What’s the deal with egg prices? Does anyone know? Seriously, the only option at Costco was 2 dozen organic eggs for $11.99. I passed. I still have 8 {?} left.
What do egg substitutes taste like anyway? Do you use them? What’s in them? I don’t think I’ve ever tried egg substitutes. Are they cheaper than real eggs? Maybe it’s time to check them out.
Costco $76.71
We were near Costco last week so we popped in and grabbed a few things. After devouring Costco’s tabbouleh salad last week I grabbed another tub. And some of our favorite Mediterranean Crunch salad too.
The HH spied the grapes and suggested I make Carole’s Cream Grape Salad so I think I’ll make that this afternoon. Man that stuff is good!
I had planned on making a quiche but after seeing the price of eggs I decided to save the ones I have for cookies and just buy the two pack of spinach and artichoke, chicken and broccoli quiches Costco had instead.
Have you tried them before? Are they any good? I guess we’ll find out.
Meals were pretty simple this past week. We had pickety bits for linner twice.
Mediterranean Crunch salad.
Trader Joe’s teriyaki chicken and rice.
Trader Joe’s roasted red pepper and tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches.
And we also had loaded baked potatoes.
Twice. Simple meals. That’s what last week was all about. How about YOU? Did you make anything exciting last week? I think I’ll have the HH pop by Market Basket this week and get a rotisserie chicken so I can make chicken curry. It’s been a while since we’ve had that {plus there’s always leftovers too!}.
Happy Monday everyone,
~Mavis
Total Spent This Past Week: $76.71
Total Spent in January $229.38
Total Spent in February $76.71
Nancy Settel says
Eggs are at such a premium right now do to bird flu again. Should be coming down soon. We gave up our Costco membership and every time you mention the tabbaloueh salad man I want to go plop down my $60. again plus the crunch salad. I hate making a salad up for just the 2 of us.
Brianna says
You can always use a Costco gift card to shop without a membership. I use to live too far from Costco to make it frequently and used gift cards for the 2x a year trip. If you spend more than $1200 a year though it isn’t worth it because they charge a 5% premium and you also don’t get the warehouse savings prices.
Jennifer S. says
Interesting! I had no idea this was a choice… and thanks for doing the “break even” math for us. 🙂
Brianna says
I just buy eggs at the price they are. I can think of worse food items to spend money on. Last time I bought the 5 dozen box from Costco and it was $14.99. I never can check the condition of the eggs, but only one was cracked. My oldest likes to make himself 3 eggs every morning before school and the hubby usually has 2 eggs for breakfast because he cannot tolerate many foods. So, I go through a lot of eggs.
We did use the egg whites in a carton for awhile because it was what the hubby could eat. It wasn’t bad, but I felt it was lacking and they seemed watered down, even though they don’t add water. They just didn’t cook like egg whites if I had separated them from an egg. I did not like eating them or cooking them. I have used the regular eggs in a carton when we camp and they are ok, but again there is something different about them.
Rachel B says
For cookies and muffins/quick breads I sometimes sub 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce for an egg. If the recipe calls for 2 eggs, I’ll use 1 egg and 1/4 unsweetened applesauce.
If I have an ample amount of eggs, I will sub half of the oil/butter called for with applesauce in the morning muffins I make for the kids.
Julie says
Avian flu hit several commercial poultry operations in my area. Entire barns had to be culled and fumigated. We have also seen large flocks of migratory birds carrying the virus die in area open spaces. Chickens grow to egg-producing age pretty quickly, so the supply could replenish soon, but the virus is still spreading here.
Andrea says
Even at $6 per dozen, a single egg only costs 50 cents, so I’m ok with that. Egg subs are still egg whites, but with other stuff added in (like food coloring) that I don’t want to eat. There are far worse foods to be spending on, so I’ll take my nice nutritious eggs even if they’re pricey.
Linda says
If I were going to use a sub, I would use Ova Eggs, a dried egg product. Fake eggs are not what I want. Ova Eggs are expensive, but I have not compared them to fake eggs. We are spoiled. Eggs are not expensive compared to other foods. People (some) will buy pastries at a higher price or snack foods and never complain.
Paula says
Bird Flu!
Mark says
Avian flu has been through the country pretty heavy the last 2 years. They just found it on one of the largest layer farms here in Indiana and had to destroy 2.8 million birds. Over 13 million had to be destroyed last year across the country because of it. So there’s just a shortage of eggs due to lack of layers driving up the prices.
Amy says
I use chia or flax eggs in baked goods like muffins. They work great!
Just make sure you let them sit until they get gel-like, so they bind everything
Jennifer S. says
I use 1 T ground flax and 3T water as a substitute for one egg. I did this in oatmeal raisin cookies and you absolutely couldn’t tell a difference! That being said, when we made chocolate chip cookies, we used eggs. I wasn’t sure how much it would change the texture. Oatmeal cookies are pretty hearty, so I figured it would not matter. I might try a half batch of chocolate chip cookies to see if it works. I think it depends on what you are making. I sure wouldn’t try it with a quiche! But scones? Yes!
Margo says
I spent $12 for 18 eggs at a military commissary last week. But our local Albertsons has Nellies organic eggs for $6.99 a dozen,and that’s about the best price I have seen. Still pondering getting my own flock again. My daughter-in-law raises them now so she rarely needs to buy them. My church has a flock from which we sell eggs to congregants on Sunday at $4 for half dozen. For every half dozen sold one of our local egg producers provides 2 to 3 dozen to give out to the people who come to our food pantry.
Annette says
My local Kroger (Dillons) has a digital deal this week of 18 eggs for $4.49.