Aldi

"Victor Sack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

ravenlynne said:

Victor Sack said:

ravenlynne <[email hidden]> wrote:

> Usually I have to go to the
> ATM to get cash so that I can go and buy euro so that I can go rent a
> cart

Why don't you use a plastic chip instead of a coin? I always do. One
cannot spend a plastic chip, so it is always there.

What sort of plastic chip?

A coin-like piece of plastic (or very occasionally metal) of the exact
diameter of the needed coin (used to be 1 DM, now 1 euro, which are
exactly the same size). It is usually thinner than the coin, as
thickness apparently does not matter. The things are given out free by
a lot of organisations, including groceries and supermarkets, often as a
promotion. I have a boatload of them. One, from a bank, a metal one,
says "175 years (of the bank)". Cart coin mechanisms may differ, but
all require the same coin and are invariably mechanical, not electronic
or optical, so any coin-like round thing of the needed diameter works.

One of the stores I rarely shopped at in NY had "keys" for the carts.
Sounds like what you describe. I can't recall now if we had to pay for them
or if they gave them to us for free. I do know you had to register with the
store and get a shopping card to get the key. Otherwise you had to use a
quarter.

Lou Decruss said:

Sarah Gray said:

Heh. I have a notebook where I have the best "regular" prices on pretty
much anything I might care to purchase, grocery-wise. 75% of it is Aldi.

Your menu must be quite limited then.

Lou

hmmm.. off the top of my head:

Pizza, lasagna, baked/sauteed salmon/perch fillets,
chicken/beef/pork/shrimp stir fries, sauteed boneless chicken
breast(scallopini, piccata)grilled/broiled steak, macaroni and cheese
casserole, spaghetti (bolognese and marinara), frittatas with various
vegetables, baked chicken(lemon and herb, "BBQ", oven fried),
chicken/turkey soup with noodles/matzah balls/rice, vegetable soup, ham
and bean soup, chili, hamburgers, chicken/pork/shrimp fried rice, "BBQ"
pork western ribs, hot dogs, Italian sausages, pot roast, beef stew,
baked ziti, "pasta bake" with rotini and zucchini and peppers and
mozzarella, homemade chicken nuggets and strips, chicken/beef/turkey pot
pie, roast turkey, roast chicken, chicken Kiev, beef/chicken/bean tacos,
bowtie pasta with pork sausage and greens, stuffed peppers, <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64129172@N00/873514516/in/set-72157600957324825/">eggs
in purgatory</a> , ravioli(frozen, not homemade), rice and beans with
chicken/pork, pork chops, pork loin roast, pork/beef "BBQ" sandwiches,
meatballs, fried chicken, egg-sausage-bacon-potato-pancake breakfast
food for dinner, etc. etc. etc.

Each of these things is a complete dinner, if you add rice, potatoes, or
another starchy thing, and a vegetable, a salad, and fruit for dessert.
I'll make a batch of cookies or a pie or a cake a few times a month for
fun. We eat yogurt, cereal or oatmeal, and fruit for breakfast. I make
sandwiches and take fruit and raw vegetables for lunch; I take leftovers
if there are any. Weekend lunches might largely depend on canned soup
and boxed macaroni and cheese, but I don't think a small amount of junk
food is so horrible.
These are just regular kind of things that I don't need to look up
recipes for (except maybe, for the pizza and biscuit dough, and pie
crust, and snacky baked goods). It might not be fancy food, but I think
two month's worth of dinners is variety enough.

--

Sarah Gray

Lou Decruss said:

Sarah Gray said:

Heh. I have a notebook where I have the best "regular" prices on pretty
much anything I might care to purchase, grocery-wise. 75% of it is Aldi.

Your menu must be quite limited then.

