Higgidy x Guinness Pie - Slow-cooked Steak [@NLi10]

 It's almost valentines, and so the romantic food choices are in the shop.  This is perfect as it's a mash-up of Higgidy Pies and Guinness

It's certainly a luxury proposition, and has all the great pastry you'd expect.

And when cooked it's meaty enough to have the full attention of the cat

Although it's not as filled-to-the brim as a Pieminister special it's very much a luxury dinner

The gravy isn't too strong - although Irish I'm not one to drink pints of the black stuff - but the flavour is there and welcoming and the steak is great quality too.

I'll hopefully have this one again before it vanishes from stores.

Galaxy Minstrels Mini Eggs (Tesco) By @SpectreUK

I love Galaxy Minstrels. I usually have them with ice cream, especially vanilla. Boring flavour you may think, but with Galaxy Minstrels or some mini chocolate biscuits or other, a good vanilla ice cream tastes like chocolate and cream. There aren't many better combinations.

I haven't seen these Galaxy Minstrels Mini Eggs before. They are crispy shelled Galaxy chocolate eggs for Easter. I haven't even thought about Easter yet. I'm still reminiscing over mince pie season, and munching my way through Hot Cross Bun season.

On opening the packet I was expecting the unmistakable aroma of Galaxy Minstrels. Instead I received a waft of Minstrels and a lot of coco. Sadly these little hardened shelled chocolate eggs must have had a rough time of it in the packet.

These Galaxy Minstrels Mini Eggs were more bits and bobs than full crispy shelled eggs. On tasting one whole egg, they tasted like a large Galaxy Minstrel, but I thought they were made of tougher shelled stuff, unfortunately they'd definitely been in the wars.

Information on the packet; The 80g bag contained 460 calories per 100g, with 19g of fat, 65g of sugar, and 0.18g of salt. Please see photograph for the ingredients.

Kit Kat Cookie Dough Flavour (Tesco) By @cinabar

I’m pretty sure Kit Kat have played with cookie dough before in the Chunky range, but this time it’s turned up as a flat sharing bar. Cookie dough is everywhere right now, so this feels like Kit Kat leaning into a trend rather than reinventing the wheel, just in a different format.

Inside the wrapper are nine Kit Kat rows. Each one looks surprisingly fancy, made with marbled chocolate and finished with the Kit Kat logo on top. It’s a small thing, but it does make the bar feel a bit more special than your standard Kit Kat. The smell is sweet and chocolatey as soon as you open it.

Biting in, you get the familiar Kit Kat wafers, but with a layer of cookie dough running through the bar. The overall flavour is still very chocolatey, but there’s a buttery richness that sets it apart from a regular Kit Kat. If I’m honest, I’m not sure I would instantly clock it as cookie dough in a blind taste test, but it is definitely sweeter and richer than the classic version.

That works perfectly for me. I’ve got a proper sweet tooth and I am fully on board with this cookie dough phase we seem to be living in. It might not scream cookie dough, but it’s tasty, indulgent and very easy to keep reaching back for another piece.

Snickers Wafer Rolls (B&M) By @Cinabar

I picked these up in B&M and they look to be an import, although all the packaging is in English. Inside the pack you get two wafer rolls, which immediately makes them feel more like a lighter snack than a full on chocolate bar.

The wafer itself is lovely and crisp, and I really enjoyed the mix of textures. The chocolate coating is smooth and does its job well, with little caramel crystals on top adding extra sweetness and a bit of stickiness. The filling is a chocolate peanut flavour, but it leans much more towards sweet than nutty.

The peanut flavour is very mild, with no crunch from nuts and none of that bold peanut hit you normally expect from a Snickers. Because of that, it does not quite live up to the name, but taken on its own terms it is still an enjoyable chocolatey wafer snack.

These are good if you want something sweet that feels a bit lighter and less filling than a standard Snickers. Not one for peanut lovers, but still nice enough for a quick chocolate fix when you do not want anything too heavy.

Marshall & Co Peruvian Coffee Blonde Cho Bar [@NLi10]

 I spotted this in Birmingham Museum in the presents section and decided it would be a nice present for me.  I like having a little coffee chocolate on my desk to help with alertness - and as we were visiting Nanna the next day I figured a cube might perk her up too.

It's a very luxurious carboard box so I assume it's local

but no - the website suggests its Yorkshire - must just be well respected

And it's gloriously shiny inside too.

The food inside is a lovely light brown colour and has a great aroma.

I snapped it into squares but they ended up slightly smaller than the lines.  Nanna appreciated it and said it wasn't too strong, and while she was possibly more awake than usual i don't think she was overstimulated.

I similarly enjoyed the balance of cocoa and coffee and the slight texture variations within.  Very much like a nice late style chocolate bar and well worth the premium price.