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Christmas yoghurts

today was plum and cinnamon, also got a spekulatius one which is kind of like a biscoff all spiced biscuit and then the really good one orange and marzipan

if you like marzipan and cinnamon Christmas in Germany is incredible (they're 2 of my favourite flavours so im loving it)

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25 minutes ago, snowychap said:

Just, why?

You want to fight me, mate?

I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say you're not a fan.

I eat plain porridge for breakfast most days, and I felt like something a bit sweeter, Nutri-Grain was in the pantry.

They market it as healthy and nutritious, but it's actually about 30% sugar.

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16 minutes ago, snowychap said:

No. I don't think it would be a winner for either of us. :(

You're right. Gold star for you.

Edit: sorry, forgot about taking threads off-topic!

 

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Beans.

Got some dried white beans from the local med/north african shop, bigger than what I would call haricots and smaller than cannelini.  Soaked overnight, drained, rinsed, cooked.  About £1 worth.

Made a spicy tomato sauce by softening onions and (later) garlic, adding salt, pepper, dried oregano, sweet and hot paprika, tomato puree, a tin of tomatoes, and about a thitd of a tin of chipotle chillis in adobe sauce.  About another £1.50.  Half that if you use dried chillis instead of chipotle.

Added the drained cooked beans to the sauce.

Two things so far:

Breakfast of toasted granary bread with butter, covered in spicy beans with poached egg on top.  Very filling.

Dinner of cumberland sausages with spicy beans, and steamed french beans.

Cheap, simple, tasty, and still some left.

You could use tinned cooked beans to save a bit of time, the quantity I made would probably cost £4 in total rather than about £2.50.

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Just now, mikeyp102 said:

I’ve never seen one of these round here, where do you live?

Edinburgh.  But they're in most towns now, surely?  Sometimes not very well advertised...or shops selling unlikely combinations like Asian/African/Caribbean.

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2 minutes ago, peterms said:

Edinburgh.  But they're in most towns now, surely?  Sometimes not very well advertised...or shops selling unlikely combinations like Asian/African/Caribbean.

Maybe in the city centre, or other areas of Birmingham but in my town (Halesowen, Black Country), I’ve never seen one. Will have to keep my eye out though 

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10 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said:

Maybe in the city centre, or other areas of Birmingham but in my town (Halesowen, Black Country), I’ve never seen one. Will have to keep my eye out though 

You can get dried white beans anywhere, including Sainsbury's.  I just happened to get them from this shop.

Tinned chipotles are harder.  I have a great Spanish/Mexican shop locally, otherwise online may be easier.  I hear dried chipotles were banned a coupe of years ago, some health scare or orher, but tinned are ok.

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On 23/11/2019 at 22:29, peterms said:

Edinburgh.  But they're in most towns now, surely?  Sometimes not very well advertised...or shops selling unlikely combinations like Asian/African/Caribbean.

no! Kidderminster tried and failed to have a specialist Asian shop, couldn't tell you where one is in brum or worcester

but most supermarkets will have a world food aisle that varies dependant on the local community, for example kiddy is leaning heavy towards polish foods whereas the one at morrisons on 5 ways does have a fair bit of Caribbean stuff

can remember the complaints that went in to I newspaper who every day used to print a recipe that looked amazing but featured at least 1 super rare specialist ingredient that anyone outside of London would struggle to find

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