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 Our nan needs easy to make versions of the things she loves because she's 99 and lives on her own.  She does have daily visitors, but on a Sunday we go round and make a fuss.  This week I decided to try and make a mini Xmas dinner, but with pulled pork, fries and yorkshire puddings because that's what was in the freezer to use up.I didn't expect the Yorkies to look like thisLittle

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Bailey’s was probably my Mom’s favourite tipple. I bought her a few bottles for presents in her time. So, I thought it was only fair to write a blog about these Bailey’s Chocolate Dipped Meringues in her absence. I’ll be thinking of her, as I often do, as I write about them.I thought a blob of Bailey’s Squirty Cream would go well between two meringues. The meringues were crunchy and sweet and

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We were having a look around B&M when I spotted that they were selling sachets of hot chocolate, including some really interesting flavours. I picked up this Galaxy Millionaire Crumble Hot Chocolate, which sounded right up my street. The set contains two sachets: one with instant caramel hot chocolate and the other with a topping to sprinkle over cream. It sounded like my kind of luxury drink

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 IT's nice to add veggies as a side when cooking, and it's convenient to have them bagged in the freezer.These are designed to replace fries due to the light crispy batter, but it's kind of somewhere in between.There is an awful lot of text on the bag.But it's just carrot, pumpkin and green beans.Even though it looks more varied in person.And they crisped up well and tasted great! Half a bag

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Seabrook usually make crisps not sauces. There is something odd about there being a packet of crisps flavoured with a sauce that has become a sauce flavoured from a packet of crisps. Seabrook have brought out Salt & Vinegar Flavour Mayo, Cheese & Onion Flavour Mayo, and this Prawn Cocktail Flavour Mayo. I wasn’t allowed to pick up the Cheese & Onion Flavour Mayo on account of the

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I spotted this Wonka Kinder Joy in the supermarket and realised it was a crossover between Kinder Egg, Funko and Wonka. To be fair, the two chocolate brands are both owned by Ferrero, so I guess that makes things a little simpler! I'm loving the relaunch of Wonka and really enjoying the fun products they've brought out. The chocolate hats were amazing! I couldn't wait to see what I would get

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You can tell it is getting close to Christmas when all the luxury Baileys items start appearing in the shops. I picked these up along with a few other Baileys goodies, which I'll be writing about soon. I decided to have one of these Muller Bliss Baileys Corner Yoghurts as a lunchtime treat. I opened the pot to find a whipped yoghurt section, with a sauce underneath and some Baileys and

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 As part of my trip to IKEA to buy spooky lanterns for Halloween (and still get no Trick Or Treat visits) we bought a big meal's worth of meatballs - and because of the veggies - non meat balls too!HUVUDROLL red bags are meat - pork and beef mix - and these are the classic IKEA meatballs.These are some mushed together vegetables pretending to be meatballs.  They'd be better as a

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Happy Halloween, Everyone! May your night be full of cheerful screams, and your walls drip with the ruby red blood of India Pale Ale. That is not something I see often. A ruby red IPA. Unfortunately I haven’t seen walls dripping in beer since I was a barman, and don’t ask about the sticky carpet. This 5% in volume Red Alert was brewed by Love Lane. The back of the can was most helpful. It was

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Can I start by saying Happy Halloween! I hope you are enjoying spooky season, whether you are going trick or treating for snacks or staying in to watch a seasonal film. We are staying in and snacking, and one of our choices is this great sharing crisp bag, Wotsits Bag of Bones. The pieces are essentially cheese Wotsits, but this time they are shaped to look like various skeleton parts. There are

cinabarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14609693273201254655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672248069218393089.post-26756528719970094962026-10-29T17:55:00.000+00:002026-10-29T17:55:00.180+00:00

 Happy Halloween weekend everyone! To celebrate lets review some Samosa...Because the children ate all of the spooky choc lollipops we got from the Co-Op and said they were 'nice'.We are left with the 2 out of 3 chilli power mini samosa- because wow are these too much for the kids.Standard ingredients minus all the potato and peas that bulk out the fresh ones.Lovely crispy pastryoddly crispy

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Halloween is just around the corner waiting to pounce. Be it scary skeletons or spooky spectres, or maybe even a bag of creepy bones. Haunted snacks may be for Trick or Treaters demanding grub, or just something for you to nibble on whilst watching a scary movie. I do like a packet of mini biscuits, especially with a mug of tea, or with rum and lemonade and a mince pie or two. These M&S

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It is not often we get a whole new and different selection box of chocolates to try. We always have a decent choice, and my local supermarket stocks everything from the retro Black Magic to Hotel Chocolat, but these Wonka Magic Hats are something completely new. They are part of the relaunched Wonka chocolate range, and not only are they new, but the flavours are pretty cool too. The chocolates

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I found these cute lollies in the Halloween section of an M&S Food Hall. I was thinking they would be great for trick or treaters, but couldn’t help sampling one, you know, for quality assurance. I hope our neighbours realise how thorough I am and how seriously I take Halloween snacking! Inside the pack was a good range of cute lollies, with different coloured foils and some lovely designs.

