tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post1493540214675679092..comments2024-03-23T21:38:31.368-04:00Comments on Coffee Tea Books and Me: Living the Pantry Lifestyle - Pantry ramblings this weekUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-9179729229660350802021-10-25T12:54:11.219-04:002021-10-25T12:54:11.219-04:00From the Grand Rapids area....
I just returned fr...From the Grand Rapids area....<br /><br />I just returned from a little more pantry stock up. Of serious note was the price of eggs at Aldi. About a month ago they were still around 69 a dozen. A week ago they were 99 cents. Today? $1.39! All in all at about 11 cents a piece, that is not horrible. Methinks we've been spoiled with really low prices. Their chicken prices were stable and their shelves are pretty full. <br /><br />I then went to Meijer (who has always been proud of their products and price them accordingly lol). They have a two pack limit of ground beef. There was almost no bacon. There is a four item limit on canned tomato products and some pastas. The pickle section was thin. The rice shelf was bare. <br /><br />I hit Walmart and Sams last week. Everything seemed to be in stock at Sams with no limitations. I noted the prices on trash bags....I'm guessing $3 more a box. My Walmart is usually thin on the best days. There was no AP flour at all. <br /><br />I usually can pick up 3# packs of bacon at Gordon Foods....Its usually $9.99 on sale or $11.99 normal price.....$14.99 now. I did add a 25# sack of their very good bread flour to the stash.<br /><br />A gal on Youtube mentioned that Augason Farms had shut down production until January because of lack of products. I did scarf up a big container of dehydrated potato slices which I'm splitting with my mother. <br /><br />I just am hoping that people remember the bare shelves from a year or so ago and have continued to keep a good supply put back. I'm afraid I'm being overly optimistic. <br /><br />Keep up the good message Brenda.....always timely and helpful!<br /><br />mdoe37https://www.blogger.com/profile/03019276985594142350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-46045266983930433652021-10-25T12:17:33.476-04:002021-10-25T12:17:33.476-04:00I think we’ve forgotten that meals can be simple a...I think we’ve forgotten that meals can be simple and still be good and satisfying. I like the idea of some simple sandwiches cut up and some some tea. That’d be a nice treat as a dinner/supper.<br /><br />I have that Time for Tea book. You likely influenced me to buy it before! Lol I like the simplicity of good foods shared with others.Deanna Rabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946588895797307347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-27986926765309908202021-10-24T14:55:28.508-04:002021-10-24T14:55:28.508-04:00Hi Brenda, I love your cozy chats. There are 2 ser...Hi Brenda, I love your cozy chats. There are 2 series on YouTube you may have already seen. I first saw them on pbs many years ago. <br />“ Wartime Kitchen and Garden” and “ WartimeFarm.” I have watched both many times and they are so wonderful for encouraging me to not waste and think outside the box. Those WW2 Brits were made of tough stuff! Blessings to you and yours, Dee PS be on the lookout for a package ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-86530618259256473432021-10-24T07:48:17.870-04:002021-10-24T07:48:17.870-04:00My mother is English and was born early in WWII. ...My mother is English and was born early in WWII. Rationing continued well into the fifties. Mum's family moved to Australia while rationing was still a thing. My grandmother trained as a pastry chef at the famous Betty Tea rooms. Mum says they were never hungry and her mother always did her very best to make great meals.<br /><br />We often have high tea. High tea is eaten at a table while tea or low tea is taken in more comfortable lounge chairs and people use a lower table. Mum's family high teas were very substantial as the main meal was eaten in the middle of the day and supper was eaten late at night. During the war years fish was not rationed so a fish supper was usual for her family.<br /><br />I was introduced to tea as a young child and my favourite meal over the Christmas was the high tea we had on Boxing Day. It suits our climate and the meal is not fraught with danger for me as I have egg and grain allergies and cannot have crustaceans for the same reason. Now my girls love a tea type meal.<br /><br />I like that tea can be very simple or dressed up. It is very much a ladies meal although my sons-in love enjoy hot scones on a Sunday. If those boys are here we go through a pot of homemade strawberry jam each meal.<br /><br />God bles.<br />Suzannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-5236598513527037732021-10-23T23:47:09.570-04:002021-10-23T23:47:09.570-04:00You have expressed a lot of what I've been thi...You have expressed a lot of what I've been thinking myself lately! I've been going through my cookbooks and checking online for vegetarian recipes to try since meat is getting to be very expensive. I now also add a can of lentils to every pound of ground beef I cook to stretch it further. Another thing I try to make more use of is canned fish like sardines - the good sockeye salmon that I'd normally buy has doubled in price in the past year so sardines it is!<br /><br />I'm glad of the cooler weather as I love to make soups and it is a great way to either stretch a meal or even at times BE the meal with maybe some nice bread and a bit of cheese. It's just me so I don't have to worry about anyone else and sometimes a cup of tea and a bit of toast is just fine and hits the spot. Like you I would now use a steak or even a chicken breast over two meals along with a salad or some extra veg. Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-60025446567278498932021-10-23T18:38:47.894-04:002021-10-23T18:38:47.894-04:00I have a very full freezer of meat plus a lot of c...I have a very full freezer of meat plus a lot of canned meat in the pantry. I need to add salmon or mackerel...I keep forgetting that! We do eat a lot of meat but my husband is a type 1 diabetic. He cannot eat grains pasta, starch....so much of the fillers that we traditionally use to stretch meat he cannot have. So I'm paying the high prices. <br /><br />But God knew we would have to pay these high prices. He provided us with the ability to pay off our debt over 20 yrs ago. We haven't had a mortgage payment since 1999. I asked my husband if I needed to change how we were eating some to save money but he says to keep doing what we're doing. <br /><br />One thing I notice about Ebay...the $900 doll...is that just because it's listed at that price does not mean someone is actually paying that. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305409125105992525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-30639483209517894072021-10-23T17:38:54.654-04:002021-10-23T17:38:54.654-04:00Oh I put Amazon on the no visit list some months a...Oh I put Amazon on the no visit list some months ago. Yes, I do miss it, but my pocketbook is doing better. Anything I wanted there is gone without. I was getting too spoiled. <br /><br />I have had some very interesting suppers. If I can, I combine lunch and supper for a meal around three. Today, I had crackers and peanut butter, a cup of milk, and an apple. It was perfectly satisfactory. <br /><br />As for Christmas...no shopping this year...cold, hard cash. The end. I am feeling a wee bit Scooge-like. We'll still have treats, music, games, and the tree. I will not have extra lights however. The electric bill is high enough. Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.com