The Publisac guys deliver a huge bag of fliers to our front door every Wednesday. For the last 35 years these have automatically gone into the recycling bin with a grumbled “What a waste of trees” mumbled under my breath each time. “Who actually reads this shit?” I’ve said to my wife on more than one occasion. Well now I know. Me. Yup, I’ve started reading the grocery store fliers ever since I made the commitment to “bottom up” cooking. Why? Because all the grocery stores use “lost leaders” to get people into the store and these lost leaders are often items that are bought in very large quantity in anticipation of moving them very quickly at attractive prices, and usually, great quality. For example, today I bought a two pound bag of the crispest, greenest, freshest looking green beans I’ve ever seen…for $1.85. In fact, I only bought stuff from the flier and believe it or not, my grocery bill was about half of what it usually is for the same number of bags.

Tomorrow: Fresh green beans Mount Athos style in an onion tomato sauce with feta cheese crumbled on top.