(This give away is now closed. Go to this post to see who the lucky winner is! )
I picked up some wonderful things (all edible of course!) on my recent trip to Buenos Aires and Mendoza, Argentina. The Historias y Sabores (history and flavor) chocolate factory in Mendoza, particularly had very delicious chocolates, liquors and jams. Surrounded by the smells of caramel, limoncello and wine, I thought of my readers and how much you’d enjoy the stuff the chocolate factory sold.
So I bought 2 exotic products from the chocolate factory, just for you. And I’m giving them away in this post! Before I tell you how you can easily enter to win the free random drawing, let me tell you what I bought for you..
One 100g bottle of Malbec Jam
Argentina is famous for its Malbec wine, and wine in general. There is wine in everything – wine sauce, wine jams and they even have wine shampoo! Malbec jam is a fitting representation of this part of the world.
This jam is made from local Malbec wine. It tastes almost like honey with a mild grape and red wine flavor. It’s not as thick as you’d expect a jam to be, but it’s great to drizzle over muffins, granola etc. I think the simplest way to enjoy this Argentine Malbec jam is over toast.
Here are some ways to enjoy the Malbec jam..
Use it in any recipes that calls for honey
Use as a glaze on tofu
Roast some sweet potatoes and toss in Malbec jam
Drizzle over toast, muffins or granola
Add the jam to pear poaching liquid
Make a cocktail with Malbec jam, vodka, grenadine and prosecco
One 100g bottle of Dulce de Leche with Hazelnuts
Dulce de Leche or ‘milk sweet’ is ubiquitous in Argentina. It is made from boiling and reducing sweetened milk. It tastes like caramel..only a lot better! The bottle I have for you is also from the Historias y Sabores chocolate factory in Mendoza. It has hazelnuts it in that lend the dulce de leche a luxurious butteryness.
Ive already made whole wheat cinnamon waffles and served them with dulce de leche – a huge success!
Here are some ways to enjoy the Dulce de Leche with Hazelnuts
Use it in any recipe that calls for caramel
Make caramel apples with it
Drizzle over popcorn
Make dulce de leche icecream by blending vanilla icecream with dulce de leche
Mix into coffee or hot chocolate
Stir into brownie batter while making brownies
Malbec Jam
Its very simple..
If you blog about this giveaway and link to this post on your
blog, your entry will be counted twice in the drawing! Just let me know that you’ve linked to this post.
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wow you have a very beautiful place and great recipes too and thank you so much for a super fast and sweet comment just give a try and let me know thank you
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Hey Sala, thanks for the comment! By the way, I’m adding your blog to my blogroll
And for the contest, I would definitely choose the Malbec Jam. Drizzled over homemade pavlova meringues and topped with fresh fruits, I’m sure the Malbec jam would be right at home.
christopher.s.lim@gmail.com
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I would love the dulce de leche – how about a dulce de leche poli instead of teh classic puran poli? Flavor the chickpeas with this instead of jaggery!
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A malbec jam sounds so good!
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May Canadians enter? I’d love a chance to win some Dulce de Leche (the hazelnuts make it especially appealing), and I’d probably use it in a cheesecake.
ikkinlala AT yahoo DOT ca
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mmm you know, i think i’d love malbec jam – it looks like a very gorgeous candle and that wine taste must be fantastic!
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Looks yummy..what else is in the jam?
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Nice jars – The Jam especially sounds really great. I’ll bet it smells fantastic when it’s warm.
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elenarain, the jam bottle lists wine and sugar as the ingredients.
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Oooh, I will enter for the jam! It sounds delicious, Sala.
It sounds like the perfect sweet tang to creatively compliment something savory…but I think I would first use it to make some French toast extra classy. I’ve been meaning to make a vegan french toast for awhile!
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The malbec jam sounds better than life! I would make a crostini of rosemary bread bruched with olive oil, top it with some great camenbert or triple-cream cheese and then drizzle the jam on top
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simply put, i’d like the dulce de leche for the purpose of pouring straight down my throat.
