Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

Spirit_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

Trust me ..... once you're over the half way to a century and one/two parents have plodded off .... you'll start to realise how that's just around the corner!

I am 52, and I'm an orphan.

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

I want to talk tv.

I know its not likely to get italian tv in uk, but french, spanish or german chanels would be good. (apparently' i speak no german whatsoever so means nowt to me)

I do not know much about TV. I can barely work ours...but I do know that Inspector Montalbano is on on Saturdays at 9pm. English subtitles

zagubov

lostinrates wrote: »

Goobers. (pbj in a jar) I liked goobers as a kid. Funnily enough yeaterday i really craved grape jelly so much, and i had to go to look at the supermarket but no such luck. Dh will have to get some in london if the craving comes back. Grape jelly mmmmmmmmm.


I also like some, but not all jello salads. A place that eats jelly instead of salad has to admit it has some issues regarding sugar addiction.

Cybercandy stores in London, Birmingham, Brighton (not sure which is closest for you.
Also Bentall's in Kingston used to do American sweets and other grub.

There was another American food store near parson's green I visited in the early 90s but not sure it's still there- can't seem to track it down.

misskool

PasturesNew wrote: »

Remember ... Google is your friend.... and all unusual ingredients can be obtained somehow/somewhere.... I've a friend in Chattanooga if you need an authentic recipe.... although who is to say his is any good anyway

GOOGLE!!

I've now spent 30 minutes dribbling over cornbread photos

misskool

Spirit wrote: »

I do not know much about TV. I can barely work ours...but I do know that Inspector Montalbano is on on Saturdays at 9pm. English subtitles

is the series as good as the books? I love love love the books but wonder if the tv series would spoil it for me....

PasturesNew

misskool wrote: »

I've now spent 30 minutes dribbling over cornbread photos

Googling food images.... then getting the recipes of the nice looking things (so long as the process/ingredients seem not over-arduous) ... is my biggest pasttime of late. I've now got nearly 750 recipes for things I'd like to eat, could quite easily make ... most with photos - and fully searchable by category, tag or keyword

Food heaven...... of course I'll never make most of them.... but I know I've instantly got my own, personalised, "great food" cookbook on tap.

lostinrates

Thanks again about us food sites. There are a few besides amazon, but generally, not exclusivley but generally, i think its best to not pander to us food cravings, which often enough, s is the nature of kids food from back then, basically e numbers held together with that doubly sugary sugar.

I did have a kraft mac n cheese though not long ago because i saw ot in tesco. I made cornbread last oooh, about two yers ago i guess. Dh loves it too. And i make meat loaf occassionally. I am already getting excited about thanksgiving, and we will have candied sweet porato. ( vegetables with marshmallows re affirm my jello salad point) and pecan pie and pumpkin pie ( i adore pumpkin pie).

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

I am 52, and I'm an orphan.

Awwww
Although the way things are going I might be saying that soon too ..... we can start a club

vivatifosi

Pastures, I meant to say, I got a great cookbook in the booksale at the library last week. I often have to make things just for me as DH eats totally differently to me and at different times of the day. This one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/400-Three-Four-Ingredient-Recipes/dp/0754817032/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1346083022&sr=8-4

I've got a similar book but this is by far the best.

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

I do not know much about TV. I can barely work ours.

I am content if I can:
- turn it on
- press a button to go up/down through all the channels
- press buttons to make it louder/quieter.

Anything else is a bonus.

I HATE it when I accidentally press a random button and lose it all ... and then you can only turn it all off .... count to 10 and hope that when you turn it all on again it works again by magic