I need extremely basic help with meal planning and grocery shopping. I don't even know where to start. I have a psychological block against cooking to the point where actually I'll forgo eating if it's going to be more difficult than microwaving something.
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posted by desjardins
on Oct 4, 2012 -
67 answers
Mefites of Holland! Send me to your favorite ethnic grocery stores and trattorias in
de Randstad. Bonus points for North Holland (esp. Haarlem-A'dam-Alkmaar), and you win 1,000 internets if you know of a real Mexican, Thai or Indian grocer anywhere within 250k of Amsterdam.
posted by digitalprimate
on Aug 15, 2012 -
14 answers
I love citrus generally, but I was just thinking about how I really, really love
satsumas - but haven't seen them in the local Whole Foods in a while. I'm in NYC - where can I go now, and generally, to get some delicious satsumas?
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posted by Ash3000
on Dec 16, 2010 -
19 answers
You are a foodie, you don't eat out often, and you manage to spend less than $400-500 on food a month for two people, including going out. How do you do it?
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posted by two lights above the sea
on Sep 22, 2010 -
66 answers
ISO discount grocery stores around the Cambridge-to-Waltham Massachusetts corridor. I'm thinking here of the dented-can, overstock, weird-food-that-didn't-sell-in-the-regular-supermarket, fell-off-the-loading-dock variety. Like a "Building 19⅚" of grocery stores. I've seen places like this in other locales, but not around where I live.
posted by not_on_display
on Sep 14, 2010 -
10 answers
Is there any way for me to be automatically notified when certain foods go on sale at any stores in my area?
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posted by Ryogen
on Aug 13, 2010 -
4 answers
A brand new grocery store opened up near where I work! Yay! (Previously, there weren't any nearby.) I want to get my lunch there. What should I buy?
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posted by ocherdraco
on Jul 21, 2010 -
14 answers
I'll be making a one-time pilgrimage to a Trader Joe's this weekend. What good, cheap stuff should I buy?
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posted by Bardolph
on Apr 29, 2010 -
91 answers
What are some excellent packaged food products made by companies in or around Chicago? I want to sell them in the little grocery store I manage.
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posted by bubukaba
on Mar 9, 2010 -
16 answers
At a Walmart in Missouri, of all places, I found some pre-packaged, refrigerated tortillas that were very, very thin pieces of uncooked dough stacked together. You just peeled one off, put it in a pan to quickly cook it, and ended up with a delicious, home-made-tasting flour tortilla. Where can I find these in Chicago?
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posted by nitsuj
on May 9, 2009 -
19 answers
Fairway, D'Ag, Westside Market, Garden of Eden. What's the diff? Tell me all about Upper West Side grocery stores.
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posted by HotPatatta
on Jul 7, 2008 -
10 answers
I'm buying Groceries... for a grocery store. I'm now buying for the grocery department of the largest store in our (rather small) chain and I'm at a loss as to what to fill the store with!
So Mefi Vegans & Organic Foodies... What organic, all natural, or "alternative" foods, snacks, drinks, & cleaning supplies could you not live without? Do you know of any blogs that cover or review natural & organic packaged foods?
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posted by aristan
on Jun 17, 2007 -
46 answers
Can I get Canadian bacon at a grocery store in St. Thomas (US VI)? Furthermore, what other differences from typical American suburban grocery stores will I find there?
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posted by pithy comment
on Jan 3, 2007 -
4 answers
I have this idea that I want to walk to and from the grocery store to have an excuse to take a long walk (perhaps as long as an hour each way). How long can the walk be before the food becomes unsafe to eat?
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posted by mrkohrea
on May 28, 2006 -
33 answers
I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere with Wal-Mart as my only option for purchasing groceries. What are some online retailers that sell organic food and the like?
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posted by panoptican
on Dec 13, 2005 -
6 answers
My wife and I live in New York City, but she's from the Deep South (Alabama). She's often miffed that when she goes to a grocery store in the city, she can't find food and treats that she grew up with (i.e. Goo Goo Clusters). I know you can order a lot of stuff online, but I was wondering -- since there are Korean grocery stores and Indian grocery stores (and even British grocery stores) in NYC -- is there a Southern U.S. grocery store? If not, is there a central website for ordering Southern food products (rather than multiple websites of various product manufacturers)?
posted by grumblebee
on Aug 2, 2004 -
15 answers
A browse through the frozen food aisle of my local grocery store shows me all kinds of prepared foods from well known restaurant chains. Buffalo Wings from T.G.I.Fridays, BBQ Chicken Pizza from California Pizza Kitchen... what I want to know is, when I go to the actual restaurant chain and order the same products, are they just doing what I'd be doing if I bought the store-bought product? Is the "chef" at California Pizza Kitchen actually making my pizza to-order, or is he pulling a frozen pie out of his freezer, and popping it in the oven?
posted by crunchland
on May 15, 2004 -
11 answers
