Fred said:Nope - she'd do it anyway (G) She was a total bikie for
years before finally buying a car. She still runs lots of
errands on the bike. But your's is located in a less than
optimal location. Ours is already on a bike route we use
- also about 5 miles away but we can avoid most heavily
traveled routes. Can't buy too much frozen or cold stuff
if it is too warm - we've done it. (G)
On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:28:14 -0600, Joyce
<[email hidden]> wrote:
>I noticed out Costco has a gas station also. Probably
>would be a good place to go, since current talk is that
>gas prices will reach $3/gallon here, by summer. No way
>am I even considering biking to our Costco, adding a
>kiddie trailer could have some horrid results. It's
>probably only 5 miles or so, but the only way to get
>there is to ride on the heavily congested 6 lane road.
>No sidewalks, and I'm not considering taking the middle
>suicide lane. <G> To exit the store if needing to go
>west (left turn), traffic is rerouted through another
>shopping area in order to get to a traffic light. It is
>a mess. I think this might even change your fanatical
>friends mind. <G>
>
>Joyce
>
>On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 08:55:13 -0800, Fred
><[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>>Okay, maybe a rainy day trip to Costco - especially now
>>that I can get gas there with my new debit card (G)
>>Hmm, unless I can convince a friend we should bike
>>there. She keeps threatening to buy a bike-kiddy
>>trailer to haul shopping purchases, particularly, a
>>case of talking rain bottled water home from costco.
>>She is a biking fanatic
>>(G)
>>
>>On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:03:38 -0600, Joyce
>><[email hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>>I noticed last week that my TJ's also did not have any
>>>swordfish available. Didn't think about it much at the
>>>time, but now wonder if maybe this is a seasonal type
>>>fish? Maybe it isn't as plentiful (or good) this time
>>>of year? I looked again at the tilapia at costco
>>>today, but took a pass. Every package appeared to have
>>>20 or more filets, just too much for even me to freeze
>>>and eat fairly quickly. Guess this will be one of
>>>those things that will be purchased from the fish
>>>store on an as needed/wanted basis. We did finally
>>>purchase the fresh tuna from costco today, was the
>>>best I have had and will definitely be purchased
>>>again. We found the smallest package they had - barely
>>>over a pound I think. Too much for one person, not
>>>really enough for two. There is a good hunk of it left
>>>in the fridge. Hub and I both agreed that next time we
>>>would purchase a larger quantity and freeze half.
>>>
>>>Joyce
>>>
>>>On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:17:56 -0800, Fred
>>><[email hidden]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm still new to a real freezer. But I would guess
>>>>that more tender fish items might not last as long as
>>>>some others. I keep hoping to find swordfish but
>>>>neither TJ's nor Costco has had any in a while.
>>>>
>>>>On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:14:54 -0600, Joyce
>>>><[email hidden]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I freeze most everything, just wasn't too sure how
>>>>>long the fish would keep in the freezer. These
>>>>>packages are soooooooooo huge - would be eating it
>>>>>for a long, long time. The salmon wasn't bad, ate
>>>>>half and froze the other half. But the tilapia
>>>>>looked like it had about 40 filets in it. Now that's
>>>>>a lot of fish. LOL
>>>>>
>>>>>Joyce
>>>>>
>>>>>On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:22:53 GMT, "Lesanne"
>>>>><[email hidden]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I freeze 🙂
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>>>>>>"]news:[email hidden]...
>>>>>>> On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:26:22 -0800, Fred
>>>>>>> <[email hidden]>
>>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:13:44 GMT, "Lesanne"
>>>>>>> ><[email hidden]> wrote:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >>oh my, I may be lucky. Since I am using the Sat
>>>>>>> >>morning WW weigh in
>>>>>>with
>>>>>>> >>clothes who knows.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >Ahhhhhhhhh, weighing in with clothes - what a
>>>>>>> >disadvantage (G)
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >Thanks for the recipe. Of course, this is
>>>>>>> >Costco. I could have a catfish feed for the
>>>>>>> >Democratic Party - oppsss (G)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> LOL! I was wondering about those larger
>>>>>>> quantities for a single person.
>>>>>>I
>>>>>>> purchased salmon the other day, ended up freezing
>>>>>>> half of it. I looked at
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>> tilapia, but there were so many filets in that
>>>>>>> package - would be wrapping forever, so passed it
>>>>>>> by. The scallops worked out well for us, quite a
>>>>>>few and
>>>>>>> very large - but also was feeding 3 people. I
>>>>>>> know the concept of these
>>>>>>stores is
>>>>>>> bulk, but I wish that items like these would be
>>>>>>> packaged a tad smaller.
>>>>>><G>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Joyce
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >>Regarding catfish. I cannot stand it unless it
>>>>>>> >>is fried, so what I do,
>>>>>>is
>>>>>>> >>mix up some cornmeal with a little flour, and
>>>>>>> >>some spices (a nice
>>>>>>seafood
>>>>>>> >>spice mix will do it, with about a tsp of sugar
>>>>>>> >>added) get it wet with eggwhite, dip or shake
>>>>>>> >>it in the spiced cornmeal mix, let it sit a bit
>>>>>>on a
>>>>>>> >>rack, and then spray a nonstick pan, then add
>>>>>>> >>about a tablespoon of
>>>>>>olive
>>>>>>> >>oil for our two servings, and pan fry the
>>>>>>> >>rascals in that. Very very
>>>>>>good,
>>>>>>> >>and not really fried. Catfish is so moist that
>>>>>>> >>other recipes are not all that great. Except
>>>>>>> >>veracruz style, you make a stir fry of fresh
>>>>>>> >>tomato, onion and bell
>>>>>>pepper,
>>>>>>> >>cook that down with seasoning (again seafood
>>>>>>> >>mix of some kind and a
>>>>>>pinch of
>>>>>>> >>sweet) then add the catfish filets after the
>>>>>>> >>sauce is cooked to your
>>>>>>liking,
>>>>>>> >>for just a minute to cook it, serve over bulgar
>>>>>>> >>or brown rice.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in
>>>>>>> >>message news:s0fc4014dv4smfvibm92i1eqaaorm24mr-
>>>>>>> >>[email hidden]...
>>>>>>> >>> Well, not bad but not good either.
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> UP: 1.2
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> A nice round: 160.0
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> Lesanne, this is your time - bask in it! (G)
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> And foolishly I went to Costco after the
>>>>>>> >>> meeting. Bought lobster chunks, dried mango
>>>>>>> >>> (my downfall) and flourescent bulbs (G)
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> Oh, yes, the standard pickled herring, raw
>>>>>>> >>> shrimp and this time, catfish - we shall see
>>>>>>> >>> how I like that stuff.
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> Catfish cooking suggestions - NOT DEEP FRIED!
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> Fred
>>>>>>> >>> 219.2/160./164.0 (Lifetime July 2003) Started
>>>>>>> >>> WW: Oct 29, 2002
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>
>>>>