Bargains and random observations

I think we can safely say the hot weather has broken for the year.

Anything for baking is a very good price or at least heavily promoted (huge piles near the supermarket entrance) and will be for another two weeks now. Holiday dinner entrees – roasting fowl, hams, and huge regions of cow – are also inescapable. This second week in December is Lager Week, and tomorrow, the 10th, is Lager Day. Saturday is National Cocoa Day – did you know that hot cocoa and hot chocolate are two different drinks? I didn’t: more at http://wwwrentips.blogspot.com. The 13th is another of the baffling ones, National Ice Cream And Violins Day (I like both but had never made a mental association before), and the 16th, a week from today, is (fanfare!) National Chocolate Covered Anything Day.

December 9th: National Pastry Day
December 10th: National Lager Day
December 11th: National Noodle Ring Day
December 12th: National Cocoa Day, National Ambrosia Day, Gingerbread House Day
December 13th: National Ice Cream and Violins Day
December 14th: National Bouillabaisse Day
December 15th: National Cupcake Day (another source has it as National Lemon Cupcake Day)
December 16th: National Chocolate Covered Anything Day (I could add links to that entry, but really a very disturbing percentage of them would not unsafe for a family blog)

Very quickly she changed the subject:



Albertson’s:

Beef rib roast, large end, bone in, $3.77/lb
Beef rib roast, boneless, $5.77/lb
Beef tenderloin roast, whole in bag, $9.99/lb (cut & wrapped free)
Beef roasts: top/bottom/eye of round, sirloin tip, chuck, all boneless, $2.49/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless whole in bag, $1.99/lb (cut & wrapped free)
Hormel spiral sliced ham, $1.19/lb
Cook’s shank portion ham, bone in, $1.29/lb
Atlantic salmon “portions”, farm raised, $3.77 each (I know this is imprecise)
Whole Dungeness crab, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Libby’s canned veggies, 2/$1
Campbell’s condensed soups, family size, 3/$5
Wheat Thins, 2/$4
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, $1.79
Blue Bonnet spread, 69¢
Store brand butter, $1.47
Land O Lakes butter, 2/$5
Store brand cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, $2.99
Lean Cuisine frozen entrees, 5/$10
All Pepsi products incl Diet, 12 pk, 4/$8
Red seedless grapes, 99¢/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$4
Raspberries/blackberries/blueberries, 4.5-6 oz punnet, $2.99
Clementines, 3 lb box, $3.99
Vine tomatoes, $2.49/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Gala apples, $1.49/lb
Mini carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Brown mushrooms, 8 oz box, whole or sliced, $1.99
Earthbound Farms box salads, $3.99
Collard/kale/mustard/turnip greens, 69¢/bunch
Bokchoy OR nappa cabbage, 69¢
Fruit tray, 2 lb, $14.99



Bashas’:

Beef T-bone steaks, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef porterhouse steak, value pack, $4.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork chops, bone-in, 99¢/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, $1.49/lb
Leg of lamb, semi boneless, whole or half, $4.99/lb
Whole chickens, 99¢/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Store brand eggs, extra large AA, $1.29
Store brand sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tub, 97¢
Store brand cottage cheese incl. Light, 97¢
Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, 99¢
Kellogg’s cereals, 2/$5
Campbell’s soups, family size, $1.49
Pam cooking spray, $2.99
Pictsweet frozen veggies, 4/$5
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 77¢/lb
Russet baking potatoes, 37¢/lb
Hass avocados, 99¢
Mangos, 99¢
Apples: Braeburn, Gala, Red Delicious, $1.29/lb
Italian OR yellow squash, 99¢/lb
Comice pears, $1.69/lb
Anjou pears, organic, $1.29/lb



Food City:

Beef top sirloin steaks or roast, boneless, $1.89/lb
Beef tripe, 79¢/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, 88¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.49/lb
Chicken thighs or drums, 99¢/lb
Masa Brosa brand instant masa, 4.4 lb bag, 99¢
White onions, 3 lbs/99¢
Navel oranges, 3 lbs/99¢
Cilantro OR green onions, 4 bunches/$1
Mexican grey squash, 2 lbs/$1
Radishes, 3 bunches/$1
Bananas, 4 lbs/$1
Dole bag salad, “Classic Iceberg”, 2/$3



Fresh & Easy:

