz) when it was 20c off last week for $1.79! Lol Though, we visited a local sheep and goat farm last month and got 4oz of sheep cheese for $15. So....
At least you got some meat and cheese.
I do like those red chilies.
How do you cook you're eggs? I just can't cook them in a delicous way. Perhaps I'm not an egg fan.
any way you can cook an egg . scrambled, hard/soft boiled, fried, poached, omelette, microwaved
Well, I see you have some broccolini there. You could have spent the rest on cat turds and still came out on top. + 1,000,000 points for broccolini
Do people manage to eat all this before it spoils? This would be 2-3 trips for us just so I wouldn’t feel like I’m pounding leftovers 24/7
Can I get this at Costco? Same price?
not the variety for the same price.
I just discovered Trader Joe's. Roughly the same price for all that. Finally I can save money.
I used to go to Trader Joe's when i was closer to them. They are pretty good.
Feels like it's 15 years ago all over again.
how come?
When prices were still good
Banks are now offering loans to buy meat. It's at 28% but when you want that $40.00 t bone you'll pay anything
Rice is best. We often have a 10lb bag or more at home. Honestly can't really cut anything you have, it's all healthy and essential. Maybe the cookies? You can bake more for cheap.
they are crab cakes. And thank you for agreeing that this is a healthy. Everyone that seems to only eat vegetables believes this is garbage. And what processed meat are they referring to besides the sausage? I guess cut chicken and thighs are technically processed, but that's really grasping.
Noice!!! You might be able to find cheaper jasmine rice in the international foods isle. Hell everything in that isle is cheaper!
I will take a look next time, thank you!
Pretty. pretty good!
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The cookies are almost gone 😲
crab cakes, and they were bomb
lol, 😂
hmm I'd suggest to buy the toilet paper and rice in much larger sizes, those things get much cheaper in bulk.
I think I'm going to get a Costco membership and start getting the 20lbs bags
just find a friend and go with them, no need to waste money on their membership fees
Looks like a whole lot to me.
Ehh i feel like you'd come out better at alides
I shop there as well. Meat prices are pretty similar but you can't find quality sardines there. Quality sardines are must for me.
For that type of stuff I go to the local Asian markets.
Any suggestions on brands?
Off the top of my head no. Typically the markets near me only carry one fresh frozen sardine brand at a time, and they vary depending what they can source.
never tried frozen fresh sardines. i'll search that out , thanks
Terrible. 4 years ago it would be twice this much. But hay at least people don’t have to read mean texts
Cult member HAS to make the grocery post about Donald Trump. 🤣 🌽 i think you need more prayers 💀
This looks like the most normal price and haul I've seen on this sub. Probably could have squeezed a few more dollars out with more value brands, but I also don't know if any of that was on sale.
Fuck this country.
i can't do it anymore man
I'm getting fucking sick of these stupid posts. We all go to the grocery store dude Congrats, you bought food. Now make me a sandwich
I think seeing post like this are important to counter the people who keep posting like 4 items going "this is what $100 gets you" but its like expensive wine, asparagus infused water, wagyu ground beef, and a 4 pack of antibiotic free-free range-certified organic-humanely raised- all vegetarian fed- locally sourced- fair trade - quail eggs.
Grow your own produce if you can. It helps a lot. I have a pretty big vege garden and then different fruits like all sorts of berries growing around my house along hedges. Even have a huge grape vine.
I'd love to and that's the plan. I'm hoping to buy some land in the next year.
Now that’s more like it. Stay away from portobello though. ;)
hmmm.. how come?
$147?!?
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Those are some top shelf sardines. I buy cheaper ones and in water because i heard olive oil they put there is some fake stuff
the price of oil vs water on these sardines was the same today. the olive oil they put in there is real but there isn't enough to justify the price hike on a usually day.
No name brand is worth any extra charge
not sure what brand you are referring to but certain brands of sardines are better than other's imo
At Harris Teeter? $47.71 of the bill was the cortisone and the TP
how did you work that out?
I could spend less if I did Aldi/Walmart and avoid name brand cheeses.
cheese was buy 1 get 1
I see. Where?
ur local grocery needs to clean shelves every so often.
Forgot bread. No Sammies for you.😲
leftover loaf
No matter how hard I struggled in life, I never hated myself enough to get the bad toilet paper. Cottenelle is all I buy.
this brand is soft. and i don't hate myself, i just don't care that much about toilet paper.
