Let's talk meat for a minute and a single woman's life with no kids:
I LOVE to cook. Cooking is therapeautic to me. It feels good to slice and dice and watch it all fold together and smells come together and then Voila: There's a meal prepared with love that tastes like maybe Heaven has special deliveries. Yes, I love to cook.
Because of my love of cooking, I love grocery stores!! I do. I admit this and it might even be a problem. I love trying and finding new things, I love gathering up stuff for a meal, discovering stuff along the way and my favorite part is watching a bunch of items not-on-the-list, quickly slide up the conveyor belt towards my total spent! But the only way this works is if the grocery store is right.
I can't just go to any grocery store and feel THIS. Some stores (walmart included) exhaust me before I get out of the car. But Fresh Thyme eXCITES me!
Most times when you see me check in to this particular FT, I am on my lunch break, browsing and moving at a snail's pace for that evening's dinner. The meat is all the rave. They do great with sales and honor last week's sale every Thursday, in addition to the new week's sale. I kinda really love the heck out of the that meal plan! But back to this meat. The meat is inexpensive most times. There are great selections to choose from, great cuts to choose from and really awesome options if you are a single person, head of household who doesn't need the family size pack of hamburger in order to make spaghetti for one. That's me. And that's Fresh Thyme. And this is why our relationship is perfect.
FT provides me with all the cuts of chicken my heart seeks, at a low price and just enough for me and tomorrow's leftovers. Their fresh section usually had pretty solid seafood and the salmon is often on sale. Then there are the fruits and veggies! Goodness.....someone loves me. Someone heard about my high levels of Snoot and decided to make this store for me. Their fruits & veggies are inexpensive, even the organic, and they look great. Of course you might find a potato with an extra eye or a onion that got punched in the gut, but for the most part, you will find yourself overwhelmed with good selections to choose from. You could almost close your eyes and just grab something, then look at your prize and start random hip gyrations to celebrate!!!! Red & Yellow peppers are cheap at FT ! Which for whatever reason, they aren't cheap nearly anywhere else.
The frozen section has a lot of different ice cream, gelato and sorbet flavors and brands to choose from and then the personal section is out of this world! They have everything from organic lip balm and perfume to natural hair supplies, black soap and more....It smells good over there. It makes you happy. It makes you.....spend money!!!!!
FT is sorta the gift and the curse in the sense of they lure you in with great prices for good selections and this frees up more money to spend. I've left the store with several packs of meat in my hand and spent under 20 bucks. When I say several, I don't mean a couple or few. I mean like 5 or 6 packs of meat, plus a couple other odds and ends and spent $20 bucks or less!!!! Where else would this happen????
I don't really mess w/the canned goods, but they do have an area that makes pizzas and sandwiches on the spot. I've had the flying pig sandwich twice. It's served on pretezel bread (which they sell as buns or small bites) and for less than 6 bucks, it's filling, there is enough for leftovers and it made me happy. Very happy! The self filling stations have everything from coffee to oatmeal to build your own trail mixes and then they have several areas where you can bottle up your own EVOO, Syrup, Oil, and more.
I suddenly feel the need to leave my desk and take a stroll through their aisles but I won't today. But maybe YOU should for me!!!! I mean after all, it's a FIVE STAR grocery. The selections and prices of meats, fruits and veggies did it. Then the staff is always helpful, friendly and have yet to get looked at like someone is mad that they work there. That's a win. No chef walks into a grocery store ready for playtime, only to be greeted by side eyes and nasty looks from disgruntled employees.
Again, Fresh Thyme is here for your needs.
And mine too.
YOu'll see me check in soon.
You might even be there when I do ;) read more