Carribbean in Kentucky?

Who knew you could get Carribbean food in Kentucky! ?! Cocos Lokos in Louisville rocks!

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Best mojito I ever had! Also DH loved the Pollo Guisado and the croquettes we shared pictured above were so good with a spicy sofrito and cream sauce on the side. I had the coconut shrimp pasta with some tostones (mashed fried plantains), very good. DH's entre came with rice, beans, and some maduros (slices of plantain marinated in citrus juices then fried).

It was a really unexpected and tasty dinner...in Kentucky!

Discount Grocery Stores

Here's a list of discount grocery stores in Missouri, listed by city. If you're looking to save money on groceries with only slight defects in packaging then one of these might be the place to go.

There used to be what we called the "dented can" store on Hwy 100 between Gray Summit and Manchester but I don't think that place is still in business. You may want to call ahead to be sure that these places are still open.

I'm thinking of possibly hitting the one in Rolla with my Mom sometime just to see what they have and stock up on some canned items. Also with all of our trips to Columbia, I'm wondering if there are any on the way to or from there.


Ava
P G’s Salvage & Surplus Grocery, 300 North Jefferson, Ph 417-683-5654

Birch Tree
Beavers Salvage Grocery, Highway 60 West, Ph 573-292-3664

Cabool
Shetler’s Discount Grocery, 200 Industrial Park, 417-962-2251

Clark
Terry’s Country Store (and Bulk Foods), 4646 Audrain Road, Ph 573-819-2730

Fair Grove
K & M Grocery, 701 Red Top Road, Ph 417-759-9024

Grandin
Second Chance Market, RR 2 Box 142-En, Ph 573-593-4542

Hollister
Taney County Damaged Freight & Grocery Outlet, 184 Industrial Park Rd, Ph 417-335-4056

Houston
Stilley Discount, 1591D North Highway 63, Ph 417-967-0253

Humansville
Mill Street Market-Discount Grocery, 508 W. Mill, Ph 417-754-8787

Jackson
Lane’s Salvage Groceries, 1227 Old Cape Road, Ph 573-243-1805

Jamesport
Hutch Brothers Outlet, 208 West Auberry Grove, Ph 660-684-6324

Mountain Grove
The Discount Grocery, 6893 Outer Rd., Ph 417-746-4233

Oran
Dent N Save, 23146 US Highway 61, Ph573-262-2345

Piedmont
Janet’s Salvage Grocery, Junction 34 & 49, Ph 573-223-7420

Rolla
I-44 Surplus Discount Grocery, Exit 189, 11101 Old Highway 66, Ph 573-364-6006

Salem
Carolyn’s Discount Grocery, 300 South Main St., Ph 573-729-2946

Sedalia
65 Discount, Inc., 5150 S Limit Avenue, Ph 660-826-9242

St. James
J & J Distributors Salvage & Surplus, 138 West Washington Street, Ph 573-265-6084

St. Louis
Cherrick Distribution, 4215 Clayton Avenue Ph 314-652-3636
Friedman RR Salvage Warehouse, 5149 Mlk Drive, Ph 314-367-5464

Thayer
Lane Salvage Groceries, 105 Holmes Rd, Ph 417-264-7997
Martin Salvage Grocery, Nettleton Road (Route 3 Box 3030) Ph 417-264-7699

West Plains
Corner Salvage Grocery, 1026 Saint Louis St., Ph 417-255-9188

Winona
Ken’s Good Stuff Store, 303 Ash St, Ph 573-325-4437

Also, check out this post on Get Rich Slowly which talks about the concept of a grocery price book. Something I too just read about in The Complete Tightwad Gazette....thanks to the Lampe's for the book loan! I ll need to check the iphone app store and see if someone has come up with an "App For That"!

Brew Art

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So my talented DH took this photo of Killian's Irish Red Beer in our kitchen (turned temporary photo studio). We'd finished dinner of italian chicken tenders with pea pods and grape tomatoes, Kashi fiesta 7 grain mixed with corn, beans, and peppers, and croissant rolls. Something I just whipped up from what I had on hand. Tip: Italian dressing can season just about ANYTHING. I use it on chicken, potatoes, veggies, pasta, rice...

