WEEKLY MEAL PLANNING

Hey everyone....

As I have featured in previous posts,
we have been loving HELLO FRESH
for months now and are still enjoying every single meal.
This has really taken my cooking skills to a higher level.
Meal planning is fantastic for the grocery budget
and each meal  serving is less than $10.00.
We also usually have enough left over for lunch too.

I will share that the darling comes home from work

looking forward to discovering

"What's for dinner?"

I confess I am OCD on a crowded

refrigerator and prefer a neat and organized

produce section....this allows only a few fresh 

fruits and vegetables stored away as

they are used within a few days.

This has saved us time and money....

we leave ourselves free to cook our favorite family recipes

for the weekends

and I am so enjoying not to have to grocery shop all that often.

Did I mention, following their delicious meal planning

has also been good for our waistlines?

This is meal planning made easy and delicious y'all!!

Here is a great way to save $40.00 off
your first order if you want to experience
HELLO FRESH

"BETSYJA"

BACON AND CHEESE FLATBREADS

 So many of you requested another flatbread

recipe from a previous post,,so here we go!

This is a delicious alternative to pizza

and would be marvelous for lunch, dinner or

even an appetizer!

This is another favorite recipe from our

HELLO FRESH dinners....

Y'all enjoy this one!

There is a divine Honey Chili Drizzle

which is a perfect finishing touch for this 

savory flatbread.

5-6 slices of bacon

1 can of corn

1 Poblano Pepper

4 Scallions

1 small Red Chili

2 flatbreads

1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend

2 t. honey

Cook bacon in saucepan until crisp

and then place on a side plate.

Reserve a small amount of bacon grease, drain the rest.

Drain half the corn from the can and use the rest.

Core and seed poblano pepper, chop into 1/2 inch pieces.

Thinly slice the scallions.

Thinly slice the chili, removing seeds.

Wash your hands after handling the red chili.

Heat the drizzle of reserved bacon grease

and saute the poblano, scallions and corn.

Cook for about three minutes and

season with a touch of salt and pepper.

To assemble the flatbreads,

place each on a baking sheet.

Sprinkle with cheese, top with veggie mixture

and crumble bacon on top.

Season with pepper.

Bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted..

about 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and cut into slices.

Sprinkle with diced red chili 

and drizzle with honey.

HELLO FRESH CONTINUES

When the darling and I began our

HELLO FRESH....

we intended to just "try it!"

Perhaps a one time order.

Our son #1, along with the Divine Miss M

loved it, so we finally made the leap, and placed an order.

We WERE SOLD!

We have LOVED every recipe!!!

Here are three of the dinners that I remembered

to photograph......

Here's what we love.....

The ingredients are all fresh.

The recipes are relatively easy to prepare

with step by step instructions.

The dinners for two are plenty for both of us.

It has been cost effective for our grocery budget.

Each dinner takes less than 30-60 minutes total from start to finish.

We do not like leftovers and this has cut way back on that.

We have both tried foods we normally do not prepare.

We are eating whole foods and losing weight!

I order three meals every week and can easily change

the amount and frequency of our meal orders.

To me...they offer something for everyone....

family style, classic or vegetarian.

It's been a wonderful experience for us and we plan to continue!

The darling looks forward to Hello Fresh nights!

That makes ME a happy wife!

HELLO FRESH

BETSYJA...

in case you would like to try Hello Fresh,

you may use this code for $40 off your first order!

THE" HELLO FRESH" EXPERIENCE

We have exciting news at Estelle's!

It's the HELLO FRESH experience!

For the past month or so, our son has been ordering

Hello Fresh meals and he and his lovely bride, Jenn,

have loved them!

This prompted the Divine Miss M to give it a try and she

really liked the dinners also!

I was convinced to jump on their band wagon

after being treated to two separate meals last weekend.

Our amazing chef of a son, brought up two of their boxes

when visiting and treated us to a marvelous weekend dinner!

Our first order arrived today!

There are three different plans offered...

The Family Plan, The Classic Plan or the Vegetarian Plan.

You may order for two people or four people. 

We ordered the Classic Plan and chose

three meals for the week.

It arrived in perfect condition with all of the listed ingredients.

There are two huge blocks of wrapped ice which 

keep meat and fish very cold during the overnight shipment.

Each meal you have selected comes with detailed

instructions and takes less than one hour to prepare.

The ingredients were all beautiful and fresh.

Our first dinner to prepare

will be the Sweet "N" Smoky Pork Chops

with Sweet Potatoes

and

Brussels Sprouts Hash.

Here's what I like about Hello Fresh...

It saves me steps in meal planning.

These are recipes that I would not normally prepare.

They are healthy.

It saves me time. 

If you would like to try your own

Hello Fresh

experience, you may use this code

BETSYJA and you will receive $40 off your first box!