What produce/ingredients did you buy or obtain today (2023)?

[TastyReuben]

International market, Meijer, ALDI, and Kroger.


Fish will be for a no-fuss supper tonight. Cheeses are for an eggplant dish (probably easy to guess what it’ll be…):

(…given the canned tomatoes I bought):

Last of the wine purchases for SIL visit next month. That red was…$3US. She said, “I like anything except sweet reds,” but for three bucks…she’s gonna learn to like a sweet red! :

Never had those white buttons before, and Taytos were $0.89 - that’s cheaper than domestic crisps/chips here (I got two of each):

Eggplant and peppers:

 

[JAS_OH1]

International market, Meijer, ALDI, and Kroger.


Fish will be for a no-fuss supper tonight. Cheeses are for an eggplant dish (probably easy to guess what it’ll be…):
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(…given the canned tomatoes I bought):
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Last of the wine purchases for SIL visit next month. That red was…$3US. She said, “I like anything except sweet reds,” but for three bucks…she’s gonna learn to like a sweet red! :
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Never had those white buttons before, and Taytos were $0.89 - that’s cheaper than domestic crisps/chips here (I got two of each):
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Eggplant and peppers:
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Well your eggplant art looks like a man with a two-toned mustache, two different colored droopy eyes (that are on either side of his white nose) and only 1 eyebrow (a unibrow?).

 

[TastyReuben]

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Well your eggplant art looks like a man with a two-toned mustache, two different colored droopy eyes (that are on either side of his white nose) and only 1 eyebrow (a unibrow?).

What’s funny about that is that, while not trying to make anything “artsy,” I did purposely separate the two darker eggplants, and the two green peppers, because I didn’t want similar colors next to each other!

 

[JAS_OH1]

What’s funny about that is that, while not trying to make anything “artsy,” I did purposely separate the two darker eggplants, and the two green peppers, because I didn’t want similar colors next to each other!

You'll have to forgive the way I view things. I see things in clouds, too. At least I don't see things on pieces of toast!

 

[caseydog]

International market, Meijer, ALDI, and Kroger.
(…given the canned tomatoes I bought):
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It was mighty nice of PG Tips to make a Decaf tea just for you.

CD

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

And biodegradable bags which is nice when so many other tea brands still use undisclosed amounts of non biodegradable plastic.

 

[TastyReuben]

It was mighty nice of PG Tips to make a Decaf tea just for you.

CD

I buy enough of it, I probably make it worth their effort.

 

[Morning Glory]

I buy enough of it, I probably make it worth their effort.

I love tea and don't drink coffee but decaf is not good (even PG tips). Why do you drink decaf?

 

[TastyReuben]

I love tea and don't drink coffee but decaf is not good (even PG tips). Why do you drink decaf?

I drink decaf after 3PM so I can sleep better. MrsT, per her cardiologist, is 100% decaf, so it’s mainly for her.

 

[JAS_OH1]

I love tea and don't drink coffee but decaf is not good (even PG tips). Why do you drink decaf?

I'd rather drink water than decaf, I only drink tea or coffee for caffeine. And I drink both. I start with a cup of tea and then have a cup of coffee.

 

[TastyReuben]

Starting to fill out my groceries for the day my SIL arrives - all Kroger today (been a bit disappointed in ALDI’s fruit of late).

Having a sort of nacho salad/plate thingy tonight:

Both the strawberries and the raspberries will need to be eaten today or tomorrow:

The biscuits/cookies will go with two other boxes I have, mainly to have with after-dinner boozy coffee while she’s visiting.

I always wondered exactly what variety those little canned black “California” olives are - a little research shows they’re actually green olives that go through an oxidation process to turn them black.

Funny, because I love green olives, don’t care much for black olives, but I’ve always liked these black olives. Now I know why…because they’re green olives on the down-low!

Haven’t tried that “golden” sugar before. I suspect it tastes exactly like the white stuff.

Chicken is at buy-1-get-2 free (for a total of three packs of chicken) - those Tyson chicken parts cost me $8 for all of it, the wings being the most expensive package.

 

[rascal]

Waiting on butcher to pick me up
We are going to buy 2 beef fillets whole.
I showed my kids the one I bought for $65 10 days ago. They asked me to get the same for them. I got 13 steaks off my one.
If we have time I'm getting a whole lamb cut up. Different halal place though.
Another $200.

Russ

 

[Windigo]

Starting to fill out my groceries for the day my SIL arrives - all Kroger today (been a bit disappointed in ALDI’s fruit of late).

Having a sort of nacho salad/plate thingy tonight:
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Both the strawberries and the raspberries will need to be eaten today or tomorrow:
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The biscuits/cookies will go with two other boxes I have, mainly to have with after-dinner boozy coffee while she’s visiting.

I always wondered exactly what variety those little canned black “California” olives are - a little research shows they’re actually green olives that go through an oxidation process to turn them black.

Funny, because I love green olives, don’t care much for black olives, but I’ve always liked these black olives. Now I know why…because they’re green olives on the down-low!
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Haven’t tried that “golden” sugar before. I suspect it tastes exactly like the white stuff.
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Chicken is at buy-1-get-2 free (for a total of three packs of chicken) - those Tyson chicken parts cost me $8 for all of it, the wings being the most expensive package.
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Those Belgian almond thins are one of my favorite cookies! I can eat a whole package in half an hour..

 

[TastyReuben]

First of the local tomatoes are up:

 

[TastyReuben]

Stopped at the other full-time (though seasonal) farmer’s market/stand I like to visit:

I like this market because they tell you whether an item is something they grew on-site or if it came from somewhere else. I asked about the corn, because it was lying out with nothing on it, and she pointed to the cornfield immediately behind the building and said, “Right there.”



Plums are a little underripe, but should be ok in the next couple of days. That melon is ready to go now. It’s a small super-sweet variety called sugar bomb (or sugar baby). That corn, as soon as I pulled the husk back, instantly filled the kitchen with fresh cornfield odors.