Fooducate gives a crash course in skeptical label-reading, with an analysis of the new “Mystic Harvest Purple Corn Authentic Tortilla Chips”. Upshot: It's a snack. That they pile on words like “Gluten Free!” and “Contains Antioxidant Power!” doesn't make it anything more than a snack. TheKitchn.com explores when eating out is worth it, and when it's not. And a new study from Yale's Prevention Research Center compared various currently popular diets – low-carb, low-fat, Paleo, Mediterranean, you name it – and found that the best thing for you is eating real food. Oh, shocking.
Recipes! Chow.com this week has DIY herb crackers (there's also a recipe for nacho cheese crackers, but it involves stealing the cheese-powder packet from a Kraft macaroni dinner and there's got to be a better alternative), Mayan-style pit pork, chicken stuffed with spinach and feta, and vegetarian stuffed peppers. Smitten Kitchen does chicken fajitas; Simply Recipes has braised artichokes, seared scallops, herb-roasted chicken thighs, and a super-simple spaghetti with clams. (Mmm, clams.) And from Snack Girl oh-god-not-another-take-on-kale-chips, DIY non-fried egg rolls, and a chicken salad that doesn't involve “blobs of mayonnaise”.
April: National BLT Month, National Florida Tomato Month, National Garlic Month. The 6th is the anniversary of both Teflon (patented 1938) and TV dinners (1954); the 8th commemorates the date in 1879 when milk was first sold in glass bottles (prior to that it had been sold as a bulk item, dispensed from a keg into whatever container the customer happened to bring).
April 2nd: National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day
April 3rd: National Chocolate Mousse Day (At least one source gives this as National Chocolate Moose Day.)
April 4th: Chocolate Milk Powder Day, National Cordon Bleu Day
April 5th: National Caramel Day, National Raisin-and-Spice Bar Day, National Dandelion Day
April 6th: Fresh Tomato Day, National Caramel Day; Teflon patented, 1938; TV dinners released, 1954
April 7th: National Coffee Cake Day
April 8th: National Empanada Day, National Milk in Glass Bottles Day
April 9th: National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
And in honor of National Chocolate Mousse Day, tomorrow, I present the classic 1996 Internet recipe “Hippo Pot de Mousse”:
Melt 16 poounds {sic} of bitter chocolate with 4 pounds of sugar until sugar is dissolved (about 3 days). Pour 11 gallons of heavy cream into a well-scrubbed kitchen sink; whip with a small Jacuzzi pump. Fold in chocolate; shovel into serving bowls. Serves 3.
Some versions of this recipe suggest using half white sugar and half brown. I recommend repeated experimentation until you are satisfied.
Albertson's:
Beef ribeye or NY steaks, bone in, family pack, $5.97/lb (boneless, $1/lb higher)
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $9.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef chuck, crossrib, eye/bottom round, sirloin tip roast or steaks, boneless, $4.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, $3.79/lb
Pork loin back ribs, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 3 free
Pork loin chops, center cut boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Cod portions, wild caught, 5 oz, $1.99
Ahi tuna OR mahi mahi portions, wild caught, 5 oz, $2.99
Atlantic salmon portions, farm raised, 5 oz, $3.99
Ruby red trout portions, 5 oz, $3.99
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Rockfish OR Dover sole fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Albertson's milk, gallons, 2/$5
Daisy sour cream, 16 oz tubs, 2/$4
Albertson's cottage cheese incl. Light, 24 oz tubs, $2.79
Essential Everyday cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $6.99/lb
Essential Everyday cheeses, 8 oz shingle pack, 2/$6
Deli: Signature Virginia smoked ham, $3.99/lb
Charlie's Pride corned beef/Italian roast beef/beef pastrami, $5.99/lb
Stella Swiss/Provolone/Muenster cheeses, $5.99/lb
Healthy Ones honey or oven roasted turkey, chicken breast, honey ham, $5.99/lb
Margherita hard or Genoa salami OR pepperoni, $4.99/lb
Dietz & Watson hams, turkey/chicken breast, cheeses, $7.99/lb
Bumble Bee chunk white tuna, 5 oz cans, 4/$5
Libby's veggies, 11-15 oz cans, 88¢
Doña Maria nopalitos, 30 oz jars, $1.99
Bertolli olive oil, 17 oz bottles, $6.99
Spectrum organic coconut oil, 14 oz jars, $6.99
Whole cantaloupes, 75¢ ea
Navel oranges, $1.29/lb
Bosc pears, 99¢/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $2.99/lb
Iceberg, $1 ea
Slicing tomatoes, $1.69/lb
Hass avocados, $1 ea
Red bell peppers, $1 ea
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, $1/lb
Celery, $1 ea
Carrots, 1 lb bag, $1
Live Gourmet upland cresses, small bag, 2/$4
Earthbound Farms organic box salads, 1 lb bag, $4.99
Shasta View organic wheatgrass, 4 inch plastic pots, $1.99
Bashas':
