Make sure you take a list...so you can ignore it. You'd think ordering by mail would make it easier to keep the amount spent down...nope!!!
thanks a LOT guys!! you, and this provocative penzey's thread just now made me spend $30+ for their spices online. y'all full well know how highly suggestible i am, too....
thanks a LOT guys!! you, and this provocative penzey's thread just now made me spend $30+ for their spices online. y'all full well know how highly suggestible i am, too....
I'm not sure we're headed to Penzeys tomorrow. After all the comments that point out how totally irresistible their products are Himself is thinking this may be a bad idea. I had started going through their catalog to check off and circle the things I want to either check out or buy, got only as far as "celery seed" (use it in my Mom-in-law's spaghetti sauce recipe) and already it looks like I'll be cooking at home for the next month just to save money and justify my purchases.
And we WILL go tomorrow...or I'm going on strike and Himself can make his own meals. It could get ugly.
i'm confident that you will prevail in the penzey's battle against himself, cg! btw, did i miss the post where you explained how it occurred that you first began referring to your honey in the third person?
celery seed in spaghetti sauce? is there a story that goes along with that too?
Never explained it. Basically, so many refer to their spouse as "DH" or "DW" I just wanted to be different. Plus, our favorite Irish pub, run by husband and wife immigrants, started it. The proprietor has a nametag that reads "Himself" rather than "Brendan" (his name). His wife Claire is, of course, "Herself". And their most trusted right-hand man and manager is tagged "Yeoman". Thought it was cute and have stolen the idea.
The spaghetti sauce is one of two things his Mom taught me "the way he likes them" so that I had a shortcut to Himself's favorites - and his heart. I've tweaked the recipe over the years to make it a bit healthier, but nothing that has affected the quality or taste. Both celery seed and celery salt are in there in small doses but I'm not messing with those - the sauce is great!
care to, dare to share, cg?
I'll happily share the spaghetti sauce recipe when I don't mind typing it out. Don't have it anywhere I could post quickly. The other thing his Mom taught me was how she made her breaded pork chops. It was a little different than my own Mom's way so I learned her way too. Really didn't matter since Himself pretty much hasn't met a pork chop he hasn't liked.
will be looking forward to your intriguing-sounding recipe for spaghetti sauce whenever you are ready to do the typing. take your time. a good spaghetti sauce recipe is well worth waiting for....
Mrs Hoot makes her spaghetti sauce much the same way. She often puts slices of dried chorizo in it (when we can find it). Of course, near the end of the cooking time, I am not above sneaking into the kitchen and stealing a small bowl of the sauce to be eaten with a nice crusty bread.Whoa baby, you wait for this one! I simmer it 6-8 hours! Now that Himself is home all the time it's pure torture for him when I make a pot (about 8 quarts at a time). I used to make it when he was at work so he was never subjected to yummy smells all day.
Mrs Hoot makes her spaghetti sauce much the same way...I am not above sneaking into the kitchen and stealing a small bowl of the sauce to be eaten with a nice crusty bread.
I've seen pictures someone else posted of that market. It looks awesome.
Sometimes when my sister and BIL take a drive they will head to the Penzeys in Chagrin Falls and I can place an order with them. No delivery charge, lol.
Oh My! I wonder, was Marco Polo that excited when he got to China? It was fun. Lots of fun since Himself got bored about 5-10 minutes in and went to the car to read. I had an hour to myself sniffing (and sneezing) and reading and looking. Restrained myself from drooling. And came home with a bunch of plastic bags and glass bottles.
Now the damage. Can you believe I had only $30 worth of damage? I did buy a lot of the spices and herbs in the bags since I have spice bottles at home. I didn't get any of their blends because, quite honestly, I thought there were so many different flavors mixed into each that they didn't smell the way I would want. Guess I'd just rather blend my own 3-5 items and leave it at that. There were one or two that were good but they duplicated blends I had at home.
Kinda wish there was closer than 59 miles away. When we move back to OH we'll probably settle in to the city we moved from when we came up to MA. That will be only 24 miles away. Bonus: it's right by a Cleveland culinary landmark, West Side Market. If you are ever in the Cleveland area you must schedule a stop there - it's priceless!