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Forum: Italy
May 5th 2019, 8:58 am
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Posted By BRIAN 1

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

No worries,MD is a cheapo chain of supermarkets with a similar yellow and blue logo as Lidl.It's the only place round here we can get kidneys.Cheers,Brian.
Forum: Italy
May 4th 2019, 11:38 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Hi,is that the one in MD,my OH doesn't mind that now and then.It's like American streaky bacon.
Forum: Italy
May 4th 2019, 5:24 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

I'm going to upset you now,but we drive over with a years supply of bacon and bangers.Don't anyone lecture me on great Italian bangers,they can't compare to Lincoln and Cumberland,lol.
Forum: Italy
May 3rd 2019, 11:29 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

The stew we've just had contains every bean and pulse known to man in Italy.We still like an English fryup now and then,lol.
Forum: Italy
May 1st 2019, 5:20 am
Forum: Italy
Apr 30th 2019, 12:19 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

That's what our daughter back home suggested.She's a vegi and not keen on tofu.Or mushrooms and aubergines,narrows the field for her a bit,lol.
Forum: Italy
Apr 30th 2019, 12:12 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

I thought my concoction was ok,but again my OH wasn't happy.All the extra herbs and things will probably make things worse for her,lol.
Forum: Italy
Apr 30th 2019, 9:17 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

I think it's making do with what we can get here.Quorn would be great if we could get it.Another disaster,Lidl have stopped selling baked beans.Tried cannellini beans with passata and lea and...
Forum: Italy
Apr 30th 2019, 4:49 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Hi,we bought 2 packs of tofu in the Coop reduced to 69c each.Had tofu spagbol last night.I didn't mind it,but the OH didn't like the texture or taste.We'll try a stir fry next time,cheers,Brian.
Forum: Italy
Apr 19th 2019, 2:16 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Thanks,Lorna and Mark.My OH said she saw tofu in the Coop today.I'll google what you do with that.It's easier being a carnivore,lol.
Forum: Italy
Apr 19th 2019, 11:14 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Cheers,is Simply part of the Spar group.We have a shop 2 towns away that has changed names 4 times,Ard,Todi,Spar and now Simply,but I think they are all the same company.Where do I get dried soya?The...
Forum: Italy
Apr 17th 2019, 5:06 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

When I thought I was going to get help with my purrchase.You go and mess with my felines.
Forum: Italy
Apr 17th 2019, 11:29 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Hi,anyone know where we can get soya mince.Looked everywhere around here,cheers,Brian.
Forum: Italy
Jul 23rd 2018, 7:02 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Hi,for those that don't know,its Irish and GB week in Lidl this Thursday.A few home comforts,it's been a while since last one,cheers,Brian.
Forum: Italy
Feb 21st 2018, 7:55 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Just to let you all know we're back and all the meat safely in fridge.Our last stop in Frascati was memorable.The hotel manageress offered to help me lift the fridge into the lift,I insisted no it's...
Forum: Italy
Feb 16th 2018, 12:27 pm
Forum: Italy
Feb 16th 2018, 11:54 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

The secret is a Halfords dual voltage coolbox.Keeps it all fresh for 4 days.We get some funny looks wheeling it into the lifts at our hotels.
Forum: Italy
Feb 16th 2018, 11:51 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

I'm bringing a shedload of statins as well,lol.
Forum: Italy
Feb 15th 2018, 2:58 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Driving back to Italy Saturday with a shed load of goodies.Smoked gammons,bacon,bangers,Madras paste,vegimite,poppadoms,Robinsons squash and the list is endless,lovely jubblie,lol.
Forum: Italy
Oct 14th 2017, 1:20 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Hi,anyone tried orange flavoured choco chips from Lidl.Bit like chocolate orange but the same size and shape as pringles.Couldn't stop eating them,lol,cheers,Brian.
Forum: Italy
Oct 11th 2017, 11:39 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

I've just read creme fraische or greek yogurt are good substitutes,if so these can be bought in Todis.Cheers,Brian.
Forum: Italy
Sep 28th 2017, 3:00 pm
Forum: Italy
Sep 28th 2017, 12:52 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Hi,this was in a building with a kitchen and long dining area with an outside covered barbie and pizza oven.All this was in the middle of tiered olive groves,veggie and herb areas,chickens etc.They...
Forum: Italy
Sep 28th 2017, 8:22 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Hi,we got invited way up in the mountains Sunday for lunch.8 Brits and 20 odd locals.Everything was homegrown and produced.Bresola,pork and fennel sausage,melanzane lasagne,stuffed pepper,hot mixed...
Forum: Italy
May 10th 2017, 8:16 am
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,036
Posted By BRIAN 1

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

Hi,yes,we get the extra mature cheddar from there and drive over with it.Its as cheap as chips and lasts the whole year if we freeze it.Cheers,Brian.
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