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Post by beerbelly on Mar 17, 2021 10:48:20 GMT
Oh no! Poor guy! But yeah, figure it out and give me my food!
We have two new Targets near us, I wonder what their prices are. Although, I would rather give my money to Fresh Direct which is local than to a mega-company. But these are good to know just in case.
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Post by Critical on Mar 17, 2021 21:39:09 GMT
Oh no! Poor guy! But yeah, figure it out and give me my food! We have two new Targets near us, I wonder what their prices are. Although, I would rather give my money to Fresh Direct which is local than to a mega-company. But these are good to know just in case. I'd never done much actual grocery shopping at Target before - just stuff like baggies and toilet paper/Kleenex, and the few things that are cheaper, like cereal and frozen meals. Last spring, when so many stores were out of staple items, I checked out Target and was pleasantly surprised. They have super low prices on things like canned beans and tomatoes and other basic staple items. Their Good and Gather brand has great prices on eggs and dairy. For instance, I paid around $2,50 for 18 eggs this week.
While I do prefer to shop locally, I've given myself permission during the pandemic to do what I need to do to stay safe and not worry about anything else. I've done far more shopping at Amazon than I ever have because a lot of times the only other option involves me having to leave the house OR pay a lot more. I'm on a reduced income - I have to do what I have to do.
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Post by beerbelly on Mar 18, 2021 1:33:34 GMT
Agreed, giving yourself permission to do a lot of things to stay safe and not worry is so important. It is crucial to be kind to yourself, especially since you were taking care of your parents for so long. And even if you weren't, we still need to be kind to ourselves. I fully support it!!! I am not vaccinated and still buy from Amazon, because I am still so scared about getting sick. To 'buy local' would put me in a ton of places that I just don't want to be right now. So I understand.
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Post by Arielflies on Mar 27, 2021 20:04:36 GMT
I received my first order from Amazon Fresh. Three paper grocery bags were left at my door and I hauled them inside. The full order was there, no subs or deletions. I'm still waiting for taxable items from Vons - toilet paper, etc.
So far, the Amazon Fresh is so easy to use with EBT.
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Post by Arielflies on Mar 28, 2021 0:41:11 GMT
Quick note on the Von's taxable delivery - the young man from Door Dash insisted he deliver inside instead of handing off at the door. Nice, but not necessary as there were only two bags. As he was leaving he said I reminded him of his Grandmother and he teared up. I offered my condolences; but wow - I must have really looked like his grandmother even with my mask on. I felt so bad for him.
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Post by beerbelly on Mar 28, 2021 11:29:59 GMT
That made me tear up too. How sweet.
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Post by waywyrd on Mar 31, 2021 17:19:40 GMT
Has anyone tried eating radish greens? I have a few rows of radishes I'm about to pull and the tops look so nice, I don't want to compost them if they're edible. I've Googled several sautéed radish recipes that sound good, I just hope they're not bitter. I hate bitter greens. I might be the only person in the South who hates collards because I always find them bitter and nasty.
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Post by Kao on Mar 31, 2021 22:22:30 GMT
Has anyone tried eating radish greens? I have a few rows of radishes I'm about to pull and the tops look so nice, I don't want to compost them if they're edible. I've Googled several sautéed radish recipes that sound good, I just hope they're not bitter. I hate bitter greens. I might be the only person in the South who hates collards because I always find them bitter and nasty. Who is making your collard greens, and how are they making them? You have to prepare them a certain way for them to not be bitter; my mom used to cool them all the time and they were delicious. She would make them with smoked turkey butt and cook them a long time so the collards were tender and tasty.
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Post by Arielflies on Apr 1, 2021 1:35:30 GMT
Justin Smith said on Food Network Star that you add s touch of vinegar when they start cooking. At least I think he said vinegar.
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Post by Critical on Apr 1, 2021 1:39:40 GMT
Has anyone tried eating radish greens? I have a few rows of radishes I'm about to pull and the tops look so nice, I don't want to compost them if they're edible. I've Googled several sautéed radish recipes that sound good, I just hope they're not bitter. I hate bitter greens. I might be the only person in the South who hates collards because I always find them bitter and nasty. Who is making your collard greens, and how are they making them? You have to prepare them a certain way for them to not be bitter; my mom used to cool them all the time and they were delicious. She would make them with smoked turkey butt and cook them a long time so the collards were tender and tasty. I'd never had collard greens (SoCal girl here! ) until I went to a Black History Month event at my friend's church - it was a buffet dinner of mostly Southern food and performance. I'm a very adventurous eater, so I tried everything. I don't know who made those collard greens, but I could have eaten a VAT of them. I was sure that, if I lived in the south and had access to that food all the time, I'd weigh at least 400 lbs! It was all SO good!
