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Forum: Italy
Mar 9th 2011, 6:27 am
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Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

I can now buy them in the Coop but they are spensive.... :(
Forum: Italy
Feb 15th 2011, 5:35 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

We get these ones sometimes.... the Carrefour ones are the same price here (Heinz) and I can't afford them. A blog I read was complaining about a €1 a can price tag. I was thinking: 'if only'.....
Forum: Italy
Dec 14th 2010, 11:16 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

She is such a lovely Mum your mum.... I'll be getting on a plane in a weeks time so I'm waiting for my Mince pie fix..... must admit I actually prefer Shortbread more.
Forum: Italy
Dec 14th 2010, 5:34 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

The year before last I saw a box of walkers 6 mince pies for the princely sum of €8.50!!!!! We gave those a miss too...... :ohmy:
Forum: Italy
Oct 6th 2010, 10:34 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

I found some in my local Bennett last week but not in Ipercoop. It's great innit! :)
Forum: Italy
Oct 1st 2010, 1:02 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

oh yes! My mum and dad brought me a bottle of Bicherin today. Chocolate liquor.... perfect for those winter nights! :)
Forum: Italy
Oct 1st 2010, 7:36 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

I think when you open those little packets you will find a tiny wrap of greaseproof paper with a few strands of real saffron in it. I normally mix these into about 2tbsp of milk and then add to the...
Forum: Italy
Sep 29th 2010, 7:12 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

I love Risotto made with proper risotto rice. Probably in the UK I didn't really get it... the other stuff will be like Kedgeree type things won't they?? Also very good though. Must admit I used to...
Forum: Italy
Sep 22nd 2010, 5:46 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

Really?? I love basmati.... but then I cook indian food to go with rice as a rule so maybe it's more of a complment to those kind of flavours??!!v
Forum: Italy
Sep 21st 2010, 8:58 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

I buy Coop own brand Basmati for my curries! :)
Forum: Italy
Sep 17th 2010, 1:42 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

Depends... my OH brings back nearly a suitcase full of his fave museli from the UK whenever we go and when that runs low he then eats Weetabix which are fairly cheap. When I go to Esselunga I stock...
Forum: Italy
Jul 22nd 2010, 2:04 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

no cheddar??!! .....thank goodness I'm off home a week tommorow.
Forum: Italy
Jun 29th 2010, 6:30 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

I have to say that I use my Credit card everywhere here including local Crai and Di Per Di (now Carrefour Express or something) but Lidl don't won't take it. IKEA only started to fairly recently...
Forum: Italy
Jun 24th 2010, 8:23 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

is a connect card a credit card? The lidl near us only seems to like cold hard cash... I like bounties but the plain choc ones... not seen them here but seen normal bounties all over the place.
Forum: Italy
Jun 3rd 2010, 11:14 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

we only have one for when people stay so I don't have to use up too much of my stash of sainsbugs red label teabags!
Forum: Italy
Jun 3rd 2010, 11:00 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

I've seen lots of electric kettles here and I got my hob one and my teapot from IKEA... I've seen potato ricers there too but my sister sent me a masher!
Forum: Italy
Jun 3rd 2010, 10:47 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

Good for you Lorna! I must admit that since the Eismann fiasco I've been opening the front door and shouting down to the gate 'Si?' before saying. 'No' and slamming the front door! Wonder if the...
Forum: Italy
Jun 2nd 2010, 7:35 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

Hmmmmm yes I'm sure you're right Angeli!! :lol:
Forum: Italy
Jun 2nd 2010, 7:27 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

I can just see her nodding in agreement now.... :rofl::rofl: (and perhaps uttering a few profanaties too!!)
Forum: Italy
Jun 2nd 2010, 7:02 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

Oh yes!!! I think Lorna should do a weekly round-up
Forum: Italy
Jun 2nd 2010, 4:28 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

I thought you used weetabix to do that! ;):rofl::rofl:
Forum: Italy
Jun 1st 2010, 1:50 pm
Forum: Italy
Jun 1st 2010, 1:28 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

I hate evap -even in coffee! I hate coffee mate too!!
Forum: Italy
Jun 1st 2010, 1:01 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

yes always on tinned fruit! I love tinned peaches but hate those tins of fruit cocktail! I hate evaporated milk with a vengance though and I always have... OH likes evap on his cereal.... :blink:
Forum: Italy
May 31st 2010, 7:33 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,937
Posted By indiebird

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

Now I've not seen that! Not sure I fancy cafe bonbon though! :unsure: I did once have an unhealthy addiction to that sterilised tinned cream that my nan used to buy and stash for 'emergencies'......
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