Thrifty Eats
Nov. 6th, 2022 09:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
calzephyrI used to note jumps in grocery prices here and there in my journal. The prices used to keep in touch with inflation or minimum wage increases. It was not unusual or unexpected when a $50 grocery shop became $75, then $100...but the shrink-flation and cost of groceries in the past two years is wild!
Call it corny, but I finally found a diet plan that works ;-D We're seriously eating less because prices just have me balking. Dinner for two at a fast-casual restaurant like Swiss Chalet is about $45 now with tip and with coupon. Like, there's no way I'm paying $7 for a package of raspberries or $5.29 for a big bag of cheezies. It's gotten so bad that Canada's Competition Bureau is investigating.
Anyway, back to the thrifty part...homemade soup is now part of my cooking repertoire because a cup of rice, a scoop of chicken or beef stock and a good shake of frozen vegetables is far cheaper than buying a can of Campbell's soup. It's just so delightful to have soup bubbling away on the stove for a couple of hours while we WFH and it's even better the next day.
Now, here's my flavour-boosting secret ingredient--pepperoncinis!
I usually buy them in a jar for Mississippi pot roasts, but then I never knew what to do with them outside of that. On a whim I threw a couple into the soup and it just gave it such a wonderful heat and tang. It's considered a mild hot pepper, so no worries about blowing your face off there :-)
Call it corny, but I finally found a diet plan that works ;-D We're seriously eating less because prices just have me balking. Dinner for two at a fast-casual restaurant like Swiss Chalet is about $45 now with tip and with coupon. Like, there's no way I'm paying $7 for a package of raspberries or $5.29 for a big bag of cheezies. It's gotten so bad that Canada's Competition Bureau is investigating.
Anyway, back to the thrifty part...homemade soup is now part of my cooking repertoire because a cup of rice, a scoop of chicken or beef stock and a good shake of frozen vegetables is far cheaper than buying a can of Campbell's soup. It's just so delightful to have soup bubbling away on the stove for a couple of hours while we WFH and it's even better the next day.
Now, here's my flavour-boosting secret ingredient--pepperoncinis!
I usually buy them in a jar for Mississippi pot roasts, but then I never knew what to do with them outside of that. On a whim I threw a couple into the soup and it just gave it such a wonderful heat and tang. It's considered a mild hot pepper, so no worries about blowing your face off there :-)
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Date: 2022-11-07 12:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-11-07 07:11 am (UTC)I noticed the last time I bought Campbell's Chunky soups that the can's shape changed and no longer has a pull tab. I can't remember the price.