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Malbec jam hands down.
Drizzled over breaded deep fried cheese… mmm.
erin_tsuchi AT hotmail DOT com
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Malbec jam sounds awesome! Its my boyfriend’s favorite wine and he’s been getting me really in to it. We’re big breakfast fans so I’d probably spread it on waffles or mix it into oatmeal.
kschrier@gwmail.gwu.edu
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Hey! I absolutely adore your photographs. I would choose the malbec jam. I would absolutely love to moisten my layer cakes with it. I think it would be spectacular in Dorie Greenspan’s Party Cake.I’d even steal this into my morning cereal with fruits and cream….top it with the jam when no one’s looking
. Thanks for the giveaway..3 cheers for you for sharing!!
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I’d use the dulce de leche to bake an impossible cake (a mexican cake which layers invert during the baking time)!
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i would die for a bottle of malbec jam!! malbec is my favorite wine ever!! i would use it… on grilled chicken, with brie, over asparagus or to put on a piece of dark chocolate bundt cake. mmmmmm.
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Hey,
Thanks for your comments Sala. First time to your blog. You have a wonderful blog and wow…gorgeous photos. I liked them all.
As far as your contest goes:
Well, I would love to have a bottle of each as I can think of many ways of using them…
I would use Malbec jam as topping on Thumb print cookies or use them drizzled over crepes or bread pudding.
And with the Dulce de Leche, I would be using to make intensly tasty tofee brittle with peanuts, cashews and brazil nuts, or use to make cookies,cakes or drizzle on an ice cream sundae or use them to make chocolate-hazelnut sandwich cookies or cinnamon rolls.
I Love’em both. Hoping to win either one of them atleast
asvadha@gmail.com
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The dulce de leche sounds yummy. I’d love to win it and put it on ice cream.
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I would like the malbec jam. I think I would use it to make a jelly roll.
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The Dulce de leche sounds yummy, and I bet my mom can make a wicked frosting out of it =)
katch05(at)gmail(dot)com
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I would go for the jam drizzled over some homemade muffins. Yum! Thanks
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The malbec is the wine most typically found in my apartment, usually I keep a handful of bottles around, just in case. Needless to say I’d be all about that jam.
Contest-wise, I’d probably work out some meatballs: bison meat, onion salt, freshly minced garlic, fresh cracked black, and some of that malbec jam. Maybe a little basil/sage in the mix as well?
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I would definitely love to try out the malbec jam. The second I saw it on Tastespotting I wanted to taste it! I think I’d love to use it inside a slim crostata. Just sounds amazing!
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Can I have both! Yum!
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The Dulce de Leche with Hazelnuts — hubs is half dominican and I’ve made homemade dulce de leche for him before…would LOVE to try THIS version!
mariannakeough at hotmail.com
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hey sala this is awesome!! hazelnut reminds me of the wonderful hazelnut scone from starbucks yummy!! i simply love it. mabbe i’ll try mixing flour with this dulce de leche and try to make scone out of it. or i may simply eat it as it he he he.
sala.annamalai@gmail.com
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The Dulce De Leche Looks Fabulous and I would use it on Homemade whole wheat Pumpkin Muffins!
Leslie
LeslieVeg@msn.com
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ooh, i would love to try the malbec jam. i think i would just do a classic drizzle over some toast and try to incorporate it in some baking somehow… maybe add a little to the cinnamon portion of a cinnamon roll recipe. so many possibilities!
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This is an awesome give away! I’d have to choose the jam (since I’m determined to make dulce de leche this year, thanks to you!). And one of the things I’d most like to use it for would be in a sundae since wine sundaes are one of my favorite things. This would obviously be a more subtle taste (I think!) but I bet it would be good!
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I would love the Dulce de Leche-my friend Regina and I would probably experiment all kinds of ways to cook with it-but first thing my 7 year old wants to do is try it on her pancakes and french toast sticks…I would love it in hot cocoa or on top of ice cream placed over warm brownies…
micaela6955 at msn dot com
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How generous of you to share! I’d love de leche and would just eat it w/a spoon
orchidgirl1979 at gmail dot com
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i would be happy with either but my first choice would be the jam thanks for the giveaway
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Sounds like you had an awesome trip… such tempting goodies and pictures
The waffles look divine.
