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Wonderade Punch List · From the archive
Las Vegas Weekend
Oct 10 to Oct 11
A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Las Vegas hit 89 on Saturday with a bit of drizzle, then Sunday turned much cooler with 0.53 inches of rain. The listings were thin and indoors: a Mommy and Me class and New Kids on the Block at Dolby Live.
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What the weather did
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Saturday
89° / 67°
Drizzle, 0.09 in of rain.
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Sunday
72° / 62°
Rain, 0.53 in of rain.
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The weather rule that weekend: Outside before 11, shade or AC from 12 to 5, back out after sunset. A passing shower, too.
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Saturday picks |
 Morning |
Busy Boss Bakery LV hosted Cake & Create, an indoor cake decorating morning.
9869 W Skye Canyon Park Dr unit 190 · $66 · Indoors
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Sunday picks |
0.53 in of rain: an indoor day, with a backup for every plan.
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Busy Boss Bakery LV ran Cake & Create again on Sunday morning, indoors.
9869 W Skye Canyon Park Dr unit 190 · $66 · 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 · Smith's Food and Drug
Burger Night
Burger Night was the runner-up from Smith's, where the ground beef roll came in at about 20 g protein per $. Medium avocados from the same ad gave the burgers an easy topping. Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef 3 lb Roll ($3.99/lb, about 20 g protein per $), Medium Avocados (69¢).
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The weekend bonus
That week's Whole Foods ad had a Pumpkin Turmeric Sourdough loaf, and it doubled as a kitchen project. Families could slice it together for a toast bar or press it into grilled cheese.
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Quick grocery wins |
| Lucerne Cage Free Large Eggs 12 ct. Vons · about 59 g protein per $ |
$1.29 |
| Smith's Milk Half Gallon Smith's Food and Drug · about 44 g protein per $ |
$1.39 |
| Signature Select Fresh Natural Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts value pack Albertsons · about 41 g protein per $ |
$2.49/lb |
| Jennie-O 85% Lean Ground Turkey 16 oz Albertsons · about 17 g protein per $ |
$4.49 |
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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