#Top 8

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Stack of chocolate cookies on yellow backgreound
Top 8: Breaktime bliss with these shop-bought biscuits
"It’s hard to beat a good chocolate biscuit to end a meal or as a dunker. Dip into hot tea or coffee for three seconds and lick half the chocolate off before biting into it. A blissful experience."

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

friday night take away
Top 8: Valentine's Day dinners that won't break the bank
Valentine's Day, Galentine's Day, a Me-vening in. Whatever the reason, let’s see how we can have a night off from cooking without spending a fortune. 

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Lonely woman drinking coffee in the morning
Top 8: The best decaf coffees to drink at any time that won't disrupt your sleep
In the hands of good roasters, there is hope

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

Bottles of multicolored smoothies
Top 8: Energy and taste by the shot with these fruit and veggie drinks
"Added spices such as ginger, turmeric and chilli challenge the taste buds and lift us out of culinary complacency. They also have health properties, such as curcumin in turmeric, which may be anti-inflammatory."

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025

Hands of couple with flutes of champagne and their friends with bengal lights
Top 8: Raise your glass with these shop-bought, non-alcoholic favourites
"We searched high and low shelves for the most interesting alcohol-free drinks to help keep the cheer flowing."

Tue, 24 Dec, 2024

Baked Ossetian pie with beef meat and herbs. Black background. Top view
Top 8: We help you pick your perfect pastry pie
The upper-crust of shop-bought pies

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

Sliced Irish fruit loaf with sultanas and cherries isolated on white
Top 8: Frightfully good barmbracks for a traditional Irish Halloween
"Barmbrack (bairm breac in Irish) contains dried fruit that adds speckles (breac). There is usually yeast instead of the original fermenting malt (bairm), which lightens the bread enriched with butter or less traditional oils."

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

Sandwich toast bread for breakfast with cheese
Top 8: The best vegetarian sandwiches on shop shelves
"When I was tasked with finding the top eight vegetarian sandwiches, I reckoned it would be easy to find plenty. Not so."

Wed, 09 Oct, 2024

Chicken wraps
Top 8 wraps for Tex Mex burritos and a relaxed family dinner
This meal is an ideal way to get children to try new foods and to give them some control over their choices

Fri, 20 Sep, 2024

Young woman in a supermarket
Top 8: Power up your diet with protein-rich supermarket foods 
This week’s Top 8 addresses the taste of prepared foods ‘high in protein’

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

Pork and Beef Tortellini with Butter Sauce
Top 8: Quick and easy vegetarian meals for main courses
We found some exciting dishes that did not require much work at all

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Concept healthy organic vegetarian meal,Pouring olive oil in the salad over a spoon.
Top 8 dressings to perk up fish dishes, hot vegetables, and salads
Be a snazzy dresser and underplay it to bring out the best of what lies beneath

Fri, 09 Aug, 2024

Making a Celebratory Toast
Top 8: The best white, still, and sparkling non-alcoholic wines
The best non-alcoholic wine alternatives — ideal for when driving or before working or studying

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Vegan food: hummus in a plate with pita bread. Copy space
Top 8: Dunk into the summer with these function-friendly dips
Dip, dip, dip with these shop-bought sauces

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

Sweet indulgence.
Top 8: These shop-bought vanilla ice-creams are far from plain
We all scream for ice-cream — serve some up with strawberries

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Start the day the healthy way
Top 8: The best shop-bought granolas with high protein content for breakfast
Taste-testing eight of the best granola breakfast bowls

Fri, 17 May, 2024

Sliced steak ribeye, grilled with pepper, garlic, salt and thyme served on a wooden cutting Board on a dark stone background. To
Top 8: Steaks are high with these choice supermarket cuts
"Bump up the steak with a hearty, seasonal salad, some delicious new purple-stemmed broccoli quickly fried in non-virgin olive oil (or the fat left in the pan), sesame oil, and pepper."

Fri, 19 Apr, 2024

Berries smoothie on blue table
A perfect blend: Top 8 delicious fruit smoothies to satisfy
Smoothies are a welcome option compared to fizzy drinks

Fri, 05 Apr, 2024

Croissants, coffee and orange juice
Breakfast bakes: Top eight frozen croissants put to the taste test
Easter is coming, and the morning can start with the same French menu and a holiday feel. Having a stash of uncooked croissants in the freezer makes this recreation all the easier, so for our Top 8 today, we set about finding the best that money can buy.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2024

Yellow paper cut to form an Easter egg pattern. overlay paper
Top 8 chocolate eggs for all budgets to impress with this Easter
Price points covered, new eggs discovered

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024

Green Chicken Curry over wooden table.Thai cuisine
Top 8 Thai green pastes to spice up a home-cooked curry
Hot, hot, hot!

Fri, 23 Feb, 2024

cupcake with red hearts on a gray table, Valentine's day, sweet gift
Food of love: Top 8 sweet treats for Valentine's Day
"My roundup of local bakeries and supermarkets revealed mini, medium and large-sized deliciousness, which I would halve or quarter for daintiness."

