Help! I ran out of coffee... 20th January 2022 15/20 Hello Hello you beautiful and awesome Reader, how are you? I think that coffee lovers might relate to this wee story of mine that happened a couple of hours ago. I was planning on making a big pot of chilli beans tonight. I get all the ingredients and put them in the slow cooker and cook them overnight. All very good, but at 7pm I realised that I had run out of coriander (you might call it cilantro). Not a problem as I have a large Morrisons supermarket a ten-minute walk away and it would still be open. So off I went, and walked down to the grocery store and started doing my shop. I checked out the *oopies* in the meat department. They often mark down products that need to be sold before the end of the day and called them oopsies. All they had left were vegan Scotch pies and vegan sausage rolls. A vegan I am not! Apologies to all you vegetarians and vegans, but for me, a meat product needs to be, well made with meat. Scotch pies are made from lamb, and I could not imagine a vegan one. Enough of that wee rant, off I went to the fruit and veg sections. I looked for finger chillies, none were available! I looked for coriander, none was available! I looked for coriander plants, none were available! Well poop, the whole point of me going there, was to get coriander and they didn't have any. Luckily enough, they built another supermarket called Lidl right across the road last year. No problem, I shall shop there instead, I thought to myself. I crossed the road and entered Lidl. At this particular grocery store, as you walk inside you are met by a fresh bakery section. I stopped and chose a pan au chocolat, which would be my wee treat for walking to and from the shop, carrying some bags of groceries! Excellent, now off I went to find the coriander. **Noooo they didn't have any**. What is going on, I guess 7.30 pm was too late to shop. Not to worry, I did spy coriander plants at low price of 47 pence. Wow so I bought two and they smelt awesome, a beautiful coriander (cilantro) aroma. They did have finger chillies, I do like them as they are quite hot and spicy! I got plain flour tortillas, lettuce, tomatoes, garlic and mince or ground beef, plus a whole wadge of other things that I kept grabbing before I reached the checkout. It was a pleasant chilly evening, 2 degrees already yep cold but at least it was dry. My house is uphill from the shop, so a ten-minute brisk speed walk was needed. On the way home, I was thinking of what I would watch whilst I was eating my pan au chocolat and drinking my coffee. Once home, I unpacked all the groceries, and went to the cupboard to get the coffee. The jar was empty. No problem I thought, I would go and use my stash. Do you have stashes? I tend to have a coffee stash and a money stash, just in case I run out. Putting on the television, I went to look at my stash. **It was empty! Yes, It was empty! I actually cursed and let out a loud NOOOO.** However, I did remember my last resort stash!
I like my coffee strong and with no sugar, hey I am sweet enough already, right ladies 🤣🤣🤣 In one of my cupboards I keep this packet of thirty sachets of 3 in 1 coffee. You know the sort, it has coffee, whitener and a sweetener all blended into a powder. You boil up water and pour over the sachet, mix it all up and bob's your uncle you have a cup of drinkable coffee. Personally, I find this a very weak and too sweet a cup of coffee. Beggars can't be choosers though, and this was sure as heck much better than a cup of coffeeless hot water. I made my coffee and got out the pan au chocolat.
The pan au chocolat also had hazlenuts in the chocolate mix. Quite delicious it was, I then chuckled at the mug I choose. If you know me, then you know that I like to be upbeat and see the positive in everything. Well, I might not have had a good strong cup of coffee, but at least I had a ready made post I can write and post here in this awesome platform of ours. Many thanks for reading to here, savour your coffee (or tea) and enjoy your weekend! Now time to get chopping and make those beans for the weekend. Copyright **@TengoLoTodo** 2021 and yes All Rights Reserved. All images, words, and ramblings are from the author unless otherwise stated. https://read.cash/@TengoLoTodo 100% original content from this mad Scotsman! And don't forget ;) https://read.cash/@TengoLoTodo/oh-yes-i-dream-but-when-61217b40#and-don039t-forget **Haste ye back.** https://read.cash/@TengoLoTodo/oh-yes-i-dream-but-when-61217b40#haste-ye-back **Free crypto family** BTC ETH XRP XEM ADA USDT USDC BNB TRON DASH NEO LINK LTC DOGE Steam https://freebitcoin.io/?ref=613681 https://freeethereum.com/?ref=302547 https://coinfaucet.io/?ref=892740 https://freenem.com/?ref=329462 https://freecardano.com/?ref=425034 https://freetether.com/?ref=243769 https://freeusdcoin.com/?ref=178092 https://freebinancecoin.com/?ref=283555 https://free-tron.com/?ref=353931 https://freedash.io/?ref=181523 https://freeneo.io/?ref=140332 https://freechainlink.io/?ref=112061 https://free-ltc.com/?ref=189178 https://free-doge.com/?ref=218651 https://freesteam.io/?ref=146767 **Free Crypto faucets and simple money games** BCH BTC https://faucetbitcoin.cash/?r=71024 https://freebitco.in/?r=36336433
43 comments
I think everyone has something "for a rainy day" I, for example, always have crisps, I like to crunch. And the situation that you told us, we call "the law of meanness" in jest. It happens a lot in our lives.