I think like with many of the darker greens, it takes a bit of practice to get them right. The ones at this event were definitely not bitter. I'm sure there was butter involved
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Post by waywyrd on Apr 1, 2021 12:32:19 GMT
Who is making your collard greens, and how are they making them? You have to prepare them a certain way for them to not be bitter; my mom used to cool them all the time and they were delicious. She would make them with smoked turkey butt and cook them a long time so the collards were tender and tasty. I've tried them at restaurants, buffets, potlucks, etc. and I've yet to find any that I enjoyed. I like spinach, kale, turnip greens, any dark greens/lettuces...but I just can't get into the collards. I've always been oversensitive to bitter/sour flavors, though, so I'm sure it's my goofy tastebuds and not the folks cooking.
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Post by sweetmermaid1 on Apr 2, 2021 14:50:20 GMT
Has anyone used an Instant pot? I got a really good deal on one about a year ago and have yet use it as it sort of intimidates me. I also have a Ninja blender that I got for next to nothing that has never seen life outside of its box.
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Post by Arielflies on Apr 2, 2021 14:52:50 GMT
My brother thought it would be the answer to his cooking needs, bought on, plugged it in, but it never got hot enough for cooking. He returned it.
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Post by sweetmermaid1 on Apr 2, 2021 15:04:20 GMT
My brother thought it would be the answer to his cooking needs, bought on, plugged it in, but it never got hot enough for cooking. He returned it. I think I might start with one of the recipes that were included just to see how it works. I shouldn't be having so much anxiety over a kitchen appliance.
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Post by MissScarlet on Apr 2, 2021 19:37:02 GMT
Has anyone used an Instant pot? I got a really good deal on one about a year ago and have yet use it as it sort of intimidates me. I also have a Ninja blender that I got for next to nothing that has never seen life outside of its box. I haven't tried an Instant Pot, but I do have a Ninja Blender. It's the Auto IQ 1000. I use it every single day for my morning smoothie. I occasionally use it to chop/grind things up too. I'm on my 2nd one. The first one lasted over 5 years by using it every day. It finally started to get hot & smelled like it was burning up. I'd say that over 5 years of daily use was getting my money's worth out of it.
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Post by pikachu on Apr 5, 2021 17:52:49 GMT
Has anyone tried eating radish greens? I have a few rows of radishes I'm about to pull and the tops look so nice, I don't want to compost them if they're edible. I've Googled several sautéed radish recipes that sound good, I just hope they're not bitter. I hate bitter greens. I might be the only person in the South who hates collards because I always find them bitter and nasty. I'll eat collard greens but I never crave them and wouldn't go out of my way to get them. There are so many other vegetables I like better! I've never eaten radish greens but I love radishes so I might like them. About a month ago, I was craving radish sandwiches so I bought radishes at the store. They sure were great!!! I'm glad my parents introduced me to radish sandwiches. We never had tomato sandwiches, though. A co-worker of mine used to have the cafeteria at work make her a tomato sandwich when she was craving them. I love tomatoes so that's probably another one I would like.
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Post by Kao on Apr 5, 2021 20:06:50 GMT
Has anyone used an Instant pot? I got a really good deal on one about a year ago and have yet use it as it sort of intimidates me. I also have a Ninja blender that I got for next to nothing that has never seen life outside of its box. I have a Instapot, it's dead useful. We make ribs, spicy honey bbq chicken wings, and stews with it. The great thing is that it reduces your cook time immensely. I started collecting recipes from friends who also own one/interesting recipes from the internet to get started; it's quite easy once you get the hang of it.
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Post by Critical on Apr 27, 2021 0:35:38 GMT
Does anyone have a remedy for stale butter? Not rancid - just stale tasting. Before I left town for 3+ months, I put a package of butter in the freezer - in a bag, but not otherwise wrapped. I really didn't think I'd be gone as long as I was. Now it just tastes....stale. It hasn't gone bad, but it doesn't taste fresh. I hate throwing things out, so I wondered if there's a way to refresh it.
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Post by waywyrd on May 4, 2021 14:14:38 GMT
Critical did you find a fix for your butter? I wonder if scraping/cutting the outside off would fix it... We went and picked a few containers of strawberries the other weekend (yum), and I made a small batch of jam like I have a million times before. Except I must have overcooked this one somehow, it's way too stiff and unspreadable unless I heat some up in the microwave. I used a candy thermometer AND did the cold plate test. So irritating when I don't know what I did wrong. Grr.
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Post by nennie on May 4, 2021 15:08:32 GMT
Critical did you find a fix for your butter? I wonder if scraping/cutting the outside off would fix it... We went and picked a few containers of strawberries the other weekend (yum), and I made a small batch of jam like I have a million times before. Except I must have overcooked this one somehow, it's way too stiff and unspreadable unless I heat some up in the microwave. I used a candy thermometer AND did the cold plate test. So irritating when I don't know what I did wrong. Grr. You could always take the jam out and add some juice to them and recook and reseal. You could always wash and boil your flats and reuse them. I have done that and they seal fine. Clean your jars out good and wash them. It shouldn't take much liquid to loosen it up.
