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Sunday, April 18

Delicae Gourmet Review and Giveaway!

Barbara and Lenny Macaluso both traveled the world while working in the music industry. They discovered a love for international flavors and cuisines. After retiring in 1994, they settled in Florida where they grew beautiful and plentiful orchards and gardens. From the gardens is where Barbara was inspired to create recipes and exciting sauces and Delicae Gourmet was born! 

Only the finest fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, coffees and teas are used to create Delicae's superb product blends. Each batch is individually hand prepared to assure customers the best quality and taste.

I was super excited to be able to choose the products to review! I chose three slow cooker meals and one pasta sauce: Southwest Roadhouse Chili, Thai Curry Lentil Soup, Big Easy Jambalaya and Artichoke Pasta Sauce.

First off, I loved that each item listed natural ingredients. So many times when you pick up a frozen meal or slow cooker meal from the grocery store, it will be full of preservatives. Not so with the Delicae Gourmet Slow Cooker Dinners! They use dehydrated veggies, herbs and spices to create a beautiful medley of flavors and deliciousness! 

All three Slow Cooker Dinners and Soups were delicious, but my definite favorite was the Thai Curry Lentil Soup! I love Thai foods-- from the country's exotic curries to it's delicious use of limes cilantro, and basil-- not to mention the heat; I love everything about Thai cuisine! I put my slow cooker on low at about 11 in the morning. Layered the ingredients the way the instructions said. The instructions were clear and concise. It listed what you could add to the soup to make it extra yummy, but you could also just leave it be with the regular basic ingredients and still have a wonderful meal! I decided to add chicken breasts to our Thai Curry Lentil Soup. I also had some cilantro and limes on hand, so I decided to add those at the end for extra flavor and dimension. The soup was done at about 5pm and it looked and smelled delicious! I put it in a shallow soup bowl and garnished with lime wedges and chopped cilantro. The family loved it-- even the 2 year old ate it! The lentils were nicely cooked and all the veggies were tender and yummy. The flavors were definitely something I would have tasted at any Thai restaurant. The Thai Curry Lentil Soup sells for $6.15-- a great price for a lovely meal! 

All of the meals were delicious and I would definitely recommend the fresh flavored Artichoke Pasta Sauce.  It was great topped over my favorite pasta. It had a rich artichoke flavor and even had some gorgeous capers in the mix! Priced at $8.50, it is a bit expensive for everyday family dinners, but for special occasions, it's well worth the price. 

Would you like to purchase some delicious Delicae Gourmet Slow Cooker Meals or soups? You will not be sorry! With natural ingredients and a delicious outcome, what could be better?! 
Or you can give Delicae Gourmet a try by winning a $25 in meals!

~GIVEAWAY~
One lucky winner will win $25 from Delicae Gourmet!

MANDATORY ENTRY: Go to the Delicae Gourmet website and tell me three (different than mentioned above) meals or soups you would like to try! (You must be a TicTacDough reader to enter!)

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RULES:
- Contest will close at 12 noon. PST on May 1st, 2010! 
- Contest open to US Residents! 

I received 3 meals and 1 pasta sauce from Delicae Gourmet to review.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine. A special thanks to Delicae Gourmet!


145 comments:

Jennifer H on April 18, 2010 at 1:06 PM said...

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Heidi J on April 18, 2010 at 3:50 PM said...

I'd like to try their Southern Italian Pasta e Fagioli, U.S. Senate Bean Soup. and their Farmer's Hearty Split Pea Soup.

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1. Farmer's Hearty Split Pea Soup
2. Grandpa's Favorite Beef Barley Soup
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Amber on April 19, 2010 at 6:49 AM said...

I would love to try the Caribbean Black Bean Soup, Homemade Turkey Barley and Southern Italia Pasta e Fagioli!
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Sophie on April 19, 2010 at 9:00 AM said...

I would like to try the New England Clam Chowder, French Bistro Short Ribs, and Grandma’s Country Chicken & Rice

Sophie on April 19, 2010 at 9:01 AM said...
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mverno on April 19, 2010 at 9:12 AM said...

1.Country Harvest Corn Chowder
2.Southern Italian Pasta e Fagioli
3.New England Clam Chowder
thank-you
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Jennifer on April 19, 2010 at 9:43 AM said...

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mogrill on April 20, 2010 at 2:03 PM said...

I want to try the Fagioli,Greek Bread dipper, and dark chocolate raspberry sauce.
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LittleEagle on April 23, 2010 at 1:35 PM said...

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polly on April 24, 2010 at 6:51 AM said...

i'd like to try..1.us senate bean soup 2.new england clam chowder 3.farmers hearty split pea soup
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Julie on April 24, 2010 at 2:10 PM said...

I'd go for the French Bistro Short Ribs, the Caribbean Black Bean Soup and the Italian Kitchen Osso Bucco

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Aisling on April 24, 2010 at 7:43 PM said...

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alli on April 24, 2010 at 8:20 PM said...

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Karen P on April 24, 2010 at 11:30 PM said...

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Shay on April 25, 2010 at 1:25 AM said...

I visited 'Delicae' Gourmet' and chose 3 soups. (I love comfort food)

1. Thai Curry Lentil
2. Southern Italian Pasta
3. New England Clam Chowder

Boy was it hard to choose!

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throuthehaze on April 25, 2010 at 1:04 PM said...

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Sarah on April 25, 2010 at 7:14 PM said...

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tree on April 26, 2010 at 6:03 PM said...

i didn't see a lot of vegetarian options in the meals, so i went with soups.

Caribbean Black Bean Soup
Southern Italian Pasta e Fagioli
Country Harvest Corn Chowder

thanks for the chance!

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Annmarie Weeks on April 28, 2010 at 1:24 PM said...

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heaventrees on April 30, 2010 at 12:35 AM said...

I would like to try the Country Harvest Corn Chowder, U.S. Senate Bean Soup and the Caribbean Black Bean Soup.

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Amanda on April 30, 2010 at 3:16 PM said...

I would try:
Country Harvest Corn Chowder
Grandma's country Chicken and Rice
Old Fashioned Pot Roast!
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Charlene S. on April 30, 2010 at 8:47 PM said...

I would like to try the Caribbean Black Bean soup, Country Harvest Corn Chowder, and the New England Clam Chowder.

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I'd love to try the
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Southern Italian Pasta e Fagioli
Grandma's Country Chicken & Rice

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Heidi J on May 1, 2010 at 4:49 AM said...

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Kathy P on May 1, 2010 at 8:21 AM said...

id love to try the Grandma’s Country Chicken & Rice,Manhattan Style Clam Chowder and the Southwest Roadhouse Chili

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