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These new Blond Chocolate Malt Balls are part of the Pick N Marks range, which sounds like Pick N Mix, but isn’t mixed, just grab bags. Totally confusing, but there’s lots of chocolate in the range, so I’m still in. Blond chocolate has been very popular, following on from the salted caramel trend, and as I have a sweet tooth, it definitely works for me. I opened the bag and the malt balls are a

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These San Pellegrino Zero Peach & Clementine drinks caught my eye as they were reduced in price. I do like the San Pellegrino range very much, but they aren’t cheap, so when I spot them on offer, I do like to pick some up. In this case, it was also a flavour I hadn’t tried before. The drink comes in a tall, narrow can, which initially made me think there would be less in it than a

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 I’d seen luxury versions of these in the Asian shops, and then Aldi had a suspiciously similar version for much cheaper - win!These are pre-packaged little rice balls with ice-cream in the middle and not much else And you get 6 in a box, but each portion really is one unless you are having a big pudding.They look quite mumified when frozenBut soon perk up at room temperature and in the

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The weather is a little cooler and damper. It feels a bit like summer is coming to an end. I feel like I should drink something that reminds me of summer just to keep it going a while longer. I’m not much of a cider drinker. I do like a sweet cider at times, especially with a roast pork dinner. I have my favourite sandwich for tea tonight, a roast pork sandwich. I like it with some Colman’s

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These You’re Paw Some chocolates caught my eye in M&S. From the box, I would guess these are meant as a gift, either for thanking someone or as a birthday treat, but you should know I bought these for myself to snack on. In my defence, there are only four in the box. They were just too cute to walk away from. When I opened the pack, I found the chocolates beautifully moulded into the shape of

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 Toy Story is still a big thing, and it shows up of all kinds of products. Here we see it on imitation Shreddies.Sensibly Weetabix have added honey but no heat.  I wonder why these aren’t just Shreddies, I guess nabisco and Weetabix are still separate companies.At least you get two games on the back to play while you eat. I’m behind on my Toy Story films so don’t recognise all the

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To celebrate Disney Winnie the Pooh‘s 100th birthday, Seabrook have brought out these Honey Flavour Lentil Puffs. Written by A.A. Milne for his son Christopher Robin’s toys adventures, Winnie the Pooh has been popular with people of all ages ever since. Seabrook’s origin story is also quite interesting. Mr Charles Brook phoned the shop to arrange pick up of his photos, whilst leaving the name Mr.

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I spotted these Pistachio Big Daddy Bites chocolates in a service station branch of M&S, which always cheers me up during a long journey. We didn’t eat them in the car though, we saved them for when we got home. I just love browsing M&S, especially since our town centre branch closed. We also managed to find some crisps that a recent blog commenter recommended, so it was a double win.

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It is almost September, and this marks the occasion of my first Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte, albeit in the form of an instant sachet. It still counts! So, in honour of autumn, I opened up the box and gosh, it had a lot of air in it. There were only four sachets, so I checked to see if they had missed some, but no, that is all there is supposed to be. The Nescafé ones have seven or eight sachets

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The latest minions movie - &monsters - was a love letter to cinema, it’s well worth a watch. And as expected there were tie in foods. Here we have - biscuits!And sour lemon ones at that. But not too sour - that would break people Or is that the minions goal - to assume the shape of biscuits and terrorise everyone?nah - they look harmless.The biscuits are charmingly shaped and have a

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I love white chocolate and I love biscuits. So, any idea combining the two seems like a great idea to me. These Outrageously Chocolatey White Chocolate Coated Cookies & Cream, does sound like a great idea too. Apparently there is more than 50% of white chocolate in these Outrageously Chocolatey White Chocolate Coated Cookies & Cream. I didn’t know how much more than 50% of each cookie is

cinabarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14609693273201254655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672248069218393089.post-69350579042054737382026-08-28T21:20:08.024+01:002026-08-28T21:20:08.024+01:00

Oh my, it happened. We’ve reached autumnal drinks season! I did my online grocery order, and there were FIVE new flavoured coffees, with this Nescafe Creamy Tiramisu Latte being one of them! Obviously, given the season, one of them was also a pumpkin spice, but all five got ordered. I know I have a coffee problem, but let’s be honest, there are worse things. The other reviews will follow, but

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The last bite of the Cornetto ice-cream is said to be the best.  It's the remainder of the cone, filled with soft chocolate and any sauce that may have run down the inside or outside.  It's the headline act to the festival of summer.And now you can have a whole bag of them to yourself!I've seen these in a few places - best implemented by the Norwegian waffle crisps we had in 2013 on our

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Salt & Black Pepper flavoured crisps are one of my all time favourites. I can eat them with just about anything; on their own with a beer, or dipped in sauce, with a sandwich or any meal I’d usually have bread with. We couldn’t get out to buy a French Stick today to have with our lasagne, as Cinabar has a cold. So, I suggested having these Salt & Black Pepper Mix from Waitrose. I was

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A week or so ago, I wrote about Sparks, one of the other M&S re-releases of old bars from the 1980s, in near-identical packaging to when they originally came out. Here we have Coconut Grove, and this one too looks wonderfully retro. I did a little bit of searching on the internet to try and find what the original packaging looked like for this one, but I couldn’t find a photo, which is weird.

