Have you seen the teeny tiny package of fajita vegetables, pre-chopped, cleaned, and ready to go at your nearest Whole Foods? I have, and nearly choked.
“$10?!” My hand leapt away from the microscopically small container of sliced red bell peppers and onions, as soon as I spotted the price tag. I turned to Paul, certain it was a typo. It had to be. Right?
Paul just shook his head, and offered to be on chopping duty this week as he pulled me away from the cold case, my eyes still blinking as I muttered, “Ten dollars?” to no one in particular.
It’s true that before living with Paul, I never really paid attention to price tags at the grocery store. I just grabbed what I needed, and that was that. And while it still takes me awhile to catch on as to whether he is excited or appalled when grapes are $9 per pound (appalled), even I can tell when something is ridiculously overpriced. Like charging $10 for the equivalent of one sliced onion, and one bell pepper.
But, I can also spot a really good deal. And while prepared items are usually much more expensive than their DIY counterparts, there are times when the opposite is true. And, more often than not, this good fortune is taking place at the fish counter. Yes, there is the tilapia that costs $5 more a pound because they’ve squeezed some lemon juice on it for you, but there are also the freaking delicious, wild caught, teriyaki mahi mahi burgers with scallions on sale for $1.99 each. We grabbed four, popped two in the freezer, and grilled the others last night for dinner. They were amazing.
Sometimes, it really does pays to have someone else do the work for you. You just have to know where to look.
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So true! Sometimes time is the most costly thing yet we never value it. Those burger patties at WF are amazing. Give me all the time in the world, and I still couldn’t season it that way.