Oh joy! We discovered that the food court at our Costco which has been closed for several weeks for re-modeling and was not scheduled to re-open until the end of the month was back in business today.
Our routine has been that when we enter Costco, GolfGuy splits off to the food court to purchase cold, delicious fountain Diet Cokes for us to sip while we wander (and refill before exiting for the trip home). Meanwhile, I head for the book department to see if they have possibly put out any new and interesting paperbacks – can’t afford hardbacks - that we haven’t already purchased. Eventually GolfGuy joins me, and we continue our shopping while enjoying the cold, delicious, fountain Diet Cokes.
The Diet Coke deprivation was serious, but there is yet more to this tale of woe.
Every few weeks, GolfGuy also orders 3 whole large pepperoni pizzas from the food court for us to pick up on our way out. Once home, I divvy the pizzas up into Ziploc bags – 2 slices per bag – and stash them in the freezer. Then when the pizza-bug hits or we need a quick lunch, we turn the oven on to 350, retrieve 2 bags from the freezer, put the slices on a cookie sheet and shove the whole thing into the oven for 15 minutes. Pure taste bliss! Much better than any delivery or take-out pizza or frozen cardboard from the grocery store – and absolutely the best price.
Sadly, when the food court shut down, albeit temporarily, we were not prepared. Our freezer stash became completely depleted, and we were pizza-less for a period of time. We do realize that Costco has take and bake versions available in the deli area; but they are NOT the same, and we are hopelessly stuck on the food court pizzas. Thank goodness we were able to replenish our supply today.
The rotisserie chicken production area has also been closed for remodeling during this time. While we miss the chicken, it is not a necessity like the pizza. We made do with a roasted chicken from the local grocery the other evening. It was convenient and filled an immediate need, but it certainly wasn’t on a par with a Costco rotisserie chicken.
As I was bagging up today’s haul, I held back 4 slices for today’s lunch. Pizza-joy is once again with us.
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At least you can afford paperback books! I have to read them second-hand (a nice lady I know buys them and the passes them on to me...).
ReplyDeleteI now make EXCELLENT home-made pizza, though I want to work on getting the crust to be thinner. if you have another emergency you can call my pizza hotline.