Delicious UK - (11)November 2020

SECRETS FROM OUR (VIRTUAL)

We’re still not in our office test kitchen (how we miss it), but every delicious. recipe

is put through its paces in the food team’s homes and circulated via pictures (while

the rest of us salivate!). Food editor Jen Bedloe shares her favourite supermarket

discoveries, gadgets or kit she’s tested, along with intel she’s gleaned this month

TEST KITCHEN

QUICK-FIXNOODLES

Kung-FuMamasentmesome

noodlekitstotry.I’mnotonly

predisposedtolikenoodlesbut

I alsofitthebusyparentprofile

thesekitsareaimedat– ready

infiveminutesandmadewith

noMSGorartificialflavours.

Youcanusethemas

a baseforother

meals,too– trythe

sesameandpeanuts

flavourinmynoodle

stir-fryonp93.

£5fora packof3,

Sainsbury’sand

amazon.co.uk

SPICEDUPSNACKING

I stashNairn’sOatcakes

inmysonJack’sschool

bag(largetickinthe

no-added-sugarbox)

andhe’sa fanofthe

newCheese& Smoky

Chipotleflavour.He

eatshisstraightfrom

thepackorsometimeswith

a littlecreamcheese;asfor

me, whenI’mworkingfrom

home I smotherthemwith

smashedavocadoand

a squeezeoflime.Delish.

£1.40 for 200g,Morrisons

CHOCOLATESAUCEALERT

Welovea choc-orangecombo

(seeSophie’sgorgeouscakeon

p64),andTheGroovyFood

Company’ssqueezytubeof

OrganicAgaveChocolate&

OrangeSaucehitsthespot.

It’ssmoothandnotcloying,

thechocolaterichnessnicely

balancedbytheorange.The

saucehappens

tobevegan

andthepackis

dripandleak

proof– sono

stickyshelves.

From£3.50,

ocado.com

FOOD WITHBENEFITS

I’m a fan ofLizi’sgranolaand

they’ve justaddedfournew

mueslis totherange:Boost,

Cleanse,FocusandGlow.All

contain addedvitamins,plus

other goodiessuchasmaca,

turmeric,barleyandhemp.

I stir the Glowvariety– with

figs, applesandalmonds– into

kefir for agut-friendlybrekkie.

£3.50 for 400gfrommost

large supermarketsand

health foodstores

HOT ON THE SHELVES

SLICE LIKE A CHEF

Using a mandoline gives you slices

that look professional, but the real

advantage for me is that it’s much

quicker than using a knife and the even

slices cook at the same speed (I’m

looking at you, dauphinois potatoes).

I tested the new Microplane adjustable

V-blade slicer with

julienne feature – a handy

two-in-one tool (great

from a space-saving

point of view and it fits

in the utensil drawer).

Unlike bulky traditional

mandoline slicers, this

is held in one hand while

the other does

the slicing, and

it has the usual

ergonomic

Microplane grip.

There’s a guard

to protect your

fingers, and

you can swap

between the

slicing and

julienne blades

fairly swiftly.

VERDICT Quality

kit, worth the

price tag.

+++++

£49.95,

hartsofstur.com

GADGET

THE TEST

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