November’s Picks: The Best Health And Food Products

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Frostie

Here are our top picks for November. The health and food picks to keep you going through the cold winter months. Let us know what you think.

Brilliant Beetroot

Although not everyone at Frost loves Beetroot, those of us who do love this tasty and healthy drink. It is also refreshing and guilt-free. ‘Brilliant Beetroot’ – a beetroot juice blend from Cawston Press that now has 90% beetroot and 10% pure apple juice. Once confined to the pickle jar at the back of the fridge, beetroot’s now a well-established juice drink for those who enjoy its rich and earthy, yet sweet, taste.

It also has an amazingly rich source of vitamins and minerals. Available from Ocado

Yau’s Black Bean Sauce and Zumba Dipping Sauce

These Asian sauces are super tasty and not a bit artificial. They taste authentic and wholesome. Like they have been homemade. We tried the black bean sauce and the zumba dipping sauce – both great.

Bonnie and Philip Yau have a background in food from childhood, spanning from Vietnam to Shropshire and now to Peterborough. It has always focused on oriental food and the very best of this. They feel that oriental food is lacking the profile of other ethnic foods, perhaps based on poor takeaway experiences and the association with the monosodium glutamate and what this brings with it – the ‘Chinese gloopiness’! Their range of fresh, zingy, healthy sauces with only the good bits, are set to challenge this perception of their native food – they hope that it means that they can share their passion with their customers. They have developed a launch range that includes some recognised names such as sweet & sour and black bean, mixed in with more unique recipes – Zum marinade, dip and dressing was originally developed by Bonnie’s grandmother in Vietnam. All sauces have no MSG (monosodium glutamate) and are gluten free.

Restaurant, retail, cooking courses and now sauces

Bonnie’s interest in food started in Vietnam when she was growing up – she steered the boat whilst her grandmother sold hot meals to locals. The smells and sights that were part of every trip along the river have stayed with Bonnie – fresh ingredients and simple cooking methods were key to this style of cooking. In the UK Bonnie spent time working in a family-run specialist food shop developing her knowledge of Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai cooking. Philip began life in the food-haven of Shropshire; his parents ran a Chinese restaurant in the now well-known Ludlow. Their shared interest in food led them to setting-up a specialist oriental store in Peterborough and also a takeaway restaurant. Their approach to quality food, fresh ingredients and excellent customer service has been carried across their businesses. The idea for the sauces came from repeated customer requests – from both chefs and consumers, for oriental sauces that were authentic and easy to cook with – supported by ways to cook with them, for the oriental amateur. Bonnie has taken this education into people’s homes with her interactive and fun cooking and learning courses.

Cook, marinade, dip and dress

The launch range of sauces has been developed by Bonnie and Philip – they started their production in the kitchen and sold through their specialist store, Janson Hong. Due to the positive reaction and interest in the products, they have taken the business forward and sourced a British manufacturer who is working closely with them to produce the recipes exactly to Bonnie’s taste but at the same time enabling them to extend production beyond the scale of their home kitchen. The sauces are made by Eastern Country Foods in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. There are six sauces with some recognised names such as the Black Bean and the Sweet & Sour and then some more unusual names; Kung Po and Zum. Yau’s recognise the lack of understanding of oriental food and part of their launch is about recipes and re-education into just how tasty, healthy and easy oriental cooking can be for the whole family. The sauces are also a solution for caterers seeking authentic flavours for restaurant dishes.

Bonnie Yau explained why they had created Yau’s; “We love the food from China, Vietnam, Thailand and feel that in the UK Indian and Thai food is widely accepted as part of the cuisine but food termed ‘Chinese’ food has a bad image. Our aim has been to develop sauces that we would use in our home cooking, so that we can share our food. We think that there is a gap on the shelves of retailers for an artisan product in this sector and hope that we can fill it. We also believe that our product will help in restaurant kitchens – the feedback so far in our region, is very positive. We hope to spread this across the country.”

