Check out this unreal picture that my sister took while she was hiking the Grand Canyon a couple of weeks ago. Doesn't it look like it should go on an expensive calender?? Even though this place is gorgeous you couldn't pay me to hike there. What about snakes!!??
My whole life I've had an over the top fear of snakes and spend a lot of time watching for them when I'm out in the great outdoors. I was even looking for them when the Bradster and I were up at Sol Duc last month. My favorite ex-husband used to assure me that there were no poisonous snakes on the Olympic Peninsula when we were out for a hike but...he used to assure me of lots of things and we know how that went.
I've been working on getting the MoneyPenny household ready for winter and I'm almost there. My car has been serviced, my heat pump also, I've gotten my flu shot, the gutters have been cleaned out, my deck furniture cleaned and stored, and I've got flannel sheets on my bed. I'm in the process of putting my gardens to bed and getting the leaves raked for compost.
I do all these things to avoid spending my money on expensive repairs and replacements and getting sick. That would not be stretching a buck. Miss MoneyPenny's motto is "Maintenance not repair".
As far as the garden is concerned I've learned that if I spread mulch and steer manure and then cover the raised beds with cardboard or my assortment of old rugs they are ready to go in the spring. The best part is there are hardly any weeds to pull and what there are (all yellow looking and sickly) come up easily. When it is time to plant I just remove the rug from the section I want to work on and leave the rest until I'm ready for them. Genius!!
Okay - let's look at the ad and see if we can find some real food for a decent price. I was at QFC last week picking up some bulk sausage and ground beef for meatloaf. I was shocked at the price!! I asked my cute friendly butcher what was going on. He told me that the prices on meat are skyrocketing and even they can't believe it. At that point my sister-in-law, Miss Denise, who also works in the meat department told me that the lamb that they just got in was $3 a pound more than last week. I guess that means we'd better be very careful how we buy our meat.
Here are my suggestions for this week:
Napolean Olive Oil - $4.99/16.9oz
Seattle's Best Coffee - $4.99/12oz
Del Monte Vegetables - $1/can
Bush's Beans - $1/can
Hunt's Tomatoes - $1/can
Ocean Spray Craisins - $1/5oz (for those of us who hate raisins)
Starkist Chunk Light Tuna - $1/can
Fage Greek Yogurt - $1/7oz
Kroger Cottage Cheese - $1.50/16oz
Kroger Sour Cream - $1.50/16oz (note the higher sale price)
Chuck Roast - $3.99/lb
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast -BOGO
Fresh Dover Sole Fillets - $6.99/lb
Pork Shoulder Roast - $2.49/lb (remember when we could get it for $ .99/lb??)
Asparagus - $2.49/lb
Colored Bell Peppers - $1.50/ea (used to be $1/ea)
Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes - $1.68/lb
Ghiradelli Baking Chips - $2.69/12oz
Since it looks like we are finally leaving our summery fall days behind us I've been on a soup kick. I've been looking for hardy soups that don't break the bank but are still delicious. Last week I made Rachael Ray's Butternut Squash and Italian Sausage soup and it was crazy good and made lots. I'm thinking that my next soup will be her Mulligatawny Soup which uses chicken and lots of Indian type spices. If I find that it is wonderful I will share.
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