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It's the one time of the year that anyone can be Irish and indulge in corned beef, cabbage, soda bread and Guinness. The local grocery stores are making it easy for shoppers to pick up the ingredients and on Thursday we will share some recipes to make your St. Patrick's Day dinner special.

Here's the scoop:

 Let's start at Raley's where corned beef brisket is $2.47lb (round is $3.77lb). If you buy the beef, your cabbage is free with the coupon on the front of the ad. Red potatoes are 59-cents a pound and a large bag of mini carrots is $1.99. In addition, Irish soda bread in the bakery is $1.99 a loaf. Got to scoop the soda bread up quickly because they always seem to run out.

If you'd rather stick to the basics, Foster Farms split chicken breasts are just 97-cents a pound. Raley's has a recipe for "Quick Chicken Cacciatore" that sounds great and cheap at about $10 to feed a family of four.

In produce, bagged salads are 2/$4; hot house tomatoes are 97-cents a pound and Brussels sprouts are 99-cents a pound.

Raley's is having a Heinz sale  and you'd be surprised at what's included: Classico pasta sauce (2/$4); Weight Watchers Smart Ones (5/$10) and Ore-Ida frozen potatoes (2/$4). Spend $10 on Heinz items and get $3 off.

Cooked shrimpmeat is reasonable at $3.99 a pound and fresh bay scallops are $5.99 a pound. In dairy and deli, Gallo sliced salami is $4.99lb; Sunnyside Farms cottage cheese is $1.99 a carton and Sunnyside coffee creamer is $2.59 for 32 ounces.

 Over at Save Mart, there are more special savings and coupons than ever before. If you spend $25 in a single purchase, you can get a BOGO on Pepsi drinks, Oreo cookies and Mission tortilla chips. Flip to the back of the ad and you will find coupons for Braeburn apples (99-cents for a 3lb. bag); Fresh Express salad (99-cents); Hillshire Farm deli lunchmeat (99-cents) and bacon ($1.69 a pakage).

And there's also the Shenson corned beef brisket for $2.37lb and cabbage 3lbs/99-cents.

In produce, seedless grapes are 87-cents a pound; strawberries are BOGO; asparagus is $1.99lb and Fuji apples are 99-cents a pound.

Save Mart also has the seafood savings on shrimpmeat for $3.99lb and scallops for $3.99, too.

Arrowhead spring water is $3.99 a case and Crush soda is 99-cents for a 2-liter bottle.

Safeway continues with the 48-hour promotion. This week, it's Lunchables or Deli Creations 2/$3; cocktail tomatoes $1.49; Doritos tortilla chips $1.77 and Ritz crackers for $1.88 a box.

They have the coupons, too. Here's the best deal: 18 large eggs for 97-cents. After that it's Quaker chewy granola bars and Peter Pan peanut butter for 99-cents each; and Tropicana orange juice for $1.97. Inside the ad, you will find coupons for shrimpmeat ($3.99); string cheese ($1.99); Safeway bread (99-cents a loaf) and bacon ($1.99 a package).

The St. Patrick's Day  meal has corned beef for $1.79 a pound; cabbage 29-cents a pound; red potatoes 69-cents a pound and Irish soda bread for $2.99.

There's a buy 5 items, save $5 sale that includes Ocean Spray, Tree Top and Welch's juice drinks. Foster Farms whole chicken is 79-cents a pound.

In produce, strawberries are BOGO; seedless grapes are $1.99lb and a 2-lb bag of baby carrots is $1.99. In dairy, you can get 2 gallons of Lucerne milk for $3.98 and yogurt for 50-cents a carton.

BOGOs worth mentioning include Safeway Select ice cream; Lucerne whipped cream and Tyson fully cooked entrees. In a special section on pasta ingredients, Classico pasta sauce is 2/$5; Del Monte tomatoes are $1 a can; lean ground beef is $3.99lb and Barilla pasta is $1 a package. Add Safeway garlic bread for $1.79 a loaf.

The $5 Friday only special is the same as last week: a pound of Primo Taglio pan-roasted turkey or black forest ham. Signature soups have dropped in price to $3.99 each and there's a $3.99 coupon for a deli sandwich.

 Come back tomorrow for recipes to help you plan the perfect Irish-American feast.