Friday, October 21, 2011

Royal Green’s Cooking Cream Series

FRY, BAKE, STIR-FRY OR MARINATE THE DELICIOUS, HEALTHY WAY
- with Royal Green’s NEW AND UNIQUE 100% Organic Flavoured Cooking Cream Series

I was puzzled by this product before seeing it, it sounds like a marinade or a stir in type sauce, but on receiving, its actually a replacement for oil or butter. It looks like the sort of product I may put on my skin, like a posh body butter, it is a coconut product but not a whiff in sight, but the distinct and wonderful garlic aroma is evident and makes me want to eat it thank goodness.

I tried it first smothered on crusty bread and it makes a very easy and tasty garlic bread. It enlivened my sweetcorn and courgettes, really lovely on green beans too. I can't wait to flavour chicken with it and my roasties may get a dollop too.
My body won't in case you are worrying!!


“Jennifer Aniston uses Coconut cream for cooking and the England rugby squad swear by its metabolism-boosting qualities.”

In 3 delicious flavours (Garlic, Herbes de Provence and Spices), these “must-use” creams contain 100% organic odourless coconut oil; so has no taste or aroma of coconut but still has all the great health

Perfect for baking, roasting, stir-frying and marinating the possibilities are endless and the dishes will never be so tasty and healthy. 100% vegetarian, each cream is good for the cholesterol, has less calories than most other oils, is easily digestible and without trans fats.

And there’s more...Royal Green’s Flavoured Cooking Creams contain at least 50% lauric acid, found naturally in coconut oil, which has natural antiviral, antimicrobial, antiprotozoal and antifungal properties. It acts by disrupting the lipid membranes in organisms like fungus, bacteria and viruses, breaking them down and destroying them, keeping you and your body healthier and stronger.

An ideal substitute to olive oil, butter and margarine as it retains all its health benefits when heated. Burning at higher temperatures than other oils, including olive oil, there’s a lower risk of any nasty free radicals forming. Royal Green’s Flavoured Cooking Creams do not use any chemicals, preservatives, synthetic flavours or colours.

Royal Green’s Flavoured Cooking Creams support the digestive system and are naturally absorbed into the gut, helping the intake of vitamins and minerals and even helps with a weight loss programme as unlike oils; it is not stored in the body as fat.

MENU SUGGESTIONS

ROYAL GREEN 100% ORGANIC COCONUT CREAM WITH HERBES DE PROVENCE (basil, savory, garlic,
lavender, oregano, rosemary).
Roast mouth-watering chicken legs with Herbes de Provence, or bake
delicious chipolata sausages with a spicy salad of small potatoes, parsley
and rocket. The possibilities are endless!
ROYAL GREEN 100% ORGANIC COCONUT CREAM WITH SPICES
Stir-fry haricots verts, or bake a vegetable omelette. Marinate a whole
chicken, sprinkle with some extra sea salt and bake it crispy and golden
brown in the oven. Mmmmm, yummy!

ROYAL GREEN 100% ORGANIC COCONUT CREAM WITH GARLIC
Stir-fry fresh vegetables for an extraordinary garlic ‘bite’. Spread it on
some pieces of sourdough bread and grill them until they are crusty, or
bake lamb chops with rosemary. Create your own combinations and make
every meal a little bit more special!


Royal Green’s Flavoured Cooking Creams, 250ml £5.99 are available from John Bell & Croydon, NutriCentres and


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Halloween at Find Me A Gift


I recently featured Find Me A Gift in summer and funnily reviewed an umbrella supposedly for spring wet weather but it sadly was perfect for the abysmally wet weeks we had. This time the items I am showing are an exact fit for the time of year, Halloween.

Find Me A Gift have something for all, whether you are staying in and having a small party for the kids, or really dressing up and going out.
My particular faves are the spooky teeth ice cubes, will put a chill in your drink and send shivers down your spine!
Check out the gruesome gifts and note the excellent prices too.


VAMPIRE TEETH ICE TRAY – COLD BLOODED rrp £6.49
Fans of the Twilight Saga, Vampire Diaries or True Blood will ‘die for’ this Vampire Teeth Ice Tray - Cold Blooded! Create chilling fang-shaped ice cubes to give drinks a bit of extra bite. Why not add some strawberry or cranberry cordial to take the ice cubes to a new level of frightening?



SPIDER WEB FALSE EYELASHES rrp £2.49
Even glamour-pusses can go Goth this Halloween, with these fabulous false eyelashes. Shaped like a spider’s web and featuring a tiny spider, these lashes add a devilish finishing touch to any outfit.



