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I carve them on the 31st, and the MIL takes them on the 1st and makes some sort of stew with them.

I tried growing my own this year, but they all rotted before they ripened.

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I saw Shania Twain in the Independant store on Broadway this afternoon, that's grocery related. I didn't realise who it was until I saw her pic on twitter just now.

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"That don't impress me much"..

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We have a Canadian actor assuming he lives in town still that I have seen a couple times.

I forget his name, native actor who played one of the cops on Corner Gas.


Pumpkin continuation from above extra foods recuded the price to 2.49. The rest are 2.99 or 3.99 still.

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She's 50 now..

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That's Lorne Cardinal, I used to see him around here when Corner Gas was still going, and when they made the Corner Gas movie (haven't seen it but they shot some where I work) apparently there's a part where Davis strikes out on his own as a private eye or something and has a seedy grubby office in a dank basement.. they set that up right outside my office. :lol:

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Snoopdawg was shocked that I knew a song title by Shania- she hates country even more than me- Caretaker probably thought I was just being rude... again!:lol:

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How about Dolly?

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On the lighter side of Country I would say, seems quick likeable and doesn't take herself too seriously- I quite like Islands in the stream and that's about it!!!
I'm surprised about Caretaker and Twitter though- maybe it is his profile pic that makes me think that he wouldn't be a Twitter kind of guy- next he will be talking about things that he has seen on Pinterest !

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She came a day early for her 1st concert so she could appear at a school involved in the kids program she sponsors.

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Look at these things from one of the dollar stores, each one has 4 different spice blends.

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I'm sure my fellow cheapskates/bargain-shoppers are already aware & keep tabs on this sort of thing, but:

Got a bit annoyed at Maxi last week:
EV olive oil labelled (on shelf in store) as "special 5$" for a 1l bottle. First, the bottles on display were 750ml; second, when I toddled over to the customer service counter to point this out (yes, I'm that obnoxious) the 750ml scanned at 7,99$ when they checked. Grrr...

Yes, I got a 5$ coupon to appease me, no I'm still not happy because when I dropped into the store again yesterday, the display had not been altered :(.

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Probably sold out of the litre bottles, although the display should be changed. Bigger items are often cheaper - not just better value (price per 100g sort of thing), actually cheaper. Quite common with cereals. :confused:

On the other hand two half sizes are often cheaper than the whole. :lol:

One of the nice things about Shoppers Drug Mart and Superstore is when they have an offer on a particular brand of something and that brand sells out (or they didn't get the stock in) they will often provide an alternative for the same price.

For some reason it happens a lot with Butter. :confused:

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Those look excellent. Which dollar store stocks them? (or is it The Dollar Store)

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Dollarama

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What wouldn't you give to find this in the store?
http://likethespider.com/wp-content/...onCreamTea.jpg

Which reminds me. Where's that method that Siouxie posted?

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I bought the Thai one.

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I would kill to get hold of those ;)

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Oh I do miss good cream!

Here you go: http://britishexpats.com/forum/canad.../#post11717353

:D

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I hate you!

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Ta muchly. I saved it to my list this time.

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You can always make do with one of these Sobeys creations

http://www.icecubejunkie.com/wp-cont...05/eclair1.JPG

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They're $3.99 per kilo here. I bought one yesterday and it was nearly $16.

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They are grown locally in BC, and nobody would pay that price here since they are primarily used for Halloween.

Are they imported to Australia or grown locally?

Imported food stuffs here have increased a large amount this year local grown is lower but not much local stuff this time of year.

Local being used in regards to being grown in BC.

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Grown locally here, too. I used to grow them in my garden when my ex and I were together. The orange jack o'lantern type are used primarily for Halloween, but pumpkins (squash in N America) in general are really popular food here.

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Morrisons supermarket in the UK have them on special for 50 pence each = $1.00 Canadian

https://groceries.morrisons.com/webs...8172_SHELFVIEW

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When you go look around for stuffed vine leaves from Turkey, a nice can for $1.25, use within 4 days of opening. I put 3 or 4 in the microwave for 50 seconds and give'm a little Frank's.

