A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by Harvey Nichols to see if I might fancy trying one of their foodie Christmas gifts. Of course I said yes, I mean what fool wouldn’t. Living in Leeds, the Harvey Nichols food hall was the best place to get gift inspiration for hard to buy for friends (and pick up some fun treats for myself too). I always swooned at the beautiful hampers so when I was given the chance to pick an item from their Christmas hamper range I jumped at it.
I bypassed the delicious chocolates because with Jim away I didn’t think he’d be happy with me sitting and eating a whole box of them to myself and not saving him any, which I wouldn’t. So to avoid any arguments, I chose the stunning Easy Tasty Magic Alchemical Larder. From the start the package didn’t disappoint. Everything from Harvey Nichols is presented wonderfully. It makes you feel special before you’ve even got to your purchase. And then to open it up and find this box of jewel coloured jars. Well, what more could a girl want?
The little jars contain a collection of spices and treats by Laura Santtini, including Persian rose petals, Mediterranean Lavender, Carnal Sin, White Mischief, Nutmeg, devil’s penis chilli, grains of paradise, saffron, salt of the earth, smoked paprika, cacao nibs, bitter orange, renaissance stardust, bay rose peppercorns, furikake and sumac.
I have gathered and milled the stars of you; And danced them to your lips; Eat Slowly, lest you should swallow me whole and forget to spit out the pips!
I definitely have my favourites – the rose petals are so delicate and pretty, the bitter orange smells divine and the cacao nibs are just so decadent. I know that when Jim gets his hands on it he will too – quite possibly the devils penis chilli. Not only for the name but because I hate spicy food and he loves it!
I’ll be back soon with a recipe post using some of the ingredients from the Alchemical Larder, but until then I’ll just be looking at the pretty jars on my kitchen counter.
This is a sponsored post for Harvey Nichols. I didn’t receive payment for this post but I was sent the Easy Tasty Magic set to keep.
As a spice addict myself, that spice set looks amazing!!
Doesn't it. I just love how many crazy spices and flavours there are too.