Darienne

If I ever get to choose a new sink again...I would pick one large enough to fit in a cookie sheet. And we always stick with Moen faucets. They are guaranteed for life and you can go to the supplier and get new bits for them if necessary for free.

When our youngest was born...about 52 years ago...I was in the Jewish General in Montreal. The food was terrific and it was here that I was introduced to that wonder of wonders: cheese bagels with sour cream and a bit of jam.

Quoting from Larry Olmsted, Real Food, Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating & What You Can Do About It, p.79: "While it is easy to make fun of retailers like Walmart, Costco and BJ's, these quantity-focused companies have enormous leverage over producers and suppliers, whom they often force to adhere to higher standards. " This quote comes from the section on fish, but is expanded to say that industry experts say that these "big-box stores" are more to be trusted than regular groceries stores. Olmsted also speaks favorably of Trader Joe's and Whole Food in this capacity. Interesting book.

My late Mother used to love to go into the hospital...they gave her hot tea in bed every morning. She was not a foodie. She hated cooking and it showed.

All best to you Liuzhou and an early release. In the meantime I'll follow your adventures. Hospitals are my least favorite place I can think of to be.

Reading this thread sure reminds me over and over that we don't live in the USA. American prices on some items are just SO much less expensive than in Canada.

We are only two and have an executive membership and find it worthwhile. DH gets our gas through their outlet. And we have lots of storage space which means paper products, etc, can be stored easily. And their cheese is good. Cream, whipping cream. Ed's favorite things...my favorite things.... Meat, although we eat very little...but then the dogs eat a huge lot. Seven years membership for us. It's been good. My biggest complaint (really?) is that as soon as we find something we really, really, really like...they stop carrying it.

Now that sounds like fun.

And I was just about to say the same thing. Imported, of course...

It's June 9th and we have nada. A penalty of living in East Central Ontario. However, the apple trees are loaded with teensy beginnings of apples once again and we live in hope. Just finished the last of the frozen apple cider from last year. And I have one more frozen applesauce and can make two more loaves of the delicious cake recipe which Arey sent me.

Mind-boggling to say the least. Thanks for the tour.

And you are where?

I am a chaotic cook and my kitchen always looks like a cyclone hit it when I am cooking. Even when I do a complete mise ahead of time. And that's that. If folks are here for a meal...I try to keep the mess to a minimum...but then I seldom actually cook an entire meal when company comes. Pretty much it's something thawed which I made when no one was coming. Sorry. That's the way it is. I have very limited energy now and we still have a lot of company. DH is far more organized when he's cooking. And he does all the short-order stuff like bacon and eggs, etc. And he is the only one allowed to load the dishwasher. End of story on that one. Oddly enough, I am super organized in the rest of my life...and DH is the most unorganized person you could imagine (which drives me crazy with regularity). Now you all know more than you wanted to know...

Yikes? Try buying avocados where I live and have never ever seen them 4 for a dollar. Cheapest ever was probably 79 cents a piece.

You, sir, are amazing.

Gotcha. Not looking forward to ever being in an institution. It's often one of those decisions over which the affected party has little if any influence.

Wow! This is really something. I wasn't counting peels and core and egg shells and coffee grounds. And canning. A rendering. ChocoMom, I salute you.

Save a place for me in this home for when I 'age out'. (I & DH are both War Babies, a small generation so I understand.)

Nope.

I'm not at all sure why...but we have very little throw-away in our family. Two large dogs which are fed basically raw and human grade food help. So a bit of leftover cooked potato might go into their breakfast. Any elderly vegetables get roasted and go into the freezer for enchiladas. I'd have to think about it for some time to figure out why we don't have waste. Right now my brain is too tired.

Aaarrrggghhhhh!

Just what generation is this???

....but still....

I would have to say that most, if not all said by liuzhou, holds true for both of us. Bad falls? Oh yes. And now I never wear sandals anymore to comfort and please my DH. I was reading a novel recently in which the young heroine (in her 30s) takes her vacations at the same spot as her much older friends. Her much older friends were in their 50s. I gagged slightly. The book went back to the library unread. Well, not because of the age thing...it was basically just a piece of pap. As for our eating habits...they get more adventurous with each passing year. Mushy vegetables be damned!

I'm with Tri@Cook on the fig issue. My Mother made Date squares continuously and I hated the filling. Loved the top and bottom...it was just those horrible sweet dates that I loathed.