An Ingredient Short

I did major grocery shopping.  Took my time.  Went through every Shop-Rite and Trader Joe's aisle.  At TJ I've largely settled into the things I get primarily at TJ, healthier bread, usually they have the best price on eggs, sliced Swiss cheese for quick sandwiches, fruit bars, and a bunch of three bananas sold per banana.  SR offers more leeway.  Menus for the week guided to some extent by the items for the week that they've chosen to discount, which typically includes some form of chicken, sometimes kosher beef for shabbos.  And I have my four portion dinners, often cheese based, like Macaroni & Cheese in the manner of Horny Hardart and spinach lasagna, with Fish Market Apple Walnut pie when apples go on sale.

Inflation and supply chain realities have reached the shelves, more at SR than TJ.  Chicken discounted for chicken cacciatore.  Peppers discounted. Mushrooms inflated.  For lasagna, frozen spinach at SR sold for more than I was willing to spend.  And I still have apples, but no bargain there.  Heading to TJ, mushrooms were less and they undercut SR by 50 cents on frozen spinach so lasagna next week.  Not sure about Apple Walnut Pie.