Get back to me when you've had frozen custard (Butter Pecan specifically) from Leon's
http://leonsfrozencustard.us/
Yup. And they're only a buck each in season when they're getting lots of shipments in, then they jump up to like $1.99 a pop :thumbsdown:
I just bought avocados yesterday...mediums, but on the smaller side, $1.66 each :thumbsdown:
Avocados are cheaper at Trader Joe's. Bag of 4 avocados are $3 in season and ~$3.69 off season. That's less than $1 each anytime of the year.
I love mango's, but at a buck or more each...ouch. Same with avocado's. They get pricey.
Love Publix. Poor bastards in the North and the West have no idea what they're missing.
We're doing just fine with our Wegmans up here in the north.
Trader Joe's avocados are always tiny as hell in my opinion.. I normally get them at Costco.
Trader Joe's avocados are probably the half the size of Costco avocados. I occasionally buy from Costco too. I think Costco sells the 6 count. But I prefer the smaller 4 count from Trader Joe's. The smaller size is perfect compliment to my weekend eggs and bacon breakfast.
Trader Joe's, for most items, is considerably cheaper than other stores in the area. Idk, for some reason I associated them with Whole Foods, which led me to think their prices would be through the roof.
I've been shopping there consistently for the last few years and have been very pleased :thumbsup:
Alphonso Mango sounds like a mobster character from Animaniacs.
A month's worth of "real-life boot camp" classes as a senior in high school would have saved me an awful lot of headaches when I first moved out on my own.
Because, uh, ice cream.
One of the most glorious things about moving to New England was discovering Moose Tracks.
I blame Moose Tracks for my dairy allergy
Hey, I resemble that commentAgreed, disgusting filthy mongrel flavor.
Thanks for that rundown on dates. I had no idea, other than the fact that I knew that medjool are a lot better (and generally twice the price) of deglet noor. Where I live (Berkeley, CA) I'm pretty sure I should be able to find some quality dates, i.e. locally, but I'll check out those online resources. It's a multi-ethnic environment, you can find so many culinary resources here from all kinds of cultures. You just have to know where to look. I'll have a closer look at my favorite produce market (Berkeley Bowl), too.Fresh dates have pits (like an inedible almond) & basically smush if you squeeze them. The pitted ones get dry pretty fast. True fresh dates dry out in pretty short order anyway, so you need to keep them in your fridge or freezer to keep the moisture in. The ones that keep forever unrefrigerated are usually "hydrated" (steamed) & sometimes have added sugar (glucose) so that they're sweet & reasonably soft. However, they don't compare to actual fresh dates, which can taste like dates, or like honey, or like caramel, depending on the variety you get. There's probably hundreds of date varieties available worldwide & some of them taste completely different from the regular "date" flavor. Here's some I just got in:
https://vid.me/MK9k
The best place to get them is online if you want real fresh ones, either from Arizona, California, or if you can find them, from the Middle East (the ethnic stores near mosques usually get a lot of fresh boxes in, especially around Ramanadhan, if you live in a culturally-diverse area). Medjools are the most popular (I like deglet noors too, but they're generally looked upon as a say a Hershey bar vs. Lindt or Munson's, and are usually pitted, steamed, and have added sugar to be shelf-stable & sold in larger bulk quantities). Fresh dates typically go for between $6 to $12 a pound. They are seasonal, but you can still get them pretty soft from different vendors throughout the year. A good place to start out ordering from is here:
http://www.medjooldates.com/large_medjool_dates.asp
Although, shipping is kind of expensive for small boxes (costs about the same for shipping as it does for the product haha), but it's worth spending twelve bucks on to try out if you want to see what fresher ones are like. Medjools are usually harvested towards the end of the year (Oct/Nov) & a lot of the other varieties are being harvested this month in the warmer states. I think if people knew just how amazingly good they were fresh, there'd be a HUGE demand for them in supermarkets, but most people's exposure is only to the nasty dried pieces in trail mix, or else to the horrible dehydrated ones they sell in small packs. It's like raisins vs. grapes, totally different eating experiences despite being from the same source fruit. I don't like the dry ones at all.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with a fine vanilla ice cream!
Blasphemy!
However, for ice cream, there is only cookies and cream.
Never bought meat there, I think that would be frozen.Trader Joe's prices are really not bad except for their meat. Their meat prices are expensive as fuck.
Trader Joe's avocados are always tiny as hell in my opinion.. I normally get them at Costco.