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:rofl::rofl::rofl:!
It's not the end of October yet! The other site is gearing up for Thanks giving and Halloween. I'm trying to make a fairy frock for Antonia for Halloween, with, I've realised, 8m of net, by the time I've cut it to the right length..... |
Re: TOP UK MISSED PRODUCTS -what do you stock up on?
well we don't do Thanksgiving and we don't really have any traditional Halloween food.
I wouldn't mind a piece of bonfire toffee though and some parkin ! |
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Thornton's deliver to Italy......
I've always celebrated Halloween, well when I was small I went to parties and then when Alex was old enough I had one as a sleepover party for him and his mates with them all dressed up, silly games and a scary-ish movie. I even made a pinata one year! Shaped like a ghost! I still remember trying to dress Alex up as mummy in toilet paper!!:p |
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Those are cute pictures! Chloe is such a big girl isn't she? How old is she there? She looks really tall. When the frock is ready I'll post over on my blog and Fb.
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the Mrs bought Pickled beetroot at our iper-coop not sure if they are all over Italy or just in romagna.....I HATE THE STUFF. Bring on the Branston :)
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Thanks - Chloe IS very tall .... could be inherited from my 6ft 2 father as neither myself of her father are exceptionally tall (but I have two sisters who are both taller than i am). She was only 6 there. She is still the tallest in her class though I do remind her that the boys might overtake some day.
Alex has grown a lot over the summer according to his teachers who didn't see him for three months .... but he's still a smurf. Think he might be one of those lads that grows a metre in a week when he's a about 10. That's what happened to my dad. |
Re: TOP UK MISSED PRODUCTS -what do you stock up on?
Originally Posted by Mr Posh
(Post 6893358)
the Mrs bought Pickled beetroot at our iper-coop not sure if they are all over Italy or just in romagna.....I HATE THE STUFF. Bring on the Branston :)
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Originally Posted by kathrynverona
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bacon comes from lidl and the cheddar is in the local Auchan supermarket. all my friends/neighbours colleagues keep look out for stuff that might be of interest and keep me updated - they spotted the cheese.
There's bacon in Lidl? You are kidding me! We've whittled down our cravings over the years: COLMAN's English Mustard TETLEY's Tea Bags Bacon Cumberland sausages When we first moved here I used to get people to bring out marmite, branston, etc, but the wierd thing was that it just sat there uneaten. Just doesn't seem the same here! |
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There is a Lidl near my house but apart from the Italian Pancetta it does not sell bacon. Somebody once told me to ask for "pancetta stufata" and to ask for it to be cut thicker than see-through slice. Then you quick fry it in a pan and it is similar to bacon. It won't make a good bacon sandwich but it's good enough on a slice of toast under an egg. It's the nearest I ever got to bacon here unless i bring packets back stuffed inside clothes in a suitcase.
Marmite ........... hate it - never been a problem Mustard ........ same thing. Brought a mini-jar back once to make local friends taste it .- verdict - HOT! Sausages ........... when I can I bring them back and freeze them for that special breakfast or bangers and mash with onion gravy. T- Bags .......... always the FIRST thing in my suitcase ! |
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Here are mine...
Bisto Gravy Powder ( the old fashioned type) essential for sunday roasts Custard Powder Salad Cream Coriander & Cumin Mint Sauce Horseradish Sauce Bacon* Cheddar I still have some olde jars of Marmite, keeps for ever Cadbury's Whole Nut M & S knickers - ok, not edible BUT unbeatable Dishclothes Sad, innit!:unsure: *I sometimes use Speck for a sad and see through bacon substitute, not quite the same but goes nice and crispy. |
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Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
(Post 6893477)
Thanks - Chloe IS very tall .... could be inherited from my 6ft 2 father as neither myself of her father are exceptionally tall (but I have two sisters who are both taller than i am). She was only 6 there. She is still the tallest in her class though I do remind her that the boys might overtake some day.
Alex has grown a lot over the summer according to his teachers who didn't see him for three months .... but he's still a smurf. Think he might be one of those lads that grows a metre in a week when he's a about 10. That's what happened to my dad. |
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Originally Posted by Donna Noble
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There's bacon in Lidl? You are kidding me!
We've whittled down our cravings over the years: COLMAN's English Mustard - have seen this in shops like Olde English in Fi TETLEY's Tea Bags - lots of Asian stores here have them, can't stand them! Bacon - Esselunga Cumberland sausages - Nope, I like Sainsbury's Pork and Apple. Fed up of the ones here - too rich and fatty, even if you boil them first!
Originally Posted by fransarda
(Post 6893819)
Here are mine...
Bisto Gravy Powder - I have a packet OH brought over- can't stand it- do you want it?! Custard Powder - Old English in Fi Salad Cream - Same Coriander & Cumin - Never looked!! Mint Sauce - Make your own? I have loads of mint growing wild in the garden. Horseradish Sauce - sure I've had this?? but on a paninni? Bacon*- Esselunga Cheddar- Pegna, but massively expensive, so I don't bother! I still have some olde jars of Marmite, keeps for ever - Old English Cadbury's Whole Nut - Same M & S knickers - ok, not edible BUT unbeatable - try Tezemis and Intimisssssimi - T are better and have nice "day time" nicks! I like the cotton shorts! Dishclothes - Really?!! What about casalingha and supermarkets Sad, innit!:unsure: |
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I can get coriander and cumin (and fresh coriander) in the Asian shops. Also fruit squashes, ribena, tea bags. In fact everything on the list. The one thing I can't find that I miss is proper cider.
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You lot are so lucky- as far as I know there are no Asian shops here and despite being a big tourist destination Alghero remains strictly Sardinian - which as I have learned is quite distinct from being Italian. I don't go back to the UK often so these things are in the way of little luxuries. I did forget to put down antiperspirants which are one of my other little treats :p
I wouldn't mind a recipe for mint sauce actually, is it possible without malt vinegar because obviously I can't get that either. Real Cider...Natch? Were you living in Somerset Living Here, before living here? ( phew) I lived in Bristol and Bath for donkeys years and have had a few outings on Natch in my time......... |
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