Food Plan and Grocery List, 042112

Chickens are on sale this week at Stater Bros for $0.79/lb, so I looked for new recipes to maximize my bucks. While I ate out for lunch twice last week, I intend to increase the number of days I bring lunch from home.

• Chicken and Spring Vegetable Tart with Tarragon and Ricotta
• Crunchy Pistachio Chicken
• Crispy Lemon Chicken
• Thyme-Roasted Spring Vegetables
• Caramelized Potatoes
• Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans

Grower's Direct

• lemon: $0.27/0.34 lb
• Russet potato: $0.41/0.83 lb
• artichokes: $2.98/2
• brown onion: $0.31/0.63 lb
• carrot bunch with tops: $0.99
• Braeburn apples: $1.66/1.68 lb
• green beans: $1.72/0.96 lb
• garlic bulb: $0.36/0.18 lb
• shallot: $0.18/0.09 lb
• snap peas: $1.47/0.59 lb
• baby white potatoes: $2.79
• baby red potatoes: $2.79
• baby carrots: $0.99/lb
• Big Daddy's thyme: $1.29
• Harvest Sensations tarragon $1.29
• TOTAL: $19.50

Stater Bros.:

• Stater Bros part-skim ricotta: $3.29/15-oz
• Stater Bros cage-free eggs: $3.79/dozen
• Gold Medal unbleached flour: $3.49/5 lb
• Foster Farms whole chicken: $4.16/5.26 lbs
• Foster Farms whole chicken: $4.12/5.21 lbs
• TOTAL: $18.85

Target:

• heavy whipping cream: $2.29
• TOTAL: $2.29

Grand Total: $40.64
Total for the year: $794.25

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