Food
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With two bank holidays and the promise of warmer weather, May is the month to take your meals out into the fresh spring air
Best served cold
You know the mercury’s rising when refreshing iced lattes start making an appearance! Ditch those expensive barista bills and pop a carton of Arctic Coffee in your fridge instead. Available in: Café Latte, for a rounded and smooth flavour; Caramel Latte for a rich and creamy coffee with a hint of sweetness; and Mocha for a tempting blend of coffee and chocolate. Simply pour over ice and enjoy. Made by an independent Devon-based company using Rainforest Alliance coffee beans and real Devonshire milk, they deliver on taste and provide a refreshing caffeine hit whenever you fancy it.
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Arctic Coffee in Café Latte, 1 litre, £2.20
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Arctic Coffee in Caramel Latte, 1 litre, £2.20
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Arctic Coffee in Mocha 1 litre, £2.20
Some like it hot
Want to know the quickest way to turn a meal from drab to fab? Condiments! Unlock a world of hot, concentrated, punchy flavour with sauces from Nottingham-based Sauce Shop, who believe that when it comes to condiments, you shouldn’t settle for anything less than amazing flavour. Whether you prefer a sauce that’s packed with heat or something on the mild side, Sauce Shop has you – and your food! –covered. Started in 2014 by Pam and James from their home kitchen, the sauces were originally sold at local farmers’ market. After a year of trading, they quit their jobs and have never looked back. Today, they are as obsessed with flavour as they were at the start, fermenting their own chillies, and making everything in Nottingham, using great ingredients so you can enjoy fuss-free flavour at home.
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Sauce Shop Honey Chipotle BBQ Sauce 260g, £2.80 (£1.80 from 17 April to 28 May 2024)
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Sauce Shop Hot Sauce in Buffalo 160ml, £2.80 (£2 from 17 April to 28 May 2024)
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Sauce Shop Original 160ml, £2.80 (£2 from 17 April to 28 May 2024)
Coming up Rosa
Malfy Gin Rosa is a bright and refreshing Italian flavoured gin, with a zesty taste of Sicilian pink grapefruit, and a long juniper finish. Whether you’re on a sunny Positano terrace or indoors in London on a rainy day, life moves at a difference pace when sharing a Malfy Gin Rosa. Try it over ice with tonic and a grapefruit slice, or mix it up in this fun sorbetto cocktail.
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Malfy Gin Rosa 70cl, £30 (£25 from 1-14 May 2024)
Berri Good
Put a fruity twist on a vodka cocktail with Absolut Wild Berri, made with natural flavours of freshly picked blueberries, wild strawberries, blackberries and zero sugar. Try it shaken into this bramble cocktail, or just add lemonade or soda water for a refreshingly simple serve.
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Absolut Wild Berri 70cl, £22 (£18 from 15 May to 4 June)
Down Mexico Way
Elevate your evenings instantly with Altos Margarita Ready-to-Serve. Crafted from Altos Plata tequila, an exceptionally smooth and awardwinning 100% agave tequila, sourced from agave grown in the mineral-rich soils of the Los Altos highlands. This ready-to-serve drink is deliciously well balanced and an effortless way to get a premium, bar-quality margarita at home – just add ice.
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Altos Margarita Ready-to-Serve 75cl, £15
Barbecue all-stars
Backyard barbecues don’t always have to mean a predictable rotation of boring burgers and ho-hum sausages. Elevate your offering with this trio of flavourpacked burgers, steaks and skewers, served straight off the coals. Taste the Difference British Steak Burgers are crafted from a delicious mix of beef chuck and flank cuts for a mouthwatering flavour, while Beef Sizzle Steaks, marinated with garlic and herbs, make a tasty filling for a simple steak sandwich. For a punchy Mediterranean vibe, add tender Lamb Shish Kofta Kebabs to flatbreads with a drizzle of yogurt dressing and some coriander.
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Taste the Difference Steak Burgers 340g, £3.50 (save 1/3 from 1-21 May 2024)
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Garlic, Chilli & Herb Sizzler Steaks by Sainsbury’s 330g
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Lamb Shish Kofta by Sainsbury’s 360g
Get on board
Up your picnic game with an artful array of savoury crackers that are full of flavour and have a satisfying crunch. Pack a range of shapes – circles, rectangles or squares – to suit all tastes and toppings. Endlessly versatile, you can spread them with dip, top them with cured meat, cheese or chutney, or enjoy them on their own. You could even crush them to scatter over a salad.
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Jacob’s Mediterranean Salted Crackers 190g (5 packs), £2
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Carr’s Table Water Crackers 125g, £1.70
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Jacob’s Cream Crackers 200g £1.30