tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359359344923351712024-03-18T10:40:39.859-07:00Marvellous Reviews!"People who love to eat are always the best people" -Julia Child.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-63226286663227044082015-03-31T05:12:00.000-07:002015-03-31T05:12:03.076-07:00Jack Links Beef Snack + Coupon!<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi Guys,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So recently I was offered the opportunity to test for my blog 'Jack Links Beef Snacks'. After a quick Google of the product, I was definitely intrigued, especially since i've never tried anything like beef jerky before!</span><br />
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According to their website Jack Links beef snacks are;<br />
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<i>'...Made with New Zealand beef which is finely chopped, seasoned, slow cooked and smoked according to the JACK LINK'S family recipe.</i></div>
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<i>The bite sized bars have a long shelf life and are high in protein. They are excellent energy boosters and the perfect snacks you can enjoy at any time.</i></div>
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<i>The beef snacks are available in 25g bars'.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After reading the description for the product, naturally I was excited for it to arrive and it certainly didn't disappoint! I was sent the 'original' flavoured beef snack. Which is one of two flavours that they offer, the other being a 'peppered' flavour. I'm definitely thankful they sent the 'original' flavour as i'm not too fond of pepper! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now for the actual review! As soon as I opened the packet, I was hit with the rich, delicious smell of beef, which is exactly what I wanted from this product! The beef comes in a 'stick' form, and is slightly greasy to touch which isn't as unpleasant as it sounds, since it helps the beef stay moist and not dry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The taste of the beef is where the specialness of the product lies. The snack obviously tastes meaty and has that strong beef flavour, however it is combined with a smoky after taste and a slight hint of spices, which make the product taste divine!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I can say that my brother has stolen most of my bars as snacks for after the gym! And with my brother being the most fussiest easter around, there's no greater endorsement for the product then that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would definitely recommend this product to anyone wanting a protein snack for exercise as just one 25g bar contains 27.8g of protein! However, I would also recommend this product to anyone who loves beef or beef jerky as it's a wonderful snack that needs attention!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thankfully for us brits, Jack Links are rolling out their products in 1,600 Tesco Express stores! To celebrate this fantastic launch, Jack Link's is also offering shoppers 50p off it's beef snack bar at Tesco Express!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">To claim this voucher, readers should visit; <a href="https://www.blogger.com/www.facebook.com/jack.links.eu">https:www.facebook.com/jack.links.eu</a> and click the '50p off coupon tab' to print the coupon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, I would definitely recommend having a quick glance at the Jack Link's website, at all the other fantastic products they offer and just to read more about how this fantastic brand came around!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Would I buy this product again?:</b> YES </span><br />
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I was walking round ASDA today doing the usual weekly shop and spontaneously decided to do a bit of a 'round up' of the new Christmas products ASDA have already started displaying on it's shelves!<br />
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Firstly, ASDA have introduced for this year these tubs of your typical pick 'n' mix sweets for the very affordable price of £3! I think these are a fantastic idea for Christmas, as many children (and adults!) have intolerances to chocolate......so these tubs serve as a fantastic alternative to the classic tubs of Celebrations or Heroes! There is a wide variety of choice with these tubs ranging from jelly sweets to marshmallows and these flying saucers!<br />
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Next on the list is this HUGE roll of Munchies! Now i'm a huge fan of Munchies so I can see this being added to the shopping trolley in the near future for Christmas! These rolls contain 3x100mg bags of munchies.....which is more than enough to satisfy any chocolate/caramel cravings you have this Christmas! Currently £3.<br />
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<b>Quality Street Large Tin:</b><br />
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Next we have the 'large'(or should I say previously normal!) sized tins from Quality Street! These tins weigh in at a hefty 1.28 kg and cost £8, which is considerably different from the 'tubs' that ASDA are selling for £5 which weigh in at 780 kg. I personally have to say every year I get so disappointed at how much smaller, and smaller our tins are becoming! These tins do solve that problem, however be prepared to pay practically double the price for them!<br />
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<b>Toblerone Triangle:</b><br />
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Toblerone have also revamped their style for Christmas with this fab looking stocking filler that anyone would be pleased to find on Christmas morning! Set in a triangle shape, with a little 'Merry Christmas' note on the packaging, I myself will be paying the very reasonable £2 price for a couple of these as little 'add on' presents for friends and family!<br />
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<b>Quality Street Large Strawberry Delight</b>:<br />
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Now this Christmas product is one of the ones that i'm most excited about! It's no secret that I love the 'creme' sweets from the Quality Street tins.....so when Quality Street brought out the large versions of 'The Purple One', Fudge and Toffee ones I was eagerly awaiting,with my fingers crossed, for the day that they finally brought out the Strawberry Dream ones. This is something that will definitely be making at least one appearance in my household this Christmas! Currently priced at £5.<br />
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<b>Frozen Christmas Chocolates:</b><br />
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I couldn't resist adding these to the list! These are completely adorable and would surely brighten up any little girls Christmas day if she's a Frozen fan! These two are just a small variety of the 'Frozen' chocolate options that ASDA have in for Christmas, but for the price of £1 you can't really go wrong!<br />
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For those that have no desire for the tub version of these chocolates or would just rather a smaller amount, then these pouches are ideal for you! These bags do contain around 200 kg less than the normal size tubs, but they are cheaper at £4!<br />
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<b>Extra Special Father Christmas:</b><br />
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I couldn't resist adding this beauty to the round up either! Made from extra special Chocolate with a higher than average cocoa content this giant Father Christmas would be the creme de la creme of the Christmas table! Currently £15.<br />
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I LOVE baking at Christmas time....so when I passed the baking aisle and saw that ASDA had a new 'Christmas' range of products, I had to restrain myself from doing a little jig in store!!<br />
First up we have the 'Cake-Pop Kit'. Priced at £2....I've never made any Cake Pops before, so I may have to give these a try closer to Christmas! They look like a fun activity for the family to partake in at Christmas time!<br />
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ASDA have also introduced a wide range of new cake decoration products for Christmas! These are right up my street! I love baking during Christmas time....when it's freezing cold outside, but the house is filled with the warmth and the homely smell of baking! ....And what makes things even better is the exceptional price of these products! All coming in at under £3! There are a variety of products that would look and taste perfect atop a cake or a lovely yule log! These include Shimmer Snowballs (£1) Milk & White Chocolate decorations (£2), Sugar Sparkle Dust (£2) and many more!<br />
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......And it's only October! I'm pretty sure there will be another follow up post closer to Christmas with an even wider range of Christmas products! If you happen to spot anything new and exciting for Christmas then feel free to let me know!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-35780792163436416212014-09-02T10:43:00.001-07:002014-09-02T10:48:27.453-07:00Pringles Party Speakers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So recently I was contacted by a PR company asking if I would like to feature the limited edition 'Pringles Party Can' speakers. Now this is something slightly different from the usual products reviewed on my blog....but who can turn down the offer of experiencing some LED flashing speakers? Certainly not me that's for sure!<br />
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As part of their summer promotion, Pringles are dialling up the fun this summer with it's new 'disco can' promotions. To accompany this, Pringles, have had the marvellous idea of offering the public the opportunity to get their hands on some limited edition LED flashing speakers! <br />
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To get your hands on one of these fantastic LED speakers, all you need to do is purchase 2 of the 'disco can' versions of Pringles, visit the Pringles website<strong><span style="color: purple;"> </span></strong><a href="http://www.uk.partyspeakers.pringles.com/"><strong><span style="color: purple;">here</span></strong></a> and enter the batch codes found on the bottom of each can.<br />
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A £3 postage fee does apply for this service, however I do believe these speakers are well worth that fee as these are actually decent speakers! And the addition of the flashing LED lights, makes these speakers the perfect addition to either a family barbecue or a full blown party! <br />
The quality of sound that emanates from these speakers does in fact equal that found in high end speakers that can be bought from the main retailers.<br />
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The speakers work by connecting to a smart phone or ipod device (as shown above) and flash different colours to the sound of the music beats. The speakers can also be linked together to turn up the music even LOUDER at parties, barbecues and picnics. <br />
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I think it's pretty neat that the speakers fit perfectly on top of the Pringles tube itself! The flavours included in this promotion are Original, Sour Cream & Onion and Salt & Vinegar. They are available in all leading supermarkets with an RRP of £2.69 for 190g.<br />
