Salted Caramel Milkshake - Shaken Udder

We love indulging in our childhood memories at The Amazing Blog; whether it’s remembering making sandcastles on the beach on a hot summer day or getting muddy in the park and climbing up that big oak tree. After tiring ourselves out we would go into the kitchen and our mothers would make us a delicious cold milkshake. So, you can imagine our excitementwhen we receivd the new Shaken Udder’s Salted Caramel Milkshake.

Using only the finest of natural ingredients, Shaken Udder has produced a collection of heavenly milkshakes and their newest addition is no exception. Blended with Malden sea salts, smooth caramel and Semi Skinned British milk, Shaken Udder provides a mouth-watering combination of sweet and salty. We had the first heavenly taste just opening the bottle when a sweet and embracing smell met our senses. Every sip is a pleasant discovery of milky creaminess and aromatic caramel with that unexpected hint of Maldon Salt. We loved the packaging just as much as the product and their clever cow mascot was enough to tempt us. We love indulging in things that are 'slightly' naughty but nice!

This time Shaken Udder really wanted to run the extra mile and we think they truly made it. Make your palate sing with joy; you can get a single bottle of milkshake here for £1.30 or create your own selection of milkshake here. 

Thermapen

When cooking, we all like to think we are a bit like ‘Nigella’ in the kitchen and we at The Amazing Blog love to expand our repertoire on cooking, experimenting with new recipes. We have found your must have cooking tool for the kitchen. The Thermapen will allow you to find out if your Sunday joint is thoroughly cooked without having to cut through half of it.

The simplicity of cooking has never been easier after Thermapen came into our lives. We can now stop playing the guessing game with our meat, all you have to do is probe into the joint and read the temperature, and it’s very fast and accurate. The Thermapen isn’t just for meat either, whether it’s baking a cheesecake or making homemade toffee, these normally require expertise skills, with their fussy timing, and the Thermapen however has handled it for you.

We think health and safety should always come first and the Thermapen allows us to put our mind at ease and stay safe. When cooking our Sunday roast we decided to try out the Thermapen for ourselves and we absolutely love how simple cooking was for us. We were able to sit and enjoy our Sundays without worrying about the beef inside the oven. Get yours here for £48. Here’s to stress-free cooking!

Peter's Yard - Knacks Crispbread Bites

Like most of London, here at The Amazing Blog, we're struggling to get back into the swing of things after the Christmas season.  We're particularly struggling to let go of our Christmas indulgences and curb the snacks that we've been nibbling on freely for the past week or two. But our blue Monday has become a little more bearable now that we have Knacks Crispbread Bites for a little pre-lunch snack. Peter’s Yard have launched three delicious new flavours of their baked crispbread bites; Sea Salt, Five Seed and Cumin & Nigella Seed, and now we're happy to keep on snacking.

The bites are great for a number of snacking occasions. Sea Salt is light and crispy with the addition of Halen Môn Sea Salt, making them the perfect base for canapés with drinks. Our favourites are the Five Seed because they have a more rustic texture with the additional healthy mix of pumpkin, sunflower, poppy, linseed and chia seeds. Cumin & Nigella Seed has a crunchy texture derived from linseeds and a warming flavour from the special whole spice mix that includes cumin, nigella seed, caraway, anise and fennel. Each flavour is based on a Peter’s Yard’s classic recipe, made with high fibre and all-natural ingredients including organic whole-wheat flour, rye sourdough and organic fresh milk. The moreish treats didn’t last long in our office, and we can’t wait to see what else this delectable brand has to offer.

Snack away the Monday blues for just £2.40 a bag. Grab a packet here and discover the moreish flavours.

Just For Tummies - Food Supplements

We’re all guilty of not eating well at times. Whether it is grabbing a sandwich on the go to our next meeting or arriving home late and not having the energy to cook a nutritious meal, it always seems a good idea at the time, but we regret it sooner or later. Here at The Amazing Blog we feel it’s about time to take better care of our tummies, and we’ve found the perfect solution! Just For Tummies have formulated a variety of food supplement tablets to give you a helping hand throughout the day.

