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FOOD & DRINK Phew! It’s getting hot in here with a sizzling array of new products, books and ideas to try this summer
A GIFT FROM ABOVE
While the days are hot and long, and al-fresco dining seems like the best way to enjoy food, then we would recommend taking a dip... into Ramona’s Heavenly Houmous. Ramona has the family in mind as the range of flavours – Red Pepper, Original and Jalapeño – comes in 500g pots that are perfect for a crowd, and are a well-suited accompaniment to Ramona’s selection of chilled and frozen falafel (Original and Spinach & Kale). The Ramona’s range is vegan and gluten-free and we can confirm that its dips are packed full of authentic Middle Eastern flavours. You can find the Ramona’s range in Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Ocado. Houmous, RRP £3; chilled and frozen falafel RRP £3.25.
Health check
Dip with radishes or snow peas
Kellogg’s has partnered with Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh to launch its Special K campaign, Start Good. Stay Good. Millie is working her inner starlet for the campaign, which features iconic breakfast images from four films: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (pictured), Clueless, Singin’in the Rain and Bridget Jones’s Diary. Special K is available nationwide, £2.99.
We are suckers for a cool collaboration and delighted to discover that sweet producer Candy Kittens has teamed up with beer aficionados Brewdog. ‘It’s a liquid tribute to the Candy Kitten gourmet gummies,’ says Brewdog, and is ‘full-bodied, juicy and smooth... with a hint of sweetness’. £3.25 per 440ml can, available nationwide. brewdog.com 120 yourhomestyle.uk
If you like the crunch of a crisp, but don’t want the fat content, then you may enjoy Indie Bay’s new Pretzel Thins. Available in three flavours: Lightly Salted, Sour Cream & Onion and Barbecue, each 94g pack is perfect for dipping, dunking or just plain old munching! Priced 90p from Morrisons and Ocado.
Squeeze me, please
Breakfast like a star
SWEET AS CANDY
Guilt-free snacking
The days of scooping peanut butter from a jar could become a memory as Whole Earth releases its first squeezable bottle. Named Drizzler, it is vegan-friendly and comes in two flavours: Drizzler Super Smooth and Drizzler Golden Roasted. Available from Waitrose and Tesco. Priced £3.30 (320g).
Going it alone-ly Tony’s Chocolonely is standing up for the small guys with its two new flavours (Milk Pecan Crunch Caramel and Milk Chocolate Chip Cookie) as both will only be available in smaller independent and non-grocery stores, and tonyschocolonely. com. Using Fairtrade cocoa, Tony’s also campaigns to make the cocoa trade 100% slave free. RRP £3.90 (180g).
