Savvy-shopper Anne – Can I Eat It?

Tasted: Terry’s Chocolate Orange Pots of Joy

By Savvy-shopper Anne. Terry’s Chocolate Orange Pots of Joy? Creamy milk chocolate with a dollop of rich orange. Just perfect if you require a spoon-friendly treat.Try and resist the second pot if you are calorie counting.

Tasted: Sainsbury’s Fairtrade Original Coffee

By Savvy-shopper Anne. Sainsbury’s Fairtrade Original coffee beans is one of those products, that I grab every time I’m in Sainsbury’s. It consistently delivers great cup-quality and is always competitively priced. I’ve just received a nice savvy-shopper touch from Sainsbury’s nectar card. Vouchers with extra points on products that I buy regularly. Sainsbury’s Fairtrade Original coffeeContinue reading “Tasted: Sainsbury’s Fairtrade Original Coffee”

Tasted: Essential Waitrose Egg Lasagne Fresh Pasta Sheets

By Savvy-shopper Anne. Most supermarket-own-branded fresh egg pasta is of excellent quality, but if you want a pack that delivers restaurant quality? Waitrose & Marks & Spencer’s are the ones to buy.

Tasted: Laschinger Smoked Salmon

By Savvy-shopper Anne. The middle classes and now University students have found Lidl, my local one was packed with our Uni’s latest intake. Yes… prudently stocking up with this week’s bargains! So be forewarned savvy-shoppers, you’ll now have to get to Lidl’s shelves before the students, if want their best offers. I had to be veryContinue reading “Tasted: Laschinger Smoked Salmon”

Tasted: Lidl Milbona Greek Style Yogurt

By Savvy-shopper Anne. Use Greek style yogurt? Then this big tub of Lidl’s Milbona Greek Style natural yogurt is an absolute steal. Already bought a tub? I mix it with my morning muesli.

Reviewed: Sainsbury’s Mozzarella Ball

By Savvy-shopper Anne. Sainsbury’s Basics Mozzarella Cheese Ball? I challenge anyone to taste the difference between Sainsbury’s regular ‘Mozzarella’ and this bargain basement one!

Reviewed: Italiamo Arborio Risotto Rice

By Savvy-shopper Anne. Italiamo Arborio Risotto Rice? Most shoppers won’t have heard of the ‘Italiamo’ brand. Why? It is one of LIDL’s many made-up names that they put on their own-label products to give them the look and feel of brand rather than a supermarket own brand! But who cares? I don’t! To me, Arborio rice is Arborio riceContinue reading “Reviewed: Italiamo Arborio Risotto Rice”

Reviewed: Lurpak Cook’s Range Baking Spread

By Savvy-shopper Anne Lurpak’s new Cook’s Range Baking Spread had been reduced down to two quid for 500g at my local Sainsbury’s. That’s cheap! It’s £3.25 at Asda. I use Lurpak for baking – so I ‘Ventured Forth’ and gave it a try.