Turning Leftovers into Dinner

Leftovers - we all have them at least from time to time. What do you do with them? Do you have them for lunch, or do they just sit in the fridge for a few days and then you end up throwing them out? You can start saving some time and money by learning how to use those leftovers in new ways to surprise your family at dinner time.

Some people like leftovers and some do not. Still then, many will eat them one day out, but quickly get tired of eating the same thing over and over. Here’s a way to fix the problem if you or someone in your family is the same way. Let’s start with an example. You prepare a roasted pork loin and rice for dinner one night. The family wants something else for dinner the following night so the pork loin gets pushed to the back of the refrigerator. Normally, that’s where it will stay until you clean out the fridge, right? Not anymore. Let’s do something to keep that pork loin from going to waste.

Eating leftovers the way they were originally served, is probably what’s turning family members off from wanting it again the next night. Your family doesn’t have to eat the pork loin as is. So, chop that pork loin up into bite size pieces.

Now you’re probably thinking, ok that’s great, but what do I do with it now? In a large skillet or wok, stir fry the leftover rice with a bag of frozen veggies, an egg, and some of the chopped pork loin to make pork fried rice. Add a little soy sauce and you’ve got a whole new dinner for your hungry family.

This is just one way that leftovers can be turned into a new dish with a new flavor. The same can also be done using chicken, seafood, or beef. Let’s take a look at beef.

If you have hamburgers left from dinner, chop them up until they resemble ground beef again. The meat can be combined with chili powder and taco sauce to make beef tacos. Or, add some beans, chopped peppers and tomatoes, and sauce to create a pot of chili. If you have the imagination, there are an unlimited number of possibilities of what you can do with meats and side dishes from a previous night’s dinner.

Using a little leftover magic can make one meal last for two, three, or even four more days. But, you don’t have to eat it all in the same week. Fix a new meal with the leftovers and freeze it until you are ready to have that particular meat again. On that day, dinner will already be made, all you’ll need to do is heat it up. Yes, it really can be just that simple.

Your family will be amazed at your ability to transform any meal into a new creation they will enjoy. Besides that, you will save money on your grocery bill and won’t be throwing it away in the trash can as spoiled leftovers. Try these and similar ideas to expand your family’s palate.

Weekly Grocery Specials 5-26-10 to 6-2-10

Ralphs

*Whole Tri-tip 1.97lb
Grilled Tri-Tip
2 pounds tri-tip roast
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
(I love teriyaki sauce too)
Preparation:
Lightly oil the cooking grate on your grill. Preheat grill and prepare for indirect grilling. Combine garlic powder, onion powder, pepper and salt. Rub it over the surface of the tri-tip roast. Place tri-tip on grill, fat side up. You can place a drip pan under it to catch the drips which will make a great gravy later. With the grill on low cook for about 1 hours or until it reaches your desires doneness.*

Whole FF Chicken .77lb
*Oscar Meyer, Hebrew National or Ball Park Franks Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
Pork Baby Back Ribs 3.99lb
Fresh Salmon 6oz portion 4.50ea
*Peaches .88lb
Try Something NEW! Grilled Peaches (Great with pork or chicken)
3 tablespoons white sugar
3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons freshly ground black peppercorns
2 large fresh peaches with peel, halved and pitted
2 1/2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled or Feta works too
Directions
In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the white sugar, balsamic vinegar, and pepper. Simmer until liquid has reduced by one half. It should become slightly thicker. Remove from heat, and set aside.
Preheat grill for medium-high heat.
Lightly oil the grill grate. Place peaches on the prepared grill, cut side down. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the flesh is caramelized. Turn peaches over. Brush the top sides with the balsamic glaze, and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
Transfer the peach halves to individual serving dishes, and drizzle with remaining glaze. Sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese or Feta
Haas Avocados .99ea
Tomatoes on a Vine 1.88lb
Cucumbers .79ea
Green ONiions and Radishes 2 for 1.00
Strawberries 2 for 5.00
*12 pack Coke products 4 for 1.00
*2ltr Pepsi Products .79ea

El Metate

* Chicken Leg Quarter .49lb
*Beef Clod Steak 1.97lb
*Beef Flap Meat 3.99lb
*Beef Stir Fry 2.99lb
*White Shrimp 2.99lb
*Pork Stew Meat 1.99lb
*Roma Tomatoes 2lbs .99
TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA SALAD WITH BASIL
1 lb. tomatoes
1/2 lb. mozzarella
Salt and pepper
3 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. white wine vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp. basil
Skin the tomatoes and slice them thinly and evenly. Lay them on one half of a flat serving dish. Cut the cheese into thin slices and lay them on the other half of the same dish. Season the tomatoes with salt and black pepper, the mozzarella with pepper only. Pour olive oil, vinegar over cheese and tomatoes, then scatter the chopped basil over all. Allow the salad to stand for a little while before serving.

