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Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by BEVS
(Post 12610670)
..with real marzipan and royal icing ?
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12610731)
Was at a small grocery chain yesterday, got some beef, label says 100% grass fed Australian beef, what gets me is it was cheaper then BC grass fed beef, you would think the BC meat would be lower considering it doesn't need to travel nearly as far
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12610983)
What's royal icing? Is it so called because it's hard?
The rents are higher in BC :getcoat: |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12610983)
What's royal icing? Is it so called because it's hard?
The rents are higher in BC :getcoat: |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12611012)
The Australians are always saying how pricey Australia is...lol
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12610983)
What's royal icing? Is it so called because it's hard?
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Originally Posted by Dorothy
(Post 12611081)
Royal icing is made with egg white and icing sugar with a dash of lemon juice. It dries like cement so is used to hold together gingerbread houses and for making those rock hard flowers you can buy in the supermarket. |
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 12611089)
A few drops of glycerine stops it from going rock hard for covering cakes.
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Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12610731)
Was at a small grocery chain yesterday, got some beef, label says 100% grass fed Australian beef, what gets me is it was cheaper then BC grass fed beef, you would think the BC meat would be lower considering it doesn't need to travel nearly as far
Not a store I normally go to since its geared towards hipsters with money but had a gift card, don't usually buy such fancy meat either, |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Dorothy
(Post 12611081)
I guess it depends on where you are. My daughter rents a 1 bedroom unit 52 km from the city for $1200/mo plus all utilities (gas, electricity , water, etc). She gets 1 parking space. In the city she would pay double that for a comparable place.
Royal icing is made with egg white and icing sugar with a dash of lemon juice. It dries like cement so is used to hold together gingerbread houses and for making those rock hard flowers you can buy in the supermarket. Rents in Vancouver proper are not usually double the burbs except maybe downtown, we pay 1,750 and are 5-10 mins from downtown. Parking and water is included, electricity is not but only runs about $50 per month. There is a brand new building 5 minutes up the road from us, 1,500 a month for a 1 bedroom. Only 2 reasons that make Vancouver expensive the cost of housing and lower wages, otherwise everything else is pretty affordable, just rent/housing eats so much of peoples income, they dont have much income left after. |
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Originally Posted by BEVS
(Post 12611099)
NZ lamb home grown is incredibly expensive here in NZ. However it is relatively cheap in the countries it is exported to. They also get the finest whereas NZ ends up with the lesser grade.
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Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Dorothy
(Post 12611081)
Royal icing is made with egg white and icing sugar with a dash of lemon juice. It dries like cement so is used to hold together gingerbread houses and for making those rock hard flowers you can buy in the supermarket.
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Re: Groceries
Royal icing is made with egg white and icing sugar with a dash of lemon juice. It dries like cement so is used to hold together gingerbread houses and for making those rock hard flowers you can buy in the supermarket.[/QUOTE]
Anyone remember "iced gems" loved em when i was a kid. |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Cheltonian
(Post 12611163)
Anyone remember "iced gems" loved em when i was a kid.
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Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12611120)
So is the softer kind just called 'icing' then? I'm just curious why the royal part rather than soft or hard. :confused:
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Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12611120)
So is the softer kind just called 'icing' then? I'm just curious why the royal part rather than soft or hard. :confused:
Soft icing that you can roll and mold is fondant icing. Icing sugar and butter is called buttercream icing...it can be used as a filling and to cover cakes. It is usually used for sponge cakes etc. Royal icing is usually used to cover fruit cakes...wedding, Christmas cakes etc. It is usually placed over marzipan. It can be made to dry very hard or glycerine can be added to soften it a little to cover cakes. |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Dorothy
(Post 12611178)
It's called royal.because it was used to decorate Queen Victoria's wedding cake. (So says Google)
I did google, honest. :o I kept finding recipes. :lol: |
Re: Groceries
No Frills had field cucumbers 2/.88! No excuse for not getting a full serving of vegetables in today.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...c41d490d3f.jpg |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12617635)
No Frills had field cucumbers 2/.88! No excuse for not getting a full serving of vegetables in today.
