Oh I've never heard of dried blue cheese before, do you remember the brand name you got?
I just checked, "Tongmaster Seasonings" on Amazon. 200g for £9.59 +free postage
I had to plough through my account all the way back to 2020....... So the last of it that I ate at the beginning of this month was purchased in August of that year.
I'm just not temperate enough to eat like that ... I'm a "stuff your face if its there" sort of person with anything that remotely pings my addictive eating. Cheese is one of those, along with chocolate.
I'm the same, rum, cheese, chocolate....... If the packets open I will keep dipping in until its gone.
The part filled clip-seal jar got buried behind a load of other stuff until a few months ago. Once I got brave enough to try it, it didn't stick around long
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pseudonym wrote: ↑Tue Nov 25, 2025 7:13 pmI just checked, "Tongmaster Seasonings" on Amazon. 200g for £9.59 +free postage
I had to plough through my account all the way back to 2020....... So the last of it that I ate at the beginning of this month was purchased in August of that year.
I'm just not temperate enough to eat like that ... I'm a "stuff your face if its there" sort of person with anything that remotely pings my addictive eating. Cheese is one of those, along with chocolate.
I'm the same, rum, cheese, chocolate....... If the packets open I will keep dipping in until its gone.
The part filled clip-seal jar got buried behind a load of other stuff until a few months ago. Once I got brave enough to try it, it didn't stick around long
I love that thank you for accompanying me on this journey
Frnc wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 1:40 pm
Had a Mug Shot Mac n Cheese today. Not bad. Slightly crunchy like the other instant one. But nice taste, quick and easy. 280 calories.
Currently 50p in Tesco, so a super cheap meal.
How would you rate it for cheesiness?
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Frnc wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 1:40 pm
Had a Mug Shot Mac n Cheese today. Not bad. Slightly crunchy like the other instant one. But nice taste, quick and easy. 280 calories.
Currently 50p in Tesco, so a super cheap meal.
How would you rate it for cheesiness?
Sains, £1, but 50p with Nectar. Cheesiness about 5/10. That's not compared to pure cheese. I dunno what is added to cheese to make mac and cheese at home. I don't make mac and cheese at home, but I do make cauliflower cheese, and for that I use a bit of grated cheese mixed with low fat mayo. So I'm comparing it to that. Maybe a 6/10. It says 7% cheese powder, but that might be 7% of total ie incl pasta.
Incidentally, been getting Sains frozen cauliflower cheese, purely because it was on 3 for 2, so if I was buying peas and sweetcorn, it was free. I buy cauli regularly anyway. But the frozen ready made is a quick low cal snack, as long as you only have about 110g.
We always made mac and cheese using the same recipe as for cauliflower cheese but subbing part cooked macaroni for the cauliflower.
Not made it for years now as I can't find a gluten free pasta that meets family requirements so I stick to cauli cheese - or cauli-broccoli cheese.
This one was packet, not pot. Cooking instructions were identical to the Aldi one - add water, milk and optional butter, simmer for 5 minutes. Looked similar too. So Batchellors maybe make both. Also, was same in that it makes nearly 500 calories. I got wise to that this time, and measured out half, after giving it a good shake. Pretty tasty. You could use milk powder, skip the butter, in SHTF, but to skip the simmer it'd need at least 10 minutes insulated standing time. Obviously they take up less space than pots.
GillyBee wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 12:51 pm
We always made mac and cheese using the same recipe as for cauliflower cheese but subbing part cooked macaroni for the cauliflower.
Not made it for years now as I can't find a gluten free pasta that meets family requirements so I stick to cauli cheese - or cauli-broccoli cheese.
I might try that, bit of broccoli as well. Precook pasta, add the mix and nuke for a minute or so. I always have cheese and mayo in the fridge.
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