Saturday, 03 July 2010
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A Foodie's Delight
This is what a self-avowed foodie requests for her birthday: Trader Joe's and Byerly's gift cards. (Byerly's is a high end grocery store around here.)
This is what the same person gets with her TJ's gift card:
- cinnamon almonds (oh. my. gosh. so good!)
- coconut milk
- lemon pepper pappardelle pasta
- chocolate pudding (okay this might be a little blase', but whatevs...I love chocolate pudding)
- salt and pepper chips
- sweet potato chips
- jasmine rice
- red wine vinegar
- already consumed with delight before this picture was taken: three different kinds of greek yogurt (one for each of us)
These are all "splurgy" items that I could never bring myself to buy with my carefully doled out (albeit generous, thank you God) grocery budget. Okay, except maybe for the rice, coconut milk and vinegar - I buy those on a regular basis anyway, but happened to be out.
We used the Byerly's gift card for dinner last night - I got Big Bowl thai coconut curry and Kyle got a giant salad from their exquisite salad bar. I also picked up a fresh herb foccacia roll and some crazy good Danish cheese - sort of like gouda, but milder. YUM.
Happy sigh.
I love food!
What are your favorite grocery splurges?
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Comments (4)
That is a great idea! I never thought about asking for grocery gift cards. I wish there was a TJ closer to me, but I'm more than happy to get a couple things from Publix that I normally wouldn't get. I miss 2-buck Chuck though.
My TJ splurge is probably the frozen French macarons. They aren't always in stock, so I buy them whenever I see them.
Fancy chocolate bars and natural cheeses, probably would splurge on those. Those definitely are not on the average weekly shopping list. Have you ever tried to make pudding from scratch? I've tried a butterscotch pudding from Bon Appetit magazine once, but it wasn't as rich looking as the pic because I only had low fat milk and no cream on hand at the time.
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