INFLATABLE FANCY DRESS COSTUMES from £13.06
Who said Halloween has to be frightening? These hilarious inflatable fancy dress costumes will have friends screaming with laughter. Available in Cowboy, Chef, Sumo Wrestler and Viking, these inflatable costumes are sure to make a memorable entrance at a Halloween party.



FLIPPIN’ FRIGHTENING SERIAL KILLER T-SHIRT rrp £14.99
After a super-scary Halloween costume this year?  The Flippin’ Frightening Serial Killer T Shirt isn’t as innocent as it first looks! This white t-shirt has the words “ARE YOU SCARED?” on the front, and has an image of a scary, blood-soaked hockey mask on the underside. Guaranteed to win the ‘scariest guest at the party’ award.



SCREAMING AND FLASHING SKULL DRINKING STRAW rrp £3.49
Ideal for Halloween house parties or for away scaring unwanted guests, these Screaming and Flashing Skull Drinking Straws let out a bloodcurdling scream as guests take a sip from their drink. With an added flashing effect to really make people jump, these straws will certainly be a talking point at this year’s Halloween party.


Air Hedz Inflatable Alien Head And Hands rrp £7.99
Dress up toddlers and children as little green monsters this Halloween with this green inflatable alien head and matching hands.  Simply blow them up for the perfect comical costume that can be used again and again!


VAMPIRE BATHROBE rrp £39.99 
This spooky Vampire Bathrobe is exclusive to Find Me a Gift, and doubles up as a Halloween costume to give great value for money. With luxurious black fleece and blood red satin-look lining, this lavish bath robe has bell sleeves and high collar to bring a bit of gothic flare to this wardrobe staple                                      



SOUND MACHINE – HORROR SOUND EFFECTS rrp £8.99
The Halloween accessory for gadget fans, the Sound Machine – Horror Sound Effects features 16 terrifying sound effects to scare guests half to death!



INFLATABLE WIGS RRP £9.99
For people who want to get involved but aren’t keen on a full Halloween costume, these comical inflatable wigs are perfect. Choose from Elvis, Beehive, Afro and Rasta styles.



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Yoshi Blade Ceramic Knife review



If it’s one thing a cook needs, it’s a good, trusted knife. I never paid much heed to this belief. I'd been using for years yes years old knives,trying to cut meat, tomatoes squishing as I pressed down, just all usual veg preparation taking so long. I didn't know it was too bad until I used a knife at a friends when helping prepare salad for a bbq.

Since then I have bought better knives and as I've gained experience and really gotten into cooking in a big way, I have  tried using the correct knives for the foods and even learned a few techniques, before I would use a bread knife for all slicing and dicing.

I was sent the Yoshi blade which has some big claims. It says its the only tool you need and for me who did as I say use one knife for all, it was quite intriguing.
I put it to the test when first preparing a Mediterranean chicken dish with roasted veg and new potatoes.
I sliced through the chicken with ease, the basil and thyme from the garden was so easy. When it came to the roasted veg they were a doddle, the tomatoes I peeled one just to see how it performed and it was amazing, made it as easy as slicing butter, then  sliced clean through with none of the squishing. The garlic was a cinch as were the courgettes peppers and onions.

I had to try it on bread as it claims to cut through and to be honest without the usual serrated edge, I thought it would not work. But it cut right through a very fresh loaf.

Whats good for me about the blade is that its ceramic and not metal, I do tend to leave knives wet and if they get pitted, do rust rather quickly. This will never rust, its got to be good, another thing I can do now is cut salad rather than tear. Steel blades always wilts the lettuce and turns it black, the Yoshi does not.

It comes with a fab little peeler and that is super fast and sharp too. The money back guarantee means you can take or send it back, but I see no need with mine.
So like years ago I could go back to one knife again, from bread to veg, soft and very hard veg like swede it works so well. Hoping this will last a long time.
With orders of over 4,000 prior to launch and lots of positive kitchen trials, the Yoshi Blade by New Innovations (£19.99) is the only tool you’ll need and is guaranteed to cut and slice better than traditional steel knives.

Recommended by professionals across the globe, the Yoshi Blades streamlined design takes influence from Traditional Japanese Santoku knives. Fusing trusted traditional design with modern ceramic compounds (Zirconium Oxide) the Yoshi Blade is 40% stronger than Stainless Steel and stays sharper, 10 times longer than conventional knives.

Sarah Turner, cafe owner London says “I’d heard about this amazing knife from a friend in the States and put my name on a UK waiting list. I’ve been using it in my cafe for over a month and I haven’t looked back. I don’t use any other knife, it’s so sharp I can cut bread without it breaking, slice through chicken like butter and thinly slice onions, amazing.”
Roger Smith, chef Cardiff comments “I was given the opportunity to trial the Yoshi Blade and I’m impressed.
It makes my job a hell of a lot easier and it’s now my professional tried and trusted kitchen tool.”

