Christmas Chocolates Tubs/Tins : Your Ranking.
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Mr Daniel F. O'Leary »
Fri Dec 10, 2021 6:02 pm
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It's that time of year again, when 4 tubs of chocolate become common in shops in Ireland and the UK.
I'm talking about Roses, Quality Street,...
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Celebrations with loads of Twix and Bounty ones. Rest I I'd scoff if there was nothing else to chomp on.
Quality St
Heroes
Roses.
Nobody like the...
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Sat Dec 11, 2021 4:58 pm
Do you have to order Aldi turkeys this year?
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Frank »
Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:36 pm
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Their ad says you do (or at least that you can) but their staff don’t seem to have a breeze that this is the case. Anyone know?
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Is a case of that you can or that you must ? Like, will they have ones in the store on the day for anyone to buy too?
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Last post by Frank
Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:54 pm
What I had for dinner last night
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MrT »
Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:29 pm
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One of my favourite forums on boards until I just stopped using it, rather than the particular boards forum which was (and also its members)...
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Chicken Kievs from the butchers with organic potatoes and carrots, followed by homemade (?) mince pies. I made them but using shop bought Jus-Rol...
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Last post by Del.Monte
Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:58 am
Gas hob too much flame
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Frank »
Tue Nov 09, 2021 2:46 pm
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I’m having trouble with my cooker that none of the gas rings go low enough to do a slow simmer, even the little tiny one. Is there such a thing you...
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I seen the screw head this morning after I got one of the knobs off it but didn't adjust it as it was in the house when I moved in and I'm not sure...
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Wed Nov 10, 2021 7:09 am
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Fri Nov 05, 2021 8:38 pm
Brekkie
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Osciiboscii »
Fri Oct 22, 2021 7:39 am
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Nice crisp morning out there, trawlers chugging out in the bay. Perfect for a bowl of porridge made with soya milk, spoon of...
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Life is just too short for porridge. Tasteless sludge and insect droppings.
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Only the best!
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Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:46 pm
Kefir
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Osciiboscii »
Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:38 am
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Does anyone here make kefir, milk or water? Been making milk kefir a few years now cos himself had very bad eczema. It took a few months, but the...
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Strained (like yoghurt) Kefir makes a fabulous base for cheesecake. It's deliciously sour and full of flavour. If you use gelatin (or a jelly) in the...
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Sun Oct 17, 2021 6:15 pm
Coffee in Ireland
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Hodors Appletart »
Mon Jul 19, 2021 1:12 pm
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just to hopefully replicate the forum over in the other place
There was an excellent community there, talking about what coffee people are drinking,...
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Does anyone here have a Keurig?
So, does anyone here have a Keurig? Getting the k-kups is a headache.
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Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:54 pm
Bits (or lack thereof) in Club soft drinks/minerals nowadays.
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Mr Daniel F. O'Leary »
Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:07 pm
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Recently enough, I had a Club Rock Shandy Zero and while I liked the taste, something felt off.
I remember Club having more bits and pulp years ago,...
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I worked around the corner from C&C in the 1970s and 80s and their plant fitters used to come into us for spare parts. They would regularly bring in...
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Last post by marhay70
Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:09 am
I hate Supermarket Shopping
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Del.Monte »
Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:27 am
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I hate food shopping, especially in supermarkets and tired of paying too much for my groceries so today I thought I do a big (by my standards) shop...
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I used to love doing the weekly shop, always first thing on a Saturday morning. Stopped during the lockdowns and have no desire to go back near it...
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Last post by BettyBee
Sun Oct 03, 2021 9:53 pm
Ginger Beer
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Del.Monte »
Wed Jul 21, 2021 1:34 pm
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Having grown up on Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five' stories where lashings of Ginger beer were part of every picnic it's hardly surprising that I'm a big...
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It's the after-burn that does it for me.
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Last post by Del.Monte
Sun Sep 12, 2021 4:32 pm
Beer!
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Hodors Appletart »
Tue Jul 20, 2021 7:23 am
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Anyone into craft beer?
It's all I drink unless I'm in a place where there's none obviously, then I'll be on the cheapest of the mainstream beers on...
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Not a craft beer at all but I saw the new stout from Heineken Islands Edge on offer with free pint glass in Centra and said sure I'll give it a try....
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Last post by Indiablo
Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:56 am
Cocktails!
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Hodors Appletart »
Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:27 am
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During the first lockdown, myself and the wife decided that to differentiate the working week from ther weekend, we'd start a tradition of after work...
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Made some Chocolate Orange Espresso Martinis the other day.
35ml Espresso
25ml Vodka
20ml Kahlua
10ml Creme De Cacao
10ml Cointreau
5ml Rich...
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Last post by Hodors Appletart
Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:25 am
Makin' iced tea
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tangy »
Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:19 pm
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Never been offered it, but whenever I see it being made it seems to involve vast quantities of sugar - or is that just the Southern USA version?
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Celchick, what brand of tea leaves do you use in your magical iced tea potions ?
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Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:40 pm
Scaltheen
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nimrod86 »
Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:58 am
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Reading up there about the Hellfire Club (as you do at 05:30) and it mentioned that back in the day members drank a drink called Scaltheen...
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sounds fairly similar to Hot Buttered Rum, which I make at Xmas.
I use some cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and a clove in my recipe too
based on this...
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Last post by Hodors Appletart
Wed Aug 18, 2021 7:45 am
Where to buy AeroPress filters in Dublin southside?
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Supercell »
Sat Aug 14, 2021 9:28 am
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Does anyone know of a shop where i can buy filters for an AeroPress in person rather than online?
I'm in the Dun Laoghaire area so near there or...
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If you're stuck, you can cut them to fit from ordinary coffee filters. I can get 6 rounds out of one filter.
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Last post by CuisleBeat
Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:04 pm
"You're lucky he didn't poison you!"
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CelticRambler »
Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:38 am
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Just been watching a YT video where variations on this sentiment have uttered three or four times, by the host who invited a perfectly capable cook...
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Grand. Knowing I'm not the only one is reward enough! :mrgreen:
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Last post by CelticRambler
Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:09 pm
Smoothie and Shakes
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notfromhere »
Tue Aug 03, 2021 11:14 pm
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Any body into these, Am stuck making these for my significant other half, don't mind as they only take a few minutes.
1 am doing at the moment is...
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I don't use veg in mine, i think i seen in Aldi frozen kale, might be of use, instead of water why not try apple or carrot juice.
Yea there is a lot...
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Mon Aug 09, 2021 6:22 pm
Whiskey/Whisky
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Hodors Appletart »
Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:55 am
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Anyone into Whiskey/Whisky?
I love scotch, especially Islay, and have a decent few bottles.
I've also recently gotten into Irish, I was under the...
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yeah gorgeous, I won a voucher for an off licence in work last year and got a bottle for myself, I love it so much
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Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:24 am
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