Trader Joe's Cookie Butter

The first time I heard about this gem was a year or two ago when I read about it on a blog. Unfortunately there isn't a Trader Joe's in the UK, and nowhere else in the UK sells it so my desire to try it went unsatisfied. That is until about a month ago when my sister brought me back a jar of the original Cookie Butter. She said there was also a chocolate version which she had considered buying but I'm glad she didn't as I wanted to try the original.  

When I first tried the Cookie Butter I didn't want to stop eating it! Honestly, it tasted wonderful, sort of like crushed gingerbread biscuits with a hint of toffee (that's my idea of what it tastes like, people might get hints of other flavours in it which I've missed).

So far I've tried the Cookie Butter on toast and on pancakes and both times the results have been delicious! When I first got the Cookie Butter I considered eating it with apples (I had read that one of the ways to eat it was as a dip for apples) but I've yet to try this option... Another way I would eat the Cookie Butter is as a sauce for ice cream (sort of like a toffee sauce).

I've already eaten about half of the jar so I'm trying not to eat it as often because once it's finished that's it, until I can go to America myself or get someone to bring it for me again.

If you live in America and have a Trader Joe's near you definitely try the Cookie Butter! :)

Post written by Nabs.

Tea and Cake at Rosie's Deli Cafe, Brixton Market

Brixton Market is one of my favourite places to go to in South London. It is vibrant, full of delicious smelling cafe's, restaurants and food stalls as well as many other stalls and shops, selling everything from fruit, veg and fish to clothes and bags.

The Foxes and Cherries sculpture, Electric Avenue

 I've eaten dumplings, noodles and Jamaican patties at Brixton Market in the past but there are so many places to eat that I haven't tried yet. I was planning to meet a friend in Brixton today and so prior to meeting her I researched the best places to eat in Brixton Market, and Rosie's Deli Cafe came up a couple of times in blogs and reviews.

Rosie's Deli Cafe is a small, comfy looking cafe at the corner of Market Row in Brixton Market.

 
We got to Rosie's Deli Cafe at around 11.30 this morning and aside from two other customers we were the only ones there. This was a good thing though as we got to pick where we wanted to sit. The cafe itself isn't very big inside, the seating area probably extends to 4 or 5 tables, but there are more tables directly outside and to the opposite side of the cafe. We chose a table on the opposite side and within a couple of minutes Rosie came out to take our order.

We started off by ordering a pot of tea with milk to share between the two of us.

Pot of tea - £3

Cup of tea before I added milk

Tea with milk

  I like my tea milky and when the milk wasn't brought out with the pot of tea I waited a couple of minutes then went back into the cafe to ask for it again.

After our tea arrived, my friend ordered scrambled eggs with toast and chilli jam, which looked so delicious that next time I go I might order it!

I went into the cafe to have a look at the cakes and what a selection! There was lemon drizzle cake, carrot cake, fig cake, as well as many others that I would have paid more attention to had I not been distracted by the cakes I just mentioned. The carrot cake in particular looked tasty with a generous layer of cream frosting at the top and it took me a couple of minutes to decide what to get. In the end I decided to go with the fig cake. 

Toasted Fig Cake with Yogurt

  What can I say about this cake? I am still thinking about it, 4 hours after I ate it. I initially ordered just the fig cake but Rosie came out and recommended I eat it toasted with yogurt so I agreed, waiting in anticipation for her to bring out the cake. Rosie knew what she was talking about when she suggested eating it toasted with yogurt because it was delicious!! The slice in the picture may look small but it was extremely filling, in the end I couldn't finish it. The cake was moist even after being toasted and the fresh yogurt added a tanginess to the sweetness of the cake. I would definitely get this again! 

Atmosphere  9/10

Service           8/10

Food               9/10

Chocolatesushi Rating 9/10

Nabs 15/08/13