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Wonderade Punch List · From the archive
Richmond Weekend
Oct 10 to Oct 11
A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Richmond saw a drizzly Saturday with a high of 71, then rain on Sunday with a high of 76. The weekend held a charity cookie workshop, Tredegar history tours with musket demonstrations, a terrarium workshop and open studio time at VMFA.
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What the weather did
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Saturday
71° / 57°
Drizzle, 0.01 in of rain.
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Sunday
76° / 65°
Rain, 0.55 in of rain.
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The weather rule that weekend: Nice and mild, with a small chance of drizzle. Keep a rain jacket handy and stay outside.
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Saturday picks |
 11 am to 1 pm |
Young Chefs Academy ran a cookie workshop that gave part of its proceeds to Cookies for Kids' Cancer, baking that gave back.
Young Chefs Academy of Richmond · ($) · Indoors
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 Afternoon |
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar offered free history tours of the old Tredegar Iron Works, with musket firing demonstrations on weekends.
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar · (Free) · Indoors and out
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Also Saturday: Plant and Creature Features with Maymont brought hands-on plant and animal adaptation activities and a live animal encounter to Meadowdale Library. ((Free) · Indoors)
Also Saturday: Spooktacular Science Show had Mad Science demonstrating Halloween experiments for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade at Clover Hill Library. ((Free) · Indoors)
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Sunday picks |
0.55 in of rain: an indoor day, with a backup for every plan.
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Tredegar's free history tours ran again Sunday, telling the iron works story in the heart of downtown Richmond.
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar · (Free) · Indoors and out
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PlantHouse Richmond ran a Kids Adventure Terrarium Workshop, where kids built their own small terrarium.
PlantHouse -Richmond · $35 · Indoors
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The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts held Open Studio Sunday, indoor art-making at the museum on a rainy day.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Price not listed · Indoors
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Dinner, sorted · Publix
Burger Night
Protein value: about 22 g protein per $
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Burger Night came from Publix, where 80/20 ground pork gave the most protein for the money in that week's ads, about 22 g protein per $. Pork burgers with a fruit salad made a dinner kids could build themselves. |
| 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: The ground pork could be shaped into patties and cooked through in a skillet, with the fruit salad on the side.
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Runner-up dinner · Kroger
Pork Night
Pork Night came from Kroger, where a whole pork shoulder delivered a lot of protein for the money. With apples, gourmet potatoes and a salad bowl, it fed a crowd with leftovers to spare. Whole Pork Shoulder (Bone-In or Boneless Pork Half Loin) ($1.79/lb), Kroger Honeycrisp or Envy Apples 3 lb Bag ($4.99), Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes 24 oz (Buy 1, Get 1 Free), Fresh In-Store Made Salad Bowls 9-12 oz ($6).
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The weekend bonus
That week's ad had a Whole Foods Market Pumpkin Turmeric Sourdough loaf, and slicing it for toast or a little snack board could double as a kitchen project for kids.
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Quick grocery wins |
| Kroger Milk Gallon Kroger · about 49 g protein per $ |
$2.49 |
| Simple Truth Cage Free Eggs Large, Grade A, 24 ct Kroger · about 28 g protein per $ |
$5.49 |
| Boneless Chuck Roast Kroger · about 11 g protein per $ |
$6.99/lb |
| duBreton Organic Ground Pork, 16 oz Whole Foods Market · about 10 g protein per $ |
$7.49 |
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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