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Wow those both sound fantastic. As much as I love dulce de leche, I’d have to say I’d for for the malbec jam. I can just imagine adding it into a dressing with whole grained mustard to go with a nicoise salad. Or perhaps served alongside some stinky cheese with a nice crusty baguette.
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I’d like to enter for the Malbec Jam. I’d try it on French Toast.
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Hi,
I’m not much of a wino, but I’ve discovered that I love Malbec, much to my surprise. As such, I would love the malbec jam. I’m not sure what I would use it on, but I have a new ice cream maker that I am using every chance I get. So, I’m thinking drizzled over ice cream or Greek yogurt. Or, if I could figure it out, maybe thin it out into a syrup and turn it into a sherbet – oh my! I know that Malbec is good with steak, so it might make a good steak sauce if savor-ized a bit.
Thanks so much, Sunshine
yogus [at] hotmail [dot] com.
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I would pick the Dulce de Leche and maybe try it on marshmallows! Thanks.
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wow…Too difficult to decide. Would you please do it for me? If I win the jam I would put it on a great slice of bread. The spread would be eaten right off a spoon…mmmmmm.
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Not here to win, But, here is my menu idea: dulce de leche malbec jam sandwich. Just like PBJ on warm toasted white bread!
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Love to have this.
Thanks,
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Oh me me! Can I get considered too?Or is it too late?
I would love that Dulche de Leche… and about what I would be making with it… I really am not sure
but at the spur of the moment… I am thinking of a pastry with whole wheat (just to balance out the health aspect) with a layer of dulce de leche.
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I’d love the Dulce de Leche piece! I’ll use it on everything, like my Mom’s signature pancakes
Thanks!
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I’d love to try the Dulce de Leche. I’d probably do an apple tart and top it with this for a caramel apple
treat.
rsgrandinetti(at)yahoo(dot)com
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wooooo….. you visited Bs.As.. so cool!! I’m from BA, lived there for 13 years!!!
I’d love to win that malbec jam, i’ve never had/seen it before. And I’d add it to my daily oatmeal!
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Oh, these look so good! I just baked 2 loaves of English Muffin Bread and a bottle of Dulce de Leche with Hazelnuts would be the perfect topping! Thanks for the chance to win. I’m going to freeze a loaf of the bread just in case I win!
hondaray6 at hotmail dot com
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I would pick the malbec jam – and put it on a wheel of brie and pop it in the oven. YUM. Will post your contest on my blog, too…
Have fun!
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I blogged here: http://dun4fun-hondaray6.blogspot.com/
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wow, I love to try it I think it’s very delicious toppings for any bun, bread and pancakes.
rajikarthik@hotmail.com
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Both offerings look really good.
Malbec Jam probably would be gone as soon as my husband sees it
But dulce de leche would go into cream puffs, mmmmm just thinking of it …
etsekhan@gmail.com
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Wow, I would love to try the dulce de leche in some type of cupcake!!
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I’d love the Dulce de Leche! I’d eat it with a spoon…out of the jar.
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Dulce De Leche!!!
Three uses for this one.
First as a substitute for a hazelnut praline in the middle of a “Paris-Brest”. The taste coupled with the fresh whipped cream would be fantastic.
Second, it would be the thin middle layer in a Dulce de Leche pumpkin pie. I would adapt the recipie to have the crust made of ground hazelnuts.
The third use, would be straight to my face!
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Hi!
The Dulce de Leche looks amazing! I would probably use it to top a cheesecake, or to top vanilla icecream, or I would make a layered dessert of homemade chocolate pudding, dulce de leche, and whipped cream.
rachelf@gmail.com
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I would love to win and I am going to put link on my blog http://www.cybercookscookingcorner.blogspot.com
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I definitely would like to try the Dulce de Leche. I’m thinking I’d make a bread pudding with dulce de leche and chocolate.
