My supermarket experiences in the US

In article ,
"Giusi" wrote:


I'm going to remember that next time I'm chastised for "coming
with." Elision of thought. Nice ring to it.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:10:49 -0400, Boron Elgar
wrote:

It wasn't a matter of salt tolerance at that point, it was a matter of
taste. I thought it tasted too salty. With age comes intolerance,
but I don't think one overdose would matter. I didn't make a gravy
out of anything for the meatloaf, but I think I would if I made a
roast... however, I thought the meatloaf tasted too salty if I used
more than half a package of soup mix.

I tried that long before the www was at my fingertips the way it is
today. I asked you about the package mix because that's what you were
talking about. I don't use enough of that stuff to merit investing in
the ingredients to make it at home. In any case, I imagine that
bullion would be part of the mix and it's too salty AFAIC. I have no
idea why people would want to make it if you're using the same
ingredients as prepackaged. Doesn't make any sense to me.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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I bought leeks once for potato and leek soup. They were a pain to clean and
it turned out that I was the only one who liked the soup. But... I thought
the soup tasted like onion! I decided if I were to make it again I would
just use the cheaper and easier to use onion.
 
On 26 Mar 2011 16:31:53 GMT, "Dan Goodman" wrote:


I think you're right, but it doesn't change the fact that TJ's isn't
the shopping adventure it used to be. It's boring and predictable
now. The spoiled brats wanted a regular grocery store with clerks in
Hawaiian shirts and by golly they got it.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:56:35 +0200, "Giusi"
wrote:

So, how to you toast them?

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
In article ,
notbob wrote:

Y'know, I'm the only person I've ever heard of who couldn't grow the
stuff. I got bupkes. I'm not much of a gardener anyway.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
On Mar 26, 3:10?am, "Giusi" wrote:

The only produce I buy regularly at Trader Joe's is their bagged
greens. Few other stores carry arugula, much less give you a choice
between wild and organic. Mache is hard to find regularly, as well,
although my grandmother grew it at least 50 years ago. TJ's has high
quality dairy products at low prices. We also buy raisins, bananas
when we want only one or two, Two Buck Chuck for cooking (sometimes
other wines).
 
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:46:46 -0600, Christine Dabney
wrote:


FYI, Chris. Trader Joe's has never had inexpensive produce. They
carried organic before the big chains jumped on the bandwagon, but it
was never cheap.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On 28 Mar 2011 14:49:15 GMT, notbob wrote:


If you buy a club pack of 4 boxes (8 envelopes), it's a lot cheaper
than 79 cents. They will last almost until the Second Coming.

I use it every 6 weeks or so when I make a pot roast in the crock pot.
In fact, I used an envelope yesterday.

2, 5 lb rump roasts
1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix
cut up carrots, celery and sliced onion (just for good measure),
2 bay leaves
rosemary, garlic, oregano, thyme. I use fresh, but dried will be fine
1 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes
2 tbsp ketchup.

I layer the crock pot with the veggies, arrange the meat, pour
everything else over it and top off with a can of water (14.5 ozs - I
fill the tomato can)

Cook on high for 6 hours. Divine and lots and lots of leftovers to
start the busy work week.

I served cauliflower latkes with the roast last night.

Cook (steam, zap or boil) one head cauliflower, mash to very small
chunks, mix with 2 beaten eggs and a about half a cup of flour, salt
and pepper to taste. Drop by 1/3 cup onto a lightly buttered griddle.
Fry until browned on both sides.

Boron
 
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:19:40 -0600, Christine Dabney
wrote:


I'm a brat too. My tiny local vegetable market carries all organic
with no big signs announcing it's "organic" and always has a bin of
Meyers in the outside display. Granted, they're smaller and not as
pretty as the Meyers that TJ's sells, but they're just as juicy and I
can usually buy them 6 for $1 so I always have some on hand.
Unfortunately, I used up my stash when I made my last lemon cake and I
forgot to replenish them when I stopped by the store yesterday. Note
to self, buy Meyer lemons ASAP.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:58:57 -0400, Dave Smith
wrote:


Nope, never. I'm good about splitting and rinsing but after I do it,
I wonder why I bothered. No dirt, no grit, nothing to rinse... but I
do it anyway because I keep reading that's what I should do. I
imagine that the day I don't do it is the time I finally get a dirty
leek.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
"Dan Goodman" wrote

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trader_Joe's
Trader Joe's was founded by Joe Coulombe and is owned, since 1979, by a
family trust set up by the late German businessman Theo Albrecht, one of the
two brothers behind the German discount supermarket chain Aldi.[5]

They pay decent too!
Trader Joe's pays above-union wages: as of 2010, full-time crew members
starting at $40-60,000 per year and store managers earning in the "low six
figures."[2] It contributes to an employee's standard 401(k) plan.[2] As of
2004, pay for entry-level part-timers was $8 to $10 an hour.[5]
 
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:06:31 -0400, Boron Elgar
wrote:


That's probably why garlic never works for me. I have tried planting
sprouted garlic from my garlic keeper.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On 2011-03-26, sf wrote:


"The End", IMO, was when they took out the coffee bean bar.

When I first discovered Cost+ in Pleasanton, they had the only fresh
coffee bean retail setup in the East Bay. You could buy at least 2
doz diff freshly roasted whole beans, in bulk. Whole, ground,
straight, blended, etc. I learned to love good coffee at Cost+. Now
everyone has access to freshly roasted beans and like establishments,
but Cost+ was the first I ever saw. When they closed that great
coffee service, I quit shopping there.

nb
 
In article ,
Janet wrote:


The last three words, Janet -- EXCELLENT touch! Brilliant!


--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
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