Farmer John or Smithfield half ham, 77¢/lb
Smithfield spiral sliced ham, $1.27/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, family pack, $1.97/lb
Fresh & Easy cooking spray, $2.19
Green onions, 5.5 oz bunch, 98¢
Lemons and limes, 1 lb mixed bag, 98¢
Carrots, 2 lb bag, 98¢
Yellow onions, 2 lb bag, 98¢



Fry’s:

Beef cross rib roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef New York strip steaks, bone in, $4.97/lb (family pack $3.97/lb)
Pork butt, whole in bag, 99¢/lb
Whole chickens, 88¢/lb
Raw shrimp, “EZ peel”, 26-30 ct, $5.99/lb
Cooked shrimp, 31-40 ct, $5.99/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Whole cooked Dungeness crabs, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, $3.49
Coffee-mate liquid including fat-free, 32 oz, 2/$5
Green Giant “Steamers” frozen veggies, 2/$4
Kellogg’s cereals, Fiber One bars, Nature Valley granola bars, 2/$5
Swiss Miss hot cocoa, 99¢
Nature’s Own honey wheat bread/rolls, 2/$4
Country Crock spread incl. Light, $1.99
Land O Lakes butter, 2/$5
Star OR Bertolli olive oil, 25 oz bottle, $7.99
Blueberries/raspberries/blackberries, 4.4-6 oz box, 2/$5
Apples: Gala, Red/Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, $1/lb
Hass avocados, regular or organic, $1 ea
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb
“Mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, $1
Fresh garlic, 2/$1
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $3.99



Rancho Grande:

Beef top sirloin steaks or roast, $1.89/olb
Beef tripe, 89¢/lb
Pork roast, 89¢/lb
“Chicken steak”, $1.69/lb
Mutton, $2.49/lb
Carrots, 1 lb bag, 4/$1
Green cabbage, 6/99¢
Tomatillos, 2 lbs/99¢
Jicama, 3 lbs/99¢
Radishes OR Mexican green onions, 3 bunches/99¢



Safeway:

Beef London Broil, boneless, $1.77/lb
Pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.47/lb
Leg of lamb, semi boneless, $3.99/lb (boneless $4.99/lb
Chicken thighs/drums/back quarters, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Bone-in chicken breast, $1.79/lb
Yellowfin Ahi tuna steaks, $5.99/lb
Alaskan Cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Safeway solid white albacore tuna, 2/$3
Lucerne cheeses incl. Light, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, 99¢
All Pepsi products incl Diet, 12 pack, $2.49
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Braeburn or Granny Smith apples, 47¢/lb
Eating Right “baby-cut” carrots, 1 lb bag, 10/$10
Blackberries, 6 oz box, 2/$4
Broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb
Red/orange/yellow bell peppers, 2 lbs/$3
Clementines, 5 lb box, $6.99
Navel oranges, locally grown, 88¢/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$6
“Desert Glory Nature Sweet Cherub Tomatoes” (I genuinely cannot tell where the brand name leaves off and the variety begins), 10 oz container, 2/$4



Smart & Final:

Beef prime rib, boneless, $6.99/lb
Beef brisket, $1.79/lb
Farmer John spiral cut half ham, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breasts, $2.99/lb
Foster Farms chicken franks, 3 lb pkg, $3.49
Campbell’s Cream of Chicken soup, industrial size (50 oz), $3.99
Quaker Chewy Granola bars, 48 pk, $9.99
Ready Pac bag salad, 1 lb, $3.99
Ready Pac bag salad, 3 lb, $1.99
(Yeah … the logic here escapes me too.)
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Hass avocados, 4 pk, $2.49
Fuji apples, 3 lb bag, $1.99



Sprouts:

Beef New York steak, $3.69/lb
Beef rump roast, $3.99/lb
Heartland spiral cut ham, $1.77/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.59/lb
Chicken sausage, multiple varieties, $2.99/lb
Pirate’s Booty, 4 oz bag, 2/$4
Hass avocados, 3/$1
Navel oranges, 3 lbs/$1
Apples, Fuji or Braeburn, 88¢/lb
Italian or yellow squash, 88¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Red or green leaf lettuce, 99¢/lb
Eggplant, 2/$1
Cilantro/green onions/radishes, 3 bunches/$1
Green beans, 4 lbs/$5
Cucumbers, 2/$1
Large green bell peppers, 2/$1
Blueberries or raspberries, 4.4-6 oz box, 2/$5

Happy Hanukkah!