Whole pork loin goes on sale at least once a month for under two dollars a pound.  I've seen it for $1.77, $1.88 or $1.99 a pound. The only drawback is the requirement to purchase a large amount of meat at the same time which usually amounts to 8 to 10 pounds of meat. The upside is you can grill the whole thing at once and end up with enough cooked meat for several meals depending on how many people… Read the rest

My favorite brand of salsa is . I prefer it because it has all natural ingredients and contains no preservatives.  But it is rather expensive, the current regular price is $3.97 for 24 ounces. Sometimes Herdez goes on sale, and sometimes coupons are available so the cost can be lowered, but we use so much salsa that it is cost prohibitive.  $4 for three cups.  That comes to $1.33 per cup! It's silly to buy salsa when you can make… Read the rest

The cost of flour tortillas has become amazingly expensive!  Not too long ago, you could buy a dozen pack for a dollar but nowadays the package contains 8 or 10 and costs almost three bucks!  Are the producers lacing these with flakes of gold? For example, at the writing of this post, ShopRite has an eight count package, which weighs 20 ounces and costs $2.79. COST COMPARISON – BUY OR MAKE YOURSELF? At this price, you're paying 35 cents per… Read the rest