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Founded in 1874, The Wine Society is the world’s oldest wine club and was voted Decanter Wine Merchant of the Year in 2008. The Society is unique in the wine trade because it is owned by and sells only to its members. Consequently, the buyers are not tasked with meeting specific selling prices and profit margins set by commercial priorities, but with finding high quality, interesting and value for money wines from around the world at all price levels.
Member satisfaction is paramount; maximising profit is not. Holding a share in The Wine Society gives you lifetime membership with no annual fee and no pressure to buy. The cost of a share is £40.
From fine wine at more than £250 per bottle to everyday red wine and white wine at £4.75, The Wine Society stocks over 1,500 wines and includes something for every pocket and palate. The Society also sells wine en primeur, offers wine storage, wine cellar plans and runs nationwide wine tastings
This Easter tempt yourself and your family with Thornton’s luxury chocolate eggs. Buying online couldn’t be easier and you can even have you’re loved one’s name iced onto the egg for just 50p.
Here are our favourite eggs.
Large Continental Egg (755g)
For a truly extravagant Easter gift spoil them with our Large Continental Egg. Containing a large milk chocolate egg and 39 Continental Chocolates. Click here to buy or shop at Thorntons
Love Toffee Egg (610g)
As the name suggests, if they love Thorntons Special Toffee, they’ll love this Easter egg. The milk chocolate egg is crammed with crunchy Special Toffee pieces and comes with 2 bags of Thorntons Special Toffee (125g). A simply irresistible Easter treat for lovers of Thorntons Special Toffee. Click here to buy the Love Toffee Egg
If you’re looking for delicious Easter treats then feast your eyes a great range of gifts all available to buy on 3 for 2. From eggs and models to chocolate collections, mix and match your gifts and you’ll get the cheapest free. Click here to see the full range
Having friends and family round for dinner but hate the stress of being host? Why not let Waitrose Entertaining make things easy for you. They have many mouthwatering dishes to make your Easter extra special. Our favourites are…
Beef Wellington
Beef Wellington: Fillet of beef topped with chicken liver and brandy pâté, mushroom duxelle and wrapped in puff pastry.
Salmon en Crôute
Salmon en Crôute: Salmon fillet with béchamel sauce, creamed spinach and couscous in puff pastry.
Bagatelle Apple Tarte
Bagatelle Apple Tarte: A handmade tarte with apple compote and lightly glazed fresh apple slices in an all-butter puff pastry case.
Bagatelle Chocolate Etoile Gâteau
Bagatelle Chocolate Etoile Gâteau: A handmade rich chocolate gâteau, with layers of light chocolate mousse and dark chocolate sponge, delicately flavoured with rum and topped with a dusting of cocoa.
A little about Waitrose Entertaining :-
WaitroseEntertaining is an online grocery shopping service that allows you to do your weekly shopping from the comfort of your own home via the internet. All you have to do is choose the products on screen and select a delivery or collection date. Your order will then be hand-picked by our expertly trained personal shoppers, carefully packed and then delivered to your door or selected for you to collect. Aswell as all your standard groceries WaitroseEntertaining offers several specially prepared party dishes. Collection from your local Waitrose is free.
Kitchenaid is a USA brand which specialises in the manufacture of small kitchen electricals. Their products are known for there quality workmanship and long life. They won’t just work well in your kitchen. They’ll also look good. Each of their products is available in a range of stunning colours.
KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer
The Kitchenaid Artisan Stand mixer is a solid metal mixer with a 300 watt direct drive motor. A direct drive motor means that it is quieter than a standard mixer as their are less moving parts than a normal “belt / gearbox motor” . It also means it is more reliable and longer lasting. The 5 quart bowl has been ergonomically designed with a easy to hold handle. The mixer itself has a tilt back head allowing full access to the bowl and easy changing of attachments. Kitchenaid mixers are assembled by hand to give you a quality product and peace of mind.
The classic design is by Egmont Arens and dates back to 1937 and forms part of Kitchenaid’s Artisan collection. The products in this collection have a stylish retro look with solid knobs and buttons, and smooth curves.
The mixer includes
Mixer
Dough Hook
Whisk
Flat Beater
Instruction Book
and is available in the following colours – Click on the colour to find out more and purchase
But that’s not all! A Kitchenaid Artisan mixer isn’t just a mixer! You can also purchase optional attachments to extend versatility of the machine into other areas.
The Kitchenaid pasta attachment set contains three attachments so that you can roll and cut perfect pasta. The roller attachment allows you to roll pasta up to 140mm wide. This would be perfect for lasange, there are also two cutters which cut at different widths for either tagitelle or linguine. Click here for more information and to buy the Pasta attachment set.
The following video from KitchenAid shows how to use your KitchenAid mixer and pasta attachments to make great pasta.
If you’ve bought a Kitchenaid mixer the opportunities are endless leave a comment and let us know what you like best about your’s or any tips and tricks to share with our readers.
The “ALESSI” brand offers you the best in high-end, industrially produced housewares with high quality design and manufacturing.
A di Alessi "Mandarin" Lemon Squeezer
Born in La Spezia in 1954, Stefano was instructed in architecture and design by Buti at Florence University. In the early 80s he founded the King-Kong Production Group along with Guido Venturini. His explosive talent enables him to embody a complex system of ‘affective codes’ in his projects. This great approach won him the title of ‘Super & Popular’ designer in the 90s. A technical designer par excellence he has industrial design in his DNA and the capacity to understand public sentiment like no other designer mentioned here.
A di Alessi "Cico" Eggcup Pink
Stefano Giovannoni started working for Alessi in 1989 with his fellow Florentine, Guido Venturini as the “King-Kong” partnership. From then on he has designed for the Alessi 2001 production, developing into one of the most admired designers in Italy.
A di Alessi "Coccodandy" Basket For Cooking Eggs
His playful expressions found a great empathy when Alessi stressed the technical envelope in quality plastic products. He’s the designer of our famous Merdolino toilet brush, the fruit Mama and Mary Biscuit box. He has also created steel pans such as the Alessi “Mami” which show his talent in designing interesting products even when confronted with straight criteria presented in these different technical areas.
