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Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 9:48 pm AEST

Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Hi All

There is a thread operating on the Lived Experience Forum under Night Shift where members who are having trouble sleeping for any reason give a bit of a shout-out, to see if there is anyone else sleepless and looking for company. It's been such a great thing, I thought I would start one over here too.

I have had the odd few nights where I have woken up on and off, and my kids have been having a bit of trouble some nights too, depending on what has happened during the day.

Being a carer can be lonely too, so if you are making an after-midnight cup of something hot, and wonder who else might be doing that too, maybe have a look-in here and see if anyone else is about.

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Unknown userMember07 Apr 2018, 5:31 pm AEST

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We ended up getting glass door bookcases many moons ago @Adge as we had young pups that took a liking to removing and chewing books. Love visiting Asian food stores, the closest one in an hour away from us. Might be heading to the big smoke next week so should see what is on offer there.

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Unknown userMember07 Apr 2018, 5:33 pm AEST

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Thanks for recipe @Smc

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AdgeSenior Contributor07 Apr 2018, 6:00 pm AEST

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Yes, well unfortunately I live in the Big Smoke @Former-Member

There is a large variety of different cultures & food cuisines in my area, so that's a benefit.

I have not idea what most of the food items in the Asian shops here are (I'm not familiar with them). You do need to know what you're looking for (to find anything)...

Adge

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SmcSenior Contributor07 Apr 2018, 6:23 pm AEST

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@Former-Member, have fun with it. 🙂

I love scouring the Asian stores too. It used to be a "big city-stock up" thing, but there's more Chinese people living in our nearest biggish city than there used to be, so I can get some of my favourite things locally now. I've got a packet of frozen lotus root in the freezer, for example, bought from a local-ish source.

@Adge, if you've got a time when you're feeling a bit adventurous, maybe you could try out something similar to a familar food. Some of the noodles that they sell as "hot pot noodles" are very nice, a big improvement on the average 2 minute packet. Some of their biscuits and snack foods are nice too, if a bit "odd" to Westerners. Cucumber flavoured potato chips aren't bad, for example, and if you find green tea (Matcha) wafer biscuits, they're yummy too. Beware that a lot of their dried fruits are salted, which puts off a lot of Westerners.

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Unknown userMember07 Apr 2018, 6:43 pm AEST

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They often have good vegetarian options too @Adge, you might get a cheap veg pho soup at a Vietnamese eatery.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor07 Apr 2018, 6:49 pm AEST

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Helllo @Former-Member, @Faith-and-Hope, @Smc, @Adge,, @Bella1978 xxxx

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AdgeSenior Contributor07 Apr 2018, 7:36 pm AEST

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Hi @Shaz51

Sounds nice @Smc Hot pot noodles, yes I should try those.

Green tea wafer biscuits, I didn't know about those (sounds interesting).

I've love their Asian Salty Plums (& other fruits), since I was a child - my parents introduced me to them. They even have Licorice flavoured plums, which I like...

I don't think I've come across veg pho soup @Former-Member But I have had various Noodle dishes at the local Vietnamese cafes. The Egg noodles are really nice, so are most of their seafood noodle dishes.

Adge

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AdgeSenior Contributor07 Apr 2018, 7:40 pm AEST