OUR FOOD PICKS
Our round-up of October’s food and drink must-haves
1 Mojo Sauce mild sweet & smoky
From £2.50 (250g), Ocado
Fruity and smoky with a mild kick of heat, this Spanish-inspired sauce is made for dipping and marinating, but also works wonders stirred into hearty stews or chilli.
2 Borough Broth Co tonkotsu ramen broth
£5.45 (450g), Ocado Ramen broth takes skill and patience to make from scratch, but these pouches, made with organic ingredients, mean you can have an umami-laced ramen, layered with flavour, on the table in minutes.
3 Hobbs House Bakery bake-at-home almond croissants
£5 (pack of four), hobbshousebakery.co.uk These sweet, flaky croissants are filled with frangipane, scattered with flaked almonds and frozen, ready for baking at home. Get that buttery, freshly made pastry texture and a kitchen that smells like your favourite bakery, with zero effort.
4 Crosta & Mollica crisp toasts
£2.25 (100g), Waitrose & Partners With dinner parties back in full force, Crosta & Mollica’s range of aperitivo-style snacks are coming into their own. We love these light, crisp and moreish focaccia toasts. Serve them topped with some pre-meal nibbles.
5 Pip Organic sparkling apple
£1.65 (250ml), Abel & Cole
Made simply with organic apple juice and sparkling water, this isn’t your standard canned fizzy drink. Full of fresh-tasting, juicy flavour and fine, gentle bubbles, it’s a refreshing soft drink that the whole family will enjoy – and it even counts towards your five-a-day.