Last week our casa was on the FedEx circuit nearly every day. Aside from Kyle’s latest set of course readers, most of the packages we got were fun, foodie filled items.
The one I was especially eager to try was from Lundberg Farms. I’ve been a fan for a while (love their GF couscous and rice cakes). Because they are a family owned and operated company, they’re able to ensure the quality of their products is top notch.
They recently partnered up with Stonehouse 27, a newer company that specializes in rich sauces, full of exotic spices, fresh herbs, and completely natural ingredients.
They offer six sauce flavors – most which are vegan, gluten free, and contain less that 25 mg of sodium. Heart healthy!
How does tamarind & garlic sound?
I agree.
If only you could smell this photo.
It was as if I opened up a jar of India. To be fair, I’ve never been to India, so that last sentence was based on my experiences dining at Indian restaurants (and a very specific section of the Whole Foods hot bar). The aroma was intoxicating. I was half tempted to nix dinner and eat it as soup straight from the jar. Ok, not really, but I may have taken a spoon to it – just to sample. 😉
As you can see, the cooking directions show just how simple these two companies make meal time. [FYI, you can find these products at your local Whole Foods or health foods store/co-op]
Step 1) Add sauce and veggies to medium saucepan. [I had leftover green beans, so they were an easy choice]
Step 2) Lick drips from the side of the jar Simmer.
Step 3) Serve with pasta, rice, quinoa, farro, or naan.
Rather than use the heat & eat brown rice bowl they sent me, I saved it for a work day (it’s such an easy on-the-go option). Plus, our rice cooker is practically going around the clock with either rice or quinoa, so that made dinner even easier.
The green beans and sauce cooked in under 3 minutes. I’m not exaggerating. I don’t know what was more difficult, waiting for the rice to cook or trying not to eat Kyle’s portion of the sauce.
I managed. Barely.
The complexity of the sauce was uncanny; it was rich, with a nice balance of sweet and spicy. How they get such fresh and authentic seasonings in there is a mystery to me. The coconut milk added a creaminess to it that was fantastic.
Want to win your own Stonehouse 27 sauce and Lundberg Heat & Eat Brown Rice bowl?
Five (5!!) lucky readers will receive their own sauce & rice combo to try by simply leaving a comment below. You can share any of the following for an entry to win.
- Go to the website and tell me which sauce you’d like to try.
- Share the killer combo you’d create – it doesn’t have to be complicated, all I added were green beans!
- Tweet about the giveaway (mentioning @elisehippie or @lundbergfarms or @stonehouse27) and leave a separate comment telling me you did so.
You have ALL WEEK LONG to enter…so get brainstorming. I’ll announce the five random winners on Sunday, October 2nd. Good luck!
I dont tweet so I dont know if I’m getting anywhere with this one, but might as well share the combo I thought of! Saute sweet potatoes and kale with the cilantro and coconut sauce OR same sauce to dip steamed yucca in!
mmmm. brown rice, tofu, mushrooms, and bok choy
Cilantro and coconut!
Or mashed sweet potatoes with the date and tamarind one!
cilantro and coconut sauce. complete with fennel, green beans, peppers, mushrooms, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower…. hmm… whatever else is in the freezer!
Dates and tamarind sounds delicious!
Roasted sweet potatoes with dates and tamarind…can you tell I have a sweet tooth?
Also I just tweeted 🙂
wow! the tamarind garlic sauce sounds fantastic! i think some broccoli , cauliflower, mushrooms, carrots, and tofu would have to get involved 🙂
this would be epic with sauteed kale, crispy tofu cubes, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms and roasted red pepper! Topped with toasted almonds for a bit of crunch! yummmmm
I’d love to sautee some sugar snap peas with the cilantro and coconut sauce! Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway, Elise 🙂
I’d add chickpeas and mushrooms, so delicious!
So many delicious choices! I’d have to pick the tamarind and garlic tossed with some eggplant!