*Cantaloupes 3lbs .99
*Papaya 2 lb .99
*Cherries 1.99lb
*Pineapple 2lbs .99
*Braeburn Apples .59lb

HENRY'SSuper Lean Ground Sirloin 2.99lb
*Marinated Carne Asada 2.99lb
Boneless Top Sirloin Steak 2.99lb
FF Ground Turkey 2.99lb

*Strawberries 1lb pack .88ea
**Golden Pineapples .88ea (limit 4)
Grilled Pineapple Slices
2 Tbs. brown sugar
6 fresh pineapple slices, 1/2 inch thick each, I leave on the peel
Sprinkle brown sugar onto pineapple slices and place on grill over medium heat. Cook about 10 minutes, turning slices occasionally, until browned on both sides.*Cucumbers or Green Peppers 3 for 1.00
*Mangos 2 for 1.00
*Sweet Corn 3 for 1.00
Cantaloupes 2 lbs for 1.00
*Roma Tomatoes .88lb
*Fresh Express Salad bags .88ea
*Haas Avocados .88ea
*Zucchini .88lb

Sprouts (Brookhurst and Adams)
Bone in Country Style Ribs 1.99lb
Pork Baby Back Ribs 2.99lb
*Cherries 1.49lb
*Cucumbers 3 for 1.00
*White Corn 4 for 1.00
*Haas Avocados .69ea
*Beefsteak Tomatoes .69lb
*Cantaloupe .99ea
CANTALOUPE SALAD with FETA & BASIL
1/4 of a ripe cantaloupe, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
Fresh basil, cut into thin ribbons
1-1/2 ounces feta, crumbled
1 tablespoon good olive oil
Kosher salt to taste, optional
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve immediately.

*Blackberries 6oz pack .99ea

Smart and Final

*Farmer John Spare Ribs 1.79lb
LUCILLE'S BAR - B - QUE SPARE RIBS
3-5 lbs. country or slab pork ribs
1 c. ketchup
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tbsp. horseradish mustard
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. powdered oregano
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. grated onion
1/2 tsp. pepper
Dash of Tabasco sauce
1 clove garlic
1/2 tbsp. seasoning salt
Mix sauce ingredients.
For Grill: Cook sauce down and cool. Parboil ribs for 15 minutes. Drain. Using brush, cover ribs with sauce and place on grill. Brush with sauce several times until ribs are done.

FF Boneless Chicken Breasts 2.99lb
*Hass Avocados 4 ct bag 2.99ea
*Seedless Watermelon 2.99ea
* 12 pack Coke cans 4 for 10.00
*12 pack Pepsi and 7up cans 4 for 9.00
*35case Geyser Spring Water buy2 get 1 free

ALBERTSONS

Pork Baby Back Ribs 2.99lb
*Albertson Split Chicken Breast .99lb
Rib Eye Steak 4.77lb

*Red Seedless Grapes .79lb
White Corn 2 for 1.00

*Kraft BBQ sauce .69
*Kraft Mayo 1.99
*Kraft Salad Dressing 1.69
*Chip A Hoy Cookies 1.88
*12 pack Coke or Sprit 4 for 10.00, plus get Hillshire Smoked Sausage free

NOT TOO MANY DEALS AT ALBERTSON’S, AS USUAL.

Vons

4 Day Sale Friday-Monday ONLY
Johnsonville Brat or Italian Sausage 19oz pack 2.99ea
Lays Chips 1.77
Deli 8 piece Friend Chicken 4.99
Cantaloupe 3lb .99

*New York Steak 3.77lb
*Top Sirloin Steak 3.97lb
Rib Eye Steak 4.47lb
** Pork Spare Ribs .97lb
Ribs are amenable to all kinds of seasoning. Here are a few of the more popular styles:
Texas Style: Rub with lots of black pepper and finish with jalapeno flavor sauce.
Memphis Style: Rub containing garlic and onion powder, white pepper, seasoned pepper, chili powder, cumin, brown sugar and paprika. (Could be hot with all the peppers.) Mop with apple cider.
Southern Comfort Style: Rub contains, paprika, garlic powder, seasoned salt, dry mustard, oregano and chili powder. Finishing sauce, mild with molasses and bourbon.
Pacific Rim Style: Rub contains, 5-spice powder, black pepper. Baste contains, hoisin sauce, honey, sherry, soy sauce, gingerroot and garlic.
Chili Adobo: A favorite in New Mexico/Arizona. A good chili seasoning mix is mixed with a little vinegar and oil to make a paste that covers the ribs during the cooking process. Smells wonderful while cooking.

*Chicken Legs, Thighs or Drums .77lb
*Larger Raw Shrimp 3.99lb
*Ball Park, Hebrew National Franks or Hillshire smoked Sausage. Also pork tenderloins Buy1 Get 1 Free
Oscar Meyer Wieners and Safeway Hot Dog Buns .99ea
*Jennie O Ground Turkey 20oz 2 for 7.00

*White Corn 4 for .88
Strawberries 2 lb pack for 5.00
*Lawery’s Marinade, Sweet Ray’s BBQ or Heinz Ketchup Buy1 Get 1 Free

*12 pack Coke, 7up or Pepsi 4 for 9.96

Stater Bros
Rib SALE
Pork Spareribs 1.17lb
St Louis Style Pork Ribs 1.97lb
Pork Baby Back Ribs 2.47lb

