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I have a cheese and cold meats meal tonight. I usually have rum and lemonade, or a Ruby Port, to wash it down, but tonight I fancy a cider with it. So, I found this PULPT White Peach & Raspberry Cider - Melba in my local Tesco Express. I haven’t had a Peach Melba dessert before, I’ve always wanted to try it. Last time I saw it on a menu at a spa hotel, I went for the Sticky Toffee Pudding

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Today is a bit of a special day. Something genuinely rare has happened, I’ve found a new flavour of M&Ms. I’ve always found the British range a bit frustrating. We get very few limited editions, while social media is full of all the wild flavours available elsewhere. So seeing something new land in a standard UK supermarket feels like a bit of a win. This time it’s Cookie Dough M&Ms. The

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 Our local Italian Café has a little shop at the back full of authentic Italian treats - and I picked up these 'Pistacchio' biscuits."the original crunchy shortcrust pastry filled with velvety crème""for those who love sophisticated contrasts at any time of day"And boy are they luxurious.  At essentially 50p a biscuit you'd hope so!Still liquid inside, but with a bizarre crunch effect

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I hadn’t had spicy curly fries for years until I saw them in Aldi the other day. I now like them dipped in mayonnaise and with good fillet steak on the side, which I’m getting pretty good at cooking. I also saw this Tornadoz Smokin’ BBQ curly maize snack in the store. On opening the packet there was a smoky sweet barbecue aroma from the huge curly maize crisps inside. On taste there was a light

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We popped into Tesco today and the first thing I noticed was how quickly the Easter chocolate had disappeared. We were there on Good Friday and the shelves were packed, but now it has all gone. The only trace left was a few reduced Cadbury Creme Eggs, which we picked up anyway. What the Easter clear-out has done, though, is make space for new releases. I spotted three new bars in the Cadbury &amp

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I used to buy Dr Pepper quite often, but somehow it just dropped off my regular purchases. I never went off the flavour, and I definitely still have a sweet tooth, so I am not quite sure how that happened. When I spotted this new Dr Pepper Cream Swirl, it felt like a good time to give it a try. The bottle is very eye-catching, keeping the classic burgundy but with added patterning that makes it

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 In a Frozen Foods Shop Far Far Away...We wanted some back-up pizzas for the freezer, and Iceland is my go-to shop these days for cheaper but quality choices (plus their range changes so often you don't get bored).  I risked my partner's wrath and chose her a glorified garlic bread, and I had the hotdog crust meat feast.Shockingly similar on calories too - although the meat edges

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I don't drink cider very often. It's not that I don't like cider, I just prefer a good ale or stout with my dinner. I have pork chops tonight, which is perfect for a good sweet cider to wash it down with. This Orchard Pig Reveller is a 4.5% in volume medium cider. It's named after the free roaming pigs in the cider apple orchards of the West Country in Somerset. On opening the bottle there was

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This is a new limited edition from Whittard, presumably released for the Easter season. Easter means bunnies, bunnies eat carrots, carrots become carrot cake… I might be overthinking that one. Either way, it is a new hot chocolate and I am always up for trying one. The drink has a white chocolate base, and the powder itself is pale in colour. When I tried the blueberry version from Whittard, it

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I spotted these in Home Bargains on a display stand, marked as a limited edition, and they went straight into my basket. Chicken crisps are easily my favourite flavour, and I have always had a soft spot for Seabrook, so this felt like a safe bet. These are crinkle cut, which is always a win. The ridges really hold onto the seasoning, so you get a proper hit of flavour in every bite. The crisps

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I have to admit that I hadn't tried Oreo biscuits until a year or so ago. I've always preferred Jam and Creams myself. I have, however, liked most of the Oreo biscuit flavours I have tried. These new limited edition Oreo Cadbury Crème Egg biscuits smelt amazing on opening the packet. They smelt of sweet gooey Cadbury Creme Egg fondant and chocolate Oreo biscuit. As you can see from the

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It is officially hot cross bun season, and this year seems to be full of creative spin-offs on the classic. One that caught my eye is the Hot Cross Bun Cookies from The Best range at Morrisons. You get eight cookies in a box, which feels like a decent amount for a seasonal treat. Naturally, I had to dive straight in and give one a try.The first thing that stands out is how buttery they are. They

