Text 33609, 93 rader
Skriven 2013-02-12 07:04:02 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 33594 av Nancy Backus (63775.cooking)
Ärende: Shrimp
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-=> Nancy Backus wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> I get these funny looks when I mention that Schnuk's is one of my
 DD> go-to stores as they have the rephewtation of being "high priced" ...
 DD> which they can be if you are not a careful shopper. But, the quality of
 DD> their store-brand products, produce and meat is such that there is less
 DD> waste - and therefore the prices work out to le$$. They ain't Wegmans -
 DD> but, they are trying.

 NB> That part is very much like Wegmans...  :)  I have friends that won't
 NB> shop Wegmans because in their minds, cheaper is better... without
 NB> realizing that they are getting what they are paying for...  ;0  One
 NB> does need to be a careful shopper, of course, as not everything works
 NB> out to less in the long run...  :)

Well, yeah. But, those people will *never* learn - a fact that Wal-Mart counts
on. People who shop on (perceived) price alone deserve exactly what they get.
Sadly the vast majority of shoppers are *not* informed shoppers.  Bv(= 
 
 DS>> OTOH, we got a pork shoulder for smoking there that
 DS>> was priced about $0.20 below our BJs warehouse store, and $2.00 below
 DS>> the grocery stores in the area.   I've also noticed that since Wegman's
 DS>> opened, the local grocery stores have frequently offered pork shoulder
 DS>> at a price below $2 per pound, instead of the $3.50 or more they used
 DS>> to ask (if they had them).

 NB>> Wegmans can have a salutory effect on other stores around...  :)  I've
 NB>> always found that for the quality, Wegmans is as inexpensive as any of
 NB>> the other stores...

 DD> A rising tide lifts all boats. (That's from a tagline, BTW).

 NB> That could be taken a couple of ways...  like, inflation raises prices
 NB> everywhere... or, emulated quality affects all around...  or, anyone
 NB> can start a price war...  ;)

 I don't pretend to understand Keynesian economics ... or even many of Paul
Krugman's pronouncements. I meant it in the second sense. Of course my
Governator, bless his liberal, pea pickin' heart, used that same quote when
positing a rise in Illinois' minimum wage to an eventual U$10/hour. We're
already a dollar over the Feral Gummint's mandated minimum. And I'll sharrop
and siddown now lest I devolve into poly-ticks.

 NB> ... A stitch in time would have confused Einstein.

A stitch in Time holds the magazine together.   Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Hard Times Hamburger Casserole
 Categories: Beef, Pasta, Vegetables, Chilies, Casseroles
      Yield: 5 Servings
 
      1 lb Ground beef
      3 c  Cooked Fusilli or farfelle
      1 lg Onion; chopped
      1 lg Bell pepper; chopped
      3    Ribs celery; chopped
     28 oz Can diced tomatoes
      7 oz Can tomato sauce
           +=OR=+
      1 c  V-8 juice (preferred)
      3 c  Shredded cheese; divided
      1 ts Dried oregano
      1 ts Dried basil
           Louisiana hot sauce
           Salt & pepper
 
  This is comfort food. It beats hamburger helper any day and
  is so easy.
  
  Lightly brown meat and drain. Add veggies and continue
  cooking until wilted and meat is cooked through. Add
  tomatoes and sauce or V-8,
  
  Add oregano and basil
  
  Remove from heat and stir in 2 cups cheese and add pasta and
  adjust seasonings and add three or four dashes Louisiana hot
  sauce.
  
  Place in casserole and bake with additional cheese sprinkled
  on top until cheese is melted and casserole is bubbly.
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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