We have a dollar store in our town called the 99cents store and it's great for finding things cheap from fresh eggs to steaks to chicken to frozen tuna steaks. There's hot dogs, deli meats, cheeses, and even heavy whipping cream at times. The stock varies but the price is right. I always go there first before I go to the market.

I also go to the ethnic markets first. Their meats are a great quality and usually much cheaper than the usual store prices. That way I don't have to have the huge freezer for buying in bulk .

Plus some of these ethnic places have the best aisles for finding the harder to find ingredients required in these recipes.

Charlie Girl