Food cupboard reviews

Princes Chicken Curry With Rice

Published on November 1st, 2012 Princes

I really didn’t trust this one- a complete chicken curry and rice meal, ready to eat in less than two minutes in the microwave, with a year long shelf life and no need to keep in the fridge. I mean, it’s BRILLIANT, but I just don’t trust it. Awesome fridge-space-saving practicalities aside, there’s an unpleasant… [Read More]

3 out of 5

Tesco Pasta Shells in Bolognese Sauce

Published on October 24th, 2012 Tesco

A bit sickly, small portion size, overpriced, and doesn’t look at all appetizing. However, it tastes fairly good and is a quick and easy snack. Not bad.

3 out of 5

Traders Chicken Curry

Published on October 20th, 2012 Traders

Look at the picture- first impressions aren’t good! I had this with rice (not pictured). Horrible, chemical taste, heavily perfumed, eurgh. Not a pleasant colour- dark, unnatural. Quite spicy. The odd bit of potato and carrot here and there, and even less in the way of chicken. The chicken pieces are small and difficult to… [Read More]

1 out of 5

Sainsbury’s Vegetable Curry

Published on October 10th, 2012 Sainsbury's

Very good first impressions. Gorgeous smell, looks amazing. Fairly creamy, but nothing like a korma. This is just like the sauce you get with a biryani. Contains sweet potato, which I’m not a fan of, but this is tasty nonetheless. This is a mild curry which has a slightly warm feeling as it goes down… [Read More]

5 out of 5

Fray Bentos Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Published on September 29th, 2012 Fray Bentos

I dipped my fork in the sauce and tasted it- it wasn’t bad. This gave me hope! The meatballs were still horrid, but didn’t make me gag. The fact that I was expecting it to shows just how bad the previous meatballs were. The sauce is quite nice, very similar to other meatball sauces. The… [Read More]

1 out of 5

Sainsbury’s Chilli Con Carne

Published on September 19th, 2012

Thick sauce. A little unpleasant; I wanted more kidney beans and meat and tomatoes, this doesn’t feel substantial enough. Very hot! Has a nice bite to it. The kidney beans have a pleasant texture, not too soft. This dish needs more of them! I’d also like bigger pieces of beef mince. Tasty, and certainly hot… [Read More]

3 out of 5

Tesco Chicken Jalfrezi

Published on September 17th, 2012

Not a lot to say about this one. It’s quite spicy and is about as hot as a curry can get while still being tasty. The sauce is a tad watery, but there is lots of chicken. Nice and easy microwaving instructions.

4 out of 5

Campbell’s Savoury Rice Mild Curry Flavour

Published on September 17th, 2012 Campbell's

I followed the hob instructions- beware, rice sticks to the bottom. The rice is still a little on the hard side, even after cooking. Tasty, and of a decent quantity, though at 20 minutes it’s quite a long waiting time. Sweet and juicy.

3 out of 5

Tesco Chicken, Garlic & Wine Pasta

Published on September 12th, 2012

This was a real pain to cook- need to add milk, boiling water, and optional butter. Then it needed microwaving, which led to an explosion and about 15 minutes cleaning up the mess. So much for fast food! Nice taste of parsley and fairly creamy sauce. The tiny pieces of chicken, as opposed to just… [Read More]

2 out of 5

Sainsbury’s Vegetarian Ravioli in Tomato and Herb Sauce

Published on September 12th, 2012

Eurgh. A bit bland, stodgy and tasteless. Overly sweet. Not having this again.

2 out of 5