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[Fool's Requiem]

These fucking things from Aldi are great. I think they're 3 and a half bucks a bag. I hope they're not limited time items. Definitely buying more when I finish these. Use by date is over a year from now, so I could theoretically stock up if I had the room. Aldi has a decent dark chocolate selection, though, so probably not necessary.

 

[Ben]

Dark chocolate ain't my thing, but Aldi is surprisingly good. They have a brand of Jaffa Cakes that are probably better than the 'big brand' in England.

 

[Crystal]

Dark chocolate ain't my thing, but Aldi is surprisingly good. They have a brand of Jaffa Cakes that are probably better than the 'big brand' in England.

You must be joking. I have to try these now.

 

[A Baby Maker]

I'll post stuff from Costco later. Gonna probably have a bunch of random snacks popping up these next few months.

 

[Gloom-is-good]

Someone told me about these from IG and we found them at our local Central Market. Delicious but oof, really high on calories.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Someone told me about these from IG and we found them at our local Central Market. Delicious but oof, really high on calories.

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"How much sugar is in that?"

"Yes."

 

[Ben]

Someone told me about these from IG and we found them at our local Central Market. Delicious but oof, really high on calories.

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I got diabeetus just looking at the wrapper.

 

[dimmerwit]

The king of snacks. I can't show the actual packet because I ate them all. Oops!

 

[dimmerwit]

Burger King were giving away free Whoppers today, so I got one.

Supposedly they've improved it, but it tasted identical to me.

Still, free burger = good burger. Most of the time anyway.

 

[Ben]

Burger King were giving away free Whoppers today, so I got one.

Supposedly they've improved it, but it tasted identical to me.

Still, free burger = good burger. Most of the time anyway.

 

[dimmerwit]

To single-digit age me the "manager already knows my name" line was the single funniest thing I had ever heard.

 

[A Baby Maker]

Brand is Jackson's. They're good AF.

 

[Kat]

I use avocado oil instead of olive oil for cooking. My thinking was I don't like olives and do like avocados so maybe I'd like it better? But it tastes pretty much indistinguishable to me.

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These fucking things from Aldi are great. I think they're 3 and a half bucks a bag. I hope they're not limited time items. Definitely buying more when I finish these. Use by date is over a year from now, so I could theoretically stock up if I had the room. Aldi has a decent dark chocolate selection, though, so probably not necessary.

They sell something similar at Fred Meyer near me. I think they also have a blackberry one which is equally delicious (but might be a local thing). They're a great snack.

 

[Quagmire]

 

[BigDaddy]

When your run ends near an ice cream shop, you get ice cream. Top scoop is ooey gooey butter cake, bottom scoop is goat cheese, apricots, and candied walnuts.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

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oh, my reply disappeared in the Great Server Kerfuffle of 2025.

Is this Mediterranean or Middle Eastern styled food? I love that stuff. I'm not partial to feta cheese or hummus, but just about everything else I've had is aces.

STL is filled with great Mediterranean and Middle Eastern style restaurants, which was not something I was expecting moving from DC which had a good share of those places within walking distance for me.

I had a great lunch today at a Persian "Cafe".



That's a koobideh and chicken kebab, with balsamic rice, and grilled tomatoes, plus Chai tea. Not shown, the slice of butter that was on top of the rice that I mixed in before taking the picture and the cucumber yogurt sauce I requested.

 

[rktaker]

oh, my reply disappeared in the Great Server Kerfuffle of 2025.

i will now be referring to the server downtime as this from now on lol

 

[Quagmire]

Is this Mediterranean or Middle Eastern styled food?

Mediterranean

Greek Chicken and Lemon Rice (30 Minutes, One-Pot)

Greek Chicken and Lemon Rice is a 30-minute one-pot dinner packed with so much flavor! This Mediterranean recipe features spinach, grape tomatoes, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), feta cheese, paprika, and oregano. It's healthy, gluten-free, protein-rich, and

juliasalbum.com

 

[Nae'blis]

Looks really good!

 

[A Baby Maker]

My wife brought these home from work.

 

[Crystal]

My wife brought these home from work.
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Love a good shortbread, Walkers makes a decent one

 

[A Baby Maker]

Love a good shortbread, Walkers makes a decent one

I forgot they were shortbread at first because I grabbed one right after my run. It was a bit of a shock and then I remembered and was like "oh yeah it's supposed to be like this and it tastes good not weird."

 

[Crystal]

I forgot they were shortbread at first because I grabbed one right after my run. It was a bit of a shock and then I remembered and was like "oh yeah it's supposed to be like this and it tastes good not weird."

Yeah, shortbread's definitely a different texture for a cookie, lol, but really good

 

[dimmerwit]

I'd send you some Speyside whisky to pair it with!

 

[A Baby Maker]

I'd send you some Speyside whisky to pair it with!

Closest I got is Writers tears

 

[A Baby Maker]

Everything else I have is American. And from the sound of Trump's latest hissy fit it'll likely stay that way for a while.

 

[dimmerwit]

Yeah, it sucks.

I always used to take back a bottle of Bunnahabhain to Singapore for my dad to take advantage of duty free.

 

[dimmerwit]

Toby the T-Rex Hollow Chocolate Figure | M&S

Roaring into his way into Easter is Toby the T-Rex, crafted from marbled milk chocolate. He's sure to be a roarsome hit with dinosaur fans of all ages.

www.marksandspencer.com

For @Ben

 

[dimmerwit]

Also the dog version looks a bit like Alu's, although I'm hardly an expert at dogs.

 

[Ben]

I'd eat it.

The chocolate Rex, not Alu's dog. Just to clarify.

