Milkshake Crazy!!!!

What I have noticed lately is the crazy amount of milkshake bars popping up around the place!! Now don’t get me wrong I am not complaining one bit but it has become a recent craze! I think one of the original milkshake or malts are the Eddie Rockets or Captain America’s milkshakes with a choice of vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, Oreo and Crunchie!! Then we had Gino’s yummy milkshakes in town where any flavour of ice cream you can make into a milkshake!! Of course there is the McDonald’s milkshake in strawberry, vanilla and chocolate and the one I’m not too sure about the “shamrock” milkshake!! This made the milkshake trend kick off! One of the first milkshake bars was set up in Douglas Court where you can add a range of chocolate bars to your milkshake! Suddenly after that was set up “Hotshakes” was set up on French Church Street where you can add absolutely anything to your milkshake they have over 150 options which start at €1.25. Hot Shakes boasts that if you want it, they’ll shake it.  To avoid feeling guilty, you can even have them add protein or some other ‘fuel’ to your custom beverage. Their flavoring options range from chocolate and cake to biscuits and fruit. Toffee popcorn is even listed as something you can have in your drink. I have never tried their Hot milkshakes I think it’s a little odd having a hot milk shake may as well go next to have a hot chocolate!!

Flirt Milkshake bar has opened up in Wilton Shopping Centre. This place is always so busy when I pass!! On a Wednesday afternoon in particular when all the schools have a half day it seems to be the hot spot to go!! They have a similar menu to Hotshakes where basically any chocolate bar you can add to your milkshake!!

HB swirls are the original ice cream bars in my opinion, the bar in Merchants quay and now they have recently opened in Mahon Point! It’s where you go when you are in the mood for an ice cream over a milkshake but the offer the same amazing toppings!! I wonder will they catch onto the sudden milkshake trend!?!?

What is your yummiest place to go for a milkshake!?!

Would you like to Supersize that?

Not the actual burger!

I went on a J1 two years ago....I would give my left arm to go back there now but what struck me over there was the portion sizes. Everything was bigger, I was waitressing over there and the portion sizes was absolutely ridiculous! In the restaurant where I worked they even had a super sized burger called the Ballbuster, whoever finished the burger got a free t-shirt and their picture taken with the staff! It was hilarious to watch but scary at the same time because the amount of people able to finish this burger was disgusting and they would have a dessert afterwards!!!
These type of competitions only encourage obesity and the prize at the restaurant wasn't even that good but customers were determined to finish the burger!
Then we have McDonalds where in America everything is a bigger portion than at home anyway but then having the option to supersize your meal is so funny! We used Supersize the meal and share it was a great money saver for us students!! Did anyone ever watch that programme Supersize me? I only saw it recently, the effect it has on your body is so scary!!!

Easter Egg's!!!

Possibly one of favourite times of year is Easter!! A total excuse to eat chocolate!!!! What struck me the other day though was when one of my friends who work in Tesco said they got a delivery of Easter egg’s on Christmas Eve!!!!!!! Talk about being eager...she said they were out in dispatch until end of January then they were out on the shelves!!!! Crazy altogether....who would but an Easter egg in January!!!!

Walking through Dunnes the other day their whole back wall is full of Easter eggs....the big decision was what Easter egg to get this year!?!?!?! I'm quite boring and don't branch out too much sticking to the old reliable Cadbury's!!! I think this year I will get the mini egg's with the cup!!

How cool are the cups...we still have a cup from last year I think it is a great marketing ploy including cups no matter what age you are it is still so much fun to get a cup with your Easter egg. When we were younger it was all about a little egg cup with your Easter egg now that we're all grown up you can have a nice mug of tea with your egg!!!

What egg will you are buying this year!?!?!

Philadelphia with Cadbury....What's the Hype about!?!

Choccy Philly!!

We have all seen the new Philadelphia ad's, the tag line "Choccy Philly, Don't be Silly". The huge marketing campaign gone into the launching of this product to be a success. So I took it upon myself to see what all the fuss was about! They are selling Cadbury Philadelphia in Dunnes Stores for €1 for a limited time only. Once I bought it the question was what do you eat it with, they cleverly put a suggestion paper inside the packet showing Chocolate Philadelphia on biscuits, bread or a bagel.


I put my tester onto a rich tea biscuit and to be totally honest I don't know what to make of it, the sound of it sounds wrong but it was kind of like having a chocolate moose it was a bit bland, no real taste of cheese or chocolate about it. It sort of made me want nutella!!

I decided to put it to my friends and they were of the same opinion didn't taste much from it. "The biscuit is over powering the taste" one of my friends thought. Another expected a totally different product she thought chocolate chips were going to be in a normal pot of Philadelphia!  My mum thinks it would be ideal filling in a chocolate cake.

Will this me a huge success for Philadelphia?? I can honestly say no. I feel once people have tasted it once that will be it. I wouldn't purchase it again. But then again what are your opinions!?!?

Dangerously Malnourished....

 As this is a food loving blog I thought this week I had to discuss Angelina Jolie...."Dangerously Malnourished" is what doctors have claimed this week after Jolie attended the Oscar's with "the leg". Joile has a "rail-thin" frame and it was fully on show with the strapless black dress she wore last week. In my opinion I thought she looked awful I am used to seeing her looking absolutely fabulous but I would not have traded placs with her last week.

What sprung to mind to me was what on earth does she eat!?!?! Apparently she survives on 600 calories a day which is the equilivant of two bowls of cereal with milk!!! Jolie has been known to start her day with a spoonful of coconut oil and a handful of cereal. A woman with such a busy lifestyle needs to keep her energy level up and that breakfast is not one bit substantial for anyone espescially a woman with three kids!

Lunch is a few almonds and gummy bears if she even remembers to eat or maybe a protein based shake but nothing substantial.

This was absolutely shocking news to me how someone could survive on such little food is ashtonishing. She is not being a great role model for her children to look up to. I hope for her sake this does not get anymore serious. What are your thoughts!?!