Thursday, March 14, 2013

Meals in Minutes?


My husband's big hang up on Meals in Minutes is that I have yet to get dinner on the table in less than an hour. This one came in around 45 minutes which impressed him a bit. Even better, I really had it together and there wasn't any banging or cursing sounds coming from the kitchen. A huge accomplishment. I would definitely make this again. It really was quick and easy. I overdid it on the sauce for the veggies so I would advise you to be a bit conservative, start with a small amount and then add more to taste. This meal also has a "special drink" involved and for some reason this little bit of effort puts huge smiles on my family's faces. I also love that with just a few ingredients  and a bit of time, you can cure your take out craving. Love it.

Here's the menu:
Rib Eye Stir Fry
Dan Dan Noodles
Chilled Hibiscus Tea





Check out the recipe on this new website that I recently discovered that I really like….

http://www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/10739/ribeye-stirfry-dan-dan-noodles-and-chilled-hibiscus-tea

Meals cooked: 22
Meals left: 28
Weeks left: 7

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Scallops, Brownies and Memory Loss


To say that I have writer's block is an understatement. Its more like a big brick block wall! I'm trying to come up with something clever to say about this next meal and honestly I'm having a hard time remembering because I made it over a month ago. The cooking is going great and the writing is slowing me down. Of course I don't want to get too far ahead of myself so now the writing is slowing down the cooking. So, I ask the Kid what she remembers about this meal hoping to jog my memory. "The brownies were really good, I remember that."  She's right, I was really impressed with how easy and quick it was to make these brownies and the use of parchment paper makes for quick clean up.

"What about the scallops?" I ask.
"Oh, yeah! I liked those, can we make those again?" she says as her face lights up.
"Nope. Sorry! Too many other things to cook."

Here's the Menu:
Sticky Pan-Fried Scallops
Sweet Chili Rice
Dressed Greens
Quick Brownies


The sad part is, I remember there was a story that went along with this that I wanted to share but I honestly can't remember. I need to take better notes.

Sorry gang!
Moving on…


Meals cooked: 21
Meals left: 29
Weeks left: 8