Fri, 09 Feb, 2024

Woman Putting TV Dinner Into Microwave Oven To Cook
Top 8 comforting microwave meals for days you don't feel like cooking
Meat and veg put to the test

Fri, 26 Jan, 2024

Single Chip
Top 8: The best shop-bought chips to cook in your air fryer or oven
However we cook them, chips are a terrific standby for an easy meal

Fri, 12 Jan, 2024

Hands holding Christmas hot chocolate mug on rustic table
Top 8: Choc's away with the best shop-bought hot chocolate
Our winners today are deliciously chocolatey and have a satisfying richness. Good in banana milkshakes and sprinkled on buttered toast, pancakes, sieved onto cakes – even leftover mince pies.

Fri, 29 Dec, 2023

Tasty butter chicken curry dish from Indian cuisine
Top 8: The best korma curry pastes
“Korma is a style of cooking, not an actual dish,” says Cork-based Arun Kapil, who sources spices for Green Saffron. “Regionality is the biggest factor in terms of authenticity.”

Fri, 15 Dec, 2023

Close-up image mince pies laid out like Christmas tree surrounded by decorations, festive Christmas dessert, cinnamon stick bund
S Top 8: Which Cork baker has the best mince pies this year?
Battle of the bakers

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

Mac and cheese baked pasta
Top 8: The best shop-bought creamy sauces for all types of pasta
Today’s sauces - we found a good range in supermarkets - can be added to all types of pasta, including layering with lasagne, but creamy sauces cling best to tagliatelle.

Fri, 17 Nov, 2023

Portion of Homemade Italian lasagna. Delicious Lasagne with bolognese meat sauce and basil on white plate. Hot Tasty Lasagna wit
Top 8: Layering it on with the best shop-bought beef lasagne 
We included lasagnas with low scores as they are the best of a poor bunch with the top markers excellent.

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023

Top 8: A handful of the best shop-bought fish fingers
Top 8: A handful of the best shop-bought fish fingers
"They make a quick standby as a sandwich filling when we get home from work/school or added to readymade sauces or soups for extra protein..."

Fri, 20 Oct, 2023

Top view of a healthy vegan winter orange soup
Top 8: The cream of the shop-bought vegetable soups
"Creamy soup is a good base for leftovers — the end of a can of baked beans or chickpeas, scraps of meat, a raggy rasher or parmesan bits that are too small to grate..."

Fri, 06 Oct, 2023

Chicken Curry
Top 8: These chicken curries are a great alternative for Friday night takeaways 
These supermarket curries will warm you up on an autumn evening

Fri, 22 Sep, 2023

home baked irish soda bread and a bread knife
Top 8: These shop-bought soda breads are quality, whatever way you slice them
"This week’s Top 8 loaves of bread — from supermarkets only — freeze quite well and can be defrosted a few slices at a time."

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

Sausage on a Fork
Top 8: These Irish-made sausages offer up pork on a fork
Handy for the barbecue, picnics and more

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Granola with yogurt and berries
Top 8: Which of these shop-bought yoghurts is top of the culture club?
"Yoghurt was discovered when bacteria in the air transformed milk — today selected bacteria are mainly added in factories to ensure the texture and taste consumers like"

Thu, 10 Aug, 2023

Dried Cranberry and Oat Energy Balls
Top 8: Protein balls are big business — here are the best for taste and value
Read the labels... food supplements are VAT rated at 23%, and protein concentrate is considered a food supplement, but many energy balls have less protein and are taxed at 13.5%

Fri, 28 Jul, 2023

Coffee machine with cup of coffee
Top 8: These shop-bought coffee capsules are top of the froths
"While some of us like the ritual of grinding beans and passing them through filters, these are quick, neat and easy."

Thu, 06 Jul, 2023

Dulde de Leche Ice cream
Top 8: cool down and cheer up with these ice-cream tubs
A little ice cream can go a long way - serve as an accompaniment to fresh fruit, add to milkshakes on hot days or scoop some into a wafer cone.

Thu, 15 Jun, 2023

Pasta fettuccine with beef ragout sauce in black bowl. Grey background. Close up. Top view.
Top 8: The best Bolognese sauces for a taste of the summer
"Use over potatoes, rice, dipped or spread on chunky bread for summer tapas - bring jars on picnics and use on bread instead of butter."

Wed, 03 May, 2023

Home Made Apple Pie
Top 8: The tastiest shop-bought apple tarts, including locally-made treats
"Unimpressed with some supermarket offerings I went off track and bought local - you can find similar delicious tarts nationwide in filling stations, butchers’ shops, and small bakeries."

Wed, 19 Apr, 2023

Crispy Golden Fish Cakes
Top 8: these shop-bought fishcakes are the reel thing
"A Marie Rose sauce made with shop-bought mayo and a squeeze of tomato puree or dessertspoon of tomato ketchup - easy for children to make - is delicious with fishcakes."

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023

Spanish black pudding or blood sausage with rosemary on a fork.
Top 8: From Clonakilty to Rosscarbery, rating the best black and white puddings 
"We were impressed with gluten-free offerings which non-coeliacs can share and enjoy. Use gluten-free white pudding for bread-free stuffing."

Wed, 22 Feb, 2023

Red roses and chocolate box
Top 8: Luxurious but cheap chocolate treats for Valentine's Day
Select the best chocolate treats for your sweet this Valentine's Day

Thu, 09 Feb, 2023

Homemade Potato Croquettes with dipping sauce on wooden board
Top 8: The best potato cakes, waffles and croquettes — with budget and splurge options
Here's what we reckon is worth the splurge, and the best budget options 

Wed, 25 Jan, 2023

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