IKEA Free Breakfast (Again!) – April 17 – 19, 2009

Posted on 4/13/2009 by grubgirl

IKEA’s latest Seize the Day promotion includes free breakfast and a coffee again, this Friday through Sunday.

Don’t forget to print out the coupon, and make sure you read the fine print since some locations are opting out.

Again, the retail value of an IKEA breakfast is $0.99, and a cup of coffee is $0.99, too. If you’ve got the time to stand in a potentially long line for $1.98 in savings (without purchasing anything else from the store), then sure, why not? But apparently this promotion is successful enough for IKEA’s sales that they’re doing this again.

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Easy Brisket Recipe for Passover

Posted on 4/7/2009 by grubgirl

Thanks go to the folks at Chow.com for posting a recipe and a video for Irma Zigas’ California-style brisket. By California-style, we mean she uses some pre-packaged ingredients, which I don’t mind when I’m pressed for time but still want some great tasting brisket!

The other joy I have in posting this is that I’ve had the recent opportunity to meet Irma and dine on her famous brisket. I’m telling you, it’s good stuff.

Chow thankfully has written the basic ingredients for the brisket that you’ll need, along with the rest of the recipe:

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Pollo Loco – Free Chicken Tortilla (Buy 1 Get 1)

Posted on 4/4/2009 by admin

Another free fast food giveaway. Ok, this one is not entirely free. You’ll have to spend money to get an extra benefit, but if you’re a fast food frequenter anyway, this one’s up your alley.

Participating El Pollo Loco locations are taking a coupon for their Grilled Chicken Tortilla Roll. Offer expires April 30, 2009. The portion size here could be quite small, but if you live or work near one, why not?

(It doesn’t look like there is a location in San Francisco, but East Bay and Peninsula residents will be in luck. Make sure you use their Restaurant Finder to confirm.)

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Pistachios and Salmonella: Setton Farms Voluntarily Recall

Posted on 3/31/2009 by grubgirl

The second-largest pistachio processor in the US has voluntarily recalled all of its pistachio products because of “concerns” about salmonella contamination, the New York Times reports.

Photo by Ayelie

Photo by Ayelie

From the sounds of the article, Setton Farms decided to make the recall after one of their wholesale customers, Kraft Foods, did some routine tests and came up with disturbing findings, at which point Kraft promptly narced and told the FDA (thankfully).

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