 

[A Baby Maker]

I checked and they said that's supposed to be a cavapoo. So part poodle, like my dog, and also small. But it's cavalier King Charles as opposed to Somer being mini Aussie as the other part.

But cavapoo, as well as havapoo, are two that look very similar to her.

 

[Ben]

havapoo

 

[Crystal]

 

[Fool's Requiem]

 

[dimmerwit]

It's the small wins that count!

I've got into flavoured KitKats since my mum brought me back some from Japan. I tried the salted caramel version of the above and it was great.

Japan is very much still the king of flavours though. Apple Cinnamon and Cafe au Lait were two of my favourites. Hojicha is also up there. Strawberry adult version meanwhile was a disappointment.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Japan seems to be very good at coming up with all sorts of snacks.

 

[Crystal]

Been having a shitty couple of weeks, so I decided today I would treat myself...you know, you're barely scraping by, so why not waste $4 on a giant bag of crisps? Turns out these things are fucking amazing. I mean they don't touch anything we have in the UK, but nicely done, Funyuns, good flavour.

 

[Ben]

Been having a shitty couple of weeks, so I decided today I would treat myself...you know, you're barely scraping by, so why not waste $4 on a giant bag of crisps? Turns out these things are fucking amazing. I mean they don't touch anything we have in the UK, but nicely done, Funyuns, good flavour.

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I'm more impressed with your holding on to the olde tongue, with "crisps". I've admittedly dropped all English terms in favor of Americanized ones, at least that I can think of. Purely because I got fed up with people giving me "ohhhh you're British, like Harry Potter!"

Pronunciation of stuff might still slip through, though. My kids like to point out how I say "garage".

 

[Crystal]

I'm more impressed with your holding on to the olde tongue, with "crisps". I've admittedly dropped all English terms in favor of Americanized ones, at least that I can think of. Purely because I got fed up with people giving me "ohhhh you're British, like Harry Potter!"

Pronunciation of stuff might still slip through, though. My kids like to point out how I say "garage".

I live an isolated life at this point, so lots of it slips back in unintentionally, I don't know why, I went to high school here, I pretty much spoke in fluent American, lol. Now? It's sort of reverting.

 

[Ben]

I live an isolated life at this point, so lots of it slips back in unintentionally, I don't know why, I went to high school here, I pretty much spoke in fluent American, lol. Now? It's sort of reverting.

Anything to not be American, I get it.

I subtley enjoy dropping an "oh bugger/bollocks" at work sometimes.

Although I do have some English coworkers, but they're not as sensitive as the Americans I think might get offended if I ever say "damn".

 

[Crystal]

Anything to not be American, I get it.

I subtley enjoy dropping an "oh bugger/bollocks" at work sometimes.

Although I do have some English coworkers, but they're not as sensitive as the Americans I think might get offended if I ever say "damn".

Well I spend all day around a grown up Scottish toddler and occasionally around a bigoted belligerent Englishman, so...yeah, I think it makes sense for me that a lot of my vocabulary is sort of reverting a bit, and maybe there is some intention to it at times, I'm definitely guilty of a bollocks in place of a more casual shit, fuck or damnit. It also doesn't have the same impact that my accent now is so nothing, so mutilated beyond belief that I sound like I'm quite literally from nowhere. So it probably sounds like an American tryhard speaking British. Or maybe I could pass as Canadian? I don't know. Marcie's heard my voice and she says I still have an accent, but I don't hear it.

 

[dimmerwit]

I'm more impressed with your holding on to the olde tongue, with "crisps". I've admittedly dropped all English terms in favor of Americanized ones, at least that I can think of. Purely because I got fed up with people giving me "ohhhh you're British, like Harry Potter!"

Pronunciation of stuff might still slip through, though. My kids like to point out how I say "garage".

Good ol garrige!

Hit them with "car park" next, Americans seem to like that one.

I've also become aware that the term "fortnight" is not common over there, which is quite funny given the popularity of the game.

 

[Ben]

Good ol garrige!

Hit them with "car park" next, Americans seem to like that one.

I've also become aware that the term "fortnight" is not common over there, which is quite funny given the popularity of the game.

I still use fortnight. Fuck 'em.

But outside of my job, where we've got a number of Brits in my department, Americans don't really get that one. Definitely had someone go "huh, the game?" at some point.

My mum tells me I sound wholly American. My current boss (from Tennessee) told me I sound like Johnny Depp in January, though. Not sure I get that one.

At least I don't sound Southern. I picked up New England if anything. Old England + New England = Regular England.

 

[Crystal]

Can always just claim Canadian if anyone pushes the matter, lol. A quick sawry and you're fine.

 

[Kat]

I've also become aware that the term "fortnight" is not common over there, which is quite funny given the popularity of the game

Every time I'm about to say "two weeks", I'm so tempted to say "fortnight" instead, but I'm afraid it'll sound pretentious or nobody will know what I mean and I chicken out.

 

[Gloom-is-good]

My digital nomad friend came to visit (and we're planning a Vietnam trip) and she brought me this from Argentina. It was soooo good on toast, I almost want to just eat the other one that's meant for my husband

 

[dimmerwit]

The health warnings just increase the flavour in my opinion.

 

[finlandguy]

So gooooooooood!

Chicken and lamb on yellow rice with yogurt sauce and side salad. The meat was seasoned with some kind of spice mix that was great. The folks there looked to be Greek as well, so I'd say pretty damn authentic you can get in the US.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I love gyros

Also, I need to learn how to make corn nuts and find the type of corn suggested for making time so I don't have to buy the CornNuts brand that is definitely loaded with salt just to get my Uber crunchy snack on.

 

[finlandguy]

... I learned earlier today that the gyro hub is actually a small franchise and that there's one within half an hour from me instead of 2.5h where I went the first time. This isn't going to be healthy to my bank account.