I recently discovered we can get a Waitrose home delivery for our weekly shop. I won't bullshit, it was about 20% more expensive than Sainsburys, but probably worth it with the little perks, for example; free delivery and they didn't charge for the asparagus because it had a short use by date, oh and a middle-class delivery driver who actually gave a shit about his job because he works for a good company (the whole John Lewis partnership thing is genius).
With the asparagus I made some creamy, garlicy, buttery mash and red onion gravy using Marco's Knorr beef stock pot and it was actually pretty good. On the side was a Linda McCartney Country Pie, which really strives towards tasting like a meat pie, but falls at every taste-bud hurdle. My girlfriend described it as "a shit meat pie, but without the meat. Shame, as good vegetarian pies do exist, the other day I had one of Tom's Butternut Squash Pies and it was so good. I'm sure The Pie Minister do a good veggie option as well.
I will certainly use Waitrose home delivery again, as all there own brand products are great, even the crisps taste better, it's not M&S quality, but still good. Home delivery saves me about two hours a week and because I don't own a car, it really is a winner. Definitely the way forward and gives me the pleasure of quality food shopping at independent retailers at the weekend for those special treats.
that pie really looks like shit. the anchor and hope in london do a sort of potato and cheese pie thing . and I always steal it off the vegetarians. they are too weak to grab it back. then they cry. but then i cry.
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