Easy to use and comfortable to hold, its compact design is ideal for precision cutting and thin slicing.
With a granton-edge (a release pattern) it will easily free sticky food and thin slices after cutting. Amazingly this ‘must-buy’ tool doesn’t need sharpening and won’t rust, corrode or pit like conventional steel knives. So versatile you can switch between different foods without the need to grapple with the kitchen draw looking for another knife.
Each Yoshi Blade by New Innovations comes with a bonus protective cover, a bonus Yoshi Blade
Ceramic Peeler (same sharp blades to help you peel to perfection) and comes with a 30 day money
back guarantee.
The Yoshi Blade by New Innovations is available now from www.highstreettv.com, or on Freephone
0800 883 8224.
Stock will also be available from BHS

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Christmas Blend tea from The London Tea Company

I do love my tea, standard, green, herbal, fruit. Its a passion and I'm known in my family as teapot at times!! Even at the height of my nights out in my late teens and early twenties, I would always have a cup of tea and have been known to order it in a bar late at night if I can.

I do like the Christmas spice ones and may be dropping some hints to Chris that I would love this one above, in part for the great sounding tea and also for the adorable tin.

Do you love a cuppa too?
Tea lovers will be spoilt for choice this Christmas with a selection of
delicious blends from The London Tea Company. Made using only the finest
organic and Fairtrade ingredients, The London Tea Company offers delicate
blends and flavours, which will appeal to traditionalists and adventurers alike.
London Tea Christmas Winter Spice


With its distinctive and seasonal aromas of cinnamon,
cloves and nutmeg blended with Ceylon black tea
leaves, London Tea Christmas Winter Spice is perfect
for cold winter evenings and cosy cuppas by the fire.


Simply pop a bag in a mug, leave it to brew for a
couple of minutes, add some warm milk or a slice of
orange and sit back and enjoy (mince pie optional).
Christmas Winter Tea also comes festively packaged,
making it a perfect stocking filler.
Priced at £4.95 for 40 bags.
London Tea Gift Tin

Looking for a complete selection for a tea enthusiast?
Then the London Tea Gift Tin is sure to impress.
With a tea to suit every taste, the tin offers nine
differentblends, in 72 individually wrapped sachets.
These include classic blends like Earl Grey and
English Breakfast to more adventurous offerings like
White Tea, Elderflower & Apricot and Green Tea and Mango
& Ginger. Priced at £14.99


Green Tea Tropical Detox
Just in time for those Christmas parties, cleansing
and refreshing, London Tea Green Tea Tropical Detox
is an effortless way to counter any overindulgence and
stay healthy over the festive period. Delicate green
tea leaves have been blended with tropical flavours to
create an antioxidant-packed, metabolism boosting and
skin- enriching tea that tastes fantastic. The leaves
are wrapped in the London Tea Company’s award-winning
infusers to deliver an exceptional flavour. Priced at
£3.99 for 15 infusers.
London Tea Christmas Winter Spice, The London Tea Gift Tin and London Tea Green
Tropical Detox are available from Selfridges,www.londontea.co.uk and food stores across the UK.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Baby Born Happy Birthday Doll


This is a fitting addition to the Baby Born collection, a Happy Birthday Doll, I know its to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Baby born, and a great way to celebrate that amazing length of time, but this is an ideal gift for a little girls birthday, being able to celebrate her special day with a gorgeous doll has to be extra special.

I cannot believe 20 years has gone buy, we have a few of the older Baby born's in the loft and time has flown by.
As with all the other dolls in the collection she is another quality beautiful baby doll. She comes with her lovely pink birthday outfit. I imagine this doll may become collectible.
She is 17 inches so the other outfits from any other Baby born dolls you have will fit.
She can be fed, bathed, cries real tears and wets, a nappy is in the box plus potty, bowl, spoon,bottle and dummy. 
What's cute is a birthday card and a birthday cake, its musical and a candle on top glows as if its lit.

A really special gift for any little girl who wants her own baby.

UK favourite BABY born® has reached her 20th Anniversary this year and, to celebrate this landmark occasion, Zapf Creation has created a beautiful special edition Happy Birthday doll.
BABY born® Happy Birthday doll encourages mother-care play and has eight innovative “baby” features all without requiring batteries.
This special edition doll is fully movable, can drink from a bottle and if you feed her, she will soil her nappy or use her potty.  Just like a real baby she can also cry real tears. Plus, little mummies can enjoy splashing around with her during bath time or in the pool as she’s a fully bathable water baby too.  Caring little ones can watch their BABY born® close her eyes and fall into a blissful sleep when given her pacifier.
BABY born® Happy Birthday doll is dressed in a sparkly pretty pink satin party dress and comes with her very own musical birthday cupcake which  lights up!  She also comes with a nappy, dummy, bottle, plate and potty.  Adding to the fun is a special birthday card just for BABY born®.
The special edition BABY born® Happy Birthday doll is suitable for children ages three plus and is priced around £29.99. 

