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My wife had half in a stir fry with broccoli and kale. I made a mushroom cream sauce with the other half.
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What produce/ingredients did you buy or obtain today (2023)?
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My wife had half in a stir fry with broccoli and kale. I made a mushroom cream sauce with the other half.
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JAS_OH1
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I like to do them in the slow cooker with lemon pepper, garlic, and a touch of Cajun seasoning. They turn out perfectly tender and moist everytime, and for some strange reason, the top skin gets browned and crispy. I still can't figure it out, LOL. Although I think with a chef's torch I could have crisped up the outer skin completely. I didn't have one then but I do now.
Here's a couple I made a few years back:
That does it, you have me in the mood to cook one (haven't done that in a few years)!
Midweek shopping, ALDI & Kroger in town:
Surprised to find that those peaches are excellent. That might happen once a season at Kroger.
Cukes are puny right now, so I had to buy two.
I’m probably more excited than I should be over those lemon Cheerios (never had those before), and of all the kiddie cereals, Fruity Pebbles is my favorite, so I buy a box a year, eat the whole thing in one sitting, then I’m good for another year. Berry Pebbles are close enough.
Popcorn is for MrsT - even commercially-made popcorn is a fairly low-point snack for her, and it keeps me from having to make it every other day.
Coupon for the cheese, so I got that.
Surprised to find that those peaches are excellent. That might happen once a season at Kroger.
Cukes are puny right now, so I had to buy two.
I’m probably more excited than I should be over those lemon Cheerios (never had those before), and of all the kiddie cereals, Fruity Pebbles is my favorite, so I buy a box a year, eat the whole thing in one sitting, then I’m good for another year. Berry Pebbles are close enough.
Popcorn is for MrsT - even commercially-made popcorn is a fairly low-point snack for her, and it keeps me from having to make it every other day.
Coupon for the cheese, so I got that.
JAS_OH1
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I like the idea of lemon cheerios!
Didn't Pebbles play in a band with Bam Bam when they were teenagers?
Edited to add that when my stepkids were young, they preferred the Aldi Millville cereal over General Mills and Kelloggs, so if you ever see the Millville copycat of something you like, you should give it a go! Also we like Happy Farms sliced cheeses quite well. We have a cheese and cracker plate almost every evening.
Oh, they started before that:
That’s a pretty hardcore message for a couple of babies!
I do buy the Millville knockoffs and the Happy Farms cheeses. Most stuff at ALDI, I’m pretty happy with.
JAS_OH1
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LOL.Oh, they started before that:
View: https://youtu.be/yYANuYwzzTg
That’s a pretty hardcore message for a couple of babies!
I do buy the Millville knockoffs and the Happy Farms cheeses. Most stuff at ALDI, I’m pretty happy with.
Yeah, I have never tried their meats, but I like their produce, cheese, etc. quite well.
Their “Never Any” chicken gets very high marks from reviewers, and I like that they sell half-sizes pork shoulders.
JAS_OH1
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Wait--actually I did buy a whole chicken there once (for the crockpot) and it was fine, but not any of the breasts or other cuts. I usually get the Amish Gerber chicken from Acme (local grocer chain in NE Ohio). I haven't ever bought the pork or beef.
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Only one coyote and he's not buying food. I'm not sure if this Acme sells dynamite, though.
Edited to add that they do sell this, although I'm still not sure if it qualifies as food:
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Err, that's the norm in the UK and over here in Aus for continental cucumbers, hence why they prefer then straight not bendy.Individually plastic shrink-wrapped cucumbers? Why?
CD
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Seedless cucumber (AKA English cucumber) are cryovac wrapped. I'm glad for it because they tend to spoil faster than the others for some reason.Individually plastic shrink-wrapped cucumbers? Why?
CD
I can’t remember where I read it, but for whatever reason, they don’t put that edible food wax on cukes like they do apples, citrus, etc, so they wrap them instead.Individually plastic shrink-wrapped cucumbers? Why?
CD
Just found this: The 3 Reasons English Cucumbers Come Wrapped In Plastic
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Well that's fantastic! I love that they don't wax them.
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