Home At Last! with Patty Gironda

  This time of the year you can usually find me in one of three places . . .(listed according to preference) 1. At the bottom of the pool! 2. In my boat-cruising back roads-hunting for good food! 3. Grilling on my Sears Infrared Grill. On a good day I get to do all three. Today will be one of those perfect days. I have already donned my bathing suit, I am about to apply red lipstick and I have a pork butt thawing for bbQ! AQUAGirl Lives!

  In posting the idea for the Fire-Roasted Pork Shoulder Butt yesterday, I did so with a specific goal in mind. . .sharing ideas for stretching the family's weekly food budget. Our food budgets are being stretched to their limits while food costs seem to be on the steady rise. It seems like a good time to revisit the way our grandmothers and mothers stretched their food dollars to feed large families after the depression. I believe with a little experience and some thoughtful planning families can begin to enjoy mealtime again-saving valuable budget dollars for other family expenses. The Fire-Roasted Pork Butt is a perfect example. At one of the warehouse stores we purchased two pork shoulder butts, totally $24 for $1.59 per pound. (15+ pounds) One is in reserve for use on an upcoming episode of Home At Last and the other, already roasted is being sliced, portioned and stored later this afternoon. Last night I served about four ounces of pork, ¾ cup each of brown sushi rice an...