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Shopping inspiration for the month ahead
Slow Vinegar Company vinegars
The Slow Vinegar Company makes small batches from scratch. We love the elderflower vinegar with its subtle floral sweetness, and warming ginger. Try them in cocktails as well as salad dressings. From £4, theslowvinegarcompany.co.uk
The Curators smoky BBQ almonds
Crunchy, smoky with a subtle heat, these superior snacking nuts would be perfect with a crisp chilled beer. £14.40 (12 x 35g), wearethecurators.com
Everything bagels
Up your bagel game with these New York-style ‘everything’ bagels, loaded with poppy and sesame seeds, caramelised onion and roasted garlic. £1.50, Waitrose & Partners
Noble House Prepared
Noble House Prepared makes high-quality, chef-prepared frozen meals. There are some delicious dishes and the portions are generous. We tried the pork dijon – lovely, tender meat in a creamy mustard sauce. It’s perfect comfort food with mash (sold separately). Meals from £6.25, noblehouseprepared.com
Rollagranola Organic & Nutty Oat Granola
Made from 100% organic, vegan and gluten-free ingredients, this super-nutty granola has a nice toasty flavour and coconut sweetness. Great for grazing, sprinkled over fruit and yogurt, or crumbled over a crêpe for Pancake Day. £4.99, rollagranola.com
LA Brewery Sparkling English Rose
A champagne-inspired kombucha that has delicate bubbles, floral rose and elderflower notes with a gentle background funk. Drink chilled as a booze-free aperitif. £10, labrewery.co.uk
Abernethy chipotle chilli and smoked paprika butter This hand-churned butter is salty and slightly smoky, with gentle chilli heat and flecks of aromatic oregano. It’s delicious slathered on hot toast, melted over steak or stirred into scrambled eggs. £2.10, abernethybutter.com.
Kold hot pepper sauce This naturally fermented, cold-pressed hot sauce is packed with fruity habanero heat, zingy rice wine vinegar and warming background spices, including cumin and cloves. Enjoy it drizzled over just about anything, from cheese on toast to noodles. £6.99, koldsauce.com
Zepice gourmet chilli paste This fruity, fiery paste gets extra depth from mulato chillies smoked over applewood. Add to glazes and marinades or use for spicy stews and soups. £6.50, zepice.com
Happy Inside Lively Lemon, Yuzu + Ginger We love the tang and rounded mouthfeel of this not-too-sweet, still soft drink, as well as its citrussy warmth. £8.99 (4 cans), happyinsidedrinks.co.uk