Last week I went to Whole Foods and... BAM!
4 trips to the grocery store in a week's time is not unusual for me. Maybe it's leftover from my days of living in NYC as my father and I would prowl from specialty shop to specialty shop hunting ingredients which, once assembled, became that evening's dinner.
I just can't seem to get into the swing of shopping once a week. I've heard it all before, people try to tell me shopping once a week is easier and all it takes is a little planning. Yes, I know it would even save us money because gas is so prohibitively expensive.
I've tried and failed. Even when I select recipes,make a copious list and shop diligently, I still wind up going back to the store for a forgotten ingredient or the store runs out of mushrooms. Go ahead. Re-read that previous sentence. I have experienced going to the grocery store and being told by the produce manager, "Our mushrooms are sold out. I've worked here for 15 years and this is the first time I've every had this happen!" So much for my grandmaster plan of making "What Do You Call A Herd of Cattle Masturbating? Beef Stroganoff!" Nope, foiled again, despite my best effort to plan ahead.
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