I remember when working for Blockbuster in the 90's, an equipment addition to our stores brought in exclusively to take advantage of the popularity of Tombstone Pizza (Pizza and a movie, a cheap date during the recession) was a small reach in freezer near the check out line. After a year of tepid sales (pun intended) due to high price point, they decided that ice cream novelties would be a better use of the freezer. A smaller price point and a higher profit margin per unit, I think they made a good decision, as our waste was considered high due to people preferring fresh baked pizza rather that from frozen.

I can understand why people would opt out of the pizza at the store. I'd simply place an order for pizza near the Blockbuster store and pick it up on the way home.

Agreed. Plus, would someone really trust that the food handling procedures at a video store were safe?

I just think it's great that someone brought up Blockbuster. Not to get off topic, but remember when they used to be on every corner, kind of like Starbucks now?

Dinner last night was grilled pork chops (had to burn some for one housemate), broccoli slaw, and roasted veggies. Tonight will be baked lemon rosemary chicken and roasted vegetables (whatever looks good at the store).

I don't think I'd be that worried about if the frozen pizzas were kept frozen.

Exactly my concern. You might remember the teenagers staffing those Blockbuster stores.

LOL, I do. :)

Burned pork chops? Eeeek.

I don’t think I’ve seen broccoli slaw before.

Apparently that's how his mom cooked them growing up so that's how he likes them. I cooked ours for 10 minutes and his for 30. It hurt to do it.

I get a bag of broccoli slaw mix from either Trader Joes or Kroger, typically has shredded broccoli and carrots in it (rainbow slaw mix will also have cauliflower) and then toss it in whatever dressing I want. These days I'm hooked on Trader Joe's vegan Green Goddess dressing but I also like to make one from scratch using apple cider vinegar, oil, brown sugar (or a sugar substitute), dried mustard, and spices. Sometimes I just do the bag of mix and the dressing, other times I'll add a combination of sliced cucumbers, radishes, green onions, bell peppers, craisins, roasted almonds, sunflower seeds, whatever I have available.

Yep - love broccoli slaw. It's also amazing sauteed. Just heat up a little olive oil, dump in the bag and add your favorite seasonings. My wife uses some seasoning mix she likes and it's really good. I don't know what she uses but even simply salt, pepper, and some garlic powder (or fresh sliced) would be good I think. We make it often as an easy side dish with fish. I think all the major stores probably carry it as I've seen it in both Kroger's and Albertson's brands. It's usually near the bags of cut lettuce.

There are other versions that have different veggies. One of my favorites has shaved brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, carrots.

Last night was steak frites with the family for a B-day dinner.

Tonight will be homemade shaking beef, which I'm greatly looking forward to.

Homemade fish cakes from hot smoked salmon with home grown yellow beans. Fairly healthy apart from the Tommy K.

We didn't have back stock and had weekly (at first, then bi-weekly in slower stores) deliveries by the vendor who would rotate the product and the managers would check expiration dates every Monday for anything that was going to expire that week.

​​​​​​​Remember, this got replaced with Ice Cream, and same setup with the vendor. Our back stock was candy and popcorn and was auto ordered based on actual sales.

Tonight, grilled lamb loin chops with almonds and orange blossom, an adaptation of Ottolenghi's grilled lamb fillet recipe from Simple, and roasted eggplant with tamarind and cilantro from Sami Tamimi's Falastin.

Mongolian beef stirfry over rice. Tunisian Kurma for a small dessert.