Food thread

[KyleEl]

I found one more box of square crackers.

[KyleEl]

I ran out of store brand Andy Warhol soup. Or maybe I have more and didn't look hard enough. I decided on Spaghetti A to Z. I dropped what I use to get it out of the pot, and the tomato sauce got on the stove. It wasn't as hard to clean the bowl as I thought it would be, but the pot was harder.

I've got several more cans. I can only eat them on Friday because it's too hard to clean up on Wednesday when I'm not washing dishes.

[KyleEl]

Forgot to mention I got four more loaves of bread because it was on sale. I would have gotten two the previous week if I had bothered to stop at the store where I get points, but I concluded nothing that was on sale would still be. It all was, and I got it all when it was, meaning twice as much as I would have. And there was no problem.

I'm putting water in my mayonnaise bottles. It might not all get used, but I'll be closer to getting rid of it.

The turkey burgers had plenty of water when I turned them off. The pot had soup still in it from last week which was why I put more water than usual in it, hoping to get rid of it. I did. And then the frying pan had no water and was hard to clean.

[KyleEl]

I got store brand Andy Warhol soup but don't know where I put it. I needed to get rid of Spaghetti A to Z's. I need to turn the stove down next time because I burned it, and the taste was in nearly every bite even though there were only a few places where it turned black. Putting more water in the pot would have helped too. Cleaning the pot was difficult.

I may have put water in all the mayonnaise bottles that I could. It has been so long since I used Hellmann's that I was reluctant. The date on it was 2021. That takes care of that.

[KyleEl]

I burned my turkey burgers and it was very hard to clean up the mess. It wasn't that bad when I ate them, but once I know, it's too late to do anything.

We ate at the church yesterday.

I found the Andy Warhol soup and the glue traps for the mouse or mice but I don't know where to put any of them.

I broke a nail traying to open peanut butter. There's no sense in making jars so hard to open.

[KyleEl]

I'm not sure I can continue to eat at the hospital. In the one town where eating there is the cheapest option I was asked if I was a visitor or a patient. This time when I said I was going there to eat the person who was asking almost wouldn't let me in.

[KyleEl]

I turned the heat down on the stove and everything was fine with the turkey burgers.

I started on the candy I got with a coupon because there weren't enough green jelly beans.

I have four loaves of bread left and I'm worried they won't last, especially since I'm going to be in the mountains for several days.

[KyleEl]

I got two more loaves of bread so now I'm even more worried they won't last. I also got Sociables and Chicken in a Biskit but that may have been another day. I got Cheez-Its on sale, and twice as many because of the problem at the other store last time.

But this bread was free! I took along my new debit card so I would keep my account from being inactive. Too late! And I didn't bring along my other credit card because I don't want to take it to the mountains and have something happen to it. I took the debit card along so in case there was a problem I could go to the bank and get that fixed. I underestimated what problems there would be. I didn't bother to use the card in the morning but maybe that's a good thing. I would have spent so much time getting the problem solved. Which I did anyway. When I did use the card, I didn't have another card when it didn't work. I realize now I had cash. But then I wouldn't have had that cash for gas. Which I didn't get anyway. The grocery store gave me my groceries free (I should have gotten more!) even before the person on the phone said the store had the problem, not the bank. That's after they called the bank twice, first talking to an automated system, and when that didn't work, calling the branch. I was assured things were fine. They weren't. And it just so happens there's another branch in the town with the BP. Where they said the problem was my account was "dormant". I got some checks as an added precaution against that happening again. I don't want to carry the debit card but it's in my already full wallet. Along with a card I take to the mountains so I won't use my "real" card and have something happen to it.

[KyleEl]

Last two slices of one loaf had mold. One loaf almost finished.

No gift cards so I didn't get milk, or pancakes the first day, at my favorite store last year, described that way since I had gift cards then. I did get pancakes there the second day but they were more than I wanted to eat, or pay. Next year, just one. Only French toast sticks at Burger King the previous day. They hadn't had pancakes in three years. Well, no one let me in for breakfast for three years.

I had candy Saturday night even after a chocolate muffin at that same store (no banana nut!) because I feel lousy if I wait on sugar. That candy is what I bought with the Brach's coupon that expired before there were Jelly Bird Eggs.