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<em>I received this product in order to produce an honest review, and all views/opinions expressed are completely my own</em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-1185834230464839802014-07-14T06:05:00.001-07:002014-07-14T06:05:35.858-07:00NEW! Morrisons' 'Chocolate Marshmallow Cup'<br />
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On my last trip to Morrisons I was looking for something chocolate-y and sweet to take home with me to devour, and luckily I came across a new range of 'really good puds' that Morrisons' have recently introduced.<br />
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Of course me being the chocoholic that I am, my eyes were immediately drawn to the '<i>Marshmallow Chocolate Cups</i>'.....<br />
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They look tasty don't they?.....<br />
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Well I certainly thought so!.....At the price of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>1.99 for two portions I didn't think they were too bad! So I popped them in my trolley and off I went looking forward to devouring one that evening!<br />
The box contains two 'marshmallow chocolate cups' and is described as;<br />
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<i> 'Mini Coffee cups packed with creamy chocolate sauce on a chocolatey biscuit base, topped with gooey marshmallow froth and a dusting of cocoa'</i></div>
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To say that I was disappointed when I realised that the 'cups' were not actual edible would be a huge understatement!!.....I think there is definitely an issue with misadvertising here, as on appearance you are led to believe that the product is a 'marshmallow chocolate cup'. When in reality it's marshmallow and chocolate INSIDE a cup.</div>
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However, after getting over the initial disappointment that I wouldn't be able to consume the actual cup....the dessert did actually taste really nice! The dessert appeared to be 'layered' inside the cup, with a biscuit base at the bottom, followed by a layer of chocolate sauce/mousse and then topped with marshmallow froth.</div>
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My favourite part of the dessert was definitely the marshmallow froth at the top! It was light, sweet and tasted divine! And it gave a nice added sweetness to the chocolate mousse layer following it!...The biscuit base at the bottom tasted alright, it's nothing to scream in joy about, but it tasted good and added a bit of depth and texture to the cup.</div>
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Overall, I really enjoyed this dessert! The addition of the little chocolate stick and dusting of cocoa at the top was a nice touch, and the marshmallow froth tasted amazing. However, I couldn't help but feel let down that the cup wasn't actually edible! That would have taken the dessert to a whole new level and made me want to buy it again and again! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-87705582227102650542014-07-13T09:05:00.000-07:002014-07-13T09:05:08.105-07:00Pringles 'Brazilian Zesty Chili Style'<br />
So recently I was contacted by a PR company about reviewing a new Pringles flavour designed specifically to be introduced around the time of the World Cup.<br />
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The new 'Brazilian Zesty Chili' flavour, is just one of a long line of products that have been styled to fit the 'Brazilian' theme of the World Cup.<br />
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Personally, I am a huge fan of the Pringles brand already, my favourite being the Sour Cream & Onion flavour, so of course when I was contacted I immediately agreed to feature this new flavour on my blog!<br />
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On arrival, the tube was slightly smushed....but I have seen this has also been a problem for a couple other reviewers too...and to be honest problems can occur all the time with shipping so this wasn't much of an issue for me!<br />
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Now onto the taste! Once I opened the tube, and peeled back the lid I was immediately hit with the sharp smell of lime and chili (surely a good sign that the flavours are right!) .....However, this made me slightly apprehensive as I'm not really a 'spicy' girl...and tend to go for more neutral and subtle flavours, but for the sake of this review I dug in!<br />
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....And I can honestly say that I was pleasantly surprised! I was expecting these Pringles to have a very tart and tangy taste from the lime and chili flavour...however, it was much more subtle, and whilst the chili did bring a bit of heat to the crisps, the addition of the zesty lime helped tone the flavour down to a more bearable level!<br />
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I would definitely recommend these Pringles to anyone planning a World Cup Final party for tonight! They would be the perfect, zesty addition to a party and the design of the tube would fit right in! These Pringles are currently available in most supermarkets and ASDA currently have Pringles on offer on a 2 for <span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">£</span>2 bargain! These 'brazilian zesty chili style' Pringles have an RRP of <span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">£</span>2.69.<br />
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<b>Would I buy these again?</b> YES<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-58324128035222138232014-04-17T06:22:00.000-07:002014-04-17T06:22:06.760-07:00Hotel Chocolat 'You Crack Me Up Extra Thick' Easter EggThe wonderful people at Hotel Chocolat contacted me recently asking if I would like to review one of their Easter eggs....and of course I said yes! (I would have been a fool not to, since their chocolate is to die for!)<br />
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......So when the postman delivered me a beautifully presented, gift-wrapped parcel the other day I was incredibly excited!!<br />
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The description of this Easter egg on their website certainly gets the mouth watering!<br />
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<i>Our irresistibly upbeat extra thick Easter egg is cast in milk chocolate </i></div>
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<i>12 smiley face pralines and happy chicks.'</i></div>
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....with a description like that how can you say no?!?!<br />
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Hotel Chocolat are fabulous chocolatiers that have a strong ingredients philosophy to use only wholesome, real ingredients and their mantra is '<i>More Cocoa, Less Sugar'.</i> </div>
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What makes these eggs even more enticing is that they are suitable for vegetarians, and are alcohol free!</div>
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After spending about 20 minutes convincing myself that this egg needed to be opened in spite of the gorgeous parcelling, I finally mustered up the courage to rip into the beautiful packaging and stopped short in shock when I came across what seemed to be a mahoosive egg-shaped lump of chocolate...<br />
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....Now i've never had a Hotel Chocolat egg before, and I am admittedly a bit of a pessimist. So when I read the description of this egg and saw that it was supposedly 'extra thick'....I thought <i>'Yeah right....it might be a tiny bit thicker than the competition on the market but it won't be amazingly thick'</i></div>
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Guys.....it was AMAZINGLY thick!! I have to say I am delighted to let you guys know that I was wrong, and I am pleasantly surprised with the thickness of this egg!</div>
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Aesthetically, this egg is simply fantastic! The mix of their award winning white and milk chocolate creates an eye popping 'marble' effect and gives this egg that added 'oomph' that you desire in a nice high-end egg!<br />
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Taste wise...the egg is even more amazing than it looks! The chocolate is creamy and smooth and melts wonderfully in the mouth. I can honestly say I have no complaints whatsoever with this egg, appearance or taste wise!<br />
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Following the mad frenzy that ensued when my family pounced on this egg....all eyes (and stomachs) turned towards the 12 delightfully cute chocolates stuffed inside the egg. These were;<br />
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<b>Chocolate Brownie x2</b> <i>: Crispy chocolate buttercream encased in milk chocolate.</i></div>
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<b>Crunchy Praline x2 </b>: <i>Crunchy biscuit pieces and praline encased in mocha chocolate.</i></div>
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<b>Milk Praline Fried Egg x2</b>:<i> A milk chocolate, hazelnut, praline-filled half shell, topped with a white</i> <i>chocolate fried egg.</i></div>
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<b>Milk Chocolate Chick x2:</b> <i> A flightless, fabulous chick cast in mellow and creamy 40% milk chocolate.</i>A</div>
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<b>White Soldiers x2<i>:</i></b><i> Creamy white chocolate soldiers pre-dipped with a dollop of creamy chocolate yolk.</i></div>
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<b>Smooth Caramel Bow Tie Bunny x2</b><i>:</i> <i>A dapper Easter bunny cast in smooth and sensual caramel milk chocolate.</i><br />
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Overall, all of these mini chocolates tasted delicious and fit in nicely with the egg. My personal favourites were the Chocolate Brownie (the smoothness of the chocolate buttercream was simply divine) and the White Soldiers (the white chocolate was the best white chocolate i've ever tasted).</div>
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In Conclusion, this egg is all you could ever want or need from an Easter egg. It does come at a marginally expensive price of <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>28....however believe me when I say this: These eggs are well worth the cost!!</div>
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As said previously, I have never brought a Hotel Chocolat egg, this is most likely due to the price which I assume is quite a big issue for many people. However, since trying this egg I am 100% certain that I will from now on buy Hotel Chocolat eggs. Compared to the typical Dairy Milk or Malteser Easter eggs that can be brought for <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>5 or <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>10....this egg is much more upmarket, and the taste certainly matches price! This was a 'eggcellent' egg, and an even more wonderful tasting experience! </div>
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Quality over quantity was never more true!....Their mantra of<i> 'More Cocoa, Less Sugar'</i> is definitely apparent in these eggs!<br />