The Tamarind and Garlic looks OUTRAGEOUS. I would definitely sautee that with chickpeas and onions and then bake some tofu and mix that all together. OMG yum.
oooh cilantro coconut. I LOVE cilantro:)
I have some eggplant in the fridge that I usually mix with curry paste and tomato sauce. But the tamarind and garlic that you used looks great and I think it would pair well with the eggplant. I’d serve it with quinoa for some protein. I love that the sauces are low in sodium. Why is it that so many foods are high in sodium when they don’t have to be?
I would love to try the cilantro and coconut sauce! I am a sucker for anything involving cilantro. 🙂 Hmmm, what would I add to it? Honestly, all I can think of now is green beans with the sauce, over rice! OH, and maybe some tempeh too! Yum.
Oh man, the Cilantro & Coconut Sauce sounds amazing! I’d probably use it with chopped peppers, kale, sauteed onions, tofu, and brown rice. Yum!
Hmmm I think I would try the dates and tamarind sauce (sounds really interesting!) over roasted butternut squash and tofu over quinoa. Maybe that sounds horrible, I have no idea, haha.
I would definitely do the tomato and chilies! Add in some tofu and I’m set!
Not giveaway related, but just in case you haven’t seen this: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/1695
Those all look great but I’d like to try the dates and tamarind with tofu, eggplant and some green like kale or spinach.
The dates and tamarind sounds Ridiculously good
I would pair the tomatoes and chilies with spaghetti squash and roasted cauliflower.
Ooooh I’d love to try the Spicy Cashews and Cream with some shrimp and broccoli linguini! Or the Tomato and Chilies with some sauteed veggies in corn tortillas. YUM so many flavor combos to try!!
The Cilantro & Coconut Sauce sounds great.. 😀
I would combine the Cilantro & Coconut Sauce with leafy greens and maybe some broccoli and carrots.. yum 😀
oh my gosh…..those look amazing. I’d definitely do some of the tomato & chiles sauce with broccoli and mushrooms over millet….i LOVE millet with tomato sauces! YUM!
I think the tomato & chili would be great over spaghetti squash
though it was a very difficult decision to make, i think the date and tamarind (with garlic and chilies) sounds unbelievable.
I think the date and tamarind sauce would make an excellent eggplant and mixed vegetables dish (over whole wheat israeli couscous because i’ve been on a kick lately)
yum – the one with dates sounds esp. appealing – i love dates…
i’d throw it over frozen spinach and eat it with pita for a 5-min. meal
I would want to try the Dates & Tamarind. It sounds like the perfect mix of sweet and spicy!!! I would make it with lots of mixed vegetables like zucchini, carrots, and potatoes!
I would want to try the cilantro coconut. That sounds delicious! Also, I would use chickpeas and serve it with rice. Simple and protein packed!
I want to try THEM ALL!
ooh I really want to try Cilantro & Coconut. It’s weird how so many packaged sauces have gluten/wheat in them. I’m excited for these!
i’d like to try the short grain brown rice with eggplant, sweet bell peppers, and zucchini simmered in the dates and tamarind sauce as suggested on the website! the tomato and chilies sauce sound delicious as well though!
I would love to try the tomatoes and chilies with spaghetti roasted cauliflower and bell pepper!
The cilantro and coconut looks yummy!
I’d pair the cilantro and coconut with some tofu, veggies, and rice for a nice stir fry!
Wow – I would do cauliflower and chick peas with the tamarind and garlic sauce. It looks awesome!
the tamarind and garlic for sure, although coconut and cilantro would be good too.
I’m picturing tofu, mushrooms, and brown rice. Or quinoa. Delish!
Tomato and Chilly flavor sounds amazing!!! I would make it with verggies, a salsa topping or with meat as a meat sauce!!!
i’d love to try spicy garlic!!!
i would create sweet potato and cauliflower indian dish!
I would eat any of these sauces, but the best-sounding is the tamarind and garlic! I would cook some dark bitter greens with it, like mustard greens, and serve over rice or quinoa.
I’d love to try any with Spaghetti Squash! But especially the Tomato & Chilies
The Tomato & Chilies sauce sounds amazing!
My combo would be the tomato & chilies sauce served over black beans and brown rice
It is hard to chose but I would love to try the cashew and cream with sweet paprika and sesame!
