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Skriven 2015-07-11 07:25:17 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Re: sticky situations
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> You may be the only (or one of very few) customer who buys that
 DD> product regularly. And computer programs which monitor such are
 DD> singularly unfeeling and humourless.

 RH> Yes, but it then forces us to switch to a product we may have tried and
 RH> found inferior. When our girls were home and we did most of our
 RH> shopping in commissaries, I bought the Sanalac brand of powdered milk.
 RH> As with all things we developed a liking for, that was discontinued.
 RH> IIRC, I switched to Carnation, an acceptable, but not great
 RH> replacement. I don't buy too much milk powder any more but it's usually
 RH> the Carnation if I can't get down to Whole Foods for the non instant
 RH> powder. I have bought it in much smaller quantities since leaving AZ as
 RH> I only use it in cooking/baking and we use other milk alternatives a
 RH> lot.

There is, however, another option now. Especially since Steve is a member of 
Amazon Prime. The problem is that when you run out you can't just run out to 
(where ever) but have to plan ahead and wait a couple or three days. In 
today's "got to have it right this second" world that's an option that most do 
not think of or consider.

 DD> Since Hy-Vee (the Midwest's Wegman's) has begun moving into the Great
 DD> American Outback all the competing stores have had to raise their
 DD> game. Some (Shop & Save) more than others (Schnuks and/or County
 DD> Market). And others, secure in their niche (Humphrey's, Country
 DD> Market) continue on.

 RH> That's good. Kroger bought out Harris Teeter so people were speculating
 RH> if the latter's quality would drop. So far, it seems not to have but
 RH> prices have come down a bit. Leaving out The fresh Market and Whole
 RH> Foods, I would rank the stand alone grocery stores from the top as HT,
 RH> Lowe's, Aldi's (but they are limited in what they carry) Kroger and
 RH> Food Lion. Publix will be coming into the WF area next year; they will
 RH> get some of my business when they do.

 DD> ALDI, like Dollar General (now including Family Dollar), does carry a
 DD> somewhat limited inventory. But, it is high quality stuff (of what I
 DD> have tried) and and a good price point. And the dollar stores and ALDI
 DD> are kicking WalMart's arse up betwixt its shoulder blades. YAY!!!

 RH> We have noticed that overall, Aldi's is a decent quality. I don't like
 RH> that they prepackage all produce but if it saves them time and money,
 RH> I'll either get it that way or walk out and get it at Lowe's.

Hmmmmmmmm .... my local ALDI stores only have some produce pre-packaged. 
Nearly all has a bar-code sticker however. I notice that it's the things sold 
by weight rather than by the piece, two-fer or three-fer that is packaged. I 
don't get much in the way of produce - except they had a killer deal on 
muskmelons ($1.50 ea) last week. And I've never tried their fresh meats. The 
packaged meats I have essayed have been of good quality and excellent pricing. 
I also buy their house brand (Beaumont) coffee.


 DD> I have found Kroger to be of better quality than, say, Shop & Save or
 DD> Cub Foods. Just a decent M.O.R. stupormarkup with a pretty good house
 DD> brand line and a good meat section. They also are (in this are) a
 DD> Union operation.

 RH> The Kroger we shopped at in Savannah was decent; the one in WF was
 RH> dark, dirty and dingy. Their quality wasn't as good as the one in GA;
 RH> they closed a few years ago for lack of business. BTW, the local Food

Imagine that. Their (potential) customers voted with their feet.   Bv)=

 RH> Lion is remodeling, updating, making all stores have the same floor
 RH> plan/carry the same items. The local one had curved aisles; they're
 RH> being straightened out. (We were in there the other night looking for
 RH> bug repellant for Steve.) They're doing the remodel while staying open
 RH> for business by doing most of the work at night.

 DD> Publix, being a Florida based, SE regional chain is unfamiliar to me.

 RH> High quality, a bit pricier than some stores but worth it for the
 RH> quality and customer service. The latter is one thing they toot their
 RH> own horn on, a lot.

Rather like our Schnuk's and Hy-Vee. Hy-Vee pushes "A friendly smile in every 
aisle". But, their quality (both chains) is such that, like your take on 
Publix, their is less waste, better taste and overall better value. However, 
many don't know how to shop - buying strictly on price. They deserve that 
bargains that they get. The bad right along with the so-so.

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      Title: Chipotle Sour Cream Chicken Meal
 Categories: Poultry, Dairy, Chilies, Vegetables, Greens
      Yield: 8 servings

      8    Boned, skinned chicken
           - breast halves or thighs,
           (6 to 8 oz ea)
      1 c  Sour cream
      1 c  Bread crumbs
      1 ts Chipotle chile powder
           Salt & pepper
      8    Ears sweet corn; cooked
      8 c  Fresh spinach
      8 c  Red grapes

  Preheat oven to 350øF/175øC.

  Coat each chicken piece with sour cream.

  Stir together bread crumbs, chipotle, salt and pepper.
  Roll each chicken breast in breadcrumb mixture.

  Place in a greased 9" X 13" baking dish. Bake uncovered 20
  to 25 minutes. Serve with corn, spinach and grapes.

  Serves: 8

  Recipe from: http://www.hy-vee.com/meal-solutions

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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