Bought some olives from the cart today. When I got home I discovered it was $15 worth :eek: |
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I haven't had a duck in ages because they got pricey, but No Frills came up with these today.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...817d823669.jpg |
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Superstore advertising shoulder picnic roasts @ 99c lb.
You can never tell what it is until you look. Sometimes they are more like Hams, sometimes they look like nice Pork and capable of producing some nice crackling. Stepdaughter went to check today - she works near there. She came home with the biggest piece of meat that I'd seen not hanging on a butcher's hook. Enormous. But we discovered it was two. Just over $20 total. We managed to cut one into two. The other one I shall cook Sunday and we'll live on it the rest of the week. Just noticed the flyer said whole shoulder :o |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12630445)
Superstore advertising shoulder picnic roasts @ 99c lb.
You can never tell what it is until you look. Sometimes they are more like Hams, sometimes they look like nice Pork and capable of producing some nice crackling. Stepdaughter went to check today - she works near there. She came home with the biggest piece of meat that I'd seen not hanging on a butcher's hook. Enormous. But we discovered it was two. Just over $20 total. We managed to cut one into two. The other one I shall cook Sunday and we'll live on it the rest of the week. Just noticed the flyer said whole shoulder :o That is a good deal, I haven't seen deals like that out here. Super store does have bulk pork loin on the flyer ending today for 1.98 per pound though. |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12617753)
Not that I've ever had cucumber in a drink but :thumbup:
Bought some olives from the cart today. When I got home I discovered it was $15 worth :eek: |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12630445)
Superstore advertising shoulder picnic roasts @ 99c lb.
You can never tell what it is until you look. Sometimes they are more like Hams, sometimes they look like nice Pork and capable of producing some nice crackling. I cooked the big one Sunday and it was brilliant. Fantastic crackling and delicious pork - much as it was the last time we got one as we remembered upon eating it, though much smaller. It was that good, we thought bugger it, we'll get more. So stepdaughter came back with another twin set today and we cut that into four 5lb pieces. A ridiculous $5 each. |
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Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 12635710)
Oh no!
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Haven't bought ground meat in a very long time but wanted to make spaghetti with meat in it (usually we skip the meat or add vegetables of some sort) and man its is expensive and it wasn't even the lean variety.
All sold in $7 packages breaks down to $4.25 per pound. And this is No Frills. |
Re: Groceries
@BristolUK - have you seen that Amazon are stocking a lot of Heinz stuff of late? https://www.amazon.ca/Sauces-Gravies-Marinades-Heinz/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A7352295011%2Cp_89%3AHeinz
Including a creamy pepper sauce that might be similar to what you were looking for a couple of years ago! https://www.amazon.ca/Sauces-Gravies-Marinades-Heinz/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A7352295011%2Cp_89%3AHeinz |
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I hate supermarkets, they’re full of evil things. |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 12636851)
I hate supermarkets, they’re full of evil things. Like food lol |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12636849)
@BristolUK - have you seen that Amazon are stocking a lot of Heinz stuff of late? ...Including a creamy pepper sauce that might be similar to what you were looking for a couple of years ago!
Brilliant, thanks. It does indeed look like it may be it. There's a Bearnaise version too. I'll see if I can minimise the mailing costs by adding a couple of things. My Fray Bentos steak and kidney pies arrived a few days ago. |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12636842)
Haven't bought ground meat in a very long time but wanted to make spaghetti with meat in it (usually we skip the meat or add vegetables of some sort) and man its is expensive and it wasn't even the lean variety. All sold in $7 packages breaks down to $4.25 per pound. And this is No Frills.
If no freezer room, try Yves veggie alternative. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...7f4d433ca0.pngCosts a bit less to get it in a multi-pack (4). Although it looks a bit pricey, there's no fat so you get more your money (on the plate) than you think. It definitely compares favourably to the price you just paid It's pretty good. The last two times I used it for a spagbol, nobody noticed. Makes a great curry too. |
Re: Groceries
We have a small freezer but we use ground meat so infrequently its not really an issue, just could believe the price on it these days. Miss the good ole days of 2005-2006 when Save On would have it for $1 per pound but it came in big 10 pound tubes, but still cheap.....
