Costco food finds (2,201 views)

Feb 28, 2017 14:41:41 GMT -5 mrswaz said:

Similarly, our Costco started carrying DeCecco Egg Fettuccine. They come in a three pack of trays which each have four "nests" of fettuccine in them. They make the BEST soup noodles! They stay intact being cooked in chicken broth and they also don't suck up ALL the broth either. Last night we had another tray cooked up and tossed with alfredo sauce, broccoli and bacon, and again the noodles held their own. One tray says it serves "about 4" but we definitely got about seven servings out of one tray- and that's with a hungry teenage boy in the house.

So funny you should mention this.  DH just did a Costco run this week and this caught his eye as well, he brought a box home to try. We had some last night and really enjoyed it, got 4 large portions out of one box.

I have a costco very close by.  I usually shop there first. what they don't have, I get at the smaller grocery store.

this I always get there... Adams chunky peanut butter, quaker oatmeal, walnuts, sliced almonds, pine nuts, milk, almond milk, eggs apples, mangos, avocados, French green beans, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, campari tomatoes, red bell peppers,mushrooms, broccoli, salad mixes... lettuce, spinach,  kale, raspberries, blueberries.  hummus.  pesto sauce.

canned black beans canned tomatoes. barbecued chicken. tilapia. tofu when they have it. I loved the refrigerated Indian simmer sauces but alas DH did not. salmon burgers. chicken breasts, ground turkey. Dave's bread. olive oil, avocado oil. Kirkland butter. nonfat yogurt. frozen ravioli. garden burgers, black bean burgers.  dried blueberries and cherries. raisins.  cheese of all kinds.   Kind bars. marcona almonds, cashews.  Parchment paper   in a 2 pack might only be around during the holidays but a great buy.

I recently tried a bag of refrigerated  chicken breast meat from left over chickens.   a total miss for me. I thought it was horrid. I know someone  earlier  in this thread liked it, so   maybe there's some variation between packages or  stores.   ETA I buy  a bag of limes there   every year.  juice and freeze them into ice cube trays.   so nice to have a good supply of lime juice  in  2  TB cubes.   they slice in half easily since they never freeze  as hard as water does.

Package sizes are big.  I  learned to adjust cooking to allow for it.  even with 2 of us I ( almost always) use things up.  we eat a lot of fruit and vegies.  I freeze things like bread and nuts,  shrink wrap cheese. If I buy a bag of broccoli florets, I plan several broccoli focused dinners.   check outdates judiciously. things get shuffled around a lot by customers.    check  package content carefully.   the bulk packaging can make  one bad tomato ruin  the whole box.    also check country of origin if you can on produce,  fish  if  important to you.   I've taken  food items  back   when quality was poor. I bought a  flat of peaches last fall that looked lovely. every one was inedible. took the  box itself   back. they have a great return policy.

I think it's  important to exercise restraint.  the giant  jar of chocolate coated nut clusters might be a "good buy"    but if  it tempts  you to  eat the whole thing, it's  not a good idea.  I mostly steer clear of candy , cookies,  baked goods,   snack foods  unless I want something for a party.  I don't   buy food  at the restaurant in the front , and  don't  eat the samples unless it is something I intend  totry  before I  buy.  "supersize" is fine as long as it doesn't include my behind.

I