* Whole Tyson Chicken .67lb
How to Grill a Whole Chicken
1. Remove the giblets from the cavity and rinse the chicken under cold water. Pat it dry with paper towels and season inside and out with salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil, cilantro, rosemary, sage, tarragon or thyme.
2.Prepare a bed of hot coals in a charcoal grill. Rake the coals to one side; you'll grill your chicken next to the coals, but not over them. Alternatively, turn only one of your gas grill burners on high heat, leaving half of the grill unlit.
3. Brush the hot grill grate clean with a stiff wire brush. Using tongs to hold a small, clean (but expendable) towel, thinly coat the grill rack with oil.
4. Put the chicken breast-side-down on the unheated side of the grill. Cook, covered, for about 30 minutes, then turn it breast-side-up and continue grilling until the skin in golden brown and the meat is cooked through, about 30 more minutes.
5. Check for doneness by cutting into the middle of a piece of chicken. The juices should run clear when you cut into the thickest part of the piece.
6.Let the chicken sit about 15 minutes before carving.

* Boneless Tri Tip Roast 2.47lb
Rib Eye Steak 4.47lb
*Ball Park Franks .99
*Hormel Boneless Pork Loin Fillet Buy1 Get 1 FREE
*SB Ground Beef 1.99lb
*Villa Roma Italian Sausage or Brats 2.49
*Seedless Watermelon .19lb
*White Corn 4 for 1.00
Haas Avocados 10 for 10.00
Pineapple .99lb
*2Ltr Coke .99
*12 pack cans Pepsi 4 for 10.00
*12 pack 7up, A&W, Sunkist 4 for 10.00
12 pack Coke products 4 for 11.00

Quick Tips From Debbie

Frugal Fabric Softeners
Using 1/4 cup vinegar in your laundry’s rinse cycle keeps clothes soft. You can set aside a vinegar jug just for laundry and add about 2 dozen drops of your favorite essential oil to the vinegar if you’d like (or as much EO as you feel necessary).
In a pail mix 1 gallon of water and 1 cup concentrated liquid fabric softener. Dip a sponge or washcloth in the liquid, squeeze out excess and toss in the dryer with your laundry. Seal pail when not in use.
Pour liquid fabric softener and hot water in a spray bottle (50/50 mix) and lightly mist wet laundry before starting the dryer. Two or three good shots should do it. You could also just spritz a clean washcloth and toss that in the dryer.
Cut dryer sheets in thirds or halves, use one strip per dryer load.
Mix equal parts hair conditioner and water and store in spray bottle. Mist a washcloth or sponge and toss in dryer with wet load.
Use about 1/4 to 1/2 of the liquid fabric softener that they recommend on the bottle.
1/8 cup baking soda added to laundry and 1/4 cup vinegar in the rinse cycle.
Use a Downy ball if you have one–just use vinegar instead.
Soak a washcloth in full strength liquid fabric softener. Wring out excess, then lay out to dry first before using–helps prevent staining laundry the first time. To use: toss the dried washcloth in the dryer and use again and again until it no longer works. Resoak when needed (you should be able to do a few dozen dryer loads per fabric softener soak).

Homemade Fabric Softener Recipe
1 part Vinegar
1 part Baking Soda
2 parts Hot Water
Place a pail large enough to hold double the amount of ingredients in the kitchen sink or bathtub. Mix the baking soda and water in the pail, stir till the powder is dissolved. Then add the vinegar.
Remember that baking soda and vinegar reacts with fizzing, so use a big pail to account for this. Once it’s stopped fizzing, pour into clean bottles, cap, then use 1/4 cup per rinse cycle.
Updated Info: The baking soda won’t be completely dissolved, just shake the bottle to mix the batch up before adding to the rinse cycle.

Weekly Grocery Specials 5-5-10 to 5-12-10

Ralphs

*Tyson Cornish Game Hens .99lb
Plum Glazed Cornish Game Hens (even Dad can do this while at church)
3 (1 1/2 pound) Cornish game hens
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup plum jam
1 (1.25 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
Directions
Place the game hens in a slow cooker. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes.
Mix the plum jam and onion soup mix together in a bowl until well blended. Remove 1/4 cup of the jam mixture and refrigerate until needed. Brush the remaining jam mixture over the hens.
Set the slow cooker on Low for 7 hours. Brush the reserved glaze over the hens. Cook on Low 1 hour more. Boneless New York Steak or Roast 4.97lb
St Louis Style Pork Ribs 2.99lb
Chicken Drums and Thighs 1.19lb
Sirloin Tip or Rump Roast 3.99lb

*Strawberries 1lb pac .99ea.
Blackberries 2 pac for 4.00
Haas avocados 4 for 5.00
Navel Oranges .99lb
Kiwi fruit 2 for 1.00
Tomatoes on the Vine 2.49lb
Spinach .99 bunch
Broccoli or Cauliflower .99lb