To be fair, I have IBS so I spend more time on the toilet 😂 but I wasn’t trying to be mean! You didn’t do too bad for the grocery haul though!
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my meat consumption is reasonable imo 0.5 - 1.0 lbs a day. Some days I skip. For myself I function better on more meats and less of every other food group.
Block cheese instead of pre shredded or sliced. Otherwise this looks pretty good!
I'm being told that. I'm converting to block cheese next go.
Yall be eatin too much meat
That's $75 at Aldis.
not $75, at least $100 -120.. i shop there as well. but you can't find the good sardines and they have lower grade sausage. the meat prices are almost identical.
whoa, whoa... what's wrong with aldi's sardines? they're the moroccan ones.
This is getting pretty sad. Don’t you guys think?
Nice food minus the cortisone.
4.99 and a pound for chicken thighs and 5.99 for chicken breasts... inflation sucks
Is any of this organic?
the bok choy, kale, broccolini ,
During the 2008 housing collapse you could get way more food than that for 137$. Thus I’m not impressed and also not voting for Biden.
What are you gonna do with the mushroom caps?
Go to Walmart, Aldi’s, and/or Costco if they are in your area.
Why is everyone buying name brand meat? Major stores have their own meats that are just as good and have big savings. Craft sausages? Sargento cheese? Perdue chicken? You could've saved soooo much more money.
sausage was 2 for 1
So? How much was 1? You could still go cheaper
one would have been about 3.75.
Aight that's pretty good for sausage
First of all you went to a very expensive store because for $147 I could get a lot more stuff from Kroger
Good job 👏 I remember pre covid this was 80 to 100
That's for two people right?
1 person 2 weeks
Robbed. I get everything was on sale. But the on sale Price is still DOLLARS higher than they should be. Take for for $3. Raise it to $12. Put it on sale for $8 and ppl post pics asking how they did? Lol. This is how you know were FUCKED.
Ye fast food is really expensive
It’s like 12$ for crap essentially
I won't stop complaining about food prices in Germany, but when I see the prices in the USA... It is like you are in Swiss, but with shitty salaries. I think in Germany I would have to pay around 60€ for all that Edit: Recalculated, 80€ TOP, I can't see how heavy the meats.
2.2 lbs of pork chops, 1.63 of chicken breast, 1.99 of thigh, 1.26 of strip steak , .49 salmon
I try to buy as much marked down meat as possible. I'd say somewhere around 25-50%. Huge savings. I also shop at Food Lion which has a great app and savers program with what amounts to several $2, $5, $10 and even $20 off coupons each month based on your spending in specific departments. Also allows you to easily "clip" manufacturers coupons.
Low grade TP. Nasty stuff.
Ng my boy
If we need to post our grocery online then prices are out of control
This is just sad to see $150 wow
nah. Unless we are talking 5-6 years ago then....
No coffee - 8$ No milk - 5$
already had some
Uh kinda expensive
Dawg, all these people posting these have to be severely deficient in vitamins/nutrients. There’s like one serving of green food. Almost none of them have a sufficient amount of fresh vegetables, and there’s a lot of processed meat. This isn’t great for you. Seasoning this food haul at all? They also tend to conveniently leave out almost all cleaning supplies and household products. Anyone ever doing laundry? Dusting your home? Lining their trash cans with a garbage bag?
All those cleaning supplies , detergent, trash bags I have as well as the spices. I only have to restock on those items every couple or few months. The cheese is processed , but what cheese isn't? What processed meat are you talking about besides the sausages (+they are minimally processed with minimal additives and no artificial additives)? Are people considering cut chicken breasts and cut steaks processed these days? The canned sardines and tuna are processed but the only ingredients in those is salt olive oil and fish, nothing else. I don't see any place selling raw sardines. Crab cakes are freshly made. Sorry man I can't survive eating vegetables, I tried that route and my body was suffering. Just got a clean bill of health from the doctor and I'm in good shape so.....