The tamarind-garlic looks the best! I’d trow in some chickpeas, potatos, and cauilflower to make an aloo-gobi dish of sorts!
Tomato and chiles sauce! — to marinate tofu, and also for an easy way to cook and flavor any veggies in my fridge… 🙂
Oh man, these look amazing. I’m torn between the tamarind & garlic and the spicy cashews and cream, mmmm.
They really all look so good. What stores are these in???
I think I would like to try the Dates and Tamarind, but Tamarind and Garlic is a really close second.
Cilantro and coconut looks interesting!
I think I’d try to make a seitan dish with the spicy cashews and cream sauce, maybe a stir-fry/curry kind of dish with broccoli on top of brown rice or some other nutty grain!
Wow, this is too difficult. They all sounds delicious! I think I’d choose tomato and chilies or dates and tamarind.
I think I’d have to go with the tamarind and garlic, too. I’m thinking steamed potatoes, mushrooms, and garbanzos over brown rice sounds insanely delicious.
I might try something like sweet potatoes and garbanzo beans in the tomato chili since it has cinnamon.
I think the coconut & cilantro sauce would be awesome over fish and steamed bok choi. They all sound great!
Oh goodness, I want to try cilantro and coconut!!
I’d cook some tempeh, onions, and tomatoes in the sauce cilantro and coconut and serve in a big bean burrito!
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ooh, the one that catches my attention is the spicy cashews and cream with chilies and a touch of lemon. i’d mix it in with cut chicken breasts, mushrooms, asparagus, and some broccoli. YUM.
I’d love to try the Cilantro & Coconut, and add in any veggies I have on hand (plus chickpeas) to eat over quinoa
Tomatoes and chili’s over chickpeas and spinach!
Dates and Tamarind mixed into cooked amaranth with cashews.
My heart stopped when I saw Cashews & Cream with sweet paprika and sesame. It’s like they put all my favorite things into one bottle. I probably wouldn’t hesitate to drink it.
mmmmm. tamarind and garlic OR the tomato and chilies.. whichever is spiciest! It would be so good with fried tofu and greenbeans, potato cubes and soft carrots. yummmm.
I promised myself I’d go back to Whole Foods to pick up the Cilantro and Coconut sauce this week! I can’t wait to try it
I absolutely love Indian Food! The Tomatoes and Chilis would be amazing over chick peas and quinoa. Yum!
The cilantro and coconut sauce sounds right up my alley! And that lemon and ginger on there – mm! Makes me want to try it on a seafood dish. Maybe mahi mahi! The coconut and lemon puts me in a tropical mood.
I also am about to tweet about the giveaway!
Spicy Cashews and Cream! Yum. I like your idea of eating it with a spoon 🙂
The Tamarind and Garlic would definitely be a close second.
Tamarind and garlic sounds awesome!
I would love to try the Tomato and Chilies sauce! Mmm 🙂
I think the Tomato and Chilies sauce would be great slow cooked with beans and rice!
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I would sautee chickpeas and fresh veggies with quinoa
Fantastic giveaway!! I would love to try the cashews and cream sauce 🙂 This would go great as a veggie stir fry sauce with broccoli, carrots, tempeh, baby corn, beans, snap peas and brown rice. Yum!
The Cashew and Cream with Wweet Paprika sounds pretty interesting. My rice cooker goes all day too! I do 1/2 steel cut oats and 1/2 red quinoa on the timer setting so it’s ready for bfast and then I often do a rice or other grain for dinner. So easy!
Oh wow–they all look so good! I guess I would have to go with the cilantro and coconut sauce. I think the tomato and chili sounds fantastic too, but I don’t think I could handle the heat…better to stick with the “mild” rating, lol!
Courtney
Oh wait! I would pour that cilantro and coconut sauce all over some roasted cauliflower and kale. Yum!
Courtney
these look amazing!!! i’d have to pick cilantro and coconut.
i would love to use one of these sauces in a sweet potato, veggie, tofu curry!
The coconut and cilantro one looks deeevine. Anything with coconut wins the race.