Lou

hmmm.. off the top of my head:

Pizza, lasagna, baked/sauteed salmon/perch fillets,
chicken/beef/pork/shrimp stir fries, sauteed boneless chicken
breast(scallopini, piccata)grilled/broiled steak, macaroni and cheese
casserole, spaghetti (bolognese and marinara), frittatas with various
vegetables, baked chicken(lemon and herb, "BBQ", oven fried),
chicken/turkey soup with noodles/matzah balls/rice, vegetable soup, ham
and bean soup, chili, hamburgers, chicken/pork/shrimp fried rice, "BBQ"
pork western ribs, hot dogs, Italian sausages, pot roast, beef stew,
baked ziti, "pasta bake" with rotini and zucchini and peppers and
mozzarella, homemade chicken nuggets and strips, chicken/beef/turkey pot
pie, roast turkey, roast chicken, chicken Kiev, beef/chicken/bean tacos,
bowtie pasta with pork sausage and greens, stuffed peppers, <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64129172@N00/873514516/in/set-72157600957324825/">eggs
in purgatory</a> , ravioli(frozen, not homemade), rice and beans with
chicken/pork, pork chops, pork loin roast, pork/beef "BBQ" sandwiches,
meatballs, fried chicken, egg-sausage-bacon-potato-pancake breakfast
food for dinner, etc. etc. etc.

Each of these things is a complete dinner, if you add rice, potatoes, or
another starchy thing, and a vegetable, a salad, and fruit for dessert.
I'll make a batch of cookies or a pie or a cake a few times a month for
fun. We eat yogurt, cereal or oatmeal, and fruit for breakfast. I make
sandwiches and take fruit and raw vegetables for lunch; I take leftovers
if there are any. Weekend lunches might largely depend on canned soup
and boxed macaroni and cheese, but I don't think a small amount of junk
food is so horrible.
These are just regular kind of things that I don't need to look up
recipes for (except maybe, for the pizza and biscuit dough, and pie
crust, and snacky baked goods). It might not be fancy food, but I think
two month's worth of dinners is variety enough.

--

Sarah Gray

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Steve Pope) said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Plastic chip? For the cart?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Steve

Quoted message said:

Same size as the coin. I've got one.

In the states you'd be charged with shopping cart theft
if you tried to jinro a cart stand mechanism.

In the past two weeks, there was one guy apprehended for
stealing a donut, another for stealing 10 jelly beans (which
he claimed was a legitimate sample). Either pales compared
to an entire shopping cart.

(Nobody ever claimed we were civilized.)

Do you live in Bezerkeley?

No offense, my daughter lives there.

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Steve Pope) said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Plastic chip? For the cart?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Steve

Quoted message said:

Same size as the coin. I've got one.

In the states you'd be charged with shopping cart theft
if you tried to jinro a cart stand mechanism.

In the past two weeks, there was one guy apprehended for
stealing a donut, another for stealing 10 jelly beans (which
he claimed was a legitimate sample). Either pales compared
to an entire shopping cart.

(Nobody ever claimed we were civilized.)

Do you live in Bezerkeley?

No offense, my daughter lives there.

cybercat said:

"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I agree completely. Most of the meat and poultry I buy is marked down
stuff that I freeze immediately. I normally wouldn't buy from Aldi

(except

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

frozen goose breast if they did that).

I noticed whole frozen geese there yesterday at an excellent price. How do
you
do your goose?

Well, first you pull it's pants down...

--
Best
Greg

"I am smarter than you think I am"
- Maryanne "Loafhead" Kehoe to me
in alt.gossip.celebrities

cybercat said:

"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I agree completely. Most of the meat and poultry I buy is marked down
stuff that I freeze immediately. I normally wouldn't buy from Aldi

(except

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

frozen goose breast if they did that).

I noticed whole frozen geese there yesterday at an excellent price. How do
you
do your goose?

Well, first you pull it's pants down...

--
Best
Greg

"I am smarter than you think I am"
- Maryanne "Loafhead" Kehoe to me
in alt.gossip.celebrities

cybercat said:

"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I agree completely. Most of the meat and poultry I buy is marked down
stuff that I freeze immediately. I normally wouldn't buy from Aldi (except
frozen goose breast if they did that).

I noticed whole frozen geese there yesterday at an excellent price.

I was at Aldi today, but I did not see any goose, but I noticed the 7.99
ducklings. I'll have to watch out for that next fall 🙂 I was with a
friend who I have been bugging to at least check it out. He was not too
optimistic, as he is limited as to what he can cook by not having a
proper stove/oven or full freezer in his apartment, but he sometimes
uses his downstairs neighbor's (a friend; he has a key.)kitchen. He was
happy to see three-pound bags of hot dogs, frozen chicken, instant
mashed potatoes, rice, pasta and "bisquick" way cheaper than his local
supermarket, but he also is sharing a car with his friend right now, and
there is not an Aldi real close to where they live.

