Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-28 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 11:42 AM 11/27/2018, John wrote: >Roanoke, VA? I think that may be the closest one to Raleigh that's still open. Nah, they are still around down to the NC line. The Kroger-Harris Teeter deal was that they swapped stores - the HT's north of the VA-NC line went to Kroger, the Krogers south of

Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-27 Thread John
I've got an insulated carry bag designed to keep hot foods hot. On 11/27/2018 17:08, Paul Sorenson wrote: Took a look at the recipe.  Seems part of the uniqueness is serving them hot, out of the oven.  Can you do that at your club? The meat's the thing.  I'd do the meat according to the

Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-27 Thread John
On 11/27/2018 15:53, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:44:42PM -0500, John wrote: *"2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed".* I wasn't able to find frozen bread dough at any of the local stores (Lidl, Aldi, Trader Joes, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods) I frequent;

Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-27 Thread Paul Sorenson
Took a look at the recipe.  Seems part of the uniqueness is serving them hot, out of the oven.  Can you do that at your club? The meat's the thing.  I'd do the meat according to the recipe, keep it hot in the slow cooker and serve it with some petite rolls from a decent bakery. -p On

Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-27 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:44:42PM -0500, John wrote: > > *"2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed".* > > I wasn't able to find frozen bread dough at any of the local stores (Lidl, > Aldi, Trader Joes, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods) I frequent; not even at > Costco. OK, internet to

Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-27 Thread John
Well, we won't be seeing their liquor store here in Raleigh. Spirituous liquors can only be sold by state controlled ABC stores. They'll have wine & beer I guess, but I rarely buy those. I don't buy liquor all that often, I think the newest bottle I have in the house is 5 years old. I guess

Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-27 Thread John
On 11/26/2018 18:33, Dale H. Cook wrote: At 05:44 PM 11/26/2018, John wrote: Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores they closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 years or so. Kroger is still going strong in Roanoke - since

Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Kroger bought Roundy's foods here in WI about a year ago and have been investing mucho $$ in store remodeling.  Roundy's operates about 240 stores in Wisconsin and the Chicago area under four different banner names. -p On 11/26/2018 7:14 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Dale H. Cook wrote on

Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-26 Thread Larry Colen
Dale H. Cook wrote on 11/26/18 3:33 PM: At 05:44 PM 11/26/2018, John wrote: Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores they closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 years or so. Kroger is still going strong in Roanoke - since

Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Wegman's is a superior supermarket chain. Their meats are top of the line, their instore bakery makes the best bread outside of France, and their liquor store is among the best around. The in-store brands of soda and other daily products are genuine bargains, and of the highest quality. I think

Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday

2018-11-26 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 05:44 PM 11/26/2018, John wrote: >Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores they >closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 years >or so. Kroger is still going strong in Roanoke - since Harris Teeter left and the last Winn