While I prefer to make homemade chili, there are times when I appreciate the convenience of chili in a can. Canned chili is good for camping trips or for keeping in an emergency food stash. It also works well if I want to make chili cheese dogs and need a smaller amount of chili rather…
Chicken soup is an old soup, maybe as old as since humans learned how to boil water. As a practical matter, cooking meat in water can stretch out the use of that meat, from a pound of poultry that might feed a few people to a vat of soup that might feed a dozen. The…
Soup is often referred to as a comfort food. When winter sets in, going outdoors becomes less common, and people like to seek out things to make being inside more inviting. Hot foods, which are less common in the hot summer months, suddenly have their moment. Canned soups have been around for a while, and…
For many people, especially in rural areas, Dollar General is one of the closest and most convenient places to buy food. DG isn’t a full-service grocer, but it does carry a number of staple products for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. In the breakfast department, the dollar store stocks a few core items, including eggs and…
I’m a peanut fan. I especially like them in the shells, but I’ll take them in the jars when necessary. I grew up eating them as a snack and I still package them as part of lunch. They also have the virtue of being filling. Dollar General sells a couple of varieties of peanuts. One…
I am a big fan of jerky. When I’m out camping or when I’m looking for a salty snack, jerky is one of those things you can chew on for a little bit and enjoy. Dollar General sells beef jerky under its Clover Valley store label. The dollar store sells the stuff in original, pepper,…