What produce/ingredients did you buy or obtain today (2025)?

[TastyReuben]

New shop opened near us:

They’re selling a lot of Amish (and Amishish) stuff, and the deli will make sandwiches to order. That’s a load of baked goods in the middle there, pantry items on the right side, not in the photo, and bulk stuff that way as well.

All that, and this is what I bought:

Big news is…rye flour - Kroger no longer carries it.

 

[Barriehie]

New shop opened near us:

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They’re selling a lot of Amish (and Amishish) stuff, and the deli will make sandwiches to order. That’s a load of baked goods in the middle there, pantry items on the right side, not in the photo, and bulk stuff that way as well.

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All that, and this is what I bought:
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Big news is…rye flour - Kroger no longer carries it.

I love dark rye bread but I buy the berries and grind them. It's a Christmas thing.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Two purchases, one 'ooo nice' the other argh!

The argh. Two packs of diced lamb that had an enormous about of bone in it.
This is what Mr SSOAP went to get and according to the packing he got exactly the right thing, but..

This is what was in the trays, a hell of a lot of meatless bone (bones are on the left, meat on the right)

It was extremely sharp, randomly cut with a bandsaw with no rhyme or reason to it. I could have put it in the pot but it would have damaged the fragile nonstick coating of the pan, and at that volume of bone it would provide an 'orrible eating experience.

It was like the butcher had finished removing the prime pieces and cut up the bones for sale. It also had lots of tiny shards of bone it so I had to pick through the lot.

So yer stewing lamb (that's the literal translation from the front of the packet) @ €20.99 a kilo is in fact a tray of bones.
I have chucked 6 or 7 of the bigger better cut bones in for the marrow flavour, they should be easy enough to remove.
Just as well I'm too knackered for an exchange of words!

And the ooo, some of the nicest plumpest dried dates I've ever had. More semi dried than dried. Very nice indeed

 

[badjak]

Ah, but bones give flavour....

 

[Windigo]

It's Easter this weekend and the stepsons are coming so here are the treats.

 

[Barriehie]

Ah, but bones give flavour....

Agree. I would cook all those bones multiple times for sure. When I've a lot of bones I can get three pressure cookings from them and get broth on each pass.

SandwichShortOfAPicnic Feel you on the price "gouge" given the predominance of bones.

 

[TastyReuben]

Results of big shop (Kroger, ALDI, and Whole Foods (a rarity for me)):

Hamburger, ham, and bacon all marked way down.

Cheese, cottage cheese, and hash browns on deep discount.

Mashed taters marked way down.

Egg prices have come waaaay down.

About that half-and-half: I bought three quarts at Sam’s Club a week or so ago, $2.32 a quart. Expiration date was 30 June (thank you, UHP).

Cracked one open, used some, then the next day, my tea tasted a little off. The day after that, opened it to use some more, and I didn’t even have to smell it - it voluntarily offered up its sour stank for me to enjoy.

Opened up the second one, it was fine…next day, same routine. Same with the third…bad after a mere two days!

 

[TastyReuben]

More:

Mayonnaise was super crazy cheap.

Taters were also, ahem, dirt cheap.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Ah, but bones give flavour....

That's why I put some of the larger easier to fish out bones in with the meat.
It just feels a little dishonest selling a lot of bones as stewing lamb!

 

[badjak]

That's why I put some of the larger easier to fish out bones in with the meat.
It just feels a little dishonest selling a lot of bones as stewing lamb!

It does.
Some bones is fine, but that many is just too much

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

It does.
Some bones is fine, but that many is just too much

It's a bit irritating cos I thought I had enough for the casserole to do two days and had already doubled up on all the other ingredients before I opened the packs of lamb.
Heyho this time it'll just be a bit saucier than usual