Kallo Rice Cakes

Kallo Rice Cakes are delicious. Too delicious for something that is so healthy. We have been eating the lightly salted ones at Frost with hummus on top. They taste good and make you feel good. We will be buying in bulk in future. From Ocado.

Each packet includes a charming original folk tale inspired illustration and matching short poem in vibrant, Scandinavian eye-catching colours.

Kallo uses only the finest natural ingredients to create delicious products – celebrating their ethos for eating well and enjoying a healthy lifestyle. All Kallo’s rice cakes are made from the highest quality wholegrain, puffed brown rice and corn with no artificial colours, preservatives, gluten containing ingredients or MSG and are suitable for vegetarians.

Priced from £1.19 per pack.

Mr Singh’s Hot Punjabi Chilli Sauce

This sauce is hot, super hot. Perfect for spice lovers. The sauce which made Mr. Singh’s famous. Hot and delicious! Deep, rich, umami flavour with a hint of sweetness. You get delicious flavour with a pleasurable chilli kick at the back of your throat. The original and one of the best chilli sauces ever created! Created over 25 years ago, this sauce is historically hot! Yummy with chips, fish fingers, soups, pasta, casserole, cheese on toast and whatever else you can think of!

From Selfridges

Lucy’s Dressing – Golden Dressing

This sauce only lasted for a day and a half at Frost. It was so amazing we put it on everything. A kitchen essential. Lucy’s Dressings are inspired in their family kitchen in Suffolk, using their own unique recipes. Having hand-picked the finest quality local ingredients.

Golden because it’s made from cold pressed rapeseed oil, which has half the saturated fat of an olive oil based dressing.

The good news with this dressing is that although it’s incredibly good for you, it tastes rich and full bodied and that’s because it’s made from award winning Hillfarm cold pressed rapeseed oil, cyder vinegar, mustard, lemon juice and a touch of honey for the sweetness you all love. Fantastic on salads or for roasting vegetables.

From Ocado or Selfridges

Verdesse

Our writer used these for less than a month and made no other changes. He was less bloated and lost four pounds. Impressive. From Nature’s Best.

Expert nutritionist Dr Sam Christie comments “We know that coffee drinkers are protected against type 2 diabetes – a condition characterised by blood-sugar irregularities that leads to excessive abdominal fat accumulation. Now, even non-coffee drinkers can benefit. Scientists now understand that what we eat has an enormous influence on whether or not we succumb to this type of disease. Green coffee that provides more of the sugar-normalising compounds (but without the caffeine) is a natural approach to a flatter stomach and part of your protection against this type of condition”.

Nature’s Best Verdesse contains a high dose of 400mg green coffee extract – the trial used a high dose of 500mg. Verdesse™ (£14.95 for 60 tablets from www.naturesbest.co.uk or call 01892 552 094) is a decaffeinated green coffee extract containing ‘5-caffeolyquinic acid’, proven to help you lose weight by speeding up your metabolism. Take every day for an additional metabolic boost.

Verdesse™ is a slimming supplement used to speed up the metabolism and help you lose weight faster. Verdesse™ is a decaffeinated green coffee extract with Svetol™ which contains high levels of active compounds called ‘chlorogenic acids’. One in particular which is called ‘5-caffeoylquinic acid’ is scientifically proven to help you simultaneously lose weight by speeding up your metabolism. These compounds contain powerful antioxidants that help fight free radical damage. The roasting process changes the chemical profile of the coffee bean and this is why unroasted coffee beans are used in Verdesse™. Although you could get as much ‘5-caffeoylquinic acid’ from 3 cups of green coffee, it is quite an acquired taste, taking Verdesse is an easy way to get this into your diet.

Potter’s Herbal Cold & Flu Relief

Natural and it really works.

