Comfort Foods?
Dec 28th 2012, 8:36 pm
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Re: Comfort Foods?
Yes but Biscuits and gravy are a southern/Midwest thing, not so much up in the Northeast.
Dec 28th 2012, 10:13 pm
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Re: Comfort Foods?
I made sausage rolls for Christmas - granted, using a US sausage meat so not quite the same as UK, but still very nice, and went down well with the USC-wife's relatives.
Not quite as well as the chocolate Yule logs I made too - dark chocolate and white chocolate. The dark chocolate one lasted one evening, and I only just managed to keep a slice for me!
My family are starting the next Red Cross package that they'll bring over in June for the birth of our daughter - so far, offers in Tesco and Asda have produced two jars of Branston Sandwich Pickle and the obligatory Marmite.
I've found a decent loaf of bread here now, without the gym mat material (azodicarbonamide), and that with some Branston and a decent vintage cheddar is going down well. Smith's Marketplace (part of Kroger) had a very palatable Australian vintage cheddar in before Christmas, and also stocked a decent Boar's Head Double Gloucester.
Not quite as well as the chocolate Yule logs I made too - dark chocolate and white chocolate. The dark chocolate one lasted one evening, and I only just managed to keep a slice for me!
My family are starting the next Red Cross package that they'll bring over in June for the birth of our daughter - so far, offers in Tesco and Asda have produced two jars of Branston Sandwich Pickle and the obligatory Marmite.
I've found a decent loaf of bread here now, without the gym mat material (azodicarbonamide), and that with some Branston and a decent vintage cheddar is going down well. Smith's Marketplace (part of Kroger) had a very palatable Australian vintage cheddar in before Christmas, and also stocked a decent Boar's Head Double Gloucester.
Dec 30th 2012, 4:05 pm
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Dec 30th 2012, 4:25 pm
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Re: Comfort Foods?
You can buy suet at any half decent butchers or meat packing place - just ask to speak to the butcher and not the spotty teenager working the cash register.....it will come in a lump and you can stick it in the freezer and when you want some just cut off a lump and grate it...ok it does not look as pretty and clean as the stuff in box from tesco but it sures works good....
if your struggling to find a meat packing place - ask someone who you know that hunts, they most likely have a 'guy' who breaks down their animals for them....
if your struggling to find a meat packing place - ask someone who you know that hunts, they most likely have a 'guy' who breaks down their animals for them....
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Dec 30th 2012, 4:36 pm
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Re: Comfort Foods?
Enjoying some good soup with the Christmas leftovers...turkey stock and all the veggies liquidised up together. Especially good now we've got some more "seasonally appropriate" weather to enjoy.
Dec 30th 2012, 7:07 pm
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Re: Comfort Foods?
I made sausage rolls for Christmas - granted, using a US sausage meat so not quite the same as UK, but still very nice, and went down well with the USC-wife's relatives.
Not quite as well as the chocolate Yule logs I made too - dark chocolate and white chocolate. The dark chocolate one lasted one evening, and I only just managed to keep a slice for me!.
Not quite as well as the chocolate Yule logs I made too - dark chocolate and white chocolate. The dark chocolate one lasted one evening, and I only just managed to keep a slice for me!.
MiL did the Yule log which was awesome, US relatives loved that.
As far a comfort food, my wife's is egg and beans on toast, pretty simple, but hey its comfort.
Cheers
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Dec 30th 2012, 7:38 pm
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Re: Comfort Foods?
And even if you didn't, most large grocery stores, if you asked at the meat counter, would be able to give it to you rather than just chuck it out.
We've got a large Brazilian population out our way, so it's usually easily found on sale though...right next to the other weird pieces like chicken feet :/
We've got a large Brazilian population out our way, so it's usually easily found on sale though...right next to the other weird pieces like chicken feet :/
Dec 30th 2012, 7:46 pm
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Re: Comfort Foods?
And even if you didn't, most large grocery stores, if you asked at the meat counter, would be able to give it to you rather than just chuck it out.
We've got a large Brazilian population out our way, so it's usually easily found on sale though...right next to the other weird pieces like chicken feet :/
We've got a large Brazilian population out our way, so it's usually easily found on sale though...right next to the other weird pieces like chicken feet :/
Jan 3rd 2013, 5:03 am
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Re: Comfort Foods?
I love to make soda farls to remind me of home. There are some great recipes on allrecipes.com
Jan 3rd 2013, 1:44 pm
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Re: Comfort Foods?
This year I also made a ginger and orange cream for the first time. Delicious, highly unhealthy, and not to my inlaws taste so plenty of leftovers for me
Jan 4th 2013, 1:24 am
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Re: Comfort Foods?
HEB sells frozen "All Natural Popovers", from East Riding, yet they are Yorkshire pasties.
Jan 4th 2013, 1:33 am
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Re: Comfort Foods?
Hmm, HEB are based in San Antonio and they have more in the stores there than they do here in Houston. I know they are not in the case in my local HEB (we scoured the frozen section looking for Jamaican patties recently, thinking we saw them there, but they were in Fiesta). Nevertheless I'll check in Central Market and see if they've got them there.
Jan 4th 2013, 1:41 am
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Re: Comfort Foods?
Hmm, HEB are based in San Antonio and they have more in the stores there than they do here in Houston. I know they are not in the case in my local HEB (we scoured the frozen section looking for Jamaican patties recently, thinking we saw them there, but they were in Fiesta). Nevertheless I'll check in Central Market and see if they've got them there.