I Thought I Was Well Tuesday and More Bargains

Tuesday, I wanted to shop the ads since Wednesday is the day new ads come out. I felt better, so no problem. Well, not well, not really. 

In Publix, I always check the sale rack. There I found the ziploc  bags with Christmas designs marked down. I ended up buying 10 boxes at $3.15 apiece. I checked the shelves for the regular, non-holiday theme. There were more bags in a box in the holiday-themed ones at a cheaper price. So, check Publix for cheap storage and freezer bags. The Christmas designs make me smile in July! Plus, I think of what a bargain I found. Oh, part of the bags with Christmas designs were still on the shelves with regular products, so check there if the sale rack has none. 

After the Publix trip, we went to Piggly Wiggly for coleslaw and potatoes. There was a third store to visit, but suddenly I became tired. All I bought in Publix was bscb and ten boxes of Ziploc. 

Before we went to the two grocery stores, we went to a food giveaway. Some weeks, there are only three cans of food and a pack of hamburger buns. Not much. Other weeks, there are 8 kinds of breads and rolls. It is all inconsistent, but I have no complaints. Today was a good meat day. We got:

Huge pack of Publix ground chuck $19.99

2 chicken breasts $13.66

2 organic chicken breasts $12.77

4+ lbs of chicken thighs $6.81

apple bourbn pork tenderloin

$13.00 shoulder blade steak

6 huge, sweet potatoes

4 bags and boxes of salad greens 

Low sodium potato pancake mix...will give away. 

The thighs are thawing so I can cook them with the two packages of chicken breasts I bought for half price (bogo) at Publix. I could barely get part of the meat in the freezer. I left the flank steak to cook for dinner on Tuesday night; So, four packages of meat went into the freezer. 

Two of the bags of salad greens went straight into the trash. One was slimy green and the other was turning bronze and wilting. 

At 5:30 pm, I was staggering and could barely walk, so I told Tommy to put the meat and the three potatoes in a freezer bag with half cup of water and tie it up and stick six holes in the bag and cook it on 300F degrees, wake me in an hour and a half and let me look at it. 

Folks, he can cook!

As I came out of the bedroom, I asked him if he put salt and pepper on the meat. He said he thought about it and did not want to put too much. "Salt and pepper it as you would something on your plate, but not heavy." 

The shoulder blade steak looked like it would be fatty and tough. It was.  However, I will cook it again to make it more tender. Since it was frozen solid, it did not cook long enough to tenderize. The taste was delicious. I asked Tommy how he liked it..."It was beef and not ground hamburger meat." 

We did a drive around the neighborhood to find a pink bag of ads and coupons. Tommy cut all them for my friend who is in charge of the food bank. We saved out the coupon for Cheerios. Tomorrow, we will get more packs of coupons in pink plastic. We only want the Cheerio coupon. We ask people if we can have them or take them from vacant houses. 

So, I was not as well as I thought I was today and now I am worse! I have med to last Wed and Thursday. Then, these meds will quit making me feel so awful. But, I did have a good day. Today, I really needed to be out. The temperature was 53F and the sky was a brilliant blue, not a cloud in the sky! 

I know the weather is rough in some places and people are stranded in cars. Here's hoping you are snug and warm in your house or other abode. 

Have you ever bought the Ziplock freezer and storage bags with holiday designs?