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To buy one of these fabulous eggs (which I definitely recommend to all my fellow chocoholics!)...You can find it (and other varieties) on Hotel Chocolat's website<b> <a href="http://www.hotelchocolat.com/uk/shop/easter-eggs">here.</a></b><br />
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....And for offers and competitions you can follow them on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/HotelChocolat"><b>here</b></a> or like them on facebook <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HotelChocolat">here.</a></b><br />
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<i>"Chocolate flavoured coconut water?? Bleurghhh that can't actually taste nice?!"</i></div>
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So last week I was just casually meandering around my local Home Bargains when I came across these bottles of ZICO chocolate coconut water for 49p! YES, that's right only 49p! I have to admit though, that my first thoughts were<i> 'This looks a little odd' </i>and<i> 'Will this actually taste nice?'</i>.....but for 49p I thought what the hell! And plonked it in my basket to review for you guys!</div>
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ZICO promotes all their coconut waters as containing 5 electrolytes (Sodium, Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium and Phosphorus)....and also incorporates as much Potassium as found in a banana....in the words of ZICO<i> -"giving it that extra OOMPH!"</i></div>
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Described on their website as;<i> "A delicious combination of 85% coconut water from concentrate, an irresistible natural chocolate flavour and other delicious ingredients. ZICO chocolate is a great source of sweet, sweet hydration. Plus it has half the calories and sugar of the leading chocolate milk!" </i></div>
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And if that still doesn't tempt you to buy this...then how about the fact that this bottle only contains 80 calories?....and is gluten-free, lactose-free and dairy-free!</div>
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So ZICO recommends that this delicious drink should be consumed chilled....as such this little beauty has been sat in my fridge waiting all week for me to finally get round to trying it! After giving it the recommended shake, I twisted the cap and looked down into what appears like a muddy chocolatey water based drink....which even I'll admit doesn't seem too appetising! However, never judge a book by it's cover.....</div>
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Taste wise, the best way I can describe this drink is saying that it tastes like watered down chocolate milk......this is definitely a good thing though!! It actually tastes really, really nice!</div>
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Now those people out there expecting it to taste like chocolate milk will be sadly disappointed! This drink tastes much thinner, which is most likely due to the lack of creaminess that the milk supplies! However, the dash of coconut milk in this drink does give it that added silky smoothness which really ensures this drink tastes good!</div>
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There are also some fantastic recipes that can be found for this chocolate flavoured coconut water (and their other flavours) on their Facebook recipe page found <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zico/app_456152341139273"><b>here.</b></a></div>
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One of the best recipes I have found that I look forward to trying is called <i>'ZICO in the middle':</i></div>
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I definitely recommend this product to everyone! Whether it's used for sports and fitness purposes or diet purposes, it definitely seems like an all round drink that can suit many peoples needs! After some research, I have found that ZICO have many flavours of coconut water including; Pineapple, Passionfruit and Strawberry and Banana....Unfortunately, unless purchased on Amazon or other websites these drinks only seem available across the pond from us! </div>
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However, when I went back to Home Bargains yesterday to stock up on these Chocolate flavoured waters they did happen to have the Mango flavour in stock! So I brought one of them too!....So don't be surprised to see a review of that shortly....and hopefully more varieties will pop up in some of our retailers soon!</div>
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So after an especially long week we decided to treat ourselves to a nice and easy take-away on Saturday night....this then lead to a debate over which take-away to have....but since as a family, we've never had a Domino's take out we decided to take the plunge and order one!<br />
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After plugging in our postcode online I was directed to a very simple and easily accessible site where a number of options were available for order. The best option I found was to click on the 'deals' tab, where a number of combinations and deals were available!<br />
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After a long, heated discussion we finally decided on the 'One, Two, Free' deal which is described as <i>'One large pizza with two free sides'</i>....which cost us <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>12.<br />
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I was incredibly excited to be asked to try and review some of the new Oloves Olives range! I have a huge soft spot for Olives, so to be asked to review some was a dream come true for me! These Olives came in three varieties for me to try; Hot Chilli Mama, Tasty Mediterranean and Lemony Lover.<br />
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Over the past few years the UK consumer market has experienced a revolution of sorts, and consumers now tend to eat on the move or look for snacks and food they can eat on the go. Which I can 100% relate with! I am always looking for something that's tasty, healthy and compact to take with me on my day!<br />
"Oloves" Olives are a new range of tasty, alternative snacks that come in three varieties and have less than 50 calories per every 30g pack.<br />
Now if that isn't tempting for you my readers, then how about the fact that these packs need no refrigeration and have an 18 month shelf life? Still not convinced? Well.....Furthermore, Oloves are all natural, naturally low in saturated fat and as well as being gluten free, dairy free and wheat free they contain no nuts and no major allergens! .....I was extremely looking forward to trying these!<br />
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As you can see from the image above there are only two packets!.....This was due to my inability to resist eating the Tasty Mediterranean flavour....I'm so weak!<br />
I've got to admit though, after trying all three flavours, the <b>'Tasty Mediterranean'</b> flavour was by far my favourite!<br />
Described as <i>'Pitted green olives with Basil and Garlic' </i>these Olives were tempting me as soon as I opened up my package!<br />
One of the things I love about these little 'snack packs' of Olives is that they are already pitted and don't come with any excess liquid...this helps with the ease of access when on the go and makes them even more fabulous!<br />
Taste wise the 'Tasty Mediterranean' flavour was wonderful, the Basil and Garlic seasoning made the Olives extremely moreish and honestly? I could have consumed another packet or two of them, they were that good!<br />
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The next flavour I tried was the <b>'Lemony Lover'</b>. Described as '<i>Pitted green Olives with Lemon and Garlic'</i>, I took these to university with me to try as a little 'pick me up' in the afternoon!<br />
Initially I wasn't sure about this flavour....The Olive tastes lovely and is then followed by the tang of the lemon......but before I knew it my hand was searching the bottom of an empty packet! A good sign?.....I think so! Whilst this was not my favourite flavour, I definitely would try it again, maybe combined with something that would neutralise the tangy flavour of the lemon?<br />
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Last, but certainly not least is the <b>'Hot Chilli Mama'</b> flavour......this flavour I left till last as I am a bit of a baby when it comes to hot and spicy food!....I like my food mild and these Olives described as 'Pitted green Olives with Habanero Chillies' definitely did not fit what I was comfortable with! But I am a blogger and privileged to review these Olives....so I sucked it up and tried these as a starter one evening with some flat bread and hummus.<br />
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Taste wise.....I've got to say I was pleasantly surprised! I was expecting an intense chilli explosion in my mouth, but instead all I experienced was a mild kick from the Habanero chilli flecks...which contrasted nicely with my hummus!<br />
I was extremely surprised with these Olives and would definitely buy them again! For some people, who can taste and enjoy intensely spicy food, they may find these chilli olives 'lacking'....however, those people out there, who like me, enjoy a slight kick to their food but nothing too intense will love these Olives!<br />
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Overall, I am a HUGE fan of these Olives! Not only are they extremely low in calories (only 50 calories a bag) they are the ideal snack for people on the go! No mess or fuss, literally rip open the edge of the packet and pop the Olives in your mouth!<br />
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Since sending me these flavours last year, Oloves have introduced more exciting varities! These include;<br />
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<i><b>Basil & Garlic</b></i> - Plump, succulent green olives lovingly marinated with a sprinkle of zingy Basil and Garlic.<br />
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<i><b>Chilli & Garlic</b></i> -Juicy plump olives bathing in spicy Harissa and fragrant Garlic.<br />
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<i><b>Lemon & Rosemary</b> </i>- Fresh green olives infused with Lemon, Rosemary and Garlic.<br />
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<i><b>Chilli & Oregano</b></i> -Big Juicy olives seasoned with a little cheeky Chilli, Garlic and Oregano.<br />
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I DEFINITELY look forward to trying these new flavours....because i'm sure that if they taste half as amazing as those i've just experienced i'll be in heaven!<br />
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If you're looking to try some of these fabulous Olives (which I suggest you do!) then you can find them stocked in Wetherspoons, Holland & Barrett, Shell Service Stations, Palmer & Harvey and Superquinn Stores. Also look out for these fabulous Olives on Airlines such as RyanAir, Thomas Cook and Thomson Airways!<br />
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For more information on these tasty Olives you can visit Olove's amazingly colourful and interactive website <a href="http://www.oloves.com/"><b>here</b></a> or you can follow/contact them on twitter <b><a href="https://twitter.com/OLOVES_">here</a>.</b><br />