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Oreo have joined up with BTS, the Korean boy band, to introduce these Oreo BTS Brown Sugar Pancake Flavour biscuits. The flavour is based on a popular traditional Korean sweet street food and sounded fab. The biscuits are also bright purple in colour, which is the official colour of the BTS fan community.I opened the pack and they are seriously purple. They are very bright! The biscuits all

cinabarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14609693273201254655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672248069218393089.post-7929012350227438882026-08-23T17:58:52.303+01:002026-08-23T17:58:52.304+01:00

 Attention fellow trainers - Krispy Kreme's Pokemon range has now landed in the UK!  There are 6 flavours to choose from in America, but two of the colours are banned on the rest of the planet so we have one Starter, and two wild Pokemons and a regular ball.And this is what they look like.My store only had one of the boxes in stock - and I only got that because we happen to go to the

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I have fish and chips tonight. Not takeaway fish and chips from the local Chippy, but it’s Friday, so I’ll settle for the oven kind. I fancy a nice Pale Ale with my dinner. Something citrusy with a little sweetness. I found this Love Lane Pale Ale in my cavernous beer fridge. At 4.3% in volume, it’s mix of Citra and Falconer’s Flight hops should give it a citrus, fruity and floral taste, with

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I bought the MOMA Oat Raspberry and Blonde Chocolate Drink because I liked the sound of the flavour, rather than because I needed an oat-based alternative to regular milk. Basically, I'm all for a new milkshake flavour, and I don't mind what dairy or alternative milk it uses, as long as it sounds interesting. This is a summer limited edition. I chilled the drink before pouring some into a glass.

cinabarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14609693273201254655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672248069218393089.post-9071029638031667082026-08-20T17:58:08.777+01:002026-08-20T17:58:08.778+01:00

 We got back from watching the eclipse, and I was a bit too hot and needed replenishing.  Behold! This can of Schofferhofer juicy pineapple - which is basically fruit juice and beer.This is one of my cider style but beer outside drinking choices, but I'd never picked one up for home.  I got this because I've not seen the Pineapple one in bars.It's interesting that they call it a

NLi10http://www.blogger.com/profile/09384451945964690542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672248069218393089.post-18952084035071164782026-08-19T17:45:00.000+01:002026-08-19T17:45:00.111+01:00

Yes, you read the title correctly. This is Yew Sparkling Water - Pickle flavour. For my sins I have been hand picked to try this “Sparkling water with a splash of briny dill pickle, notes of fresh cucumber and a bright tangy finish.” Perhaps I didn’t step back quick enough in the line up. Apparently this Yew Sparkling Water - Pickle flavour is all natural in its ingredients, has zero calories and

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I’m just going to say it, Toblerone are a little late to the salted caramel party. The flavour peaked a few years ago! Still, it is always a good flavour, so I was keen to try this Toblerone Crispy Salted Caramel. When I bought it at the till, the lady serving me said it was her new favourite, so that sounded positive. It is also available in a bigger, giftable size, but I picked up the smaller

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This Whittard Rhubarb and Custard is one of the brand’s new summer flavours of hot chocolate. As a fan of rhubarb and custard, count me in. The tub is very pretty and looks perfect for the season. I opened it up to find pale pink granules. I heated some milk and mixed them in, and the drink turned a lovely shade of pale pink. I gave it a sip and found the rhubarb taste to be weirdly sharp, with a

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 There's a section of the fast-food-eating community that are still admamant that it's worth paying extra for FIVE GUYS over things like McDonalds and KFC and that it's comparable to Nando's and similar.  It usually costs £20 for a 'meal' (they don't do meals - no discounts for you!), and now FKC and McDonalds have snuck in luxury menus they can cost close to £20 too - so - which is the

NLi10http://www.blogger.com/profile/09384451945964690542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672248069218393089.post-83213227405570147432026-08-15T17:45:00.000+01:002026-08-15T17:45:00.254+01:00

I had steak and chips the other night. Not only did I enjoy Two Scoops Honeycomb Ice Cream Stout, but I also enjoyed dipping my dinner into this new Hellman’s Ranch Blue Cheese. Made with Buttermilk and Blue Cheese, this Hellman’s Ranch Blue Cheese went perfectly well with my steak dipped in it, as well as my chips and broccoli. I also had it with Colman’s English Mustard on a beef sandwich

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