Choose from tummy tamers like Charcoal, Digestive Enzymes and Live Bacteria depending on what your complaint might be. Charcoal targets bloating and excess wind, and is a great natural treatment for people suffering from IBS whereas, Live Bacteria tames the tummy using, you guessed it, live bacteria to replenish the gut. Digestive Enzymes use derived plant enzymes for extra digestive support on the system to help shield your stomach from those indulgences that you just can’t avoid. The results are a real satisfier, making your tummy troubles float away. Just follow the instructions on the packet and keep your tummy happy. These three food supplements are particularly perfect for the winter season, allowing you to freely indulge in all the rich and wonderful foods without worrying about the side effects.

Head over to the Just For Tummies website to purchase the products individually; Digestive Enzymes and Live Bacteria for £19.95 and Charcoal for £12.95.

Christmas Special - Drinks

At this festive time of year there’s nothing better than cracking open a bottle of the good stuff with family and friends. Here at The Amazing Blog we love nothing more than a cold glass of Baileys in the evening, or warming mulled wine, but we wanted to go on the search for some fun alternative Christmas drinks. These were the ones that came out on top.

Firstly we moved away from traditional festive beverages, to introduce Juniper Green Organic Gin. This is a refreshing and versatile spirit to give you a break from all the rich and heavy foods that we will no doubt consume too much of.

The strong yet smooth spirit is perfect for a delicious, crisp gin and tonic, but also allows for some creativity. We loved trying it out in Cocktail recipes, one named Strawberry Basiltini combined the gin with strawberries, syrup, lemon juice and basil. If you prefer a burst of citrus, add some lime or grapefruit juice to the gin with crushed ice. It was so refreshing to try new flavour combinations and a fun festive activity with our friends. If you want to get your hands on a not so traditional Christmas drink, Juniper Green Gin is available here for £16.90.

Next, we have a drink that will get every chocolate-lover excited. Rubis have created a Chocolate Wine. That’s right, combining two divine flavours to enjoy at once. This incredibly indulgent wine is the ultimate Christmas treat, blending tempranillo wine and rich chocolate that contains hints of cherry and red fruit. The flavour combination is typical of Christmas, it could be enjoyed as a light dessert or reserved for those special occasions. We couldn’t get enough of this beautifully rich and fragrant wine, it was truly delicious and luxurious.

We found it could be enjoyed best when chilled over ice, but it can also be served at room temperature. If you want to pull out all of the stops this Christmas, treat your guests to this ultimate chocolate experience, Rubis Chocolate Wine is available here for only £13.

Not quite chocolatey enough for you? Maybe try out the delicious Chocolate Rum Liqueur from Demijohn .

Distinctly unique, and perfect for chocolate and rum lovers alike (all the better if you love both!), this delicious blend of cacao and Golden Caribbean Rum is the perfect digestif, or even nightcap come Christmas Eve. Not as sickly sweet as some chocolate drinks, it certainly warmed us up.  Certainly a more adult way to enjoy a chocolate treat at Christmas, we’d be happy to see this delicious beverage in our stocking. Grab a custom bottle here , with prices starting from £4.92 for 40ml.

For something a little fruity, British Cassis is the ideal candidate this Christmas. This is a highly versatile alcoholic fruit mixer can be combined with our favourite spirit;, white wine, and Champagne. The mixer is inspired by the French liqueur, but given a modern British twist by using the blackcurrant crop. We thought it made a decadent after-dinner drink to provide some fruity refreshment after the heaviness of a meal. It added excitement to the dullest of spirits, sweetening up the bitterness of vodka, and contrasting the sharpness of gin. Our favourite combination was without a doubt British Cassis and Champagne, it created the most fragrant, luxurious and sweet sparkling beverage.

Get fruity this Christmas with your own British Cassis, available here for £15.

Lastly, Christmas isn’t the same without a warming, spiced beverage. Friary Liqueurs have created a delicious and fitting Christmas Liqueur, combining honey, French brandy and Christmas Spices. I can almost feel the liquid warming my belly just thinking about it. Best served warmed in a brandy glass, this festive drink makes a perfect evening tipple accompanied by a mince pie or two.

The fragrant liqueur sparks memories of Christmas’ past and present, the spices encompass everything we would associate with this time of year. If you want to enjoy a more traditional Christmas beverage, Christmas Liqueurs is the one for you. It’s available here for only £15.