As I have said I am not a big shopper but I eat and my daughter and I do a lot of the meal planning and cooking so frequent trips to Safeway are not unheard of.
It is the time of year for cook outs although I use the grill year around most of the country ratchets the Webber up a notch this time of year. Especially since last year was such a down year for gatherings. We plan on going big this season and Wednesday is the first one.
The menu called for beef ribs. I grew up eating beef more than pork because my grandfather raised beef and you get what you get however now I don't prefer one over the other. I have to tell you that a BBQ beef rib on the Forth of July with sweet corn, baked beans and corn bread is the best ever. Corn is not in season so that was out, we decided to have green beans, sweet potato fries and baked beans.
Plans changed at Safeway. Beef ribs were stupid expensive but pork baby back ribs were buy on get one so we went with the pig. The green beans did not look good at all so we went with brussel sprouts (I know not a cook out veggie ) but the recipe we have will change your mind. We did get sweet potatoes for the fries. Guests were expected to bring beer so I could over look that. A very well placed S'more display caught our eye on the way to the register so we went with those for dessert adding reese's peanut butter cups and Hershey bars to the cart. Then there was the lemonade 10 for $1, heck drinks for the kids and a mixer for the adults. Cart full!
With as many times as I have shopped for groceries I never thought economics as I toured the aisles. It is literally associated with every decision. Obviously the excess supply of pork warranted the sale on the ribs. They didn't have to do much to change my mind going with the beef would have been a luxurie or stupid. The green beans looked bad I guess sprouts are a close substitute probably because of the recipe. The time of year sold us on the S'more any desert would have worked. Not sure about the lemonade but my wife went back to the store to get brown sugar for the baked beans and picked up the last seven bottles. Ready for Dinner.
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