Cheap, Good, and it Should Last Days

As our local supermarkets go upscale, the butchers filet, trim, and sometimes season their meat and fish offerings. It's nearly impossible to find any cuts that cost less than $5 per pound.

Today I was surprised to come across a couple of packages of 7-bone roasts at the Safeway meat counter. The price was even more surprising - $2.99 per pound - and I grabbed them with alacrity. (Yes, we used to pay 69 cents, but that was when my full-time job paid $1,250 per month.)

It took an hour to cut up the beef and vegetables for the slow cooker. Add onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and the most important ingredient--time--and one has a rich pot of stewy goodness that should last days.