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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #20 on: October 29, 2021, 08:29:09 AM »
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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #21 on: October 31, 2021, 10:06:20 AM »
Caribougirl recommended a recipe that I've made a few times and we love... https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/warm-winter-vegetable-salad-with-halloumi

It's very pretty and fall-looking. The cabbage cooks down to almost nothing.

I made this yesterday!  I omitted the pita, reduced the total amount of olive oil to 3 tablespoons (vs 5 T - yikes), and subbed Hungarian sharp paprika for the Aleppo pepper.  We have sumac (nice complement to the flavors), and I added some of the last fresh mint of the season that is growing in a pot on our front stoop. 

It was delicious!  I'll definitely make it again. Thanks muchly for sharing this.  :)
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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2021, 02:40:21 PM »
I am making it for Thanksgiving!!!!
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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2021, 07:31:14 PM »
I am making it for Thanksgiving!!!!

Did you get it from Aldi's?

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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2021, 10:50:21 PM »
Did you get it from Aldi's?
No, they were out of Halloumi this time and I paid an arm and a leg at Whole Foods :( I did not have time to get to Lidl and not sure if it is a seasonal cheese there as well since it is often grilled. I did get the Aldi cheese advent calendar  :roll:
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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #25 on: November 20, 2021, 07:52:52 AM »
No, they were out of Halloumi this time and I paid an arm and a leg at Whole Foods :( I did not have time to get to Lidl and not sure if it is a seasonal cheese there as well since it is often grilled. I did get the Aldi cheese advent calendar  :roll:

I looked all over for the cheese calendar, but they didn't have them. You have to get it quickly. I wish we had Lidl here, too.It looks to me like the Halloumi isn't seasonal.

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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #26 on: November 20, 2021, 10:42:33 AM »
I looked all over for the cheese calendar, but they didn't have them. You have to get it quickly. I wish we had Lidl here, too.It looks to me like the Halloumi isn't seasonal.
OMG I went to Aldi 8am on "Advent Calendar Day" to get it  :roll: I was off of work that day and went right from the bus stop. They got a very small amount of them and all 6 people in the store were there for advent calendars. We do not get the alcohol ones in PA (or DE!). I do not have a Keurig but most people were there for the cheese and coffee ones.
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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2021, 08:51:51 AM »
OMG I went to Aldi 8am on "Advent Calendar Day" to get it  :roll: I was off of work that day and went right from the bus stop. They got a very small amount of them and all 6 people in the store were there for advent calendars. We do not get the alcohol ones in PA (or DE!). I do not have a Keurig but most people were there for the cheese and coffee ones.

In past years, I have always got them. First year without. Although I must say that there are some excellent cheeses out there now in that store. Aldi's in Germany is definitely nor as good as it is here in the USA. They are some of the most unattractive shopping experiences with long long check-out lines. The prices are great, though.

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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2021, 09:49:53 AM »
Funny, my (limited) experience in a German Aldi was the opposite. I thought German Aldi was way better than the one I'd previously been to in the states.

I later discovered much nicer US Aldi stores, though. So maybe just the one we used to go to in Hudson NY was so terrible it made the Munich one look amazing.

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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2021, 10:13:22 AM »
Funny, my (limited) experience in a German Aldi was the opposite. I thought German Aldi was way better than the one I'd previously been to in the states.

I later discovered much nicer US Aldi stores, though. So maybe just the one we used to go to in Hudson NY was so terrible it made the Munich one look amazing.

The one in Hudson was indeed a dump. It was an older one. So was the one in Rensselaer. The one I have here was always a far better shopping experience. In Munich, it would have to look a little better because of competition. Small town Aldis in Germany are terrible, but the prices can not be beaten.

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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #30 on: November 21, 2021, 11:30:02 AM »
I used to live in Hudson on Lake Boon.
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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #31 on: November 22, 2021, 03:54:13 PM »
I used to live in Hudson on Lake Boon.

This is Hudson, NY, though. Lake Boon is in MA.

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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #32 on: November 22, 2021, 04:02:32 PM »
This is Hudson, NY, though. Lake Boon is in MA.
oh, haha, yes Hudson, MA!
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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #33 on: December 08, 2021, 06:55:15 PM »
Caribougirl recommended a recipe that I've made a few times and we love... https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/warm-winter-vegetable-salad-with-halloumi

It's very pretty and fall-looking. The cabbage cooks down to almost nothing.
Made this tonight. Delicious!


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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #34 on: December 10, 2021, 07:07:38 AM »
Did I come back to mention that the Whole Foods Halloumi, which was 3 times the price of Aldi or Lidl, was 3 times as tasty?
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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #35 on: December 12, 2021, 07:00:06 AM »
I liked the haloumi, but it produced a bit of smoke, and I was worried that the fire alarm would be triggered. That happens very easily here, and mine is connected to 3 other condos that are not inhabited most of the time.

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Re: Haloumi
« Reply #36 on: April 18, 2022, 06:47:32 PM »
2 recipes I made lately that were both hits and use Halloumi cheese!
https://www.happyveggiekitchen.com/halloumi-fajitas/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&utm_content=tribes&utm_term=560369852_20619104_209191

this one DD requested AGAIN tonight after having it this weekend, I did not put hummus on it
https://www.happyveggiekitchen.com/halloumi-traybake/
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