Are you in to trying new foods? Are you a wanna-be gourmet household chef? Well, if you haven’t heard of Gourmet Spotting before, you are in for a treat, literally. Gourmet Spotting is one of those monthly subscription based boxes that you can sign up for and you’ll get sent DELICIOUS food, to your doorstep. Like seriously gourmet food items to eat on their own or to use in your recipes. I was gifted the April box last month and boy, was I excited.
In my box, I received a White Truffle Oil, Heartbreaking Dawns Hot Sauce, Askinosie Chocolate (from Missouri!), and Calamarata artisanal pasta (I haven’t seen anything like it before) and a description of the background behind the labor of love and mastermind that went into creating these foods. I hadn’t heard of any of these brands or items before, so it was fun to get to try something new and different!
Per the suggestion on the sheet, I immediately wanted to try out the pasta (as pasta is a FAVE in our house, even the toddler loves it). All I had to do is wait for water in a large pot to boil, then added salt and a tablespoon of olive oil. Then added the fresh pasta in the pot and cook for about 5-6 minutes until al dente. Then I drained the pasta and put it back in the pot and poured some of the white truffle olive oil (the one I received) in, salted butter, black pepper and grated parmesan. Such a super simple recipe, but such a great refreshing flavor! This simple recipe could really work for any pasta!
And then we topped off our meal with some bite size delicious chocolate. Yum!
Want to try out a Tasting Box of your own? Use code SANDY5MAY to get $5 off the first month of your monthly subscription! Let me know if you decide to try it out!
**Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Gourmet Spotting! I received a free box and all opinions are 100% my own.
oh my gosh, this looks amazing!! I will be checking them out 🙂
looks delicious!
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Looks delicious! 😀
yummy
I don’t think I’ve ever had pasta that looked like that!! How was it??
Mm.. hungry.
YUM! I think if you throw truffle oil on anything, it pretty much tastes delicious. And that pasta seriously looks like calamari! Super fun to eat!
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super amazing how it looks!!
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Yum! That looks amazing!
Those are the cutest little chocolate bars I’ve ever seen! And that food looks amazing. They really ship? So cool!
Pasta is my weakness…how did you know! Thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful weekend.
Oh that looks awesome!!! I love monthly subscription stuff like this! 🙂
Looks like so much fun! The pasta is a great shape for sauce. I can see how this would be like getting a neat present every month for someone who likes to cook.
This looks amazing! Pasta and chocolate is my favorite! Have a fabulous weekend!
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I’m in trouble, I am addicted to monthly discovery programs, and I am a terrible foodie, I’m going to try the first month with your code!
I did not know about these tasting boxes. Sounds great. I will look into this.
That looks delicious…I’d love to have that tasting box!
This looks absolutely amazing!!!!
I LOVE pasta and I’m sure this would be so yummy!
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Sandy, this sounds awesome! What a great way to taste and try new things. Looks so good! Happy Weekend and thanks for sharing.
What a cute idea!
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Love it! and pasta cooking time is great! Makes it easier for dinner time
I wasn’t aware of gourmet spotting. That $5 code sure is appealing. I would love to highlight this sponsor as well!
Great box! I love and use Truffle oil, it’s so delicious! /Madison
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