Potter’s Cold & Flu Relief (formulated with Elder Flowers with Peppermint Oil and Composition Essence) relieves fever and discomfort of colds, chills and sore throats. It contains Bayberry Bark, Hemlock Spruce, Elder Flowers and Peppermint. Now available in Holland & Barrett – RRP £6.32.

Deep Heat Muscle Rescue Neck and Shoulder Cream

It is tempted to use this anyway in this weather, but if you have an injury or some aches and pains it eases the pain. Handy applicator too.

Works to help ease tension from tight, stressed muscles with a warming combination of rosemary and vanilla delivered via a no-mess sponge applicator. It can be used on other parts of the body, but is designed especially for the tense neck and shoulder area. The soothing, warming cream has a beautiful herbal fragrance and comes with a soft sponge massage applicator so you can massage it in at home or use it on-the-go. Massage is well known for its ability to relieve muscle tension and stress, especially when accompanied with aromatic oils. The sponge applicator enhances the tension easing properties of the warming cream through gentle massage. Both available from Boots.com

Deep Heat Muscle Rescue Bath Soak.

Perfect for helping overworked muscles. Great for the end of a long day – great stuff that unwinds and heals.

It’s specially formulated to soothe and ease muscular tension, stresses, strains and tired aching muscles. Key ingredients include electrolyte minerals (which help to prevent cramp) and essential oils of rosemary, patchouli and orange. A warm bath with Electrolyte minerals helps stressed muscles to loosen and relax, and the essential oils of rosemary, patchouli and orange assist in emotional, as well as physical, relaxation and the release of muscle tension.

Deep Relief

Great stuff that really works. I am addicted to it. Available from Boots.

A grim portrait of pain has been revealed by a new study for Deep Relief, a topical, clinically proven analgesic gel which uses both analgesic ibuprofen and counter-stimulant levomenthol to deliver a dual attack on pain to provide, effective pain relief.

In this survey of 1000 adults, almost half (43%) said they were blighted by pain on a daily basis. A similar proportion (45%) reported living with pain for more than five years. The back is the number one sore spot with more than half of pain sufferers reporting the lower back to be the main source of discomfort. The neck and shoulders come a close second affecting two out of five (42%) people.

Commenting on this latest pain data, Dr Sarah Brewer a media GP notes: “Worryingly, this new Deep Relief report revealed that three out of five (60%) who suffer regular aches and pains put their health at risk because they rely on oral pain-relief pills. Long term use of oral painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen has been linked with a corrosive effect on the digestive system and long term use of ibuprofen and diclofenac at high doses have been linked to an increased risk of heart attack. It is estimated that this family of medicines, known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs, is responsible for 2,600 deaths a year and 12,000 hospital admissions out of 25 million prescriptions not to mention the number of people that buy NSAIDs Over The Counter.”

GRIN AND BEAR

A staggering one in two people (48%) simply ‘grin and bear pain’. Standing for long periods (41%), household chores (40%) and sitting at a desk for long periods (33%) all aggravate discomfort and a third (32%) report that cold weather makes their pain worse.

Nagging pain can also have a huge emotional impact, with a third (29%) admitting they get upset because it restricts their activities and the same number complaining they are constantly exhausted.

“This can become a vicious cycle as there is evidence to show that low mood lowers our pain threshold and depression increases our sensitivity to pain, which makes it feel worse.” Dr Sarah Brewer

Dr Brewer adds: “The survey found that pain also prevented one in four respondents from exercising, which may exacerbate this downward spiral. In fact, we know that exercise releases mood-boosting endorphins, so remaining as active as possible is an important part of pain control in long-term conditions such as arthritis.”

Using an effective topical pain relief product such as Deep Relief gel can help maintain mobility and prevent pain from undermining the ability to enjoy daily life.

In summary, Dr Brewer notes: “This survey also found that two out of five (38%) people had not discussed their pain problems with their GP or a pharmacist and as a result many may be unaware of the risks associated with oral painkillers, and the potential for interactions with other medicines such as blood-thinning drugs. A number of studies have linked the long-term use of NSAIDs to serious side-effects and these medicines must be treated with respect. Sadly, almost one third (31%) of respondents in the Deep Relief survey believed there is nothing they can do to prevent pain.

