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Giveaway: Virgin Coconut Oil from Tropical Traditions
By Aimee, August 19, 2011
We recently got the chance to try Tropical Traditions gold label virgin coconut oil. Since we are always up to try something new in the kitchen, we were excited when they offered us a jar! We even get to give a jar away to one lucky reader!
They have tons of recipes on their website, but of course we wanted to try something sweet, coconut apple crisp. The result? An apple crisp with coconut overtones. Since we still have quiet a bit left, we are looking forward to trying other Coconut Recipes soon too! Have you ever cooked with coconut oil?
Would you like a chance to try Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil? Here is what you will need to do. This giveaway is for those in the USA only. You may do all of the following for a total of 4 entries, please leave a separate comment for each entry.
- Subscribe to Tropical Traditions Newsletter.
- Follow Tropical Traditions on Twitter @troptraditions
- “Like” Tropical Traditions on Facebook (Please no, “I was sent by…” posts or posting a link to my blog, they will be removed).
- Leave a comment here telling me why you would like to win.
- The giveaway will close at midnight on Friday, August 26th. The winner will be chosen at random and contacted by email. They will then have 3 days to respond otherwise a new winner will be chosen.
To learn a bit more about the oil, here is a video you can watch of an interview with the CEO about how they discovered coconut oil! Thanks and good luck!
*This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Jaque R.*
A cautionary tale (in the garden).
By Aimee, August 18, 2011
Once upon a time, in a garden not far away, we planted some lovely little trees. They grew, becoming nice additions to the garden with their adorable shape and perfectly green foliage. For years the trees grew happily and were looking mighty fine. Then one day someone took notice that a patch of grass wasn’t getting enough water from a particular sprinkler. Oh wait, where was that sprinkler again? Behind one of the cute little trees.
Do you see where this is going? No? Here is a visual:
Yeah, not so cute and shapely anymore, huh? This is what happens when you fail to plan ahead, and when grass dies off. The grass gets plenty of water now, and is slowly coming back. However, keeping the tree looking like this isn’t a permanent solution.
I see sprinkler moving in our future. Fingers crossed the cute little tree will grow back in and forgive us for making it look naked. A little planning ahead goes a long way.
Simple Greek Salad
By Aimee, August 18, 2011
For another fun installment in what I am now calling the “summer of salads” I made a simple Greek salad. What I was not aware of when I first decided to make it was that Feta cheese is expensive! However, it really does give the salad that distinct flavor. What went into our simple Greek salad?
- Mixed Romaine leaves.
- Sliced tomatoes.
- Sliced cucumbers.
- Red onion slices.
- Feta cheese.
For my husband I also added grilled chicken (grilled in EVOO with salt and pepper). Another thing I wasn’t aware of? Feta cheese is made from sheep or goat milk! I’m going to guess ours was made from goat milk. Maybe this little guy contributed? I see him on my morning walk and it always makes me smile.
Who would have thought that experimenting in the kitchen would lead to learning something new about cheese? I guess it’s true what they say, you really do learn something new everyday! What have you learned recently?
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