Classico and Bertolli Brand of creamy alfredo sauce is always a must-buy. The kids love it when I toss in some mushrooms, freshly grated peppercorns, a generous sprinkle of grated pecorino-romano and parmesan cheeses, and finally a few drops of truffle oil. When I am out of time to prepare merienda for them, this is always a life-saver. My kids adore me because the sauce is so good that it gives the impression like I slaved in the kitchen.
And since I have a carniverous family, my grocery bill always racks up because of beef, beef, beef, and even more beef. Don't take me wrong, my kids love and eat generous servings of veggies; but because they are all involved in a sport that requires endurance, I need to make sure that they are eating enough protein to sufficiently aid their muscle development, most especially as they get into their adolescent years.
We regularly have steak nights, and usually, it is C who buys the steaks. But there are times when I feel like he goes crazy over the top when he is at Santi's on a steak shopping spree. Yes! Hard to believe, but it has happened so many times already! In an amount so crazy that it sometimes causes minor arguments between us.
I have been buying Meltique Beef during my last three visits to S & R. A box of five individually shrink-wrapped steaks only costs P1,599.95, so roughly about P320.00 for a slice. C is none the wiser because the marbling and the taste is consistent. Not bad at all. I have since resorted to making sure the freezer has a constant supply so whenever he asks if he needs to buy, my reply nowadays usually is, "there's still some." That will make sure his Santi's visit are far and few in between. :)
And because you cannot teach an old dog new tricks, here are some not-so healthy grocery choices that C made....
He just loves the choices of imported beers. He grabs a pack whenever we visit. It is not pictured here, but Stella Artois is also a fave, both his and mine; although I only can drink half a bottle of it. hehehe!:)
How about you, what did you put in your grocery cart recently?
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I didn't know that there's microwavable pork chicharon ; p I always buy Delimondo corned beef and sometimes even Purefoods. I have not tried buying Starbucks bottles in groceries although I see it often in grocery aisle.
ReplyDeleteI recently bought local steaks from Tenderbites. I will grill it tonight. Let's see how well it goes. What sauce do you use for your steaks? Do you still marinate them?
Microwaveable chicharon? I didn't even think that was possible! I miss corned beef! Hehehe...it has been at least 2 years since I last tasted corned beef! Now that you mentioned it, I kinda miss it...! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHay naku. I'm the food controller at home. My hubby brings home all the junk at home!!! Argh! If it were up to me...naku, patay siya! He won't be bringing home his Cheerios cereal or hotdogs or chips!
I guess us ladies of the house are the official shopping nazi -- controlling over what goes in the cart but husbands can get sneaky at times and we end up with more junk than the acceptable limit, and go over the budget too!!!
ReplyDeleteWe also like the Bertolli Alfredo sauce. We have A LOT of different brands of milk and juices, hopefully I can feature them on the blog after all my backlog :)))