Overall this survey paints a grim picture of debilitating pain in a significant proportion of the UK population together with a worrying lack of knowledge on how to treat it.”

However, the good news is that Deep Relief is a topical analgesic gel which uses two weapons to help fight pain – analgesic ibuprofen and counter-irritant levomenthol — to deliver a dual attack on pain which has been clinically proven to provide, effective relief.

The ibuprofen reduces pain by damping down inflammation and swelling while the levomenthol provides a counter-irritant effect which delivers cooling pain relief.

“And the synergistic action of these two key ingredients enhances penetration of the ibuprofen suggesting that Deep Relief may deliver more analgesia than products containing ibuprofen alone.

Deep Relief has been subjected to a randomised, double-blind placebo controlled trial — the toughest scientific test there is — and is proven to significantly reduce pain in walking, standing and at rest.

So if you suffer from muscular mild to moderate pain niggles opt for a topical pain relieving gel like Deep Relief gel. However, if the pain becomes severe or worsens, always seek GP advice immediately.

LEVOMENTHOL NO LONGER A MYSTERY

Menthol has been used to relieve aches and pains for centuries but it is only recently that scientists have begun to understand how it works.

Messages to the brain are relayed via a system of transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels which act as gateways on cells and allow electrical signals to pass back and forth.

A 2007 study at the University of California confirmed that one of these TRP ion channels — known as TRPM8 — is not only essential to signal the sensation of cold, but also responds to menthol. This means at a cellular level these chemical messengers cannot tell the difference between something which is physically cold and the menthol-induced sensation of cold — so applying menthol activates the same pain-relieving response as an ice-pack and triggers a barrage of ‘it’s cold’ signals to the brain which compete with pain signals and dilute their message.

Another piece of the puzzle emerged last year in a study from researchers at the Research Center for Neurobiology and Neurophysiology at Aix-Marseilles University who suspected that menthol’s pain relieving properties went beyond this counter-irritant distraction.

Their laboratory tests confirmed that menthol also blocks at least three of the ion channels which relay the sensation of pain and they reported: “We found that low concentrations of menthol cause analgesia.”[8]

This shows that menthol works in two ways: by both blocking pain signals and by diluting the impact of those which get through to the brain.

Another advantage of adding menthol to a pain-relieving gel is that it aids the penetration of ibuprofen. In vitro studies show that when levomenthol — the type of menthol used in Deep Relief — is added to ibuprofen 2.6 times more analgesic is absorbed by the skin in the first hour and at ten hours the combination of ibuprofen and levomenthol delivers 1.4 times more analgesia than ibuprofen alone.

Deep Relief is the only topical NSAID to combine ibuprofen and levomenthol to provide this two-pronged approach to pain-relief.

Utopia Film Review

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Daniel McCarthy

Author, journalist and filmmaker John Pilger has spent the last four decades providing a voice for the vulnerable and powerless. He has worked up an impressive resume of work, picking up a Bafta and Emmy in the process, that tackles the theme of division between the powers to be and those considered to be ‘lesser’ individuals who suffer in their wake. His best known work is focused on his native Australia where his breakthrough film The Secret Country (1985), focused on the indigenous Aboriginal population and their shameful persecution over the years. This focus is reiterated in Utopia (named after the Aboriginal homeland in the northern territory) along with the shocking facts of how their land was stolen from them and the various injustices against them that have not ceased with the passage of time.