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We have a terminology difference it seems...

Yes, pumpkins here are generally the orange variety.

Squash is just a generic term and we have some that food only and they are sold year round and cost more. I bought a small acorn squash and it was 2.99 per pound and was just over 3 pounds. Zuchini squash is around 2.29 per pound.

I like some squash as food, just not pumpkins. Squash is a treat too pricey for frequent eating.

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Wal mart has the prices down to 3 as of yesterday but quality is bad. Lots of rot and mold.

Save On and Nesters are 3.99 and 3.98 still. Lowest so far has been 2.99 last week.

Pie pumpkins cost more and run about 5 each where available.

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I've been eating pork tacos, hot pork sandwiches, pork noodle bowl, pork stir-fries, cold pork sandwiches for 5 days now from that $10 roast and it's almost gone. If I hadn't forgotten and had a couple of sandwiches for supper I was going to make a pork pie.
There's a good idea for next time, grind some and make a tortierre!

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The Meat (and everything else) store up the road sells "ends" for cold meats, steak, pork chop etc.

It's very good value if you don't mind smaller pieces on your plate or in your sandwich instead of one bigger one and it certainly helps offset the more expensive stuff like Beef Tenderloin.

The other day I bought two packs for a total $3.80. Between them there were four decent size pork chops (just odd shape) which was perfect for the four of us. The few pieces left, once I cut the bones off, will make a very nice curry or something similar for two or three.

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I get a lo of my meat at the Legion's meat raffle. Cold Saturday evenings have the best odds and if there's ice or snow it like shooting fish in a bucket. :thumbup:

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Lamb is making the menu for dinner more. 2 lamb chops 4.78 last week, 2 pork chops 7.98. I didn't look at weights as the lamb chops were big enough for us. Turned out well.

Not frozen either. They are carrying fresh, BC grown lamb now.

Pork and beef have just gotten to crazy stupid prices, chicken, lamb and bison have come down to very competitive prices.

Vegetables are going up weekly, most likely due to nearly all of it coming from the US and our dollar going down a bit.

A bag of broccoli that cost us 2.50 a few months ago are now 3.98 with fewer sales, so less veggies.

Store is also stocking more store branded stuff.

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That's a lot. When there's a good offer, usually about 6 big ones for $4-$6, we get two packs which does the four of us three times and might even give extra for other meat and rice dishes.

And then the next offer comes around again.

Superstore has Boneless Cross Rib for $3.99 lb this week. That can make a very good roast or steak.

Montreal steak spice can make nice steak out of the cheapest stuff.

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A 6 pack typically runs 12 to 20 dollars depending on weight.

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BC apparently leads the country in vegetable price increases. Up 15% this year, and up 2.7% in the last month.


I went for some asparagus today and it's one of the only veggies I find tasty, but at 5.99/lb, I decided to skip the vegetables for dinner.

Each week prices are higher. Have not seen prices go up this quick and so often before.



Fresh vegetable prices rising, with B.C. leading country - British Columbia - CBC News

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Never be tempted by the stuff in jars unless they're giving it away.

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I don't like canned or pickled vegetables, they just don't taste good, and pickled anything is blech...


I went grocery shopping tonight, we had 35 dollars available for food. I did an inventory of the freezer and we have sufficient meat, and some pastas and beans to use as meals.

34.01 got us:

6 banana's

2 500g packs of frozen broccoli

2 500g packs of frozen asparagus

2lb carrots

bottle of mayo

2 jars of pasta sauce

8 rolls for the burger patties in the freezer.

1 box of whole wheat pasta.


Don't get much these days..

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Tinned peas are decent enough. Especially eaten out of the tin. :lol:

Can't say I've ever seen it.

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:thumbup:


[frozen asparagus] It's not pretty. You haven't missed anything.