Subj : Leftovers
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun Jan 05 2025 17:10:52
Hi Dave,
RH> I didn't know about Fresh Thyme Market, Gelson's Markets, Stew
RH> Leonard's and Heinen's Grocery Store. Became acquainted with Publix and
RH> The Fresh Market while in Savannah, have the latter in Raleigh and the
RH> former both here and Raleigh. Never been in a Hy-Vee but know of them,
RH> thanks to you.
DD> I had, at least, heard of the others except Gelson's and Heinen's.
Part of the fun with moving around so much was exploring new to us
grocery stores on the economy. Berlin had one supermarket near where we
lived but most Germans shopped at the bakery, the butcher, the produce
stand, etc. I did some of both, as well as the commissary.
DD> Stew Leonard's is an American regional chain of eight supermarkets
DD> in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, which Ripley's Believe
RH> Sounds like FreshTown; it replaced the A&P in my folk's town in the
RH> Catskills. People in town thought it on the expensive side but Steve
RH> and I thought they were well in line with what we pay.
DD> Many higher quality stupormarkups get the rap of being "high-priced".
DD> And I suppose that's true to those who don't care about quality nor
DD> have a clue about how to shop. Mostly Joe Sixpack and his slatternly
DD> girlfriend/wife Ima (fill in your own disparaging term).
In this case, it's "small town provincial". If you've not travelled over
50 miles from where you grew up, all your life experiences are based on
that small town point of view, nothing to compare it to. OTOH, if you've
done a lot of travel, you have a lot of different life experiences that
influence your view point.
DD> I get the weekly adverts for all of the local stores delivered to
my DD> in-box. And before I start a shopping trip I parse the ads to
see DD> where the deals are. I do not buy groceries from (or anything
else) DD> WalMart DD> or Target. Target I give a miss because they've
redesigned their local DD> HUGE BOX store so that grocery shopping is
*very* inconvenient.
Most often now we shop at Wegman's, for the convenience and quality. We
will stop at Lidl sometimes; it's just up the road from Wegman's to
check out their "other than groceries" stuff, but don't buy a lot of
food there. We shopped Lowe's a lot when we first came to WF, then
Publix when they moved in, will stop in those 2 if we're out an need
something & they're nearby. Same with Harris Teeter; Food Lion is
further out so we generally don't hit them up. Usually don't go to
Target, will get some groceries (but no meat or produce) at Wal Mart if
we're there for other, non food, stuff.
RH> Sheet pan cooking has been popular for a few years now. I've not tried
RH> it formally but have put meat & potatoes on a pan, something like
RH> squash in another one and shoving it all in the oven. Been doing that
RH> for years. (G)
DD> I may try a few things - the New York Times has been touting some nice
DD> sheet-pan recipes. I may give one a shot if cooking for more than just
DD> me.
DD> Dunno where I'd find rhubarb this time of year - but this looks good
DD> ...
Print it out, stick it on your fridge to remind you when rhubarb comes
in season in a few months. That's what I do with recipies I want to try
but need to pick up some of the ingredients called for.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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