M&S collection Hot & peppery microgreens

Microgreens are everywhere especially in salads to take them to the next level at the restaurants.

Marks and Spencers have done it again so you can buy these and eat them at home.

I liked the hot & peppery selection because you get Radish, sunflower shoots and broccoli shoots.

The sunflower shoots were the only ones I have not tried before which are the large green ones.

Overall, great for adding a touch of peppery kick to the salad or sandwich.

Sainsburys Snowmen and snowflake marshmallows

I don't know why I got the Sainsburys Snowmen and snowflake marshmallows but probably because it was novelty and I like star shapes.

Other than that, they are just regular marshmallows which taste sweet!

Everleaf Non-Alcoholic Aperitif Masterclass at London Essence House

I don't really drink alcohol so when I found out about the Everleaf Non-Alcoholic Aperitif Masterclass at London Essence House I decided to attend.

At the class, we got to sample all three flavours of the Everleaf drinks and create delicious non-alcoholic spritzes.

It was 6 people per class which was nice and relaxed.

I liked the way, each aperitif was introduced which took us on a journey of smell and senses when the descriptions were read out while we smelled and tasted it.

There were ingredients on the table which were used in the aperatifs.

The three Aperitifs were: Marine, Mountain and Forest.

Marine:

A crisp blend of 16 sustainably sourced botanicals carefully chosen to capture MARINE flavours including Juniper, Bergamot and Dulse. Crafted for gin drinkers.

Mountain: 

A vibrant blend of 12 sustainably sourced botanicals carefully chosen to capture MOUNTAIN flavours including Cherry Blossom, Rosehip and Strawberry. Crafted for pink gin drinkers.

Forest:

A complex blend of 14 sustainably sourced botanicals carefully chosen to capture FOREST flavours including Saffron, Madagascan Vanilla and Orange Blossom. Crafted for spritz drinkers.

My favourite turned out to be the Forest which was sweet and aromatic while the Mountain was my next favourite.

Marine was probably my least favourite because of the Juniper and personally I am not a fan of gin.

With the Mountain aperitif, we made a spritze with tonic water, 50ml of Mountain aperitif garnished with orange.

The drink was to my liking as it was sweet and refreshing.

I am so glad I attended this course because it I learned more about the ingredients use which you don't often get to see or smell like the curry flowers and this root thing that smell like ginseng.

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Ashoka palak paneer (Tofu)

There are so many Indian Ready meals out there and Ashoka was one of them.

I got the Palak Paneer because it was different from the rest in the sense that tofu was used instead of cheese.
The colour of the real thing is a bit off putting but it was delicious and the tofu pieces were tasty and not as fattening or as rubbery as paneer.

As for the palak, it was slightly spicy but all good.

I tossed some noodles in it and it was delicious.

F'REAL milkshakes

I have always wanted to try Freal milkshakes but I couldn't find anywhere that had them.
Finally tried the Freal milkshake at a Coop that stocked it.
It felt really good because the coop was located at America square which made it feels even more American.
There were so many flavours I couldn't decide but fate decided for me because there were only four flavours that day.
On a cold day I recommend choosing regular but on a hot day the more thick option because it is going to melt.
The reason it took me so long to try Freal is because their locator isn't very useful and keeps taking me to the US.

The milkshake itself was really nice and had a strong sweet vanilla taste but I would like to see more flavours to choose from.

I am also intrigued how the thickness affect the calories if nothing is added, I assume all the mixer does it just mix it and no other ingredients are added.

Tesco Mini Cheese & Onion rolls

 I love cheese and onion rolls but these were nice yet a bit disappointing because there was some strange crunch to them.

Tesco finest ruby cooking chocolate chips

Not many places sell plain Ruby chocolate so when I found out Tescos had Ruby cooking chocolate buttons I just got them purely for snacking.
The most expensive ruby chocolate is probably the Callebaut ones and the other time I got it was when Lidl had them a few years ago.

The Tesco ruby chocolate chips were not bad but I wish there was more!

You can think of them like milkybar chocolate with a strong raspberry taste.

I also put these ruby cooking chocolate chips in hot milk to mimic that callebaut drink I had a while ago and I must admit, the taste was just as good!

Rating: 4/5

Hot Chocolate with these Ruby Chocolate chips: