Louis Jadot Côte De Beaune-Villages 2011

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I am a particular fan of Louis Jadot. You can’t go wrong with this brand for high-class and elegant wine.

Louis Jadot Côte De Beaune-Villages 2011

This fine French Pinot Noir is oak aged in cask for 12 months to soften and enrich the wine. The dedication and oak really comes through in the wine. This is a classic, elegant, sophisticated and beautiful Burgundian Pinot Noir with a touch of fruit.

Ideally it should be drank within seven years from the vintage. Serve with lamb, game and cheese.

RRP £16.75 from Majestics, NISA, Bacchus Wine and winedirect.co.uk

E’Lifexir Flat Tummy Plus Review | Summer Essentials

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We get sent a lot of stuff to review at Frost but these were a particular favourite because they really work. Take four a day and, hello!, flat tummy. They also leave you feeling healthier and less bloated. You can take two a day but we prefer to take four. They taste great, like mints and are incredibly convenient. Good stuff, highly recommended.

So, you’ve got your bikini, beach bag and towel, and can’t wait for a day in the sun, but bloating is stopping you from feeling bikini ready, so here’s a solution…

E’lifexir Flat Tummy plus® is a revolutionary food supplement that reduces bloating and aids digestion, making it the perfect healthy dietary addition to achieve the ultimate bikini body.

This handy prebiotic contains fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) which help to multiply the good bacteria in the gut, helping to ease bloatedness. Added peppermint oil gives the supplement its delicious minty flavour, making it a pleasant refreshment when taken twice a day after meals.

E’lifexir Flat Tummy plus® can be used to ease everyday bloating and discomfort, in addition to a dietary aid to achieve personal body and fitness goals. Whether you want to look your best at the beach or just want to feel on top form, pop a pack in your handbag and be ready to face the day.

E’lifexir Flat Tummy plus® costs £9.99 for 30 tablets, and is available in the UK and Ireland from Holland & Barrett nationwide and www.hollandandbarrett.com.or here.

The Adnams Selection Prosecco | Wine Review

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This prosecco from Adnams is delicious and a very reasonably priced £9.99. It is dry and elegant with a fresh flavour and aromas of apples, pears and peaches. Perfect as a summer aperitif or in a Buck’s Fizz or Bellini. A great glass of fizz.
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This comes from the Ceschin family in the Veneto region of Italy, in the heart of the Prosecco region. Made from the Glera grape it has the aromas of ripe apples and fresh, bright flavours of pears and white peaches and a vivifying sparkle. The perfect apéritif and the essential ingredient in a Bellini cocktail.
  • ABV: 11%
  • Grape Mix: Glera
  • Region: Veneto
  • Country: Italy
  • Type: Sparkling Wine
  • Closure: Cork

 

Price £9.99

 

 

Kent & Fraser Fig & Hazelnut Crunchy Cookies & Toasted Almond Shortbread

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Whether Coeliac or living wheat-free as a lifestyle choice, gluten-free sweet treats don’t come any better than this! Kent & Fraser have introduced two fabulous new flavours to their award-winning range of all-natural, gluten and wheat free biscuits, cookies and shortbread.

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The ideal partner to tea or coffee or simply on their own as a snack, Kent & Fraser’s Fig & Hazelnut Crunchy Cookies are bursting with flavour. Inspired by an Italian classic where figs pair perfectly with roasted hazelnuts and flavours are set duelling with a touch of Madagascan vanilla and a pinch of warm cinnamon, these deliciously new crunchy cookies are temptingly delicious and in a class of their own when it comes to gluten-free perfection

We really loved these. They are crunchy, different and delicious. The pack was polished off pretty quickly. 

Kent & Fraser’s new Toasted Almond Shortbread, are again based on an Italian almond cookie classic but with a contemporary British twist. Packed full of chopped, toasted almonds and ‘bigged-up’ with a hint of pure almond extract, these mouth-wateringly tempting biscuits give the perfect balance of buttery, rich sweetness and subtle, sophisticated almond heaven.

