#whole foods market

[tilbageidanmark]

Pumpkin self-carve at the greengrocer down the street.

[xshu]

Whole Foods Haul

The Mouse went to look for figs for The Cat. Luckily The Mouse didn’t have to drive to town, Whole Foods has a branch one town over. Figs Slim pickings, must be last of the season. And since The Mouse was there … hehe. Smoked Meats Pork belly on the left, beef brisket on the right. The pork belly was decent, Chinese roast pork and char siu is still better. The brisket, did not meet…

[aethersea]

devastating to go into the tag for an obscure vampire movie I've been quietly obsessed with for years to find mostly gifsets of minor characters (played by big-name actors) and review blogs saying they didn't like it :(

@ everyone who made a post saying "I liked it :)" I am blowing you a kiss. everyone who made a lovely gifset or photoset of the cinematography I am tipping my hat. that one poster that said "bro did y'all just miss the Entire Message about class and race or???" I am shaking your hand with enthusiasm there was SUCH a message about class and race

anyway everybody should watch Night Teeth and revel in glitzy flashy modern vampires in LA with me

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

I genuinely love grocery shopping. It's like a trip to the food museum.

[rotzaprachim]

I wish there was more focus in the food world/food media on general everyday healthy eating that isn’t body-focused or diet culturey. Just good vibes nutritious food for everyday. I think Melissa Clark is really good for this, along with a lot of actual cookbooks, but the current pop culture/food media scene is so saturated either with 3 ingredient no flour no sugar 200 calorie lose 20lb nowww videos or workout/training body dysmorphia stuff OR try our ooey gooeyest cheesiest Mac YET triple chocolate fudgey fried brownie clickbait and I just want to figure out what to do with half a head of broccoli or three kilograms of malanga

looking back I do wonder if a lot of *why* food media is like that isn’t some broad question of diet but instead social media programming - both extreme dieting and extremely indulgent comfort food are a kind of vicarious experience for most of the people clicking and it’s rage bait anyway. But it still sucks (esp as it shows another reason social media gamification can destroy a genre)

[skullingwaydraws]

What’s a fake brand without fake ads

[st-just]

Actual destination restaurant had a 40 minute wait, so we were tricked into going to a Chinese buffet place with thousands of 4-5 star reviews.

Quite literally every stereotype I might have had about sprawling chain Chinese-American/Canadian buffets in the middle of the suburbs have beem justified.

I have never in my life felt like more of a snobbish out-of-touch downtown cultural elite.

[silks-up-my-sleeve]

I feel like there's a bigger reason than the science behind food as to why Jake (and even Sam) loves to cook. It blends two love languages: acts of service and quality time.

You're able to spend hours looking at recipes together, deciding what to add onto the upcoming grocery list. Building menus of meals to have together, as well as cook together. Spending hours in the kitchen together baking bread from the fourth or fifth online recipe you have tried, because he's dedicated himself to making yeast rolls like your grandparents always made.

But food also brings people together. Sitting down and sharing a meal with family is so priceless, even if it's just a simple pasta dish. Gathering around the table together and enjoying the presence of those you love most. Serving your family's favorite meal and watching them light up at just how good it is, not only because it tastes good, but because you made it.

Jake is just someone I associate with being that way

[dnangelic]

'stealing is bad and wrong' words from a guy who steals a whole cake on his off time to share with his fucked up rabbit dog thing

[anthrofreshtodeath]

28. surprising them with their favourite treat

Let's do it! I am an ancient New England grandma when it comes to my taste in candy, so I'm pretending Maura is, too. Here we are:

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Jane steps out of her unmarked and into the blistering heat of the Market Basket parking lot over off of School Street, her car one of a few dozen here on a Thursday afternoon. She slams the driver’s side door, too, just for good measure. She pops her gum, chewing with her lips closed like she’s got an attitude, because she fucking does.

She’s also got an interview over by BHCC in Charlestown, and that’s why she picked this Market Basket, even though the whole reason she’s here is fucking Hope Martin. Maura’s unhinged biological mother is back in town, and had intercepted Jane this morning in front of her apartment building because Maura isn’t returning her calls. Jane had shut her down as politely as possible, all while wanting to call her a fuckin’ kidney-robbin’ cunt, but she’d held strong.

Not that she didn’t call her a fuckin’ kidney-robbin’ cunt the whole way here. Jane flips her aviators up onto the top of her head when she marches through the automatic doors, and prepares to stomp through her entire trip, but something about the air conditioning and the familiar smell of sheet cake calms her. Well, calms her just enough to pull the bat outta hell back in, at least for the sake of the other shoppers around her. And she thinks about making a left for the bakery and getting Maura a whole-ass cake, but she doesn’t want to get distracted, either. 