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<b>Would I buy these again?</b> 100%....no 150%.....I'll definitely be on the look out to try the other flavours!<br />
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xoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-24290554326396676862014-03-03T04:11:00.000-08:002014-03-03T04:11:19.988-08:00NEW! Walkers Pops: Melted Cheese and Crispy Bacon & Original *Peeks from behind laptop screen*<br />
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Hello? Is anyone still there?<br />
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....I cannot even begin to explain to you guys how hellish the past few months have been!<br />
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Without giving too many excuses, it has literally been crash after crash for my blog since before Christmas!....which has been awful! Recent posts that I have created were sadly deleted with no explanation....but there is a bright side! *fingers crossed* things are hopefully back in working order now and I can start posting my reviews once again!!<br />
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Now onto better things!.....I was contacted recently by a representative of Walkers and asked if I would like to try a new brand of crisps they had created.<br />
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<i>'Walkers Pops</i>' are a brand new creation from Walkers which merges their expertise in flavour innovation with science to create a healthy air-popped snack, with 50% less fat than the average crisp on the market!<br />
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Thomas Barkholt, Marketing Director at Walkers said: <i>"At Walkers we set out to create a delicious new family snack. Walkers Pops are air-popped rather than fried, providing all the taste but with 50% less fat"</i><br />
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....Air-popped crisps are becoming quite popular at the moment, simply for the fact that they do provide less fat and are a healthier alternative to other crisps on the market, which I'm sure not only appeals to the average person, but also to families wanting to take into consideration their children's health and diets.<br />
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This new brand of 'air-popped' crisps from Walkers are available in four exciting flavours; Melted Cheese & Crispy Bacon, Original, Sour Cream & Onion and Prawn Cocktail. For the purposes of this review, I was sent packets of both Melted Cheese & Crispy Bacon and Original.<br />
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Firstly, I'll start with the Melted Cheese & Crispy Bacon flavour!<br />
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These crisps come in 23g bags and contain 102 calories. To be 100% honest the idea of 'Melted Cheese & Crispy Bacon' crisps does not sound entirely appealing to me!....especially since I'm not a huge fan of bacon! However, for this review I sucked it up and was willing to try them to give you, my lovely readers, an honest review! (how cheesy was that??)<br />
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So.....First impressions opening the packet I was immediately hit with a strong 'cheesy' smell, while not entirely unappealing....it did make me feel hesitant over how these would actually taste!......And shape-wise I actually really love the look of these crisps! They are relatively large disks of air-popped, Walkers goodness!<br />
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Taste wise they do taste quite different from your average crisp and are actually quite nice! After a couple of crisps the flavour does become a bit too strong, possibly a bit too strong for my simple tastes!! But overall this is an extremely tasty flavour!<br />
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Onto the Original Flavour!<br />
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Once again this flavour comes in a 23g bag and contains 102 calories!....And one of the things that puts me slightly off these crisps is the calorie content! For a supposed '50% less fat than the average crisp' you would have thought the calorie count would have been less....especially for such a small bag of crisps?<br />
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Now straight onto the actual crisps! Upon opening the bag I was hit with an strong salty smell.......reminding me of a very strong bag of ready salted crisps!<br />
Taste wise I actually really, really like these crisps! They are quite salty so the small 23g bag is just enough to satisfy those crunchy crisp cravings you have, without indulging too much!<br />
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Overall, I think the concept and design of these crisps are amazing! I do prefer the taste of the Original than the Melted Cheese & Crispy Bacon flavour.....but both flavours have incredibly strong seasoning so whichever flavour you decide on you will be in for a treat!<br />
I definitely look forward to trying both the Prawn Cocktail and Sour Cream & Onion flavours!<br />
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These crisps are available in multipacks of 6 for an RSP of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.91111183166504px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>1.99 and are also available in single 23g bags with a RSP of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.91111183166504px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>0.63.<br />
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For more information on these cracking crisps and other new Walkers ventures, you can follow Walkers on twitter <b><a href="https://twitter.com/walkers_crisps">here.</a></b><br />
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<i>I received this product in order to produce an honest review, and all views/opinions expressed are completely my own. </i><br />
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I thought I'd start my review today with the amazing tagline for these 'Brain Blasterz' sweets above!<br />
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<i>'Warning! Not for Babies, Wimps, Adults' </i><br />
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Suffice to say, after trying this range of sweets I have decided that I may be a wimp!<br />
However, the concept of these super sour sweets is a great one, and absolutely amazing for children! I can definitely vouch for my little cousins when I say that they absolutely adored them!<br />
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<i>"Brain Blasterz is the mega sour confectionery brand from Europes leading licensed confectionery manufacturer Bon Bon Buddies Ltd.</i></div>
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<i>Following the successful launch of Brain Blasterz mega sour confectionery range in 2011 the brand has gone from strength to strength, sending taste buds tingling across key markets including Europe, UK and the Middle East as the growth in demand for sour confectionery continues!</i></div>
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<i>With the majority of products ranging from RRP </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">£</span><i>0.25p to </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">£</span><i>0.99p, this range of pocket-money priced mega sour novelty confectionery has proved to be very popular with the kids, who love the mega sour nature of the brand, and the fact that the brand is not for Babies, Wimps or Adults". </i></div>
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Now onto the review! I was pleasantly surprised to be contacted by the lovely people at Brain Blasterz and asked if I would like to review some of they're products! Of course I said yes and not even 48 hours later the postman was knocking at my door with a big parcel filled with deliciously sour goodies!<br />
Upon opening my parcel, I was delightfully surprised with the bright, bold and fun packaging of these sweets! Now if there are any other wimpy people out there similar to me, don't worry these sweets aren't all super sour, they have a 'sourness' rating, which means some of these sweets are insanely sour and some are really sweet! So i'll do my reviews today like a sliding scale of sourness starting with the nice and sweet ones for us wimps...leading up to the insanely sour for the unruly children!<br />
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So first up we have the Brain Blasterz 'Candy Blitz' (RRP <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>0.69)<br />
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<b>Apple & Strawberry Flavour Candy Blitz</b><br />
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I really enjoyed these 'Candy Blitz' sweets! They are very similar to the Wonka Nerds, but I found myself enjoying these flavours much more as they tasted much more defined than the Wonka alternative!<br />
I found myself hesitant at first tasting the apple flavour, and spent most of my time emptying out the strawberry flavoured compartment, but as soon as I tasted the apple I was pleasantly surprised at how sweet it was! I was expecting it to have a really sour apple taste, but it was surprisingly sweet!<br />
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I much preferred the Apple and Strawberry flavour to this Lemon and Raspberry flavour, but I still did enjoy them! I found the raspberry flavour very similar to the strawberry flavour but with a slight more sourness to it, and the lemon flavour tasted a bit too sweet and sickly for my liking!<br />
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<b>Strawberry Sour Straps</b><br />
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Next we have these Brain Blasterz 'Sour Straps' (RRP <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>1.49)<br />
These are definitely my favourite sweets of the bunch! The strawberry flavour is sweet and tangy, and the little sour crystals coating each strap give it that extra sugary sweet taste! They also come in apple flavour, but I'm so glad I was sent the Strawberry version! They are fab!<br />
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These Apple sour straws are definitely some of the best sweets Brain Blasterz do! (RRP<span style="line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">£</span><span style="line-height: 16px;">1.49).</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 16px;">Once again, looking at these apple sour straws I was hesitant about tasting them, I thought they were going to be extremely sour, especially since they were apple flavoured, and apple is renowned for being particularly sour in sweets!</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 16px;">However, once again I was proved wrong and I found that I loved them! The apple flavour helped give these sweets a little 'tang' but didn't make them taste too sour....which is exactly how I like my sweets! So this is a definite thumbs up for us wimps! These 'sour straws' also come in a strawberry flavour which I look forward to tasting!</span><br />
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Now this is where we start moving up the sourness scale of the Brain Blasterz range of sweets....so be warned!<br />
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Before we start on the taste I just need to point out how amazing the packaging for these sweets are! I love how all the chewing gum is packed into a massive brain shaped box! It really symbolises they're name 'oozing brain gum'.<br />
