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I miss...getting fish that isn't blackened or covered in Cajun spices.
No kidding! What is it with blackened fish anyway? Even the upscale places in Da Lou tend to coat fish unnecessarily with either of those. I mean, I don't mind Cajun seasoning where it belongs--in New Orleans and bayou country. They know how to do it right.
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We do have amazing farmers markets here in Austin and meat markets too so we really are lucky when it comes to food.
Yup, great local produce in season and terrific meats at reasonable prices certainly are advantages to living in the Central U.S.
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This is a very interesting conversation. I must say I am happy to see that most of us do NOT shop Walmart. I consider them the "bully" on the grocery store playground. I shop at Kroger and our local independent Thriftee. Thriftee has great meat and is less than 2 miles from my house. They just don't have good produce nor the variety that Kroger has. We live in a tiny town outside of a small city in the outskirts of Houston. The small city is rated very low on the retail scale. Most of the grocery stores are very low end so I usually drive to another town for big grocery shopping. Texas people will understand when I say that HEB put a Joe V's store here - hate it! Rumor has it that we are getting a big HEB and a nice Kroger.
I use Walmart mostly as a convenience store for food shopping. If I happen to be going there, I may pick up some canned goods or the odd produce if it looks any good. The produce at Walmarts near us typically is nowhere near as fresh or flavorful as that at the local chain, Dierbergs, where I do most of our food buying.
Dierbergs has such a lot of gluten-free foods, which I need, and a good quality, varied selection of produce, organic and conventional, that it usually doesn't pay for me to drive the 20-some miles to Whole Foods or Lucky's.
It's rather funny to me that I've become so resistant to driving 20-30 miles to specific food stores. Living in a rural area of Kansas for about 20 years, it was nothing to drive that far to get to a nice-sized market. In fact, a few times, I turned around and drove back when I'd forgotten something essential.
We had tiny groceries in the little towns where I lived that often had produce well past its prime. Avocados, for instance, were typically so squishy that I knew the inside would be more brown than green. EEEEW!
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We shop Kroger mostly. We also go to Marsh (it's local). Sometimes, if it's more convenient while I'm out running errands, I'll go to our local Super Target. During the summer, I try to hit the local farmer's markets, and sometimes I'll make the trip into Indy to get stuff from the Farmer's Market (it's a huge building downtown with small booths, some are specialty foods).
For certain meats or cuts of meats (like bacon hamburgers or ground lamb or rack of lamb), we go to a local butcher.
And, rarely, we'll hit Whole Foods (or, as someone on the boards has called it - Whole Paycheck!), Fresh Market, or some other trendy little 'all natural' place. Or, the kosher butcher a couple of towns over - YUM!
I never realized I get my food from so many sources.
Too funny - I was just getting ready to type that I shop either at Kroger, or Marsh...a local store. Must be a Southern Ohio/Indiana thing? Here I thought it was a Mom & Pop store. Did you know the Marsh in my development had the first "scan" machine in the United States? Useless trivia
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I use Shoprite delivery. For $11.95 they shop for you, call if they have questions, deliver and bring the groceries in the house. They are always running promotions such as spend $200 and receive $25 off your purchase which covers the delivery cost.
Since we live in the country, the nearest grocery store is a 30 minute ride. I would waste a weekend day shopping. I figured out how to shop the sales and use coupons for the best values.
I continue to purchase meat from a local farm.
Canned things, milk, crescent rolls, chips, cheese, etc (NO PRODUCE though!) I usually buy from Aldi. Most of everything else I buy from Food Lion and occasionally WM, although I try to avoid WM as much as I can. (I swear the kids get sick everytime we go in that store, no matter how much I wipe down the buggy!!) I just spend waaaaaaay to much when I go to WM, and their produce just doesn't seem to be as fresh imo.
In my town - there's a teeny little store called Mac's Market. I use it as seldom as possible, it's NOT good.
If I travel to the nearest real store, I can go to Shaw's in Lancaster or Littleton. That's where I do the bulk of my shopping on a regular basis. Littleton is by far better than Lancaster, because they do have some small competition. I pay 50 cents to a dollar more for the same exact items in Lancaster, when they aren't on sale. I guess each store sets its own pricing.
If I make the trip to Littleton - I can go to Walmart for dry goods, but it isn't a "Super Walmart" so they don't have any meats, produce etc. I haven't ever been impressed by the fresh foods in Walmart anyway. They are in the same area as Shaw's so I usually hit both.
I do get some items at the Littleton Co-op. It's a healthier choice - but they don't have most items. Lots of local and organic produce, and better quality on meats and bakery items.
Lastly - we have Big Papa's Fruit Stand - only open Thursday - Sat at noon, but they bring up truckloads of stuff from the Boston market - yummy! You never know what they will have, but it's a nice change from the hum-drum of Shaw's.
It's not worth it often now that I have a more "empty nest," but if I travel south about an hour and twenty minutes, I can go to a Market Basket - my favorite!!! There is also a BJ's near the MB, and I do still have my card, though I may give it up soon. If I'm traveling south for a visit, as I often do, I'll stop at one or both.
One of the reason's I avoid Shaw's is their pricing. There is one in the "inner city" area of Nashua. It charges more for fruits and veggies than the other suburban Shaw's. I have picked up something on my way to work and then stopped after court only to find the same item a dollar more.
Don't you have Hannaford nearby? When my son worked in Thornton, that was his choice
I wish there were. The nearest Hannaford's is 55 minutes south in Plymouth. The savings isn't worth the drive. The Littleton Shaw's isn't too bad - they have some competition from Walmart and the Co-op.
It's the price you pay for living in a rural community.
I guess my son was a bit south of you and right on the highway so Hannaford was easiest for him. He loved his summers at Hubbard Brook but we all have to grow up and get real jobs.
We typically shop at Fred Meyers (aka Kroger), Costco and Sam's Club. Occasionally we will pick something up from Carrs (aka Safeway). Walmart isn't our first choice, especially for produce and meat.
There is a local store, New Sagaya that has awesome seafood, but they can be pricey. In the summer we like to stock up on fish by catching our own and freezing it for winter. Unfortunely as much as my DH loves to fish, he's not so great on the catching part!!
Plus the local farmer's markets have some wonderful veggies, but our growing season can be quite short, although with the long daylight hours, you can end up with some massive veggies. Guess I best figure out the best way to preserve these for later in the season.
I just wish my DH was a hunter....I would love to have a freezer full of moose!!
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(well, except for the wine because I live in stupid Pennsylvania,)
Okay, as I have never been to Pennsylvania, can you explain why this is an issue?
We have lots of "Dry" or "Damp" villages here in Alaska, is it the same type of situation??
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In Pennsylvania you have to go to a bottle shop or distributor for beer and a liquor store for wine and liquors. You can not buy these things at the grocery store or a gas station. They are all state run too so all the prices are the same as far as I know...
In Pennsylvania you have to go to a bottle shop or distributor for beer and a liquor store for wine and liquors. You can not buy these things at the grocery store or a gas station. They are all state run too so all the prices are the same as far as I know...
That's the way it is here in Alaska too, so it isn't an odd thing to me. I find it odd to see alcohol on sale at grocery stores when we vacation out of state. Except they aren't state run.
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