So, yesterday was my monstrous shopping extravaganza. I gathered my list, coupons and off I went to Kroger, Publix and Ingals. Last week I came up with an idea to stock my sister up on grocery items while shopping for myself each week. She works full time at our local newspaper (my personal coupon resource!) goes to school full time, as well as being a single mom to my nephew, Sean! She NEEDS a personal shopper! This is what I got ->
Not bad, and with the hamb. helper and ground beef, she has 4 emergency meals for $1.75 each! The 22 bags of dog food was a major score.....free except tax. I'll be getting more of those coupons (Smart Source 1/31 Purina Pro-Plan...redeemable only at Petsmart).
Once home it was time to tackle the beef briskit................
My husband is in charge of all the meat purchases 'cause he gets GREAT buys at the Kroger near his work. One night last month he brought home a beef briskit for $4.35....where it was promptly banished to the garage freezer since I had never cooked one before. I found this recipe and decided to try it out. Had to dig out Jims Momma's old, cast iron dutch oven from the "hasn't been used in years or ever" pile of stuff, on the floor in our pantry. It was under the wok.... and I realized as I was doing this, that pack rats all over the world were nodding and going "uh Huh....yep,.... told ya!....you'd need that someday! And they were right.
Final result: Success! The onions and sauce cooked down to a thick jazzy sauce and the beef is falling-apart tender. We are having it for dinner tonight (it didn't finish cooking until 8:30 pm last night). Yea! So now as I put the pot back into it's hole in the pantry....it knows it will be back to cook another day.
Today I am boiling chicken thighs in preparation for chicken paprikash, which we'll have Friday night. I add a can of diced tomatoes and serve over egg noodles. So easy and delicious!
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