It's grocery day, so I load a bunch of canvas shopping bags into the trunk and set out.
First stop, Trader Joe's, for a couple of jars of Better'n Peanut Butter and to replenish our supply of its frozen palak paneer ("authentic Indian recipe"). Then it's across the way to Lazy Acres, for a half-dozen Honeycrisp apples and a small wedge of Humboldt Fog goat cheese, and up the road to Gelson's for a couple of pounds of Canadian-roasted Kicking Horse whole bean coffee. (I skip the store's sit-down wine bar because it's a bit too early for Cabernet.)
The home stretch: Sprouts for cantaloupes, grapes and a few scoops of whole cashews, then Costco for a pallet of paper towels. Finally, to Ralphs for butter, milk and Bumble Bee solid white albacore (a staple at our house), skipping the eggs at $3.49 a dozen.
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