Pilger does not hold back in his words and examinations of the current climate in Australia and rightly so. References to ‘the lucky country’ are used alongside words such as ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid’; words that are hard to associate with one of the world’s leading nations. However they seem fully justified in the wake of Pilger’s disturbing revelations. There have been film projects, both factual and fictional, that have focused on the dark chapters of slavery and of ‘The Stolen Generation’, the hideous government policy that saw children taken from their families in order to be used as slave labour and as a deliberate effort to ‘breed out the black.’ Such depictions of shameful events seem like a distant memory but there appears to be no let up in unjust persecution on the native population. If anything it would appear to have taken on a more subtle and ‘respectable’ facade. Grim statistics of neglect, rife disease, suicide rates and overwhelming incarceration of Aboriginal citizens portray a chilling view of a seemingly national ignorance. Amidst this catalogue of atrocity, Pilger specifically focuses on the steady and insidious efforts of a government endorsed think tank that attempted to quietly erase the dark history of the nation’s past (‘no genocide, no theft of land’) and then proceeded to fuel various moral panics in the media, including a notorious claim of mass paedophilla taking place within Aboriginal tribes. The claims were untrue and served as a mass distraction to a land grab in the area to mine for natural resources that have kept Australia’s economy strong during the recent downturn. Images of the countries majestic rural beauty take on a dark, melancholic tone in the knowledge of what has been to done to lay claim to it. The interview subjects gathered together on behalf of the government and media institutions, which includes former prime minister Kevin Rudd, are given a fair approach by Pilger but this still appears to provide more than enough rope for some of them. His interview style is concise and devastating in it’s blunt to the point attitude but not as devastating as his subjects apparent apathy or, more shockingly, a casual indifference to the shocking social divisions and injustices over the years. This sentiment also come across in a quietly disturbing set of soundbites from from everyday citizens celebrating national holidays to commemorate the arrival of westerners to the continent. Though it is admittedly unlikely for the filmmakers to include footage with those uneasy at the one sided nature of the celebrations, it’s still unnerving to see such willful disinterest and prejudice in a first world nation.

Throughout the film the sense of quiet anger and shame is raw but never lapses over into trite sentiment. Aboriginal interviewees contained in the film have been at the receiving end of neglect, stereotyping and institutional racism and there is no pleading for sympathy from them or in the tone of the film. There is the inclusion of astonishing footage of labour strikes that helped signal the collapse of slavery in the nation. Rather than raging against indignity, there is a focus on the quiet and calm search for justice. This is encapsulated in one astonishing scene where Pilger accompanies the descendants of Aboriginal prisoners to the sight of a remote former prison where hundreds were incarcerated and lost their lives. It is now a luxury resort, with no references or memorials to its past and those who died there. The camera holds on the elder descendants face, clearly wracked with pain and anger, yet refusing to be broken by what he sees. Filmed in an unfussy and focused manner, it’s small moments like this that hit the hardest. Pilger and his collaborators voice is a calm yet impassioned one and it deserves to be heard in this extraordinary film.

UTOPIA will be released in UK cinemas on November 15th. It will be released on DVD December 16th and broadcast on ITV on 17th December. It is set to be shown in Australia early next year.

The Book of Mormon Review | Theatre

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Catherine Balavage

The Book of Mormon is much hyped. Every paper and magazine is full of glowing reviews and the word of mouth is strong. But does it live up to the hype? Well, yes and then some. This controversial musical from the makers of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez, who is a co-composer/co-lyricist of Avenue Q, is actually one of, if not the, best thing I have ever seen in my life. While it could just comes across as mean and bullying, it is an incredibly smart musical religious satire. It will make you think, it will make you laugh and it will make you happy.

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The Book of Mormon tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries sent to a remote village in northern Uganda, where a brutal warlord is threatening the local population. Naïve and optimistic, the two missionaries try to share the Book of Mormon, one of their scriptures, but have trouble connecting with the locals, who are more worried about war, famine, poverty, and AIDS than about religion.

The Book of Mormon was in development for seven years and has now gone on to great critical acclaim, winning nine Tony Awards,

I laughed all the way through and I cannot wait to see it again. It had funny line after funny line and not one weak scene during the whole musical. The production values were extremely high. Everything was done without compromise. The sets and costumes were fantastic. The script was ingenious, the acting, choreography, music and singing was incredible. What more can I say? This musical will go down as an all time great, it probably already has, you won’t want to miss it. A must see.

