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Portland's Best Grocery Deals: Easter Feast Edition (April 16-22, 2025)

Score ham for 79¢/lb, asparagus for $1.49/lb, and all the fixings for a budget−friendly Easter dinner under $4 per serving.

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Bryan M. Vance
April 17, 2025

Hi, reader,

Welcome back to Stumptown Savings, your go-to resource for the best grocery deals in Portland! I started this newsletter after being laid off, hoping to share my journey of saving money on food while exploring our vibrant local food scene. It's been amazing to see how many of you resonate with that mission!

Now, I have an exciting opportunity for you to support Stumptown Savings while enjoying exclusive perks. By joining the Stumptown Savers Club, you'll gain access to seasonal produce guides (the Spring guide dropped Tuesday!), in-depth savings strategies, profiles of local farmers and producers, and much more.

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🍇 Produce Steals

  • 🍓 Strawberries, 2-pound packages — $2.99 each (limit 1)

  • 🥬 Asparagus — $1.49/lb on the first 3 pounds with digital coupon (2× rewards points)

  • 🥒 Local cucumbers or green onions — 69 cents each

  • 🍍 Pineapple or cantaloupe — $2.99 each

  • 🍎 Local Fuji apples — $1.29/lb

  • 🫛 Green beans or Brussels sprouts — $1.49/lb

  • 🍍 Large pineapple or blackberries, 6-ounce package — $1.47 each (with digital coupon)

  • 🍠 Red or white sweet potatoes — 99 cents/lb (with digital coupon)

  • 🥭 Honey mango — 4 for $5

  • 🥬 Asparagus — $2.99/lb

  • 🥔 Local organic russet potatoes — $1.49/lb

  • 🍓 Organic strawberry pints — $4.99 each

  • 🥕 Local Stahlbush Island Farms frozen vegetables, 10-ounce bags of select varieties — 2 for $5

  • 🍓 Organic strawberries, 16-ounce packages — $3.99 each

  • 🥬 Organic asparagus — $3.99/lb

  • 🍍 Pineapple — $2.99 each

  • 🥭 Yellow mangoes — 5 for $5

  • 🍠 Organic sweet potatoes — $1.99/lb

🍖 Protein Picks

  • 🥓 Fresh Signature SELECT ground beef (80/20) or thick-cut bacon — $2.99/lb (limit 4)

  • 🥩 USDA Choice boneless petite sirloin steaks — $2.49/lb with digital coupon (2× rewards points)

  • 🐖 Cook's bone-in ham portions — 79 cents/lb (limit 1)

  • 🐟 Fresh Atlantic salmon fillets or cooked shrimp — $8.99/lb

  • 🧀 Tillamook cheese — $2.49 each on the first 4 with digital coupon (4× rewards points)

  • 🍖 Bone-in ribeye roast — $5.97/lb with additional $50 purchase, limit 1 (with digital coupon)

  • 🐖 Bone-in Sugardale ham portions — 77 cents/lb with additional $25 purchase, limit 1 (with digital coupon)

  • 🍖 Fresh Simple Truth bone-in natural lamb leg — $5.99/lb

  • 🦃 Frozen, bone-in turkey breast — $1.99/lb

  • 🥯 All salmon lox — 25% off

  • 🐟 New Seasons salmon cakes — $3.99 each

  • 🐖 Ham, select varieties — starting at $2.99/lb

  • 🧈 Local New Seasons butter, 1-pound packages — $3.99 each

  • 🌱 Beyond Meat plant-based sausages, 7.4-ounce packages of select varieties — Buy 1, get 1 free

  • 🐖 No-antibiotics-ever bone-in spiral-cut pork hams — 30% off

  • 🍖 No-antibiotics-ever grass-fed bone-in leg of lamb — 20% off

  • 🦐 Sustainable wild-caught jumbo shell-on pink shrimp — 20% off

  • 🥚 Vital Farms True Blues medium dozen eggs — 20% off

🧃 Pantry Stock-Ups

  • 🍷 Sparkling wine, select bottles — Under $15

  • 🥔 Tim's, Zapp's, Boulder or On The Border chips — 2 for $5

  • 🥐 Oven baked dinner rolls, 8-12 count packages — 2 for $5

  • 🍞 Local Franz dinner rolls, 14-18 ounce packages — $3.49 each

  • 🥯 Thomas' English muffins or swirl bread, or bagels — Buy 1, get 1 free

  • 🥔 Kroger frozen potatoes, select varieties — $2.49 each (with digital coupon)

  • 🥐 Fresh baked Private Selection butter croissants, 4 pack (or 12 pack for mini croissants) — $4.49 each

  • 🍞 Local Franz dinner rolls, 12 count packages — $3.49 each

  • 🍞 Local Dave's Killer Bread organic bread, select varieties — $5.99 each

  • ☕ Local Water Avenue Coffee Company coffee, 12-ounce bags of select varieties — $12.99 each

