Vesta Paella

Vesta produce a range of boxed, dehydrated foods which are handy to keep in the cupboard, because they keep for ages, & are quick & easy to cook. My personal favourite is the 'Paella' version. My mum frequently bought this when I was a child. The portion size was bigger back then (as with most things!) & one paella was enough to feed both me & my dad quickly & conveniently. I've since bought it for myself off & on, but it is becoming increasingly harder to locate. I recently found this product on sale at B&M bargains, & have since seen it in other discount stores. The recipe has changed slightly since I was a ...  Read the complete review

I haven't been at all well this week. At the beginning of the week I believed I had the hangover from hell when I'd been out from 5.30pm till 6am on the Sunday and still felt god damn awful on the Tuesday and could barely move. I put it down to mixing drinks and banana shots of some kind and I wouldn't mind but I don't even like banana! By the Wednesday however I come to the conclusion that although I'd fallen over and bruised most of my body that my bones really shouldn't be hurting as much as they were and my tonsils shouldn't be bright toxic green. Well to cut a long story short I got the Dr's and the green on my tonsils was puss and I have some kind of nasty ...  Read the complete review

I am not in the habit of surviving on Ready Meals or the such but I like to have a couple in the cupboard for emergencies. One of my favourites is the Paella made by Vesta. It’s something that my Mum used to buy when I was a child, so I have grown up on it, and quite unusually for something that has been around for a while, the taste has never changed. Not feeling 100% I decided to go for an easy dinner today and pulled the packets out of the cupboard. ~~~Price~~~ Expect to pay between £1.50 - £1.75 a box. Each box is 146g and Serves One. The price is pretty much on par for a meal for one so whilst it may seem a little ...  Read the complete review