--

Sarah Gray

cybercat said:

"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I agree completely. Most of the meat and poultry I buy is marked down
stuff that I freeze immediately. I normally wouldn't buy from Aldi (except
frozen goose breast if they did that).

I noticed whole frozen geese there yesterday at an excellent price.

I was at Aldi today, but I did not see any goose, but I noticed the 7.99
ducklings. I'll have to watch out for that next fall 🙂 I was with a
friend who I have been bugging to at least check it out. He was not too
optimistic, as he is limited as to what he can cook by not having a
proper stove/oven or full freezer in his apartment, but he sometimes
uses his downstairs neighbor's (a friend; he has a key.)kitchen. He was
happy to see three-pound bags of hot dogs, frozen chicken, instant
mashed potatoes, rice, pasta and "bisquick" way cheaper than his local
supermarket, but he also is sharing a car with his friend right now, and
there is not an Aldi real close to where they live.

--

Sarah Gray

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:39:04 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Lou Decruss said:

Sarah Gray said:

Heh. I have a notebook where I have the best "regular" prices on pretty
much anything I might care to purchase, grocery-wise. 75% of it is Aldi.

Your menu must be quite limited then.

Lou

hmmm.. off the top of my head:

Pizza, lasagna, baked/sauteed salmon/perch fillets,
chicken/beef/pork/shrimp stir fries, sauteed boneless chicken
breast(scallopini, piccata)grilled/broiled steak, macaroni and cheese
casserole, spaghetti (bolognese and marinara), frittatas with various
vegetables, baked chicken(lemon and herb, "BBQ", oven fried),
chicken/turkey soup with noodles/matzah balls/rice, vegetable soup, ham
and bean soup, chili, hamburgers, chicken/pork/shrimp fried rice, "BBQ"
pork western ribs, hot dogs, Italian sausages, pot roast, beef stew,
baked ziti, "pasta bake" with rotini and zucchini and peppers and
mozzarella, homemade chicken nuggets and strips, chicken/beef/turkey pot
pie, roast turkey, roast chicken, chicken Kiev, beef/chicken/bean tacos,
bowtie pasta with pork sausage and greens, stuffed peppers, <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64129172@N00/873514516/in/set-72157600957324825/">eggs
in purgatory</a> , ravioli(frozen, not homemade), rice and beans with
chicken/pork, pork chops, pork loin roast, pork/beef "BBQ" sandwiches,
meatballs, fried chicken, egg-sausage-bacon-potato-pancake breakfast
food for dinner, etc. etc. etc.

Each of these things is a complete dinner, if you add rice, potatoes, or
another starchy thing, and a vegetable, a salad, and fruit for dessert.
I'll make a batch of cookies or a pie or a cake a few times a month for
fun. We eat yogurt, cereal or oatmeal, and fruit for breakfast. I make
sandwiches and take fruit and raw vegetables for lunch; I take leftovers
if there are any. Weekend lunches might largely depend on canned soup
and boxed macaroni and cheese, but I don't think a small amount of junk
food is so horrible.
These are just regular kind of things that I don't need to look up
recipes for (except maybe, for the pizza and biscuit dough, and pie
crust, and snacky baked goods). It might not be fancy food, but I think
two month's worth of dinners is variety enough.

You need a life if you typed that up for a newsgroup. Was that your
shopping list?

Lou

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:39:04 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Lou Decruss said:

Sarah Gray said:

Heh. I have a notebook where I have the best "regular" prices on pretty
much anything I might care to purchase, grocery-wise. 75% of it is Aldi.

Your menu must be quite limited then.

Lou

hmmm.. off the top of my head:

