Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Grocery Games from the Couch

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Counting my words again. 

Today my fellow Word Counters and I are sharing our monthly group post. Each month one group member picks  a number between 12 and 50. All participating bloggers are then challenged to write something (or a few somethings, as the case may be) using that exact number of words. Today we all share what we came up with. 





This month's number is 18. 
It was chosen by Me!

As I've been doing in these Word Counters posts, I've chosen a theme and am using my word count multiple times in keeping with the theme. This month I've chosen the theme Grocery Games from the Couch.

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~ There's Guy's Grocery Games, then there's mine. Guy's winners get ten thousand dollars. My prize is . . . way less.
 
~ I don't run down aisles with a kiddie sized cart, in fact, mine is played from my couch.
 
~ But I do still buy some of my groceries online for pick up. It's quicker, safer and easier.

~ But no more absurd ingredient substitution game. Seems oregano in place of cinnamon just doesn't work. Who knew?

 

Toffee Crunch Cinnamon Donuts, these baked donuts can be on the table in ½ hour. Mix, bake, add the crunchy topping and they’re done. | recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #breakfast

Toffee Crunch Cinnamon Donuts


~ Sometimes I win. Fifty dollars a pound for chicken wings, I got four pounds for thirteen dollars. SCORE!

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~ Strategy hint, don't just look for what ingredients, pay attention to cost. Avoiding twelve dollar frosting? Another win.


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~ Read the ingredients! Don't buy fig jam made with pee . . . unless you want fig jam made with pee . . .

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~ And sometimes I lose. Couldn't find fresh squash anywhere (why?). Stealing from someone's garden would be cheating, right?

~ Finally gave in, took a chance buying frozen. And what's in the bag wouldn't fill a cavity. LOSE!

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~ Going to apply for Guy's games. Maybe if I win ten thousand dollars I could afford some zucchini.


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Toffee Crunch Cinnamon Donuts        
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Printable Recipe

Ingredients (makes 12 donuts): 
5 TBSP butter
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup cinnamon baking chips
1/3 cup toffee baking bits
1 cup milk
3/4 tsp vanilla
2 eggs

4 TBSP butter
1/8 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup toffee baking chips

Directions:
*Melt 5 TBSP butter and set aside.
*Grease 12 donut pan wells. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
*In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1 tsp cinnamon, the cinnamon baking chips, and 1/3 cup of the toffee baking bits.
*In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, ,vanilla, and eggs. Add the wet ingredients and the melted butter to the dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated.
*Spoon evenly into the prepared donut pans and bake for 10 - 12 minutes, just until the center springs back to the touch, don't over bake. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before running a knife around the edges and removing.
*Using a food processor or clean coffee grinder, chop the remaining 3/4 cup toffee baking chips to fine crumbs. Place in a bowl.
*Melt the remaining 4 TBSP butter in a bowl and mix in the remaining 1/8 tsp cinnamon. Dip the top of each donut first in the butter, then in the toffee chips.

20 comments:

  1. Hood gravy! (Or other food appropriate exclamation) no one would actually PAY $12 for that icing, would they? Or $50 a pound for chicken wings?
    Here we have people giving away cart loads of Zucchini. Would that do? I'm sure shipping is included!😉

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    1. OMG, I would love some fresh summer squash and/or zucchini, I either can't find it or they cost an insane amount of money!

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  2. This looks so good. Made my 1st baked donuts this year and I'll try these.
    Carol Cassara

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  3. Those donuts look amazing! When can I come try one?!
    I absolutely LOVE Triple G (as well as Triple D...I just really love Guy...lol) but man, those prices and ingredients? Forget that!

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    1. All food prices at this point are just ridiculous. If you have the patience to go from store to store all day you may be able to get most of what's on your list, and be able to compare prices, but even the thought of that is exhausting.
      I could never be a contestant on GGG, but I sure would like to be set loose with a big grocery cart in that market!

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  4. I haven't tried baked doughnuts, so you've inspired me! Yum!

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    1. I think this is a great place to start. Let me know what you think.

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  5. I don't recall Guy ever requiring pee as an ingredient, either... That's too funny!

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    1. Who knew grocery web sites would be a good place to look for a laugh.

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  6. Baked donuts, yum, yes, please. $12 chocolate frosting, no thanks. We don't watch the grocery games but husband loves Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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    1. I think both shows are fun, but DDD is great, and I love that so many of those restaurants really benefited from the exposure.

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  7. Ms. Karen, i think i was born to be a mess up.

    My word counters post was last week because i got all mixed up! There's a link to it on my post from today, and i'm going to add another WC post to today as soon as i can get get to editing.

    Please forgive me, it's been a rough three weeks here.

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    1. It's OK, Mimi, give yourself a break. I know what you've been dealing with and I'm happy to hear that everyone is starting to feel better.

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    2. Love your grocery games, and i updated today's post with a few word counters sentences. Someday i'm going to look back at all this and laugh!

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    3. I hope it's some day soon. Don't be stressing about blogging, you've got enough on your plate.

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  8. My daughter orders most of her food that way, but I've never tried it. I have a husband for that haha!

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    1. Well, I do too (if I have hours to spare to walk him through the store on the phone, aisle by aisle, item by item).

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