Holy Cow! Cheese Week!

I had to use my "Holy Cow!" subject again because this is a cheese post.

In addition to the $3.99/lb Pecorino Romano at Key Food I posted about on Saturday, there is $3.99/lb Mozzarella at Gourmet Garage this week. It's usually $5.99/lb! That's 1/3 off! There are little 1 lb globules of mozzarella all over. The only thing that prevented me from making my first purchase at Gourmet Garage since 2002 was that it said it should be refrigerated.

They also have Sharp Cheddar on sale for $3.99/lb, which is regularly $5.99/lb. Frankly, only Italian cheese excites me, though. I wouldn't make this post if that were the only cheese deal.

I'm probably never going to be able to buy cheese again. I'll be unwilling to pay more than $3.99/lb and it will always be more than that. That is really really sad.

Holy Cow! Great Deals at Key Food!

If you happen to be throwing a party tonight and need to pick up some mixers, you need to go to Key Food. Coke/Sprite/Dr. Pepper/Seagrams Ginger Ale is on sale for $0.89 for 2 liters (limit 5) with your card! I picked up three, and I'm merely attending a party.

The problem with that deal is I bought three bottles and that cost me about $2.70. The credit card minimum there is $5, so I had to keep Chopin. I thought about getting limes, but they were 5/$2. This was the only shortcoming at Key Food. The Jesus vegetable store had them 5/$1. You have to spend $10 there or pay cash, so I don't usually shop there. I can't buy limes that are not priced competitively, so no limes.

Anyway, Pecorino Romano is $3.99/lb this week! I made the most delicious macaroni and cheese the other night by boiling some macaroni and then grating too much cheese on it. By too much, I mean more than you'd think you should be using. Grated cheese is something that people have a weird idea of what "too much" means. You should be using a lot more, and at $3.99/lb, you can! (You shouldn't be paying more than 50 cents for a 1 lb box of pasta, by the way. When you see that deal, stock up on it. It keeps.)

Franceso Rainaldi pasta sauce is 10 bottles for $10. Or you can buy 2 for $2 like I did.

Elio's frozen pizzas (9 slices, which is actually 3 pizzas, for $4.69) are buy one get one free. I got them.

All this because of the $5 credit card minimum!

Malta India & Milk, Tomatoes & Spam & Christ

I'm told that the worst part of drinking Malta India (which is like Malta Goya only worse) and milk is that it still tastes like malta india, but there's more of it to get down.

One time on the subway I saw a man drinking Malta Goya and he didn't even wince. I almost threw up on him because that was so gross. At least when you see a guy wince, you know he's alive.

Tomatoes are $0.79/lb at the Jesus vegetable store on Grand St. They're redder than the other ones I've seen. I might have to have some more Spam sandwiches this weekend!

Beware!

Malta Goya is on sale 3/$1 at Key Food. Ew gross!

Yesterday I went in grocery stores four times. First I went to C-Town and didn't see anything I wanted and I was just going for a walk anyway. I walked north to Greenpoint and found a huge Key Food on McGuinness Blvd. It had wide aisles and all sorts of food. It was almost suburban. It was attached to a 24-hour food court that had a Taco Bell in it. I noticed that tomatoes were only $0.99/lb and thought that was a good deal. I've been waiting for tomatoes to stop being $1.49/lb and $1.99/lb. I walked some more and took a bus and a subway and came back to C-Town.

This time I found things to buy. I wanted to buy some meat, but I didn't see any I liked. I got a can of Spam Lite though because it was on sale for $2.50. The label showed a delicious-looking Spam sandwich with cheese and tomato, so I bought some hamburger buns too. I had cheese at home. I went next door to the vegetable place and was pleasantly surprised to find tomatoes for $0.99/lb. I guess they're cheap now.

Later, Pachelbel convinced me to go to Cat Pee with her to get Diet Coke and Pop-Tarts. There was a white and grey cat there. No wonder it smells like cat pee.

A Provolone Pity

At C-Town, a sign said Stella Provolone was $3.99/lb this week. I ordered a half pound. The slicer rang it up as $4.99/lb. Now I'm out 50 cents!

I also have way more cheese than I need for my lunch tomorrow (no meat during Lent is tough). I should make grilled cheese for dinner. And French onion soup on Saturday. Or Italian onion soup, because I'll use foccacia and provolone.

Mutton: De Agony of DeSheep

I was reading Much Ado about Mutton this morning in the NY Times and was laughing out loud. Where can I get some sheep meat around these parts? What does it taste like? How much does it cost?


Muttony is when you eat the capteen of the sheep!

Ginger Root Price Update

Reports have been trickling in about ginger root prices. I'm not sure if I have them right. You can get it in a grocery store (Harris Teeter) in Charlotte, NC for $2.99/lb. Trader Joe's in Manhattan is about $3.49/lb $3.29/lb. And I can't remember if this was a dream or not, but I remember someone telling me that it was $0.89/lb somewhere.

Good Deals Around West Bushwick

I found anchovies at C-Town today and they're cheaper than at Key Food. They're under $3. No pecorino at C-Town though.

I found pecorino at Key Food for $3.99/lb. Pachelbel bought me a cheese grater today, so I needed something hard to grate. I also got elbow macaroni for $0.79, and best of all, McCain frozen potato products are buy one get one free. I saved $4 on my 2 bags of Smiles.

Anchovies

I finally found the anchovies at Key Food. They're not near the sardines, clams, tuna, etc. They're with jars of minced garlic and other Italian things.

Pierogies weren't on sale, which was the whole reason I went to the store. Goya olives were on sale, so I got an 8 oz jar for $1.50. Mama Rosa ravioli cost $2.99 there, whereas they are $3.19 at C-Town.

I tried to go to Trader Joe's, but there was a long line to get in.

Juicing Ginger

I bought a Jack Lalanne Juicer for $49.99. It says Princess Juicer on it, but it says Princes Juicer on the box that isn't really for it. I got it for ginger to make ginger beer. I bought about 2 pounds of ginger and peeled it. I juiced it. It's easier to clean after juicing ginger than oranges. Two pounds of ginger yields 1 pint of juice.

This is easier than cutting it up and using a garlic press. And the pulp is a lot drier.

You can see more pictures here.

The Best Deal Ever!!!!

I had been buying Goya Ginger Beer in 12-ounce bottles for 50 cents, then 55 cents, and then they raised it to 65 cents. I'd buy 20 or 25 when I'd get them. I'd go to several stores to get more before breaks to keep my Pittsburgh friends stocked. But now they sell 2 liter bottles of it!!! They didn't have a price on them, so I just got one. I looked at the receipt after and saw it was only $1.19 for 67.6 ounces! It gets better! After looking at the receipt some more, I saw it was on sale with the AdvantEdge card for 99 cents! 99 cents for 67.6 ounces vs. 65 cents for 12 ounces. Best deal ever!