Shopping - one swoop or more frequently?
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Oh my. You are so organized. I like the idea of deciding in the morning. Sometimes I'll prepare something and then realize that it's not what I want for lunch or dinner so I end up scrambling to make something else. I won't use my stove (cooker) unless my caregiver is here but I have an air fryer and toaster oven with auto-shut-off so I still have some options for cooking alone.
Did I read somewhere that you were in the military? Maybe I'm thinking of a different poster.
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Well, there was a bit of an adjustment period moving up here - got kind of spoiled back with six major food shopping options nearby or at least near work (for a couple of those).
This year's successes were potatoes, kale, beets, beet greens, cabbage and lettuce. Cherry tomatoes, salad turnips and cucumbers did okay. Epic fails with the basil, winter squash and the regular tomatoes.
PeaPod - where I am, PeaPod won't even come. I checked it out when I couldn't drive for awhile after knee surgery. Nope, too far. Didn't have a garden yet, either.
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I totally get the being spoiled part. I had a home delivery dry cleaning service that came right to my office for pick-ups/drop offs. I missed them when I left that company. ;-) Luckily, I don't usually wear items that need to be dry cleaned as we don't have one here.
Wow! I am totally impressed with your garden. I tried and failed. I can't keep anything alive (except my kids ;-). Do you do a lot of canning/tinning? If so, I would love to hear about that. I've only done apple butter and onions. I'd like to try other things but haven't been able to find the small (4 oz.) Mason jars. It's just me now so there is no point in making larger quantities as they'd just go bad before I could finish them.
PeaPod...Yes, I've heard that about them. I was SHOCKED when a giant semi-truck pulled up to deliver my groceries. I'm in a rural area now and we only have a bus service for seniors. We have a cab service but it's $7 per leg so it would cost me $28 to go to WalMart, Aldis and the pharmacy and back home. I priced them out for a ride to Chicago (about 1.5 hours away) and it was almost $400. Needless to say, I miss my vehicle. ;-0
I'm glad you have things sorted out now where you can get the things you need on a regular basis. It definitely makes all the difference.
Thanks for sharing!
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I'm going to start a petition to get a new emoticon called the "BB" just for your posts! LOL
Kroger is a typical super/hypermarket. Here's a little blurb:
"The Kroger Company, or simply Kroger, is an American retail company founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the United States' largest supermarket by revenue ($121.16 billion for fiscal year 2019),[4] and the second-largest general retailer (behind Walmart).[4] Kroger is also the fifth-largest retailer in the world and the fourth largest American-owned private employer in the United States.[5] Kroger is ranked #23 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue."
They also own other grocery chains, like Fred Meyer and Ralph's.
They have different configurations. My local one is a mid-sized straight-vanilla market with the usual departments. When I say "the big Kroger," I'm referring to a Kroger Marketplace, which adds things like an in-store cheese shop (Murray's), bigger deli, bistro, bigger bakery, bigger housewares department (like full Lodge cast iron display, etc), and they sell some home items, like artwork for your walls, rugs, side tables, etc.
I have changed my shopping because of COVID, but now I'm somewhere between what I was doing when we first went into hiding in March and what I was doing in the Before Time. I don't linger in a grocery store nowadays. I go in with a full list, and I get what I want, but I don't fart around like I used to, and I don't spend too much time squeezing every melon to get the right one.
I don't have kids, so I don't really know or care what the schools are doing
)), though I think we're still able to choose between distance learning and going into the classroom.
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I get my weekly big shop delivered to our door, but I do go to specialty stores for specific things. The Netherlands is not known as a culinary walhalla, mainly because supermarkets have a very generic assortment that doesn't differ much from store to store no matter what name it bears. I order my organic meat online.
But there are good speciality shops if you know where to go, like the classic French bakery I now get my bread from. I also order online at a British expat shop at least once a month, though I foresee that in the future due to Brexit that might not happen for a (long) while alas.
I also get chocolates and treats from a local patisserie, good fish from a local fishmonger and several otherwise hard to get products from the weekly market. With some creativity all the food I eat is up to my standard.
But there are good speciality shops if you know where to go, like the classic French bakery I now get my bread from. I also order online at a British expat shop at least once a month, though I foresee that in the future due to Brexit that might not happen for a (long) while alas.
I also get chocolates and treats from a local patisserie, good fish from a local fishmonger and several otherwise hard to get products from the weekly market. With some creativity all the food I eat is up to my standard.
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living rurally and outside of any rural delivery zone, I do not get the option of shopping online. My only option would be click and collect. Now if I'm going to drive to the store (just under 1 hr away) I would prefer to select my own fruit and veg, decide if I want only ½ kg of say mushrooms, (online shopping is only in full units, so my options are 1 kg or 2kg or 3kg of whatever... ) and use my own recyclable fruit and veg weigh bags. These can go straight into the fridge without the need to give the veg/fruit a hole in the bag to breathe etc.
And I am paranoid about swap outs. I've heard stories but I don't want the hassle of going through each item and saying no...and so on. So we just get on with our shopping once a week after work and accept that that night's evening meal will be slightly late. We shop once a week for most stuff with a big once a month shop for the non-perishable items and freezer stuff.
And I am paranoid about swap outs. I've heard stories but I don't want the hassle of going through each item and saying no...and so on. So we just get on with our shopping once a week after work and accept that that night's evening meal will be slightly late. We shop once a week for most stuff with a big once a month shop for the non-perishable items and freezer stuff.
I have the Foodsaver brand -- they pretty much own the market for home vacuum sealers. I use it almost entirely for meats and seafood. I can vacuum seal and freeze a good steak for at least six months, and not notice any taste or texture difference. The tip is to thaw your meats out slowly in the fridge. Don't rush the thaw. So, you need to think a day or two in advance to get the best results.
CD
Kroger is a typical super/hypermarket. Here's a little blurb:
"The Kroger Company, or simply Kroger, is an American retail company founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the United States' largest supermarket by revenue ($121.16 billion for fiscal year 2019),[4] and the second-largest general retailer (behind Walmart).[4] Kroger is also the fifth-largest retailer in the world and the fourth largest American-owned private employer in the United States.[5] Kroger is ranked #23 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue."
They also own other grocery chains, like Fred Meyer and Ralph's.
They have different configurations. My local one is a mid-sized straight-vanilla market with the usual departments. When I say "the big Kroger," I'm referring to a Kroger Marketplace, which adds things like an in-store cheese shop (Murray's), bigger deli, bistro, bigger bakery, bigger housewares department (like full Lodge cast iron display, etc), and they sell some home items, like artwork for your walls, rugs, side tables, etc.
I have changed my shopping because of COVID, but now I'm somewhere between what I was doing when we first went into hiding in March and what I was doing in the Before Time. I don't linger in a grocery store nowadays. I go in with a full list, and I get what I want, but I don't fart around like I used to, and I don't spend too much time squeezing every melon to get the right one.
I don't have kids, so I don't really know or care what the schools are doing
Wherever you live in the US, you may have a Kroger store you don't know about. And, they all except each others "loyalty cards."
CD
mjd
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I will have to look into getting one. Thanks for sharing that info.
medtran49
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We always went once a week pre COVID, with occasional pick ups if we forgot something or made a change in the planned menu. Then, we started trying to go about every 2 weeks, using frozen veges or long lasting ones like cabbage, carrots, hard squashes, etc for the second week. Now, I'm trying to go no more than every 9 to 10 days, and using up the meats in the freezers, since the whole shopping trip, carrying in and putting away falls on me.
