Saturday, October 6, 2012

Easily amused

I must be easily amused today.  I was out running errands while V was at Kum Do this morning.  I knew I needed rice but didn't want to go to the regular grocery store so I decided to stop by a little mediterranean grocery that is new to me but was near where I was driving. It has been there for a year or so but I have never stopped.  I was really hoping that they may have squid ink but sadly, they didn't.  But I did find this:
 A 10 lb package of basmati rice at a reasonable price, in this really cool bag with handles.
 And it has a zipper!  How awesome is that!!
Spaz was intrigued by it.  However, I spoiled his fun when I didn't let him use it as a claw sharpener.  I'm so mean.

Rice has now been safely transferred into my storage tub and I've got this nifty burlap bag.  Hmm.... I wonder what I can use it for??

Like I said... I'm easily amused today.

10 comments:

  1. I don't blame you. That is one cool bag!

    I'll bet it was the "foreign" aroma of the bag that intrigued Spaz.

    I love making basmati rice because it smells so much like popcorn when it's cooking!

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    1. LOL! I think it was a burlap bag that he thought would be fun to scratch! But I agree on the rice. Love basmati!

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  2. 10 lbs... that's just getting started in our household. My wife being from the Philippines, we go through a lot of rice. We buy it in 50 lb bags and go through two or three of them a year. Our rice cooker is the most used countertop appliance by far.

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    1. We like rice but don't eat THAT much! You've definitely got us beat. We probably go through 30 lbs in a year but nothing close to yours.

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  3. Well let's see, you could use it for a bag! Ot you could snip the hanfdles off of it and make a pillow out of it.

    Cindy Bee

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    1. I'm wondering about using it for a bag to take to the farmer's market... I like the idea of a pillow but the cats would think it was theirs to scratch!

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  4. Oh my, all our rice is in zipper bags with handles LOL! I'm going to have to get used to going without my big bags of rice when I move back it looks like!

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    1. LOL! I usually buy rice in 5 or 10 lb packages but this was the first time in burlap! Of course, I don't shop the little specialty shops as often as I should.

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  5. I've never heard of that kind of rice. Loved the bag with a zipper! wow! I'm sure you'll find a cute use for it. How about a purse? Cute kitty cat!! ...debbie

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  6. Just a warning...I brought home one of those nifty bags of basmati rice (different brand, same concept) and it gave my kitchen an infestation of pantry moths. I found out it could have been avoided if I had put it in the freezer for a couple of days first...this kills the larva. The rice is really delicious and worth the extra bother...our curries and pilafs wouldn't be the same without it.

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