Yesterday I mentioned to Jerry that I was thinking about making a pot roast for our Christmas dinner. He wasn't all that excited about the idea and asked if we could have ham instead. I've never bought a ham before except for the HoneyBaked kind with a free coupon that Jerry had gotten from work years ago. So, I had no idea what it would cost to buy a nice ham at the grocery store. Boy, was I shocked this morning to see that even a small ham would cost at least $25! And I was thinking it would really be a splurge to spend $8-9 on a chuck roast. I'll keep an eye out for a better deal on a ham somewhere. Maybe Aldi will have something cheaper. I'm not a big fan of ham and I don't like the thought of spending that much money on meat that's full of carbs. Perhaps I can find a small ham just big enough for a few servings and make a burger or some chicken for myself.
Jerry has also requested something else for Christmas that I'm not keen on: mincemeat pie. His Mom used to make it for the holidays but I never asked her for the recipe because I didn't like mincemeat pie. It turns out that there really is no recipe. You just buy a large jar of None Such mincemeat and dump it into an unbaked pie shell then bake it. I checked on the Walmart site this morning and they have it in stock at my store but it's $4.98 for a jar that's enough to make one pie. When I told him how much it costs, Jerry said that the pie could be my Christmas present to him. He's going to have to eat the whole pie himself because nobody else likes it and I wouldn't eat it even if I did like it because of all the sugar in it.
In any case, I'm thinking about making a Chocolate Truffle Torte for myself, and anyone else who wants to eat it. If I use sugar free chocolate to make it, that will cost even more than the mincemeat. I'll need two sugar free chocolate bars and they're at least $3.00-4.00 each at Sprouts. I don't want to use Lindt chocolate to make it because it has more carbs than it used to. I also only have Splenda to sweeten the torte and that would make it too bitter. I suppose the torte can be a Christmas present to myself. I don't often eat low carb desserts and it is for Christmas after all.
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Our Aldi has hams and they are huge! I think we got one for 14-16$ last Easter and we had leftover frozen ham for weeks afterward. It ended up being a great deal.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that they are a good deal considering how much meat you get from them. It's just the huge up front investment that's an issue. I've got a couple of weeks to watch for the best price and I'll certainly look at Aldi's ad.
DeleteLook for a picnic ham. They are smoked (I think) but low carb. That's what I buy when I want ham. They cook at 325-350 for 20 minutes per pound. You can add your own glaze if you want that. Don't recall the cost - plus here in Florida, our meats are about twice what you seem to pay in your neck of the woods. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, Robyn.
DeleteMake your own mincemeat, allrecipes has a nice mincemeat pie filling recipe & you use real meat in it with the apples & raisins. My mother in law used to make the filling and use a regular dinner plate lined with bottom crust then venison mincemeat filling then the top crust, was so yummy. Think I will make one too!
ReplyDeleteNormally I would do something like that but in this case my husband wants a pie that tastes just like his Mom used to make. She used the None Such brand of mincemeat that comes in a jar. The kind you're talking about actually sounds kind of good. I definitely won't be tempted to eat any of my husband's pie. Yuck!
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