{Product Review & Giveaway} Basilico Box
Posted by Katie on Jan 27, 2013 in sponsored post | 32 comments
I was recently contacted to receive and review a brand new service that is delivered right to your doorstep. Let me introduce you to the Basilico! Basilico is a delightful tasting and cooking experience for two delivering the traditional recipes and flavors of the “Bella Italia” at your own home. Italian cuisine is known for being healthy, fresh and simple. You will finally be able to prepare a full Italian dinner in less than 30 minutes thus surprising your guests with ingredients, decorations and flavors that they might have only only in the best restaurants in Sicily. Enjoy Italy at home, savor your delightful dishes and become an Italian chef.
This is how the box is broken out by:
The Valentine’s Day Box includes not only the ingredients for two people but it provides photo directions for easy preparation.
Appetizer
- Crispy Olive “grissini” bread sticks
- Artisanal Sun dried tomato sauce from Liguria
Dessert
- Chocolate Italian made biscuits with cocoa cream
Main Course: Risotto allo Zafferano (Saffron Risotto)
- Traditional Carnaroli rice imported from Italy
- Saffron
- Onion
- Beef flavor bouillon
So after I got my box and checked out all the goods it was time to get cooking! What I liked about the box is that it has a great base of ingredients. The sky is the limit and don’t feel like your limited to what is just sent to you. I added a few additional ingredients to my meal and it brought it to the next level. No one would ever know that a bulk of your ingredients were delivered to your doorstep! And if you decide that you don’t want to add anything to your box no biggie. Just know that aside from the ingredients delivered you’ll need salt, pepper, oil, butter, and heavy cream.
We fell in love with the appetizer of crispy olive bread sticks and artisanal sun dried tomato sauce! It reminded us of a similar appetizer we enjoyed while dining in Venice, Italy last fall. We had the crispy breadsticks just about everywhere we ate at in Italy!
We could have enjoyed the appetizer alone.
Then it was time for the main entree. I kicked up our saffron risotto with some green (frozen) peas and chunks of lobster. This took our saffron risotto to the next level.
I also added a few fresh strawberries to the cookies and freshly whipped cream! My husband said this was a perfect Valentine’s Day Dinner dessert and then went off on a tangent of inappropriateness!
All I can say is that he said this could be considered “sex on a plate”. I decided to cut the center strawberry into a heart like shape!
So, who is ready to win a fabulous box delivered to their doorstrep and ready for a swanky Valentine’s Dinner at home?
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And if you don’t win, you’ll still have time to order a box to be delivered before February 14th! The last day to place orders is February 5th, so make sure you visit Basilico Box’s website. Delivery is to the continental US only. Products of course are always subject to change. Make sure you head on over to Basilico Box Pinterest page and follow them!
Disclosure: I having a working relationship with Basilico Box: I was provided the box of ingredients and was compensated. As always all opinions are my own.
I'm Katie Jasiewicz: home cook, food blogger, and recipe developer. I’ve always had a love for cooking, and more so in the past few years a love for eating!
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My favorite Italian recipe to share is: one pot spaghetti
I like to make Italian Cannoli. The Basilico Box is such a unique gift to get and receive.
It sounds fabulous. I want some now.
I’m Italian so a lot of my recipes are also Italian. A couple of my favorites are my lasagna and linguine con aglio e olio d’oliva!
Lasange or stuffed shells.
I love spaghetti with clams but more often I make lasagne, which is my hubby’s favorite. Thanks for offering such a fun giveaway.
Love lasagna! But most anything Itialian.
My favorite Italian recipe to share is my spaghetti!
This looks so yummy and I love the box delivered idea! I’d <3 to receive this and blog about it too!! Im always talking
Yum! I love Italian and I also love a surprise!
Eggplant Parmesan is our family favorite!
My favorite Italian recipe to share with people I love is Scrippelle M’Busse, which is savory crepes served in chicken broth. It’s a lot of work so I have to love you to make it lol.
My focaccia recipe
Simple pasta with tomato basil sauce.
Lasagna! But, this looks and sounds amazing! Would love to try it, especially those decadent cookies!!!
Spaghettti!
I’m the baker in my family so my favorite Italian recipe to share with loved ones is my fig cookies recipe.
Lasagna – and our baguette bread
I make a great lasagna!!
I don’t make a lot of Italian food, which is crazy because I love it!! But I just recently made homemade spaghetti and meatballs that was out of this world!
I love making chicken parmesan for my family!
Lasagna
lasagna or tortellini with sausage
Bruschetta is one of our favorite Italian appetizers to share! So yummy!
I love to make ravioli with wonton wrappers! Delicious!
Tuscan Vegetable Soup
Lasagna, packed with veggies! It’s what I think of when I think of home-cooked comfort food.
Baked sausage, onion, and peppers with potatoes. I use some stock, wine, and fresh herbs to add great flavor.
I love making Giada’s Italian mac and cheese, and it’s always a big hit!
Cannoli’s Are My Favorite !:)
Meatballs and spaghetti
Spaghetti or any kind of pasta!