4-star reviews

McEnnedy Cheese-burger 2 Chicken Cheeseburgers

Published on July 18th, 2013 McEnnedy

Really nice to see REAL cheese, not the plastic orange stuff you normally get in microwave cheeseburgers. The chicken burger is hardly chicken breast- look at the texture and you’ll see an odd fusion of textures reminiscent of bread, pancakes or egg. The result is an artificial firmness that has the taste of chicken but… [Read More]

4 out of 5

New Covent Garden Soup Co Leek & Potato

Published on July 16th, 2013 New Covent Garden Soup Co

Very tasty soup; creamy and rich whilst still being moreish and not sickly. You could be served this as a starter in a restaurant along with fresh bread and butter and you’d most likely be perfectly satisfied. The markup on this is huge- it probably cost Covent Garden pennies to make. I got it reduced… [Read More]

4 out of 5

Morrisons Tandoori Chicken & Pilau Rice

Published on July 14th, 2013 Morrisons

Something unidentifiable in the rice, looks like a cross between chicken and a cardamom pod. Anyway, the sauce is quite tomatoey and separates into water and solids a little, which isn’t pleasant, but the flavours are nice- much like a tikka massala but not as creamy. The rice is tasty but on the rubbery side…. [Read More]

4 out of 5

Rustlers The Flame Grilled BBQ Rib

Published on July 3rd, 2013 Rustlers

Quick, convenient, tasty. The sauce makes it- you can’t taste much else. Nice chargrilled effect on the BBQ ribs. Soft bun. The price ranges a lot, from £1 to around £2.50. The star rating given in this review is based on a price of around £1.50.

4 out of 5

Morrisons Chicken with Leeks, Bacon and Roast Potatoes

Published on June 30th, 2013 Morrisons

Disappointed that there wasn’t a microwave option. But, I suppose it was all for the best- the resulting roast potatoes are crispy, flavoursome and complement the meal well. There are a lot of potatoes, more so than it first appears, so this is quite a filling meal. The chicken breast is a nice size and… [Read More]

4 out of 5

Heinz Big Saucy Bangers

Published on June 8th, 2013

I was very pleasantly surprised with this. I expected to be paying through the nose for the big brand name with no discernible difference in quality to justify it. I was wrong. Unlike practically every tinned sausage I’ve eaten, these actually taste authentic. They’re a decent size, have a healthy wrinkle on them (unlike the… [Read More]

4 out of 5

Kanpur Garden 4 Indian Style Mini Naan Breads Peshwari

Published on May 19th, 2013 Kanpur Garden

Nice naan, fairly sweet. Not exactly packed with coconut- it’s only sprinkled with it on the top- but I find that restaurants tend to oversweeten their peshwari naans anyway. 4*

4 out of 5

Iceland Chicken, Prawn and Chorizo Paella

Published on May 19th, 2013

Tasty! The chorizo has a rich flavour, and the prawns are lovely, not bland like many supermarket prawns… decent sized meal but will take up a lot of space in the freezer considering it only serves one. £2.50 is a bit pricey too; knock 50p off and I’d be happier. Be warned- the paella sticks… [Read More]

4 out of 5

Morrisons Pulled Spiced Pork with Rice and Beans

Published on May 16th, 2013

A surprisingly tomato-y sauce. The beans are too tough, and, coming from a coriander fan, the coriander seems an almost incongruous thing to be added to the meal. Generous quantity of pork. Something a bit different to the masses of chicken tikka massalla and sweet and sour chicken.

4 out of 5

Glorious! West African Chicken and Peanut Soup

Published on May 6th, 2013 Glorious!

Very tasty, and for the first time ever, a ready meal soup with REAL CHICKEN. With pieces that are bigger than a housefly, for a change! £1.99 – RRP. £1 reduced Lovely coconut and peanut flavour without being too rich. Quite a thin soup, with a few bits of veg and some individual grains of… [Read More]

4 out of 5