Pizza, lasagna, baked/sauteed salmon/perch fillets,
chicken/beef/pork/shrimp stir fries, sauteed boneless chicken
breast(scallopini, piccata)grilled/broiled steak, macaroni and cheese
casserole, spaghetti (bolognese and marinara), frittatas with various
vegetables, baked chicken(lemon and herb, "BBQ", oven fried),
chicken/turkey soup with noodles/matzah balls/rice, vegetable soup, ham
and bean soup, chili, hamburgers, chicken/pork/shrimp fried rice, "BBQ"
pork western ribs, hot dogs, Italian sausages, pot roast, beef stew,
baked ziti, "pasta bake" with rotini and zucchini and peppers and
mozzarella, homemade chicken nuggets and strips, chicken/beef/turkey pot
pie, roast turkey, roast chicken, chicken Kiev, beef/chicken/bean tacos,
bowtie pasta with pork sausage and greens, stuffed peppers, <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64129172@N00/873514516/in/set-72157600957324825/">eggs
in purgatory</a> , ravioli(frozen, not homemade), rice and beans with
chicken/pork, pork chops, pork loin roast, pork/beef "BBQ" sandwiches,
meatballs, fried chicken, egg-sausage-bacon-potato-pancake breakfast
food for dinner, etc. etc. etc.

Each of these things is a complete dinner, if you add rice, potatoes, or
another starchy thing, and a vegetable, a salad, and fruit for dessert.
I'll make a batch of cookies or a pie or a cake a few times a month for
fun. We eat yogurt, cereal or oatmeal, and fruit for breakfast. I make
sandwiches and take fruit and raw vegetables for lunch; I take leftovers
if there are any. Weekend lunches might largely depend on canned soup
and boxed macaroni and cheese, but I don't think a small amount of junk
food is so horrible.
These are just regular kind of things that I don't need to look up
recipes for (except maybe, for the pizza and biscuit dough, and pie
crust, and snacky baked goods). It might not be fancy food, but I think
two month's worth of dinners is variety enough.

You need a life if you typed that up for a newsgroup. Was that your
shopping list?

Lou

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:02:26 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

cybercat said:

"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I agree completely. Most of the meat and poultry I buy is marked down
stuff that I freeze immediately. I normally wouldn't buy from Aldi (except
frozen goose breast if they did that).

I noticed whole frozen geese there yesterday at an excellent price.

I was at Aldi today, but I did not see any goose, but I noticed the 7.99
ducklings. I'll have to watch out for that next fall 🙂 I was with a
friend who I have been bugging to at least check it out. He was not too
optimistic, as he is limited as to what he can cook by not having a
proper stove/oven or full freezer in his apartment, but he sometimes
uses his downstairs neighbor's (a friend; he has a key.)kitchen. He was
happy to see three-pound bags of hot dogs, frozen chicken, instant
mashed potatoes, rice, pasta and "bisquick" way cheaper than his local
supermarket, but he also is sharing a car with his friend right now, and
there is not an Aldi real close to where they live.

Sounds like your friends are crack heads

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:02:26 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

cybercat said:

"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I agree completely. Most of the meat and poultry I buy is marked down
stuff that I freeze immediately. I normally wouldn't buy from Aldi (except
frozen goose breast if they did that).

I noticed whole frozen geese there yesterday at an excellent price.

I was at Aldi today, but I did not see any goose, but I noticed the 7.99
ducklings. I'll have to watch out for that next fall 🙂 I was with a
friend who I have been bugging to at least check it out. He was not too
optimistic, as he is limited as to what he can cook by not having a
proper stove/oven or full freezer in his apartment, but he sometimes
uses his downstairs neighbor's (a friend; he has a key.)kitchen. He was
happy to see three-pound bags of hot dogs, frozen chicken, instant
mashed potatoes, rice, pasta and "bisquick" way cheaper than his local
supermarket, but he also is sharing a car with his friend right now, and
there is not an Aldi real close to where they live.

Sounds like your friends are crack heads

Lou Decruss said:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:39:04 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Lou Decruss said:

On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:05:28 -0500, Sarah Gray
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> Heh. I have a notebook where I have the best "regular" prices on pretty
> much anything I might care to purchase, grocery-wise. 75% of it is Aldi.
Your menu must be quite limited then.

Lou

hmmm.. off the top of my head:

Pizza, lasagna, baked/sauteed salmon/perch fillets,
chicken/beef/pork/shrimp stir fries, sauteed boneless chicken
breast(scallopini, piccata)grilled/broiled steak, macaroni and cheese
casserole, spaghetti (bolognese and marinara), frittatas with various
vegetables, baked chicken(lemon and herb, "BBQ", oven fried),
chicken/turkey soup with noodles/matzah balls/rice, vegetable soup, ham
and bean soup, chili, hamburgers, chicken/pork/shrimp fried rice, "BBQ"
pork western ribs, hot dogs, Italian sausages, pot roast, beef stew,
baked ziti, "pasta bake" with rotini and zucchini and peppers and
mozzarella, homemade chicken nuggets and strips, chicken/beef/turkey pot
pie, roast turkey, roast chicken, chicken Kiev, beef/chicken/bean tacos,
bowtie pasta with pork sausage and greens, stuffed peppers, <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64129172@N00/873514516/in/set-72157600957324825/">eggs
in purgatory</a> , ravioli(frozen, not homemade), rice and beans with
chicken/pork, pork chops, pork loin roast, pork/beef "BBQ" sandwiches,
meatballs, fried chicken, egg-sausage-bacon-potato-pancake breakfast
food for dinner, etc. etc. etc.

Each of these things is a complete dinner, if you add rice, potatoes, or
another starchy thing, and a vegetable, a salad, and fruit for dessert.
I'll make a batch of cookies or a pie or a cake a few times a month for
fun. We eat yogurt, cereal or oatmeal, and fruit for breakfast. I make
sandwiches and take fruit and raw vegetables for lunch; I take leftovers
if there are any. Weekend lunches might largely depend on canned soup
and boxed macaroni and cheese, but I don't think a small amount of junk
food is so horrible.
These are just regular kind of things that I don't need to look up
recipes for (except maybe, for the pizza and biscuit dough, and pie
crust, and snacky baked goods). It might not be fancy food, but I think
two month's worth of dinners is variety enough.

You need a life if you typed that up for a newsgroup. Was that your
shopping list?

Lou

True, I don't have a very exciting life. No. I don't buy many prepared
foods.

You said one could not have a varied diet if i bought 75% of my
groceries at Aldi... I guess I could have been less specific 🙂

--

Sarah Gray

Lou Decruss said:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:39:04 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Lou Decruss said:

On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:05:28 -0500, Sarah Gray
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> Heh. I have a notebook where I have the best "regular" prices on pretty
> much anything I might care to purchase, grocery-wise. 75% of it is Aldi.
Your menu must be quite limited then.

Lou

hmmm.. off the top of my head:

Pizza, lasagna, baked/sauteed salmon/perch fillets,
chicken/beef/pork/shrimp stir fries, sauteed boneless chicken
breast(scallopini, piccata)grilled/broiled steak, macaroni and cheese
casserole, spaghetti (bolognese and marinara), frittatas with various
vegetables, baked chicken(lemon and herb, "BBQ", oven fried),
chicken/turkey soup with noodles/matzah balls/rice, vegetable soup, ham
and bean soup, chili, hamburgers, chicken/pork/shrimp fried rice, "BBQ"
pork western ribs, hot dogs, Italian sausages, pot roast, beef stew,
baked ziti, "pasta bake" with rotini and zucchini and peppers and
mozzarella, homemade chicken nuggets and strips, chicken/beef/turkey pot
pie, roast turkey, roast chicken, chicken Kiev, beef/chicken/bean tacos,
bowtie pasta with pork sausage and greens, stuffed peppers, <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64129172@N00/873514516/in/set-72157600957324825/">eggs
in purgatory</a> , ravioli(frozen, not homemade), rice and beans with
chicken/pork, pork chops, pork loin roast, pork/beef "BBQ" sandwiches,
meatballs, fried chicken, egg-sausage-bacon-potato-pancake breakfast
food for dinner, etc. etc. etc.

Each of these things is a complete dinner, if you add rice, potatoes, or
another starchy thing, and a vegetable, a salad, and fruit for dessert.
I'll make a batch of cookies or a pie or a cake a few times a month for
fun. We eat yogurt, cereal or oatmeal, and fruit for breakfast. I make
sandwiches and take fruit and raw vegetables for lunch; I take leftovers
if there are any. Weekend lunches might largely depend on canned soup
and boxed macaroni and cheese, but I don't think a small amount of junk
food is so horrible.
These are just regular kind of things that I don't need to look up
recipes for (except maybe, for the pizza and biscuit dough, and pie
crust, and snacky baked goods). It might not be fancy food, but I think
two month's worth of dinners is variety enough.

You need a life if you typed that up for a newsgroup. Was that your
shopping list?

Lou

True, I don't have a very exciting life. No. I don't buy many prepared
foods.

