Denise - Hi Anne, seitan

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Anne,

where do you buy your seitan? I'm not sure if I've even seen it at any

of the stores in Des Moines. That popcorn " chiken " sounds good. I've

only had seitan in Asian food and have never, ever messed with it

myself. But, ya know, sometimes I get tired of the freezer fake meats

and tofu. I suppose I could find a source on line to order it.

 

Oh, I know what you mean about the bulk bins. It's so refreshing to go

to a store that offers bulk stuff, I sure wish it would catch on here

in this town. Well, it will with this co-op we're attempting to launch.

 

Hope everyone else is staying warm. Anne and I are freezing our little

toes off, it's -8 at 8:30 this morning, high is to be around 9 and

more snow on the way! I think I may get out the crockpot this weekend.

 

Denise

 

, " jandemommy "

<jandemommy> wrote:

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> ---Denise,

>

> it's a balmy 1 degree right now here : ). we had a total of 9 "

> snow and it is SO COLD : ). New Pioneer Coop not bad at all. the

> bulk section and produce section were by far the best. the rest of

> the store was kind of disappointing--it didn't have much of what I

> was looking for. they had a poorer selection of vegan stuff than our

> little store much closer to home. they did have a good selection of

> organic imported dairy cheeses though. thankfully the organic meat

> section was more to the back of the store--separate from obvious

> veggie stuff. downside is it's next to deli so if you pick up a

> sandwich from there--hold your nose : ). deli though has FANTASTIC

> sandwiches-both vegan and veg. the jalapeno-cashew spread is worth

> driving for : ).

> I may check out their other location on South VanBuren street next

> time I go down--I went to the Coralville location and it looked like

> it catered more to " yuppies " --no offense to any here : ). I had

> visited the one on South VanBuren many years ago and had more of a

> college-town-feel which I am more comfortable with : ). overall it's

> not bad : ). it's $60 for a membership but you can shop without one

> and pay an extra 5% on your stuff which is nice if you don't go very

> often : ). it was fun to stand in front of TONS of bulk bins--it

> felt like being a kid in a candy store : ). kids were enthralled

> with them and the produce section : ). the funniest was Jacob

> couldn't believe there was " grass " (wheatgrass) growing in the

> refrigerator there and had to loudly announce it for all to hear.

> the vegan carob chips were by far my best deal at 2.49 a bag. they

> are over $5/bag here. their bulk prices are good--if you know what

> you want I might be able to remember some prices : ). take care : ).

> off to make Potato-Cheese Snowballs and " Popcorn Chicken " (seitan)

> with baked beans for supper--kids are starving..........

>

> Anne

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