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I
admit it. I like almost everything about food, except all those calories.I like eating it, of course.
I like cooking food -- I have to eat it, and I'm easily bored by the same old, same old, so I might as well make stuff I like.
I like buying food, especially at interesting food stores.
I like buying food cheaply -- the more I save the better -- and I especially like buying food where I save a LOT of money.
It has become very clear, too, that some food items can be purchased astoundingly cheaply at some stores locally in and around Kinnelon, NJ. Mostly that means you have to buy from a warehouse club, like
BJ's, or a store farther away, like
Corrado's. These stores are fun to go to anyway, beyond just the saving of money; you can get stuff there you CANNOT get at local supermarkets like Stop and Shop or Pathmark.
I've made a list of some of my all time favorites in both the cheap and unique categories:
Butter @ BJ's: $1.50 per lb (excellent housebrand butter) -- $3 per lb and up elsewhere
Milk @ BJ's: $1.99 per gal for Land O'Lakes skimmed milk -- up to $4.29 elsewhere
Roasted Chicken @ BJ's: $5.00 for large Purdue Roaster -- perfectly cooked BIG chicken -- up to $7.99 elsewhere [hence
Chicken Soup for a Rainy Day or Any Day]
Reggiano Parmesan cheese @ Corrado's: $12.99 top grade -- $22 elsewhere ($17 at BJ's)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil @ Corrado's: $14.99 (price can vary) for 3 liter can -- $20 at BJ's, $28 and up elsewhere
Now for Produce I do like Corrado's, but you have to be careful, because, Corrado's produce sometimes seems to be remaindered from elsewhere, so you have to check the quality and freshness closely.
Also, prices vary, and you do not ALWAYS get a bargain. That said, I do get amazing bargains at Corrado's for GREAT produce:
Yellow Bell Peppers @ Corrado's: $.69 per lb -- elsewhere $3 to $4 per lb
Big Bunches of beautiful Flat Leaf Parsley and Cilantro @ Corrado's: $.79 per lb -- elsewhere wimpy little bunches for $1.50 and up.
Vidalia Onions @ Corrado's: $.79 per lb -- elsewhere $1.50 per lb and up.
Fresh Pineapple @ Corrado's: $1.50 ea -- $3 and up elsewhere.
I could list more -- they have beautiful loose Yukon Gold Potatoes for $.69 per lb so you can pick the best big ones, and not get the little bagged potatoes from S&S or Pathmark. Nice when you are peeling them.
You will not always get these prices, but whenever you do go, you will find some of them.
Last. Let me say a word about meat from Pathmark, BJ's and Corrado's.
BJ's has by far the consistently best prices on Choice Black Angus beef and other meats,
from Short Ribs at $2.50 per lb to Skirt Steaks at $4.99 per lb -- from Boneless Leg of Lamb at $4.99 per lb to Boston Butt Pork Shoulder at $.99 per lb. You can't beat it.
However,
Pathmark has, every so often, maybe 2 or 3 or 4 weeks,
a special on NY Strip Steaks or Rib Eye at $4.99 per lb, and they often have thick cut steaks or a whole Rib Eye Roast so you can cut the steaks to the thickness of your liking. They advertise it in their circular, and I'm always prepared to take advantage of it by stuffing my cart or basket.
Corrado's has an amazing selection of meat products at very good prices. Six different kinds of sausage, rabbit, aged prime beef, and more.
I would be very interested to hear what your Best Food Deals are.Send me an email or comment on the article! I will share!
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Kinnelon's Smoke Rise Inn will be the backdrop on November 6, 2009 at 6:30pm for a special celebration called Kiss Cancer Goodbye. It's in honor of Jen Singer's official 2 year mark of remission from cancer and benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Here follows Part V of the "Kinnelon" Estate of Francis S. Kinney -- in what is now Smoke Rise in Kinnelon, NJ -- as described in Cornie Hubner's Didja Know? series.
A few weeks back, I spoke with Jillian Risberg from the Daily Record. She was writing an article about hiking in Morris County at this time of year and had questions. The resulting article, titled "Morris offers miles of scenic hiking trails, and this is an ideal time to enjoy them," was published on September 24, 2009 and includes some marvelous Morris County hiking trail references.
Today, October 15, 2009 is Blog Action Day, a global event that thousands of bloggers from around the world participate in by blogging about the same topic on the same day. The theme this year is Climate Change. As big a topic as Climate Change is, it has relevance to us here in Kinnelon, NJ and for our children. In fact, the first image that came to mind when I considered this year's Blog Action Day topic was the "Go Green" Musical Extravaganza that the First Graders at Kiel School put on this past May 28th, 2009.
Another tradition that has the children thinking globally is creating at the beginning of every school year Pinwheels for Peace...
Although I trust that my child will receive the very best education available at Kiel School, I had little appreciation until I spoke with Mrs. Hart for the level of sophisticated data-driven analysis that goes into the insights guiding character building in our educational program. Kiel School conducts what Pat refers to as "Climate Surveys" on a yearly basis and from these is able to pinpoint areas of opportunity.
There was a good crowd this past Saturday October 10 for the last of the Oktoberfest (there is still some left!). Everyone enjoyed the Oktoberfestive atmosphere for the 2 hours of the always very pleasant socializing, sampling (drinking beer), and Ramstein Beer owner Greg Zaccardi's explaining the Fine Art of German Beer making, as he walked us all through the impressive brewing and fermenting equipment.
Ramstein Beer is having its monthly Tour and Open House with Beer Samplings this Saturday from 2 to 4 PM, and will have the Ramstein Double Platinum Blonde, Ramstein Classic Dunkel Hefe-Weizen, Ramstein Golden Lager, and Ramstein Oktoberfest (while it lasts!).
We will have a tasting of the 2, with appropriate food, and invite all of you chile heads to come join us and tell us what you think.
That's right! Our very own Greg Zaccardi, owner of High Point Brewery in Butler, NJ, and brewmaster of Ramstein Beers, will be at the first ever Strasbourg's Mondial de la Biere Brewery event in Europe -- attending, sharing a presentation on American Microbreweries and participating in a Brewers Round Table discussion in Europe with the best brewers in the world.
C.B.: Tell me about the events you're participating in at Mondial de la Biere.
I admit it. I like almost everything about food, except all those calories.
