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. 

Milka Oreo MMMMax (B&M) By @Cinabar

That isn’t a typo on the title, they really did combine “mmm” and “max” to call this MMMMax. Not the prettiest name for a chocolate bar, but it does hint at the size, and this bar is huge. I almost didn’t buy it, it was just for me and I knew it would take a while to get through, but I gave in because I can’t resist Milka chocolate.

Peeling back the wrapper, I noticed each piece of chocolate has “MMM” stamped on it. They’re definitely committed to the new word. Breaking off a strip revealed thick milk chocolate, plenty of Oreo biscuit, and a layer of soft white chocolate that tasted just like the filling inside an Oreo.

Taking a bite, the texture of such a chunky bar was perfect. The smooth chocolate, crunchy biscuit, and sweet filling worked so well together. I love Oreos, and that mix of sweet but slightly bitter cocoa with my favourite Milka chocolate was pure heaven.

When I bought the bar, I worried it might be too big for me to finish. Now I’m worried I’ll be judging myself for eating it too quickly.

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.