I am a huge money saver, I do a monthly shop, I stick to a budget, I meal plan, but generally I like to cook meals from scratch. I do buy tinned and packet foods, too, however, to help out with 'lazy meals' or when there just isn't time to cook something elaborate. I do buy Tesco 'Everyday Value' instant mash and I think it's great, so when I saw these Tesco Everyday Value (the new name and branding for Tesco Value with the red stripes) Mushy Peas on the Tesco website for a frankly unbelievable 3p (how do they sell them for 3p?! surely the tin and the label cost more than that!?) then I thought I'd take a punt and went for a tin to try. So, a week or so on and ...  Read the complete review

My Mother-In-law and her end of the world cupboard strikes again. It has been noted that most of us have a different idea of what we would need at the end of the world, but my Mother-In-Law would have plenty of Toilet Roll, Bleach, Fabric Conditioner, Shampoo, Salt and Coffee to name but a few items she has bizarrely excessive amount of stored away. I personally deal with possible shortages by keeping my chest freezer as full as possible, a good supply of tinned produce and a nicely rounded wine rack. A couple of weeks ago my Mum-In-Law decided to add to my perfectly good stock of tins by buying me 10 tins of Tesco Everyday Value British ...  Read the complete review

I love mushy peas and love them with fish dishes and faggots and things like that so when I spotted these in my local Tesco store costing a mere 18p a can I simply had to try a can out as that seemed so very cheap to me! The Packaging: 300g can with a white and red label that goes around it and there is a photograph of the mushy peas on the front and I am told that they are Tesco 'Value' Mushy Peas and that they have a low GI and there is an at a glance nutritional chart on there. On the back of the can other information listed includes being told how to heat them up, ingredients, storage details and a full nutritional chart is shown and contact ...  Read the complete review

The humble Mushy Pea is what fish and chips and pies and gravy were invented for. Mushy peas are usually availlable in tins and also I have seen them frozen in packets, which I imagine you would have to chisel a bit off when you wanted some. You can make your own version of mushy peas by "steeping" dried peas in water overnight with the addition of some baking soda which helps to soften the peas, the peas are then boiled until they start to break down. I have never tried as it seems rather time consuming so I just buy a tin. I used to buy Batchelors Chip-Shop ones which are usually around 35p a tin where as these Tesco Value ones are a mere 18p. ...  Read the complete review

It's not often I go to Tesco's and to be honest I'm beginning to wonder why not. I happened to be in town with my daughter who is on a budget as she rents a nice house and has more expenses to meet than me and we went shopping in Tesco's. I usually go to Morrison's which I find quite reasonable but after looking in Tesco's at their prices I was quite surprised and their value range seemed to be very cheap. I like quality in my food brands and tend to buy the one's I am used to, so as we were having fish and chips for tea, I popped a Tesco Value Mushy Peas tin in my daughters basket , just to try . It was only 15p which surprised me as you can't buy much for ...  Read the complete review