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Two of my favourite things about Easter are Beacon marshmallow Easter eggs and those very more-ish white hens’ eggs. Judging by the speed at which they fly off the shelves, many people feel the same way!

Happy days for the KZN fans-Superspars are running a special until the 8th April. The box of 48 marshmallow Easter eggs for R49.99 (R14 saving) and the pack of 6 white eggs for R22.99 (R5 saving).

I believe Makro in Springfield has been selling bumper boxes of 60 Beacon marshmallow eggs for R60.

Are there specials on your favourite Easter fare in your area? Share the good news in the comments!

Designed by Yu Kyung Ha, Won Min Jung & Kwon Young Hee, these awesome pizza fingers allow you to guzzle down a pizza without even getting your fingers dirty – no more grease!

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Last week I sent out a tweet about receiving post cards from Russia, one on the Monday, one of the Tuesday and one on the Wednesday, which went on to say, “Looking forward to meeting you. From Russia, with love” – I was baffled and started guessing what it might be with the gents at work, as you can imagine, it was rather funny.

I arrived at work on Friday to find a bottle of Russian Standard Vodka and an awesome Russian hat, you can see these photographs here.

I gota tell you, the Vodka is surprisingly nice – I’ve had triple distilled, Absolut and a few other brands, but never have I had a Vodka that goes down really smoothly, and that was us drinking it neat!

I went on to look at their website and came across a cool collection of cocktail recipes that include this vodka and that’s exactly what I’m going to be doing this weekend. The recipes include The Berry End, Yellow Fever, The Fountain of Youth, Standardtini, Berryoska Strawberry & Blackberry and Vodka Tonic .. definitely a couple in there that I want to try! Here are the recipes, just click to enlarge:

Oh yes, if anyone’s tried vodka with mustard, please let me know as I’m anxious that this might lead my down a dangerous road!

With the mercury well and truly rising around SA, our hot summer days call for frequent refreshment! Spatula Magazine has brought out some fantastic recipes for healthy juices (great for those who are holding fast to their New Year’s resolutions) and some scrumptious ice-pop ideas.

Exotic pomegranate, mango and coconut squeeze

Veggie booster juice

Applegrass juice

Spatula uses the Oscar DA900 juicer to make these beverages.

If ice cream or ice-pops are more your thing, feast your eyes on the treats below.

Rosé and kiwi fruit ice pops

Smarties and vanilla pops

Dark chocolate and peanut butter pops

Trifle pops

Ice-pops are made with the highly desirable Zoku Pop Maker.

Find recipes for the juices and ice-pops (and more delicious images) at Spatula Magazine.