Friday, 17 June 2011

Review: Quixo 12 Beef Stock Cubes

Pros: Flavourful
Cons: Very high salt content

In each pack of Quixo Beef Stock cubes you get 12 soft flat squares of stock cubes that are easily dissolved in boiling water and make for a great stock to add whether you are adding stock to that home made spaghetti bolognese or casserole you are sure to find a use for these stock cubes if you like to cook

However if you are concerned about the salt levels you consume in each meal it may be a good idea to consider other alternatives as each stock cube contains 4.3 grams of salt which is about 72% of the guideline daily amount

However I find these stock cubes to be cheap, and add a wonderful flavour to all my cooking, maybe one day I will change my mind if I am one day more concerned about the salt levels I consume, but for now I will happily keep purchasing these stock cubes

Review: Stonemill Dried Parsley

Pros: Flavourful
Cons: Dispenser

This 9 gram pot of Stonemill Dried Parsley is fairly good value considering it is very flavourful, but it let down by the sprinkling dispenser, shaking the pot seems to be of no use, you could be there all day, but luckily there isa larger dispenser which is what I use and I shake a fair amount of dried parsley into the palm of my hand and put a pinch of parsley over each roast potato as they come to the end of the cooking time, it adds that extra flavour to those delicious roast potatoes you cook

Review: Sunnyhills Part Baked Baguettes

Pros: Cheap
Cons: None

In each 39 pence pack of Sunnyhills Part Baked Baguettes you get two baguettes that have to be baked in a 200-220 degree celsius oven for about 6 minutes, I find slicing the baguettes in half and slicing both halves through the middle otherwise the tricky part is slicing the baguette once it has come out the oven, usually upon slicing the baguette if I had forgotten to slice it I would end up with a doughy mess as it would seem the bread does not bake very well for me unless I slice the baguettes before baking them.

The actual product itself though is a satisfying lunch, mid morning or mid day snack, you can not fill the baguettes heavily but you can fill them generously with filling of choice, each baguette contains 371 calories and the combined weight of the baguettes is 300 grams, priced at 39 pence per pack it is quite a cheap and enjoyable lunch to have.

Review: Harvest Morn Luxury Fruit & Nut Muesli

Pros: Luxurious, Healthy
Cons: Slightly expensive


At £2.29 a box this could be considered cheap considering what you get inside the box, but it could also be considered expensive seeing as it is more of a box of fruit and nuts rather than a box of muesli.

In each box you get a very generous amount of fruit and nuts which includes raisins, sultanas, dates, dried banana, pineapple, papaya, mixed nuts and pumpkin seeds, so at least half of the weight has to be its fruit and nut contents, But there is a fair amount of oat, barley and wheat flakes inside each box too so do not doubt this product too much.

My final word on this product is that if you want to enjoy a satisfying breakfast and an extremely healthy one at that, this product is defiantly for you, if you are not concerned about what you have for breakfast you may want to seek other cheaper alternatives such as porridge oats, but this product is satisfying, healthy and fills you up until the early afternoon, so if you want to invest in a decent breakfast cereal look no further

Review: Dominion Fruit Pastilles

Pros: Soft, Cheap
Cons: None

Usually I find that these sort of sweet's are too sugary, or if they are not too sugary they end up being too firm. Dominion Fruit Pastilles however combine a taste that is not too sugary but just right and a texture that is easy to chew into allowing you to enjoy these sweets, they can also be moreish so watch out if you are counting the calories.

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Review: Four Seasons Garden Peas

Pros: Cheap, Fresh, Tasty
Cons: None

All garden peas to me taste almost the same but you do get very cheap brands where you can notice the difference but with Four Seasons Garden Peas the taste and texture and freshness of these peas are up there with the leading brands in my opinion, as I said before they are only peas so not everyone may notice the difference but for peace of mind buying this product you should know you are getting good quality frozen peas that have loads of locked in freshness in each spoonful and at only 99 pence for a 1kg bag, you can not go too far wrong now can you

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

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