Walmart

I was sick over the weekend, I am not sure if it was a stomach bug or a new medicine I am taking. I tried to go grocery shopping but I really needed to stop at Wal-Mart to buy a heater for my desk at work. I have been freezing to death.  While I was at Wal-Mart I decided to look through their grocery section.  The longer I was in the store the worse I felt. So I decided to go ahead and get what I had to have there.  Needless to say I didn't get much. I really for the life of me can not figure out why people think it is the cheapest place to do your grocery shopping.  I have know for a long time that it is not. But since I wasn't feeling too well, I did it. And have been regretting it ever since.

There was not one thing in that store that I buy on a regular basis that was cheaper at Wal-Mart than at Kroger when it's on sale.  For instance Kroger had chuck roast on sale for $2.99/lb. Wal-Mart's was $5.98/lb. That is a huge difference. Most things I normally buy were about $1.00 more than Kroger's. I realize that what I buy at Kroger is usually on sale and their prices can be quite high. But Wal-Mart does not do loss leaders like most grocery stores.

There are certain things that can be cheaper at Wal-Mart or that you can find at Wal-Mart when you can't find it anywhere else and I believe that we need Wal-Mart. It has brought a lot of jobs and purchasing options to small towns all across this country. But I for one will not be doing my weekly grocery shopping there.

Have a great day!
Mae

2/17/14

We had a fairly quiet weekend with more snow on Friday and then more on Saturday night.  Today it is raining. Hopefully, a lot of this snow will melt.

The 7Up Lemon Bundt Cake didn't turn out as well as I had hoped.

As you can tell, it stuck to the pan. Really stuck to the pan. It taste alright but it sure is ugly. Greg doesn't like it at all, so I can see that half of it will go to the chickens. I really like the glaze because it is very lemony but the cake itself, not so much.  I guess I will chalk it up to the recipes not to make again.

The 52 week money challenge is still going well. This past weekend I added $53.00 to the jar.

My new recipe to try this week is:
RANCH HOUSE CROCK POT PORK CHOPS w/ PARMESAN MASHED POTATOES  (link)

I may just make regular mashed potatoes but the pork chops sound really good and easy.

Have a great day!
Mae