Beef crossrib/bottom round/sirloin tip roasts, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef t-bone steaks, $6.87/lb
Beef New York steaks, bone in, $7.99/lb
Ground beef round, fat content not listed, $2.99
Pork loin end chops, $2.79/lb
Pork loin country style, bone in, $2.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, $1.19/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Challenge butter, $2.99
Bashas' cottage cheese incl. Light, 16 oz tubs, $1.89
Ro*tel tomatoes, 10 oz cans, $1.19
Food Club fruit, 15 oz cans, 99¢
Pam cooking spray, 5-6 oz cans, $2.99
Kellogg's Special K bars, 4 oz boxes, 2/$5
Whole seedless watermelons, 25¢/lb
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Braeburn or Red Delicious apples, 99¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Organic Bartlett pears, 2 lbs/$3
Whole pineapples, 2/$5
Artichokes, 2/$3
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Eggplant, AZ grown, 99¢ ea
OrganicGirl box salads, 5-8 oz, $2.99
Green bell peppers, 77¢ ea
Organic broccoli, 2 lbs/$3
Organic grape tomatoes, dry pint, 2/$3
Organic “baby peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Fry's:
Beef NY strip steaks, bone in, family pack, $5.97/lb
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.49/lb
80/20 ground beef, $3.79/lb (3 lb chub)
Pork loin center chops, boneless, family pack, $2.99/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, $3.99/lb
Foster Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, buy 1 get 2 free
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Fry's milk, gallons, $1.99
Land O Lakes OR Challenge butter, 2/$5
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shingle pack, $1.99
Del Monte veggies, 11-15 oz cans, 10/$10
Del Monte tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 10/$10
Chicken of the Sea solid white tuna, 5 oz cans, 10/$10
Kashi GoLean cereal, 13-14 oz boxes, $2.99
Kroger chicken, 5 oz cans, 10/$10
Kroger fruit, 15 oz cans, 10/$10
V-8 or V-Fusion, 36-46 oz bottles, 2/$5
Kroger veggies, 10-12 oz frozen bags, 10/$10
PictSweet “Steamables” frozen veg, 6-10 oz bags, 10/$10
Kroger salad shrimp, 4 oz frozen pkg, 10/$10
Healthy Choice frozen dinners, 5/$10
Strawberries, 1 lb boxes, 87¢
D'Anjou pears, 99¢/lb
Apples: Gala, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
Mangos, 2/99¢
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, OR iceberg, 99¢
Cauliflower, 77¢/lb
Artichokes, 2/$4
Broccoli, 99¢/lb
Cilantro OR green onions, 2 bunches/99¢
Organic kale, 99¢/bunch
Safeway:
Beef NY strip steaks, bone in, value pack, $5.99/lb
Beef NY strip steaks, boneless, regular pack, $7.99/lb
Beef chuck crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
Open Nature grass-fed beef chuck roast, boneless, $5.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, value pack, $3.49/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops OR country style ribs, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $5.49/lb
Yellowfin tuna steaks, $7.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught,
Pantry Essentials milk, gallons, $1.99
Lucerne cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $7.49
Prego pasta sauces, 14-24 oz jars, $1.39
American Beauty pasta, 1 lb pkg, buy 1 get 1 free
S&W variety (non-baked) beans, 15 oz cans, 5/$5
Safeway Kitchens cooking spray, 5-6 oz cans, 2/$5
Safeway Select olive oil, 25 oz bottles, buy 1 get 1 free
Kashi frozen entrees, $3.49
Amy's frozen entrees, $3.99
Dulcinea mini seedless watermelons, $1.88 ea
Whole (full size) seedless watermelons, $5.99 ea
Navel oranges, $1.49/lb
Red seedless grapes, $2.99/lb
Gala apples, $1.99/lb
Whole pineapples, $2.99 ea
Organic Bartlett pears, $1.69/lb
Sweet corn, 2/$1 – I wouldn't, it's not time yet
Jumbo artichokes, $2.99 ea
Tomatoes, $2.49/lb
Iceberg, 99¢
Sprouts:
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $5.99/lb
Beef chuck roast or steak, boneless, $5.49/lb
93/7 ground beef sirloin, $5.49/lb
Assorted pork chops, “2 center and 2 end”, bone in, $1.99/lb
Chicken drums or leg quarters, value pack, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, “all natural”, $2.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $12.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Newman's Own pasta sauces, 24 oz jars, 2/$3
Peanut Butter & Co. peanut butter, 1 lb jars, 2/$6
DeLallo pasta, 1 lb bags, 2/$4
Nutiva coconut oil, 15 oz jars, $6.99
Whole cantaloupes, 88¢ ea
Navel oranges OR Minneola tangelos, 88¢/lb
Texas Rio Star grapefruit, 3/$1
Whole seedless watermelons, 3 lbs/$1
Gala or Pacific Rose apples, 99¢/lb
Bosc or D'Anjou pears, 99¢/lb
Apple pears, 3/$1
Organic yellow mangos, 2/$3
Organic Bartlett pears, 2/$3
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 2 lbs/$5
Roma tomatoes, 49¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, OR iceberg, 88¢ ea
Organic cucumbers, 88¢ ea
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