Toffee crisp cereal review

Told the kids we were going to test the toffe crisp cereal this morning so the were quite impatient for me to get up and sort it out. The do usually do their own but I wanted to weigh out a portion to review the suggested portions. 

 Well, the smell was fantastic, it looked appealing and the texture was very crunchy. They didn't taste as sweet as was expected, but the carb content tells me otherwise. I like the fact that although it's chocolate the kids are getting about a third of the recomended levels of vitamins and minerals. 

These little crispies didn't soak up the milk which in my sons eyes was great but in my daughters eyes it was pointless having milk if the didn't soak it up so she would prefer them dry. Husband commented that they would make a nice snack in place of popcorn or crisps - which would work out lower in fat I assume. So having them in small serving size bags would be great. 

I think that they would be great on yougart and it would make it a little more filling - although I ate two and 1/2 hours ago and am still not even peckish. 

Overall we all like them differently I like the idea of them as a crispy yougart topping, my daughter and husband as a dry snack and my eldest son as a topping on wheat cereal. 

I offer 4 stars but whether  we decide to purchase in the future will be dependant on price. 

*this item was tested free of charge through bzz agent.co.uk*

Tesco Finest* Gigli pasta

Tesco finest* Gigli pasta tested free of charge as part of the Tesco Orchard community.

03 March 2014

I set off to my local tesco with the plan to buy the Finest* Lunghi pasta but the had ran out off stock I was a tad disappointed as this looked the most 'fun' but after a quick browse through the strange shapes I decided to go for the Gigli instead (love the name by the way). 

 I cooked the pasta according to instructions and served with a light mushroom sauce for my two youngest and my hot spicy arribbiata for my eldest, my husband and myself. All but one plate was cleared - my daughter who likes her pasta al dente didn't like the softness of this pasta. But for everyone else it was a huge hit. 

 The trumpet type shape trapped chunky parts of the sauce and Parmesan where as the smooth of the sauce clung nicely to the outside. 

 My boys commented that the pasta had a mildly sweet flavour but that could have been due to me under salting the water. Sorry boys. 

 All in all it was an enjoyable meal. My only quarm about buying it again is the price, £2.40 for what would normally cost me a lot less (I'm not apposed to buying from the value range) does leave me to question the affordability of a item for everyday meals. I would probably only buy again on a bogof or other special offer, then I might stock up.

 Saying that I purchased a bag of Finest* Conchiglion at the same time as the Gigli, so I will see how that goes first.

Tesco Finest* Potatoes Review

Having been asked to Test these potatoes as part of the Orchard at Tesco community.  I was sent through a voucher so I could try it for less than normal price and given some vouchers to share with my friends and family.

finest* Blue Belle and finest* Elfe on test

08 February 2014 

Went shopping with my little girl (age 6) to get these potatoes and ended up buying two bags one because of the purple 'kisses' that patterned them and the other because 'the elves must eat them if they have that name'. Lol! (I love the minds of children)

Firstly I made oven roasted jackets with two Elfe and two Blue Belle's. Hardly any butter was needed on either and my daughter describes hers as strong, buttery and soft. They were both very nice although the Belle took longer to roast that the Elfe although they were all the same size. 

Day two I dished up chilli and garlic sautéed Belle potatoes, that were delicious and complimented the gammon and veg brilliantly - even my two almost teenage boys that can be really fussy with potatoes wolfed down the lot. 

 With the rest of the Belles I have made a shepherds pie for dinner tonight, they boiled quickly and mashed lovely and with just a tiny salt and butter tasted devine - I can't wait for dinner tonight. That leave us with two Elfe potatoes, oh the possibilities....  Will defiantly be buying again.

Yummy scrummy finest* Elfe roasts

11 February 2014

My sister only has a tiny local Tesco so I brought two packs from my store and took them to her house to accompany our Sunday roast. The dinner was amazing, the potatoes were so nice, they parboiled quickly and roasted perfectly. Crunchy on the outside whilst soft and flavoursome on the inside. And what made it even better was that they were on special offer for only 99p per pack and with the vouchers we had enough to feed 10 people for the bargain price of 98p. 

 Well done Tesco!