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MAKE YOUR GROCERIES LAST LONGER
Don’t wait until the food spoils and you end up throwing
it away. Check expiration dates at the store and in your
refrigerator, freezer or pantry. It’s important to know how
long each of your grocery items will last so you can create
menus around them.
WAYS TO SAVE
Our weekly specials are just
one way to save at Rouses.
Dollar Stretcher family packs
of meat and produce help
your money go further, and
10 for $10 sales let you stock
up and save. Rouses store
brands offer the same quality
as the national brands and
with everyday low prices
on thousands of items
throughout the store, you
can be sure you are always
getting the best value when
you shop at Rouses.
Ending the Microwave Era
—Adele Layrisson, 16
On Wednesday nights, I cook dinner for my family. A year and a half ago, my Mom passed away due to
cancer. After watching my step-dad eat yet another microwave dinner, my friend Rebecca and I decided to
cook a delicious homemade meal once a week. My Mom was the one who used to teach me how to cook,
so I was grateful for this new opportunity to learn from Rebecca.
This week, we made Rebecca’s Thai Curry Noodles. We bought the ingredients—fresh shrimp, red bell
peppers, onions, bean sprouts, chives, soy sauce, and of course, curry—from our neighborhood Rouses.
Every time someone tasted a noodle and exclaimed, “Needs more curry!” my step-brother would scream,
“What do you want?” His name happens to be Curry. This cracked us up.
Gathering around the table, we dug into the noodles, which were perfect with a little Tabasco on top and
steamed edamame on the side. Ironically, Curry is not the biggest fan of his namesake, but he loved the
shrimp. For dessert, we made one of my Mom’s favorites, sticky coconut rice with mango. As delicious as
the meal was, my favorite part was attempting to answer my 5-year-old sister’s endless questions about the
origin of the bean sprout.
FAMILY