Onto the taste! These chewing gums definitely live up to their 'oozing' name! The chewing gums are very sticky once taken out of their little packets, and the gooey filling is extremely sour! Sour enough to make you cringe! However, after a few moments the sour taste gives way to the sweetness of the surrounding chewing gum. And for the fantastic price of <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">£</span>0.99p you can't go wrong!<br />
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<b>Brain Blasterz 'Candy Sprays'</b><br />
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These candy sprays are extremely fun.....and sour! They come in three different flavours; apple, strawberry and raspberry. On a sourness scale I would definitely say the raspberry flavour is the worst! I was shocked as I thought the apple or strawberry would have the strongest taste....so silly me snapped up the raspberry flavour and sprayed a few squirts in my mouth.....then nearly keeled over at the overload of tastes on my tongue!<br />
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My little cousins however were amazed over this product! They loved the sour tastes and came up with a competition over who could last the most number of sprays without pulling a face....safe to say I barely lasted three! These sprays are tongue tingly brilliant and an amazing little treat for children, all for a fantastic RRP <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">£</span>0.69p per spray!<br />
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Now we reach the finale of these sour sweets....and these next sweets are definitely right at the top of the sourness scale!<br />
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<b>Brain Blasterz 'Mega Sour Container'</b><br />
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Behold the sourness sweets of all sourness! These deadly sweets are Brain Blasterz best sellers and it's not hard to figure out why!<br />
These deadly tubs contain approximately 13 individually wrapped hard candies in 4 different flavours -Raspberry, Watermelon, Apple and Lemon.<br />
Now these sweets definitely surpass my tolerance for sour sweets, but for the sake of this review (and the constant begging from my little cousins) I gave in, manned up and tried the worst flavour of all: Lemon!<br />
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As soon as this little hard candy hit my tongue my taste buds were on fire with the sour coating and after popping it in and out of my mouth for a few minutes (because i am a giant wimp and can't handle it for the full time in my mouth) I was rewarded with a nice sweet, fruity lemon flavour. However, I wasn't completely out of the woods, as my little cousins failed to tell me in the middle of each sweet is a further sour filling! So after having my mouth set alight with sourness! I can safely say that although these sweets taste good, and are fun... I will not be trying them again! Which was a bonus for my cousins as they had cleaned out the container by the end of the day, and thoroughly enjoyed them!<br />
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So although these sweets are extremely sour, and not for wimps like me, my little cousins loved them and for a RRP <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">£</span>0.99 I will definitely be stocking up on some of these as stocking fillers for the family!<br />
You can also check out the 'Straight Face Challenge' on Brain Blasterz YouTube channel, where fans send in clips of themselves attempting to keep a straight face whilst sucking one one (or more) of these mega sour candies! You can check that out<a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6MFHR9Aj2yBaHyhiZe-BA?feature=watch"> <b>here.</b></a><b> </b><br />
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Overall, I am a huge fan of these sweets! They are definitely the type of fun sweets you can enjoy and play games with all the family, and for my fellow wimps out there not all of them are sour! I will definitely be investing in some more of the strawberry sour straps in the near future!<br />
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If you guys want more information on these sweets and other sweets Brain Blasterz have to offer and where they are currently stocked, you can check out their awesome website <b><a href="http://www.brainblasterz.com/brain-blasterz-home">here</a>.</b><br />
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<span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-26611578194366134932013-10-21T03:32:00.001-07:002013-10-21T03:32:11.324-07:00Milka Choco MinisWalking through the biscuit aisle of Asda the other day, my eyes were drawn to these new unusual looking Milka biscuits on the shelf!<br />
Normally, Milka branded products are displayed in the chocolate aisle, but due to these being biscuit based they were placed in the biscuit aisle.....and for <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>2 I certainly wasn't going home without trying these beauties!<br />
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This pack of Milka chocolate biscuits contains 5 individual mini packs perfect for school lunch boxes, or a cheeky treat at work! (you can only see 4 packs in the picture below since I have already scoffed the fifth pack!).<br />
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Described simply as<i>; 'Biscuits filled with milk cream and a layer of Alpine Milk chocolate'. </i>These treat size biscuits certainly look delicious!<br />
And I must say, I don't believe they're terribly unhealthy either! Each small pack contains 6 mini biscuits, and each biscuit contains 32 calories. That's only 192 calories per pack....not too bad if I do say so myself!....It certainly helps make me feel less guilty having a pack of these!<br />
Furthermore, I think splitting these mini biscuits up into six individual packs, definitely helps control how many biscuits you eat!<br />
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I have to say I love the design and shape of these biscuits! I think the star design looks amazing, and I bet children would love having a little pack of these as a treat or in they're lunch boxes at school....to be honest even as an adult I'm still drawn to these adorable biscuits!<br />
Taste wise, the shortbread biscuit tastes perfect! Nice and crumbly and the perfect base for the layer of Alpine chocolate...I have to admit I was greatly disappointed at the supposed 'milk cream' that was meant to be the filling in between the biscuit and Alpine chocolate layer. In actual fact, there was only a tiny line of white cream on every biscuit in my pack, so it wasn't just a one off.....<br />
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Overall, I am a huge fan of these Milka choco minis! I love Milka chocolate and the combination of the chocolate with a biscuit is delicious! I would however recommend that Milka actually add in some more of the 'milk cream' so that we can actually get a proper taste of it! Nevertheless, this is a lovely product and definitely does the job as a perfect snack!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-37717296061105452472013-10-20T07:25:00.002-07:002013-10-21T03:25:29.847-07:00'Almondy' Authentic Swedish Tarta with Daim So as a follow up to my previous post in which I reviewed Almondy's Toblerone tarta <a href="http://marvelloussnackreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/almondy-authentic-swedish-tarta-with.html"><b>here</b></a>, I promised I would review the Daim tarta as soon as I was able to get my hands on it! And luckily Asda had one box left in the frozen aisle! So of course I snapped it up and here's my review!<br />
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Firstly, I must say I love the packaging Almondy have for their frozen dessert range! They definitely stand out when on the shelf and the design is amazing too! Just looking at a slice of the tarta on the front already has my mouth watering!<br />
Almondy are Swedish confectioners and have (luckily for us) brought they're range of frozen desserts over to the UK from Germany! They have a full range of delicious looking Tarta's ranging from the fabulous Almondy Toblerone tarta to their best seller: Almondy Daim tarta! Which I will be reviewing today!<br />
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Almondy started baking and producing their Daim tarta in 2001 and it quickly became they're bestseller with Swedes consuming each year, around 1,000,000 Daim cakes! Which equates to roughly 115 cakes every hour! How amazing is that?<br />
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Described as <i>"A cake lover's favourite! Almondy with Daim combines our irresistible almond base with a golden cream and crunchy almond caramel, all deliciously coated with in a smooth milk chocolate" </i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And further more;<i> </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><i>At least 30% of the cocoa originates from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms, conserving biodiversity and ensuring sustainable livelihoods for workers and farmers.</i></span></span><br />
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This 400g Daim tarta is made to be cut into 6-8 slices, and if my readers are anything like me they're wondering how long this takes to defrost before they can dig in? Well, I'm happy to say for one slice, it should take 10 minutes at room temperature and for the full cake a measly 30 minutes!<br />
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<i>Now onto the taste! </i><br />
First things first! I can definitely see why this tarta is they're best seller! It is absolutely gorgeous!<br />
For anyone who read my review of Almondy's Toblerone tarta, they will know that I mentioned how the biscuit base 'wasn't anything special'....well the biscuit base for this tarta is amazing, especially since this dessert has been frozen! The biscuit is nice and soft, but not dry it's perfectly moist....you wouldn't be able to tell that this has come out of the freezer!<br />
The best part of this tarta for me has to be the golden cream and crunchy almond caramel, it taste delicious! It's not to sweet and overwhelming that it makes the cake sickly, it creates the perfect balance with the biscuit and then the addition of the crunchy Daim pieces on top of everything just adds to the perfection!<br />
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Overall, I think this has got to be one of my favourite frozen desserts ever! All the elements of this tarta blend together perfectly to create absolute perfection in the mouth! I would recommend this dessert to anyone reading my review right now! It's well worth the <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>2.99 it costs in Asda!<br />
Plus, one of my favourite things about these desserts is not only that the cocoa originates from Rainforest Alliance Certified Farms, but that these tarta's (and all of Almondy's frozen desserts) are naturally free from Gluten, thus can be enjoyed by people with coeliac disease and those with a gluten allergy!<br />
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If you guys want any more information on this delicious Daim tarta, or any of Almondy's other frozen dessert they have a fantastic website <a href="http://www.almondy.com/sv"><b>here</b></a>, so check it out!<br />
