tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post8168519170596581283..comments2024-03-28T10:35:26.134-07:00Comments on local-kiwi-alien: Photoslocal alienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-64112463961985063602019-11-08T11:11:06.599-08:002019-11-08T11:11:06.599-08:00Thanks for reading the blog!
I have a few posts on...Thanks for reading the blog!<br />I have a few posts on our time in Crete in the 80s which I never published but have never written about how I ended up here. Maybe it's time!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-72949402170231172942019-11-07T11:55:06.482-08:002019-11-07T11:55:06.482-08:00Love your blog and have been reading it after disc...Love your blog and have been reading it after discovering it a year ago. Wish you'd do a post on how you came to be living in GreeceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-1894268438333004222019-11-03T08:52:37.204-08:002019-11-03T08:52:37.204-08:00Lots of things you can't get here. I just lear...Lots of things you can't get here. I just learn to live without them but if visitors ask them they get a list?local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-46030333596059716922019-11-03T08:51:39.910-08:002019-11-03T08:51:39.910-08:00Absolutely scrummy. I'm a vinegar fan!! When I...Absolutely scrummy. I'm a vinegar fan!! When I can....local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-4666244798839092792019-11-03T05:13:07.624-08:002019-11-03T05:13:07.624-08:00I'm another one who is surprised you can't...I'm another one who is surprised you can't get vanilla extract in liquid form. Also surprised about the sour cream. Yes, that's a dip here, too. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-90348423484682808362019-11-03T02:36:13.886-08:002019-11-03T02:36:13.886-08:00I love that dip too! My all time fav. I use brown...I love that dip too! My all time fav. I use brown vinegar instead of lemon juice, do you?Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599144462630400401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-78522255615408331252019-11-02T23:36:30.337-07:002019-11-02T23:36:30.337-07:00Dust??? Naaa, don't want any of that. Plenty h...Dust??? Naaa, don't want any of that. Plenty here. And now I can't remember what I originally wrote. Getting old-ishlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-18879246517120694372019-11-02T23:35:21.073-07:002019-11-02T23:35:21.073-07:00We have a couple of neices in England now and I...We have a couple of neices in England now and I'm considering my list for their next visit. Hadn't thought about pork pies till you mentioned them. Dust, mince meat, almond paste, golden syrup, so much comes to mind. I'll be writing a new list now Cro!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-27636782160604921722019-11-02T23:33:17.281-07:002019-11-02T23:33:17.281-07:00Classic indeed. I was surprised to learn how popul...Classic indeed. I was surprised to learn how popular it still is. Love itlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-19477252679174848282019-11-02T23:32:39.471-07:002019-11-02T23:32:39.471-07:00That dip it seems is popular all over the world. I...That dip it seems is popular all over the world. I'm surprised. Now and again we find some onion soup. I'll have to stock pile when I find it.<br />Vanilla essence is just so much stronger in taste than our powdered stuff. Makes a big diffetencelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-5256380046381123312019-11-02T23:28:27.144-07:002019-11-02T23:28:27.144-07:00Wish we could get the sour cream. I have googled h...Wish we could get the sour cream. I have googled how to make it but it's just not the same.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-23801722770549321252019-11-02T23:27:23.477-07:002019-11-02T23:27:23.477-07:00We get vanilla as a powder but the taste is just n...We get vanilla as a powder but the taste is just not the same.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-81987091531529997212019-11-02T23:26:23.289-07:002019-11-02T23:26:23.289-07:00Very very similar!!! I would make it like that too...Very very similar!!! I would make it like that too but hard to find the soup and sour cream unavailable darn it. Greek yoghurt just isn't the same.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-34623384508349723072019-11-02T23:24:32.568-07:002019-11-02T23:24:32.568-07:00Maggi make the soup. It's very hard to find he...Maggi make the soup. It's very hard to find here. Mushroom or chicken are the norm, but it's that strange stuff called reduced cream which gives it the kiwi tastelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-29978974553901441202019-11-02T22:29:48.481-07:002019-11-02T22:29:48.481-07:00Pork pies, suet, spices, curry things; these are a...Pork pies, suet, spices, curry things; these are amongst our 'bring with you' list.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-38757801750660730962019-11-02T20:23:55.364-07:002019-11-02T20:23:55.364-07:00I love seeing the maggi onion dip and reduced crea...I love seeing the maggi onion dip and reduced cream, even better when a squeeze of lemon is added to it. Such a classic kiwi comboAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-6111494566860122912019-11-02T19:14:18.683-07:002019-11-02T19:14:18.683-07:00My son brings me Bisto when he goes to England. We...My son brings me Bisto when he goes to England. We also make dip with sour cream, mayo and dry onion soup mix. I was also surprised about the vanilla extract, I thought it was available every where. It's very expensive these days.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465050441931715127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-71684621306424149612019-11-02T15:41:40.070-07:002019-11-02T15:41:40.070-07:00Iām like wisps of words.
Sour cream and one packe...Iām like wisps of words. <br />Sour cream and one packet French onion soup <br /><br />I guess there are variations of many dips <br /><br />The sunset is lovely angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367100990792829157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-43671980966966476172019-11-02T15:38:17.112-07:002019-11-02T15:38:17.112-07:00Was surprised by the vanilla essence - thought tha...Was surprised by the vanilla essence - thought that was available everywhere.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-56504320094845601352019-11-02T13:30:34.474-07:002019-11-02T13:30:34.474-07:00We make Onion Dip, with 1 container (16 oz.) fresh...We make Onion Dip, with 1 container (16 oz.) fresh sour cream, and 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix (dry mix). Blend in medium bowl... Chill....Enjoy with potato chips. -smile-<br /><br />ššš„šš wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-19233654038750766542019-11-02T12:48:06.346-07:002019-11-02T12:48:06.346-07:00I have never seen ready made onion soup in packagi...I have never seen ready made onion soup in packaging. Great pictures.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.com