tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269979802232920715.post5067233705103142395..comments2023-12-26T13:37:12.187+02:00Comments on Kosherfrugal.com - Frugal Living in Israel: Limiting SpendingEsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04934256824361733440noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269979802232920715.post-55359882404341374902012-08-04T23:16:38.113+03:002012-08-04T23:16:38.113+03:00What prices are you seeing for red/orange/yellow p...What prices are you seeing for red/orange/yellow peppers? When we were in J-m and I shopped in the shuk (yes, on vacation I still try to get good deals) I was able to get red peppers for 3. Most vendors charged more than that, but I found some for less - they were smaller than average, but they tasted great! Here - I can't find red/orange/yellow peppers for less than 9, sometimes 10. so we&#Esterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04934256824361733440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269979802232920715.post-15601971043185637552012-08-03T18:08:44.040+03:002012-08-03T18:08:44.040+03:00I try to make it to the shuk to buy fruits and veg...I try to make it to the shuk to buy fruits and vegetables and I try not to buy the items whose price is outrageous. We are big salad eaters and love having red, orange, and yellow peppers but the prices have been so high lately. So I buy lettuce to make the salad go further and a few peppers and use them sparingly. The more expensive summer fruits - if the price is lower than it's been for a Fern Chasidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15319933202457991096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269979802232920715.post-75538080249801287092012-08-03T11:11:33.008+03:002012-08-03T11:11:33.008+03:00Baila, osher ad had cucumbers and tomatoes for 3. ...Baila, osher ad had cucumbers and tomatoes for 3. And kimat chinam has them for around that also, usually. sometimes yesh will have them for even less... it's a matter of shopping around and comparing prices, to figure out where it makes sense to shop. or finding a shuk to go to near the end of the day! right now, mega has lots of fruits for 5 NIS/kg - pears, apples, peaches, plums... <br />IEsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04934256824361733440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269979802232920715.post-79701007528717207432012-08-03T10:54:42.905+03:002012-08-03T10:54:42.905+03:00Where do you find all that produce for cheap? I l...Where do you find all that produce for cheap? I live in Modiin. . Yesterday, cucs and tomatoes were 3.90 at Rami Levi. Those are basics in our house so I bought them. And I agree about the sweet potatoe, we love them here as well, but at these prices???Bailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115498582378133552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269979802232920715.post-30441166473745555482012-08-03T10:54:25.295+03:002012-08-03T10:54:25.295+03:00Where do you find all that produce for cheap? I l...Where do you find all that produce for cheap? I live in Modiin. . Yesterday, cucs and tomatoes were 3.90 at Rami Levi. Those are basics in our house so I bought them. And I agree about the sweet potatoe, we love them here as well, but at these prices???Bailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115498582378133552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269979802232920715.post-83249496660265519672012-08-02T10:16:35.264+03:002012-08-02T10:16:35.264+03:00I also insist that the apples get cored and cut in...I also insist that the apples get cored and cut into segments. This also means that we can share an apple if DD doesn't want it all.<br />I must admit that I buy a lot of frozen vegetables so that there is no waste. For things like courgettes and the tops and tails of carrots, I also make vegetable stock and I mix it with the water from boiloing pasta for thick base for tomato soup.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269979802232920715.post-50872682763795940872012-08-02T09:43:15.941+03:002012-08-02T09:43:15.941+03:00I hear you about the sweet potato prices. They are...I hear you about the sweet potato prices. They are completely out of control. Last night I saw them for 18 at Osher Ad (remind me not to go to Osher Ad. Their produce prices were absolutely ridiculous!)...<br /><br />Of course you'll be fine only eating in season or affordable vegetables! <br /><br />But still, let me know if you spot cheaper sweet potatoes!! :-)Esterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04934256824361733440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269979802232920715.post-11630414698354155402012-08-02T09:03:13.436+03:002012-08-02T09:03:13.436+03:00My kids desperately want sweet potato / batata - b...My kids desperately want sweet potato / batata - but right now it costs between 15-20 NIS depending where you look - No way will I buy it. The highest I am prepared to go is 8 NIS - and that is more than I normally would. I am a great believer in buying vegetables according to their season.... maybe because the fruit and veg shop my mum shopped in, would just not bring certain things if they janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064990087360509336noreply@blogger.com