Morrison's- FreeFrom Spaghetti

Ah, who could forget that romantic scene in Lady and the Tramp when the two young pup's noses meet over a delicious plate of good ol' spag bol. Ah <3 Actually, it's more 'argh' for me given that film will forever be marred by the memory of *those* Siamese cats. *Shudder*

Spaghetti was one of those foods I knew I'd sorely miss when eating Gluten Free. In the name of all things bloggable, I've taken it upon myself to try every brand I can find. The first to face my tastebud challenge is by Morrison's.

The packet weighs in at 500g which makes it comparable with most gluten filled counterparts. If you're used to eating GF then you'll be well aware that GF products tend to come in much smaller sizes. A serving is 75g dry which should work out at 150g when cooked. A serving comes in at 258 calories. 

The spaghetti is a lot yellower than most non GF spaghetti's, but this is very common amongst the GF spaghetti brethren due to the high cornflour content. A big tip when cooking GF spaghetti is to use the biggest pan you have. GF spaghetti really enjoys plenty of room for a good swim around. Too small a pan and you'll more than likely be left with a solid spaghetti wedge rather than nice individual strands. Another factor I've found is to give the spaghetti a little extra cooking time. I find 14 minutes allows the spaghetti to be cooked through and loses the slightly chewy edge that GF spaghetti can have. 

Morrison's offering certainly stepped up to the mark. It cooked well, didn't stick together, wasn't chewy and certainly tasted great when immersed in my tomato and bean sauce (recipe coming up!). It wasn't exactly like 'normal' spaghetti but I think that when eating gluten free, you have to refrain from comparing like for like and just appreciate the GF food in its own right. 

This offering was tasty and ticked the boxes, but, alas, I'm still waiting for a spaghetti to give me my Lady and the Tramp moment. 

FreeFrom: Gluten, Wheat and Dairy

May contain: Egg (although I didn't have any reaction)

Where: Morrison stores

Score: 6/10

Lovemore- O'Choco Biscuits 125g

I genuinely do not know how I'm writing this review given I'm currently riding the waves of a biscuit fuelled high. I like to consider myself as someone capable of moderation. In fact, it's a concept I've applied to many aspects of my life: study, exercise, tidying my room as a teen. Everything in moderation. Where I do not have the power to exercise such constrain appears to be in relation to biscuit consumption. I think becoming sensitive to so many food stuffs has left me so fearful that anything I find that I can eat will be taken away, that I scoffaffle the whole lot with greater speed than Mr Bolt. Must work on this.

However, having just downed the entire packet of LoveMore's O'Choco biscuits, I have absolutely no remorse what.so.ever.

Lovemore foods are a big player in the Free from market. Part of the larger Welsh Hills Bakery, the company has beven ruling the bakery roost since 1956. Whilst they've been busy making and supplying gluten free products since the early 2000s, their own Freefrom range launched back in 2008. You'll now find their products all over the globe which is no mean feat for a bakery nestled in the glorious Welsh hills.

But now, for the review. I could just say, these biscuits are delicious: go out and buy them. Quite honestly, that would suffice. But for true review's sake, I shall elaborate a little more. There's no escaping their resemblance to a certain famous chocolate and cream cookie. Their website describes them as having 'that definite American look and are award winning.They are made with Indulgent chocolate and have a soft vanilla cream centre'. Now, I have to be honest and say that I am no fan of the infamous Oreo biscuit. I always find they taste a little burnt and are way too hard in texture. These O'Choco's have somehow managed to take away all the aspects I dislike of the gluten filled counterpart and send chocolate biscuits to another level. The biscuit has a good snap, doesn't fall apart, tastes super rich and chocolatey and the cream filling compliments the dark chocolate biscuit by bringing a smooth vanilla flavour that never, ever tastes too sweet. Even after an entire packet. 

I'd be very tempted to crush them up and use them as a cheesecake base, if I ever manage not to devour them all in one sitting.

As I (Lelly) cannot eat dairy or eggs as well as Gluten and Wheat, these biscuits are a godsend. At least to my tastebuds, if not to my waistline. 

I'd definitely recommend these biscuits to anyone, regardless if they have food allergies or not. Happy crunching! :)

Free From: Wheat, Gluten and Dairy
Ingredients: No Egg
Contains: Soy

Price: £1.68 on their website
Where: Lovemore, Amazon, Ocado and various supermarkets and stores. 
Score: 9/10

*These were sent to me as a sample and all views expressed are my own*