It’s squash week at my house. I’m sure you already figured that out by this week’s peek in my cart.
All kinds of squash in different shapes and sizes. Ready to be cooked up into some fabulous new recipe that I’m sure I’ll share with you once I figure out exactly what that recipe will be. The possibilities are endless.
Besides squash, I stocked up on all kinds of produce for various meals I’ve planned for the week. Market Basket is pretty reliable for fair produce prices. Green beans, Romaine lettuce, Gala apples, and the broccoli were all on sale and I needed them anyway. Don’t you love when the foods you need go on sale?
The mushrooms were a little pricey at $2.99, but I needed them for our supper this evening. I guess if I had bought them whole and took the time to slice them, they would’ve been cheaper. I was feeling a little lazy today. Pre-sliced mushrooms it was.
Stop & Shop didn’t do much for me this week as far as gas points goes. A major bummer. Gas is outrageous right now and any way I can save some money at the pump is a good thing.
I did grab some shrimp rings that ended up costing about $2.33 each after you figure in the value of the gas points I earned for purchasing them.
I figure if I have to pay for overpriced gas, I might as well get some cheap shrimp out of the deal. It makes the whole thing less painful. Especially when enjoyed with a glass of wine.
Besides the shrimp, I bought a ridiculously overpriced ($3.99) box of frosted corn flakes with a picture of Patriots player Gronkowski on the box. Per Jeff”s request of course.
We’re not supposed to eat the cereal, mind you. The box shall remain untouched in its original form for all of eternity. Per Jeff’s request, again. Sigh.
Besides shrimp and overpriced cereal that we will never eat, I grabbed some sale orange juice, grapes, Oreos ($1.88 woot!), Yoplait yogurt, and some Pennsylvania Dutch noodles for tonight’s supper.
Nothing too earth shattering this week. Just the basics. How about you? Find anything great in your grocery stores this week? Are you cooking up any amazing squash recipes you care to share?
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I made your Brussel’s sprouts recipe tonight and loved it! I have a serving left over for lunch tomorrow and am planning to add some dried cranberries to it.
As for squash recipes, I’m just now getting into squash after hating it my whole life. I found three recipes recently that I want to try. I’ve tried one of them and it was a hit (http://www.livelovepasta.com/2011/11/acorn-squash/) and the other two can be found here (http://naturallyella.com/2012/08/24/honey-jalapeno-roasted-acorn-squash/) and here (http://angiesrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/10/honey-lemon-roasted-hokkaido-wedges.html) I think most winter squash is interchangeable, so if you can’t find a specific type for a recipe, you can likely sub in whatever you have.
Hooray! I’m so glad you enjoyed my recipe.
I’m so excited to check out those links. I’m in squash overdrive over here. Thank you!
try an egg slicer to cut mushrooms quickly and neatly! the slicer needs to be sharp, but it works quite nicely
Yeah, I have one of those. I guess I should have been more specific. What I meant to say is that I hate cleaning the mushrooms. Wiping the dirt off of each one is so darn time consuming. They do that work for you with the pre-sliced ones. I’m just feeling lazy this week, lol.
ah, well, in that case, a little dirt won’t hurt
my daddy (the chef in our house growing up) always said that if you cook anything hot enough, it takes care of the germs haha. not sure how true that is, but I guess I did survive childhood on his food!
Halloween Oreos! I’ve seen those at my house A LOT the past few weeks haha
LOVE them. But they are super thick. I think they are double stuffed. Still delicious and so darn festive. I need to make something out of them for Halloween. I bet you already did.
Building om Lilly’s suggestion about the egg slicer for cutting mushrooms- target has an fairly inexpensive one from michael graves that seems to hold up to cutting mushrooms much better than my old egg slicer did.
I’ve got one from my Pampered Chef days. It is really good for that. What I should’ve said is that it’s the cleaning that takes so darn long. Getting the dirt off is no easy task with mushrooms.
I see you found the Pasta Prima at Market Basket. I have waited forever for it to go on sale, but never thought to look in Market Basket. A friend asked me to go with her and I’m glad I did. Only $1.99 for the best premade pasta in the free world. I bought the wild mushroom which is to die for, and the chicken and prociutto which sounds amazing.
I didn’t see any scallop squash in your basket. Maybe MB doesn’t carry it. I like to stuff it with a mixture of the squash itself with sausage and stuffing mix. Delicious. Scallop squash tastes so delicate and buttery. We grow our own because it is sometimes difficult to find in the store. My son eats the small ones like an apple; they are that good.
Holy yum that pasta is good. I like them sauteed in just a bit of olive oil and garlic so that you can taste the filling. I was pretty happy to find them for $1.99. Score. Now if they would just issue some darn coupons for them I’d be happy!
Nope, haven’t found the scallop squash yet, but I do share your love of them. So delicious anyway you cook them. Hopefully they will make an appearance soon.
My husband thinks the Buitoni wild mushroom ravioli is better and I have to agree. If you haven’t tried it yet, you should. They have a much stronger mushroom flavor than the Pasta Prima; they definitely use a different type of mushroom.
You should grow your own scallop squash next year. They don’t take up much space if you plant a bush type, and they are quite prolific.
Really interested in the squash recipes above and what you share with us Melanie. Carefully cut open the Gronk flakes from the bottom and reseal the package and at least harvest the flakes. I’m sure your daughter who gets tired of round cereal will love the flakes regardless of the box!
Yeah, she’s already asked if she could have them for breakfast. I was asked to pick up three more boxes. Oy.
If you husband wants the box as a collector’s item, do not open it in anyway. It becomes worthless if it has been opened. Just buy your daughter her own box to ear!!!
Winn Dixie opened a remodeled store with a three day sale of B1G1 ribs (short and country style), chops, boneless/skinless chicken breasts, 49 cents/lb chicken leg quarters, and 89 cents/lb pork shoulder. We stocked the freezer. There were 99 cent avocados and 79 cent mangos. Plus 39 cent/lb sweet potatoes.
It goes against the grain to pay for mangos but we lost our Haden mango tree during Katrina and the replacement is not bearing fruit yet. At 79 cents, I’ll gnaw on the the seed. Did you know a mango is a drupe? So is an avocado. So WD had a sale on drupes. (Thank you, crossword puzzles.)
BTW, here, sliced and whole button mushrooms are the same price. So are Baby Bellas.
That is one heck of a sale. I would’ve stocked up too!! I rarely find meat deals up here. And what a shame about your mango tree. Never heard of a drupe. You taught me a new word for Words With Friends! You guys get pretty lucky with decent produce down there. That’s one of the things I miss about Florida. Year round fresh produce that actually tastes like it grew in the dirt. Our tomatoes are flavorless. Uggh.
My favorite would be mushroom, caramelized onion, fresh basil and a lot of cheese.