*Ralphs Large Eggs .99doz
*Kelloggs Cereals 1.97ea

*2 ltr Pepsi, Diet Pepsi or Crush .79ea.
12pac Coke Products 3 for 9.99

El Metate

*Chicken Leg Quarters .49lb
*Pork Spare Ribs 1.49lb
*Beef Clod Roast 1.99lb
OVEN BEEF ROAST
4 lb. beef roast chuck or shoulder(clod)
1 can mushroom soup
1/2 soup can water
1 pkg. onion soup mix
Heavy aluminum foil
Place roast on heavy foil in baking pan. Combine soups and water; pour over roast. Seal foil around roast. Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours for well-done meat.
You can lower the baking temp to 300 and cook for 4 hours. While Dad is in church.
*Ex Lean Ground Beef 2.99lb
*Whole Catfish 1.99lb
*White Shrimp 2.99lb
*Beef Rib Eye Round Steak 2.79lb
*Roma Tomatoes 2lbs for .99
*Granny smith Apples 2lbs for .99
*Watermelon 5lbs for .99
Watermelon Salad
3/4 cup halved, thinly sliced red onion
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 1/2 quarts seeded, cubed watermelon
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/2 cup pitted black olive halves
1 cup chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons olive oil
Place the onion slices in a small bowl with the lime juice. The acid of the lime will mellow the flavor of the raw onion. Let stand for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine the watermelon cubes, feta cheese, black olives, onions with the lime juice, and mint. Drizzle olive oil over it all, and toss to blend.

HENRY'S

*Pineapples 2 for 3.00
*Haas Avocados .38ea
*Mangos .38ea
Mango Guacamole
2 tablespoons minced white onion
2 limes, juiced
2 serrano chile peppers, or to taste
sea salt to taste
4 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 large mango - peeled, seeded, and chopped
Combine the onion and the juice of 2 limes in a small bowl; allow the onion to soak in the lime juice for at least 1 hour. Strain and discard the excess juice. Set the onion aside.
Grind the serrano chile peppers, the juice of 2 limes, and salt together in a food processor until no large chunks of pepper remain. Add avocado and process until creamy and smooth.; fold the onion, cilantro, and mango into the avocado mixture.
Jumbo Artichokes 2 for 3.00
Organic Oranges or Grapefruit .88lb
*Braeburn apples or Anjou Pears .88lb

Sprouts (Brookhurst and Adams)

*White Corn .19ea
*Green Cabbage .49ea
*Blackberries .99pac
Valencia Oranges .49lb
*Roma Tomatoes .88lb
*Broccoli Crowns .88lb
Sesame Soy Broccoli
2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli florets
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted
Place the broccoli in a steamer basket; place in a saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 5-7 minutes or until crisp-tender.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, oil, soy sauce and vinegar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Transfer the broccoli to a serving bowl. Drizzle with soy sauce mixture; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Yield: 2 servings.
*5lb bag Russet Potatoes .88ea
*Hot house Cucumbers .88ea

Smart and Final

Foster Farms Chicken Thighs .99lb
Moran’s Ground Beef 2lb chub 2.49lb
Farmer John pork Loin 1.99lb
5lb Mixed Fruit Bag 3.99
*Honey Dew 2 lbs for 1.00
*Bananas 2 lbs for 1.00
*3lb Ready pac Garden Salad 1.99
*Post Honey Bunches of Oats 1.88ea
*Oroweat Bread 2.49

ALBERTSONS

*Fresh Whole Chicken .99lb
Country Style Ribs 1.99lb
Baby Back Ribs 3.99lb
Fresh Halibut Fillet 7.99lb
Beef Rib Eye or Top Sirloin Steak 3.97lb

*White Corn 4 for 1.00
CORN ON COB
one tablespoon of butter per ear of corn
onion powder
salt
pepper
sugar
aluminum foil
Remove husks and rinse corn on the cob. Place corn in aluminum foil, add tablespoon butter (cut it in half and place half tablespoon on one side and half on other. Add a dash of onion powder, salt, pepper and sugar (if corn is not sweet or just to make it a little extra sweet). Wrap up aluminum foil and bake in 375F oven for 35 to 40 minutes. (Place cookie sheet under corn in case butter drips).Hot House Cucumbers .99
Red Grapfruit .69ea
Mini Seedless Watermelon 3.99ea
*Kellogg’s Cereals 1.99ea
12pac Pepsi or Diet Pepsi 3 for 9.00

Vons

Top Round London Broil 3.49lb
Rib Eye Steak 3.97lb
Savory Garlic Marinated Steaks
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
1 pinch cayenne pepper
2 (1/2 pound) rib-eye steaks (other steaks work too)
Directions
In a medium bowl, mix the vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, honey, olive oil, ground black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, salt, liquid smoke, and cayenne pepper.
Place steaks in a shallow glass dish with the marinade, and turn to coat. For optimum flavor, rub the liquid into the meat. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days.
Preheat grill for medium-high to high heat.
Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill steaks 7 minutes per side, or to desired doneness. Discard leftover marinade.
Safeway Chicken Breast 1.97lb
Pork Loin Chops 1.99lb
*Safeway Ground Turkey 2.49lb
*Ball Park Franks Buy 1 Get 1 Free

*4lb Fresh Strawberries 3.99
Jumbo Artichokes 2 for 3.00
Fresh Express Salad Kits 1.98ea
Haas Avocados 10 for 10.00
White Corn 4 for 2.00 double Albertson’s price!
Mangos .99ea

*Safeway Select Bread 1.99ea
*Tyson Full Cooked Entrée Buy 1 Get 1
*Lucerne Cheese 2.99
*Lucerne Yogurt 6pac 1.99