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I really do have to say how much I love Whittard when it comes to their more unusual hot chocolate flavours. They’re always trying something different and there’s such a wide variety to choose from. Their latest release is this Blueberry Cheesecake Hot Chocolate, and I couldn’t wait to give it a try. It sounded like such an exciting flavour. As it happens, we were having fruit and cream for

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 We visited a lovely Japanese shop in Shrewsbury recently and I picked up a drink - but it’s actually more local than that!It’s in one of those fantastic modern textured cans that gets funny looks in public as it looks like you are drinking beer.But it’s actually made in Bristol so hopefully I can get more of these.  It’s a lot more tame than my usual Kombuchas and very refreshing - you

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I have been selling toys at comic cons and toy fairs as a sole trader for three years now. This weekend I am part the way through trying a market stall for the first time. It's a wood cabin at a local zoo, so I have left all my stock there overnight, after a particularly cold, wet and quiet day. Tomorrow I seem to have the impossible task of making my money back on the expense of the cabin for

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Romeo chocolate bars are Aldi’s own take on a coconut-covered chocolate bar. They are not officially linked to Bounty, but they are the go-to option for coconut chocolate in Aldi. Following on from that, we now have Romeo Coconut Hot Chocolate. This is an instant drink, so it is quick and easy to make, with eight sachets in the box.I boiled the kettle and tried a sachet. The powder dissolved

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 This is a strange one.  My mother got handed these by either a friend or a promotional person while at Crufts - and I was told only that they were 'too strong' so they made it to me.Weirdly they also showed up in my local Italian Deli this week - at £4.99 a box!For £1 each you get 5 little shots of Espresso - wrapped in Ferrero chocolate - so you don't have to stand by the counter and

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Adam Henson Is a sustainable farmer in the Cotswolds. It's his Maris Otter barley that forms the base of this 3.8% in volume session pale ale. Rare Breed is named in homage of Adam, as he lives within a stones throw from Butcombe Brewing Company, in Bristol.  With Cascade and Amarillo hops added, this Rare Breed pale ale promises citrus fruitiness. With the amber colour of this pale ale, I

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“Gooey spread” might not sound all that appealing at first, but when that goo is essentially the filling of a Creme Egg, it suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. With Easter on the horizon, this feels like exactly the sort of over-the-top breakfast treat you didn’t know you needed. This is an own-brand product from Aldi, and inside the jar you’ll find two distinct sections. One is bright

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You may have seen the news that Kit Kat has launched a life size Formula 1 car made entirely out of chocolate. Sadly, you cannot drive it, but you can visit it as it appears at various 2026 Formula 1 events. It was also on display in York for a while after it was created. A bit more accessible is this mini version available in Tesco. They have brought out a Kit Kat F1 Car Bar, letting you get a

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 I wanted to find out whether the Trendmaxing idea of putting the last hip thing in the same pot as the next big thing was a good idea or a bad one.  So - while waiting for friends my partner bought me this £6.50 soft drink that both had the Matcha Tea trend, and the Ube purple drink trend - together at last!Now - this is from the same Cineworld Starbucks where the lady decided to be

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Hot Honey seems to be the in flavour this year. This JD's Smoked Hot Honey Chipotle Infused sauce is recommended with Fajitas, Tacos, Chilli, Nachos, Burgers, veggies, and everything else. So, I'm going to try mine with potato Smily Faces and a Chicken Kiev tonight. JD's Smoked Hot Honey Chipotle Infused sauce is a blend of hot honey, and smoky and sweet chipotle chilli for a medium smoky heat.

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Racer is Aldi’s take on a Snickers style chocolate bar, packed with caramel, nougat and peanuts, so I was curious to see how that would translate into a hot chocolate. This is a new instant version inspired by the bar, and there are a couple of other flavours in the range too. I picked up another one to try next week. Preparation was simple, just hot water and a quick stir. It mixed well with

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 Cadbury's is one of Birmingham's biggest exports.  It started a short bus ride from my house, and has travelled the world. Like most international brands there are regional variations but most of it seems to make it to the UK at some point.  While in Wales we popped into B&M and spotted this - and it's new to us!We think it's got a double-L in it so it's Crispello, but

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Spring is here and I fancy a light crisp fruity beer to wash down my Hunters Chicken and Curly Fries tonight. This 4% in volume Prime Time Pear Fruit Lager But Better was made with Nashi pears. Nashi pears are a good source of fibre, helping to maintain good bacteria in the gut, and can help balance cholesterol. The can states that Nashi pears contain polyphenol plant compounds, containing

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