Yesterday, instead of making one of the recommended Lunches, I chose to eat the left overs from last nights dinner. I love shrimp, so didn't mind having it twice. The fruit salad held up as well. The secret I've found to keeping fruit salads fresher longer is to squeeze a small amount of lemon on them. That may sound weird, but it works and doesn't affect the taste.
For dinner, we had the pork chop dinner with Easy Parmesan Potatoes. The recipe called for Baja chipotle marinade, but I wanted something that didn't have as much of a kick. So, sticking with the same brand, I got Lawry's Mesquite Marinade with Lime Juice.
Harry thought the half pound boneless pork loin chop cut in half for the two of us wasn't enough, so he added two chicken breasts. We're currently using eMeals "Portion Control Plan for Two", and I wanted to stick with their suggestions, but didn't push it.
The marinade was SO GOOD! The pork was actually tender, and the lemon added just the right amount of zest. The potatoes on the other hand weren't as good. We baked them in the oven as directed, but they didn't seem done. We put them back in for a few minutes, and they turned out hard and crispy. Oops! I didn't have many, but I know that if it wasn't for the slightly burned aspect, they would have tasted fine. I did however forget to snap a picture before I dug in. Sorry!
We started eMeals because we as a couple couldn't get it together and really have a plan for what we wanted for dinner during the week. We would go to the grocery store and buy what we thought would last for a week or more, finding out that it wouldn't last us but about 5 days.
When I saw the deal on LivingSocial, I knew that we had finally found someone or something that would help us. You pay up front for the year, but I know that it's the best money we've spent all year.
Why do I already know that? Because we LOVE to eat out, and this is going to put a stop to that. I can't thank the people at eMeals enough, even after only 2 days!
I am going to try one of their Lunches today; Turkey, Cheddar and
Bacon Sandwiches. I will write a review of that, as well as one for our dinner tonight.
If you would like to give eMeals a try, click here.
Happy eating!
Kiki
Yesterday, I came across a wonderful sounding offer from LivingSocial Deals titled "12 Months of Meal Planning". I'm a bit ashamed to admit it, but I stink at planning meals. Even for the day of with everything we have. I usually settle for Hamburger or Tuna Helper, or cereal. So, I really liked this idea. I looked at their website eMeals and slowly fell in love with what I was seeing.
Before agreeing and paying for the service (half price through the LS Deal), I asked Harry what he thought of it. He enthusiastically agreed, and we signed up for it.
It was easy to sign up, and quickly received emails from them containing my weekly Dinner Meal plan as well as a Lunch Meal plan (which costs just a bit extra).
So today we went grocery shopping with the lists that came with the plans. It took a long time to find all of the different ingredients. We're familiar with our store, but not for all the lists were asking for. Even though it took a while, we were both excited to try all of the new dishes. Once we were done shopping, got home, and put everything away, we decided to try out one of the dishes.
The dish we tried was called Caribbean Shrimp and rice. We couldn't find Zatarain's Caribbean rice mix, so we got Jambalaya rice mix instead. It called for raw shrimp that needed to be added to the rice just before the rice finished cooking. eMeals suggested a fruit salad on the side made of mangoes, pears, oranges, and strawberries. It was the first time I've ever cut up mangoes, and I don't look forward to doing that again any time soon.
The dinner was really good. I know that sounds simple, but it really was. I look forward to trying more recipes from eMeals again and highly recommend them to anyone who gets frazzled trying to come up with dinner week after week.
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| Jambalaya Shrimp and Rice with Fruit Salad |
Holy cow! It has been far too long since I've last posted. And I've noticed that I say that a LOT. It makes me sad, but that's how life is. Usually it's filled with school and work and figuring out where my life is going. That takes a lot out of you. It's late, and I have a few things I want to talk about.
First, I did fantasticly this semester. Spring 2013 to be exact. Also, on Valentine's day of this year, I was proposed to by the love of my life Harry. It was a beautiful moment, and I won't forget it.
Also, I recently celebrated one year at the Disney Store. I may be getting my year pin soon, and I'm very excited for it.
In just over a week, I'll be headed to my summer semester, and that is going to take up nearly all of my time, but I'm excited for it.
I do have a few other things I want to talk about, but I will save that for another post.
And if you're wondering about the Disney movie posts, they are making a come back!
Kiki