Anyhow, DH decided to "have" a Killian's beer and offered me one which I gladly took him up on. No wonder I finished mine first, his was busy at the photo shoot! I do have to say, this photo does make it look pretty!

Good Food Near You

I found this info on PastaQueen's blog.

GoodFoodNearYou

"I usually delete most of the press releases I receive, but I recently got one for a site called GoodFoodNearYou that is worth mentioning. You enter your zip code or location into their search box and the site returns a list of nearby restaurants and suggests the healthiest item on their menu. You can also download apps for your iPhone or Blackberry. Looks handy and saves you the trouble of searching the restaurant's site for the nutritional information so you can make a healthy decision." --PastaQueen

"AIN'T NO THING LIKE A CHICKEN WING"

On a weird note, I have been craving meat. So far this week I made a beef roast, Italian breaded chicken breast, BBQ chicken wings, and used ground turkey in my pasta sauce. Not sure the significance of this craving. Normally, I'm on the meat-light diet preferring tuna, egg whites, legumes, nut butters and the occasional steak to fill in the protein requirement. While I was off my medication I craved carbs....bread, pizza, potatoes, crackers, oatmeal, no grains were safe but as soon as I was back on my medication for a few days the meat obsession kicked in. I even told DH that at one point I could actually smell a pot roast dinner just by thinking about it. Right now if I think about BBQ wings I can almost taste them. The brain is a scary thing and can't be trusted!

I did make some fabu wings in the crock pot. I bought a package of wings, chucked them in the crock with a small bottle of sweet & tangy BBQ sauce (KC Masterpiece) and some water. Put it on high for 4 hours, drained the wings (the sauce was really thin), poured some more BBQ sauce on them and stuck them in the fridge. The next night I just microwaved them and swirled them around in the BBQ sauce and OH MY GOSH! They were fall off the bone deliciously good. DH and I had them with a side of asian veggies (that's how we roll). There "AIN'T NO THING LIKE A CHICKEN WING"

My future's so bright...

...I gotta wear shades! And drink Margaritas!!!

Gourmet Salad @ Home!

I made this delicious salad with spring mix, mandarin oranges, grapes, dried cherries, goat cheese, carrots, walnuts, and raspberry cabernet dressing.

Los Cabos! Yum!

Salsa!

Dinner at Mom's

Saturday night we headed to Mom's for a pork chop dinner! Normally, I wouldn't blog about it, but I thought, well why not?

We have no photographic evidence, so here's an image I found online.

Although truthfully, we had baked potato, green beans, and a recreation of a salad from Dewey's pizza (spring mix, feta cheese, grapes, and walnuts with a Raspberry Vinagrette, thank you). All yummy and wonderfully prepared by Mom (except for the salad). Add a glass of Merlot and voila, dinner is served. Thanks Mom!

Los Cabos and Planning the Weekend

Tonight we met up with another set of friends. I haven't worked up a "blog pseudonym" for them yet. They may have to make some suggestions.

Anyhoo, we enjoyed another dinner with them, this time at Los Cabos. We caught up on the last two weeks and chatted about: Movies, Music, Vegas, "How to give flowers and mean it" ahem, and also this:

Also, I can not believe that I have found someone who has seen more John Cusack movies than I! I am truly ashamed to call myself a fan. I may have to reevaluate my level of comittment to the cause, truly.

On the plus side, I found people who A) Have heard of the movie "Better Off Dead" and 2) Will admit they like it!

Anyhow, another pleasant ending to a rather hectic week!

As far as planning the weekend. MrLacubrious has that all TCO. We're driving to Galesburg, IL. to catch a Javi show. It's a 4+ hour drive, so we're staying over. My dear, sweet, bro has agreed to dog sit, yet again. I don't know what I would do without him! The dogs are big fans too. I think they like the shake up of the caretakers every once in a while.

New T-Day Dessert - Libby's Pumpkin Roll

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So I tried a new dessert this year.Oh, but by no means did I NOT make my usual Cheesecake Supreme. They would have chased me outta town with pitchforks!

Anyhow, it's just the recipe inside the label of the Libby's canned pumpkin. It was super yummy! I kept a little wedge back at home so L-Too and I could have a couple of slices the next day.

You can get the recipe here: http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=32372

My "roll" turned out a little more oval shaped, but it was still beautiful. I can't wait to try it again.