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Sometimes I'm asked, how do you review the pies? What do the categories mean? What are you looking for in a good pie? Just how boozy does it have to be to be too boozy? So, in advance of review season, I thought I'd write a little guide to the reviews so we're all singing... Continue Reading →
I don't know about you, but I always dread Christmas day. It's supposed to be a time of joy and peace, but for me it's more like a nightmare. Let me tell you why. First of all, there's the food. Every year, my wife insists on cooking a huge turkey with all the trimmings, even... Continue Reading →
It's that time of the year again. The wonderful Christmas food big shop. The one where you get to buy enough food to feed an army, even though you only have four people coming over. The one where you get to mingle with the crowds of merry shoppers, the speedy queues, and the jolly Christmas... Continue Reading →
Today I'm going to review the Sainsburys Bakery Shortcrust Mince Pies that I bought recently. You all know I love mince pies, especially around Christmas time, so I was curious to try these ones as it's nice and early in the seasonal build-up. They come in a pack of four and cost £1.50, which is... Continue Reading →
Ah, the festive season. Some things are great about it, some things, much less so... The time of year when we all pretend to be merry and bright, while secretly counting down the days until we can escape the office (or desk if you're working from home) and just binge on mince pies and mulled... Continue Reading →
Happy Meterological Autumn folks (what do you mean, that's not a thing???). That's it then, kids are going back to school, the last bank holiday of the year is done, the nights are drawing in, we know what the focus shifts too now eh? Putting the clocks back? No... October Half term? No... Halloween. No...... Continue Reading →
Quality Street and Celebrations in Aldi...£3.99. Too early?
Mr Kipling has been around forever, I literally can't remember a time when Mr Kipling didn't exist. I'm 44 and it was definitely a thing when I was little to get a box of Mr Kipling apple pies when you did the big shop down at Fine Fare. And just remembering Fine Fare, our local... Continue Reading →
I've never really been a fan of iced topped mince pies, I always feel they're really cherry bakewells that feel left out at Christmas time and want a piece of the action. Let's see though, these could surprise me... Packaging Morrisons have a bit of standardised packaging going on this year, and this is another... Continue Reading →
These were great in 2019, number one in fact, and so I've picked some up again for this year. And honestly...everything applies this year what I said in 2019. In the interest of time then, here's the old review. Packaging First off, the box is a normal kind of fancy box. It's not Christmassy in... Continue Reading →
It's been a quiet one this year, foot firmly off the gas, taking it slow. Welcome to December 2020, year of the Christmas Pandemic. What do we need? Some ridiculously decadent and expensive mince pies that's what! Packaging So, Harrods then. £10 for 6 fairly regular sized mince pies. First time in the few years... Continue Reading →
Chocolate Digestives are a staple. There I said it. As a kid, I got lumbered with the custard creams, my daughter is all about the chocolate bourbons but, if we're all honest, chocolate digestives are the king! And here we are, with a Christmas version, this one with some Gingerbread flavouring. You just want to... Continue Reading →
Well, I don't know about anyone else, but these look amazing. Chocolate digestives with a Christmas pudding flavours. Now I have to honest, Christmas pudding is like a necessary evil of Christmas. It's like, here's a massive dinner with all the potatoes and veg and meat you could ever eat and now I'm going to... Continue Reading →
Morrisons get the honour for 2020 of receiving the first review of this year with these extremely nice looking Florentine mince pies. I spotted these while casually browsing their online grocery shop and couldn't resist picking them up, despite it still being September. Let's find out how how they do... Packaging The packaging here is... Continue Reading →
2019 was another good year for Christmas adverts, and I've spent a good ten minutes trawling the archive to bring you my top 5 highlights from last year. Cue the Scooby Doo wobbly screen thing as we jump back to 2019... First up it's Tesco with their 'finest' (see what I did there?) effort in... Continue Reading →
Which is the best mince pie to buy? Which mince pie tastes the best? Which mince pie has the most attractive packaging? Which is the worst mince pie? Find out here with our Mince Pie League Table, updated with all of the Mince Pies from 2019. Below the table, there is also a league table... Continue Reading →
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