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Wonderade Punch List · From the archive
Inland Empire Weekend
Oct 10 to Oct 11
A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Rain came through the Inland Empire both days, about 0.42 inches on Saturday with a high near 83, then 0.74 inches on a cooler Sunday that topped out near 70. Everything listed was indoors: Kwik Stix art at Lakeshore, a fall festival at the Garcia Center and a Halloween market.
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What the weather did
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Saturday
83° / 67°
Rain, 0.42 in of rain.
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Sunday
70° / 61°
Rain, 0.74 in of rain.
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The weather rule that weekend: 0.42 in of rain: an indoor day, with a backup for every plan.
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Saturday picks |
 Morning |
Lakeshore Learning in San Bernardino ran a free Kwik Stix art event on Saturday morning, an indoor creative stop on a rainy day.
Lakeshore Learning Store · Price not listed · Indoors
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 Afternoon |
The Garcia Center for the Arts hosted the Mercado536 Fall Festival on Saturday afternoon, an indoor fall gathering at the arts center.
The Garcia Center for the Arts · Price not listed · Indoors
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Sunday picks |
0.74 in of rain: an indoor day, with a backup for every plan.
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VFW Post 9223 held a Halloween Market and Card Show on Sunday morning, with free trick or treating at the vendors for kids.
VFW Post 9223 · Price not listed · Indoors
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| Afternoon |
Lakeshore Learning repeated its free Kwik Stix event on Sunday afternoon, a second chance for an indoor art session.
Lakeshore Learning Store · Free · Indoors
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Dinner, sorted · Vons
Sheet Pan Chicken Night
Protein value: about 51 g protein per $
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Sheet Pan Chicken Night came from Vons, where boneless skinless chicken breasts gave about 51 g protein per $, the most protein for the money in that week's ads. Jasmine rice, a chopped salad and a bag of mandarins from the same ad filled out the table. |
| Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts |
$1.99/lb |
| Mandarins 3 lb. bag |
$5.00 |
| Fresh Express Chopped Salad, Signature SELECT Snacking Tomatoes 10 oz. or Mini Cucumbers 1 lb. package |
2 for $5.00 |
| Mahatma Jasmine Rice 2 lb. |
$3.49 |
Ad prices good through Tuesday, Oct 13.
How to cook it: The chicken could roast on a sheet pan with snacking tomatoes while the jasmine rice simmered, with mandarins for dessert.
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Runner-up dinner · Stater Bros. Markets
Chuck Roast Night, at home
The runner-up was a chuck roast night from Stater Bros., with boneless chuck shoulder at about 16 g protein per $. Mashed potatoes, bistro salad bowls and berries from the same ad filled out the table. Cut Fresh Daily Beef Boneless Chuck Shoulder Roast or Steak or Beef Chuck Shoulder Marinated ($4.90/lb, about 16 g protein per $), Bonduelle Bistro Salad Bowls 4.5 to 7.75 oz. ($2.99), Family Size Idahoan Mashed Potatoes 8 oz. ($2.89), Stater Bros. Country Harvest Bagels or Buns or Heartland Grains, Artisan Style or Premium Bread or Buns 12 to 24 oz. (Buy 2, Get 1 Free), Raspberries or Blackberries 6 oz. pkg. (2 for $5.00).
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The weekend bonus
That week's Sprouts ad had pumpkin and sunflower seeds at buy one, get one 50% off, and they doubled as a project. Families could season them for a snack or glue them into a fall collage.
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Quick grocery wins |
| Lucerne Cage Free Large Eggs 12 ct. Vons · about 59 g protein per $ |
$1.29 |
| Ralphs Milk 1 Gallon Ralphs · about 32 g protein per $ |
$3.79 |
| Fresh All Natural Butterball Ground Turkey 93% Lean 3 lb. pkg. Stater Bros. Markets · about 16 g protein per $ |
$15.99 |
| Sprouts Boneless Pork Tenderloin or Sliced Belly Sprouts Farmers Market · about 16 g protein per $ |
$5.99/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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