Also available in the BABY born® range is the loveable BABY born® Magic Feeding doll, when you feed her she gets a messy face! Little girls will simply love to feed BABY born® with her very own ‘ice cream cone’ before wiping clean her messy face.
Suitable for girls aged three plus, the BABY born® Magic Feeding doll is priced around £34.99.
The BABY born® range is available at all good toy retailers nationwide.

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Closed Win Mantis Instant Shine Set Giveaway #54 Ends 07/11


You may have read my review of Mantis Instant Shine, we are very impressed at the high gloss finish it gave our car, very quickly the spray and cloths turned our dusty motor into a gleaming car.
Take a look at the before and after to see for yourself.
http://given-to-distracting-others.blogspot.com/2011/10/mantis-instant-shine-review.html

For a professional 'wet-look' high gloss finish for your car or motorcycle - Mantis® Instant Shine is the answer. This revolutionary waterless cleaner will cut through dirt and grime to give you an ultimate shine in minutes. It gently lifts impurities from the bodywork, and then wipes off to reveal a professional, showroom quality gleam. Powerful enough to break down dust and dirt from your alloys, it will also leave your wheels shining like new.


Mantis very kindly have offered two of my readers a set, which includes a bottle of the spray and the fabulous cloths, we we also very impressed with the buffing cloth.
http://www.mantis-performance.com/instant-shine.html
To be in with a chance to WIN, below and follow the ABC


A Follow the blog
B Leave a way for me to contact you if you win, email or Twitter name
C Leave a comment on any review
Bonus entries

1. Like and say Hi I'm from Given to Distracting Others" on the Mantis Facebook page to gain another entry

2. Comment on any other review comment on up to five and just say where you did in a separate comment.


3.Tweet the giveaway Here's one I made earlier if you wish!!

WIN Mantis Instant Shine Set for your car!! Enter here
http://tinyurl.com/65nqzej

4. Tell me something about you. Chat about your day, a rant, a funny moment, joke or whinge. I love hearing from my followers!

UK Only
Ends midnight 7th November.
Prizes must be claimed within 7 days of the draw being announced.
After which time the prize/s will be redrawn.

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Mantis® Instant Shine Review


This weekend a strange occurrence, Chris did not have a £10 valet outside our local Homebase, he decided to use Mantis Instant Shine and cloths pack we were sent, I was all set to use it and he nabbed the bottle and was gone.
 Chris is a manager at a crane hire company, he often has to visit sites local to his business and also quarries and as a result our car is really like the before and after of new products being promoted.


It can be cleaned on a Sunday and by Monday is dusty, and dull and you wonder why you bothered.
Now here are some 'before' cleaning pics.




Chris said it sprays evenly and applies easily, he was very impressed with the cloths  each pack contains 2 different Microfibre Towels the first he used was the  Mantis Applicator Towel.
Its just a case of wiping on and lifting the dirt, dust and general grime.  
Paige and I stood in the kitchen watching Chris work and I was very amazed at the high glossy shine appearing. Chris was using the  Mantis Buffing Towel  which brought the paintwork to a really high shine. The buff cloth was as impressive as the spray. One thing that is not mentioned in the Mantis info is just how good it is on cleaning the windscreen and windows. They sparkle.

He found after spraying on that the Mantis shine lots was left, so its pretty economical, he had used very little.
Now for the after photos.
I think they speak more for the Mantis Shine than I can.





If you like the sound of the Mantis Instant Shine then you may want to enter the giveway.
The prizes are 2 x Mantis Instant Shine and Cloths sets.
Look out for my next posts!!

For a professional 'wet-look' high gloss finish for your car or motorcycle - Mantis® Instant Shine is the answer. This revolutionary waterless cleaner will cut through dirt and grime to give you an ultimate shine in minutes. It gently lifts impurities from the bodywork, and then wipes off to reveal a professional, showroom quality gleam. Powerful enough to break down dust and dirt from your alloys, it will also leave your wheels shining like new.


This unique waterless formula contains silicone enhancer to prevent scratching and a gloss boosting agent to increase water repellency. As used by the British Swift Sport Rally Team, this product will change the way you clean your vehicle and give you an unbelievable sheen.

http://www.mantis-performance.com/instant-shine.html

 Find out more on the Mantis facebook as well.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mantis/203777146307191

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