Bulk Impulse Buys ... Jarred Pasta Sauce
Freezer clear-out is going well with about eighty percent of the contents of the upstairs freezer having been transferred to the basement freezer. However, meals are going to be pretty unimaginative this coming week as I scrounge out previously made and frozen mains and sides. The same old dishes are making an appearance so I thought I'd wax poetical on one of my recent big purchases.
Even though I usually make out a grocery list for my week's shopping, late Wednesday evening when the online grocery store flyers are posted, impulse buys are my weakness. Sometimes, though, you have to take advantage of an unexpected really GOOD sale.
Recently, I had occasion to visit a nearby Freshco grocery store for a few odds and ends, since it is conveniently located at the same mini mall where I just got my hair cut. While walking down the pasta/sauce aisle, I spotted a sale on my favourite pasta and pizza sauce ... Prego. Since this brand isn't available at Food Basics, at all, and there was none at Metro, my usual place to buy this, on my last visit, I decided to snap up a few bottles. Especially since the price was $1.99. Usually, this is product is $3.49 or even more. A sale price of $2.49 is really good and this was even better than that.
As I was checking out, the cashier noted the four bottles she was ringing in and asked if it was a good product. Of course, I said yes and she mused that at 99 cents she should pick up a jar or two herself. 99 cents?? A DOLLAR 99 cents, I corrected her ... to have her point out that it was ringing in at 99 CENTS.
I took my groceries to the car, turned around and went back in for six more bottles and a wedge of Parmesan cheese as well as a few other things that I knew I could use.
Convenience and good flavour at a great price is worth going over your planned budget if possible.
Here are a couple of quick dishes made recently using the jarred sauce:
Tagliatelle using whole wheat pasta ... for a meatier topping, add some cooked hot Italian sausages (previously bbq'd and frozen, in this case) to the sauce when warming it up to add to the pasta.
Individual pizzas made with sourdough flour tortilla
Even though I usually make out a grocery list for my week's shopping, late Wednesday evening when the online grocery store flyers are posted, impulse buys are my weakness. Sometimes, though, you have to take advantage of an unexpected really GOOD sale.
Recently, I had occasion to visit a nearby Freshco grocery store for a few odds and ends, since it is conveniently located at the same mini mall where I just got my hair cut. While walking down the pasta/sauce aisle, I spotted a sale on my favourite pasta and pizza sauce ... Prego. Since this brand isn't available at Food Basics, at all, and there was none at Metro, my usual place to buy this, on my last visit, I decided to snap up a few bottles. Especially since the price was $1.99. Usually, this is product is $3.49 or even more. A sale price of $2.49 is really good and this was even better than that.
As I was checking out, the cashier noted the four bottles she was ringing in and asked if it was a good product. Of course, I said yes and she mused that at 99 cents she should pick up a jar or two herself. 99 cents?? A DOLLAR 99 cents, I corrected her ... to have her point out that it was ringing in at 99 CENTS.
I took my groceries to the car, turned around and went back in for six more bottles and a wedge of Parmesan cheese as well as a few other things that I knew I could use.
Convenience and good flavour at a great price is worth going over your planned budget if possible.
Here are a couple of quick dishes made recently using the jarred sauce:
Tagliatelle using whole wheat pasta ... for a meatier topping, add some cooked hot Italian sausages (previously bbq'd and frozen, in this case) to the sauce when warming it up to add to the pasta.
Individual pizzas made with sourdough flour tortilla