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its an onion used in an Rx that should be understood to be + / - for that ingredient . @haresfur I agree with you weigh stuff that matters as in baking onion size doesn't . for non-baking . Ive been watching Boston Legal recently a Judge says this : ' enough of the jibber - jabber ( sp ? ) ' this thread is jibber - jabber go back to the first response . study it carefully.

@haresfur '''' it doesn't really matter that much. ''' Q,E.D.

@Smithy I remember a science experiment I did at home , from some books for a person my age 10 y.o. I remember them vividly : take some fresh celery , place the trimmed stalks in some diluted ink , in my case it was red ink and wait and see. the experimental celery did have leaves an eventually , the red went through the stalks and into the ' veins ' of the leaves I remember this vividly , and checked every day. carrots wee not mentioned as a subject

@mgaretz those shrimp look delicious. are you able to buy fresh quality shrimp ? or do you buy frozen raw , or frozen cooked ? Im frequently disappointed w Fz raw and Fz cooked.

@gfron1 Congratulations ! Thank you for the ref to see more about the restaurant, Congratulations , again, Well deserved.

for me , TJ's has excellent dried fruit , w a large selection . supermarkets near me do not one exception : they used to carry dried cranberries that were both organic and not. they D/c'd the in-organic un sweetened . now only organic. they are expensive. I live near large cranberry fields. there are several brand names in \supermarkets , none carry unsweetened . Nuts are excellent;llent # Tj's , and fresh . good luck finding nuts fresh at a supermarket around here and cheese is 1/3.d less expensive than anywhere else . same cheese . and a large enough selection for me. frozen ' prepared ' items are more interesting that supermarkets. Wine selection is decent , and cheaper than Total Wine . forget about 3 buck chuck . Coastal series , 4 - 5 varieties , decent table wine for $ 4.99 a bottle. and there staff is friendly and gets to know y0u.

@Dave the Cook check around town for the Dorot Fz basil. other stores see to cary it in my area way back when , it was only TJ's I sued to be pretty fast w a knife , but local fresh garlic declined itself locally while I still had pretty good knife skills , in terms of consistency . aas for Dorot fz ginger , I have not noticed it. I keep whole unpeeled fresh - ( now frozen ) ginger in the freezer and grate it frozen. I cut off slices w a cleaver and mallet , for accuracy and use those in rice , etc. and I agree you are absolutely correct that freshly made battered fish , for frying is a million times better than any frozen commercial product , TJ's or not.

@FrogPrincesse what ravioli did you use ? does TJ's still have Dorot Fz basil , in the container w the small segments ? try that for the basil part next time , w TJ's various EVOO's from Italy you will get close enough to pesto , and add some of Tj's parmesan - rsh. thank you for the reviews of the TJ's items .

@Maison Rustique what a fine idea.

@BeeZee consider adding some fresh good quality curry powder to carrot soup . transformaional if you like curry. and it does not have to be hot curry powder .

@Smithy thank you for you update. Im hopefully your full family will return in good health. Ill keep them all mindfully.

this is my current salad : from TJ's" bagged spinach . it's regular ' baby ' Id like to easily find more mature s[inach , but the MarketBasket savoy is frequently chewed up a bit . Campari tomatoes . I buy them two packs at a time , and they sit on the counter for several days before use. TJ's sauerkraut a large forkful chopped walnut pieces , one of 4 TJ's EVOO I have from MarketBasket : Kimchi again , a large forkful MB carries this brand : Tj's brand comes in a much smaller jar . Im fine w this one and the last item from MB : you spotted it , w those eagle eyes : generic small shredded wheat , for the croutons . I always have them no sodium , or etc. I wouldn't sub them for your homemade version but they work well for me. the kimchi//kraut//campari have enough acid , no vinegar .

for the longest time , bananas were 19 cents per banana. then jumped to 24 cents per apron 26 % increase at that time , bananas were 39 cents //lb ( w 10 c off ) at Market Basket this was a week or so ago now they are 29 cents @ TJ's , and 59 cents //lb ( again w 10 cents off ) at market basket Crop failure ? demise of United Fruit ( chiquita ) ?

@Ann_T fabulous going right into the f0od p0rn folder

@YvetteMT thank you for finally joining Im hopefully you will contribute your experience in adding your local bounty to your plate. looking forward to your future posts . Many of us ( I ) love pics. thank you advance

well , Cats and Dogs have special places in many of our lives. possible cats are eaten somewhere. we will possibly hear from an encyclopedia and their relatives are eaten Im sure @YvetteMT had respect for the meal.

well , it dies bring up a point do we , humans , eat carnivore ? it seems so :

@weinoo very nice.

@billyhill your bacon looks delicious. what are the 4 smaller pieces ?

@JeanneCake try Dorot , ( Fz ) you might like it . its constantly ' garlicky ' I was not very precise when I mentioned ' store garlic ' I meant fresh , unpeeled heads of garlic . I avoid it because Im never sure what Im getting. more often, at all the local stores I go to , its inconsistent . grew garlic for a time. several different types. I liked Russian hard neck , if that's what it was called . had real fire in each clove. can't find that at the supermarket . one caveat of the frozen Dorot : after you open it , and pop out a frozen small cube seal the rest as best you can from freezer flavors , or burn . like to hear if its helpful , consistently , in your kitchen.

I have two or so garlic presses . one , from my mother , much older than I cleaning varied . it nice to have one w the tool that pushed out the residue for shure . but they all have on issue : you need to be able to buy good quality garlic that's not as easy as it used to be. some versions , possibly from China , are tasteless so , I now use Fz garlic , minced in little units : Dorot https://dorotgardens.com quite some time ago , only TJ's had the garlic , and other Fz herbs from the same maker now , it a bit more ubiquitous after all , Market Basket carries the line. basil is quite nice . parsley pretty bad . is this the same as fresh , you crush w your press ? , depends how good your fresh garlic is .

@Shelby your lasagna pic has moved permanently into my Italian f0od p0rn folder. Ronnie certainly eats well. good luck w your teeth.

the issue w Amazon , is that they will use their massive scale , and attack any xompetetor what so ever , by avory or unsavory means a la Standard Oil , back when. Amazon provokes fear in competitors when A bought Amazon , stock prices of big supermarkets dropped 20 +++ % yet WH really has not been particularly profitable. the Amazon Prime subscription fees provide them w their financial buffer to operat as they do.

@blue_dolphin the only killing Amazon wants is to ,possibly . cripple any potential rival , that they thay might take over. those cost done matter , because due to their corporate structure w corporate voting power , not in the hands of ordinary share holders but at its inception , the origins gang 10 x votes to the original founders same a Google , and notorious w FaceBook once you have many billions , corporate costs do not mstter to those people. ' Amzon , every day , for all people ' w/o the prime cash they get it would be a very different company.

@gfweb good points. when the entire article is digested Amazon , w its more or less infinite budget might care about destroying anybody small retailers , TJ;'s etc for Profit . Bezos didn't buy that 700 Million boat , and the 200 BMillion ' tender ' for his pal's helicopter by missing getting every dime he can find one way or another . thus , The Amazon Way . Much Dinero however , many ventures ' for profit 'have failed Amazon Digital ? Alexia , ' snooping ?' and Whole Foods ? re WSJournal , not maybe today but , in an independent accounting a finacial must , for the shareholders ? not for anybody in Corner Office , it seems ?