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Upsidedown_Bear

Smelling salts for anyone who needs them after reading the above post....

rtandon27

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

...and could someone please run for the smelling salts, as rtandon has possibly keeled over in disgust that friday night, was NOT pizza night :eek: And she might need them still, as Saturday night wasn't curry night, neither :eek::eek:...

OH MY - quelle horreur

:eek::eek::eek:

What is the world coming to?!?

Upsidedown_Bear wrote: »

...Smelling salts for anyone who needs them after reading the above post....

Much appreciated - even OH was shocked!:D:D:D


In keeping with restoring normalcy to our worlds...;)
MrL report for next week...
29p deals are 250g of radish, 1kg onions, cucumber (each), red pepper (each)...
I'm a bit puzzled over the salad ingredients - surely these are not seasonal? - peppers & onions on the other had are well in keeping with this time of year!
also spotted in the flyer are the yellow & green tin of clarified butter (ghee) which we often use instead of oil when cooking - a good price for 500g - 2.49
(for the non-veggies it's also seafood week - some nice fresh & frozen bargains)

greenbee

You could always build your own pizza oven during BG's naps

Greying_Pilgrim

Good Evening :hello:

Upsidedown Bear you are just the best :T

rtandon27 wrote: »

Much appreciated - even OH was shocked!:D:D:D

:rotfl: Your dear OH, what must he think of me

greenbee wrote: »

You could always build your own pizza oven during BG's naps

greenbee, what is this concept of which you speak???? :rotfl:

What a tonic. What a lovely bunch you are - such good humour and fun. Thank you

We pootled off to the local natty trusty place, this afternoon. Took a picnic lunch with us, and sat amongst the flowers and the bees in the garden. It was heaving on-site, but not too bad where we were, so it was a pleasant way to while away a couple of hours

I have had a nsd today! Much needed after the 'excesses' of the week

Tea this evening didn't end up being curry. I used things out of the freezer, so that takes care of tomorrow's 'theme'. I am going to make Lemony spinach hotpot tomorrow night to use up the remaining aubergine. My dilemma is what to do about the kala chana (brown chickpeas) that I have left. They are bringing me absolutely no joy to eat whatsoever. They make everything a 'worthy' eat I still have at least a kilo left. Ironically, when I checked in the asian supermarket the other day, they were the same price as 'conventional' chickpeas. i had bought them as an experiment, as they were cheaper (slightly) and I was trying to shave pennies off the food bill. I can't think of how to use them in a way that will be enjoyable, but cannot countenance 'chucking' them either.

Tonight we had the remainder of the Turlu (cypriot stew), with cous cous, leeks and broad beans. Picture here;



Today I am grateful for these 3 things;

My DH, soulmate, partner, friend and all-round good egg. A keeper.

Sunshine, plentiful and warming. A tonic.

Time spent with my family building memories. A blessing.

Thanks for popping by and making me laugh out loud. Appreciated. Greatly.

Greying X

beanielou

I give you permission to chuck the peas.
Yes I do

greenbee

I quite like brown chickpeas, but tend to prefer them in stews or curries where they are a relatively small proportion of the dish. have you tried using them for hummus?

Upsidedown_Bear

beanielou wrote: »

I give you permission to chuck the peas.
Yes I do

Smilie and I do too

rtandon27

GP - have you tried them Punjabi style?

A friend made them with a recipe similar to this one & they were just delish with plain white rice & cucumber raitha.

Also just googled this slow-cooker recipe, as I've not got a pressure cooker which I understand is a fool-proof way to soften them.

If they still don't float your boat perhaps a foodbank may take them off your hands?

Cheery_Daff

I like the brown chick peas but then I'm a bit weird like that I take it they're dried rather than tinned? Can you put them into a screw top plastic jar and glue the top on to make a rattly rattle shaker to entertain Baby Greying??

gallygirl

Have you tried baking them with spices till crispy to have as a snack? Nom nom nom