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<b>Would I buy this again?</b> 100% YES.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-15962792776998189612013-10-08T05:30:00.000-07:002013-10-08T05:30:04.536-07:00*Double Review* 'New' Maltesers Hot Chocolate & Rocky Mountain 'Mega Marshmallows'<br />
As we start descending into Winter and the cold days are coming quick and fast, I thought I'd do a double review of some nice hot chocolate and marshmallows to warm us all up!<br />
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Firstly, there's the relatively 'new' Maltesers Malty chocolate drink which promises a nice frothy top to sweeten the deal. I have to admit when it comes to hot chocolate I can be particularly fussy! I tend to go for the 'branded' products because I feel there's a higher chance that they'll taste good and that I will like them more!<br />
As such, on my recent trip to Asda I found I didn't mind paying the <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>2.39 for this hot chocolate, as it looks and will most likely taste gorgeous!<br />
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The packaging for this new Maltesers hot chocolate comes in a handy new, less plastic 'eco-pack', described as better for the environment by helping to reduce the amount of packaging waste thrown away every day. Furthermore, this packet is not just economical, this packaging also comes with a handy resealable top, which I have said in <a href="http://marvelloussnackreviews.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Nanobytes">previous posts</a> how much I love!<br />
This hot chocolate can be made up using either milk or water. Since I have an incredible sweet tooth and like my hot chocolate nice and creamy...of course I went for the milk option! So I scooped up the required 4 teaspoons of Maltesers powder and warmed my milk up in the microwave.<br />
In terms of nutrition each 25g serving (4 teaspoons) when mixed with 200ml of water is 99 calories. If 200ml of semi-skimmed milk is used the calories increase to 194....naughty!<br />
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When adding my 4 teaspoons of hot chocolate I quickly realised I would need more than 4 to get that nice chocolatey flavour, so I added one more heaped spoonful and that did the trick!<br />
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The Maltesers hot chocolate tasted delicious! It wasn't overbearingly sweet and chocolatey, it was just enough to tickle the taste buds and give you that warm feeling! The 'malty' taste wasn't as strong as I expected and was quite mellow but I found that incredibly appealing and will definitely be buying some more of this Maltesers hot chocolate soon!<br />
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Alongside, the Maltesers hot chocolate I will also be reviewing 'Rocky Mountain Mega Marshmallows'. These are an American product recently brought over and introduced into the UK market. They are currently priced at <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>2 in Asda....which is a really good price since they cost <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>3+ on Amazon for one bag!<br />
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I'm not 100% sure why I decided to splurge out on these marshmallows...maybe the fact that hot chocolate isn't quite the same without a gooey marshmallow in it and these marshmallows looked absolutely fabulous! This 340g bag of marshmallows is definitely mega like it says! They are unbelievably huge! Here are a few scale comparisons;<br />
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They are huge. Fact.<br />
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In terms of taste, eating one by itself starts to taste sickly and doesn't have the same flavour as normal marshmallows...maybe due to their size? I think these are meant to be eaten toasted or as a component in 'smores'....so that might be quite an interesting review to take on in the future?<br />
However, one of these marshmallows dipped and floating in my hot chocolate tasted amazing. The marshmallow initially started to melt and become gooey, which gave it an extra creamy taste and blended in well with my Maltesers hot chocolate!<br />
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Overall, I really enjoyed both products and would definitely buy them again as they are value for money and taste great, I'd like to maybe try smores or toasting the marshmallows next time so look for some upcoming 'sticky' marshmallow reviews!<br />
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<b>Would I buy these again?</b> YES<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-58851903997218723892013-10-06T03:06:00.001-07:002013-10-20T07:26:45.059-07:00'Almondy' Authentic Swedish Tarta with TobleroneOn my most recent trip to Asda I decided to treat myself to something special for the evening and walked all throughout the store looking for something delicious to catch my attention.....by the end of my shop I decided it just wasn't happening so made my way down the very last frozen aisle and then right at the end freezer this Almondy Toblerone Tarta practically started singing for me to put it in my trolley! So of course I did....and i didn't feel guilty one bit!...okay maybe a smidge! But it looks absolutely divine;<br />
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The Swedish confectioners 'Almondy' have brought this dessert over all the way from Germany, and have brought other frozen desserts including Almondy Daim, Almondy Meringue and Almondy Caramel & Peanut. The only other Almondy product I could see in the frozen section of Asda was the Almondy Daim....which I may have to splurge on during my next Asda trip!<br />
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How gorgeous and delectable does that look?<br />
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Described on the pack as;<br />
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There are also some defrosting directions on the back of the packet and I was pleasantly surprised at quickness of the times! To defrost one slice, it should be left out for twenty minutes and for the whole tarta it should be left out for a measly forty five minutes....that's not too long a wait is it?...unless you're a chocoholic and starving!</div>
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...Now onto the guilty part! There is 440 calories per 100g.....and this tarta is 400g, so this is definitely not a healthy treat! </div>
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After some of the longest forty five minutes of my life, finally the tarta was defrosted!</div>
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I decided to just have a slice on it's own, without any cream or ice cream to accompany it which I usually would have with some cake, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that this dessert wasn't dry! Especially since this was one of my main concerns considering it's frozen.</div>
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On the first mouthful, there is the wonderful chocolate taste of the cream, which helps stop this dessert from being dry and gives it a smooth and fluffy taste. The biscuit base at the bottom was alright...nothing special! But with all the added chocolate cream and crunchy Toblerone pieces this dessert becomes deliciously awesome! </div>
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Overall, this dessert tasted really good and for <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>2.99 I would definitely buy it again to share with the family....or even test out the <i>Almondy Daim</i> flavour....watch (or should I say read) this space!<br />
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For more information, or some fantastic recipe ideas you can visit Almondy's newly revamped website <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.almondy.com/en/retail/inspiration">here</a>.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-57681835351955458512013-10-05T06:58:00.000-07:002013-10-05T10:26:43.394-07:00Hershey's Cookies 'N' Creme Recently I acquired this Hershey's <i>cookies 'n' creme</i> flavoured chocolate bar from a friend and haven't had a chance to review it till now.<br />
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I was really quite excited to try this bar because as much as I say that I am a chocoholic...sometimes even chocoholics need some variation in their chocolate bars! So this cookie infused white chocolate bar really appealed to me yesterday!</div>
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Described quite simply on the pack as <i>'white chocolate with cookie bits' </i>this bar seemed like the perfect option to appease my niggling sweet tooth!</div>
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Opening the packet the bar looked darker than I expected. This was probably due to the amount of cookie pieces crammed inside! Split into three rows, each little chunk has the brand name 'Hershey' on it and overall this 40g bar looks very appetising! Turning it over face down, we can see just how many cookie pieces are squeezed into this bar;</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-61674915667283473172013-10-04T11:28:00.000-07:002013-10-04T11:28:22.782-07:00Cadbury Dairy Milk Mint Crisp (Irish)So recently I was doing a quick shop around my local Tesco and came across a new 'world foods' section in the store! Immediately my eyes were drawn to the American section and I began fawning over all the imported cereals and chocolate bars etc... But in a bold move decided to purchase something from elsewhere in the world! Now being half Irish myself, immediately after looking at the American section I looked straight to the Irish section and came across this Dairy Milk Mint Crisp bar of chocolate.<br />
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At 95p I couldn't say no so I popped it in my trolley and sped through the rest of the shop so I could get home and enjoy my little treat with a nice cup of tea!<br />
Size wise, at 54g the bar isn't very big and doesn't really compare to our chocolate bars, but it was the perfect size for a mid afternoon treat or something light in the evening! And at 275 calories I didn't feel too guilty indulging myself in this Cadbury bar!<br />
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Split into two small rows and made of eight chunks I really like the concept of these miniature bars! As loads of times I have opened a large bar of chocolate snapped off two lines and then had to put it back away in the cupboard partly open, this bar solves this problem as it's only made of two rows!<br />
Described by Cadbury on the packet as <i>'Mint flavoured Milk chocolate with honeycombed granules' </i>....I couldn't wait to get stuck in.<br />
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Upon opening the packet I was hit with an extremely strong smell of mint...which I expected but as strong! The chocolate did taste extremely minty too, it tasted much more mintier than I expected it too but I'm a lover of mint chocolate so this definitely appealed to me! The chocolate was smooth and the added crunch of the honeycomb granules gave the bar that extra texture and crunch it needed to be fabulous! As seen in the picture above, you can clearly see the honeycombed granules and the decent amount that comes in the bar....well worth the 95p paid for it!<br />
