With so many great chocolate producers available today it is often easy to overlook the more commercial chocolate companies and the likes of Cadbury does not often grace our desks. But when this week a selection of Egg 'n' Spoon boxes turned up on my desk, we have to say we were tempted, especially since we received instructions on making our very own chick nest from the discarded packaging.
How much are you really getting for your money? And can your local butcher really offer something the supermarkets can't? We took three different chickens and went on an afternoon cooking spree to find out 'pound for pound' or kilo for kilo, just what you are getting for your money. Would the butcher's chicken triumph over the Finest supermarket range? And are Value chickens really that?
Secret Sausages are on a mission to transform meal times - giving you a really easy option that not only does you good, but tastes amazing too. Swap your normal meat or veggie sausage for a Secret Sausage and enjoy any place any time. Perfect with mash, in a sarnie, on the BBQ or even in a hearty sausage casserole, eating Secret Sausages is a great way to sneak more vegetables onto the whole family’s plate without them even noticing!
Based on a farm in South Somerset, Easy Bean, the producers of those fabulously wholesome little pots of food-to-go, has launched a new "bean" inspired, gluten-free crispbread to compliment their range. Company founder Christina Baskerville has added the new Chickpea Crispbread to her pioneering range of one-pot meals, which she launched six years ago.
Great Taste, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, is the acknowledged benchmark for speciality food and drink. It has been described as the 'Oscars' of the food world and the 'epicurean equivalent of the Booker prize'. Quite simply the Great Taste logo is the sign you can trust when buying food and drink in your local, quality retailer.
2013 was a landmark year for young self-funded start up company PERK!ER Foods, with co-founders Ann and Steve spreading word of their gluten-free foods and breakfast cereals far and wide across the UK. And the response from all their #perking fans will certainly go towards taking this same company to new heights for 2014 - and of course, their fabulous PERKIER products might also lend a hand!
