A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Saturday brought 1.91 inches of heavy rain and a high of 65, and Sunday turned warm with a stray drizzle and a high of 78. The weekend held the KIDZ BOP concert movie and Into the Woods indoors, plus the start of Hoots & Howls at the zoo.
What the weather did
Saturday
65° / 60°
Heavy rain, 1.91 in of rain.
Sunday
78° / 60°
Drizzle, 0.01 in of rain.
The weather rule that weekend: 1.91 in of rain: an indoor day, with a backup for every plan.
Vulcan Park and Museum's Revolutionary Roots exhibit honored Alabamians, many of them overlooked, whose courage and leadership shaped the state and the country. It was included in general admission.
Vulcan Park and Museum · Included in General Admission · Indoors
Renata The Band played Tin Roof again for a free all-ages country and rock show.
Tin Roof · Free · Indoors
Dinner, sorted · Publix
Burger Night
Protein value: about 22 g protein per $
Publix ground pork at $3.49 lb led that week's ads for protein per dollar, about 22 g protein per $. Pork burgers with a kiwi pineapple fruit salad on the side made an easy build-your-own dinner.
Publix Ground Pork 80/20, Ground Fresh Daily
$3.49 lb
Publix Kiwi Pineapple Fruit Salad Mix Small, Medium, or Large Size cont.
$4.99 lb
Ad prices good through Tuesday, Oct 13.
How to cook it: Patties shaped from the ground pork sear well in a hot skillet, flipped once and cooked all the way through. Toasted buns and the fruit salad round out the plate.
The weekend bonus
The Whole Foods pumpkin turmeric sourdough loaf at $5.99 doubled as a kitchen project, with kids slicing it up for toast, French toast or a little sandwich bar.
Quick grocery wins
duBreton Organic Ground Pork, 16 oz
Whole Foods Market · about 10 g protein per $
$7.49
Organic Air-Chilled Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast - $8.99 to
Whole Foods Market · about 10 g protein per $
$9.99/lb
SIMPLi Lentils and Grains, 12 oz - $6.99 to
Whole Foods Market · about 10 g protein per $
$8.19
Responsibly Farmed Fresh Steelhead Trout Fillets
Whole Foods Market · about 6 g protein per $
$15.49/lb
From the ads that ran Oct 7 to Oct 13. Prices varied by store. Protein figures use USDA values and the weight stated in the ad.
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