Overall, I really enjoyed this bar and for 95p will definitely be purchasing many more in the future! These small Irish Cadbury bars also come in two other flavours <a href="http://kevssnackreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/cadbury-dairy-milk-tiffin-mint-crisp.html">Dairy Milk Tiffin</a> and Dairy Milk Golden Crisp.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-12276985777762360732013-10-03T08:05:00.001-07:002013-10-03T08:05:24.587-07:00Limited Edition: Maltesers McFlurrySo when making my way through town the other day I passed a McDonald's and stopped to check which McFlurry they were specialising in at the moment, and I was delighted to find that it was a Maltesers flavour! Of course I couldn't walk away with the knowledge that McDonald's were doing a Maltesers McFlurry and not buy one....so I dug around in my purse for the <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>1.39 required and happily made my way home!<br />
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Removing the lid, on first appearances the McFlurry looks quite messy! There seems to be a fair serving of the Malteser clusters and a big dollop of the malted chocolate sauce. </div>
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In reality, the further I made my way through the ice cream, the more disappointed I began to feel! The ice cream was the typical soft serve that we come to expect when buying McDonald's McFlurries, so this was smooth and creamy with that classic milky taste. </div>
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The Maltesers clusters were gorgeous, essentially they were little clumps of Maltesers mashed together spread throughout the ice cream. However, there wasn't nearly enough for the whole ice cream! So once I'd made my way through about a third of the ice cream the clusters were all gone!</div>
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P.s. If anyone's bored or has any time to spare I found this really cool link that shows<span style="color: blue; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mesposito/43-unusual-and-wonderful-international-mcflurry-fl-a1iz">'28 unusual and wonderful International McFlurry flavours'</a> </span>And I've got to admit some countries have brought out some amazing (and confusing) McFlurry flavours that I would die to try! I think I'd most like to try the Blueberry Oreo flavour from Japan....which would you like to try most? Leave a comment below! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-84514172178518771172013-09-24T00:28:00.001-07:002013-09-24T00:28:48.686-07:00New! Quality Street 'Mini Matchmakers' Zingy OrangeWell, technically these chocolate treats aren't 'new' to the market they are simply 'miniature' versions of the well loved Nestle Matchmaker brand....so when I saw this treat bag of mini Matchmakers in my local Asda at the introductory price of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>1 I thought it only fair to try them!<br />
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To be honest I'm quite glad Nestle have decided to bring out this 'share' bag of miniature Matchmakers as I much prefer the mini 'sticks' to the large ones in the original packs.<br />
The 'mini' Matchmakers seem to be approximately 1/4 of the size of the regular Matchmakers and contain 86 calories every 12 stick serving.<br />
Described as <i>'Orange flavoured chocolates with skimmed milk chocolate, dark chocolate and boiled sugar pieces' .....</i>they are incredibly tasty!<br />
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These mini Matchmakers are incredibly moreish....especially considering their small size! The chocolate sticks are covered in milk and dark chocolate which is incredibly smooth and then infused with orange sugar pieces that give each little stick a nice crunch and certainly live up to their 'zingy orange' name!<br />
Overall, I love that Nestle have brought out these miniature versions of their 'Matchmakers' and that even though they are mini in size they still contain the same zingy orange flavour that we expect from the regular sized version!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-53442537020353669262013-09-21T01:44:00.000-07:002013-09-21T01:44:01.221-07:00New! Quality Street 'My Green Bar'So recently whenever I've been popping into my local newsagents or corner shop I've been picking up whatever new little product they have on display at the tills....and today I'm reviewing Nestle's introduction of the Quality Street<i> 'My Green Bar'.</i><br />
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Last year Nestle decided to make a chocolate bar out of the popular 'Purple' sweet in the Quality Street tins and named it '<i>My Purple Bar</i>'...and unfortunately for me I'm not too fond of the Purple ones in the tin so that bar didn't tempt me! However....In my family the Green Triangles are one of the sweets to be snapped up immediately! So when I saw this bar at the till of my local Tesco on offer at 2 for <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>1 you could definitely say I was itching to get my hands on this bar!</div>
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First appearances show this bar to be made up of four of the green triangle segments stuck upon a long chocolate base. The shape of the bar is convenient for snapping up into the individual triangles....and then seeing how long you can last without scoffing them all within five minutes!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-23192523053258385872013-09-20T07:56:00.000-07:002013-09-20T07:56:03.000-07:00NEW! *Limited Edition* Cadbury Dairy Milk 'Winter Wonderland' barHi Guys!<br />
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Now if you follow me on twitter you'd know just how excited I've been to taste and review this new limited edition Cadbury bar!<br />
After weeks of scouring the shelves in numerous local supermarkets I've FINALLY found the bar in my local Co-Op for the introductory price of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></span>1.<br />
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This new chocolate creation from Cadbury is a fantastic combination of both milk and white chocolate, and comes in adorable Christmas tree segments!<br />
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How amazing does that picture look?<br />
I think this is a fantastic creation from Cadbury for Christmas this year, and I'm positive that this bar is going to do extremely well!<br />
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I will admit that at first I was apprehensive as to how the bar would be broken up and shared, as Cadbury's other new 'Marvellous Creations' bars are shaped in an assortment of different chunks and therefore are not particularly easy to divide up! However, thankfully this bar easily breaks off into nice little diagonal rows!<br />
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In terms of taste....the bar is wonderful! The chocolate tastes like the typical Cadbury Dairy Milk that we all know and love, so it's definitely got that classic creamy taste......and is very moreish!<br />
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Overall, this new limited edition bar from Cadbury for Christmas is a fantastic novelty product! The taste is the classic Dairy Milk chocolate that we already love so we know that it's going to taste good! The unique aspect of this bar is the shape! The concept of having these alternate chocolate Christmas tree segments is a wonderful idea for the Christmas market and is incredibly appealing to customers!<br />
I would definitely recommend this bar to everyone...just for the simple fact that my pictures don't do this bar justice! It's an amazing Christmas treat....and even if it's out a little early for Christmas it's fantastic to share with the family!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-31705537181877856282013-09-14T02:56:00.000-07:002013-10-03T12:50:44.965-07:00Cadbury Wishes: 'Little Wishes'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today's review is another Christmas themed product brought out by Cadbury to target the Christmas market!<br />
This time it's miniature versions of the <i>'Cadbury Wishes Chocolate Star'</i> that we saw last year at Christmas time!<br />
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I've got to say before even opening the packet, the fact that Cadbury have teamed up with the 'Make a Wish' foundation and 10% of all profits from this brand of their chocolate goes to the foundation pretty much sold me on this chocolate! Especially at Christmas time, I think this partnership is amazing and hopefully the profits will go a long way in making seriously ill children's wishes come true!<br />
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These 'Little Wishes' are essentially mini versions of the larger <i>Cadbury Wish </i>except that there are two kinds of mini stars. <i>Pure Milk Chocolate</i> or <i>Milk Chocolate with a truffle centre</i>....sounds intriguing!<br />
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Inside the bag there is definitely a fair amount of chocolate, so well worth my money! Each bag weighs in at 128g and contains 175 calories per quarter of the bag...so a perfect evening treat! Currently these chocolates are reasonably priced at <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£1 and can be found in all major supermarkets.</span></span><br />
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First appearances, these little stars look very cute....and dangerously tempting! As mentioned above, there are two separate fillings and these can be recognised by the two different designs on the front of the stars. The <i>'Pure milk chocolate'</i> star can be recognised by another star bordering the inside edges (shown on the left above), and the <i>'Milk chocolate with truffle filling' </i>star can be recognised by three smaller stars in the centre (shown on the right above).<br />
Whilst I found the Large 'Cadbury Wishes Star' from last year very enjoyable, this bag of mini 'Little Wishes' is much more my style as these last longer and can be shared with family and friends...which I think is nice especially around Christmas!<br />
Truthfully, there isn't much difference between the two different fillings apart from the 'truffle filled' star tasting softer and smoother than the 'pure milk chocolate' star.<br />
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Overall, these 'Little Wishes' taste like the Cadbury chocolate we know and love (very soft and creamy) and are extremely moreish...one handful turns into two, then three...and so on till they're gone! The best part of these 'Christmas themed chocolates' for me is that 10% goes to the Make-a-Wish foundation...this partnership with Cadbury shows fantastic Christmas spirit...so I urge you all to treat yourself to some Cadbury chocolate...and to take the guilt away by knowing that you're donating to the Make-a-Wish foundation!<br />
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Furthermore, if you feel like doing some baking and incorporating these fabulous <i>Little Wishes </i>here's a fantastic little recipe from the <a href="http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/bake/the-yummy-bits-2/little-wishes-cupcakes/">Make-a-Wish</a> website:<br />
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The following recipe serves approximately 12 people. Preparation take around 20 minutes, and cooking time should be about 15 minutes.<br />
