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Moroccan style Falafel - Product review

Aldi Aldi is a great budget superstore, selling their own brands products for a very competitive price.  Unfortunately I can not use it for my main shop, since I have many food intolerance's.  They have on previous occasion celebrated gluten free month by stocking products, however in general they don't have much free from products in stock.  As a budget superstore, I can understand that these products are not their priority. So it was with pleasant surprise when I was browsing their aisles for my favourite hummus , I discovered they were now stocking Falafel. (Sorry but when your diets limited you do get excited by the smallest thing) Falafel are small balls which are made primarily from ground chickpeas, and flavoured with herbs and spices.  They are usually served in pitta bread or flat bread, with salad and various sauces.  You can also serve them as part of a mezze.   They have 2 kinds a Mediterranean and Moroccan style...

Thank Bananas it's Friday

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I'm Banana's about Bananas!!!!  So decided to challenge myself to see how many dairy free vegetarian recipes I could make using them as an ingredient.   It's been a really strange week, after all my bad luck last week things were finally going my way.     - Tuesday:  Doctor impressed with my progress, that has allowed me to return to work.  Opticians told me my my eyesight was improving and I had become less Short sighted in my left eye. - Wednesday :  Lucked out and got an early Dental Hospital appointment to repair my fixed dental brace.  So did not need to take time of work, which was great since Iv only been there 5 weeks. It's been a welcome break from fused cookers and smoking clothes iron.   First Recipe: Banana Flapjacks Flapjacks for me are the original breakfast bar.  My shifts at work mean I am only eating  2 meals a day, so I like to have a snack to eat both on the way to work and back home. ...