I just posted a thread about buying some carnitas on a whim at Costco. It turned out to be something I really enjoyed and will buy again.
It brings to mind that many of us probably experiment buying something new at a market such as Costco, on occassion. What food items have all of you purchased on a whim that turned out to be a lucky surprise when you got it home?
The other item I recently bought was Raspberry Chipotle Sauce (also) from Costco. It's also a winner, as I mentioned previously in another post.
I just posted a thread about buying some carnitas on a whim at
Costco.
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It turned out to be something I really enjoyed and will buy again.
It brings to mind that many of us probably experiment buying
something
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new at a market such as Costco, on occassion. What food items have all of you purchased on a whim that turned out to be a lucky surprise when you got it home?
Heh...During the winter Holiday season, I once bought a package of meat marked "7 bone steak" at $1.89/lb and it was a standing rib roast. I knew what it was before I bought it, though. Whomever the butcher was that packaged it for himself was probably pretty po'd that I found it before he could get back to it. It was on the bottom of some various beef roasts...
I just posted a thread about buying some carnitas on a whim at Costco. It turned out to be something I really enjoyed and will buy again.
It brings to mind that many of us probably experiment buying something new at a market such as Costco, on occassion. What food items have all of you purchased on a whim that turned out to be a lucky surprise when you got it home?
The other item I recently bought was Raspberry Chipotle Sauce (also) from Costco. It's also a winner, as I mentioned previously in another post.
Ginny
Peanut butter filled pretzles, at Costco...but I can't find them regularly.
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Heh...During the winter Holiday season, I once bought a package of meat marked "7 bone steak" at $1.89/lb and it was a standing rib roast. I knew what it was before I bought it, though. Whomever the butcher was that packaged it for himself was probably pretty po'd that I found it before he could get back to it. It was on the bottom of some various beef roasts...
-L.
I once found 3 pkgs of Filet Mignon marked $3.99 lb. I grabbed up all 3. I had the same thought, I must of po'd one of the butchers for finding it before He or She.
[snip] It brings to mind that many of us probably experiment buying
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new at a market such as Costco, on occassion. What food items have all of you purchased on a whim that turned out to be a lucky surprise when you got it home?
A small thing, but fits your question well. Since childhood I loved cranberry relish, right out of the can. Thought it was the best part of the turkey holiday meal. Some years ago Trader Joe's introduced a cranberry-orange relish and I bought it on a whim, not to replace but in addition to the regular stuff. Thought guests might like it. It turned out to be a huge improvement over something I already thought was perfect. Needless to say, it's now a staple here. -aem
[snip] It brings to mind that many of us probably experiment buying
something
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new at a market such as Costco, on occassion. What food items have all of you purchased on a whim that turned out to be a lucky
surprise
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when you got it home?
A small thing, but fits your question well. Since childhood I loved cranberry relish, right out of the can. Thought it was the best part of the turkey holiday meal. Some years ago Trader Joe's introduced a cranberry-orange relish and I bought it on a whim, not to replace but in addition to the regular stuff. Thought guests might like it. It turned out to be a huge improvement over something I already thought was perfect. Needless to say, it's now a staple here. -aem
Ocean Spray makes two varieties that are quite good - orange cranberry and raspberry cranberry. They come in plastic tubs, not cans, though. They do in a pinch, if I can't make my Mom's recipe.
On Sun 20 Mar 2005 06:59:11p, -L. wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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aem said:
Ginny Sher said:
[snip] It brings to mind that many of us probably experiment buying something new at a market such as Costco, on occassion. What food items have all of you purchased on a whim that turned out to be a lucky surprise when you got it home?
A small thing, but fits your question well. Since childhood I loved cranberry relish, right out of the can. Thought it was the best part of the turkey holiday meal. Some years ago Trader Joe's introduced a cranberry-orange relish and I bought it on a whim, not to replace but in addition to the regular stuff. Thought guests might like it. It turned out to be a huge improvement over something I already thought was perfect. Needless to say, it's now a staple here. -aem
Ocean Spray makes two varieties that are quite good - orange cranberry and raspberry cranberry. They come in plastic tubs, not cans, though. They do in a pinch, if I can't make my Mom's recipe.
Anybody ever serve cranberry relish with corned beef and cabbage?
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