What produce/ingredients did you buy or obtain today (2024)?

Timenspace yes, those pies are quite spendy, but for a treat every so often ...
I must say, we cut into the Apple Pie this afternoon after lunch - it had mold in side - I'm talking about the green stuff - 🤢
I had to snatch it back from my husband before he dug in to it.
I immediately took the pie back and requested a refund to my credit card... they wanted to give me a replacement pie, which I politely declined 🤢
 
okay okay okay okay OKAY WAIT A MINUTE HERE!!!!!
Two weeks ago, I purchased that same, small Chicken Pot Pie - 6 inch - for $13.95 + tax + 2% fee for using my credit card - that was on September 1st to exact - and then here we are 2 weeks later, and they GOUGED me $19.95 + + + + for the same 6 inch pot pie :banghead:
SAY WHAT?!
I did try to justify the purchase as it was so very tasty, I figured, eh, that's okay I guess as a treat.
I was going through my older photos on my iPhone to delete them and found the receipt from 2 weeks ago ----- 🤬
I don't normally go through costs of food items, but ...
I'm the dumb bunny for not watching - buyer beware.
Stick a fork in me, I'm DONE!
I will never, I said EVER step foot on that farm again!
 
The starter motor on my car is playing up - again. I can drive to the local grocery store - about 2 miles away - and it'll start again. If I go long distance (10 miles) then the car won't start until it's cooled down; about 40 minutes.
This afternoon I drove the 10 miles to buy a couple of cigars and do some shopping. As I was just about to leave the supermarket, I remembered that the Piccalilli season starts soon, here in Caracas. Yes, it's when people start making Hallacas. A Venezuelan Xmas tradition. It's a sort of complicated tamale, to make it simple.
When the pork is marinated, many people add mustard pickle, and that's how the piccalilli comes into play.
I digress. I turned back into the supermarket and bought 1kg of onion, cauliflower, carrot and cucumber.
Piccalilli, here we come...
 
Some crack cocaine aka Pommery mustard to fuel my current obsession.
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SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
Some crack cocaine aka Pommery mustard to fuel my current obsession.
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That's a lot of delicious looking mustard. I've not come across the little pots before. They are for you to decant the mustard into? Not sure why I'd want to do that but they look pretty.

I note a very short best before date on the truffle number.
 
Morning Glory said:
That's a lot of delicious looking mustard. I've not come across the little pots before. They are for you to decant the mustard into? Not sure why I'd want to do that but they look pretty.

I note a very short best before date on the truffle number.
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I thought it was little too but colmans (not a mustard I tend to buy) has reduced a lot of its pot sizes to the 100-150g mark and and their little pot of mustard (Ocado) is only 100grams. IMO not a good move.

The truffle one was half price because of the short date and it got added because I wanted to try it but wouldn’t want to pay full price (it’s a bit steep) it also tipped me over into free postage n packing.

Pommery mustard doesn’t last 5 mins around here so I’m not concerned 👍

One of the whole grains is for my sons who likes it so much he asked for some and I will defo be decanting the 500g one into a smaller jar with a cork lid because the lid they come with is ridiculously hand breakingly tight!
 
MUSTAAARD WOOHOO

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Had to open the truffle mustard straight away (short date n all that 😉) and as mustards go it’s absolutely out of this world.
I may have found a new guilty pleasure, I’d even pay full price for it, it’s that good. Question is do I hide it and enjoy it or share it and see the lot disappear in one sitting?! 😂
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
MUSTAAARD WOOHOO

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Had to open the truffle mustard straight away (short date n all that 😉) and as mustards go it’s absolutely out of this world.
I may have found a new guilty pleasure, I’d even pay full price for it, it’s that good. Question is do I hide it and enjoy it or share it and see the lot disappear in one sitting?! 😂
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That’s a lot of mustard! We love mustard, and have a lot of it, but in much smaller jars.

I also have a mustard pot that sits out that…I’ve never used!
 
TastyReuben said:
That’s a lot of mustard! We love mustard, and have a lot of it, but in much smaller jars.

I also have a mustard pot that sits out that…I’ve never used!
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Never used?
Let’s see it!

The red lidded one is a whole grain mustard that is mild and goes so well in a sandwich with virtually any meat it so disappears at a rate of knots! It’s also loved in very large dollops with ham hocks or gammon. It’s not uncommon for half a jar to disappear in one go.

The green peppercorn is one apparently good for making sauces and the label tells me is excellent in paté so I’ll have to try that.
 
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