These were also brilliant. So tasty and amazing. We love the two new flavours from Kent & Fraser. We recommend them highly. Both the texture and taste is sublime. 

Deliciously natural and bursting with flavour, Kent & Fraser’s products have led the way in gluten-free greatness for over five years. As good as, if not better than, conventional wheat-based offerings, Kent & Fraser are wholly dedicated to delivering ground-breaking products that continue to challenge perception and set deliciously new and higher standards in the world of gluten free cookies, biscuits and shortbread.

Fig & Hazelnut Crunchy Cookies and Toasted Almond Shortbreads are available to purchase through purchase from Harrods, Selfridges, scores of independent delicatessens and farm shops nationwide, and Ocado from the end of June, RRP from £2.29.

 

 

Slim Fruits Luscious Peach Melba And Rhubarb & Strawberry Review

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These great sweets are an export from Australia and I am now completely addicted to them. Slim Fruits come in two flavours; Luscious Peach Melba and Luscious Rhubarb and Strawberry. They’re only two calories a pop and packed with the same fibre content as six slices of wholemeal bread – minus the carbohydrates and fat – they’re basically the dieting Holy Grail. They’re sweets that help rather than hinder slimming and get rid of hunger pangs in a natural way.

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They are sugar-free and fat-free and packed with fibre and Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. They fill you up, not out.  We love them. 

 

Slim Fruits are available in Boots and Holland & Barrett stores nationwide. Priced at £1.89.

 

 

Wicked Cupcakes By Luisa Zissman Book Review

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Cupcake fans rejoice. On the 17th July 2014 Luisa Zissman’s Wicked Cupcakes! book is released. Thankfully we got an advance copy and have reviewed it for you. Read on.
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There are tons of amazing cupcake recipes in Wicked Cupcakes! and even a selection of low-fat cupcakes recipes, tips and tricks on how to make and decorate your creations. The book covers everything about making cupcakes, starting from the mix, flavourings, buttercream, hand made decorations, lining tins and how to deal with disaster.

A few of my favourite recipes are the indulgent chocolate, apple crumble, cookie and cream, pink champagne, jelly shot, pina colada, Pimm’s Layer cake, ice cream cupcakes…actually I need to stop now. The list will get too long. If you love cupcakes, buy the book. It is full of brilliant ideas and great tips. Highly recommended.

Luisa Zissman shot to fame when she became the runner-up in the 2013 series of the BBC’s The Apprentice. A baker by trade, Luisa has been running her hugely successful St Albans cake shop, Dixie’s Cupcakery, since 2011. It is her mission to show the world that you don’t need a lot of time or complicated ingredients to create show-stopping cupcakes like hers.

In true Luisa style, her cupcakes are bold and brassy – a treat for the eyes as well as the tastebuds. Whatever the occasion, she has a cupcake that’s the perfect fit: cocktail cupcakes for a girls’ night in; ooh la la cupcakes for romantic liaisons; Dixie cakes, which are perfect cakes for busy mums to cook with their kids; vintage cakes for a stylish soiree and quirky cupcakes with unusual flavours, such as the genius Love Me Hate Me Marmite and Chocolate cupcake.

Packed with helpful advice on how to make and decorate your cakes, Luisa’s book will put the fun and sparkle back into your kitchen!

Wicked Cupcakes! is available here.

 

 

Rosé Wine Special | Wine Reviews

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Villa Maria Private Bin Rose 2013, RRP £9.99, Tesco, Majestic, Bargain Booze, Wine Rack, Village Wines (Amersham),  www.NZhouseofwine.com

This is a gorgeous dry rosé. It has aromas of ripe berry fruits. It is a very refreshing and drinkable wine.

