Shoppers' Confessional

We've just returned from our Saturday shopping. The Capt'n was looking glum on the trip home - probably afraid that we'll slowly waste away. We were good, though, and planned the week's menus up until Thursday before we went shopping. MY goal was to use up foods that we already have on hand. With the garden providing spinach, asparagus, chives and parsley, and with some of last years home canned beans in the basement, the menus were designed to use those things along with the half cabbage, the broccoli, carrots, celery, mushrooms, etc. in the refrigerator.

This is what we bought at Fareway ~


While some items are self-explanatory, others are 'farewell' purchases. Maybe that's why my tomato man was so glum. If I can't (and don't know that I can't, just haven't found a source yet) buy certain things at independent merchants, at least I will buy products that don't have a lot of mileage on them. Hence the Shullsburg cheeses and Amana bread.

From the Stone Mill ~


Yes, this really is all we bought today. Watch for the olives and pine nuts in a future recipe. It involves eggplant, so it will be much later this summer.