You said one could not have a varied diet if i bought 75% of my
groceries at Aldi... I guess I could have been less specific 🙂

--

Sarah Gray

Lou Decruss said:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:02:26 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

cybercat said:

"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote
> I agree completely. Most of the meat and poultry I buy is marked down
> stuff that I freeze immediately. I normally wouldn't buy from Aldi (except
> frozen goose breast if they did that).
>
I noticed whole frozen geese there yesterday at an excellent price.

I was at Aldi today, but I did not see any goose, but I noticed the 7.99
ducklings. I'll have to watch out for that next fall 🙂 I was with a
friend who I have been bugging to at least check it out. He was not too
optimistic, as he is limited as to what he can cook by not having a
proper stove/oven or full freezer in his apartment, but he sometimes
uses his downstairs neighbor's (a friend; he has a key.)kitchen. He was
happy to see three-pound bags of hot dogs, frozen chicken, instant
mashed potatoes, rice, pasta and "bisquick" way cheaper than his local
supermarket, but he also is sharing a car with his friend right now, and
there is not an Aldi real close to where they live.

Sounds like your friends are crack heads

heh, just broke. You choose your friends by how much money they make?

--

Sarah Gray

Lou Decruss said:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:02:26 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

cybercat said:

"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote
> I agree completely. Most of the meat and poultry I buy is marked down
> stuff that I freeze immediately. I normally wouldn't buy from Aldi (except
> frozen goose breast if they did that).
>
I noticed whole frozen geese there yesterday at an excellent price.

I was at Aldi today, but I did not see any goose, but I noticed the 7.99
ducklings. I'll have to watch out for that next fall 🙂 I was with a
friend who I have been bugging to at least check it out. He was not too
optimistic, as he is limited as to what he can cook by not having a
proper stove/oven or full freezer in his apartment, but he sometimes
uses his downstairs neighbor's (a friend; he has a key.)kitchen. He was
happy to see three-pound bags of hot dogs, frozen chicken, instant
mashed potatoes, rice, pasta and "bisquick" way cheaper than his local
supermarket, but he also is sharing a car with his friend right now, and
there is not an Aldi real close to where they live.

Sounds like your friends are crack heads

heh, just broke. You choose your friends by how much money they make?

--

Sarah Gray

"Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Lou Decruss said:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:39:04 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:05:28 -0500, Sarah Gray
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>> Heh. I have a notebook where I have the best "regular" prices on
>> pretty much anything I might care to purchase, grocery-wise. 75% of it
>> is Aldi.
> Your menu must be quite limited then.
>
>
> Lou
>
>
>
hmmm.. off the top of my head:

Pizza, lasagna, baked/sauteed salmon/perch fillets,
chicken/beef/pork/shrimp stir fries, sauteed boneless chicken
breast(scallopini, piccata)grilled/broiled steak, macaroni and cheese
casserole, spaghetti (bolognese and marinara), frittatas with various
vegetables, baked chicken(lemon and herb, "BBQ", oven fried),
chicken/turkey soup with noodles/matzah balls/rice, vegetable soup, ham
and bean soup, chili, hamburgers, chicken/pork/shrimp fried rice, "BBQ"
pork western ribs, hot dogs, Italian sausages, pot roast, beef stew,
baked ziti, "pasta bake" with rotini and zucchini and peppers and
mozzarella, homemade chicken nuggets and strips, chicken/beef/turkey pot
pie, roast turkey, roast chicken, chicken Kiev, beef/chicken/bean tacos,
bowtie pasta with pork sausage and greens, stuffed peppers, <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64129172@N00/873514516/in/set-72157600957324825/">eggs
in purgatory</a> , ravioli(frozen, not homemade), rice and beans with
chicken/pork, pork chops, pork loin roast, pork/beef "BBQ" sandwiches,
meatballs, fried chicken, egg-sausage-bacon-potato-pancake breakfast
food for dinner, etc. etc. etc.

Each of these things is a complete dinner, if you add rice, potatoes, or
another starchy thing, and a vegetable, a salad, and fruit for dessert.
I'll make a batch of cookies or a pie or a cake a few times a month for
fun. We eat yogurt, cereal or oatmeal, and fruit for breakfast. I make
sandwiches and take fruit and raw vegetables for lunch; I take leftovers
if there are any. Weekend lunches might largely depend on canned soup
and boxed macaroni and cheese, but I don't think a small amount of junk
food is so horrible.
These are just regular kind of things that I don't need to look up
recipes for (except maybe, for the pizza and biscuit dough, and pie
crust, and snacky baked goods). It might not be fancy food, but I think
two month's worth of dinners is variety enough.

