It’s crockpot season, and the PieHole Larder spotted a meat-and-potatoes deal for this week.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge)

By JIM WILLIS

With holiday shopping and decorating for Christmas eating into PieHole‘s precious cooking time, we’re ready for some easy crockpot meals.

This week’s PieHole Larder – yes, this is the first you’re hearing about our new feature about unbeatable food bargains – brings you a pair of specials that go together like meat and potatoes.

Because, well, they are meat and potatoes.

Go slow and low in the crockpot with a full cut beef brisket from Monmouth Meats at $3.69 per pound, or the smaller, leaner first-cut brisket for $4.99 a pound (usually $5.99 and $6.99, respectively). Tell Stew you heard about the deal on PieHole.

Then, pick up a 5-pound bag of Russet potatoes at the Red Bank Foodtown for $1.49 – about half the regular price – through Thursday.