Tickets available from Stubhub.co.uk

Reasons My Kid Is Crying by Greg Pembroke Review

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Catherine Balavage

Every now and then we get sent something at Frost Magazine that changes our way of thinking. For me Reasons My Kid is Crying was one of those things. I don’t have any children, and, boy, did this make me happy about that.

Ingenious and hilarious, possibly inappropriately so. This is the funniest book I have read since ‘Who Moved My Blackberry?” which was YEARS ago. Buy someone this for Christmas, they will love you forever.

It all started when busy father Greg Pembroke posted a few pictures online of his three-year-old son, mid-tantrum, alongside the reason his son was crying: He had broken his bit of cheese in half. This book collects together photos sent to Greg from parents around the world, documenting the many, completely logical reasons why small children cry. (‘I let him play on the grass’ . . . ‘We told him the pig says “oink”’ . . . ‘The neighbour’s dog isn’t outside’). Together, they are both a fond portrait of the universal, baffling logic of toddlers – and a reminder for burned-out parents everywhere that they are not alone.

I love this book and I if I never procreate, this is why. Check out Greg’s Tumblr here.

Buy Reasons My Kid is Crying here.

From Yes To I Do: The Wedding Guide For A Modern Bride Review | Weddings

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Catherine Balavage

After the initial joy of being engaged comes something else: realising just how hard and expensive it is planning a wedding. You need all the help you can get. I am planning my wedding at the moment and, trust me, it gets overwhelming. Step in From Yes to I Do: A Wedding Guide for a Modern Bride Can this guide save money, tears and tantrums? Let’s find out.

I immediately have faith in the book when I read that Lucy Tobin is married and has planned a wedding. Few things are worse than a guide book from someone who has no experience of the subject at hand. The book gets all of the nitty gritty our of the way first: the administration and finer details. The budget, the practical business of getting married…even then the book is not boring. It is well written and not stuffy. I love the graphs, tables and the ‘I wish I’d thought of that’ scenarios from real couples.

The Top 10 Money Saving ideas is brilliant and has already saved me a ton of money. There are so many things you just don’t think of. The book also tells you how much other people spend on weddings, and what celebrities paid: the depressing thing about the celebrity list is how many of them are actually still married; five out of twelve. I love the illustrations in the book too.

From Yes To I Do covers everything from the running order, the speeches and what music to use when. This guide really is invaluable. The chapter on how much booze to have and how to save costs is invaluable. I love all of the facts that I have learned and it is fun too. Don’t get married without it. A wonderful and thoroughly researched book. And a bargain when you think about how much bridal magazines cost.

From Yes to I Do: A Wedding Guide for a Modern Bride

Texas Joe Pop Up Restaurant At Brewdog Shoreditch Review

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Catherine Balavage

We traveled to Shoreditch for a taste of the US: The Texas Joe food is proper American food from the heart of Texas. Well, almost. Quite a lot of it is spicy, there is a lot of meat, and it all tastes and looks authentic.

I had the sampler; beef brisket- cooked perfectly and very tender, smoked chicken-very tasty and well-smoked, Brewdog Shoreditch had to remove two doors to get the smoking machine in, hot link sausages- proper meaty sausages, taste great and slightly spicy, beef rib-the rib was huge and very well done. The sampler also comes with beans, chilli and sauce.

On the side we had chilli cheese fries and jalapenos stuffed with brisket and cheese and then wrapped in bacon. Rather stupidly, I underestimated how hot the jalapenos would be. The chilli is also hot (I know, obviously). My colleague had the hot link sausages, he pointed left to right to the food (chilli cheese fries, hot link sausages and stuffed jalapenos) hot, hot and hotter he said.

