Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:39:04 GMT, Sarah Gray >
> wrote:
>
>> Lou Decruss wrote:
>>> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:05:28 -0500, Sarah Gray
>>> > 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

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Sarah Gray