[AD/gifted item for review] Christmas in the Cosy Home house generally involves a lot of baking, and we do get a bit bored of mince pies! When we were asked to try new popcorn Jumbles from Metcalfe’s, we thought it was a good opportunity to put together a recipe that’s…
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Chocolate and Love is a premium organic, fairtrade brand set up by husband-and-wife team Richard and Birgitte O’Connor in 2010. “We wanted a brand we could feel good about,” they say – and as their products are now stocked in over 40 countries, it seems that plenty of other people…
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I was recently asked to try some maraschino flavour cocktail cherries from Opies. I’m not a big fan of things like cherries in cocktails, as I think they just make it harder to drink the drink! However, I was sure that this little jar of prettily-coloured cherries would be useful,…
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We review the beer and food matching masterclass experience from Red Letter Days. Raising a glass was our reviewer Sara Walker. “This experience included choosing three tasting dishes from the menu and having them matched with beers by an expert. While I was looking forward to it, I thought the…
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Looking for a new spice rack for your kitchen? Cosy Home’s resident reviewer, Sara Walker, reviews the contemporary ProCook 10 jar spice rack. “I’m a keen cook, and love to cook with herbs which are an easy way of adding taste and colour to any dish. In the spring and summer…
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If you don’t have a large outdoor space with room for a permanent or big portable barbecue, then this new product, the Primus Kuchomo barbecue, could be what you need. It’s small, very lightweight and portable, requires only about two square feet of space and is ideal for camping trips.…
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At last, a product that combines two of my favourite things – biscuits, and llamas. The Llama Decorating Kit from Dr. Oetker costs £4 from larger supermarkets and contains decorations for making six llama biscuits and six cactus biscuits. The box contained white fondant icing, green sugar flakes, red writing…
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Now, I’ll admit that I’m not normally a huge fan of tomato ketchup – I think it’s bit pointless and doesn’t normally add much in the way of flavour. When Hawkshead Relish suggested I try their new Smoky Black Garlic Ketchup, though, it sounded like something a bit more unusual…
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