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Christmas Pud Yoghurt

by Andrew on December 20, 2012 in In Search Of..., Supermarkets with No comments

christmas pud yoghurtBack by popular demand is the Limited Edition Christmas Pud yoghurt from The Collective. It’s surprising, exquisite and everything that’s great about Christmas. Whole juicy sultanas, warming winter spices and tangy orange zest are all wrapped up in this distinctively thick and creamy yoghurt: it’s Christmas in a pot.

Packed full of festive flavour, it’s a taste combination that might not be the most obvious paring, but once experienced, it is sure to be on your Christmas list next year. Christmas pud fans and foes all agree that this is something not to be missed. Trust us, those who experienced it last year insisted that The Collective bring it back and give others a chance to try it this Christmas.

Limited Edition Christmas Pud is available in 500g pots from Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Ocado and Nisa Stores.

Handcrafted using West Country milk The Collective yoghurt is thick and creamy on the spoon and has a silky smooth, clean taste. What’s more it contains probiotics (cultures A, B and C), has no artificial colours, preservatives or flavourings and with only 5% fat is a little more saintly but no less indulgent than cream or custard when served alongside a piping-hot mince pie, or a brandy-soaked slice of plum pudding…or just as it comes.

Much like your snowman jumper or fairy lit tree, The Collective’s Limited Edition Christmas Pud won’t be around forever, so grab it while you can. Priced at £2.39 for a 500g tub it will be available from now until January 2013.


Special K Cracker Crisps

by Andrew on October 18, 2012 in In Search Of... with No comments

Want a crisp that’s deliciously moreish but won’t leave you racked with guilt?

Say hello to new Special K Cracker Crisps – a tasty new savoury snack that at 95 calories and three percent fat for a serving of 21 crisps, you can enjoy without the worry.

Made from potato and wheat, Special K Cracker Crisps come in three tasty flavours: sea salt and balsamic vinegar, sweet chilli and sour cream and chive.

They’re available in two ways: an individual bag to slip in your handbag or a box of crisps which are ideal for a night in.

Find Special K Cracker Crisps in the Crisps aisle in all major supermarkets and convenience stores from about now, priced at £1.99 for a 100g box or 60p for individual bags.

Marmife

by Andrew on October 11, 2012 in In Search Of... with No comments

marmifeMarmite has launched the Marmife – a tool designed to get every smidgen of the nation’s favourite spread out of the jar.

Created due to overwhelming demand from disgruntled fans unable to relish every last drop of Marmite, the Marmife is the product of an intense 18 month development period.

Marmite spokesperson, Joanne ORiada, says: “We’ve had comments from our Facebook community about the difficulty people have in getting all their Marmite out of the jar. Now, finally, we have a solution that reaches the spots other utensils just can’t get to.”

The silicone spatula is shaped around a steel core to give it the balance and weight required to get into the hard-to-reach corners of a 125g and 250g jar.

Victoria Jackson from design team Kimm & Miller comments: “We’ve spent ages staring at the bottom of the jar to work out the best solution and I’ve got to say, it’s been a real labour of love. After 15 re-designs to get the Marmife just right, I think we’ve finally done it!”

The Marmife pack is available exclusively at Debenhams, with an RRP of £13.99. It includes the Marmife, a 250g jar of Marmite and The Little Book of Marmite Tips.

Blond Chocolate

by Andrew on October 3, 2012 in In Search Of..., In The Basket with No comments

valrhona blond chocolateWhere there was dark, milk and white chocolate - there is now blond.

Perfect for October’s Chocolate Week, Dulcey is the fourth chocolate, opening up a new world to pastry chefs, chocolatiers and gourmets in gastronomy and the world over.

Dulcey has a blond colour and a smooth, enveloping texture. Its lightly sweetened biscuity flavor gives way to lush notes of shortbread with a hint of salt.

Some eight years in development, Dulcey was a serendipitous accident:

One early spring morning, at Valrhona’s Ecole du Grand Chocolat, Frédéric Bau put some Ivoire chocolate in a bain marie as he prepared to demonstrate a recipe in front of pastry chefs from around the world.

He used part of the chocolate for his recipe but, in a moment of absent-mindedness, completely forgot about the bain marie. Ten hours later the white chocolate had become blond, a colour he had never seen. The fragrance was extraordinary: it smelled of toasted Breton shortbread, caramelised milk and unrefined sugar and had a fresh-out-of-the-oven scent that was simply irresistible. He tasted it. To his pleasant surprise it was a pure delight, a treat that instantly took him back to his childhood, filled with happy memories. He closed his eyes and ecstatically savoured that which had no name – he had just accidentally invented something new.

The next day, he tried to replicate his serendipitous accident. He succeeded and was filled with glee. This blond chocolate was a revelation – its natural colour looked like nothing he’d ever seen. He brought it to his manager and to the company engineers. They tasted it and immediately fell in love with it.

The Valrhona team were originally unable to reproduce this chocolate on a large scale, but after much patience and research, they formulated a completely new production process for this new chocolate.

Where conventional white chocolate can be challenging for chefs and amateurs to work with, Dulcey has a multitude of applications and pairs particularly well with ingredients with gourmet notes (caramel, coffee, hazelnut), as well as yellow, mildly acidic fruits (mangos, bananas, apricots).

Dulcey will be available from Classic Fine Foods, who will be offering chefs a 3kg bag, while the retail bar will be available from Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Fortnum and Mason and Chocolate Trading

Applebys Cheese

by Andrew on September 24, 2012 in In Search Of..., Online Retailers with 1 Comment

applebys cheeseIt is British Cheese Week 2012. A perfect excuse for eating cheese! We are not talking about those stretchy strings or vacuum packed plastic but artisanal and handcrafted cheese; one of the greatest pleasures and most interesting facet of the UK food scene.

Take Appleby’s of rural Shropshire. Farming and cheese making have been a way of life for the Appleby family for several generations. The cheese making has changed little since Appleby’s cheese was first made at Hawkstone Abbey Farm in 1952.

The Appleby’s work closely as a family to produce, sell and support Appleby’s Cheshire, Appleby’s Smoked and Appleby’s Double Gloucester. The traditional Cheshire Cheese recipe has been handed down through the Appleby family and now the third generation of Appleby’s, Paul, his wife Sarah and sister Clare, are fully involved in the business. Meanwhile, the second generation, Edward and Christine, still support the business. Paul has been working alongside his parents, Edward and Christine, learning the art of farming and cheesemaking. He is supported in the dairy by Garry Gray, the Head Cheesemaker and by the team on the farm. Clare has responsibility for Marketing and Business Development. Cheese is a part of the Appleby family!

The cheeses Appleby’s produce are consistent award winners. This year at the Cheshire show they were awarded two Trophies and their Cheshire and Smoked won Gold Stars at the Great Taste Awards 2012. This year they are celebrating 60 years of quality cheese making.

Various Applebys Cheese are stocked by Waitrose, Paxton & Whitfield, Neal’s Yard Dairy, the Fine Cheese Co, independent retailers and direct from Applebys Cheese. Spittoon has a comprehensive Matching Cheese and Wine Guide.

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