Girls' day out

I was so happy yesterday shopping with Beth in some of our favorite haunts yet today I read that Andersons' will be closing its wonderful stores after seven decades.  They have not made a profit, according to the article, since 2008, so who can blame them?  They made a really big store expansion a few years ago, but it must not have worked.  They carry such great items and special treats in every nook and cranny.  I just can't believe we won't have this wonderful general store because they are closing between April and June of this new year.
1/16/2017

Brown rice medley which has long grain brown rice, black barley and Daikon radish seeds. Delicious and the new to try basmati rice medley both from Trader Joe's.





Beth, one of my (great) daughters-in-law, and I ran around today after church.  We had lunch at Chuy's, then hit Trader Joe's...a crazy time to shop, but we found several great new items to try and here they are.  Then on we went to World Market where we found some more finds.  I had not been out to shop in weeks, so it was a real treat.

In one post I wrote about how my batterie cuisine was getting too heavy for me and what did I just do but buy another iron skillet.Oh well, there are enough people who will gladly lift it for me as long as they can eat what is in it.

I try to buy something different to try each time I get to Trader Joe's so I have five things in this picture that I have not tried.  But look at the picture of the rice at the bottom--Trader Joe's rice medley and it is the best.  I bought some for Brooks to try since he is now into cooking.  The lemons are my favorites, sweeter and tastier than regular old lemons.  But in their vast rice section was a new one for me basmati rice medley with herbs and vegetables.  I also saw and bought coconut oil spray to use instead of Pam.  Trader Joe's has many sauces and marinades so I bought Soyaki.  TJ 's Israeli couscous box has a recipe on the back for the couscous with pine nuts and parsley. Yum. 

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