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 We visited IKEA to get a few bits, and naturally some snacks fell into the basket.Here we have one of the cheaper ones - a small stack of shortbread biscuits with a raspberry jam in themWhy yes - it's Swedish Jammie Dodgers!A little smaller, and a little harder, and with the white cream filling so more similar to the Fox's versionAnd overall very nice!These are small enough to be single

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I have steak and potato waffles tonight. I haven’t had steak for a while, and I haven’t had potato waffles for as long as I can remember. I do love a good stout to wash down my steak meal. I have chosen this Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout to go with my dinner. At 8.4% in volume it promises rich dark chocolate malts and roasted coffee flavours. This should go with my steak a treat, and if

cinabarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14609693273201254655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672248069218393089.post-80264872242681839122026-10-23T21:21:12.212+01:002026-10-23T21:21:12.213+01:00

This Nightmare Before Christmas novelty chocolate was a complete impulse buy, spotted in a display box at the end of an aisle. I bought a couple, as they looked rather nice, although they seemed a little too good to give to Trick or Treaters. Don't worry, I do have a mixed bag of treat-size chocolates for them, but these Nightmare Before Christmas choccies are all for me!I opened the packet to

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 It's spooky season - just look at the wrapper!Guess what flavour the orange Oreos are?Orange?Pumpkin?Pumpkin Spice (which is nutmeg and cinnamon usually)?Nope - spooky white vanilla!Same as the normal ones but with a colour added.Even Reeses who release a peanut butter blob that vaguely looks like the shape of the season are impressed by the lack of thought and effort on this one.And yes -

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With the recent riots against political establishments, run down facilities, and the cost of living in various countries, this India Pale Ale fits the bill this evening. I can understand peaceful protests, but it’s a real shame when violence is involved, and the protests lose their arguments when looting takes over. Anti Establishment is 5.4% in volume. It’s a golden coloured India Pale Ale, with

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Here we have Maynards Spooky Gums, a Halloween twist on the more usual Wine Gums. These sweets come in Halloween shapes and darker colours, making them look suitably spooky. I could spot worms, a coffin and a gravestone, but there was also something rectangular that I couldn't quite identify. Feel free to leave a comment if you know what it is! The sweets look cool, though, and the packaging is

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Marks and Spencer have excelled themselves with their Halloween goodies this year, and it’s hard to pick what to write about next after our good shop in their foodhall. I went for these Halloween Fizzy Pumpkin Mallows because they look so cute! They have little pumpkin faces on them, which look even better in real life than the camera managed to capture. They really are adorable. The marshmallows

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 We went for a decently long walk in Sandwell Park yesterday, from one end over to the RSPB reserve and discovered they had decent snacks.And if you purchased a sandwich snack and drink you got a 20% discount - win!I chose the biggest sandwich - chicken and chorizo, but mostly salad and good vitamins.Pretty good fillings!I think it needed to sit out of the fridge a bit to get all the

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Halloween is creeping ever closer. Soreen have come up with these Scream Cookies & Cream flavoured Mini Loaves. I love Soreen of any flavour with my lunch. To me, these sound perfect for any scary lunchbox over Spooky Season.On opening the first packet there was an aroma of cookies to the brown mini loaf inside. There were chocolate chips all throughout this Soreen Scream Cookies & Cream.

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This McVitie’s Penguin Bar is a penguin-shaped chocolate bar from Penguin, who usually make biscuit bars. I’d say that was confusing, but to be honest, after their sideways offering of Penguin salt and vinegar crisps, this feels a lot more on brand! Arguably, this is what everyone who has ever bought a pack of Penguin biscuit bars hoped they would look like. This, however, was sold as an

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 I like vegan food, and I like trying new things so when I spotted this variation on the steaks-but-vegan idea I decided to give it a shot.  It was orphaned on the shelf so it's price was a mystery until I got to the till - £7! But fortunately £5.50 as a 'deal'.  This still seems a bit much, but everything does these days.It looks luxury - and there are two!So - what is it? Water!

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