Discounts to start your holiday meal

In order to help our readers cope with, among other things, the repercussions of rising food prices, our new collaborator Myriam Gendron, creator of the site Simply eatoffers a low-cost menu every week based on the best grocery discounts of the week.

Week of November 21 to 27

The countdown to Christmas has begun, it’s already a month away!

It’s the perfect time to get your hands dirty (literally), start cooking a few items in advance and fill the freezer quietly. Not only will holiday spending be better distributed over the weeks, but so will the workload.

Here are some ideas for what to prepare now:

• Cookies (even just the dough, it can be frozen in balls)
• Meatballs (minced meat is actually not expensive)
• Fruit cake
• Meat pies
• Pies

Moreover, these three discounts on basic ingredients are particularly interesting to get you started:

• House brand butter (454 g) for $4.87 at Walmart
• Brick of vegetable margarine (454 g) for $2.98 at Metro (best price)
• Flour (2.5 kg) at $3.97 at IGA

A brick of vegetable margarine can replace butter, particularly in baking. It’s more economical and its softer texture (a bit like butter at room temperature) allows you to include it directly in your recipes without tempering it. We haven’t seen butter below $4.85 this year and it’s the lowest price for a carton of vegetable margarine. In both cases… there’s no mistake (and it freezes very well)!

Happy eating!

FEATURED THIS WEEK

• Avocados: bag of 6 for $3.96 at Super C
• Carrots from Quebec: 3 lb bag for $2.97 at Walmart
• Miniature cucumbers: 908 g bag for $3.97 at Walmart
• Bone-in pork loin chops: $2.49/lb at IGA and Provigo
• Frozen white Pacific shrimp: 300 g bag for $6 at Maxi
• Red mangoes: $0.99 at Maxi and Metro
• Sweet potatoes: $0.97/lb at Super C
• Ground chicken: 454 g package for $3 at Maxi (best price)
• Cocktail tomatoes: 454 g at $1.95 at Super C

OVERVIEW OF FLYERS

Discounts that do good, especially on fruits and vegetables! Super C (with more than a third of the deals listed in this menu) steals the show, followed closely by Maxi. These are, in my opinion, the essential stops this week. There’s definitely enough to fill your fridge at a good price!

Here are the specials that caught my attention:

• House brand bacon (500 g) at $3.99 at Maxi (best price)
• Semi-lean ground beef (fresh and frozen parts) at $3.97/lb at IGA
• T-bone steaks at $7.88/lb at Super C
• Farine (2,5 kg) at $3.97 at IGA
• Fresh pork tenderloins at $2.94/lb at Super C (best price)
• Pacific cod fillets at $9.75/lb at Super C (best price)
• Fresh Atlantic salmon fillets at $9.95/lb at Metro
• Fresh steelhead trout fillets at $10/lb at Maxi
• House brand block cheese (400 g) at $3.86 at Super C (best price)
• Sliced ​​processed cheese (410 g) at $2.50 at Maxi
• House brand vegetable or canola oil (3 L) at $7.99 at IGA
• Margarine (850 g) at $5.73 at Super C
• Boneless turkey breasts at $4.85/lb at Super C
• Boneless chicken breasts at $4.66/lb at Provigo
• Whole chicken at $1.94/lb at Maxi (best price)
• Riz basmati (4.54 kg) at $9.85 at Super C (best price)
• Boneless tail roast at $4.75/lb at Super C
• Unbarred French Roast at $5.87/lb at Metro
• Pasta sauce (680 ml) at $1.25 at Maxi
• Fresh Italian sausages (450 g) at $3.99 at Super C
• Maple syrup (540 ml) at $5.97 at Walmart
• Canned tuna (170 g) at $0.97 at Walmart

Fruits and vegetables

• Pineapple at $1.76 at Super C (best price)
• Asparagus (325 g cans) at $2.94 at Maxi
• Blueberries (551 ml) at $2.22 for Scène+ members at IGA
• Cantaloup at $2.99 ​​at Maxi
• Quebec green cabbage at $0.43/lb at Super C (best price)
• Brussels sprouts from Quebec (454 g bag) at $2.95 at Super C
• Lemons (2 lb bag) at $2.87 at Super C (best price)
• Courgettes at $1.78/lb at Super C
• French beans (pack of 400 g) at $2.94 at Maxi
• Files (1 lb bag) at $1.97 at Super C (best price)
• Ontario Bartlett Pears (2 L basket) at $3.94 at Super C (best price)
• Quebec leeks (pack of 5) at $2.78 at Super C (best price)
• Seedless red grapes at $2.47/lb at Metro
• Miniature sweet peppers (454 g bag) at $2.95 at Super C (best price)
• Tomatoes on the vine at $2/lb at Maxi

MONDAY

GINGER-MAPLE GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Recipe taken from Help

• Portions: 4
• Preparation: 20 mins
• Cooking time: 25 mins
• Price per serving: $1.95

▶ Click this link to view the recipe

MARDI

QUINOA AND SHRIMP TACO BOWLS

Recipe taken from Help

• Portions: 4
• Preparation: 15 mins
• Cooking time: 15 mins
• Price per serving: $3.62

▶ Click this link to view the recipe

GOOD TO KNOW

Here I suggest using frozen corn (which you have defrosted and reheated). Consider making a little extra quinoa if you plan to eat the bowls for lunch.

WEDNESDAY

ASIAN GROUND CHICKEN NESTS

Recipe taken from Help

• Portions: 4
• Preparation: 15 mins
• Cooking time: 10 mins
• Price per serving: $2.69

▶ Click this link to view the recipe

THURSDAY

MEAL BOWLS OF COUSCOUS, SWEET POTATOES AND ROASTED CHICKPEAS

Recipe taken from Help

• Portions: 4
• Preparation: 15 mins
• Cooking time: 15 mins
• Price per serving: $2.55

▶ Click this link to view the recipe

GOOD TO KNOW

No tamari sauce? Replace it with soy sauce.

FRIDAY

ASIAN CHICKEN CROQUETTES

Recipe taken from Help

• Portions: 4
• Preparation: 25 mins
• Cooking time: 40 mins
• Price per serving: $2.65

▶ Click this link to view the recipe and this one

LUNCH

THE BUDDHA’S BOWL

Recipe taken from Zest

• Portion: 1
• Preparation: 20 mins
• Price per serving: $2.58

▶ Click this link to view the recipe

GOOD TO KNOW

Three miniature cucumbers will be a perfect substitute for half an English cucumber. Two cocktail tomatoes will replace the grape tomatoes.

DESSERT

OAT AND MANGO BARS

Recipe taken from Help

• Portions: 12
• Preparation: 20 mins
• Cooking time: 40 mins
• Price per serving: $0.52

▶ Click this link to view the recipe