Destination Dinners! Review and Giveaway (Closed)

December 11, 2009 by Karissa
Filed under Giveaways

My Destination Dinner is for sure in my top 5 of unique reviews and items I would purchase again. We had a blast and we didn’t even drink any of the recommended Red Stripe!

Let me explain just what Destination Dinners is, and what they do:

The Greenest Way to travel the world!

Recipe Kits by Destination Dinners combine food, travel and beautiful design into an incredibly memorable gift. Seasoned chef or first time cook, our kits make cooking authentic international dishes fun and easy.

Each kit beautifully displays the pre-measured hard to find spices, sauces and dried items as well as step-by-step instructions, a shopping list for fresh ingredients and fun facts and trivia about the destination you are “traveling” to.

Craig and I reviewed a Recipe Kit, but they also have complete Dinner Kits that would be fantastic for a double date night, or to share with your kids. Although I do think these should be used for romancing! I do think kids would have a great time with the trivia, music and authentic vibe that comes in each dinner kit.

The Dinner Kits include specialty items like decorative bowls, forks, plates and then they get even fancier and more fun.

Each kit come with everything you need for your dinner except the fresh veggies, meats and any adult beverages that you may want. Spices, oils, tea, noodles, random dry ingredients for each destination and even woodchips are included. Plus a nice “fresh” shopping list of everything you will need. That is awesome! No more copying from the box! Everything is perfectly portioned, and all fantastic quality.

Another incredible feat that Destination Dinners has created is making most of their Dinner Kits- eco-friendly! Pressed Balsa Wood, Bamboo and other small factors that all make a big impact on our planet!

Destination Dinners also carries Gift kits. These would make great hostess gifts, wedding gifts etc. Each comes with a Recipe Kit, plus a unique gift, such as a bamboo cutting board, Thai Rice Bowl, etc. Everything is classy, put together, easy to follow and downright a novel idea!

Craig and I used our kit the day after Thanksgiving. We finished our leftovers for lunch. (boo hoo) and prepared the BOSTON BEACH, JAMAICA which included Jerk Chicken & Shrimp BBQ a Slow Grilled Caribbean Dish.
We actually grill out a lot so this was perfect. And it included woodchips for just the right smoky flavor punch. Now Craig isn’t a big veggie fan, so no veggies were grilled. (or bought, lol) so I ahem, made a can of corn on the side for me.
This is what ours looked like, minus the corn.

Before

After

I know, not the prettiest presentation, but it was scarfed. yes scarfed.
This is what the kit looks like.
Delicious I tell you. Although after looking at the picture, I have a hankering for Sweet Potatoes. That is usually the dish I make for Thanksgiving, but this year there were only 3 of us (compared to the normal 40-60) and I was the only one that would have ate them. =)

Destination Dinners wants to brighten and enlighten one Prissy Green reader with a Eco-Friendly Dinner Gift Set of their choice.

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disclosure: I did receive items for review, but was under no obligation to report with a review. opinions are still 100% my own.