You need a life if you typed that up for a newsgroup. Was that your
shopping list?

Lou

True, I don't have a very exciting life. No. I don't buy many prepared
foods.

You said one could not have a varied diet if i bought 75% of my groceries
at Aldi... I guess I could have been less specific 🙂

But then this [censored] would have criticized you for that.

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Quoted message said:

Lou Decruss said:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:39:04 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:05:28 -0500, Sarah Gray
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>> Heh. I have a notebook where I have the best "regular" prices on
>> pretty much anything I might care to purchase, grocery-wise. 75% of it
>> is Aldi.
> Your menu must be quite limited then.
>
>
> Lou
>
>
>
hmmm.. off the top of my head:

Pizza, lasagna, baked/sauteed salmon/perch fillets,
chicken/beef/pork/shrimp stir fries, sauteed boneless chicken
breast(scallopini, piccata)grilled/broiled steak, macaroni and cheese
casserole, spaghetti (bolognese and marinara), frittatas with various
vegetables, baked chicken(lemon and herb, "BBQ", oven fried),
chicken/turkey soup with noodles/matzah balls/rice, vegetable soup, ham
and bean soup, chili, hamburgers, chicken/pork/shrimp fried rice, "BBQ"
pork western ribs, hot dogs, Italian sausages, pot roast, beef stew,
baked ziti, "pasta bake" with rotini and zucchini and peppers and
mozzarella, homemade chicken nuggets and strips, chicken/beef/turkey pot
pie, roast turkey, roast chicken, chicken Kiev, beef/chicken/bean tacos,
bowtie pasta with pork sausage and greens, stuffed peppers, <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64129172@N00/873514516/in/set-72157600957324825/">eggs
in purgatory</a> , ravioli(frozen, not homemade), rice and beans with
chicken/pork, pork chops, pork loin roast, pork/beef "BBQ" sandwiches,
meatballs, fried chicken, egg-sausage-bacon-potato-pancake breakfast
food for dinner, etc. etc. etc.

Each of these things is a complete dinner, if you add rice, potatoes, or
another starchy thing, and a vegetable, a salad, and fruit for dessert.
I'll make a batch of cookies or a pie or a cake a few times a month for
fun. We eat yogurt, cereal or oatmeal, and fruit for breakfast. I make
sandwiches and take fruit and raw vegetables for lunch; I take leftovers
if there are any. Weekend lunches might largely depend on canned soup
and boxed macaroni and cheese, but I don't think a small amount of junk
food is so horrible.
These are just regular kind of things that I don't need to look up
recipes for (except maybe, for the pizza and biscuit dough, and pie
crust, and snacky baked goods). It might not be fancy food, but I think
two month's worth of dinners is variety enough.

You need a life if you typed that up for a newsgroup. Was that your
shopping list?

Lou

True, I don't have a very exciting life. No. I don't buy many prepared
foods.

You said one could not have a varied diet if i bought 75% of my groceries
at Aldi... I guess I could have been less specific 🙂

But then this [censored] would have criticized you for that.

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Quoted message said:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:02:26 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

cybercat said:

"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote
> I agree completely. Most of the meat and poultry I buy is marked down
> stuff that I freeze immediately. I normally wouldn't buy from Aldi
> (except
> frozen goose breast if they did that).
>
I noticed whole frozen geese there yesterday at an excellent price.

I was at Aldi today, but I did not see any goose, but I noticed the 7.99
ducklings. I'll have to watch out for that next fall 🙂 I was with a
friend who I have been bugging to at least check it out. He was not too
optimistic, as he is limited as to what he can cook by not having a
proper stove/oven or full freezer in his apartment, but he sometimes
uses his downstairs neighbor's (a friend; he has a key.)kitchen. He was
happy to see three-pound bags of hot dogs, frozen chicken, instant
mashed potatoes, rice, pasta and "bisquick" way cheaper than his local
supermarket, but he also is sharing a car with his friend right now, and
there is not an Aldi real close to where they live.

Sounds like your friends are crack heads

No, [censored], they're just YOUNG.

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