I did use my debit card for most things. Three possibilities. Some places asked for a PIN, some did not, some asked me to choose debit or credit. I used to use a debit card without a PIN by selecting credit. I quit using that since I get rewards for using a credit card.

[KyleEl]

Another new loaf and I saw a little mold. Another loaf almost finished.

[KyleEl]

I had some mold last time I used slices from a loaf I almost finished. But I'm almost down to the last two loaves.

I can't find the cheese crackers I got which are cheaper than at another store. Maybe it's just the one store. I didn't make a second stop.

I got slaw yesterday but had such a hard time opening the container that I dropped it and spilled some. Now I can't just pick up slaw off the ground. No, not the floor because I was dripping on the floor so I went outside.

I ran out of the square crackers I liked so much.

Not food related but I found a single roll of Bounty quality towels. Expensive, and choose a size, but I'll take it. Small enough that the holder might handle it. I also saw a roll of Bounty Essentials which is almost as good at a dollar store. The kind where everything is a dollar, plus a few more cents for inflation. I don't remember why I didn't buy them.

I did get all my points for the month.

[KyleEl]

Some mold on my last two slices of bread that weren't in the last two loaves. I hope the loaf I'm getting ready to start doesn't have mold but it looks green when I look through the plastic.

No response from the slaw maker but I had a hard time opening the slaw today and just didn't put the top back on securely.

[KyleEl]

I still have to remove a small amount of mold but I can still eat the bread. One more loaf and it looks fine so far, and then I've gotten four more loaves on sale, but the one store was out of my favorite bread.

Still no response from the slaw company.

I tried several other stores and couldn't find the cheese crackers. But the store where I get points has them. Why didn't I just keep getting those? I think they're just as good. If they're not, I'll keep trying at the other store.

I should finish my Christmas candy tomorrow and then I can go back to cookies.

Andy Warhol soup was on sale but I misunderstood the complicated information. I don't think I saved anything by not buying the store brand.

[KyleEl]

I finished the bread that had mold on it. I only lost the equivalent of two slices and the new loaf seems fine.

I finished the candy but it had water in it and that really made it unpleasant to eat.

I guess the cheese crackers I got are good enough.

[KyleEl]

I have six loaves of bread left, four of which are not the kind I want. The store I go to most didn't have that kind either time I went there. The bread was on sale and the store I went to had it, but there is a chance of mold.

No hot dog buns when I went to the store where I get them. Sue, I could spend more for a more expensive brand, but why?

I'm almost out of slaw and no response after three messages to the company. I'll just buy the local company's slaw, even if the container is too big. Maybe it will be easier to open. Or a head of cabbage.

[KyleEl]

Slaw has to be purchased tomorrow and I will get the other brand. Nothing from the company. I'm also out of buns.

My cookies were so good but that type was only sold for a short time. Similar styles are being sold.

The pot wasn't clean and I nearly burned my turkey burgers. I put them in the pan, where they did fine. There is something like paper under the burger in the package and it doesn't burn. That kept the burger from actually burning as it kept the burger from making contact with what didn't get cleaned.

[KyleEl]

Slaw does not taste good. And it came in a 15-ounce container, not 11. So it will take longer to eat. Will it still be all right? And it cost more. Normally, larger containers cost less. Now the taste problem is easily solved because it doesn't have enough mayonnaise, at least on top.

I did find hot dog buns but in order to go to the store that had them (after I forgot) I had to miss one of the BP stations.

I forgot to make sure store brand Hi-Hos were whole grain. Now I have four boxes of them that aren't. I quit getting them because I had so many. Now I'm almost out of the whole grain and I rarely see Ritz on sale. The store brand taste like Hi-Hos, not Ritz.

I'm nearly through with one loaf of bread that is not my usual style and I have already seen mold.

[KyleEl]

The hot dogs didn't burn but I got close enough to smell what seemed like burning and it was hard to clean.

Something similar happened with the turkey burgers.

I did find at least three boxes of the whole grain store brand Hi-Hos.

[KyleEl]

Fish was really hard to open. The box is wet and falling apart. And there's a bag inside.

