Kenco Chocolate Hazelnut Latte (Iceland) By @cinabar

I do love a flavoured instant coffee, so when I spotted these labelled as new, I couldn’t resist picking up a box. Made by Kenco, you get eight sachets inside, which is fairly standard for this kind of product.

While the “new” label might suggest something adventurous, chocolate and hazelnut is about as classic as it gets. That’s not a bad thing. Sometimes simple is exactly what you want. Kenco have tried more unusual flavours in the past, but this feels like a deliberate step back to something safe and familiar.

Preparation is as easy as you’d expect. Empty the sachet into a mug, add hot water, and give it a stir. It mixed smoothly with no lumps, and even produced a light frothy layer on top, which always makes it feel a bit more like a proper latte.

The flavour is genuinely comforting. You get that base coffee taste, but it’s softened by a sweet chocolate and hazelnut blend that really does lean into Nutella territory. It’s not overly rich or sickly, just nicely balanced and very easy to drink.

It might not be the most exciting flavour on paper, but there’s no denying it works. Sometimes the classics stick around for a reason.

7Days - Oreo filled Crossaint [@NLi10]

 My 'corner shop' often has some interesting imports because the owners like crazy stuff as much as I do.  Case in point is the large range of 7Days pastries.  These are essentially buns masquerading as croissants but close enough that they aren't disappointing - and occasionally are amazing.

This one is the standard model - bun is filled with brand-name - this time Oreo!

As ever thats a lot of ingredients that no-one will ever read.

And it looks like a disappointing bun, but they are always pleasingly soft and light and fluffy.

And this one is genuinely gooey in the middle, unlike some which have gone hard on the trip here.  And - much to my amazement it actually tastes of oreo creme. The biscuit adds a dirty grain to the paste, but not in a negative way.  The sauce itself adds a needed sweetness to the (lets face it) bread that surrounds it.

Overall as a little treat its filling enough that I'm happy to keep trying these as long as the owner is happy to keep buying the odd ones.

PULPT White Peach & Raspberry Cider - Melba (Tesco) By @SpectreUK

I have a cheese and cold meats meal tonight. I usually have rum and lemonade, or a Ruby Port, to wash it down, but tonight I fancy a cider with it. So, I found this PULPT White Peach & Raspberry Cider - Melba in my local Tesco Express.

I haven’t had a Peach Melba dessert before, I’ve always wanted to try it. Last time I saw it on a menu at a spa hotel, I went for the Sticky Toffee Pudding instead. It was a really good Sticky Toffee Pudding though.

This PULPT White Peach & Raspberry Cider - Melba, was made with a blend of craft cider, ripe peaches and Scottish raspberries. On opening the can of this 3.4% in volume cider, there was a strong aroma of peaches and raspberries.

I expected this PULPT White Peach & Raspberry Cider - Melba to be a pinkish colour from the raspberries, but it was a light golden colour instead. Lightly fizzy, this cider had a mild sweetness from the peaches mixed with the raspberries to begin with. There was still predominantly cider apple in the flavour, with sweet peaches and raspberries into the aftertaste. All nicely balanced and very refreshing.

Cookie Dough M&Ms (Morrisons) By @Cinabar

Today is a bit of a special day. Something genuinely rare has happened, I’ve found a new flavour of M&Ms.

I’ve always found the British range a bit frustrating. We get very few limited editions, while social media is full of all the wild flavours available elsewhere. So seeing something new land in a standard UK supermarket feels like a bit of a win. This time it’s Cookie Dough M&Ms. The bag is a lovely pink colour and, honestly, I couldn’t wait to get stuck in.

Opening them up, they look pretty familiar at first glance. Bright, colourful shells as expected, though they do seem slightly rounder than the usual varieties. Texture-wise, they’re a great mix. You get the crisp shell, then a layer of chocolate, and finally a soft cookie dough centre.

Flavour-wise, they lean sweet and creamy, with a hint of vanilla alongside plenty of chocolate. They’re very easy to eat, maybe a bit too easy. I definitely found myself reaching for more than I meant to.

Overall, these are a solid addition to the UK M&Ms line-up. It’s hard to imagine anyone disliking them if you’ve got a sweet tooth. A very moreish treat.

Grisbi - Pistachio - Cody's Italian Diner, Bearwood [@NLi10]

 Our local Italian Café has a little shop at the back full of authentic Italian treats - and I picked up these 'Pistacchio' biscuits.

"the original crunchy shortcrust pastry filled with velvety crème"

"for those who love sophisticated contrasts at any time of day"

And boy are they luxurious.  At essentially 50p a biscuit you'd hope so!

Still liquid inside, but with a bizarre crunch effect I've never really experienced before - it's like the inner is inside one giant smartie shell and so it crunches ever so slightly like you are eating something forbidden.  And it's wonderful.

Every part tastes authentic and fresh, despite sitting in a box on a shelf for a while.  This is biscuit making as an artform.

I have to try other flavours of these, but with Easter stocks filling the house there is no rush.  Plus there are rumours that Cody's family are taking over the old café a few doors down and opening a small cover Italian restaurant which frankly will be the best thing ever,