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Walked 12km today at +28 degrees till Viana do Castelo.
Today was all about lizards and heat. There was quite a lot of walking along the road, which is not pleasant, but there were also beautiful eucalyptus forests and small villages. Smells like...
I would check out natural food stores for decent PB without palm oil, sugar, etc.
I notice a lot more of the good stuff available here in Portugal than 5 years ago, but only in "healthy food" sections of stores, or stand-alone healthfood stores...
I found peanut butter is carried at Mercadona in the childrens' snack section. Also found it at a pilgrim shop in Pamplona. Unfortunately both has a lot of palm oil as an ingredient instead of peanut oil...
This thread is clearly starting to stray from the original valuable alert to other cases and a wider discussion. As is common practice on the Forum for reports of specific incidents, I'm going to close it now. Many thanks to @Lunabridges for...
These powdered seasonings that are specific to parts of North America are a great idea, I think.
I've been surprised at how many of my acquaintances here are trying really hard to cut down on sweets. A very high level of awareness of the risk of...
As far as seasonings, the first thing I thought of was Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce - but that’s a liquid and might not travel well. The dry seasoning we like is Adkins Western Style Barbecue Seasoning, and John Henry’s Pecan Rub. Both good on pork...
All you Americans talking about maple syrup like it's American when 85% of the world's maple syrup is made in Canada. There's a reason the maple leaf is on our flag. :cool:
Not sure if the same would apply in Spain, but here in Portugal, friends are keen to receive non-standard curry ingredients--like red and green Thai curry paste. They like to cook Asian food, but the curry powder here is just that plain yellow...
Last night I watched a programme, on the BBC, about the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Police Officer in 2022.
It quoted research that indicates that men who expose themselves to (usually unaccompanied ) women frequently progress...
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