Lourensford River Garden Rose 2013, RRP £8.20, Cheers Wines Merchants, BJR Hanby, Luvians, The Leamington Wine Company, Beaconsfield Wine Cellars,www.winedirect.co.uk

This rose is as interesting as it is delicious. It has fresh red berry and strawberry flavour and a unique and wonderful touch of spice greatly enhances the wine. Yummy.

Grant Burge GB11 Rose 2013, RRP £8.99, Nidderdale Fine Wines, The Wine Shop, www.thedrinkshop.com, Cheers Wine Merchants, Famous Wines

This is a brilliant light, fresh wine. It is a beautiful crimson red and has a wonderful, but not overpowering, sweetness to it. Has aromas of ripe strawberry, spices and candy. Goes very well with salmon. Delicious.

Cune Rosado 2012, RRP £9.49, Majestic, Dunedin Wines, Refreshers, Elies Cellars, Hailsham Cellars, Fountainhall Wines, www.winedirect.co.uk

This rose is a dark, clear red. Full of dark summer fruit aromas. This raspberry coloured wine also has floral notes. Light and refreshing. Stunning.

Les Pins Couches Rose 2013, RRP £9.99, Fresh and Wild, Les Caves du Patron, Luvians, Noble Green Wines, Bacchus et Al, Clifton Cellars, Kingsgate Wines, The Whalley Wine Shop, Cambridge Wine Merchants, Partridges of Sloane Street, Wine Rack, Wimbledon Wine Cellars

Light in colour. A dry rose with subtle fruit flavours in abundance. Has notes of herbs, black olives and fresh fruit. A brilliant French wine that encapsulates what the Mediterranean coast would taste like if it was a glass of rosé. Has spices and freshness all in one. Is a blend of syrah and mourvédre. Elegant and wonderful.

Joseph Mellot Sancerre Le Rabault Rosé 2013, RRP £16.99, Famous Wines, Eagle Wines, The Leamington Wine Company, Kingsgate Wines.

This wine was a big hit at a cheese and wine night I had in my apartment. Is a nice salmon colour. Is very fresh and fruity and highly drinkable. Good stuff.

 

Frost are doing a wine awards. Wine makers please enter by sending bottles to Frost HQ and readers please email frost magazine@gmail.com with wine suggestions. Thank you.

 

 

Olive It! The Essential Olive Recipe Book Review

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I love this book, I really do. I love olives and will eat them in anything. Unfortunately when it comes to cooking I don’t have much of an imagination. Luckily for me this amazing book has olive recipes a plenty, along with a history of olives, the healthy facts on olives, information on the Olive It! campaign and lots of other great stuff.

My mouth was watering all the way through reading this book. The recipes are also amazing, some are also very unique. I highly recommend this book for olive obsessives like myself.

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A delicious ensemble of olive marinades, tapenades, tapas feasting tips and recipes that will spark your imagination.

Designed to inspire you, this beautiful recipe book will take you on a journey of true discovery. Combining tradition with a contemporary twist, the Olive it! recipe book has a dish for everyone and every season, from innovative marinades to tantalising tapas and tapenades.

Join celebrated Spanish chefs José Pizarro and Omar Allibhoy as they share the joy of olives and family-trusted recipes that have passed down generations. Having both grown up surrounded by olive trees and immersed in the Mediterranean diet and culture, their love of olives is deep rooted and evident in these inspired olive dishes. With over 40 recipes that will spark your imagination and awaken new taste sensations, explore unique yet delicious combinations, such as green olives with figs, orange and bay to more adventurous combinations such as black olives with wasabi, ginger and smoked salmon and green olives with manchengo, chorizo and melon.

 

“Cooking with olives can be fun and exciting, and we hope this book will inspire you in the kitchen and encourage you to create these quick, easy and delicious recipes at home for your loved ones.’

“Olives on their own are great as a tasty snack but when seasoned with new and inventive combinations of ingredients they can produce a true explosion of taste.”

–  Omar Allibhoy