Ummm does pouring the sauce on top of the rice count? Cuz that’s probably what I would do!!
I’d have mine with eggplant, brown rice and mushrooms, yum!
Cashew and Cream sounds super tasty but so does Tomatoes and Chiles, I’m not sure!
Tamarind and Garlic please. I’d use half the jar over chicken breasts and use the rest for dipping whole wheat pitas. I’m easy
I can’t decide between the Tamarind and Garlic or the Tomatoes and Chilies! I would love to serve either sauce with chopped carrots and red lentils over jasmine rice. My apartment has had the aroma of curry for some time now. I can’t get enough Indian flavor!
The tamarind & garlic sauce looks so good, i’d definitely like to try that one with lots of veggies!
Tofu and a sprouted wheat tortilla. Yummm.
Tomato and chilies looks good, actually, the one you had looked delicious, but I asked my hubby and he choose tomato chilies
I would add squash, green peppers and onions
the cilantro and coconut looks interesting! the rest of my family doesnt like cilantro though so i might have to eat the whole thing myself…fine by me! 🙂
i would probably saute some sauce with whatever veggies i have! maybe carrots, onions, zucchini, and mushroom?
The tomatoes and chilies sauce looks delicious!
I think I’d add some tempeh!
Cilantro & Coconut or Spicy Cashews & Cream and I would add every type of potato I could find! Fingerling, red bliss, sweet, add it all and simmer it up! Yum!
Either tamarind and garlic or cashew and cream! Probably some type of stirfry 🙂
i want to try the sauce you had! i’ve never really tasted indian food but maybe this can give a sampling of it 🙂
i’d probably make a chickpea curry or lazy stirfry with tofu, veggies, the usual
i’d want to try the tamarind garlic for sure!
Definitely the Tamarind & Garlic! I’ve never had tamarind and would love to try.
Nice giveaway!!! I would probably add eggplant and beans (flat or lima maybe) to mine. Thanks for opportunity to win such yumminess!
I would use the Tamarind & Garlic sauce with sauteed eggplant, onion, and chickpeas over brown rice 🙂
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I’d mix the tomatoes and chilies with broccoli and cauliflower
I’d love to try Tamarind & Garlic!
Oh, gosh, that looks absolutely delish! I’m drooling! I want to try the same flavor – Tamarind & Garlic. I might have to buy this even if i don’t win. It just looks TOO good!!
O yeah, i’d poor that guy all over some spaghetti squash!! 🙂
well they sent you the best sounding one! that sounds amazing with the coconut milk! dates and tamarind sounds great too, with the chiles and garlic. yum!
i would probably chop up potatoes, tons of veggies, wilt some type of greens and pour that all over some rice! i wonder if it would taste good as a pizza sauce too…. indian style pizza aw yeah
Mmmm the tamarind and garlic sounds phenomenal!
I think tamarind and garlic with some chicken, rice, and veggies would be awesome!
Tomatoes and Chilies! With chicken, tofu, mushrooms, onions, green beans, all over rice!
mmmm….thank you!
All 4 of the vegan options sound delicious!!!! I woul probably do with them what I do most nights when I get home – just chop up which ever vegetables I have, saute in the sauce and then plop on a pile of spinach. Yum!
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The tamarind & garlic or dates & tamarind sound like they’d be delicious in a veggie stirfry!
The Cashews and Cream with Sweet Paprika and Sesame – Yum!
I really want to try this tamerind and garlic!
the tamarind garlic sauce and the date sauce look so good! surprise me 🙂
The sauce + some peanut butter + coconut brown rice + stir fried veggies!
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Cashew and Cream please! Especially after seeing all your cashew based sauces, I feel like something with cashews done by professionals has to be at least 1/2 as tasty =)
They all looked really good. I’m torn between tomatoes and chiles and the spicy cashews and cream.
I also want to try the cashews and cream sauce- I’ve heard so many amazing things about cashew sauces!
And my masterpiece would include pasta and veggies with a delicious sauce! Yum!
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I actually found this more enerttainnig than James Joyce.
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