A meal, whether, breakfast, lunch, dinner, a snack, even dessert, brings people together. It creates a time for conversation, and at times the conversation is even about the meal. When cooking with family or friends, it brings you together, it is not only a culture, but a heritage bond. You are giving not only your love, but are being a vehicle for future cooks that join you at your table. The most fun for a meal is when you incorporate family theme night. It can be inspired by a certain type of food, or inspired by a culture or country. And with the products I received, that's what tonight is all about. And the theme will be all about shrimp, and some Creole influenced cooking. With some heat, to some sweet, it's going to be a Louisiana Creole cuisine dinner on the table tonight.
Now
this is the first time for me to get products that are from one company, then
from another company that is the sub of. But together they will be combined
into a theme meal for my family. But first a little back story about both
companies.
It's
the sub brand of Little Jasmine. They
specialize in food that blends a revolutionary philosophy of healthy
ingredients, easy-to-prepare items, and mouth-watering fusion flavors. The
goods are carefully sourced from India to Italy and across the globe. The key goal is to stimulate
the innovation of foreign cuisine. They are proud of their dedication to safe ,
healthy and equal manufacturing processes. All the goods are non-GMO and do use
any child or livestock labor or testing.
They assume that these deliberate choices mean that their goods are focused on
fairness and knowledge.
Now
for the other company Little Jasmine, here is their story. Situated in California , USA , as well, they specialize in food that incorporates a
rare philosophy of healthy ingredients, easy-to-prepare goods and
mouth-watering fusion flavors. Their goods are carefully manufactured from India to Italy all over the world. Our main goal is to extend the
creativity of international cuisine to our daily lifestyle and to your dining
table. They are proud of the fact that they commitment to sustainability,
Clean
and fair production practices. All their goods are non-GMO, do not use child
labor or animal testing / labor. They assume that these intentional choices
mean that their goods are based on fairness and awareness.
Well
it's on to cooking, and for the meal tonight, I am making three dishes and the
main two ingredients will be shrimp, and three products sent over from Little Jasmine and Arroyo Kitchen.
First dish of the night was, fresh shrimp with tails still on, cooked in the Little Jasmine coconut oil, with garlic, and cilantro, and some mojito spices. The smell is amazing, and cooking it in the coconut oil, gives me a much more healthy benefit. The coconut oil from Little Jasmine, is a raw vegan product, that is Cold-Pressed, unrefined, organic, has no preservatives, no hydrogenated fat, and is vegan and kosher. Now coconut oil is not only great for cooking, it can be useful for moisturizing your skin, and even great as a hair conditioner. So just one product in a jar, serves for many multi purposes. As for cooking with coconut oil it is the most unique, because of its high heat content from saturated fat lauric acid. Coconut oil has many benefits when using it for cooking as you will see. The fatty acids are healthy, it may even boost heart health, and is even known to reduce hunger. As far as using it for my dinner, it was perfect for frying my shrimp on a medium high heat, almost like a stir fry. There was no smoke coming from the oil, from the heat being this high.
On to the second dish of the night, was another shrimp dish sautéd with the product from Arroyo Kitchen, called "delicious onion sauce". This product is made in
The last dish is going to be pasta and shrimp, and I am going to us in my sauce, Arroyo Kitchen "
So
to cool things off after clearing up dinner, it was time for the sweets sent
over from Little Jasmine.
LittleJasmine, sent over three bags of their fruit candies. When you open the bags,
each piece of candy is wrapped individually. They make great candies to put
into your candy dish, whether its at home, or even in the office. They are all
vegan, gelatin free, and made from real fruit juice's. The first one we
unwrapped and tasted was the blueberry and cranberry fruit candy, Little Jasmine
had included. The candy is gummy and very fruity, tasting a little tart from
the cranberry, but then sweet from the blueberry. It was very refreshing on the
palate. The texture was similar to a gummy candy, not overly chewy, and nothing
sticky on the teeth.
The next up was the Little Jasmine, lime fruit candy. Also wrapped individually in the bag, and made with the same ingredients that are real juices, and gelatin free. For being a lime candy, it was not sour at all. Still a juicy, flavorful gummy type candy. The flavor was refreshing, and again not over sticky.
As for the third bag from Little Jasmine, they sent a bag of their fruit jelly candy, strawberry fraise flavor. The little jelly gems are made with the same natural ingredients as the other two bags, and are great vegan snacks. Each candy in the bag came individually wrapped, just as the others. When you chew them, its nice because they don't stick to your teeth. The flavor is bold, you do taste the strawberry juice its made from. Another great thing about these fruit candies are, all of them are fat free.
First
was the Arroyo Kitchen "apricot", a natural filled cookie, that
tasted like a filled shortbread cookie. The filling in the cookie is simple
natural fruit filling of apricot. The cookies are non gmo, and preservative
free, and contain no corn syrup or fructose. The cookies are great on a platter
for dessert, or as a quick snack on the go. Each cookie in the box comes individually wrapped, and there are eight per box.
The other box of cookies from Arroyo Kitchen "pineapple", is made with the same natural ingredients. These round cookies taste just like a homemade shortbread cookie jammed packed with a natural fruit filling. They also come eight to a box, and each one is individually wrapped. Whether using them as a snack on the go, or opened and spread onto a platter for dessert, they are very tasty. The outer part of the cookies are both soft when first biting into them, until you reach the fruit jelly filling.
All
the products from Little Jasmine, and Arroyo Kitchen are great. And if you
would like to know more and order some of their wonderful products, visit them
at their websites.
Disclaimer: Momzdailyscoops has personally reviewed the product
listed above. Momzdailyscoops has not received any monetary compensation for
her review. Momzdailyscoops did receive a free product to try out so
Momzdailyscoops could evaluate and use it for her review. Momzdailyscoops
thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your
opinions may differ.
The shrimp dishes and pasta looks absolutely amazing! I've never tried cooking shrimp with coconut oil before but I'm definitely interested in trying. Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe shrimp dishes and pasta look absolute amazing! I've never tried cooking shrimp with coconut oil before but I'm definitely interested in trying. Thank you so much for sharing!
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