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<li>Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5, 190<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">°</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">C and place 12 paper cases into a 12 hold tray.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In a bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and creamy, add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Fold in the sieved flour and the chopped Little Wishes and divide the mixture between the cases. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, until well risen and golden brown. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prepare the topping by melting the Cadbury Dairy Milk and then spreading the mixture on each cake.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Decorate the tops with the individual Cadbury Little Wishes, one on top of each cake when the topping is still warm.</span></span></li>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-46465930594071556972013-09-13T09:24:00.000-07:002013-09-13T09:24:14.205-07:00'Merryteaser' ReindeerIt's beginning to look a lot like Christmas......<br />
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......And I can't believe all the stores are starting to stock up with Christmas items when we haven't even hit Halloween yet! The shelves in all major supermarkets are being filled with tins of Quality Streets and Celebrations and we're being introduced to a whole new range of Christmas products such as; 'Popping Candy' Freddo's, Dairy Milk's 'Mousse Snowman', Galaxy's white chocolate version of the 'a gift you to you' range and now Malteser's 'Merryteaser Reindeer'...<br />
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This new Christmas creation from Maltesers called the 'Merryteaser' comes in the shape of a cute little reindeer and is described as a <i>'Milk chocolate reindeer with a crunchy & creamy Maltesers centre'.</i><br />
Weighing in at 29g this adorable chocolate creation contains only 156 calories, and is the perfect treat to get you in that Christmass-y mood! Especially since they are only 70p each or 2 for <span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">£1 </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">in the Co-Op</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">!</span></span><br />
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First appearances......WHERE ARE MY POOR REINDEER'S EYES?? Truthfully, the shape and presentation of my reindeer is slightly poor! I mean other than the antlers and huge nose (and the fact that this is coming out at Christmas) I probably wouldn't be able to guess straight away this is a reindeer!<br />
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Apart from the slightly dodgy appearance....It tasted amazing! As you can see in the picture above the crunchy & creamy Malteser centre is covered in a nice thick layer of milk chocolate that melts straight away in the mouth and is as nice and smooth as you would hope it to be! <br />
The Malteser centre isn't really 'crunchy' as it's described on the label....but is most definitely creamy! The centre tastes exactly like a regular Malteser but without the hard crunch, and instead tastes like smooth and creamy honeycomb....perfect!<br />
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Overall, I think this little 'Merryteaser Reindeer' is adorable and perfect for Christmas as either a stocking filler or a cheeky treat here and there! The presentation of the Reindeer is lacking a bit, but the taste more than certainly makes up for that! So I would definitely recommend everyone buying at least one to taste!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-82578163040136511872013-09-12T01:52:00.000-07:002013-09-12T01:52:56.122-07:00New! Nanobytes -Strawberry, Bubblegum & Cola Sweets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Nanobytes are the tastiest things we've discovered in the Universe so far".</i></div>
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Recently I was sent these new 'Nanobytes' sweets, that are being introduced into stores this month to review! This exciting new, space themed product is available in two separate sizes 25g and 65g packets and come in three different flavours; Bubblegum, Cola and Strawberry.</div>
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What I find very appealing with this product, is that the larger 65g packets are resealable which is incredibly helpful nowadays! I can't count how many times I've ripped open a bag of sweets and then had them spill out in the cupboard once I've put them back because I can't seal them up properly....so this concept is definitely a godsend for me!<br />
And the 'resealable' concept isn't that silly, fussy 'fold the packet down and place the sticker on top'....these resealable packets are the real deal! They have the proper zip-lock style seal on the brim so are well worth the money paid as you could probably re-use them if you liked!</div>
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The packaging for these sweets is bright and colourful, and I love the metallic look to them and I can't say that any other sweets on the market right now have this kind of design, so they are very aesthetically appealing!<br />
The 'Nanobytes' are essentially; small round sweets, that have a slightly crunchy shell on the outside but are soft and chewy on the inside.<br />
These new sweets do remind me of a revamped version of the 'Millions' that we used to have when we were younger, except these 'Nanobytes' taste chewier and have a much more defined flavour!<br />
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<b>Bubblegum Flavour:</b><br />
Upon opening the bag, I found this particular flavour to have the strongest aroma of all three, and almost immediately after opening the packet I got the strong whiff of bubblegum that had my taste buds tingling. The taste I found matched the smell perfectly. I found you definitely needed a handful of these little shells to get a nice full flavour in your mouth! But these sweets definitely taste of bubblegum as it says on the packet and they taste gorgeous as a nice little snack!<br />
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Out of all three flavours I think I liked this flavour the least. The Cola flavour of these shells I believe tastes a little too sweet for my liking, but I still found myself reaching over and grabbing another handful until the packet was empty! So although this flavour was my least favourite, they are incredibly moreish and do taste nice. So I would still buy this cola version in stores if the Bubblegum and Strawberry weren't in stock!<br />
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Finally, we come onto the strawberry flavour...my favourite of them all! Whilst on first appearance they may look slightly like the bubblegum flavour however, the colour of these sweets are a slightly darker, dustier pink. The taste of these strawberry sweets was sweet and left that lingering fruity taste in my mouth long after I had finished the packet which I quite enjoyed!<br />
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Overall, I think this is a fantastic new product that has an awesome and easily relatable story behind it that is sure to attract the children to this brand! The fact that the sweets taste amazing and are also; gluten free, GMO free and suitable for vegetarians should be a huge plus for the parents too! PLUS these Nanobytes aren't expensive! For just 25p for the small 25g packets and 69p for the larger 65g resealable packets...I don't think you'll find a better deal than that in the sweet market today!<br />
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For more information on this product about when it'll be available in stores etc... you can visit the website <a href="http://www.lotsoflittlesweets.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">here</a>. On the website you can also find free games for the children, competitions and a free unique downloadable activity pack! For even more information you can also contact them via facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NanobytesSweets"><b>here</b></a> or via Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/NanobytesSweets"><b>here</b></a>.<br />
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I definitely recommend buying and tasting all three of these products as the price for them are absolutely amazing...and they do taste 'out of this world' (sorry for the pun....couldn't resist!).<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740150495818994327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135935934492335171.post-4347999181880111912013-09-11T01:39:00.000-07:002013-09-11T01:39:18.621-07:00'Freddo Faces'Just a quick review today!<br />
Cadbury have been rolling out some new products for a while on the run up to Christmas, one of which includes the new take on 'Freddo' bars called 'Freddo Faces'.<br />
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On a recent trip to Morrisons, I noticed that they had started stocking in the Christmas items (already you ask? yep I thought the same!).<br />
And I came across this Christmas tube of Freddo Faces for <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">£</span>1.<br />
For Christmas this year Cadbury have announced they will be 'putting on it's Christmas jumper', by creating this new 'knitted' style packaging across it's seasonal range....which I do find adorable and a nice seasonal touch!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Delicious Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate in a range of cheeky Freddo Faces"</i></td></tr>
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Inside the tube was three small packets containing a small amount of Freddo Faces which seemed like a reasonable amount for the <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">£</span>1 paid!<br />
I know that Freddo Faces are available in smaller 35g bags (at a price of 50p each), if you're not fond of the tube version! If you'd like a review of the small 'Freddo Faces' bag, a friend of mine has done a great review of them <a href="http://kevssnackreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/new-cadbury-dairy-milk-freddo-faces.html" style="font-weight: bold;">here</a>!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">125Kcal per small packet</td></tr>
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Each small bag contained exactly seven 'faces'...so although that isn't much they are consistent! Each 24g packet contains 125 calories...which isn't too unhealthy for a nice afternoon or evening snack!<br />
Or a quick treat for the children! Especially due to the funny facial expressions engraved on the chocolate including confused, happy, grumpy etc...<br />
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Onto the taste......to be honest, these chocolates aren't anything special! They are made of the delicious Dairy Milk chocolate that we all know and love so they do taste very good (and are quite moreish!) but apart from that they are just a different take on the 'Freddo' out to target the Christmas market.<br />
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Overall, these Freddo faces taste like the usual Dairy Milk chocolate range so are very enjoyable and are a perfect stocking filler for Christmas! Especially at the reasonable price of <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">£</span>1 ....I would however, like to see a caramel version of the Freddo faces soon!<br />
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<b>Would I buy this product again? </b>YES.<br />
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