Great plans wrong Country
TravellerRay
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Some of the postings yesterday gave me the idea of having lettuce wraps for dinner. Basically sandwiches where lettuce substitutes for bread. I first had these in the US.
So did my gym session and was happy with my efforts. Then stop at supermarket on the way back to the hotel. BUT we are in the middle of the Spanish lettuce shortage. So all that was left was the chopped salads.
Sadness :-(
Ray
So did my gym session and was happy with my efforts. Then stop at supermarket on the way back to the hotel. BUT we are in the middle of the Spanish lettuce shortage. So all that was left was the chopped salads.
Sadness :-(
Ray
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I thought of you all when my local super market had a huge stand of cucumbers right in the entry.
Choped salad and chicken from the grocery deli isn't a bad "on the road" dinner though!1 -
Ray, if it's any comfort to you, America is currently suffering from the lowest supply of bacon in 50 years. WHAAAAA????!!!!!!! Pig farmers apparently can't keep up with demand. We on this Board are no doubt party to blame for this ghastly sequence of events.3
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mandycat223 wrote: »Ray, if it's any comfort to you, America is currently suffering from the lowest supply of bacon in 50 years. WHAAAAA????!!!!!!! Pig farmers apparently can't keep up with demand. We on this Board are no doubt party to blame for this ghastly sequence of events.
I have no idea what you're talking about (as I gaze fondly at the two boxes of ready to eat bacon in my work fridge).2 -
After visiting TWO supermarkets I now have 1 lettuce. 2 cauliflowers and 1 broccoli, but no celery anywhere...1
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And I have walked out of the supermarket proudly holding the last lettuce. It came in a pack of 2, so considering my ebay options :-)3
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leaf lettuce is pretty easy to grow indoors, and it can be harvested as soon as the leaves are big enough and multiple times over the life of the plant...just an idea...1
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In the absence of lettuce I just wrap salami around string cheese (usulaly about 4oz total and 2-3 string cheeses) and a couple pickles on the side.0
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And I love egg salad or tuna salad eaten with celery sticks as the utensils.1
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Napa cabbage works well for sandwich wraps too. It is very sturdy. A local restaurant does this and I like it.2
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TravellerRay wrote: »Some of the postings yesterday gave me the idea of having lettuce wraps for dinner. Basically sandwiches where lettuce substitutes for bread. I first had these in the US.
So did my gym session and was happy with my efforts. Then stop at supermarket on the way back to the hotel. BUT we are in the middle of the Spanish lettuce shortage. So all that was left was the chopped salads.
Sadness :-(
Ray
Yeah all I found was a sad bag of lettuce that was just iceberg and a ton of radicchio, I prefer the nice blend of dark leafy greens, but they've all vanished.0 -
I've noticed prices are up in our area too, even the relatively local greenhouse-grown cukes and peppers. I did get to buy 3 cukes and two orange peppers for 1/2 price yesterday as the 'new stock' had just been unloaded and they needed to make way.0
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