Cantal
Week by week, I’m working my way through the local gourmet supermarket‘s extraordinary cheese counter. There are incredibly fresh, grassy goat cheeses, Italian staples like fresh ricotta and ultra-decadent burrata, a great selection of American artisan cheese (Oregonzola, chortle chortle) and this Cantal, my absolute favourite. I tried it for the first time in a deli in Tuscany, a great hunk from a whole cheese served up by the improbably rotund owner and devoured, neat, in under a minute. Cantal is a bit like sophisticated Cheddar in my opinion – a proper mouldy rind, smooth and creamy inside but with bite, complex enough to stand up well to a plate of posh crackers and mostarda, but not so full of itself as to shy away from being melted on toast with a slice of tomato. In short, my perfect cheese.
Sheer Bliss Vanilla Ice-cream
This is very, very good industrial ice-cream. And I’ve tried a lot, believe me – it’s not too rich or creamy, doesn’t have that “chewy” texture that some ice-creams have from all the gums and thickeners and it comes in a metallic tin that can be re-used to bake mini-panettone (ah, how my evil mind works).
Naturally More Peanut Butter
Fact: there is nothing better to eat after sport (apart from possibly one of these) than two McVities Digestives sandwiched together with a dollop of peanut butter. And as this version has added flaxseeds, it has more protein, more fibre and more of the right kind of omega-3 and -6 fats. Virtuous energy food that beats spooky protein powders any day.
Jello Mousse Temptations Dark Chocolate Decadence
It’s the nutritional equivalent of eating aerated asbestos but I’m addicted.
