Christmas: Waitrose Gingerbread Muffin

Christmas: Waitrose Gingerbread Muffin

It’s Christmas week. Who is excited? This Christmas seems to be the year of the gingerbread. It’s everywhere and I love it! We’ve had M&S Gingerbread Teacakes and Viennese Creams, Butterkist Gingerbread Popcorn, Gingerbread Doughnuts, Gingerbread Porridge and now it is the turn of the Waitrose Gingerbread muffin.   This beast of a muffin is from the Waitrose bakery area and in its bright red wrapper this muffin cost £1.00 to take away, and £1.20 to eat in. Why it should cost an extra 20p for a plate and taking a seat I do not know.  Gingerbread muffin with crystallised ginger, stem ginger…

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Christmas: Tesco Finest Succulent Pigs in Blanket Crisps

Christmas: Tesco Finest Succulent Pigs in Blanket Crisps

This time next week we shall be so full it’s going to be an effort even to think about moving. A Christmas dinner is not a Christmas dinner without the simple delight of sausages wrapped in bacon. After the most surprisingly delicious Cocoa and Spiced Rum crisps I couldn’t turn down the Tesco Finest Succulent Pigs in Blanket. I recall Tesco doing these last year but I didn’t get around to trying them, so I am pleased to see they have made an appearance this festive period.  Pigs in Blankets seem to be a hard crisps to master. Given it’s two types…

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Christmas: Tyrrells Poshcorn Bellini Cocktail

Christmas: Tyrrells Poshcorn Bellini Cocktail

Tyrrells Poshcorn Bellini Cocktail is new on the block and getting us into the party mood. Tyrrells seem to sticking to the fruity theme following their summer Strawberries & Cream number and I am pretty intrigued to see how peach is going to fair. The partay season is in full swing so Tyrrells have made quite the fitting popcorn to serve at your shindigs. This 75g bag was £1.79 which is higher than Propercorn. Like all Poshcorn varieties there are no artificial ingredients, is free from gluten and suitable for vegans.  Per 22g serving: 116 kcal, 0.7g sat fat, 4.2g sugar, 1.2g…

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Christmas: M&S Winter Berries and Prosecco Crisps

Christmas: M&S Winter Berries and Prosecco Crisps

M&S are always ones to push the boundaries and make us question whether sweet can be made into salty and if drinks can be made into food. Well in this case we have both. Enter M&S Winter Berries and Prosecco crisps. Okay despite my better judgement I was swayed by sheer curiosity and edible gold stars. There has been quite the trend with not so average crisps so why not make fruity ones? Visually these were oh so exciting. With the pink berry hue and the shimmery gold stars, these were delightfully festive and would sit comfortably on the party table.  Per…

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Christmas: M&S Christmas Turkey and Maple Syrup Crisps

Christmas: M&S Christmas Turkey and Maple Syrup Crisps

Crisps are a staple at Christmas, and at any good shindig for that matter. I do love a crisp, usually I am very particular with my salt and vinegar however Christmas brings out the adventurous side of me and I cannot pass up the opportunity for the turkey crisps. Airing on a little crazy M&S Christmas Turkey And Maple Syrup crisps have hit the shelves. Made using specially selected British potatoes that are thinly sliced skin on and hand cooked in small patches, promises to give a delicious and crispy snack. There really is nothing worse than a limp crisp!…

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