Swizzels Drumstick Chocolate

The Swizzels Drumstick Chocolate bar was launched earlier this year, it is filled with a delicious raspberry & milk centre that is supposed to taste like the drumstick lolly.

I knew I was going to like it but the taste wasn't a surprise because it tasted like this other chocolate that also has raspberry and milk filling.

Morrisons Ginger Parkin

This is the reason you got to love Morrisons because they always have English treats.

The Yorkshire parkin is a strongly-spiced sticky gingerbread-cum-cake flavoured with treacle and dark brown sugar that is traditionally eaten on Guy Fawkes Night (the fifth of November, aka Bonfire Night).

Basically, the ginger parkin tasted exactly the same as a ginger loaf but it contains oats in it which gives it some chew.

It is best to choose a soft one because the texture is nicer and best paired with custard.

Since I had some cream, I paired it with that and it was good too.

Sainsburys Stamford budget 69p frozen meals

As well as Tescos budget 65p frozen meals, Sainsburys also have their version branded Stamford for 69p.

I only discovered it recently because the white look with black words was simple yet stylish.

At first, I couldn't quite tell if it was American or English but when I looked closer I realized it was Sainsburys own brand which was impressive.

The choices were quite good, they had the all time favourites like lasagne, macaroni cheese as well as traditional English meals like beef / chicken hotpot.

Although lots of comments say the meals are bland, they are better off bland than over salty and it is an easy fix with a pinch of salt.

In total there are 7 to choose from:

Minced beef hotpot, beef lasagne, chicken curry, macaroni & cheese, spaghetti bolognese, sweet & sour chicken with rice, chicken hotpot.

I decided to try these 69ers and got the minced beef hotpot, macaroni & cheese, spaghetti bolognese and the chicken hotpot.

Chicken hotpot review:

To be honest, it wasn't bad but the sauce was too sweet because of the carrots and tasted a bit like chicken a la king.

There were a few pieces of firm chicken breast.

Beef hot pot:

The potato slices were good but the beef was not edible because it was pure chewy gristle.

Macaroni Cheese:

This was my favourite and I shall be restocking!

It tastes like bechamel more than heavy cheesy so it lighter and not so high in calories.

Beef bolognese:

To be honest it was really tasty, pasta was al dente.

However the beef wasn't edible just like the beef hotpot.

Stamford at the supermarkets:

Sainsburys Plant Pioneers no prawn tempura

The Plant Pioneers no prawn tempura looked the part as tempura which convinced me to try them.

I was expecting them to be tasty because the no prawn sesame toasts were good.

However, the taste was a bit different and the batter was too thick.

If would taste good if you pair it with matching sauces like soy sauce and wasabi.

EatReal Lentil Chips - chilli & lemon flavour

I have always wanted to try EatReal snacks but their bags are really big which made me hold back getting them.

Anyway, I was given some EatReal Lentil Chips - chilli & lemon flavour so finally tried them.

Basically they were quavers with a hard crunch.

Couldn't quite taste the lemon but it was quite fiery and salty.

M&S Spiced Pumpkin spice yumnut review

I love yumnuts by M&S and this time they did a pumpkin spice for halloween which is a doughnut covered in sugar glaze topped with spiced orange coloured fondant.

The spiced fondant was really nice as it was light yet you could still taste the nutmeg and cloves.

To accentuate the spices, I added some extra M&S pumpkin spice seasoning would was really tasty.

On a wild note, the yumnut looked like sushi salmon with wasabi!

After Halloween, they were reduced to 37p which was a bargain but I suspect they could be previously frozen as I could not find any the day after Halloween but found some on the 2nd November.

Soda Folk Jam Roly Poly Soda & Custard drink review

The Jam Roly Poly soda was 3 quid from Sainsburys.
Although not gifted, I have been meaning to get this drink because the flavour and everything sounds good.

The media gift posted by frukgram was really pretty especially with the UK and US flags.

Jam Roly Poly represents the UK dessert while the Key Lime soda is the American dessert.

I don't normally bother with sparkling drinks but you will find me drinking them if they are made with natural ingredients, natural colourings and absolutely no artificial preservatives or sweeteners. 

All their soda is gluten-free and vegan-friendly.

It was really difficult trying to get these sodas because every Sainsburys I went to didn't have them.

Finally found one that stocked it.

The drink was sweet to the nose but not too sweet for the palette.

The taste reminded me of Hartleys jelly but the custard aftertaste but a bit like solvent.

However after chilling it, there was no unpleasant aftertaste so it turned out to be a really nice drink.