COOKING ON A BUDGET 03/11/21
GREG’S FOOD OF THE WEEK: Mrs. Budd's White Meat Chicken Pie - $5.99
KELLY’S BEER SALE FOR THE WEEK:
Market Basket – Guinness and Smithwick's Red Ale - $11.99 (12 pack)
Dogfish Head, Smuttynose - $12.99
Shaw's - Guiness - $8.99 (8 pack of the big cans)
Hannaford – Blue Moon - $12.99 (15 pack!)
ROADKILL’S SWEET OF THE WEEK:
Market Basket - New Colliders - 2 for $4 (These are new and right up his alley! Options of twisted, layered or chopped candy's in a pudding like dessert with your choice of Hersheys, Rolo, Reeses, Mounds, York, Cookies N Cream, Kit Kat, Heath, Mint, S'mores) More info: https://www.collidersdesserts.com/
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HANNAFORD (SALES END SATURDAY) –
Boneless Chicken thighs or chicken breasts - $1.69 lb (Teriyaki Chicken)
Green Peppers - 79 cents lb (Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki Chicken)
ALDI (SALES END ON SATURDAY) -
Chicken breasts - $1.69 lb (Good deal if you don't shop Hannaford)
Pork Butt Roast - $1.49 lb (Coffee Rubbed Pulled Pork)
SHAW’S (SALES START FRIDAY)-
Pork Loin Roast or Butt Roast - $1.49 lb (if you don't have an Aldi - Coffee Rubbed Pulled Pork)
Scallops - $6.99 (good deal)
Carrots, Potatoes, onions - 97 cents lb Just4U (potatoes for side with pork and boiled dinner, onions for all your cooking, plus carrots for your St. Patrick's Day boiled dinner)
Butter - $1.97 Just4U (for all your cooking)
Corned beef point cut - 97 cents lb Just4U (St.Patrick's Day)
Green Cabbage - 7 cents Just4U (St.Patrick's Day)
MARKET BASKET (SALES START SUNDAY)-
Steak Tips - $5.99 lb (Easy meal of the week!)
Snow Peas - $1.69 (Teriyaki Chicken)
Celery - $1.99 (Moroccan Eggplant)
Eggplant - 99 cents lb (Moroccan Eggplant)
Mini Sweet Peppers - 2 for $5 (Moroccan Eggplant)
Green beans - 99 cents lb (side with your pork)
IDEAS FOR COOKING THIS WEEK – I only gave you 4 recipes because I am hoping that you include a corned beef and cabbage dinner next week for St.Patrick's Day! I love corned beef and next week I will give you a couple hash recipes!
COFFEE RUBBED PULL PORK
Mix ground coffee, cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, ground ginger, mustard powder, ground coriander, brown sugar and salt together and then rub all over your pork butt and wrap tightly in wrap and refrigerate over night. In a crock pot put in apple cider and chopped onions and put your pork in and let cook for 8 hours on a low heat. Remove from liquid and shred. You can put back in the liquid and serve with some mashed potatoes and green beans!
INSTANT POT TERIYAKI CHICKEN
My friend just gifted me an instant pot so I am giving it a try. In your pot, put soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes. Place your chicken thighs in the pot and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. Let pressure release for 5 minutes and then vent. Shred your chicken and put back in the pot with your veggies (chopped asparagus, chopped peppers, pea pods, broccoli) and simmer for 5 minutes until tender. In a bowl mix some cornstarch and water and add to the sauce, whisk until smooth and thick. Serve over rice.
MOROCCAN EGGPLANT AND CHICKPEA STEW
I love eggplant and usually eat it once a week! Here is a Moroccan dish that you can try. I learned from one of the cooking blogs I read that you should cut your eggplant and put in salted water for about 20 minutes submerged to remove bitterness and prevent the eggplant from soaking up too much oil. Chop your eggplant into big chunks and sear in oil on each side and set aside. In the same dish add in chopped celery, onions, garlic, chopped mini sweet peppers and cook until tender and then add in a can of crushed tomatoes, season with Moroccan seasoning and chopped fresh parley and cook down and add in some raisins and a can of chickpeas, put in your seared eggplant and cover and let cook for 30 minutes or until everything is soft and season with salt and pepper. You can serve with couscous or just eat as a stew.
Easy meal of the week – Steak Tips - Fire up the grill because they are on sale! Make your own marinade or rub and enjoy the warmer days!