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Post by Critical on May 4, 2021 23:06:18 GMT
Critical did you find a fix for your butter? I wonder if scraping/cutting the outside off would fix it... We went and picked a few containers of strawberries the other weekend (yum), and I made a small batch of jam like I have a million times before. Except I must have overcooked this one somehow, it's way too stiff and unspreadable unless I heat some up in the microwave. I used a candy thermometer AND did the cold plate test. So irritating when I don't know what I did wrong. Grr. Not really, but only one stick out of the three was really not great. The others have been okay. I had a hard time even finding info online. Apparently, when you about "stale" butter, Google thinks you're asking about rancid butter. As if I don't know the difference! This is why I find it frustrating that you can't really buy butter by the stick any more.
I also have never found a solution to my ice cube trays smelling stale and weird. I threw out the last ones because the smell started being infused into the ice cubes. I just bought these four trays less than two years ago. I'm not throwing them out! I did recently see a comment online where the poster recommended sealing them in a bag with kitty litter for several days. I'm not quite there yet
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Post by waywyrd on May 5, 2021 12:49:18 GMT
Not really, but only one stick out of the three was really not great. The others have been okay. I had a hard time even finding info online. Apparently, when you about "stale" butter, Google thinks you're asking about rancid butter. As if I don't know the difference! This is why I find it frustrating that you can't really buy butter by the stick any more.
I also have never found a solution to my ice cube trays smelling stale and weird. I threw out the last ones because the smell started being infused into the ice cubes. I just bought these four trays less than two years ago. I'm not throwing them out! I did recently see a comment online where the poster recommended sealing them in a bag with kitty litter for several days. I'm not quite there yet I go through butter pretty quickly (lots of baking) so I've never had it go stale. I've got about four pounds in the fridge now. Soak those ice cube trays in some hot water/baking soda!
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Post by Critical on May 7, 2021 7:57:26 GMT
I was going back and forth with butter and then bread, since I'm not baking at all. I'd run out of bread and still have butter, so I'd buy bread and then run out of butter. I've vowed that this last stick of butter is The End. I ended up with a package of really nice mozzarella (didn't order it, but there it was in my grocery order), so I've been eating it on good bread with basil and fresh tomatoes. Really good way to use up the remaining bread! I've tried baking soda and hot water and it didn't do a thing. I've tried white vinegar too. They're not super awful smelling yet, so I'm not going to worry about it too much. I'm certainly not going to stick them in a bag of kitty litter any time soon!
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Post by Eastcoastmom on May 16, 2021 19:06:58 GMT
When using a spiralizer to make zucchini noodles, do you first peel the skin?
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Post by Critical on May 16, 2021 20:13:34 GMT
When using a spiralizer to make zucchini noodles, do you first peel the skin? Nope, just wash it, cut the ends off and pop it on the spiralizer
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Post by Eastcoastmom on May 16, 2021 20:44:41 GMT
Thanks, Critical, that's what I did before I saw your reply. Right now I have them in a colander, sprinkled with salt to remove excess moisture.
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Post by Critical on May 16, 2021 22:24:44 GMT
Thanks, Critical , that's what I did before I saw your reply. Right now I have them in a colander, sprinkled with salt to remove excess moisture. Depending on how you cooked them, you might already know this, but if you're adding the noodles to sauce IN the pan (vs. adding the sauce to the noodles on the plate), cook down that sauce until it's almost DRY. The liquid from the zucchini will reconstitute the sauce and you won't get a soupy mess in the bottom of the bowl.
One of my favorite "recipes" for zucchini noodles is just roasted corn (frozen from Trader Joe's is very good), a bit of bacon/turkey bacon, chopped and cooked and then some milk. I add salt and pepper too. You cook that down until it's dry and then add the noodles. By the time they're cooked, you have a nice light sauce and it's super flavorful and also pretty low in calories, especially if you use turkey bacon and 2% or skim milk.
If you haven't roasted potato noodles yet, give it a try. I like Yukon golds the best. Just spiralize and then toss into an oiled (I use cooking spray) 9x13 pan with some salt, pepper and garlic powder, maybe a little parsley, toss with a bit of oil of cooking spray and then roast at 425º. I usually do 15 minutes, toss and do another 10 or 15. It tastes pretty decadent and like hash browns, but not nearly the amount of oil. Same with sweet potatoes.
I've spiralized almost everything you can spiralize, including onions, turnips, rutabaga, celeriac (a favorite!), carrots and probably a few other things! If you haven't discovered it already, Inspiralized has tons of recipes and advice on spiralizing various types of produce.
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Post by waywyrd on Jul 13, 2021 14:19:08 GMT
I was all ready to go pick some more blueberries, then checked the farm's website - no picking this year due to the late frost we had. I guess it wrecked the crop. *sob* At least I am getting a good crop of peaches from my tree this year (even with various critters stealing them). I made a peach cobbler last night that is almost gone as of this morning. Smelled SO good baking in the oven.
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Post by Kao on Jul 13, 2021 16:56:05 GMT
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Post by waywyrd on Jul 13, 2021 17:09:53 GMT
I've been making this one: Old fashioned peach cobblerMy favorite casserole dish is a bit smaller, about 7 x 10, so I cook it 5 minutes longer and I go heavy on the cinnamon. It's heaven with some vanilla ice cream. I have made it in the winter with canned fruit and it's still very good.
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