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Marmish

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  1. One of the smartest things I ever did back when I has disposable income was order a dozen LL Bean canvas bags. All different colours. Black has "CLEANERS AND SOAPS" monogrammed on it. Green has "FRUIT AND VEGETABLES".  Yellow is "BREADS and EGGS".  Red is "Dairy".

    And then I have a boatload (no pun intended) of regular canvas bags.

    First, I shop backward. Heavy stuff first.

    Secondly, I set the bags in my trolley, open, pack right into the bag.

    When I get to the clerk, I send the heavy, unbaggable stuff through first and as that is going, I unpack each bag onto the belt, setting the empty bag down in FRONT of all the stuff.

    I love that Wegman's produce bags, the plastic ones, AND the labels, are biodegradable.

    Wow. I bow down to your superior organizational skills. That is truly genius. I am fortunate to shop at Caputos most of the time, where they can intelligently pack a box that is then reused at my house for recycling. When I do go to the chain store, if I remember my reusable bags and load the belt in the order things should be packed, I get pretty good results. It seems to be common enough to bring bags that they don't hesitate, but still new enough that they actually take time to think about what they are doing. I also agree Trader Joe's usually does a nice job.

  2. The couple next to us, who was brought inside, brought their baby in baby carriage, by the way, another "thing" some people don't like at dinner.

    Seriously?!?!?! This is what this discussion has come to? If you wanted your food to go, you should have asked for it. Nobody's a mnd reader. I've been curiously following this thread, but now I'm done.

  3. Our kitchen table collects crap out of thin air. Currently on the table:

    the rest of the groceries I bought today, the rest are put away or being cooked

    serving dishes for tomorrow's lunch ('m hosting a work committee)

    four glasses to go to the basement from the liquor cabinet reorganization

    a pig Christmas ornament, also headed to the basement from the liquor cabinet

    assorted mail

    the quilt squares I took shopping the other day to match fabric

    the camera case

    a basket that is supposed to hold all the crap that gets left on the table - HA

    part of the newspaper

    a vase destined for the basement

    the manual for my new stove that was delivered today :wub:

    cookbook

    notebook

    pen

    usually my car keys, cell phone and bag, but not today

    Dinner should be in 20 minutes. Um, yeah.

  4. A group is just what I need. Time to google Nance Klehm; thanks for the tip Marmish.

    No problem. There's another group that meets further west. Naperville-ish maybe? My friend went once. If you are out that way, or would travel out there, I can ask her about it. College of DuPage has a horticulture program and lots of community programs. Might be another place to check.

  5. My friends and I have been making these forever. Mix the cream cheese, mayo and ranch together, spread on the bread, then top with sliced cucumber. No tossing or mixing of the cukes. Garnish with dill. You can slice the cukes ahead, I'm sure.

  6. I ordered Artisan bread in 5, too! I'll be seeing you over on that thread soon. I've been using the basic recipe that's everywhere online and have had good success so far. I'm looking forward to trying the other breads. I also ordered Greweling's book.

    For baking for family or for school, I usually head first to Baking From My Home to Yours. It's not really what you asked for, but there are so many good things in there. Everything turns out for me and there are some bake-to-impress type things for that audience.

  7. My test is for names is the phone test. Can you say it clearly without being sick of it when you answer the phone 50 bajillion times? Marshmallow Heaven just sounds happy. It doesn't smush together. It isn't too long or too short. It's a little sing-songy in a good way I think. Not sure it's the best name for your business, but it's a good start.

  8. As far as I know, I did. I've never heard/read it before but I have a solid track record of finding every "original" idea I have already done by 1000 other people when I search them on google so who knows. :biggrin:

    Good news! Google says it's all you!

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