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geordie_08

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as i said in another post, i dreamed the other night that i was walking
around costco with a seven pound printed grocery list on tractor feed paper,
and a worker caught the edge of the trailing paper with his dustmop and we
were running around the store trying to get the list back... so i guess I
neeed to start thinking about restocking the house, I was wondering how you
all would handle this.

space/money are down the lists of consideration because we will have a fresh
empty pantry and i will have my regular food budget plus some i have saved
for this purpose...

at first i thought a massive list wasn't a bad idea, then i thought just do
my regular routine and shop until the money or our backs and space in the
van ran out...

then i thought maybe i need a list of staples to start with...

opinions? ideas? thoughts?

Lee
 
On 3/13/2011 8:35 AM, Storrmmee wrote:
I never shop without a list. Prior to going shopping I cruise the pantry
and freezers to see what is missing or is needed. Next step is to go
over the grocery fliers for the week. I generally only shop at one
supermarket and no longer hit the big box stores as there are only the
two of us plus a lap dog. This week the market I shop has baby back ribs
on sale plus porterhouse steaks. Still have a few porterhouse in the big
freezer but no baby back.

I have coupons from my frequent use Mastercard for $35.00 off of $100.00
in groceries, should make that hit today. In addition I have another
$20.00 in coupons for the food stuffs we use regularly and that storage
for awhile doesn't hurt.

I usually go on Sunday morning before the churches let out and Sunday is
also a good day for cruising the used meat bin. Sometimes find a good
bit of top quality meat that is going off its sell by date. Nothing
wrong with the meat so I buy it, sort it out by meal quantities, then
vacuum bag the stuff with the name of the meat and the date sealed on
the bag.

In addition hurricane season is almost upon us, starts the first of
June. I will pick up replacement consumables in cans that can be kept
even if the power goes off. With a gas stove I can still cook and with
the gas grill I can do it outside where it might be a mite cooler.
Planning ahead is the thing.
 
On Mar 13, 9:35?am, "Storrmmee" wrote:

Sit down and decide what the next ten meals will be (no daunting task,
I concede) and then list everything needed - esp. staples. But I
wouldn't try to remember every staple you will want eventually. This
will take some time, so I figure tackling 10 days at a time is enough
to handle. Prepare yourself mentally for rather high grocery bill.
Ack.
 
you have pretty well described my regular shopping habits, except we
generally go to all the stores that have what we want, but we don't shop
every week we only go when there is something on really good offer or we are
totally out of something we must have... what i am mostly interested in is
how you would restock from bare shelves, Lee
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good idea, and i have already started staples as i think of them so i will
know what i need for upcoming meals and things in general should they be on
sale.

I am prepared to be traumatised on the grocery bills, even here in the hotel
we have kept things at a survival level and the first two times we shopped
it was pretty huge, Lee
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On Mar 13, 9:35 am, "Storrmmee" wrote:

Sit down and decide what the next ten meals will be (no daunting task,
I concede) and then list everything needed - esp. staples. But I
wouldn't try to remember every staple you will want eventually. This
will take some time, so I figure tackling 10 days at a time is enough
to handle. Prepare yourself mentally for rather high grocery bill.
Ack.
 
"Storrmmee" wrote

I'm not a "list" type of shopper. My guess is, the first time around your
backs and money will give out as you load up on the things normally found in
the kitchen. It won't take long to have a couple hundred pounds of flour,
sugar, coffee, salt, etc. Maybe you can sit down at the computer and do
some shopping for things like spices from Penzeys.
 
dh and i have discussed ordering on line, and in fact have purchased some
heavier items like laundry supplies on line for the very reason you state, i
was thinking i would hold off on flour and baking supplies until king
aurthor had a free shipping day or a decent sale, Lee
"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
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this seems to be the direction i am leaning, i don't normally plan my menuse
before shopping, but i do plan meals as i read the sale bills, so i guess i
am leaning towards just going back to regularily scheduled programming,
which is
-look at sale bills and write down good sales.
-look in house to see if i need said sale item.
-think about a few meals we can have after purchasing said sale items
-adding anything else to list we need to make said meals.

Lee
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On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:35:25 -0500, "Storrmmee"
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I would think in terms of planning menus for a week or two. The first
trip you will have to get everything you need for that period. Then
plan menus for another period and fill in what you need. Toss in a
few specials or "I'm cravings." I don't think that I would try to
stock up on everything at one time.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
 
thanks, i really appreciate that, but this is one of those things that is
still at least a couple of months off, I am working on it now as i don't
want to have the move in day arrive with no plan, great new house with
fabulous kitchen and... nada to cook, lol, again, thanks, Lee


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On Mar 13, 8:47 am, "Storrmmee" wrote:
Storrmmee, if KAF may have a free shipping day before March 31st and
you intend to stock up then, I have a 10% off coupon for them that can
also be used on the same order. You are welcome to email me for it as
I'm quite stocked up past any March 31st need. Free shipping and/or
this coupon are of no use to me until way past the 31st.
....Picky
 
On 3/13/2011 10:23 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

I developed my own computerized list set up according to the aisles in
the store I usually shop in. Speeds up my shopping considerably as I
don't have to wander around hunting things. If that store ever goes
Walmart style and moves the products from aisle to aisle weekly I will
quit shopping there. The store manager assures me it ain't gonna happen
as long as he is there because then he would be confused. The list
contains the stuff we use a lot and has empty cells for things on sale
or that we think we want.
 
On 3/13/2011 11:38 AM, The Cook wrote:

Oh yeah, don't shop on an empty stomach, tends to make you buy things
you would like to eat right now. That's why my Dear Wife seldom shops
with me, I end up coming home with a bag of stuff that wasn't on my
list.
 
thanks that is very useful, and while reading i ran through it in my head,
we have very little of our own here as hotel provides cookware along with
dishes and shampoo, but it really makes sense, and can be done in small
chunks and i think i can write it on the computer in a way dh can understand
what i am doing, and if not it still gave me things to consider, Lee
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pretty much all gone, some things in the kitchen were salvaged but not a
lot, and until we go through that we essentailly know we don't need dishes,
and we do have cast iron to cook in, but no utensiles,... i am focusing on
groceries and supplies because i know that beyond what we have here there is
nothing else,

Lee
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thanks, saved in the look up file, should at least jog my memory...

here at the hotel the only thing i can say is a staple is a bag of flour and
a jar of yeast, i have exactly what amounts to one regular sized cabinet for
dishes and two for food... not bad for a hotel but not a lot of room so we
are flying on short supplies,

again thanks,

Lee
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On Mar 13, 6:35 am, "Storrmmee" wrote:

If you are starting from scratch to stock your pantry, here's a list I
came up with.

http://hizzoners.com/cooking-tips/246-stocking-your-pantry

hopefully it will give you some ideas.

You will be spending quite a chunk of change if you are stocking from
empty, so hitch up your britches !!
 
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:44:41 -0500, Omelet
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Space has a way of filling itself up, doesn't it? I agree, basics
only! And that includes herbs and spices. I have many, but I have
only a few that I use daily/weekly. I finally used up my chervil, for
instance, but won't buy any until the next time I need it (who knows
when).

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
we have been studiously avoiding spices and its been very hard, not only do
we not have space for much, its so dry in here i know they would loose
flavor quickly, have been seasoining with some pretty weird stuff but since
we both know its temporary store broth and canned soups will do right now,
Lee
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