Monster Munch BBQ Sauce flavour (Ocado) By @SpectreUK

I've loved Walkers Monster Munch crisps since I was very young. "So, that's a very long time!" I hear you say. I also usually love everything BBQ sauce related. Most nights I can be seen dipping chips or fried chicken into BBQ sauce. Ever since I had my first burger at McDonald's (other burger houses are available), I have always dipped whatever burger I eat into BBQ sauce. So, these new Monster Munch BBQ Sauce flavoured maize crisps seemed the obvious choice for me to write about them.

On opening the packet there was a spicy paprika smoky barbecue aroma from the orange coloured crunchy maize paws inside. There was definitely plenty of paprika covering the smoky sweet barbecue flavoured crunchy paws. There was also plenty of sweet red onion flavour to go with all the spices. I couldn't help but keep popping them into my mouth. Very tasty indeed they accompanied my spicy tuna sandwich for lunch a treat.

Information on the packet;
The 16g bag contained 76 calories, with 3.3g of fat, 0.7g of sugar, and 0.13g of salt. Please see photograph for the ingredients.

Mr. Kipling Moreish Sticky Toffee Loaf Cake (Tesco) By @Cinabar

Recently I wrote about Mr. Kipling Delicious Chocolate and Fudge Loaf Cake, which was nice but not exciting. At the same time I bought that, I also purchased this Mr. Kipling Moreish Sticky Toffee Loaf Cake. I love sticky toffee; it is always one of my favourite desserts and flavours, so I was keen to give this a try.

I opened up the wrapper and found a card packet with sponge cake, topped a bit more easily with toffee pieces. We shared it out and gave it a taste. The cake was nice, but, like the chocolate version, was just that pleasant and nice. It was a decent cake; it was moist, and there were toffee tones. It didn’t sadly make anyone say wow. It didn’t make me want to rush out and get another. I think these new loaf cakes aren’t quite to my taste. I preferred this Mr. Kipling Moreish Sticky Toffee Loaf Cake to the chocolate version, but even so, it wasn't quite hitting the exciting mark. 

Limited Edition Gingerbread Hot Chocolate (Whittards) By @Cinabar

I think my hot chocolate problem may be getting out of hand. I am running out of space in the Foodstuff finds cupboard. I can’t stop myself from buying a new tub if I see a new flavour, and I went into Whittards and I found two new flavours. Now I’m rethinking where to put the jar of coffee in the cupboard.

The only solution is to increase the amount of hot chocolate I drink to bring back balance, and I’m up for that challenge. The first new flavour I’m going to try is this Limited Edition Gingerbread Hot Chocolate. I heated up some milk and stirred in 3 teaspoons per mug. The powder dissolved easily, and the hot chocolate was a nice dark colour. I gave it a sip, and the flavour was rich chocolate and soft ginger. It was sweet, and the spice was present but not hot; instead, it was also a treacle-like flavour with the spice. This did recreate gingerbread, and it was a lovely warming drink for the autumn. I love Whittards hot drinks and can’t wait to try my other new tub too. I do have to finish a tub before I buy a new one, but that sounds like it shouldn’t be a problem now that the evenings are drawing in. 

Tortilla - Burrito meets Burger - Beef Smash Burrito [@NLi10]

 We had time before a show in Birmingham (the band Texas) so decided to take the family for Burritos.  Most went with a standard set of things, but I decided to try the new Beef Smash Burrito

Smash is essentially just taking a burger and cooking it on the grill as if it was mince and then putting it back together a bit - it just means that its all a bit more charred.  This is essentially how you cook Quorn mince so it's not exactly revolutionary but it is nice.

And there are loads of options!

It also seems to basically be a beef burrito but where the contents were grilled first

I got the meal deal with the nice lemonade and the salty salty tortilla chips.  These have a fun texture too like they are freshly made each day.

The large is a chunky beast and certainly filling enough

And sure enough is essentially just a beef Burrito with crispy mince.  You can customise whatever you like, but the default smash was pretty good.

Al La Mexicana needn't be worried about their business, but as an updated and healthier version of the Subway custom sandwich (and nicer hot) then this is great and I'm happy that I joined the loyalty scheme for the free guac and burrito next time I visit!

Bornem Double Belgian Abbey Beer (Van Steenberge) By @SpectreUK

I have a takeaway from our local curry house tonight. I haven't had a curry takeaway since I don't know when. I've been at toy fairs and comic cons for some weeks, and don't have a takeaway beforehand after a couple of unfortunate incidents.

I fancy a brown ale to wash down my Lamb Rogan Josh with chips. I was told by a waiter in an curry house once that they call chips 'English rice', as we often order it instead. This Bornem Double (Dubbel) is a Belgian Abbey beer, which has been produced since 1789. At 7.2% in volume it should have a strong kick to it to go with all those spices. I love my starters of Lamb Sheekh Kebab and Onion Bhajis before I get to my huge main course.

It was stated on the bottle that this beer was brewed with re-fermentation. This dark brown in colour Bornem Dubbel should have a warming flavour, with a soft fruitiness reminiscent of grain. On opening the bottle there was a deep fruitiness mixed with strong brown malts. On taste Bornem Dubbel had a crisp bite of herbal hops that merged immediately with autumn fruits followed closely by further sweetness from the brown malts. Oh, this was a gorgeous flavoursome beer and a lovely curry takeaway. Those Belgians really know what they're doing.