ah yes I know many people who have a stash of crisps or cookies :)
Coffee lover you are.
guilty as charged!
Just yesterday things! Hahaha.... So relatable!
yes happens to us all
Good point, unlike us at home we only have 1 pack of coffee, you can not buy more than that we are very limited, well but if you run out, we cut some lemon balm leaves or santa maria, are aromatic plants and prepare a good tea.
Well a good tea is a good substitute and that is what I would have had.
pan au chocolat - damn! also had hazlenuts - double damn!!!! would you share it with me? hahaha i'm back but still in bed :)
hehe a double damn haha and of course I would share it with you! Hope you are okay na
i love it especially when it's warm :) and yes I'm ok na
Same here with me Teng! I love string coffee with no sugar, but I rarely drink coffee because I think I'm acidic.
ah yes I remember you saying that snail
Haha your evening sounded as chaotic as your posts... I loved it.. and none of Indian savory meals are finished without garnishing Corainder in it, it is a serious crime here lol.. good that you were adamant to buy it, I would do the same
haha organised chaos is me, yep I love Indian cuisine and I love my coriander, I eat it daily like you guys.
A coffee lover indeed, seems like ifbI were in your place I would've gone so mad when there's no enough coffee and I'm too lazy to go outside hahaha. So intead of having coffee just a cup of tea will do hehez.
haha yes well tea would have been the last resort, but sometimes just have to have coffee !
I love coffee too and I can't let the day pass without having a cup. Good thing you have a extra pack of coffee haha ,
Yes it was a life saver lol I am with you I need coffee daily too Lhes :)
If I were you and I can't have a coffee for sure I will be grumpy😂, Got that headache
I was just passing by reading your title above makes me to read it. I am a coffee lover Sir Ted, I can't imagine my life without coffee.
It would be very sad!
the coffee is bitter but many people like it, actually coffee is synonymous with aroma and taste. when all the flavors come together only coffee has its own aroma. not made by human hands but actually already comes from the ingredients. Bitter coffee is like life but will taste sweet if you are grateful for it.
Coffee is a unique aroma, ah I like that, coffee and life and bitter so it is up to us to sweeten them up!
waah ... you are smart too reply my friend. we're going to talk a lot about coffee. cool
So much tasty coffee, I like it too 🤗
Yes we both like coffee
And I am always an optimist and I look at everything from a positive side. 😊 I have no stashes because I usually think from today to tomorrow. Here at Lidl, you can't find anything in the evening because everything is already sold.
ah you have Lidl there too, yes they seem to only restock at night, hehe we are both optimists :)
You have made me enjoy your reading. Until I got to where there is no coffee. I can't live without my coffee. I think it happened to me once before that I ran out of my nectar. Good thing you found a substitute.
I know, I am like you Gertu, we have to have our coffee!
If I was in your situation kuya ed, I'd literally curse A LOT! HAHAHA. But, but, the muuugg! I love your mug kuya eddie hahah I like it. I like the words haha
yeah the words are cool haha So inday Jini is a curser, interesting!
Ahah I don't like cofee ahah.
haha really
I'm a former coffee lover DF hahaha. I decided to let it go. Hahhaa
oh wow, well you are young, better not to get addicted to it DF haha
Aww, 3n1 is famous here in the Philippines and I am glad that you have it too. And yup, you are sweet enough sir Ed the coffee doesn't need sugar anymore lol. I remember the last time i had kapeng barako or strong coffee in Mcdo, I had palpitations that I had to go to the clinic for an ECG lol.
hehe you are too kind Glessa :) Palpatations oh no, I hope that you were OK!
I am prone to hypokalemia po sir Ed that's why I easily have palpitations.
aww poor you Glessa, big hugs
Enough said about that 3 in 1 ☕️, lol Now, I'm waiting for a pic of those super yummy beans ;)
haha the 3 in 1 hey it did the job and yes you will see soon