Today's shopping trip was a TOTAL success, well, almost!
-Sam's didn't have anything different in the wine department that struck my fancy, so I decided to wait for a trip to a wine shop on another trip. They DID have the sheet pans this time, though. Thank goodness! I had four, but one found its way to the camp, one found it's way to Wilmington, and one got ruined in a cooking disaster. Now I've got two new shiny pans! AND I snagged the last package of Sockeye Salmon. YEAH! One piece for gravalax and one for dinner! AND I got the new Cuisine Lite Fresh and Fabulous! There are several things in this that I'm anxious to make. While looking around in the spice section, I finally spotted the bulk yeast! Now someone needs to remind me on how to store this. It came in a pack of two 1 pound packages.
-While at the Asian store, the merchant told me to look at any grocery store for the Sake. I had to ask the store manager at Lowes Food, but he steered me right to it! FINALLY! But they DIDN'T have my polenta. POOH! Maybe I have enough for my dinner later this week.
-The Asian Market was full of surprises! I got my sushi stuff to get started on that. The guy pointed me in the direction of a mixture for my sushi rice. It's a powder and you just dump it in, and presto...sushi rice! He said several of his sushi chef customers use it and like it. I still got the rice wine vinegar, just in case. Plus I use that in other stuff. Then I determined that they DO indeed have the Hot Mustard Powder and Hot Chili Sauce! YEAH! (Thanks for steering me to this Ron and Maryann! Now you won't have to bring any down this fall.) I also got a wok. I got a flat bottom non-stick. The merchant said I didn't want to get the round bottom since, the ring it sits on would raise it too high off the heat and would not get hot enough to stir-fry. (Any advice on this from others would be appreciated. I have a smooth top cooktop.) While wandering around picking up this and that and confirming ingredients for the future, I discovered the pork and beef products in the new part of the market. SCORE!!!!!! PORK BELLIES! I got two! Now to order my salt! I'm so excited! And they were so CHEAP! I saw that they had frozen Cassava and also found the sambal oelek. I don't know why I didn't get the sambal oelek, but I'll be going back soon and will be sure that gets on the list.
My purse is much lighter than when I left, and I'm not real anxious for William to log onto my account later, but I sure am happy with my purchases. Especially the PORK BELLIES!
-Sam's didn't have anything different in the wine department that struck my fancy, so I decided to wait for a trip to a wine shop on another trip. They DID have the sheet pans this time, though. Thank goodness! I had four, but one found its way to the camp, one found it's way to Wilmington, and one got ruined in a cooking disaster. Now I've got two new shiny pans! AND I snagged the last package of Sockeye Salmon. YEAH! One piece for gravalax and one for dinner! AND I got the new Cuisine Lite Fresh and Fabulous! There are several things in this that I'm anxious to make. While looking around in the spice section, I finally spotted the bulk yeast! Now someone needs to remind me on how to store this. It came in a pack of two 1 pound packages.
-While at the Asian store, the merchant told me to look at any grocery store for the Sake. I had to ask the store manager at Lowes Food, but he steered me right to it! FINALLY! But they DIDN'T have my polenta. POOH! Maybe I have enough for my dinner later this week.
-The Asian Market was full of surprises! I got my sushi stuff to get started on that. The guy pointed me in the direction of a mixture for my sushi rice. It's a powder and you just dump it in, and presto...sushi rice! He said several of his sushi chef customers use it and like it. I still got the rice wine vinegar, just in case. Plus I use that in other stuff. Then I determined that they DO indeed have the Hot Mustard Powder and Hot Chili Sauce! YEAH! (Thanks for steering me to this Ron and Maryann! Now you won't have to bring any down this fall.) I also got a wok. I got a flat bottom non-stick. The merchant said I didn't want to get the round bottom since, the ring it sits on would raise it too high off the heat and would not get hot enough to stir-fry. (Any advice on this from others would be appreciated. I have a smooth top cooktop.) While wandering around picking up this and that and confirming ingredients for the future, I discovered the pork and beef products in the new part of the market. SCORE!!!!!! PORK BELLIES! I got two! Now to order my salt! I'm so excited! And they were so CHEAP! I saw that they had frozen Cassava and also found the sambal oelek. I don't know why I didn't get the sambal oelek, but I'll be going back soon and will be sure that gets on the list.
My purse is much lighter than when I left, and I'm not real anxious for William to log onto my account later, but I sure am happy with my purchases. Especially the PORK BELLIES!
Daphne
Keep your mind wide open.
Keep your mind wide open.