575696 Thu Nov 27 09:01:47 -0800 2008 12 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4205538 Today, I purchased a 12lb organic turkey for about six dollars! I always check out my local grocery stores for great deals on the day of/after holidays. In the Fresh Foods department of the Harris Teeter I work for, I found containers of whole berry cranberry sauce and turkey gravy for a nickel apiece, and a 2lb package of cornbread dressing for a buck. Finally, a 1lb package of haricot beurre for 99 cents completed my purchase! (I realized, once home, that I'd forgotten to get a can of chicken broth, the whole reason I'd left the house in the first place.) Does anyone else search for holiday bargains? What's your best find so far? Thu Nov 27 09:01:47 -0800 2008 207337 caramelkarma 1 4207211 I haven't had a chance to grocery shop today but it is a family tradition to buy candy on the day after Halloween. I stock up on chocolate and use it for cookies later in the season. Fri Nov 28 15:37:32 -0800 2008 4205538 57253 lucyis 1 4207264 We decided to cash in today on sales and bought a chicken for roasting, green beans for a side and some veggies for the soup I'll be making from the chicken. We wanted a movie night but it took us two trips to the market to get the popcorn. We also picked up some eggnog ice cream. No huge deals, but after going to two separate T-day meals where I wasn't allowed or needed in a kitchen I had to make something at home. Fri Nov 28 16:13:00 -0800 2008 4205538 152043 TampaAurora 2 4207340 A guy I work with used to work at a major Houston supermarket, Randall's, and he informed me that the absolute slowest day for them was the day after Thanksgiving. Fri Nov 28 17:05:17 -0800 2008 4207264 198541 James Cristinian 1 4207402 Nice haul! I popped over to the grocery after leaving the theatre yesterday because I wanted to catch the last day of 25 cent/pound sweet potatoes. I walked in and they were down to 10 cents per pound! I happily walked out with 10 pounds for $1 and tax! Fri Nov 28 17:44:32 -0800 2008 4205538 100743 almccasland 2 4207419 To almccasland: If you don't already know this, let me share what I do with sweet potatoes when they're cheap at Thanksgiving. Boil in skins. Drain. Cool. Slip peelings off. Mash with wooden spoon or potato masher (they peel and mash very easily). Mix in a can of crushed pineapple. Freeze in dinner-size portions. Fri Nov 28 17:58:13 -0800 2008 4207402 15521 Querencia 3 4208561 Wow, thanks! I'm always up for something new and I like that it doesn't sound sickly sweet. With my first round, I roasted several of them until the sweet caramelization was oozing out of the skins, peeled the skin off to munch on, and mashed the innards to make bread. I'm going to look for a savory yeast bread recipe to go with some sort of Brazilian or Jamaican stew. Sat Nov 29 14:12:25 -0800 2008 4207419 100743 almccasland 1 4208581 Don't forget about those after holiday bargains from online sites too! Holiday baskets at 50-70% off, make for some lovely food love for the home cook! Sat Nov 29 14:22:31 -0800 2008 4205538 36312 HillJ 2 4208685 which sites? Sat Nov 29 15:22:40 -0800 2008 4208581 122384 jpmcd 3 4209082 http://www.deandeluca.com/ViewProductCategory.aspx?DepartmentID=18&ref_code=CJ One quick example is the sale going on at Dean & Deluca! Sat Nov 29 19:41:30 -0800 2008 4208685 36312 HillJ 1 4209233 We always shop for bargains. We were looking for a duck before Thanksgiving and the meat market mgr. told us to come back the following week and he would give us a great deal. We got duck for $.99 per lb. so we bought 3. Watch the food ads the weekend after Thanksgiving because there are a lot of wonderful bargains. Sat Nov 29 22:09:58 -0800 2008 4205538 123710 pepperqueen 1 4212012 i totally ODed on super-cheap asparagus all weekend ($2/large bunch). helped me get over totally *not* properly stocking my cellar with local brussels sprouts at the end of the season--i've already cooked and eaten them all. it's also very smart to stock up on all baking supplies/staples right after t-day-- lots of 2fer1's etc on flour, sugar, etc-- then you're set for all the rest of the winter holidays. Mon Dec 01 11:14:00 -0800 2008 4205538 46030 soupkitten 1 4216055 Our after-holiday period isn't until after New Years', but best deal ever was a whole smoked turkey for $10 at Boucherie Hongroise (a wonderful butchers'/delicatessen on boulevard St-Laurent aka "The Main" which has received high praise on the Quebec board). We immediately cut it into manageable pieces and froze it. Later in the winter, it was a centrepiece for some wonderful Central European dinners, and of course the bones found their way into the soup pot. Tue Dec 02 18:16:48 -0800 2008 4205538 84119 lagatta