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malbec jam. I would spoon it into a yorkshire pudding top with whipping cream and eat it all!
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I would like the Dulce de Leche with Hazelnuts it sounds so yummy! I would use it in some cookies or muffins.
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The malbec jam sounds great.Thanks for the giveaway/
kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com
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I went to Chile a few years ago, and Dulce de Leche is everywhere there as well – I even had a Dulce de Leche donut! I’d definitely use it…
I recently got an ice cream maker and I love using it – I want to try and make Vanilla Dulce de Leche ice cream with toffee pieces in it!
sb006g@yahoo.com
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hey!
this is such a hard decision… smooth dulce de leche with hazelnut chunks or sweet jam with a kick… probably the Malbec Jam :]
without a doubt i would use it as a crepe filling, a twist topping on brownies, stirred into my oatmeal every morning, and eaten with yogurt and bananas [my favorite snack!]
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I am going confess to committing a foodie crime… I have never tasted dulce de leche. I pore over cookbooks and salivate at others’ pictures of delightful dulce creations, but I have yet to savor the ethereal gorgeousness that is dulce de leche. So if I get chosen, I would like the dulce de leche with hazelnut.
I would mix it up with dark rum and banana liqueur. Then, I would spread that over a little bit of pie/pastry dough, top it with a few slices of banana (maybe even plantain), and close it up empanada-style. Simply bake until golden and then dust with powdered sugar. Serve hot with a scoop of ice cream. Bananas foster empanadas!
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That photo of the malbec jam dripping off of the toast is beautiful.
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Hello, this is my first time visiting your blog. I just wanted to tell you how beautiful all your pictures are!
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I would LOVE to have a bottle of Dulce de Leche. I think I’d come up with some sort of a dulce de leche cupcake delight!
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the jam. some would go on toast -
perhaps homemade cinamon swirl.
and then maybe some oatmeal based cookies w/ a layer of jam.
jacquieastemborski @ comcast dot net
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I would love to win some of that Malbec Jam. I imagine myself swirling it into vanilla yogurt and topping it with some granola, among other things. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I would love to try out the Malbec Jam!
I'm envisioning whisking the malbec jam with spicy mustard, folding in sweet sauteed onions (& maybe finely chopped nuts), and then drizzling the mixture over baked tofu. Or I'd water down that same mixture a bit to use as a dressing on a crisp jicama and spinach salad.
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I would choose the Dulce De Leche and spread it on homemade shortbread cookies… Although Malbec jam with anything would be good too…
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Me Again. Here’s the link to my blog post with your giveaway mention. Thanks again!
http://www.buffchickpea.com/2009/01/caramel-toffee-cheesecake.html
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I would love to win the dulce de leche–it looks so amazing! I would like to use it either drizzled on apples or in my favorite blondie recipe (which has a stripe of dulce de leche down the middle). Yum!
schatfield (at) berkeley (dot) edu
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Hey – found your blog by tastespotter. I would like to try the Malbec Jam – I think it would be interesting on french toast!
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I would love to try the Malbec jam! My roommates and I would enjoy that drizzled over brie on crackers or gingersnaps while enjoying a glass of wine (we love Malbec wine!). I could also make a sandwich with thinly sliced wheat bread with chevere, arugula, and Malbec jam. Or a pear, swiss, and Malbec jam sandwich…endless possibilities! My roomies and i would have fun with this…we are big foodies and winos, but we are also poor college kids that can’t buy gourmet stuff all the time. This jam would be very loved in my apartment
And I will link you to my blog! Great contest idea!
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Dulce de Leche-pure heaven in a jar!
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Dulche de Leche with some fleur de sel.
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I’d love the Dulce de Leche with Hazelnuts. I think that it would taste great on some sliced apples.
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This is my first time to your space. Now I am unable to move from here. Just browsed thru all your creations, Wow is the only thing I can say. Hats off to ur photography skills and I am so much stunned and really admired each and every post. I am sure will be back often.
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