"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 4/2/2013 9:53 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:27:39 -0400, Jean B. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, I drive my daughter crazy when I inspect a new grocery store. I
>>>>> am soooooo slow. Hmmm. There is one I need to go look at....
>>>>
>>>> I make sure I go to new stores alone because noen of my friends or
>>>> family is as foodie as myself. I tried to visit some foodie stores
>>>> when I was in Pittsburgh and while my host/escort was very gracious, I
>>>> didn't want to press my luck.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> Yup, I go solo when I am being smart. I still haven't checked out the
>>> new
>>> behemoth. Drove by with my daughter, but that was a no go. I didn't
>>> even
>>> suggest it. Just wait until the Wegman's opens near here. It sounds
>>> like
>>> I could spend a REALLY long time there.
>>
>> I finally got to go shopping by myself the other day with no time
>> restrictions. It was wonderful! I had a full fridge there for a little
>> while too. Usually when I am by myself I either can not buy frozen or
>> refrigerated stuff because I am too far from home or it's going to be a
>> long
>> time before we get there. Or I'm at the Albertsons near the dance
>> studio.
>> And while it is fine for some ordinary staples, they don't have much in
>> the
>> way of gourmet food. Or someone at home is sick and it's a quick stop
>> just
>> to pick up whatever it is that they need.
>>
>> This time I went to Costco. Was able to get three different kinds of
>> chicken for Angela. She said that she didn't like the chicken piccata
>> but
>> the clean plate told me otherwise. I think she just said that she didn't
>> like it because she didn't pick it out for herself. They also had the
>> Mediterranean chicken skewers that I know she likes but I haven't seen in
>> a
>> while. Not saying they didn't have them but when she and/or my husband
>> is
>> shopping with me, they get majorly annoyed with me if I have to look for
>> things or take too much time. Both of them think I should be able to get
>> in
>> and out of the store in like 5 minutes and that's usually not realistic.
>> I
>> also got some pulled chicken. Not sure if she will like this brand and
>> not
>> going to tell her that it has liquor in it. It does say that on the
>> label
>> but she knows so little about liquor she won't realize.
>>
>>
> Julie, it looks like you buy a lot of processed food. Is that the case? Is
> that to avoid making from scratch only to have the food rejected?

I tend to buy cooked meat. Because Angela likes chicken but she doesn't
like it when *I* make it. Quite often she doesn't like the cooked chicken
that I buy either. She likes it from some restaurants. But she doesn't
like to eat in the restaurants. I know for a fact that some of that chicken
comes frozen and I believe I have bought it and prepared it exactly like
they do. I have asked. But perhaps they have some sort of cooking
mechanism that I don't? Dunno. The one place does chicken cutlets that are
marinated with olive oil and lemon juice. I did this and she hated the
chicken. The stuff on the skewers isn't really what I would call processed.
It just has olive oil, lemon juice and some seasonings. The chicken piccata
has artichokes, some kind of red vegetable, capers and seasonings. Might be
a few other things.

Processed food to me would be like Spaghettios or Velveeta. And I never buy
stuff like that.

I do like trying different recipes. But I don't like wasting food. Since I
can no longer eat chicken, it's a waste for me to do a chicken recipe only
to have it not get eaten. Not a problem when husband is home because he'll
eat pretty much anything. And he'll be home soon. Just not sure how often.
Not sure the logistics of this new job he will have.