Yves fake meat stuff isn't bad, have used it a few times over the years. |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12637220)
Got room in a freezer for when it's much less? This week it's $2.99 for lean in one store while the other main competition has regular (fatty) for $3.99 :confused:
If no freezer room, try Yves veggie alternative. Costs a bit less to get it in a multi-pack (4). Although it looks a bit pricey, there's no fat so you get more your money (on the plate) than you think. It definitely compares favourably to the price you just paid It's pretty good. The last two times I used it for a spagbol, nobody noticed. Makes a great curry too. Many years ago, when my son was about 5 and went through a "I don't want to eat dead animals" phase I used to buy frozen soya mince in big bags from the supermarket - it was freeflow (frozen in individual pieces, not in a solid mass), and you could cook it exactly the same way as you would fresh mince (ground beef). I wish you could get it here - without all the extra sodium and stuff that the 'veggie ground' have in it. (I tried it once). Shame we can't buy Quorn like you can in the US! https://www.quorn.us/products/quorn-meatless-grounds |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12637255)
Many years ago, when my son was about 5 and went through a "I don't want to eat dead animals" phase I used to buy frozen soya mince in big bags from the supermarket - it was freeflow (frozen in individual pieces, not in a solid mass), and you could cook it exactly the same way as you would fresh mince (ground beef). I wish you could get it here - without all the extra sodium and stuff that the 'veggie ground' have in it. (I tried it once).
Shame we can't buy Quorn like you can in the US! https://www.quorn.us/products/quorn-meatless-grounds |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12637322)
Or the beyond meat brand. Other then burgers from A & W I dont think any of their products are sold here, they offer more then just a burger patty in the US.
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12637255)
Shame we can't buy Quorn like you can in the US! https://www.quorn.us/products/quorn-meatless-grounds
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Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by CanadaJimmy
(Post 12639707)
I've heard the Beyond Sausages are here now as well and apparently really good, yet to try them though.
I actually prefer the Yves Mince to the Quorn Mince - the quorn one has kind of a scambled-eggy texture to it, not very nice. The Quorn chicken burgers and nuggets are awesome though, I always take trips to Fred Meyer in Bellingham, WA to stock up and bring them back across when they go on sale (usually for around US$3.50 each). Hain https://www.quorn.us/products/quorn-meatless-grounds :) Here you go.. beyond meat sausages BC: https://www.choicesmarkets.com/news/...now-available/ |
Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12639909)
I wish I could buy what I used to buy in the UK 30 odd years ago here - it was soya protein in freeflow frozen little pieces of 'ground beef' type of thing,.. it was perfect and could be used to supplement or replace ground beef. :) Apathy is super in many areas...not in the food chain:thumbdown: |
Re: Groceries
Whinge about the lack of faux meat compared to back home all you want, I'd still eat it if there was a real emergency and nothing else available. I bought one of those $1/lb pork shoulders from No Frills, and for it's insolence - 10 hours in the box! I gave it a good rub of kosher salt, pepper, chili flake, cumin, and oregano and after suffering at 250F all day it should be nearly done except for the crackling when I come home this afternoon.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...6719dd2dcc.jpg National Pig Day is March 4, and everyone should have a plan. |
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Since No Frills has roma tomatoes for $1/lb and field cukes for $1 I should go back today and get a bit more of that while the sale is still on; not only really cheap for this time of year but versatile as all get-out. If I got a green bell pepper and some olives I'd have everything for a Greek salad. Wholesale Club is more likely to have a small ham for $5 more or less in the cold room so I'll check there, and I have Swiss cheese in the freezing compartment..... Whenever I have roast pork I always think about the Cuban sandwich (roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, dill pickles, and mustard) grilled in the frying pan and pressed under a small cast iron pot. It's one of the truly great things to come out of Florida.
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Re: Groceries
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12640136)
...I bought one of those $1/lb pork shoulders from No Frills....
National Pig Day is March 4, and everyone should have a plan. one of those where Canada and the USA does it on different days but I couldn't find any other than the 1st. It's too soon after our last one. Is there a national chicken day coming up? :lol:
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12640239)
...Whenever I have roast pork I always think about the Cuban sandwich (roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, dill pickles, and mustard) grilled in the frying pan and pressed under a small cast iron pot. It's one of the truly great things to come out of Florida.
Is it really pork and ham? |
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