Tag Archive | "Tesco"
Horsing around
I’m mot sure about all this fuss surrounding hamburgers containing horsemeat. OK, so the Tesco Everyday Value burger containing 29 per cent horse is a little hard to swallow, in every sense. But the other burgers tested only contained traces of horse DNA. I know, I know. If you buy beef, you should actually get [...]
Continue reading...Winning ways
Friday, August 31, 2012
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So, it’s virtually the last gasp of the summer holidays, and to celebrate, I decided to plunder the depths of the lovely Tesco back-to-school box which arrived a while back. As well as some fantastically useful stuff, like white shirts, school skirts in a two-pack with elasticated waists and great white socks, there were two [...]
Continue reading...Bits and bobbles
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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A few little bits and bobs which have happened over the summer, none of which is big enough for a post of its own, but all of which made me chuckle: 1. A friend, replying to our wedding invitation, said, ‘Alice, I want to come to ALL your weddings!’ 2. A relative congratulated the dear [...]
Continue reading...Cambodian Cook-Off
Friday, October 7, 2011
I’m enjoying the Tesco Real Food Cook-Off show on Channel 5, shown on Tuesdays at 7.30pm – not least because lovely Tesco have asked me to try out some of the recipes at home. Somewhere, somehow, they may have got the idea that I am not the world’s most patient – or talented – chef [...]
Continue reading...It’s review time
Saturday, August 20, 2011
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Thanks to lovely Ben Shaws, who have lavished us with fizzy drinks this month. When they asked me to try them out, I remembered having seen the name in my youth. Turns out that even my grandmother could have been slurping back some of their flavours, as they’ve been carbonating away for 140 years. The [...]
Continue reading...Back to school
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Sponsored post We came back from our many staycations (of which more in future episodes) to a satisfyingly huge parcel. It turned out to be from those delightful people at Tesco! As you see from the pictures, a frenzy then ensued as we ripped open the brown paper, revealing a lovely big sturdy black box, [...]
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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