I got even more Oreos for the weekend when I've got more cookies than I can possibly eat. Still haven't figured out what happened to the Fudge Stripes but since I have seen a mouse in the same area ...

[KyleEl]

Oreos are finished and I have to remember to wash the jar. I had an empty Ziploc container to wash today.

I thought I had hamburger buns but I haven't seen them since I brought them in. I know I did that. I finished the old ones and there may have been mold but I'm not sure.

The last of the bread that wasn't the type I want is now gone, and it had mold. I saved it for days when I would have eaten canned biscuits which are expensive. But yesterday I ate at my aunt and uncle's church. They weren't there. Lots of good food and I heard a former pastor speak.

[KyleEl]

My bread was on sale again so now I have four loaves, plus two loaves of what I don't like (different from what I finished). And it should still be on sale on Tuesday, so two more.

I washed the jar and have red velvet cookies to put there.

I dropped the new slaw container and a lot of what was in it spilled because I haven't been putting the top on securely ever since I found out it was too hard to take off. No word from either company so I don't know what I will do. I get tired of buying cabbage and using and cleaning the cheese grater, and having to remove the bad parts of the cabbage.

I found whole grain store brand Hi-Hos and another store in the same chain promised to order them. Still no whole-grain square crackers.

Still haven't found any hamburger buns and I never did think to buy any, but I have too many slices of bread to eat anyway. It's just that those are more expensive.

[KyleEl]

I am now eating bread that isn't the type I wanted. Tomorrow I expect to add two more loaves of the kind I want. I did find a little mold on the last few slices of the bread I wanted. The turkey burgers did fine because I changed from the pot to the pan more quickly, and I'm nearly out so I have to remember to get more.

Red velvet cookies are good but there aren't many.

[KyleEl]

So now it's six loaves of bread, plus one more loaf of the type I didn't want. At least I have hamburger buns now.

I had the worst time finding turkey burgers in a different store. I save some money buying my milk there. But I looked all over twice. Finally, someone went and got what I wanted.

I forgot to look for square full-size whole grain crackers. But I did find the round ones.

I looked in the drawer for an old can opener but didn't find anything. I did find three of the Brillo type pads that I never did use because I wanted to make sure I had some. Well, it's been too many year and I don't think I want to clean non-stick cookware with those now. I hope I find more soup because all I know about are the five cans which will require an opener, which I don't have. I'm not spending the money to buy a new one.

[KyleEl]

Five loaves now. I hope they'll last.

I'm nearly out of slaw, so I have to get cabbage tomorrow. I'm tired of dealing with getting slaw out of a container. I have to put the cabbage in something, so I'll have to remove the last of the bread from the bag it comes in. I already used the last bag with hot dog or hamburger buns. I started using hamburger buns today so there's no place to put the rest of them.

I did find more soup cans.

[KyleEl]

It's six loaves. Even worse, I bought two more because they were on sale.

I finished the slaw today after buying a head of cabbage.

Now I'm out of Andy Warhol soup and have to get that next week.

[KyleEl]

I got to my turkey burgers in time. They sure were hard to open.

[KyleEl]

Cheez-Its were on sale for $2! Couldn't pass that up!

Still haven't found larger square crackers on sale. I do keep finding whole grain round crackers.

I forgot to mention we ate at the church again. But it was hot dogs.

[KyleEl]

No problems with turkey burgers.

Six loaves of bread left. Hopefully they will last but I may go to the beach, and don't know if there's anything I can do to eat bread while I'm there.

One sleeve of crackers is mostly gone, and I think I know what happened. I shouldn't have taken it out of the box. Amazingly, all boxes and packages are intact. So far. Fudge Stripes have never been found.

[KyleEl]

Pumpkin spice Oreos! But I have other Oreos to eat first, plus store brand cookies that look like Oreos. The red velvet ones will be finished this weekend.

I saw a pumpkin pie but didn't buy it because it cost too much. It may be cheaper at the store where I don't get points.

[KyleEl]

Mold on the last two slices of bread in one loaf. I think I have four left, plus two more slices in another loaf.

And sometime during the next few weeks I expect to go the beach. I don't know if there's an advantage to taking the bread along. All I need is lettuce and possibly tomatoes.