FOOD Fridays ~ Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut oil #review & #giveaway

 

Tropical Traditions

I'm not a chef by any means! I do cook every night nutritious meals from my family. Sometimes they are quick thrown together meals, like sausage and noodles (DS4 favourite! He'd eat it every night if I let him!) and other times I like to go out on a limb and experiment. When I experiment, I usually choose one new product and make a meal around it! Recently, I was asked to review Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil. is America's #1 source for Gold Standard Virgin Coconut oil. There are many health benefits of coconut oil! You can find examples everywhere! You can use it in your cooking, in your baking, as a skin treatment, as a hair treatment, diaper rash aid, etc. The possibilities are endless!


To learn more watch this informative video!

 

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I have never tried coconut oil so I didn't  know what to expect. The first thing I noticed when I opened the jar was sweet coconut scent. It smelled fresh and inviting. The texture was smooth and thick. It scooped out like butter. I found the coconut oil very easy to work with. It liquified quickly and provided a nice aroma while cooking. I found that my food cooked evenly and didn't burn as quickly as it does with canola oil (my usual oil of choice!). It was really easy to work with and I look forward to incorporating it into my baking next time I get the urge for a sweet treat!

Coconut oil and maple pork chops

Ingredients

4 Pork chops
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 water
1/4 cups of chopped onion
1 Tbsp white vinegar
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp Chili pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
vegetables
2 cups of cooked Rice

  Directions

1. Heat 1 tbsp coconut oil in frying pan on medium high heat.

2. Add pork chops to the oil (since I have small children I tend to cut the pork chops up into small pieces, it cuts down on cooking time and it saves me from having to cut it up later!)

3. Cook pork chops until they are cooked all the way through

4. While the pork chops are cooking, mix up the glaze by combining maple syrup, vinegar, wochester sauce, chili powder, onions, garlic and water

5. Add the glaze to the cooked pork chops and simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes

6. Let it cool

7.  Cook rice and veggies

8. Mix together and serve.

It's always nice to have a little help cooking!

Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and i was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

 

Win 1 quart of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil!

Tropical Traditions is America's source for coconut oil. Their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is hand crafted in small batches by family producers, and it is the highest quality coconut oil they offer. You can read more about how virgin coconut oil is different from other coconut oils on their website: What is Virgin Coconut Oil?

You can also watch the video they produced about Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil

 Tropical Traditions also carries other varieties of affordable high quality coconut oil. Visit their website to check on current sales, to learn about the many uses of coconut oil, and to read about all the advantages of buying coconut oil online. Since the FDA does not want us to discuss the health benefits of coconut oil on a page where it is being sold or given away, here is the best website to read about the health benefits of coconut oil.

Contest is open to both U.S. and Canada! Ends Feb 14, 2013!

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