LIKE CHILLI - LOVEPICKLE!

If you like chilli and enjoy Indian pickles then you should check out LovePickle!

They are available in 4 different heat strengths from mild to extra hot - and 2 greedy Mancunians got a jar from each end of the range.  Having started at the mild end - we soon realised it was a nice fresh tasting pickle (all of the range are "handmade from the finest ingredients: ripe tomatoes, fresh chillies, garlic, ginger, mustard oil and seeds plus a selection of carefully selected quality herbs and spices"), but it still had a strong chilli kick. I must admit with a good dose of heat to the mild pickle I was apprehensive to try the extra hot. Yes it was hotter, but not so hot it just overshadowed any flavour - infact I felt the extra chilli in it seemed to have an affect on the flavour - it was less sharp and vinegary than the mild pickle and had a deeper & richer tomato flavour as well as the extra chilli flavour. Both were really nice good quality chutneys and are very versatile - going well with cold meats & cheeses, or served as an accompaniment or to add flavour and heat to Indian meals.

For more information and to order some pickle then visit www.love-pickle.com.

or find out more info on LovePicke at:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lovepickleuk

Twitter: @Lovepickle_uk

I'm off to have some more LovePickle with a nice warm naan bread! mmmmmmmmmm

GRAZE - THE NEW CRAZE!

At work - I work in an office environment during the day (need to pay for all the food I eat somehow!) - the latest craze is everyone signing up to Graze.com - basically it costs £3.89 a week and you get delivered (to your home or workplace) a box of treats. These are different each time but generally revolve around nuts, seeds, treats, olives, dried fruit, mini cakes & breads etc. Aslo if you dont like certain things then you can log on and select against their range (the website has the full list of over 100 selections - check it out at: www.graze.com) that you never want to recieve that item. In short its a tasty & generally healthy selection of 4 treats a week for £3.89 - and there is no long term subscriptions - you can cancel at any time.

As an idea of what you might get in a box here is what I received in my latest box:

Yaki Soba (soba peanuts, edamame beans, noodles & chilli broad beans)
Fig & Cherry Preserve (figs, cherries and plums)
Florentine (belgium dark chocolate, cranberries & pumpkin seeds)
Summer Berry Flapjack (rustic rolled oat flapjack with berry infused cranberries)

All were very tasty - so join the Graze revolution and get yourself signed up!
I'll leave you with their video advert: