What I Buy Wednesday

Well, it's time to start thinking about groceries! Don't wait until the last minute or you might not be able to find your favorites.

You are not going to believe this, but believe it or not--it took me two and a half hours--yes, 2.5 hours to plan the 10 food "events" coming up that I need to cook for. All that time was in planning what to fix, pulling recipes, making the grocery list, checking the sales, dividing the sales list between Publix (me) and Kroger (Butch), and checking the pantry. 

Whew, it was a lot, but now I feel on top of things.

Monday was my first shopping foray. I always like to get the non-perishibles a couple weeks ahead. I don't like grocery shopping. I put it off until I need so much that I have to do it. Butch fills in the gaps. He tends to like going--or I should say, errands that get him out of the house. He can't sit still for long.

Anyway, I stopped on the way home from our "Monday movie"--side note: "Bonhoeffer, Pastor, Spy, Assassin" is so good--and a true story. Definitely worth seeing if you like WWII period pieces. He's considered one of 10 modern martyrs. I don't know who the other 9 are and didn't look it up--but I will. Ahhh, I digress--doesn't take much!

Back to the grocery store. I'm starting to be confused with all of the choices. How do you choose? Low sodium, unsalted, fat free, and gluten free (I still don't even know what gluten is). I just want the regular old packaging. I want the regular old stuff. I can no longer tell what is the closest to the original. Case in point: I needed cream of chicken soup. Since when are there so many types? 

So how am I supposed to know which is the closest to the original? I don't want my recipe messed up. Same with the Cream of Mushroom soup.

I ended up just getting the "heart healthy" for both. But, does that mean I need to add extra salt to the recipe? It only contains half the salt. Shouid I add more?

It's a quandry for sure. And I'm sure there are more decisions to come as I finish up shopping next week. We'll see how it goes.

P.S. When making your list, don't forget the extra things you might need: foil, saran wrap, toilet paper, kleenex, spices and condiments or any other staples that we tend to take for granted.