What produce/ingredients did you buy or obtain today? (2018-2022)

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Morning Glory said:
Hmmm fennel. I love it but for some reason thought you didn't. What you going to do with it TastyReuben?
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I do like fennel, I usually use it in salads. I don’t quite know what I’m going to do with it yet. Same with the beets, though they’re small, so perfect for pickling with some eggs.
 
TastyReuben said:
I do like fennel, I usually use it in salads. I don’t quite know what I’m going to do with it yet. Same with the beets, though they’re small, so perfect for pickling with some eggs.
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That's not like you! I thought all menus were planned ahead.

The reason I thought you didn't like fennel is because it has an aniseed taste and I could have sworn there was some other ingredient with that taste you mentioned not liking. Fennel is good braised. I did this not long ago: Savoy cabbage with fennel, rosemary and beans
 
Morning Glory said:
That's not like you! I thought all menus were planned ahead.
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Well, I'm an enigma wrapped inside a riddle bound up in a puzzle slowly basted in a mystery...

Seriously, though, since I never know what the organic farm is going to be selling in their stand, it's the one place where if I see something that looks good, I'll buy it, because I know if I come back for it two days later, it'll be sold out.

Morning Glory said:
The reason I thought you didn't like fennel is because it has an aniseed taste and I could have sworn there was some other ingredient with that taste you mentioned not liking.
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I'm betting that's tarragon. I don't care much for that.
 
Anyway, back to the subject at hand: I'm using at least some of those beets to make picked beets and eggs (which I've posted here before), and I did search through and found several fennel recipes that looked good, so I saved those off (maybe, sort of, I don't know, they're probably in some WW black hole of missing recipes now), so now I've got those items more or less accounted for.
 
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I ordered this online.
I got two boxes from Hawaii today...

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500 individual Soy Sauce packets, I think that should last us a while :happy:
I keep these in my purse for when we go to Asian restaurants, this is the only brand of Shoyu that we like.

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Got six "sleeves" of this sweet crackers, love them!
 
I went to the international market for two things, peaches and tea:

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That can of tomatoes was $2.50US, so I got four, and that little 187ml bottle of bubbly was $2, so I got four of those.

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kaneohegirlinaz said:
I do prefer Nectarines over Peaches TastyReuben
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To me, they’re so similar as to be the same, except one is smooth and one is fuzzy.

I was getting them for MrsT, and she’s a little more discerning, as I said, “The peaches were hard and had no smell, but the nectarines smelled great and had a little give, so I got those instead.”

“Not the same thing. You can have them.”

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TastyReuben said:
To me, they’re so similar as to be the same, except one is smooth and one is fuzzy.

I was getting them for MrsT, and she’s a little more discerning, as I said, “The peaches were hard and had no smell, but the nectarines smelled great and had a little give, so I got those instead.”

“Not the same thing. You can’t have them.”

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Good, ripe peaches are hard to find. The ones in the store are usually hard as rocks, and have no juice inside. I miss the peach tree I had in my backyard at my last house. They were so juicy, you had to eat them outside -- or in the bathtub. :laugh:

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caseydog said:
They were so juicy, you had to eat them outside -- or in the bathtub. :laugh:
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That’s one of my dad’s favorite sayings when talking about anything messy:

“Lord, a feller oughta jus’ strip off nekkid an’ set in the bathtub to eat this!” :laugh:

I’ve gotten good peaches once this year, made pie filling, and forgot about it and it sat out half the day and all night.

I also got some of the best plums last week, and those are also hard to get ripe and juicy. They’re just about my favorite fruit, maybe.
 
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Peaches didn’t thrill me, so I got the pleasantly fragrant nectarines instead.
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That speculaas is very recommended, my favorite biscuit! Not this brand, but speculaas is my alltime favorite. The Jules Destrooper biscuits are good too.
As for Pickwick tea, I hope you like it. I only drink it if I have to, it's what you get in hospital, prison, and other institutions here. If I'd have known it was available for sale there, I'd have warned you lol :laugh:
 
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