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Wonderade Punch List · From the archive
St. Louis Weekend
Oct 10 to Oct 11
A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
St. Louis stayed dry and warm under clouds, 82 on Saturday and 85 on Sunday. The weekend held a soul food cook-off, hot dogs and homework sessions and a locomotion scavenger hunt at the Gateway Arch.
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What the weather did
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Saturday
82° / 57°
Cloudy, no rain.
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Sunday
85° / 54°
Cloudy, no rain.
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The weather rule that weekend: Warm afternoon: do the open-sun stuff in the morning and save shade for later.
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Saturday picks |
 10 am |
St. Philip's Evangelical Lutheran Church hosted a Black Eyed Pea Soul Cook-Off & Community Celebration, listed as a community event.
St. Philip's Evangelical Lutheran Church · Price not listed · Indoors
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Sunday picks |
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The St. Louis Locomotion Scavenger Hunt was based at the Gateway Arch, an outdoor hunt for families who like a challenge.
The Gateway Arch · $27 · Outdoors, open sun
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Dinner, sorted · Schnucks
Chuck Roast Night, at home
Protein value: about 13 g protein per $
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Chuck Roast Night came from Schnucks, where Certified Angus Beef chuck roast or steak gave the most protein for the money in that week's ads, about 13 g protein per $. With potatoes, garlic bread and blueberries, it was a hearty sit-down dinner. |
| Certified Angus Beef Boneless Chuck Roast or Boneless Chuck Steak |
$5.99 lb. |
| Dole Salad Kit |
$3.99 |
| Side Delights Potatoes 5 lb. bag |
2 for $6 |
| Schnucks Garlic Bread or Breadsticks |
2 for $4 |
| Driscoll's Sweetest Batch Blueberries 11 oz. |
$6.99 |
Ad prices good through Tuesday, Oct 13.
How to cook it: The chuck could be braised low and slow until tender, with potatoes cooked alongside and garlic bread warmed at the end.
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Runner-up dinner · Schnucks
Pork Night
Pork Night also came from Schnucks, where bone-in pork chops delivered a lot of protein for the money. With apples, potatoes and a salad blend, it was a classic fall plate. Fresh Bone-In Assorted Loin Pork Chops ($2.49 LB), Honeycrisp or SweetTango Apples ($1.69 lb.), Ore-Ida Potatoes ($2.79), Dole Salad Blends ($2.99).
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The weekend bonus
That week's ad had homegrown pumpkins, and carving or painting one at the kitchen table could turn a grocery run into an afternoon project.
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Quick grocery wins |
| Tilapia Fillets Schnucks · about 23 g protein per $ |
$3.99 lb. |
| Prairie Farms Cottage Cheese (16 oz. pkgs.) Dierbergs · about 16 g protein per $ |
2 for $6 |
| Mild Cheddar Cheese Dierbergs · about 15 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 6 to Oct 13. Prices varied by store. Protein figures use USDA values and the weight stated in the ad.
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