(Iceland) By @SpectreUK

It's still pretty cold, dark and damp outside. We've seen plenty of snacks for Easter time, but these McVitie's Cake Bars are the first limited edition summer products we've found on the shelves.

There is Strawberries and Cream Flavour available, which we'll blog about soon. First I wanted to try these McVitie's Summer Collection Pineapple & Coconut Flavour Cake Bars. These cake bars are milk chocolate coated with a layer of pineapple and coconut flavoured cream.

On opening the packet there were five individually wrapped cake bars inside. On opening the first cake bar wrapper, there was an aroma of pineapple and coconut to the milk chocolate coated cake bar inside.

This McVitie's Summer Collection Pineapple & Coconut Flavour Cake Bar was soft to bite into and had a creamy flavour of pineapple and coconut, with milk chocolate to finish. It was really gorgeous, and perfect for a lunchbox snack.

Information on the packet; Each cake bar has 95 calories, with 4.5g of fat, 9.3g of sugar and 0.11g of salt. Please see photograph for the ingredients.

Lindt Gold Bunny with Crispy Biscuit (Tesco) By @Cinabar

Lindt bunnies really are a sure sign that Easter is on its way. We are lucky enough to have a Lindt store not too far away, and the pick and mix is dangerously tempting. However, this bunny was actually spotted in a Tesco Express, sitting alongside the regular milk chocolate Lindt Gold Bunny and the dark chocolate version.

This new Lindt Gold Bunny with Crispy Biscuit is easy to distinguish thanks to its orange ribbon and bow, a handy visual cue that you are getting something a bit different.

Inside the wrapper, the bunny looks very similar to the classic milk chocolate version. The shell is made from thick milk chocolate and takes a bit of effort to break into, which always feels oddly satisfying.

Taste wise, it is that signature super creamy Lindt milk chocolate you would expect, but with crunchy biscuit pieces running through it. The biscuit adds a pleasant texture contrast and a touch of extra sweetness that works well with the smooth chocolate.

All in, this is a lovely twist on the classic Lindt bunny. Realistically I probably should have waited until Easter to open it, but there was no chance I was leaving it sitting there unopened.

Muller Rhubarb Crumble (Iceland) By @Cinabar

Get on your baggy jeans and combat boots, the 90s are back in fashion. Take That are on tour and Muller have re-released their classic 1990s flavour Rhubarb Crumble yoghurt. I remember having this back then and thinking the corner style yoghurts were super cool. Having one of these in a school lunch box was really something to look forward to.

This is one of their classic corner yoghurt flavours, with the crumble on one side and the yoghurt with rhubarb compote on the other. I still often buy corner yoghurts, so I had to pick these up when I saw them.

I tried one during a work from home lunch, so not quite getting the canteen kudos it deserved, but still the perfect time to give it a go. Regular readers will know I do like a mix of textures, so corner yoghurts will always be a favourite.

I opened it up and could see the crumble on one side and the yoghurt on the other. I folded in the crumble and gave it a gentle stir, which is when the rhubarb started to show a pinker tinge.

The taste was lovely. The rhubarb is a soft flavour and is not too sharp. There is plenty of creaminess from the yoghurt and vanilla, making it a bit like a custard. And of course there is the lovely crunch of the biscuit.

What a fab dessert. I cannot wait to take one of the others to work, old school, in my lunch box.

I love a bit of nostalgia.

Vemondo Plant! Schnitzel - vegan cutlets from Lidl [@NLi10]

 I was in Lidl, feeling under-the-weather and needed some effortless meals for the week.  I spotted these in the veggie section and decided they'd be worth a try.

Very simple Euro-style vegan cutlets - water, breadcrumbs and soy - yum

They look decent quality though, and fried up quite well.  Decent aromas and it didn't fall apart too much until the end.

It lost a bit of the coating, but I recovered it. I added spätzle and pasta and rocked and home-made pickled red cabbage.

And my goodness was it good.  The flavours were deep, the coatings crispy and the textures welcoming (even to my veggie partner). There are a lot of carniverous meals that are a pain to make at home as the Quorn cutlets and meat imitating cutlets just don't work.

Here though I've just unlocked so many lemon chicken style Chinese meals to veggify at home.  I can't wait to go back and get more - I hope it's not one of those temporary products for a theme week.

Blodwen Blonde Ale (Sainsbury’s) By @SpectreUK

I have fishy picky bits for dinner tonight, and fancy a blonde ale to wash it down. The name of the Welsh lady on the front of the bottle is Blodwen. She is raising her glass to the sea's bounty and the hard working women of Wales.

Brewed by Drop Bear Beer, and Tomos Watkin, Blodwen is 5% in volume. Malted barley and wheat were used in the brewing, as well as hop varieties of; Bobek, Goldings, Cascade and Olicana. So, I'm expecting citrus, mixed with spice, floral and pine notes, and some tropical fruitiness too.

On opening the bottle there was a floral and pine aroma from the deep golden beer inside, and with a decent hint of spice. On taste, Blodwen had a rich woody spicy bitterness to begin with, and a little citrus and fruitiness mixed with the sweetness of malted barley and wheat into the aftertaste. This is a gorgeous flavoursome blonde ale, and it washed my dinner down a treat.