12 pac Pepsi or 7up 2 Get 1 Free

Stater Bros

*Foster Farms Whole Chicken .77lb
*London Broil 1.87lb
Rib Eye Steak 4.47lb
*Zacky or Honeysuckle Turkey Breast .99lb
Marinated Turkey Breast
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 (3 pound) boneless turkey breast halves
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Directions
In a small bowl, mix together the garlic, basil, and pepper. Rub over the turkey breasts. In a large shallow dish, blend vegetable oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, and brown sugar. Place the breasts in the dish, and turn to coat. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 4 hours.
Preheat grill for high heat. Lightly oil the grill grate. Discard marinade, place turkey breasts on the grill. Close the lid, and grill turkey breasts about 15 minutes on each side, or to an internal temperature of 170 degrees F (68 degrees C). *Beef Chuck Steak 1.89lb
*SB Ground Beef 1.99lb
99 Cent Sale
Farmer John Links
Hunt’s Spaghetti Sauce
Betty Crocker Cake or Brownie Mix
Oscar Meyer Bologna or Salami
SB Pasta
Wish Bone Dressing
SB White Tuna
And more *Seedless Watermelon .19lb
*Blackberries .99pac
Haas Avocados 10 for 10.00
Artichokes 2 for 4.00
Strawberries 2lb pac 2.99
Yoplait Yogurt 10 for 5.00
*Stater Cheese 1.99pac
*Kellogg’s or Post Cereals 1.88ea
Buy any 2 Chips Ahoy or Ritz 249ea GET any 2 Coke 12 packs 2.49ea

Weekly Grocery Specials 4-21-10 to 4-28-10

Ralphs
Mix and Match 10 for 10 SALE
Ralphs Cream Cheese
Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
Ralphs Fruit Snacks
Michelina’a or Budget Gourmet Entrees
Chef Boyardee Pasta
Haagen Dazs or Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Cup
Kraft Mac or Velveeta Cup
Ralph’s, Celeste or Tony’s Pizza
Bumble Bee Tuna
Van de Kamp’s Sliced Bread
Campbell’s Soup
Colgate toothpaste or Brush

*Fresh ground Beef Sirloin or Angus chuck 1.99lb
*Chicken Breast, Drums or Thighs .99lb
Boneless Top Sirloin Steak 3.99lb
Pork Sirloin Chops 1.99lb
Cod Fillet 3.99lb

*Red Seedless Grapes .88lb
*Fresh Express Bag Salads and Slaws .99ea
Mangos .99lb
Navel Oranges .99lb
Kiwi 2 for 1.00
Iceberg lettuce .99ea
Hot House Cucumbers 1.00
Italian Squash .99lb
Healthy Choice or Marie Callender’s Entrees 5 for 10.00
*Kellogg’s Cereals 1.88ea
2ltr Coke and Pepsi Products 3 for 5.00

El Metate
Boneless Chicken Breasts 1.97lb
Pork Spareribs 1.79lb
Boneless Pork Chops 1.97lb
Beef Chuck Rolled Roast 2.49lb
Boneless Beef Short Ribs 1.79lb
Whole Cat Fish 1.79lb
Tilapia Fillet 2.99lb
FRIED CATFISH
Skinned catfish fillets
Seasoning salt
Garlic and onion salt
Cracker meal
Corn oil for frying
Rinse catfish in cool water. Set aside to drain. Sprinkle catfish with seasoning, garlic and onion salts. Dip into cracker crumbs. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown on each side.

Roma Tomatoes 2lbs for .99
Iceberg lettuce 2 for .99
Bananas 2lbs for .99
Limes .99
Brown Onions .69lb
Broccoli 2lbs for .99
Grapefruit 4lbs for .99
Mexican squash 2lbs for .99
Large Eggs 5doz for 5.00
Egg Salad
6 hard cooked eggs, chopped
1/2 c. finely chopped celery
1/3 c. mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 tbsp. chopped onion
1/4 tsp. salt & Dash of pepper

Shasta Soda 2ltr .88ea

HENRY'S

Chicken Thighs or Drums .59lb
Boneless New York Steak 5.99lb
Boneless Prk Loin Chops 2.99lb
EX Lean Ground Beef 2.99lb
Boneless Chicken Tenders 2.9lb

Gold pineapples .88ea! DEAL!!!

FRESH PINEAPPLE AND AVOCADO SALAD
1 ripe avocado
4 slices fresh pineapple
2 tbsp. olive or salad oil
2 tsp. fresh lime or lemon juice
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
Lettuce or other salad greens
Chill the avocado and pineapple. Remove the peel and pit from the avocado. Cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Peel and cut the pineapple into wedges. Add them to the avocado. Combine the oil, lime or lemon juice, salt, and sugar. Add to fruit and toss lightly. Serve on lettuce or other salad greens. Makes 6 servings.

On the Vine Tomatoes 2lbs for 3.00
Haas Avocados 2 for 1.00
Strawberries 1lb pack 2 for 3.00
Navel Oranges or Tangelos 2lbs for 1.00
Mangos .88ea
Granny Smith or Gala Apples .88lb
Cauliflower or Hot House Cucumbers .88ea
Italian Squash or Broccoli Crowns .88lb

Smart and Final
Foster Farms Chicken Legs .99lb
Ground Beef Patties 1.99lb
Farmer John Pork Butt 1.29lb
Jennie-O Turkey Links 2.99
Ice berg Lettuce 2 for 1.49
Navel Oranges 5lb bag 2.99
Oroweat 20oz Soft Bread Buy 1 Get 1
Nature Valley Bars 30 count 7.49
First Street Whole Milk 1 gal 2.28

ALBERTSONS
3 Day SALE Friday-Sunday
Pork Spareribs 1.49lb
Ballpark Franks 1.99
24pack Arrowhead or Pure Life Water 2.99
Simply Orange or Minute Maid 2 for 5.00
12 rolls Scott Tissue 6.99

Tilapia 2.99lb
Foster Farms Chicken Buy 1 Get 1 Free Selected Varieties
Boneless London Broil 3.99lb
Farmer John Pork Chops 2.99lb
Oven Baked BBQ Pork Chops
3/4 cup vinegar
3/4 cup ketchup
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 small cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
few dashes hot pepper sauce or ground cayenne pepper
3 tablespoons brown sugar
8 thick pork loin chops (3 pounds)
Preparation:
In a saucepan mix first 10 ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour sauce over pork chops in a large, deep bowl; cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. When ready to cook, arrange chops in a single layer in a large shallow baking dish or roasting pan. Pour sauce over chops. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until chops are tender, basting occasionally.
Pork chops recipe serves 6 to 8.

3lb bag cuties 2.99
Navel Oranges .99lb
Mangos .99
Strawberries 2lb pack 3.99

Albertsons Cheese 1.88
Shopper’s Value Milk 2.29gal
Kellogg’s Cereal 2.49

Vons
This Weekend ONLY
2ltr Pepsi or 7up .69ea
Anthony’s Pasta .79ea
Zacky Farms Turkey Breast .99lb
Safeway 8lb bag Navel Oranges 3.99
Safeway Bread 1.29

Whole Tri Tip 2.77lb
New York Steak 5.99lb
Foster Farms Chicken Thighs or Drums 1.49lb
Easy Chicken and Dumplings (kids fave)
Ingredients
6 chicken thighs
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of celery soup
salt and pepper to taste
1 (12 ounce) package refrigerated biscuit dough
Directions
In a large pot over high heat, combine the chicken with enough water to cover, and boil for 15 to 20 minutes. Drain some of the water from the pot, reserving 3 cups in the pot. Remove chicken and allow it to cool, then pull it apart into bite size pieces; return to pot.
Reduce heat to medium, and add the cans of condensed soup. Season with salt and pepper. Pull the biscuit dough into pieces, and add to the soup. Simmer over medium heat for 7 to 8 minutes, or until the dough is cooked through

Lean Ground Beef 1.99lb
Jennie-O Ground Turkey 2 20oz pack w for 7.00
Nathan’s Franks Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Fresh Express Bag Salads or Slaws .99
Cocktail Tomatoes 1.77 12oz bag
Strawberries 1lb pack .99ea
Large Haas Avocados or Peeled Baby Carrots .99ea
Broccoli Crowns, Navel Oranges, Zucchini or Rhubarb .99lb

12 pack Coke Products 2.79
12 pack Pepsi or 7up 3.33

Stater Bros
*Foster Farm Whole Chicken .77lb
Foster Farms Leg Quarters .99lb*New York Steak 3.99lb
Pork Country Style Strips 1.69lb
Fresh Ground Beef 2.898lb
Stater Ground Beef 2lb pack 2.49lb
Stater Chicken Breasts or Tenders 2.5-3lb bag 5.97
Sweet & Tangy Chicken Breasts
1 tablespoon butter
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound)
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed Tomato Soup (Regular or Healthy Request®)
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon vinegar
4 cups hot cooked regular long-grain white rice
Heat the butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until well browned on both sides.
Stir the soup, water, brown sugar and vinegar in the skillet and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve the chicken and sauce with the rice.
Serving Suggestion: Serve with roasted carrots and crusty bakery wheat rolls.

Raw or Cooked Shrimp 1lb bag 3.99
Oscar Meyer Bacon

3lb Bag Cuties 2,99ea
*Cantaloupe .39lb
Black Grapes 1.99lb
Blackberries 5.6oz 1.99

*Banquet Pot Pie .59ea
*Banquet Value Meala .69
*Jeno Pizza ,98
Jose Ole Burrito or Chimichanag 2 for 1.00
*Fridge Pack Yoplait Yogurt 3.49
Oscar Meyer Lunchables .99
Rice or Pasta Roni .99ea
*Kellogg’s Cereals 1.69ea
12 pack Coke Products 3 for 9.99
2ltr Coke Products 3 for 5.00
2ltr Pepsi Products .99

Date Nite with Chet

Restaurant review
by Chet Groskreutz

I read about this Caffe Gazelle in Huntington Beach and decided that we’d give it a try…and we were pleasantly surprised. You’d never expect to find gourmet cuisine in a strip mall atmosphere but… When we got there, I was a little concerned because it was so small and the décor somewhat understated…a few pictures on the walls and yet there was a man playing softly on a black keyboard (didn’t stop once while we were eating our dinner)! I choose the small round table near the keyboard player.

The thing that I noticed right away was that the place was full…a good sign.
Once you sit down, you get a torpedo of hot white bread, seemingly just out of the oven…crusty on the outside and gossamer on the inside…really good. For our starter, we order a baked artichoke –scallop dish that had a white sauce that was to die for….a great beginning. The sauces the chef uses in all his dishes are what really makes the food stand out at the Gazelle. We split a pear salad that had walnuts and fresh greens that was a perfect set-up for our main courses. Don’t know what the dressing was…but it tasted like a light olive oil with a hint of vinegar…simple and worked well with the pears and greens.

My main course…a simple veal dish with mushrooms, and a white cream Sauce that is hard to beat…a wonderful marriage of sweet spices that blended well together and tasted fantastic. Vickie had a filet mignon tornedos style which was fork tender and perfectly cooked, bathed in another white sauce that was awesome. Both dishes are presented simply with a light pasta spaghetti with a garnish of grilled broccoli. Vicki says to tell the girls they have a lot of chicken dishes too.

Dinner entrees are $10-$15, salads $6-$8…. Portions are nice…not too large but filling…probably why the prices are so fair. The service a bit slow…but the piano player is great and the food well worth the wait. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being best….this well priced find scores a strong 9…wish we’d found this place years ago! Enjoy!

CAFFE GAZELLE
16041 BOLSA CHICA ST .
H.B. 714-846-2694

Weekly Grocery Specials 4-7-10 to 4-13-10

Ralphs
*All Foster Farms Chicken
Buy 1 Get 1 Free!*Beef Back Ribs 1.19lb !
Texas-Style BBQ Beef Ribs
2 racks of beef back ribs (7 ribs per rack)
2 Tbsp. black pepper
1 Tbsp. ground oregano
1 Tbsp. paprika
2 tsp. celery salt
1/2 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
Combine all spices. Rub over surface of ribs to coat well.
Preheat oven to 300�F.
Place ribs on a rack in a roasting pan. Add 1/2-inch of water to bottom of pan. Cover pan with foil and tightly seal edges.
Bake at 300F for 2 hours.
Remove ribs from pan and place on grill over medium coals for 15
minutes. Serve with your favorite barbecue sauce.Pork Country Style Ribs 1.69lb
Pork Spare Ribs 1.99lb
Boneless Pork loin 2.49lb
*Pork Shoulder Picnic Roast 1.39lb
*Iceberg Lettuce .77ea
Jumbo artichokes 2 for 3.00
Cucumbers .79ea
Globe Grapes 1.99lb
*Bananas .47lb
*Mangos 10 for 10.00
*White or Brown Coconuts .99ea
*Pineapples .49lb

20Pack Pepsi Products cans 2 for 10.

El Metate

*Chicken Drum Sticks .67lb
OVEN - BAKED DRUMSTICKS
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt, optional
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. pepper
6 chicken drumsticks
1/4 c. butter, melted
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Mix flour, salt, paprika and pepper in a bowl. Dip drumsticks into butter; roll in flour mixture to coat. Arrange in an ungreased square pan 8 x 8 x 2 inches. Bake uncovered until done, about 50 minutes. Yield 6 drumsticks.
*Sirloin Pork Chops 1.29lb
*Smoked Pork Chops 2.99lb
*Beef Clod Roast 2.29lb
*White Shrimp 3.99lb

*Rome apples 3lbs for .99
*Bananas 2lb for .99
*Strawberries 16oz pack .99ea
*Cantaloupe 2lbs for .99
*Cucumbers 3 for .99
*Iceberg Lettuce 2 for .99
*White Corn 2 for .99
*Key Limes 2lb for .99

*2ltr Coke Products 3 for 3.00
20 pack cans Pepsi Products 5.49ea

HENRY'S
*Strawberries 1lb pack .98 limit 4
*Asparagus .98lob
*Mangos .88ea
*Green Grapes 2 lbs for 3.00
*Green,Red Leaf or Romaine Lettuce .88ea
*Blackberries 2 for 3.00
*Bosc Pears .88lb
Large Artichokes 2 for 4.00
Grilled Artichokes: The Houston's or Newport Rib Way (Lani’s Fav!)
INGREDIENTS
2 large artichokes
1 lemon, quartered
3/4 cup olive oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Fill a large bowl with cold water. Squeeze the juice from one lemon wedge into the water. Trim the tops from the artichokes, then cut in half lengthwise, and place halves into the bowl of lemon water to prevent them from turning brown. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Add artichokes to boiling water, and cook for about 15 minutes. Drain. Squeeze the remaining lemon wedges into a medium bowl. Stir in the olive oil and garlic, and season with salt and pepper. Grill for a few mins on each side to add smoked flavor. Chill artichokes for 1 hour.
*Braeburn or Fuji Apples .88lb
Cluster Tomatoes 2 for 5.00

Smart and Final
Boneless Chuck Roast 1.99lb
Foster Farms Chicken Thighs .99lb
Beef Sirloin Tip 2.69lb

