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

[TastyReuben]

40 minutes later I am back home again.
And still don't have bread flour

I’ve done that so many times!

 

[JAS_OH1]

I went to Meijer grocery store after my stupid unnecessary medical testing and found some black Angus ribeye steaks that were 70% off, which made them $6 lb (I got 6 of them). There was also a black Angus filet mignon steak for 75% off (regularly $30lb).

Yesterday I had found 8-12 count per pound prawns for $7.99 lb and bought 6 pounds.

I'm thinking steak tonight and shrimp tomorrow night.

 

[Barriehie]

...
And still don't have bread flour

I have to go in with a list.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

M&S food hall at Cribbs was looking rather gorgeous today.
Haven’t seen Rambutan around for while so snapped some up

 

[PAcanis]

I had someone bring me the tail end of his garden.
He called the small purple things apple eggplant, but I've only been able to Google apple green eggplant.
Not sure what to do with them...

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I had someone bring me the tail end of his garden.
He called the small purple things apple eggplant, but I've only been able to Google apple green eggplant.
Not sure what to do with them...

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Same as you’d do with a normal aubergine
Although I bet at that size they’d flour n fry well

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Friend gave me this tea today

Never had jasmine tea as ‘pearls’ before.
Looking forward to it.

 

[PAcanis]

Same as you’d do with a normal aubergine
Although I bet at that size they’d flour n fry well

Thanks. I was leaning that way, but unsure if they were meant to be eaten raw...
Maybe I'll slice and marinate them and toss them on the grill.

 

[Barriehie]

Thanks. I was leaning that way, but unsure if they were meant to be eaten raw...
Maybe I'll slice and marinate them and toss them on the grill.

I'd fry the one on the lower left and grill the others.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Are aubergines more or less bitter as they mature?

 

[Barriehie]

Are aubergines more or less bitter as they mature?

I think they're bitter all the time but it's part of the flavor profile to me. Some people have all kinds of steps to remediate that; I just cook it and eat it. (Right along with the trotters... )

 

[PAcanis]

I'd fry the one on the lower left and grill the others.

Thanks. Will do.
It's definitely the odd one.

 

[Barriehie]

Thanks. Will do.
It's definitely the odd one.

It's not as ripe as the others.

 

[PAcanis]

It's not as ripe as the others.

Yeah, it's not even the same shape and doesn't have the stem/leaf hat thing.
But at least I know it's edible

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I think they're bitter all the time but it's part of the flavor profile to me. Some people have all kinds of steps to remediate that; I just cook it and eat it. (Right along with the trotters... )

Probably but the chemical balance of bitterness, sweetness with ripeness alters every day.