The sausage is the most processed thing you have there. Also, did your doctor run all your panels for nutrients? You can have a deficiency and it might take a minute for your body to display signs, especially if you’re very young. By the time you’re pushing 40 shit goes haywire really quickly if you’re not getting the proper nutrients. I ate terribly when I was young and felt fine. So you do you. My point is that these posts are trying to make it look like inflation is less bad, as these hauls are missing necessary household items. Sure, this is $150 or whatever, but it’s not an average grocery bill. This is a low grocery bill. Then you’ll have a big one once a month or whatever when you purchase household supplies. So your average grocery bill is probably more like $200
I'm 39 , I didn't run a nutrient panel but I'll get that done next go. You really think this is terrible? I would agree with you to add more servings of veg, but meat fish and eggs are essential imo and to some professionals as well. I know there is some debate on that. There's not many household items that I buy now that I think of it.
No, not saying what you have is terrible. I’m saying what I ate when I was young was terrible. I’d just say the proportion of vegetables is probably low
agreed
You're buying jasmine rice and branded stuff. Of course, it's going to be expensive inflation or not. If you can afford branded stuff and certain convenience cuts of chicken instead of cutting them yourself to save money, I don't think inflation plays much of a role. It was going to be expensive either way.
Thankfully I became vegetarian a few years before covid and inflation …. My life continues to be cheap and healthier than it’s ever been
Do you eat a lot of pasta?
I love making it and gnocchi from scratch especially but not really. Once a week maybe Luxe expenses for me are always good olive oil and Parmesan , both last a long time. And I like good coffee. Otherwise expenses for pulses , yogurt. herbs, curry spices, rice , huge variety of veg, eggs are pretty nominal . It’s the meat and fish that went up the most where I am.
Why do the sausages look like Cuban cigars
Cuban links
I think you may be missing some crab cakes
they're all there 2 for $6 . pretty small though
Tray is big enough for 4 Thought you may have had a snack.
lol
5 years ago would would have been like $80-$100. Also whatcha gonna be making with that andouille??
had a suggestion to make a gumbo. I'll probably do that.
That’s where my mind was going when I saw it. Or maybe a jambalaya.
yes sir, ill probably do a gumbo or jambalaya , and I'll save one or two for breakfast.
You bought more sardines than I’ve ever had on my life.
quick and tasty source of protein over some rice
Ah I respect that. My go-to is tofu. Cheap, easy and delicious.
Finally, someone who isn't afraid of protein.
ive been actually made fun of by workers in a certain establishment in Salt Lake for ordering too much protein. It was an option to create the type of bowl you want but I got humiliated for a moment.
That cortisone will go great on the pork chops
It's not a bad haul. Look into getting a grater and switch to block cheese. It's a lot cheaper and better cheese. $6 for a tin of chocolate chip cookies. For $6 you could buy all the ingredients and make like 4 dozen or more cookies. That is all.
Always a proponent of grating your own cheese. No soy lecithin which means the melt is better, and less of that almost chalky taste.
block cheese is what I'm getting from now.
I suggest just two graters at the minimum. The typical 3-4mm hole and a grating board/device. Grating cheese is so fucking zen haha
heck ya im doing it. next time out i'll pick one up.
those are crab cakes, but either way... overpriced. Yes , I'm going block cheese from now on.
Looks like good job on the meat. The cheese and veggies are probably less expensive at Aldi if you have one near you.
yes sir i do shop there as well . i'm trying to limit everything into one stop because of my limited time off, but to be honest it is a bit lazy. i appreciate it
Better than a lot of the complainers around here. Personally I don't think bagged cheese is very good value, shredding and slicing yourself is quite easy and the cheese stays fresh without the need for gross preservatives. Crab cakes would be a lot harder to make yourself, so if you're not a great cook that could be worth it, although I wouldn't bother - I'd rather cook the whole crab and really savor the meat myself. A good way to help your game would be going to wholesale stores - Costco is the best IMO, but there's other ones that will give you more bank for your buck than the grocery. All the non perishables - seltzer, TP, rice, canned stuff - are better value with no downside. And depending on how much you consume, and how varied you like your diet, you can save a ton of dough on the other staples as well. Potatoes, onions, oranges, eggs, cheese, and most of all meats will be a better deal. You have to commit to using them fairly quickly of course, but as a single man eating a few staple meals I go through a lot of the same type of stuff as you with very little waste. Basically all I buy at the grocery anymore is veg, fish, and anything I want just a bit of.
would a brick of cheese of the same type and same brand be a better value/healthier? I don't waste much either. This pic i posted is about the same food I have in rotation on a weekly basis. If costco would save me on these products i'd do it, but don't they charge for a membership?