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Raftergirl

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21. We love soup in our house. H just made a pot a lentil soup - which is sort of his traditional New Years Day

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Thu Jan 1, 2026, 04:58 PM

Jan 1

thing. Will have for dinner with crusty baguette from local bakery.

One of my grandmothers’ didn’t cook and the other was a horrible cook.

Both H and I enjoy cooking - to a certain extent. I go in phases and he just cooks when the moment strikes him.

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So I was at the grocer's today and [View all] moniss Dec 31 OP

Isn't that it. mercuryblues Dec 31 #1

Inflation caused also by tRump tariffs FoxNewsSucks Dec 31 #3

Except don't let them take away words. There is nothing wrong with discussing affordability. travelingthrulife Jan 1 #14

Trump & Co. Making America 'Great' B.See Dec 31 #2

When Trump tells us the economy is great and prices are coming down Diamond_Dog Dec 31 #4

Fox News needs to be shut down before MAGA will ever notice. travelingthrulife Jan 1 #15

You write well cachukis Dec 31 #5

Thank you for the nice compliment. nt moniss Dec 31 #8

I went shopping just before Christmas (in Canada) and got beef sirloin tip Bev54 Dec 31 #6

Shopped today at a popular grocery dweller Dec 31 #7

Yes indeed and I have noticed some quality issues moniss Dec 31 #9

Same. Tried to buy asparagus and the picking were slim and they looked terrible. Produce guy said they are Raftergirl Jan 1 #16

Interesting. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 31 #10

Plain old chuck roast is moniss Dec 31 #11

Trump can take credit for all the cheap beef he got from Argentina rather than American farmers and ranchers. Norrrm Jan 1 #12

You mentioned late credit card payments. The amount of card debt has been rising since Q4/22. It currently sits at 1.23T flashman13 Jan 1 #13

I bought a bottom round roast a few weeks ago, it was $7.99/lb at the butcher shop. Very reasonable, imo. Raftergirl Jan 1 #17

Yes sometimes it's hit or miss on pricing and moniss Jan 1 #18

My local butcher shop is excellent. I usually go once a month and stock up. I have a freezer chest so plenty of Raftergirl Jan 1 #19

Sounds wonderful and sometimes I wish I had moniss Jan 1 #20

We love soup in our house. H just made a pot a lentil soup - which is sort of his traditional New Years Day Raftergirl Jan 1 #21

I'm just glad I don't have debt. House and land paid for, though it's not much of a house. mucholderthandirt Jan 2 #22

No good sales jonstl08 Jan 2 #23