Subj : Re: Done Right
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Sep 11 2025 07:14:57

-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Hy-Vee's curbside pick-up has caused all of the supermarkets to offer
 DD> some form of "curbside" pickup or delivery. As they say "A rising tide
 DD> lifts all boats". But things like that and their outstanding produce
 DD> and service meat departments as well as the in-store bakery have made
 DD> them the #1 grocery store in America in USA Today's poll. #2 was Fresh
 DD> Market and #3 was Wegman's.

 RH> I've shopped at Fresh Market a number of times, Savannah was our first
 RH> encounter with it. I was glad to see them in Raleigh and Chapel
 RH> Hill--when we first moved here, I had several medical appointments in
 RH> CH, on the UNC campus. The Fresh Market was just off campus so we
 RH> stopped there from time to time on our way home.

This year's results have been announced. Hy-Vee dropped to #2 and Fresh
Market popped to the top of the list. I was shocked to see Wegman'ds at
last place (of the top 10)

This list is a cut & paste.

Here are the top 10 best-voted grocery stores in 2025

   1 The Fresh Market
   2 Hy-Vee
   3 Fresh Thyme Market
   4 Natural Grocers
   5 Stew Leonard's
   6 Gelson's Markets
   7 ALDI
   8 Heinen's Grocery Tore
   9 Publix
  10  Wegmans Food Markets 

The big shocker on that list (besides Weggies precipitous drop is ALDI
being in the Top 10.

     8<----- EDIT ----->8
 
 DD> These are pretty ambitious and I may neve make them. But I can
 DD> drool as I read the recipe - and would happily gobble down one if
 DD> offered.

 DD>       Title: Breakfast Bratwurst Sandwiches
 DD>  Categories: Pork, Cheese, Vegetables, Breads, Greens
 DD>       Yield: 4 Servings

 RH> We keep breakfast fairly simple 99.99% of the time. Easier to get up
 RH> and going after a light meal with not much clean up than something
 RH> that'll take halfway to lunch time to clean up from. Since we're
 RH> basically retired, we usually have breakfast around 9 am and then lunch
 RH> around 1 pm. Lunch is usually low fuss and then supper will vary from
 RH> left overs to all out gourmet.

I'm more likely to go out for breakfast than cook at home. It's a social
thing as well as less work for the fat boy.  Bv)=  Lunch and supper - a
whole 'nother thing. Even if I do lean on the crock-pot a lot...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Dirty Dave's Crockpot Chuck Roast Dinner
 Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Herbs, Potatoes
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      3 lb Well marbled, trimmed beef
           - chuck or arm roast
      3 lg Idaho potatoes, peeled (2.5
           - to 3 lb)
      1 lg Onion; peeled
     18 oz Bag "baby" carrots
      2 oz Env onion soup mix
           Salt & pepper
           Garlic granules or powder
 
  Assemble the ingredients. Salt and pepper the roast as
  it sits n the countertop. Sprinkle some garlic granules
  over it if you wish.
  
  Peel the potatoes and slice them on your mandoline or
  with a sharp knife into even slices. Line the bottom
  of your Casserole Crockpot with the sliced spuds.
  
  Center the roast on the bed of potatoes and spread the
  "baby" carrots around the perimeter. Open the envelope
  of onion soup mix and sprinkle over the beef.
  
  Set your mandoline to a thin slice setting and slice
  the onion, covering the top of the roast.
  
  Place the lid on the crockpot and set the temperature.
  High if you are making this for Sunday's noon meal or
  low if you are going to work and want supper ready
  when you come home.
  
  UDD NOTES: I have added fresh mushrooms (both sliced
  and whole) to this quite successfully. I have also used
  a medium sized turnip in place of one of the potatoes
  when "catering" for others - after asking if they like
  turnips. Never for home consumption.
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM

.... Soup was invented in 1275 when John Soup wanted to drink a chicken.
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