If you love meat and you love spice you will love the Texas Joe pop up restaurant. There are things that are not spicy though. Like the smoked chicken. The food is good and authentic. It is hearty, filling and very American. Very different.

On the side we had beer from Brewdog. I don’t like beer but I had a raspberry fruit beer which was actually nice. My colleague loved the beer he had, which can be seen below. Brewdogs ‘punk’ beer is anti the big brand generic lagers. Brewdog refuses to compromise on ingredients for its beer to save on costs just to boost profits. It shows in the taste as well. The beer is excellent and noticeably better.

Dragon’s Den star Joe Walters has today announced the launch of his pop-up Texan BBQ at BrewDog Shoreditch. The maverick cowboy will be cooking up a storm in the East London venue, following his standout pitch for his beef jerky company on the BBC 2 entrepreneurial show in August. Texas Joe’s BBQ will serve a full range of smokin’ Southern delights including slow-cooked brisket, beef ribs, chili-dogs and fresh cornbread.

The first Texas Joe’s BBQ will be hosted at BrewDog Shoreditch, and the company plans to open a series of standalone restaurants in the coming months.

The opening of his first pop-up BBQ joint completes a rollercoaster period for the cowboy, which saw him officially launch his jerky company and secure a nationwide deal with Sainsbury’s to stock his product.

Millions of viewers watched Joe pitch his beef jerky company in a rhinestone suit and Stetson this summer on the Den– a pitch that included a performance of the song ‘Put that jerky in your mouth’ by Sunday Best’s recording artists Kitty, Daisy and Lewis.

Joe secured a £50,000 investment from Peter Jones of immediate edge, although the Texan is now operating without the assistance of the ‘Dragon’.
However, BrewDog co-founder James Watt saw the potential in the Texas Joe’s brand and invested.

Watt was recently named Scottish Entrepreneur of the Year and BrewDog beers have previously been used in Texas Joe’s jerky recipes.

Texas Joe’s founder Joe Walters commented:

“Since appearing on the show, the response to our Texan jerky has been so phenomenal that we knew we had to expand our offering and bring a little South hospitality to London. With our first pop-up BBQ joint we’re giving people a taste of authentic Texan BBQ and we know they are going to love it.”

Kizzy’s Cookies Vegan Cookies Review

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Catherine Balavage

At the risk of sounding like an old woman; food just isn’t like it used to be. Pesticides, preservatives, GM crops…the list of horrible chemicals and stupid farming tactics seems to grow by the day. You now have to pay more money to eat natural food without all of the nasty chemicals in them. I love organic food. I also love vegan food, small businesses and anyone taking on the food giants. These are all things we support at Frost Magazine: environmentalism and good, natural food.

Which is why Kizzy’s Cookies might go in our hall of fame. These classic chocolate chip cookies are vegan. They are freshly baked and made from scratch without preservatives or chemicals. While some organic and vegan things lack flavour, Kizzy’s Cookies are the best cookies I have ever tasted in my life and our other writers agreed. They also taste fresh and pure. You can really taste the difference.

I predict, and hope for, big things from Kizzy’s Cookies. Frost loves….

Naturally Made For You Coconut Soufflé Exfoliator Review

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Catherine Balavage

Coconut soufflé brings one thing to mind: yum. This exfoliator looks and smells so good it is tempting to eat it. It looks beautiful too. The texture is so different and soufflé like that staring is definitely okay. As you can see from the pictures below, this exfoliator is definitely unique.

It is super gentle but tough enough to give you I-can’t-stop-stroking-myself skin. You can feel the grains but you are also left with a lovely moisturising residue. With Dead Sea salts, Shea butter and organic coconut oil, this wonderful product made my skin feeling so amazing I could skip moisturiser after. I am a huge fan of natural products and this really works. Naturally Made For You started with one self-made woman, Kadifa Jones, learning as she went and working from her kitchen. I hope the brand takes off, it will be well deserved.

Available from Naturally Made For You

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