This past Saturday, July 25, 2020, we were expectantly preparing for Hurricane Douglas. My neighbor’s papapa tree had grown too tall, and I had promised her for some time that I’d cut…
Category: Costco and Cooking
Mostly Costco, some cooking. I’ll blog my bulk ingredient use here.
Beginning Monday March 30, 2020, New Hours for Costco
Costco’s U.S. locations will close at 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. That’s two hours earlier than warehouses usually close. Stores will continue to open at their regular times. Weekend hours will not…
Original Stroopwafels at Costco
These Le Chic Patissier Original Stroopwafel caramel waffle sandwiches looked good; so good I was afraid to be disappointed. I thought at regular price, they also seemed to be a bit pricey,…
Rana Skillet Gnocchi Kit
You’re looking at tonight’s dinner, this week’s lunch and more. With the addition of vegetables, it was over three pounds of food for less than $10. This 23-ounce package gets our family’s…
Instacart will deliver your Hawaii Costco groceries, but is it worth it?
After living in a dense urban area like San Francisco, I get excited when I hear a new delivery service has opened. This week, Instacart began Oahu deliveries. Included in their delivery…
Costco Product Review: Hawaii Kai Kitten
“I’m going to find it,” she declared emphatically I too had heard it — the day before. I thought it was just thoughtless bubul birds fighting over an overripe papaya, so I…
Costco Product Review: Powerstroke 1900 PSI Pressure Washer
PowerStroke Electric Pressure Washer PS141912 “I use it to clean the grill” It really only took one sentence to convince me. “I use it to clean the grill.” I had been contemplating…
Costco Cooking: Easy Chive Kim Chee
From time to time, I receive a surplus of chives from friends and neighbors. I also, from time to time, crave chive kim chee. It’s the ultimate in local smelly fermented food….
Costco Product Review: Sunreaders, Reading Glasses with Sun Protection
The product tagline really should read: Sunreaders: Sun protection with reading glasses I probably shouldn’t have taken that “shortcut” through the mystery product aisles at Costco. You know those aisles, the…