Bargain guide, week beginning March 28th

After mentioning “pink slime” last week only to point out that I was not mentioning it, this week I mention it to announce that multiple grocery chains are discontinuing use of it, including Wal-Mart, Albertson's, Safeway, and Fry's. (Bashas' never used it.)

At Chow.com we have a set of kosher-for-Passover breakfast recipes including yummy matza brei and a startling but delicious-looking smoked salmon hash, and another of Easter leg-of-lamb recipes including one so refreshingly simple it should be labeled “Leg of Lamb for People Who Have Never Made Leg of Lamb”. Also just in time for Easter, a video on how to make a perfect hard-boiled egg. At Serious Eats – what is it with cooking blogs and kale this year? – there's a recipe for kale quiche; at Summer Tomato, some suggestions on how to overcome texture-based food aversions.

Wow – per Marion Nestle, citing the CDC, 90% of Americans consume too much salt. Only 10% of salt is added at the table; 65% comes from retail processed foods, including 44% from ten foods: “breads and rolls, cold cuts and cured meats, pizza, poultry, soups, sandwiches, cheese, pasta dishes, meat dishes, and snacks”.

This Saturday, the 31st, is Tater Day (not to be confused with National Potato Day which was in October) and Oranges and Lemons Day. Next Monday, being the first Monday in April, is the beginning of National Bake Week. And next Monday, April 2nd, is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day.

March 28th: National Black Forest Cake Day, National Something On a Stick Day
March 29th: National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
March 30th: Turkey Neck Soup Day
March 31st: Tater Day, Oranges and Lemons Day, National Clams on the Half Shell Day
April 1st: National Sourdough Bread Day
April 2nd: National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day; 1862, Richmond Bread Riot
April 3rd: National Chocolate Mousse Day
April 4th: National Cordon Bleu Day



Albertson's:

Beef petite sirloin steaks, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Beef bottom round roast OR London broil, boneless, $3.99/lb
Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, family pack, $2.49/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Tilapia fillets, 1 lb IQF bag, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Catfish OR Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Rockfish OR Dover sole fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Albertson's eggs, AA large, dozens, 99¢
Albertson's cottage cheese incl. Light, 24 oz tubs, $2.29/lb
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, 2/$5
Deli: Shannon's Deli roast beef/Italian beef, $6.99/lb
Stella Swiss cheese, $6.99/lb
Jennie-O turkey pastrami OR hickory smoked turkey breast, $3.99/lb
Eckrich “super lean” ham, $3.99/lb
Al Fresco chicken sausage, 12 oz pkg, $3.99
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 79¢
Smart Ones frozen entrees, 5/$10
Red seedless grapes, 69¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Cut up mixed fruit, 36 oz bowl, $5.99/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Gala apples, $1.49/lb
Cantaloupes, 2/$4
Vine tomatoes, 14 oz pkg, 2/$5
Fresh Express bag salads, 2$5
Red/orange/yellow bell peppers, $1 ea


Bashas':

Ground beef chuck, value pack, $2.27/lb
Beef Black Angus ribeye steaks, boneless, $9.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, value pack, $5.99/lb
Beef crossrib roast, $4.49/lb
Center cut pork chops, value pack, $3.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.67/lb
Steelhead fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Haddock fillets, $4.99/lb
Bashas' milk, gallons, $1.57
Shamrock Farms cottage cheese, 24 oz tub, $3.49
Daisy cottage cheese incl. Light, 16 oz tub, $2.29/lb
Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tub, 2/$4
Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/cubes, $1.88
Nature's Own bread, 20 oz long loaves, $1.99
Pompeian olive oil, 16 oz bottles, $3.99
Betty Crocker “80Cal” potatoes, 10/$10
Gorton's “Grilled Fillets”, $3.99
Healthy Choice frozen entrees, 2/$5
Weight Watchers ice-cream novelties, $3.99
Green or red seedless grapes, $2.49/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Whole pineapples, $2.99 ea
Bosc or Anjou pears, 99¢/lb
Bananas, 57¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Organic vine tomatoes, $2.99/lb


Food City:

Beef crossrib steaks (value pack) or roast, boneless, $2.69/lb
Beef stew meat, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, 99¢/lb
Whole frying chickens, 59¢/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Tina's burritos, 3-4 oz, 3/$1
Navel oranges, 6 lbs/96¢
Bosc pears, 2 lbs/98¢
Fry's:

Beef top round/eye round/chuck/sirloin tip/bottom round roasts, buy 1 get 1 free
Center cut pork loin chops, bone in, family pack, $2.89/lb
Kroger Value boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Foster Farms whole chickens, 98¢/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, $6.99/lb
Kroger Value tilapia fillets, 2.5 lb IQF bag, $9.99
Land O Lakes OR Challenge butter, $2.99
Kroger Greek yogurt, 6 oz, 5/$4
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz shreds or slices, $1.78
Fry's eggs, AA large, dozens, 98¢
PowerBars, 10/$10
Gatorade, 32 oz bottles, 88¢
Propel flavored water, 24 oz bottles, 88¢
Vitaminwater flavored water, 20 oz bottles, 4/$5
SoBe beverages, 20 oz bottles, 88¢
Ro*Tel tomatoes, 88¢
Hunt's pasta sauces, 24-26 oz cans, 88¢
American Beauty pasta, 1 lb pkg, 88¢
Quaker “Quakes” chips, 3 oz bags, 10/$10
PopChips, 3 oz bags, 2/$4
Healthy Choice frozen entrees, $2.39
Cantaloupes, 99¢ ea
Jazz or Gala apples, 88¢/lb
D'Anjou pears, 88¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Whole or cored pineapples, $1.98
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Blackberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 2/$4
Dole bag salads, 10/$10
Artichokes, 2/$4


Safeway:

Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef London broil, $4.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $4.99/lb
Pork top loin chops, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, value pack, $1.49/lb
Chicken leg quarters, 10 lb IQF bag, $7.49 (75¢/lb)
Jennie-O ground turkey breast, 20 oz pkg, $4.99
Swai fillets, farm raised, $2.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Dannon “Oikos” Greek yogurt, 10/$10
Yoplait yogurt, 10/$6
Lucerne cheeses, 16 oz chunk or snacks, $3.49
Challenge butter, $2.99
Del Monte tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 10/$10
Safeway Select pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, 2/$4
Safeway pasta, 12-16 oz pkg, 10/$10
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.28/lb
Apples: Fuji, Gala, Red Delicious, 97¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$6
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, $2.49/lb
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, AZ grown, 99¢ ea


Smart & Final:

Beef New York steaks, boneless, $5.99/lb
Farmer John spiral sliced ham, half or whole, bone in, $1.59/lb
First Street boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.97/lb
Navel oranges, 5 lb bag, $1.99
Apples: Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Red Delicious, 8 ct, $2.99/lb


Sprouts:

Spiral sliced ham, $1.97/l¢/lb
Pork sirloin roast or chops, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.97/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Navel oranges, 49¢/lb
“Rio Red” grapefruit, 49¢ ea
Blackberries, 6 oz box, 99¢
Fuji or Gala apples, 99¢/lb
D'Anjou or Comice pears, 99¢/lb
Organic Valencia oranges, 4 lb bag, 2/$5
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Organic Cameo apples, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 4 lbs/$5
Romaine hearts, 3 pk, 4/$5
Eggplant, 99¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 88¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Summer squashes, grey/yellow/Italian, 99¢/lb