I found a great big grocery store that sells all sorts of wonderful, reasonably priced things, including ground black pepper, that most elusive of condiments.  So my plan to spend my weekends in London hunting down pepper has ended but with happiness, including a low-cal trifle for dessert ;-)  It may suck, but where else in the world can you find a "lite" trifle?  Or even pre-packaged trifle at all? 

 

I also found lots of cheap, healthy things for dinner which had been a challenge thus far without being a master chef or having much in the way of cooking implements.  I hadn't realized how much I rely mixes and frozen meals for quick, easy dinners.  It's a little embarrassing, but there you go.  However, this time, I found cheap healthy soups, couscous mixes (they don't understand the concept of non-quick-cook rice mixes), and some fascinating bottled sauces that can be combined with fresh veggies to form curries, etc.  YUM!

 

Thanks to Tove for the tip!!