Last Thing You Bought?

  • 1 can Kroger garbanzos (in case I wanna make more than one batch of chickpea salad)
  • 1 pink grapefruit Sparkling Ice (with pink ribbon on bottle, portion of proceeds go to breast cancer research)
  • 2 bags unsalted Kettle chips (usually $2.99, on sale for $2.49, had digital coupon for $1-off per, use up to 5 times)
  • 1 large white onion (the red ones looked like sh*t)
  • 4 celery stalks (4/$1... so glad they sell them like this)
And one tiny Smirnoff shooter from the party store. :p​
 
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I'd been craving those dill gherkins since people here had been talking about them. I almost bought Mt Olive just because the jar said "vegan", but then I noticed a jar called Marco Polo all natural, and it had a bunch of herbs in the brine. I look forward to making potato salad at the end of a jar of dills, so I went with Marco. They are delicious! :lick:. I don't think I ever had a pickle with that much complex flavors.
Can't judge the sodium- says 24 servings with 7% sodium per serving. Do not taste salty compared to other pickles
 
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I'd been craving those dill gherkins since people here had been talking about them. I almost bought Mt Olive just because the jar said "vegan", but then I noticed a jar called Marco Polo all natural, and it had a bunch of herbs in the brine. I look forward to making potato salad at the end of a jar of dills, so I went with Marco. They are delicious! :lick:. I don't think I ever had a pickle with that much complex flavors.
Can't judge the sodium- says 24 servings with 7% sodium per serving. Do not taste salty compared to other pickles
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You're not too terribly far away.... See if you can find Bessinger brand somewhere! They're made in Au Gres, Michigan and they're amazing. :up:

This is the jar I recently acquired.... :D It's been years!!

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Took me more than five minutes & several methods to open the friggin' jar, though. LMAO :rolleyes: Thankfully, they were worth the effort.
 
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Did just buy a few ipod shuffles on eBay for my family, as they are no longer available, and we have most of our music digitized in iTunes for easy loading to digital players.

However, the longer I think about it, the more I think that likely the iPod Nano is the better choice, because having 2 GB music memory, but no display to select the specific album you want to hear, seems to be difficult for me.
 
Bought some books for holiday:

'The Girls' by Emma Cline
'The One Memory of Flora Banks' by Emily Barr
& 'Library of Souls' by Ransom Riggs - the third in the Miss Peregrine series
 
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A very much needed, and very nice cat carrier from Aldi! It's nylon and has a top opening as well as a zippered front. It has a solid removable base of fleece. Guy, who loves to go in anything, has been playing in it for some time now :). Guys a big cat too, and this one is larger than others I've seen
If you need a carrier get to Aldi quick! It was $14.99
 
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  • 1 container Kroger dried basil
  • 1 jar Private Selection sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 jar Teta Foods garlic dip
  • 1 quart Simple Truth unsweetened soy milk
  • 1 can Abound chicken stew-whatever (for Mojo)
  • 1 Sheba Perfect Portions salmon (for Boris)
  • 1 bag unsalted Kettle potato chips
  • 1 six-pack Founder's All-Day IPA

The last two batches of vegan ranch have been fabulous... the second even better than the first. I told myself after a couple of successes, I'd try different flavors with the same base. The next batch (which I'll make Saturday) will be sun-dried tomato & basil ranch! Eeee-hee-heee!! :D

Note: the fresh basil looked like sh*t, so dried it is. LMAO :rolleyes:
 
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I just wanted to come back to say how happy I am with my selective temperature electric kettle!
I would rarely drink green tea because it seemed too fussy, but being able to always get the right temp makes a delicious cup everytime, as does the higher setting for coffee
 
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I went to Ulta Beauty in West Hills today to get a haircut and style. I won't post a picture until I wash my hair again and fix it up, because at the moment it looks weird. It'll look better once I wash it and style it the way I like it.

And because there's a Sprouts market right next to Ulta, after my visit to Ulta, I stopped in and bought a few things:

1 bottle of drinking water
1 bottle of Honest Tea, Moroccan Mint
1 small container of Cedar's Original Hommus
1 bag of Stacy's pita chips to go with the hummus
1 container of Cedarlane Black Bean and Sweet Potato salad
1 small box of raw veggies and ranch dip to go (broccoli, carrots and grape tomatoes), because I haven't been eating much raw veggies lately
1 bag of Sprouts lightly salted popcorn
1 large bottle of Sprouts organic maple syrup, on sale. That's because when we order pancakes, waffles or French toast from the kitchen, they give us this flavored crap that's supposed to taste like maple syrup but makes me gag. So I got the real thing to use instead. ;)

Oh, and a reusable cotton bag with nice long handles.
 
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I went to Ulta Beauty in West Hills today to get a haircut and style. I won't post a picture until I wash my hair again and fix it up, because at the moment it looks weird. It'll look better once I wash it and style it the way I like it.

And because there's a Sprouts market right next to Ulta, after my visit to Ulta, I stopped in and bought a few things:

1 bottle of drinking water
1 bottle of Honest Tea, Moroccan Mint
1 small container of Cedar's Original Hommus
1 bag of Stacy's pita chips to go with the hummus
1 container of Cedarlane Black Bean and Sweet Potato salad
1 small box of raw veggies and ranch dip to go (broccoli, carrots and grape tomatoes), because I haven't been eating much raw veggies lately
1 bag of Sprouts lightly salted popcorn
1 large bottle of Sprouts organic maple syrup, on sale. That's because when we order pancakes, waffles or French toast from the kitchen, they give us this flavored crap that's supposed to taste like maple syrup but makes me gag. So I got the real thing to use instead. ;)

Oh, and a reusable cotton bag with nice long handles.
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Mmm, veggies & ranch. :lick: Hell, anything & ranch! LOL :p I wish I could send you some of the vegan ranch I've made... this last batch has sun-dried tomatoes & is extra thick. Nom-nom! Yes, I'm a ranch dressing addict. :rolleyes:
 
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I forgot to mention, I also bought a package of Wildwood brand baked tofu, teriyaki flavor, for extra protein to add to the meals I get from the kitchen. I actually prefer Trader Joe's teriyaki baked tofu, but that's for another shopping trip.
 
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Well, I didn't buy this stuff... earlier today I saw a note saying my folks went to Midland/Mount Pleasant... they surprised me with items from the co-op!
  • 1 very large organic red bell pepper
  • 1 container (0.36 lb) bulk peeled garlic
  • 1 container (8 oz) organic whole baby bella mushrooms
  • 1 package Chao vegan "cheese" slices (coconut herb with black pepper)
Of course I had to try the new Chao... just half a slice.... Yummy! :lick: Mild herb/pepper flavor, not the slightest hint of coconut. :up:
 
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  • 4-pack cans Simple Truth organic garbanzos
  • 2 cans Simple Truth organic no-salt diced tomatoes
  • 2 cans Simple Truth organic tomato sauce
  • 1 jar Simple Truth organic Turkish bay leaves
  • 1 jar Simple Truth organic dill weed
  • 1 can (16.9 FL OZ) La Tourangelle toasted sesame oil
  • 1 package Flatout multigrain/flax flatbread
  • 1 large red onion
  • 1 large red bell pepper
  • 1 container Simple Truth organic baby bella mushrooms
  • 1 container Simple Truth organic raw broccoli & cauliflower
  • 1 container Simple Truth organic baby spinach
  • 2 bags Go Veggie shreds (1 cheddar/jack-style, 1 mozzarella-style)
  • 1 large bottle Listerine original
And a container (0.40 OZ) of bulk nooch from Discount Health Foods!
 
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We bought two nice jackets for me:flirt:. Then we went to the cafe, where i ordered a glass of red semisweet wine, grilled asparagus and eggplants, and roasted sweet potatoes with chili sauce.:lick:
 
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I neglected to list the stuff I got from my latest shopping trip - we have shopping trips scheduled every Thursday - and this past Thursday we went to the CVS/Vons shopping center. I skipped Vons and went to CVS for a few things. Most of the stuff I got was pretty mundane and boring:

AA batteries, coupon
AAA batteries, coupon
Generic for Imodium
NexCare bandages because they stay on longer than Band-Aids do.
Breathe Right nasal strips (I put one on every night at bedtime so I'm always needing them)
Two packets of little cedar balls for my dresser drawers
Cotton swabs, 450 count for $1 from the Dollar Days section
No-show socks
New Chapter Bone Strength Slim Tabs calcium and multivitamin, 120 count, so that was the big ticket item that day, and just in time, as I'm taking the last three of the previous bottle today.
Four rolls of generic toilet paper
Tide to go instant stain remover
(1) 1.5L bottle of Arrowhead drinking water
1 6-pack of Fiji drinking water, coupon
And because I always like to add a little excitement to my boring shopping lists, I also got a can of Gold Emblem milk chocolate covered almonds. They'll go fast. :p

I didn't find the door stop or carpet stain remover I was looking for, but we're going to Target in a couple of weeks, so I can look for them there.
 
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I've had this in my cart for weeks. I finally gave in.
 
@KLS52 I can't wait for reviews! I want it, but know it will sit on my shelf like other cookbooks. I wish it was at a library!
I did find the Vegan Table used at a good price. Now I feel like browsing Half Price Books. Well more because I was just next to it yesterday and didn't, should have known I wanted to!
Did you join his facebook?
 
I'd bought a few things at the Dollar tree. Now that I found how much I like it I've realized how much changes. No more of the sulfite-free macedamia nut shampoo or conditioner I liked.
I did find the best scrub brush. the nylon bristles are all bent so it's very soft. It's getting off the wallpaper paste from my bedroom walls very easily! I think I'll get a couple more.
Can't even remember what else- a carton of Westsoy soymilk to try soy yogurt again
 
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