*Cantaloupe 2lb for 1.00
*Green Grapes 2lbs for 2.49
*Oroweat Bread 2.49ea

*Gain Laundry Detergent 190oz 14.99
*Charmin Tissue 12 rolls 6.99

*24 cans Pepsi or 7up 6.99

ALBERTSONS
3 Day Sale Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Jennie-O Ground Turkey 1.99lb
Progresso Light, reduced sodium or high fiber soup 1.00ea
Betty Crocker Helpers .88ea
Homelife Tissue 12 rolls or Awesome Paper towels 8 rolls 4.99ea

Boneless Chicken Breasts 1.87lb
T-Bone Steaks 5.99lb
Farmer John Pork Ribs 2.99
Albertson’s Chicken drums or thighs .99lb
Boneless Beef Chuck Steaks 2.99lb
Ground Beef 2.99lb

Navel Oranges .99lb
Green Grape 1.99lb
*Red, Green or Romaine Lettuce .99ea
Asparagus 2.99lb
*Strawberries .99 1lb pack
Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
3 baskets of fresh strawberries
1/2 cup sugar
Whipping cream
Vanilla
Remove the stems from the strawberries. Slice into thin (1/4" to 1/8") slices. Put into a large bowl. Add 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of sugar (depending on how sweet the strawberries are to begin with) and mix into the strawberries. Set aside at room temperature to macerate (which means that the sugar will soften the strawberries and help release their juices).
After the strawberries have been sitting for 20 minutes or so, take a potato masher and mash them a little. Not too much, just enough to get more juice out of them.
Whip the cream, adding a drop or two of vanilla and a teaspoon of sugar.
To serve, break up one biscuit per person into big pieces into a bowl. Ladle strawberries over the biscuit. Add a dollop of whipped cream.

Roma tomatoes 1.69lb

Post Cereals Family Size 1.49ea DEAL
Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist 20 pack cans 5.49ea

Vons
This Weekend Only
Lean Ground Beef 1.47lb
Ribeye Steak 4.97lb
Pork Loin Ribs 3.47lb
*Top Sirloin London Broil 1.97lb

GRILLED LONDON BROIL
1 1/2 - 2 lb. London Broil steak
MARINADE:
1/2 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. vegetable oil
2 tbsp. molasses
2 tsp. ground ginger
2 tsp. dry mustard
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 med. onion, thinly sliced
Mix well all ingredients except onion. Add onion. Marinate meat at least 3 hours or overnight.
Heat grill. Grill 3 minutes on high on each side with lid closed. Reduce heat to low. Cook another 15 minutes with lid closed. Do not peek. Let steak rest 5 to 10 minutes, slice across grain in thin slices. Strain marinade and serve warm with sliced meat.

Whole Tri Tip 3.49lb
Pork Shoulder Country Ribs 1.99lb
7 Bone Chuck Pot Roast 1.99lb
*Ball Park Franks Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Tyson Breaded Chicken Selections Buy 1 Get 1 Free

*Iceberg Lettuce 2 for 1.00
Blackberries 2 for 3.00
*Braeburn Apples .88lb
*Avocados 10 for 10.00

Super Price In Ad Coupons
Safeway Select Cookies 2.99doz
Knorr Rice or Pasta .89
Trans Ocean Crab Classics .99ea
Johnsonville Sausage 1.99ea
10 lb bag Russet potatoes .99
12 pack 7up cool pack 2.49
Colgate toothpaste 1.99

Stater Bros
*London Broil 1.87lb DEAL
*Pork Loin Chops 1.99lb
*Hillshire Farms Sausage 1.99ea
*Foster Farms Whole Chicken, or Leg quarters or Breasts .99lb
*Pork Country Style Strips 1.69lb
*Pork Shoulder Roast .99lb Great for Carnitas!
Restaurant Style Carnitas
1 giant pork roast
Generous amount of Garlic Salt
Pepper
Vegetable oil
Sprinkle generous amounts of garlic salt all over roast and brown on all sides in a very hot skillet with a little oil. Pepper all sides as well.
Place in crock pot on low for 8 hours. When cool enough, shred with 2 forks or your hands and remove some of the fat not all.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet until extremely hot. Places shredded pork in skillet and let it get super crunchy on one side, taste and see if this needs anymore salt. You only want some of the meat crunchy. You can flip it over for a few more minutes. That's it-you get some great Carnitas meat for tacos.

Stater Bros Bacon 2.99lb
*Great American Tilapia Fillets OR Stater Bros. Med. Raw Shrimp 2 lb bag Buy 1 Get 1 Free.
*Strawberries 1lb pack .69 ea DEAL!
Artichokes 2 for 3.00
Blackberries 2 boxes for 4.00
Italian Squash or Broccoli .99lb
*Black Grapes 1.99lb
*Marie Callender’s or Healthy Choice Meals or Entrees 1.49ea.
*Ore Ida Frozen Potatoes 3 for 5.00*Tina’s Burritos 4 for 1.00
*Lean Cuisine Entrees 1,88ea
**General Mills Cereal 4 for 6.00
*Lay’s or Dorito Chips 3 for 5.00
*Stater Bros Heartland Bread 1.99
Campbell’s soups .99ea except Tomato and Chicken Noodle .89ea
Pepsi Products 20 pack 4.99ea
*2ltr Coke Products 4 for 4.00