Do you have a costco membership? they have some nice cheeses, for cheddar, they have the British Coastal and Welsh Colliers. We usually just buy the Kerrygold Dubliner. Also, I have never tried it but Superstore has a PC Black Label Normandy Style Salted Cultured Butter ...

I also missed my trips to trader joe's and Costco in Bellingham ....

They sound great, thanks for telling us about them. I will make sure to look out next time I am in the area.

Lao style crispy pig ears sounds yum, are they like pork rinds?

I have gotten it from Donald's market on Hastings a few times and I may have seen it in the place that sells polish sausages just east of Donalds across nanaimo.

the Parmesan crisps are definitely not with the bread, not exactly where the crackers are but in the same general area. It is call Whisps made by Cello, the bag is kind of orange, cream and green in color.

I have added a few extra things to my regular list:

POM juice
Kirkland protein bars
cauliflower rice
Philadelphia cream cheese 3 pack
Chosen Food Mayo
almond flour
my family also likes the salmon jerky
sweet onions

She talks about how to prepare fresh egg noodles at about 0:50 to avoid sticking, i think same technique can be used with fresh rice noodles.

https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/egg-nood...

I saw some in the Asian market on Hastings (just E of Nanaimo on the South side of the street) about a month ago. Probably not a regular item though...

Perhaps try the Gourmet Warehouse, they have quite a range of chocolate (including wafers & Couverture of different brands but don't know if they come tempered).

https://www.gourmetwarehouse.ca/categ...

My list:

Parmesan Crisps (Can't remember if it's called crisps or chips)
Beet crackers
Tasso Olives (stuffed green & kalamata)
Arla Feta Cheese
Dubliner Cheese (usually stock up when they go on sale for $2-3 off)
arla Camerbert Cheese
boursin
Romaine lettuce
organic carrots
organic milk
ethical bean coffee beans
organic frozen berries
organic frozen peas
kirkland egg white
avocado oil
apple cidar vinegar

you can get koji (by Mitoku, the mirin maker) from homestead junction on e hastings.

http://www.homesteadjunction.ca/produ...

Thanks axllove4chow! That is great to know. When were you at Trader Joe's? Definitely nice to have a local source for it especially with the way the loonie is now.

Kerrygold is not sold in Vancouver but I usually stock up my butter in WA. I am aware of the Kerrygold situation so When I was in Bellingham a couple of months ago, I went looking for alternatives but found none except for the seasonal Organic Valley one but I didn't get any because it would have to sit in the hot car all day so ended up buying a bunch of Kerrygold again. I thought Anchor would be easy to find but not so ....

I got an 8 pound butt for $30 at Rio's friendly meat a couple of weeks ago. will get another one on monday ...

I make the every week, these are the ones that I use and it's very easier to get out, just run under hot water for a bit and it slides right out. My only advice is to try not to drop them when they are frozen because the plastic gets quite brittle and will break, otherwise, I really like them, good adult portions too.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...

Yes, HY Louie has it and if you prefer to shop online, uline also has it but there will be shipping. Not sure what you want it for, the one from Uline is quite a bit thicker & stronger.

http://www.uline.ca/BL_1957/Poly-Coat...

I have 2 hardly used rolls, one from HY Louie, and one from Uline that I have no use for anymore. They are both 18" wide (one from uline is 600' long). If you want them, you can have both for $30.

Thanks Laura! I saw that Organic Valley seasonal butter at Haggen near REI and it was only $3.49, so it's out.

I wonder if Celles sur Belle is grass fed (not much turned up when i googled), although cost so much more than KG and the pasture OV.

wish I had known :( it was the Cordata store that I went in too but I only looked at the dairy/butter section ... oh well, good to know for next time, do you know which brand it is and weather it is always available? I have got enough KG to last a while now though :)

Thanks Vetter! I was so disappointed to find out that Kerrygold is not 100% grassfed (20% grain fed in the winter including GMO) But I find nothing else, I will probably still get some KG ...

We will be there during the week so will probably miss the market ...

Yay for good butter indeed :D

I second the recommendation of USA pans. I even make mini crustless quiches/fritattas in them and they still just pop right out when I turn the pan over.

Kerrisdale Lumber doesn't carry BGE anymore, they carry Primo & Kamado Joe. Some of the Kamado Joe accessories will probably fit the BGE though ...

I don't know if I have tasted Three Crabs. The last one I got from T&T had a boy on the label and the Red Boat tastes better.

I got it because it was recommended on a few paleo sites that I visit.

I have looked to no avail and ended up ordering from their website and picking up at Pt Roberts.

I suspect It will be too pricey for Kingsway & Chinatown stores to carry....

Perhaps we could do a group buy in the future ....

Kerrigold is the only obtainable 100% grassfed butter here ... I think that is the reason for a few people these days .... (including me).

About Stirling - I went to Costco again yesterday, they were all gone but the sign is still there making me think that it will be restocked and the price is $5.49 for 1 lb so less than 1/2 price from Whole Foods...

I saw 84% Stirling at Costco (just off Willingdon) yesterday, I have a feeling it's less than $6 for 1 lb as I think it may be a couple of dollars more than the cheaper one which I think is less than $4. But I wasn't paying a lot of attention as I have decided to just go to trader joe's to stock up on kerrigold once in a while.

pretty sure you can get them at the Vancouver Farmers Markets ....

Beef stew freezes very well so you bf can cook a big pot of it and freeze in serving size portion, salmon can be cooked in the oven easily, fritatas and quiches also freeze well....

Hope you have a fast recovery.