Hope is in town, which means Maura’s a mess, which means impromptu movie night. Most of the time, Maura likes to pull out the mixed nuts, the dried fruit, and the organic, stove-popped popcorn for their movies, but today calls for the big guns.

Maura would never admit it, but when she’s really down, processed sugar is the only thing that’ll do. That’s why Jane’s here, unbeknownst to Maura, and not at the Whole Foods down the street. She weaves through a couple old ladies and a mom with her two kids under two, swooping up a hand basket on her way, and scans the store layout for the penny candy endcap. 

Right there, on aisle two next to the prepackaged meats like hot dogs and bacon, sits the penny candy in all its glory. Late one night, after Constance’s first visit, Jane had dragged Maura to the store closest to her North End neighborhood and showed her exactly how to scoop all that old school goodness into a plastic bag for maximum satisfaction. Even now, Jane smiles to herself, big and pleased, because she’s got eyes on Maura’s favorites: the licorice bits, the butterscotch, and the bit-o-honeys. And Maura would never, ever, ask for this stuff, because doing so would defile her good girl, all-organic image, but Jane knows what Maura needs.

And tonight, Maura needs candy. Good, old-fashioned, bulk candy. 

So, she gets to scooping: a bag of each, because Maura doesn’t like them to touch, and then a couple bags of peppermint patties and jelly citrus slices for herself. Don’t ask her why, but the taste extremes make her all giddy inside. Sometimes she thinks about eating them together, though she hasn’t had the guts yet. With expertise and finesse and promise to try that another time, she ties them up and tosses them in her hand basket. 

She moves over to the checkout line, checks her watch because that interview’s in about twenty minutes, and taps the toe of her boot on the linoleum. There’s just two people ahead of her, not a problem. 

She chews her gum, cursing Hope again while she waits, but at least this time, she and Maura will have sweets to deal with the tornado. Maybe Maura’ll even consent to an action flick, or a comedy. Hell, Jane’ll settle for a rom-com if it means banishing Hope from their minds. 

Fuckin’ kidney-robbin’ cunt.

[soft-cheek]

Fun fact those cool disney channel ass high schools where kids participate in tons of shit and dress however they like Do exist in real life somehow but only in big cities in rich communities

[xshu]

Whole Foods Haul

The Cat wanted to see if figs were still available at Whole Foods. Figs Not too many available, maybe last of the season? The Mouse picked up a box of cookies. Hee hee. Brown Butter Apple Cookies The Mouse looks forward to trying with coffee. 🙂 Be safe, eat well. The Mouse. Lahaina/Maui Strong.

[cameron-carpet-lola]

[by-ilmater]

i am, unfortunately, hopelessly addicted to the fancy french yogurt that comes in the little clay pots, and i have to go to the rich people grocery store to get them (market of choice, which is kinda like the oregon version of erewon) i wandered into the wine section on this last trip and felt so out of place lmaooooo

[wraenata]

!!! YOU DANCED I am so fucking proud of you! Hell yeah!

Thank you kiaxet! I definitely thought of the confidence boost you gave me several months ago when I got out there! It was by no means very good, but I did it!

Hopefully I can loosen up a bit more next time I attend a wedding. But bestie and I jammed out on the way back to her place and that was really fun! Specifically to all the "us" songs from college XD

Today we went to the farmers market and a Vietnamese restaurant! I tried matcha boba tea! It was definitely interesting but I liked it! I'm just not used to drinking sweet beverages so I didn't drink much but it was cool! My stir-fry was awesome too! And I didn't feel sick at all!

And then I drove to the Asian Food Market and got my lotus root! And some snacks because I always like trying new things!

Picture of what I got below the cut

And thank you again Kiaxet your encouragement and praise meant the world to me. You're a real sweetheart <3

That's a purple yam sweet bun, I ate it for dessert it was really good!

I actually did buy the piggy red bean paste moon cake last year, but he's so cute I had to get him again.

Is taro and purple yam and ube the same thing? Idk but I will find our!

Also I've tried lots of different mochi but never banana so this will be exciting! I love banana flavored things.

I don't remember what the matcha pancake thing is called but I had to get something matcha, just in a new form I've never tried before.

And some miso soup powder.

Also there was a Japanese gift shop in there and they tempted me with pokemon plushies. I was this close to grabbing a wartortle or meowth or mew but they were $30. I paid for besties lunch today too thats enough spending for a while lol

[lightgaswaterelectricityrent]

I wish I was at the real seafood in toledo ohio thanks for asking