  • 🍷 Local Sokol Blosser Evolution red and white blends — $12.99 each

  • 🥐 Local New Seasons organic sourdough rolls, 6-count bags — $5.99 each

  • 🥔 Local Kettle Brand party size potato chips — $3.99 each

  • 🍞 Local Bob's Red Mill flour and baking mix, select varieties — 24% off

  • 🍞 Local Bob's Red Mill select breakfast and baking items — 30% off

  • 🍪 Annie's products, select varieties — 30% off

  • 🥐 Whole Foods Market almond croissants, 4 pack — 25% off

🥇 Special Mentions

Four small pastel-colored canvas tote bags are displayed on a light-brown wooden surface. Each bag is made of off-white canvas with contrasting pastel borders in light purple, pink, light teal, and light blue. The Trader Joe's logo is embroidered in a light color on the front of each bag, and a small white tag with "TRADER JOE'S" and "MINI PASTEL CANVAS TOTE BAG" printed in dark font is attached to the front. The handles of the bags match the pastel border colors. The wooden surface features a natural grain pattern with visible knots and variations in color, and the lighting is even without significant shadows.

For a limited time, Trader Joe's is selling its viral mini tote bags in springy pastel hues for $2.99 each; my wife had me scoop up one of each shade for her. (Bryan M. Vance)

🍜 Meal Deal

Each week, I'll share a simple meal idea based on the deal items. Feel free to adapt as you see fit. It’s meant to serve as inspiration to help you see the possibilities of having delicious, high-quality meals that don’t break the bank. This week: we’re leaning into the theme of the sales — Easter Sunday.

Easter Ham Dinner with Roasted Asparagus and Sweet Potatoes

Total Cost: Approximately $15.08 for 4 servings ($3.77 per serving)

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Cook's bone-in ham portions

  • 2 lbs asparagus

  • 2 lbs sweet potatoes

  • 1 package Grands! biscuits

  • 4 oz Tillamook cheese, shredded

  • 2 tablespoons butter

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

  • 1 tablespoon honey

  • 1 orange (for zest and juice)

  • Fresh thyme (if you have it) or 1 teaspoon dried

  • Salt and pepper to taste

  • Optional: 1 pineapple

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.

  2. For the ham glaze: In a small saucepan, combine 1 tablespoon butter, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, honey, zest and juice from half the orange, and a pinch of salt. Heat on low until combined and slightly thickened.

  3. Place ham in a baking dish. Score the surface in a diamond pattern if not pre-scored. Brush with half the glaze. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes per pound (about 30 minutes for 2 lbs).

  4. While ham bakes, wash and trim asparagus. Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil, half the minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Set aside.

  5. Wash and cut sweet potatoes into 1-inch chunks. In a bowl, toss with remaining olive oil, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper.

  6. Spread sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and place in oven with ham for the last 25 minutes of ham cooking time.

  7. Remove ham, uncover, brush with remaining glaze, and return to oven uncovered. Add the asparagus to the sweet potato baking sheet.

  8. Bake everything for 10-15 more minutes until ham is caramelized, asparagus is tender-crisp, and sweet potatoes are soft.

  9. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, prepare the Grands! Biscuits according to package directions.

  10. For cheesy biscuits (optional): Sprinkle shredded Tillamook cheese on top of biscuits during the last 3 minutes of baking.

  11. Let ham rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with roasted vegetables and biscuits.

Tips

  • Substitute green beans for asparagus if preferred.

  • For a vegetarian version, replace ham with extra veggies like more sweet potatoes, onions, regular potatoes, Brussels sprouts, etc.

  • Save the ham bone and use it to flavor some soup later in the week.

  • Use any leftover ham in breakfast omelets or sandwiches.

Cost Breakdown

  • Main protein (ham): $1.58

  • Vegetables (asparagus and sweet potatoes): $4.96

  • Biscuits: $1.98

  • Cheese: $2.49

  • Fruit (optional): $1.47

  • Pantry items (butter, oil, seasonings, etc.): $2.60

  • Total: $15.08

  • Per serving: $3.77

If you make this dish, take a photo and send it in! I'd love to see what other meals you create using this week's deals.

📓 Reader Corner

What Do You Value Most In A Grocery Store?

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🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ Price/value (4)

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Product selection (0)

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Quality of products (7)

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Store atmosphere (0)

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Something else (tell me in the comments) (0)

I had a few typos in last week’s email, including in the weekly poll 🤦, but I still found the results interesting: the No. 1 thing Stumptown Savings readers look for in a grocery store is the quality of products.

This helps explain the results of the previous poll asking for your favorite grocery store, which New Seasons leads. It’s arguably my most important factor in my shopping choices, too, though as I look to be more responsible with my spending, cost is gaining on it.

This week, I’d like to learn more about your shopping strategy.

Which Shopping Strategy Do You Use Most?

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Happy savings!

Bryan M. Vance,
Founder/publisher,
Stumptown Savings

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