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fish

Home Chef: BBQ Summer Salmon

3:46 PM
I'll throw this out there. I have zero experience cooking fish. I figured it would be nice to try to learn for my husband's sake. This box offered BBQ summer salon with snap pea and fennel slaw. It looked pretty yummy: The Contents: Ingredients: sugar snap peas, fennel bulb (I had definitely never seen one of these before), radishes, green onions, a lemon,...

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Home Chef: Chicken Quinoa Stir-Fry

7:30 PM
As you may or may not know, I ordered ANOTHER Home Chef box! As usual, Home Chef's recipes sounded too good to pass up. I also had some technical difficulties after upgrading to Windows 10, which is the reason for delay in my postings. Anyway, on to the recipe! It seems like quinoa is taking over everything, much like turkey has. I've seen...

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Blue Apron: Someday...

12:11 PM
Just a quick update here. I know I still need to review Blue Apron. I haven't forgotten about it, I'm just waiting for a week when three recipes look appealing. So far, I can't get into the recipes. They offer six choices each week. They're a little like Plated in that their recipes have weird elements or ingredients I've never heard of. For...

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Home Chef: Baked Double-Cheese Mac

11:18 AM
The last recipe of my second box from Home Chef was baked double-cheese mac with herb-butter crumbs and green bean tomato salad. It wasn't the healthiest dish, clocking in at 752 calories per serving, but the serving size was way too much for one sitting.  The Contents: Ingredients: grape tomatoes, green beans, shallot, thyme sprigs, elbow macaroni, evaporated milk (canned), cheddar-jack cheese, butter,...

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Home Chef: Thai Coconut Curry

8:03 AM
Welcome back! We're on recipe #2 of a second box from Home Chef. Next up is Thai coconut curry with snow peas, cilantro, and jasmine rice. Neither my husband nor I had ever made curry. This was only my second time eating it.  On top of that, this dish is low calorie (391 calories for a HUGE portion), vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, and nut-free....

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Home Chef: Sherry Wine Demi-Glace Flat-Iron Steak

7:34 PM
I loved Home Chef so much that I ordered another box from them. Their recipes sound too delicious to pass up. The first meal I made was: Sherry wine demi-glace flat-iron steak with whipped potatoes and asparagus. Mmm! The Contents: Ingredients: Asparagus, garlic cloves, parsley sprigs, russet potatoes, flat-iron steaks, heavy cream, butter, veal demi (what?), and sherry wine Preparation: The first step...

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Candy Club - something different

7:00 AM
Because I have tried out a few meal delivery boxes using Facebook as my login, Facebook is now advertising all kinds of subscription boxes. I want to hate it, but I love it. I have passed on the makeup and clothing boxes, but I couldn't pass on candy. So, what is it? Candy Club is "a unique monthly box of up to 3...

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