Sticker shock

 

It caught my eye at Metropolitan Market yesterday, and the most shocking thing being that people can actually afford this "deal." 

Hey, lets throw a couple of $35 steaks on the grill tonight!

Meanwhile, across the tracks at Safeway, a package of stew meat I plucked from the 50% off bargain bin. 

A little pile of scrappy meat for $2.50, and the base for a pot of chili con carne (light on the carne.) I'm ashamed to admit we eat meat almost daily, but at least not too much, and nothing ever gets wasted.

The mess simmers for a couple of smell good hours until the meat is finally tender, then I'll add cooked Ranch Gordo cooked pinquito beans. 

And a good night for chili it is, on a May day that feels more like early March. The rain is welcome, the unseasonable temperatures not so much. The furnace is running.